Category Archives: news

Sunday, 19 May 2013

Posted on 19 May 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:36 – We’re hoping for another semi-normal day around here. Barbara’s mom was on her own last night, and as far as we know did okay. Frances is going to visit their dad today. When Barbara was over yesterday, he … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara, news | 42 Comments

Friday, 3 May 2013

Posted on 3 May 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:26 – Let me rephrase that. Some months ago, I said that a nice young couple had moved into the house across the street from us and three houses down. As it turns out, maybe not so nice. The paper … Continue reading →

Posted in essays, lab day, netflix, news | 79 Comments

Thursday, 2 May 2013

Posted on 2 May 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:17 – The morning paper says we have measles in a neighboring county. The apparent source is a Hare Krisha commune. The paper says the Hare Krishnas “discourage” vaccination. Geez. The article also says that, according to the CDC, of … Continue reading →

Posted in lab day, news, science kits | 29 Comments

Saturday, 20 April 2013

Posted on 20 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:58 – I watched with disgust last night as the authorities captured the second muslim terrorist alive instead of gunning him down as he so richly deserved. I kept thinking how unfortunate it was that the cops used flash-bang grenades … Continue reading →

Posted in computing, news | 20 Comments

Friday, 19 April 2013

Posted on 19 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:38 – Congratulations to the FBI and Boston Police. It took them only three days to identify and track down the two terrorists responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings. As I write this, one of the terrorists is dead, killed … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara, news, technology | 21 Comments

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Posted on 18 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:58 – The lead article in our morning paper is about the efforts of local Republican state legislator Debra Conrad (formerly Conrad-Shrader; apparently she’s gotten a divorce) and a large group of other Republican state legislators to pass a bill … Continue reading →

Posted in news, politics | 44 Comments

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Posted on 17 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:55 – All we can do now is wait for the FBI to determine who committed this outrage. If there’s one thing the FBI is good at, it’s accumulating and sorting through huge amounts of data, which is what they’re … Continue reading →

Posted in news, science kits | 62 Comments

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Posted on 16 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:40 – There doesn’t appear to be a lot of hard information available yet about the Boston Marathon bombings. After watching video of the event, my first impression is that this is very unlikely to be state-sponsored terrorism. Although so … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 4 April 2013

Posted on 4 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:01 – Interesting article in the paper this morning about the costs of various diseases. Dementia, including Alzheimer’s, is by far the most costly, at around $1,000/year for every man, woman, and child in the US. And no possibility of … Continue reading →

Posted in news, science kits | 33 Comments

Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Posted on 3 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:48 – The city of Stockton, California is declaring bankruptcy, driven under by the costs of government services, primarily pension and retiree health-care costs. It’s not the first, and won’t be the last, city or state government to find itself … Continue reading →

Posted in government, news, politics, science kits | 74 Comments