Settled? Increasingly Possibly.

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It is a strong case.  I'm still holding out hope for a clear picture of an ivorybill though.

11,000... almost.

I'll get there tomorrow, weather and work permitting.

Coffee and the Brain

Explained over at PhD Comics.
I'm still researching on the matter.  Now where did my cup go?

July's 4th Ward Cleaver is Up

At the usual place.

It's Alive!

Lake Vostok that is.  Samples taken by scientists team with fairly normal-ish microbes.  Academic paper.  General press article.  Geothermal vents are a likely source of energy keeping the isolated ecosystem alive.

Huh.

New Art: X-20 Launch

Fresh from the brush of the Darling Daughter:

Original pic of X-20 on pad:

If all this mystifies you, here's some light reading over at Wikipedia.

CX Sunday Adventures

Sure, now it's Friday morning.  But I did go riding last weekend, and here's a nice pic from atop the bridge.

Can't look at that plaque without this song coming to mind.