Theatre?

Exit stage right...

Industrial Morphology

A cool time-lapse video of the preparation for launching the shuttle showing us a glimpse of the depth of effort required to put one of these birds in orbit. Equally amazing, is the lack of advertising on this bus.

Moxie

As I was reading an article in the NYT on Russian Peat Fires, I could not help notice the remark referring to Vladimir Putin as ..."taking to the skies to serve as co-pilot of an amphibious firefighting jet...on a dive-bombing run over a burning forest in central Russia, though he has no known pilot training." No pilot training? Really?

How often we create persona's for ourselves or project them onto others as we deem fit. It is not only politicians who hold high the ability to be alchemists. Can we see the peat beyond the smoke?

Annus Unus

If one writes a blog and no one reads it, does it really matter? We're (I'm) a year into this, and as far as I can tell, few have ever looked at this thing. And yet, I am optimistic. I hear trees falling in the forest even though I live in the city. After a year, the first post may have been our best. Reminders are a better value than judgments. Its never easy to communicate, and of the 30 or so posts, one, maybe two stand out. But like working out, the more one takes the chance with a few words, the better you understand yourself... And yes, remember to vote! (If you live in Washington)