Category Archives: USA

Hope, an unfamiliar emotion

Posted on 22 January 2021 by admin

All right, I’m going to say this out loud. I didn’t want to vote for Joe Biden. I was angry and disillusioned when the most diverse collection of presidential candidates in US history dwindled down to…an old White man. After … Continue reading →

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Pompeii takeout and American assumption

Posted on 29 December 2020 by admin

Archaeologists have uncovered another fascinating glimpse into pre-eruption life in Pompeii — the recently excavated termopolium, or takeout counter. I’m agog at the brightly painted counter, still vivid after 2,000 years, and the fact that the physical design is so recognizable: … Continue reading →

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The chicken church

Posted on 3 March 2019 by Fletcher DeLancey

This image came across my Facebook feed today and made me laugh: …and then I saw this comment: This is The Church By The Sea in Madeira Beach FL. The owl/chicken/bird…whatever you see was intentional. It was a fishing town … Continue reading →

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Down the research rabbit hole

Posted on 10 November 2018 by Fletcher DeLancey

While writing Resilience, I needed to estimate how much maintenance a shuttle might need after each hour of space flight. As a guide, I looked up maintenance requirements of US military jets and was floored. Not my shuttle. On average, a military … Continue reading →

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“Portugal is not the USA”

Posted on 1 July 2018 by Fletcher DeLancey

I’m guessing this was not trumpeted all over the US news, but the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, met with Trump at the White House last week. The meeting started off with a handshake. It’s clear from this … Continue reading →

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The right-wing megacorp controlling your local news

Posted on 2 April 2018 by Fletcher DeLancey

Once upon a time, your local news stations were a reliable bastion of independent journalism. Chance are good that isn’t the case now. If your local station is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, then it is required to run certain … Continue reading →

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Know your gunfire

Posted on 2 October 2017 by Fletcher DeLancey

I did something today that I never imagined myself doing: I sat down on the sofa with my wife and teen son and played them a video from the Las Vegas mass shooting. Why? Because my wife and I frequently … Continue reading →

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Wallpaper Wednesday

Posted on 4 February 2015 by Fletcher DeLancey

This is probably not where you think it is. It’s Beaver’s Bend State Park, located on the shore of Broken Bow Lake in Oklahoma—a state that is not exactly known for its scenery. Though I hear the Witchita Mountains are … Continue reading →

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A most amazing “failure”

Posted on 24 January 2015 by Fletcher DeLancey

Sometimes the mainstream press really does not know what’s going on when it comes to anything techy. Case in point: earlier this month, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon capsule that was destined to dock with the … Continue reading →

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Wallpaper Monday

Posted on 19 January 2015 by Fletcher DeLancey

When most people hear the word “Maui,” they don’t think of a scene like this. But all of the Hawaiian islands have a similar geographical division in which the prevailing winds bring tons of rain to the east and north … Continue reading →

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