Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Two Dangers of Holding Al Qaeda in US Prisons

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Thanos

The Two Dangers of Holding Al Qaeda in US Prisons We are a mere four months away from President Obama’s promised date to close Guantanamo Bay prison, and some are expressing worries. There are two real threats to worry about, … Continue reading →

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Rust Never Sleeps

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Thanos

Rust Never Sleeps Here’s a macro close up photo of the barbeque lid, it shows you what heat and weather can do to multiple layers of black paint. The orange and blue tints are interesting, but it’s about time to … Continue reading →

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Great Questions About the Health Care Bill

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Thanos

Great Questions About the Health Care Bill A lot of really important and good questions about the health care bill are going unasked because too many are too busy shouting the other side down and debating death panels etc. Charles … Continue reading →

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Pluto Rediscovered

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Thanos

A great documentary on the Dwarf planet Pluto from National Geographic, watch closely for one of the coolest bumper stickers you’ve ever seen.

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Rasmussen: Americans Don’t Want House Plan

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Thanos

It’s a cobbled together mess of input from staffers, lobbyists, and NGO’s. If you want to know who put what in the bill go back and look at who took Pelosi and Dingell staffers to lunch during the weeks leading up to the initial drafts being put forth. Continue reading →

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Obama is Failing IV

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Thanos

Obama is Failing It’s now more that a month past my first post about President Obama’s First two quarters in office,  and the outlook is not any better. Obama is presiding over an economy with accelerating  job losses when he … Continue reading →

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Deep Space and That Sense of Wonder

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Thanos

Deep Space and That Sense of Wonder Few things inspire true awe and wonder about the Universe as much as it’s immense size and age. Get your heaping helping of “sense of wonder” for today by watching this video. You’ll … Continue reading →

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Mt. McKinley

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Thanos

Mt. McKinley I know it’s supposed to be “Denali” now, but I grew up calling it Mt. McKinley, and I’m not going to change that. This was taken from a moving train, so it’s not the best photo of the … Continue reading →

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August Moon Wanes

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Thanos

August Moon Wanes Tonight’s moon, higher in the sky so not as orangy-red as the last photo. It’s also on the wane now.

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August Moon

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Thanos

August Moon Tonight’s full moon shot with a Canon Eos.

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