Here’s a pretty cool space exploration idea: land a craft on one of the seas on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Because Titan is so cold, the seas aren’t filled with water, but with liquid hydrocarbons, including methane, ethane, and propane. (Hank Hill no doubt would support the idea.) NASA thinks Titan may have more hydrocarbons [...]
Archive for December 20th, 2009
To Sail On Distant Seas
Posted in Science, tagged NASA, Science, Space, space exploration, Titan on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Economy At Christmas — The View From Central Ohio
Posted in America, Columbus, Ohio, The Economy, tagged America, Christmas, Christmas shopping, Columbus, economy, Holidays, Ohio, recession on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday Kish and I went Christmas shopping for a few things. It was a mistake. The roads to Easton, our nearby shopping megaplex, were jammed, and when we got there we could not find a parking place. As we drove through the Easton complex, we saw lots of shoppers, although not many seemed to be [...]
The Nebraska “Compromise”
Posted in America, Healthcare Reform, Politics, tagged America, Congress, Health Care Reform, Healthcare Reform, Politics, Senator Ben Nelson, Senator Harry Reid, United States Senate on December 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
According to news reports, Senate Majority Harry Reid apparently has secured the 60th vote necessary to pass a “health care reform” measure — whatever that measure may be. It is difficult to know exactly what the bill ultimately will include because, as the full Senate has debated one bill, Reid evidently has been cobbling together [...]
