Transterrestrial Musings http://www.transterrestrial.com/ en-us "The Real Iraq" Michael Totten reviews Michael Yon's book: Iraq is a tragic, unhappy, and often disturbing place, but it's less sinister and... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/the_real_iraq.html And In Plenty Of Time For Christmas Hey, Father's Day is coming up, too. This isn't new, but it's the first time I'd come across it. Behold,... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/and_in_plenty_o.html Science News You Can Use The neurology of org@sms. Mostly safe for work.... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/science_news_yo.html Crossing The Rubicon Thomas James writes that NASA is (with little fanfare) disposing of the tooling to build Shuttle Orbiters. This doesn't make... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/crossing_the_ru.html Something That Gene Kranz Got Right "We became our own customers." I don't understand why he doesn't see that that's exactly the problem with ESAS. [Update... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/something_that.html Why Blacks Should Be Skeptical ...of Obama. Cinque Henderson makes the case: It's worth remembering that the majority of blacks still think O.J. Simpson is... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/why_blacks_shou.html Don't Know Much About Space Policy Gregg Easterbrook thinks that NASA should be saving the planet from errant asteroids, instead of building a moon base. He... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/dont_know_much_2.html "Don't Freak Out" Some advice for John McCain, from Bjorn Lomborg. I expect the ad hominem attacks on Mr. Lomborg to commence shortly.... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/dont_freak_out.html Time To Give It Up So sayeth Hillary: Frankly, there's just no way around the stark mathematics of the situation: Inconvenience(Me) = 1.0 * Accident(You).... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/time_to_give_it.html D'oh! Does Obama think that Afghans are Arabs? Or that they speak Arabic? Was he speaking off the cuff, or was... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/doh_4.html Etymology Question When did "kick-up" become an adjective? I ask because I get a lot of porn spam using it that way... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/etymology_quest.html Feel The Love For Hillary Clinton: Go away you horrible human being! I actually liked Hillary up until a few months ago. Other... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/feel_the_love_1.html The New Politics? Now he he wears a flag pin? As Byron York asks, what has changed?... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/the_new_politic.html The Month Of The Natural Disaster May '08 has been a pretty rough month for the planet and its inhabitants, what with the volcanoes and tornadoes... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/the_month_of_th.html Too Much Time On Their Hands A blog devoted to things younger than John McCain. [Via Geek Press]... http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/2008/05/too_much_time_o.html