This photo of a total solar eclipse in Antarctica was taken in 2003 by an adventurous soul named Fred Bruenjes of moonglow.net. His photo and others of similar fascination appear on NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day site, which I often make my home page. Every few weeks I give my opening browser […]
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NASA’s astronomy pictures of the day
Published May 4th, 2008 in sunrise/sunset, Computers, Images, Stargazing, Solar Energy, Antarctic, Solar Eclipse, Visual Imagery, Middle East, Earth, Moon, Astronomy, Natural phenomena, Celestial event, Eclipses and Uncategorized. 0 CommentsThe waking up syndrome
Published April 28th, 2008 in Attitudes, Psychology, Change, Faith, Mental health, Education, Life, Environment, Health, Human World, Innovation, Body and Mind, Trends, Ideas and Uncategorized. 1 CommentI received this article over email recently, and I want to share it with the Earthsky community:
THE WAKING UP SYNDROME
by Sarah Anne Edwards and Linda Buzzell
“Humankind cannot bear very much reality.” - T. S. Eliot
Just dealing with our daily lives keeps most of us too busy to worry about whether or not the sky is […]
Did you know? shift happens!
Published April 5th, 2008 in Invention, Change, Education, Evolving planet, Future, Technology, Attitudes, Electronic devices, Innovation, Earth, Ideas, Trends, Computers and Uncategorized. 0 CommentsWhen EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd told me recently that college kids today are being prepared for jobs that haven’t even been invented when they started college, and how many college graduates there are each year (as represented in the image), we both stared auspiciously into our respective bowls of posole at a local Mexican restaurant and […]
Lunar eclipse in bozeman
Published March 21st, 2008 in Celestial event, Visual Imagery, Images, Stargazing, Lunar eclipse, Eclipses, Moon, Space, Astronomy, Natural phenomena and Uncategorized. 10 CommentsI received this beautiful image today over email with the following description:
“This image was made by Chad Trettin, a photographer based in Bozeman, Montana. His original message says: ‘This is last night’s total lunar eclipse (February 20) as seen from 8 miles west of Bozeman. It was 3.5 hours from […]
Whole Foods to quit plastic bags. need I say more?
Published February 15th, 2008 in Attitudes, groceries, Food, Ecosystems, Environment, Innovation, Plants and Uncategorized. 13 CommentsMany of you have already heard this news, but it is news to me. I checked on the web, and it’s absolutely true.
Whole Foods is going to quit using plastic bags to send groceries on their way.
I think this is good news.
What have you changed your mind about…and why?
Published January 11th, 2008 in World Thinking Center, Philosophy, Faith, Change, Attitudes, Body & Mind, Ideas, Mind and Uncategorized. 3 CommentsI ran across a very interesting item on the Internet recently, and I want to share it. Edge dot org calls itself The World Question Center, and presents many prominent voices from “the world’s finest minds,” each offering answers to such questions as: What are you optimistic about? What is the most important […]
The story of stuff
Published December 29th, 2007 in Recycling, Cleanup, Toxic wastes, E-waste, Brominated flame-retardants, Corporations, Government, Ecosystems, Third World, Innovation, Sustainability, Ideas, Trends, Environment, Statistics and Uncategorized. 2 CommentsThe Story of Stuff is not only an informative look at our way of life, which is all about the production, merchandising, consumption and disposal of consumer goods, but it is also one of the most charming animations I have ever seen on the subject. In a simple and entertaining way, Annie Leonard presents […]
Eternal sunset webcam
Published November 18th, 2007 in Photographs, Images, sunrise/sunset, Webcams, Visual Imagery, Celestial event, Earth, Natural phenomena, Time and Space and Uncategorized. 1 CommentOne of the most interesting things I’ve stumbled upon lately is a site called Eternal Sunset. It hosts a variety of webcam links to the areas in the world where sunset is currently occurring. As I write this, it is a gray morning at 11:00 AM in Austin, Texas, but in San Sebastian, […]
Are you right-brained or left-brained? Find out!
Published October 28th, 2007 in Brain Science, Right Brain/Left Brain, Psychology, Mind, Images, Visual Imagery, Human World, Body & Mind, Body and Mind, Quiz and Uncategorized. 20 CommentsIn the last few days I have received “The Spinning Lady” several times over email. In early October, Australia’s Herald Sun published an article with an animated image of “The Spinning Lady” who has fascinating characteristics, the beauty of which is definitely in the eye of the beholder. Those viewers using predominantly the […]
Electronic waste: what is anybody doing about it?
Published October 11th, 2007 in E-waste, Recycling, Electronic devices, lead, Brominated flame-retardants, Mercury, Cleanup, Toxic wastes, Ideas, Health, Trends, Environment, Computers and Uncategorized. 11 CommentsWith the proliferation of electronic products that not only continue to multiply in numbers but also quickly become obsolete, the accumulation of E-waste is a mounting, daunting problem. The toxic materials that make their way to landfills or incinerators from discarded electronic gadgets, phones, computers and other items rejected in favor of newer models […]