The Skidi, one of the four bands of the Pawnee tribe, historically inhabited the Central Plains regions of Nebraska and Kansas. Known for their rich cultural traditions, the Skidi developed a profound understanding of the night sky, which they recorded in unique ways. Among their most remarkable artifacts is a 300-year-old leather star map, an …
Boxing as Parkinson’s Therapy
The Cabbagetown Boxing Club is in a community centre handily located in a laneway behind The Beer Store. I’ve lived in the neighbourhood for more than 20 years and never investigated it, until a friend told me about the gym on the second floor where they offer a program called Rock Steady Boxing, tailored to people …
Beech and Bugs
Nature never fails to amaze.
I expected more.
Woodcut prints by artist Tom Killion
Not bad. He is definitely channelling the Asian aesthetic.
Local Shots
I arrived on Brier Island yesterday just in time to catch some wave photos as the sun set at The Meadows, Pond Cove, Brier Island, Nova Scotia. Have a fair bit yet to post but I picked these out quickly before I have to go do some work. Will post more later today. It was …
So you think you’re faster than a sighthound.
Steve can relate. Sighthounds where a big part of his sporting life. The Hounds of Heaven
The Universe in a Rock.
Feast your eyes on the Museum’s giant amethyst geode. Standing 9 ft (2.7 m) tall and weighing around 11,000 lbs (4,990 kg), it’s one of the largest specimens in our halls. How did this dazzling geode come to be? About 135 million years ago, the continental plates carrying South America and Africa began to separate. …
Magdelena Ridge observatory is involved in planetary defense.
Source Magdelena Ridge observatory near Socorro is involved in the observational part of planetary defense, and both SNL and LANL have active planetary defense programs. While the university and national laboratories are continuing to research the TRS, Boslough cautions the public about where they get their information from. “A lot of false information and mythology …
UAP’s exist?
I saw this and went “‘Oh shit, that sounds too real to ignore.” Rubio and others flat out say we are visited. Synopsis The film’s narrator and main character is former U.S. Department of Defense official Lue Elizondo, who alleges the existence of a secret government program that has investigated and concealed evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence …