From The Astronomer’s Telegram: “New flaring activity in PKS 1510-089″
New flaring activity in PKS 1510-089 Subjects: Optical, Gamma Ray, >GeV, Request for Observations, AGN, Blazar, Quasar, Transient Following the bright flare in PKS 1510-089 reported by the AGILE and Fermi-LAT teams in ATel #3470 and Atel #3473 and reports on activities in the radio band (ATel #3500) the Automatic Telescope for Optical Monitoring (ATOM) recorded an increase … Read more
Wikileaks, ’9/11 tragedy pager intercepts’
The following is an email I sent to the editor at the Wikileaks site. I had been mulling over if I should or should not send this data. But I waited for a reply from leaders in the government and it seems silence is the same as non-confirmation. No, I’m sorry. That is not good enough. … Read more
The Final 1000 Days: Observations on a Dying World Made by One of Its Inhabitants
October 28, 2010 784 days As I watch this year’s election unfold, I am overwhelmed with polar opposite emotions. I am excited to vote. It’s my right and duty. I am also teaching my boys that voting is what we must do in order to preserve this right, and to honor those who have … Read more
The Final 1000 Days: Observations on a Dying World Made by One of Its Inhabitants
Original entry date: 5-20-2010 945 days We are now in another stretch of 11 days without sunspots. Though, a 100,000 KM long filament is stretching across the northern limb of the Sun. It is coming into position facing us. We’ve seen solar storms blasting Earth off and on for about two weeks. This one … Read more
The Final 1000 Days: Observations on a Dying World Made by One of Its Inhabitants
Original entry date: 3-22-2010 1000(+5) Health Care bill passed in the House. My wife and her step-father argued on Facebook. ‘More people sucking on the tit of the Federal Govt,” he said. the wedge this and other political issues drive between family members is odd. Both religion and politics are being used to discourage rational … Read more
The Final 1000 Days: Observations On a Dying World, Made By One of Its Inhabitants
07/11/2011 529 days As the days pass, I’ll attempt to import the previous postings in this journal. I have now made a more permanent platform here… and I hope that I’ll be able to make a mark! The time that has passed since March 27, 2010 is so little in the grand scheme. but packed … Read more
The Final 1000 Days: Observations on a Dying World, Made By One of Its Inhabitants
I started this journal 3/21/2010. The original point was to write everyday and observe weather, solar, and geospatial storms. Also to give a perspective unique enough to be interesting. The pages will be testimony to a families’ struggle to thrive, or used as defense material at a future trial I will start by reposting the passages already … Read more