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- Oct 22
- 1 min
National Debt 2023 Oct at $33 Trillion
The US national debt exceeds 33 trillion dollars. That's $33 with twelve zeroes after it. When last I wrote words paralleling that, was...


- Feb 14
- 2 min
Bright Line Is String of 50+ Satellites
A unique yet conflicting experience under the stars occurred Sunday while many football fans were inside watching the big game. I had...


- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Election Day Observing Results
A total lunar eclipse graced the morning sky on Election Day 2022. At the Lake Michigan shoreline I had an unobstructed horizon,...

- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
Wartime President Failed to Lead
These are the words of a wartime leader: "Now it's our time. We must sacrifice together, because we are all in this together, and we will...


- Jul 27, 2021
- 1 min
Natural Artifacts Tumbling Along Beach
Emerging from Lake Michigan are natural spheres interlaced with debris. These artifacts of surf pounding a dune line are now decaying...

- Dec 20, 2020
- 2 min
Differences In Six-Month Solargraphs
Does one six-month block (December-to-June versus June-to-December) yield better solargraph results than the other? You can compare two...


- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
It's About Time
TIME It's about time. Arcs of light trace the diurnal path of the sun for the first six months of 2020. Each curve of the solargraph...


- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
What To Do With That 2020 Calendar
Paper calendars took a hit in 2020. Typically, the scribble of spontaneous social gatherings would be wedged between the surety of...


- May 12, 2020
- 1 min
One Image To Capture Six Months of 2020
In late December 2019, several people around South Bend, IN, used duct tape to secure 16-ounce aluminum cans lined with black and white...

- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
Astronomical Debt
The US national debt exceeds 23 trillion dollars. That's $23 with twelve zeroes after it. What would $23 trillion look like? At US Debt...