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Gridlock is a matter of perspective

30 April, 2012

You’d be excused for thinking that a country with a total population ~318,000 would be heaven for a commuter that drives a car.  Indeed it was a treat by comparison the last time I was there in 2008 but it has its moments and if your schedule isn’t ideal it would be just as frustrating [...]

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In space there is no up or down.

30 April, 2012

I’m an asteroid or an alien flying in to the solar system. Wouldn’t I just as likely see Earth one way as the other?  

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Another 11

11 November, 2011

A +2C/+35F partly to mostly cloudy late morning. It is a perfect cold day, the wind and temperature stings just enough to make you aware of the space beyond yourself. I am not cold but I know how close I could be. I am aware that I might not be here at all except by [...]

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Midnight Sun in Iceland

21 October, 2011

A Vimeo video too good not to share. ==================================================== BEST VIEWED IN HD AND FULLSCREEN (with scaling off) Midnight Sun: A natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun never fully sets and remains visible 24 hours a day. This short time [...]

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