It’s the holiday season in the U.S. and many other nations (though different holidays and traditions, see my December Celebrations posts). If you are on Facebook or Twitter, you cannot help but feel overpowered with the negatives—racism, gender discrimination, hate crimes, and on and on. And all the while there are beautiful, creative, and giving… Continue reading You Must Look for the Good News
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Your Out-of-This-World Vacation
It’s possible that in 2025 there will be a hotel orbiting the Earth. You can plan your out-of-this-world vacation today, but would you? Would you be willing to be one of the first to stay in the orbiting hotel? Who Will Build it? In 2018 National Geographic published an article about, Orion Span, a Houston-based… Continue reading Your Out-of-This-World Vacation
The Most Special Month
Welcome to December, the last month of the calendar year. As I thought about the posts for this month, my thoughts turned to December as the end of the year. But it’s not just an end. According to some, this is the most special month of the year. The Most Special Month of Holidays It’s… Continue reading The Most Special Month
Thank You, Dear Readers
In the United States, yesterday was Thanksgiving Day. A day of feasting and football and parades and giving thanks. And after a week of cleaning and cooking, it is a day when I collapse into an exhausted heap. But I had to rouse myself enough to say thank you. I’m grateful to you, my readers, for… Continue reading Thank You, Dear Readers
A.I. Surveillance, Are We Ready?
What if with A.I. Surveillance we could find every missing person? There are more than 600,000 persons reported missing in the United States each year. That’s about 2,000 per day. Many of those persons are found or identified. But tens of thousands remain missing for more than a year. About 4,400 unidentified bodies are discovered… Continue reading A.I. Surveillance, Are We Ready?