Sunday, April 23, 2017

Earth Day and the March for Science

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We didn't participate in the OKC March for Science - mostly because we're still recovering from our recent respiratory problems.  I...
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Monday, April 3, 2017

Wordsmithing the watches and warnings is not the path to improvement

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Hard on the heels of some unnecessary storm chaser fatalities , now social media are calling into question the use of the "particularly...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

More on "extreme" storm chasing, part 3

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Another tragic storm chasing incident has occurred:  a traffic crash on rural roads in the Texas Panhandle.  There were three fatalities - 2...
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Friday, March 24, 2017

What does the public want from a weather forecast?

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Note ... this is a slightly modified re-post of a guest blog here . I’m among the first to complain about people offering their opinions abo...
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Sunday, March 5, 2017

My tribute to Dr. Edwin Kessler

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Edwin Kessler came to be the first director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), when he was appointed to the posting by Robert ...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Democracy being legislated out of existence?

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Recently, GOP lawmakers around the nation are introducing legislation to make many sorts of protest illegal. I have news for these lawmake...
Monday, January 30, 2017

My perspective about the poltical situation - 30 Jan 2017

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A friend has asked me to compare what we're going through now to other political crises you've experienced in the US .  An interesti...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

A mythical narrative - rejected

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When I was a boy living with my loving, caring parents, I was introduced to a mythical narrative.  A religious narrative.  This story never ...
Sunday, December 11, 2016

Student loans, universities, and big business

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Some recent FB posts have stimulated this blog.  From where I sit, student loan programs have evolved from marginally affordable low-inte...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

PhDs as a ticket for admin?

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Vickie and I were discussing this topic on our western trip and it triggered a lot of memories about my experiences with the educational sys...
Sunday, October 9, 2016

The will of the majority

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A discussion on Facebook has stimulated this blog - the discussion ensued after I posted this old George Carlin video .  It seems pretty pre...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Thoughts on "reverse racism"

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NOTE   These comments are from two postings I made on Facebook.  I'm combining them here as a single blog, with a few minor modification...
Sunday, September 4, 2016

The Noah's Ark story - Is it history?

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Let me be perfectly clear:  I consider the biblical story of Noah's Ark (like many biblical narratives) to be, at most, a human creation...
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Sunday, August 28, 2016

Right or Wrong? - Colin Kaepernick not standing for the anthem

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Well, that exploded quickly into a shitstorm, didn't it?  Many, if not most, comments I've seen in social media have interpreted CK...
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