Thinking Out Loud
I am almost finished with Jimmy Carter’s memoir of his childhood in Plains, Georgia, called An Hour Before Daylight. He gives a detailed view of a way of life in our country that is disappearing: small town communities. I am a little bothered by his somewhat cavalier attitude towards the lives of minorities and women, [...]
I subscribe to the live frog theory of prioritizing and completing tasks. If you eat a live frog first thing in the morning, then certainly nothing else can be quite so demanding the rest of the day. So, the theory goes, you should pick the most pressing or onerous task that faces you and do [...]
I’ve been taking advantage of the dark nights to use my telescope. Mostly experimenting and last night after I got tired of trying to get the tracker to work, I just scoped Saturn. Nice view of the planet and rings. I tried to find the Machholz comet (see link) but I certainly can’t pick it [...]