Six and a Half Years of Curiosity
About six and a half years ago on August 6, 2012, I got up early to watch NASA TV as they broadcast the landing of the Curiosity Rover on Mars. I remember the significant tension of this particular landing because NASA was employing some new technology that had never been used before. They used the…
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Dancing With the Beast
Dancing With The Beast (Words and music by Gretchen Peters, Ben Glover) (listen while you read the lyrics) He only comes around when he pleases He only comes around when I’m alone He don’t like my friends or my family He don’t like me talkin’ on the phone It isn’t that he doesn’t care about…
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a movie written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen (2018), may certainly be viewed at a number of levels. (Spoiler alert: Watch the movie before reading this blog.) On the one hand, it is a collection of entertaining stories woven together into one movie. At another level, it is…
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Beacon Publishing Group
Pre-ordering a book can be an excellent way to get a great book at an amazing price. The Great Beyond, formerly published by Amazon’s Create Space (now out of print there) is about to be published by the Beacon Publishing Group. It is available in e-Book, paperback, and audio book. You can save up to 50%…
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Five Minutes
Gretchen Peters writes songs that tell stories and offer insight into the human condition. “Five Minutes” is an example of a song that tells the story of a broken and flawed woman. Five Minutes (words and music by Gretchen Peters) (From the album Hello Cruel World) (Listen to it here) I’ve got five minutes to…
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