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Remembering Ritchie Havens

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Lots of people are writing memorials to Ritchie Havens who died today at the age of 72.  ”Folk singer and guitarist” is what the newspapers say.  Factually correct but nowhere near the experience of hearing his music, especially for the … Continue reading →

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The North Pond Hermit

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

He was just arrested on Tuesday, but already they’re writing ballads about the North Pond Hermit: Nobody seen his face in twenty-seven years, Since that day in ’86 when he up and disappeared. The story has travelled around the world, … Continue reading →

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More on Robot Surgery

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

In a strange synchronicity after my robot post yesterday, our Sunday paper business section carried an article called “Robot surgery faces lawsuits.” The source for the piece is listed as Bloomberg News, and this appears to be original story, posted … Continue reading →

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Pandora’s box, repression, and gun violence

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

From my perspective, the big news this week was the start of senate hearings on gun violence, which evoked a wide range of passions across the spectrum of public opinion.  More poignant than any testimony in Washington was the death … Continue reading →

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Ancient Roman greenhouse gasses

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

Before the industrial revolution, humans did not pollute the atmosphere, right?  That is what most scientists thought until a study of greenhouse gasses trapped in ice revealed that human activity has generated significant traces of methane dating back at least … Continue reading →

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Remembering Stan-the-Man

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

I was away all day, and when I got home this evening, I learned that baseball great, Stan Musial, died today at the age of 92.  Every time I think of him, I remember one of those glorious days of … Continue reading →

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