Since there has been so much recent news about the matter, my wife urged me to write an article about astrology. The study of the influence of the stars on nations and human affairs is as old as civilization, and the predominant school of astrology used in the West can be traced back to Babylon in the third millennium B.C. The more I thought about it, the more I realized I could not give this subject its due; however, I will give you thoughts on the matter. I became interested in astrology as a teenager when some girl I was going out with introduced me to it. It was a lot of fun comparing …
I began looking into the pros and cons of these two e-readers several months ago. I was looking for a gift for my son’s birthday. As he is a voracious reader, I thought that he might have some fun with one of these devices. While there are several e-readers that one may consider, such as the Borders Book Store Kobo and the Sony reader, I limited my investigation to the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook. In comparison, both of these devices employed the e-ink screens which enable the reader to view the text with little difficulty in the sun. Both units are compatible with PCs and…
With the Obama Administration's cancelation of NASA's Constellation Program, in early 2010, the future of American manned spaceflight looked pretty bleak. The Constellation Program had been initiated by the Bush Administration in 2005, as a follow-up to the Space Transportation System (Space Shuttle). Following Columbia's fiery break-up during re-entry, in 2003, with the loss of the vehicle and crew, it was decided to retire the Shuttle fleet upon the completion of the International Space Station (ISS). It was hoped, by then, that a new spacecraft would be operational to service the ISS…
A few days ago, I went to the movies with my daughter to see the latest Harry Potter film. As a prelude to the feature, we sat through approximately a half dozen trailers. Among these previews were two movies, scheduled for release early next year that featured two minor costumed heroes from my youth, the Green Hornet and Green Lantern. The fact that comic book characters have become the source of material for screenplays has been a great source of satisfaction for me. I grew up in a time when comic books were frowned upon by most adults. Starting at the age of seven, I became a huge …
