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Space… The Final Frontier…
The geek in me is getting incredibly excited. I’ve seen the preview for the new Star Trek movie coming out this week and, oh man… I CAN’T WAIT! Yes, I am a BIG Star Trek fan. I won’t go as far as saying that I dress up like the characters or anything, because I don’t, but I love the stories, I’m in love with the characters, and I get excited with the big space battles. But more importantly, I have many fond memories that are all connected to Star Trek.
Juno and Radio
It’s been a long time waiting, but the satellite Juno has made insertion into Jupiter’s orbit. Read on to find out why this is so important and exciting.
Can’t is an evil word… It shouldn’t exist.
Recently, scrolling through my Twitter feed, I came across a post about the wonderful word can’t. If you say you cant, you are only bullshitting yourself (As much as I would have loved to shown you the original tweet, the user has long since left Twitter.) You ignore the little bit of swearing, but of course I had to reply.
Remembering the June 2011 Christchurch Quake
Today marks the fifth anniversary of two strong quakes that shook the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. On June 13, 2011, a 5.7-magnitude quake was followed by a 6.3 quake only a few hours later. I look back at it now and realize how fortunate I was.
Freddy the Flax in the Red Zone
Back in January, 2015, I asked for survivors of the Christchurch quakes to share their stories. The response was overwhelming. I was so touched by all the stories. In February, I was unable to share all the stories with my readers. However, now that we are approaching the fifth anniversary of the June 13th, 2011 quake, I felt it was prudent that I share with the world the remainder of those stories.Below is a short story from Jennifer Wilson. We should give a thought to the ones who couldn’t speak for themselves: the flora and fauna.Freddy the Flax in the Red Zone by Jennifer WilsonThe house is empty. The plants are […]
Writing helps sooth the savage beast…
There are many psychologists out there that will gladly tell you that art, in its varied forms, is a great therapeutic tool. Drawing is often used with children to help them deal with whatever is troubling them, helping them to express their thoughts on paper, albeit in a cryptic fashion. Writing is like that for me.