"it is a great example of our collective-eagerness to disparage without knowledge or information about the thing disparaged, when the reward is the pleasure of sharing an attitude one knows is socially approved" -- Marilynne-Robinson (1994)

“priggishness.” This fine old English word, of no known etymology and therefore fetched from the deep anonymous heart of English generations, is a virtual poem in the precision with which it expresses pent irritation -- Marilynne Robinson

you know that scene in bladerunner, or the matrix? anyway, he always has such wonderful eyes...

"The organizer becomes a carrier of the contagion-of-curiosity, for a people asking "why" are beginning to rebel" -- Alinksy

Finished processing my image of the Pleiades this morning (M45) - really pleased with it. #astrophotography

My sky, right now 7:55pm

some people getting up, some going out, some going to bed - love how we see the whole day in a stream (and seasons across the hemispheres)

readiness is such a rich concept

Possible aurora tonight! An X class flare popped off the Sun Oct 1 (see bright spot in H-alpha photo I took) & should cause G3 geomagnetic storm. Possibly visible in the central U.S.! My Aurora forecast app shows KP levels peaking around 10 pm, but could be earlier / later. #astrophotography

Or you can run shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A} I wish I was making this up