Update and Bump: Multiple news sources are reporting that the ISS's computers are back up and have passed all their operational tests. ...

Over the past few months, several of my readers have emailed me about my opposition to manned space flight programs. The gist of these emai...

A friend sent along this spectacular 360° panorama, taken at the peak of Mt. Everest in the Himalaya mountains. You need to click on the im...

Just four days from now, on June 21, the summer solstice occurs. On that day, the sun is above the horizon longer than on any other day of ...

Every summer as the number of flowers decrease, the hummingbirds start drinking more from our feeders. In addition, the number of hummingbi...

A treat for me each summer is the bloom of the monkey flowers. Lawson Valley is home to several species, all blooming for several weeks sta...

Update and Bump: Shona and Blaine still don't know who the hit-and-run driver was. Rack your brains, folks -- do you know anyone with a...

My father and I four-wheeled and hiked all over the Mt. Lassen National Park area from June 3 through June 9. Each day is described in a po...

Today's quote is by Representative Jeff Flake (R, Arizona), who said: I get beat like a rented mule. This was in reference to his repeat...

We experienced a very abrupt transition this week, from unseasonably cool temperatures to the usual very hot days of summer. We haven't...

Chris Muir skewers Harry Reid. I just cannot imagine how that man wins elections in Nevada...

A friend recently passed this piece along, from a source he trusts (I'm not naming either one here, because I don't want to chance g...

Here's a nice photo of Debbie running Salsa, a dog that belongs to Audrey Ferrel. Audrey is Debbie's agility trainer (and, I think,...

Sunday morning, at 4:30 am -- and it's time to head home. We had our usual light breakfast and tea, and then packed the truck for the lo...

As usual for this trip, we were up at 5:45 am, had a light breakfast and tea, and were on the road by 7 am. All week until last night, our ...