Thomas Henry Kelly, Jr., May 15, 1927- Oct 2, 2026

His site with a memorial from his daughter. On October 2, we lost one of the greatest of the Greatest Generation. Tom Kelly. The Colonel. Daddy to me. And ’Ol Tom to his grandchildren. It is impossible to capture 99 years or what he meant to our family, his friends, his troops and his loyal …

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Gravity Seems Holographic

The undeniable message of AdS/CFT is that, at least in this special snow globe, the rules of gravity and the rules of quantum mechanics are secretly describing the same game — despite the storied antagonism between the two theories. “Far from being opposed, they’re actually intertwined,” said Brian Swingle(opens a new tab), a physicist at …

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Humans in Brazil 25,000 BCE?

Archaeologists in Brazil say they have unearthed 25,000- to 27,000-year-old pendants made of bony material from the extinct giant ground sloth A better video? Same on tiktok.? More. I am not sure how resolved this is but it is interesting. I saw it before but apparently didn’t post it. Ancient DNA evidence narrows down when …

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Black Canyon of Gunnison

Black Canyon of Gunnison, Colorado By Charles Eisele 1854-1919 Oil on canvas 22 x 36 inches Signed lower Left. Very unusual subject. I have never heard of a painting of it before. Of course the title may be bull too.

Is that fish even real?

  In our group chat, my fishing partners and I spend too much time scrutinizing photos of bass that other anglers have posted. People who fish are habitual liars (I say this fondly), and most of our conversations take the form of debates about whether a fish is really as big as someone claims. Lately, …

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Color

The Forks, Maine yesterday Apparently, fall color is off the scale this year. There are many postings I have seen that say the same thing. Skye Glen, Cape Breton Island Not as bright yet but I love it. If I was ever there I forgot it. I likely passed through at least once. Speaking of …

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Sakhalin Taimen

Source The Japanese huchen, also known as the Sakhalin taimen, is a large anadromous salmonid emblematic of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, where it is called ito. This beautiful specimen was caught—and then released—by big-fish hunter Kozo Okubo. Sakhalin Taimen Before the web, the only thing you might find on this fish would be its …

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Reading vs Brain Health

Fiction gives people tools to navigate the social world and find meaning in life, and research suggests that it may also help extend their lives. Among more than 3,500 older adults in a nationally representative U.S. sample, those who read books survived 23 months longer than nonreaders, measured when 20% of each group had died. …

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