Isaac Newton invented the cat door, certainly a boon to my (and my cats’) existence. It’s almost as good as the gravity and calculus things.
Hurricane Status
For those who are wondering, I talked briefly to Patricia last night, when she managed to get her cell phone to work momentarily. She and the house both weathered the storm well, but the yard is a mess, and we have no power and for now no phone service. I think the problem with the phones may just be that we need a phone that doesn’t need power (also, the business line is running outside, and it may have been blown out of the box, so she’ll check that tomorrow).
I talked longer to her tonight, and she’s just getting ready to live in the nineteenth century for a few days, or weeks, until power is restored. I was planning to fly back on Friday, but Fort Lauderdale Airport is still closed, with no word on when it will be open. Miami’s open, but that’s not where my ticket is, so it would be more costly. Also, if I go back, I won’t be able to work there without power or communications, so not only will my client not get my services, but I won’t get paid, so I’ll probably be extending my stay in California, as much as I miss home and her, and want to get back and help her.
Anyway, no flooding, no injuries, no damage to the house. We are inconvenienced, but blessed, and will contribute to those less fortunate.
Back To The Future Troglodytes
Ken Silber says that space settlers may be living in caves.
Clever, If True
Thomas James thinks that Elon Musk is trying to get Boeing and Lockmart to pay the development costs for the Falcon series.
The Hypocrisy Of Self-Righteous Leftists
…and the mainstream media that ignores it. An interview with Peter Schweizer:
I’m not sure that most people take Franken seriously, but the media most assuredly does…His vicious attacks against conservatives as racists are not meant to be funny. He really does think that we’re bigots. So questions about his absolutely abysmal record when it comes to hiring minorities should be exposed. (For those who want a hint, less than one percent of his employees have been black. That’s a worse record than Bob Jones University, which Franken claims is “racist.”)
There’s more there about Michael Moore, Barbara Streisand, and Noam Chomsky, among others. He’s written a book.
More Giggle Factor Erosion
The Guardian is talking seriously about property rights on the Moon.
A Notable Tenth Anniversary
And one that the mainstream press won’t even bother to mention, let alone celebrate, because he’d know that most people would cheer the event (to their dismay). Ten years ago, Rudy Giuliani tossed Yasser Arafat out of a concert at the Lincoln Center. For that alone, he’d get my vote if he runs for president.
Death Of An American Hero
Rosa Parks has died. Her bravery moved many Americans to the front of many buses, both literally and metaphorically.
I can imagine that the left wingnuts who think that all “right wingers” and “conservatives” are racists, will imagine that Free Republic will be saying things like “good riddance.” Defying the stupid stereotype, au contraire.
On The Record
Just in case anyone had any doubt from this post, I oppose the Miers nomination.
Space Roundup
The Chair Force Engineer has a lot of good stuff over the past few days, including commentary on the SpaceX lawsuit against BoLockMart, NASA’s architecture plans, and many pictures of the recent X-Prize Cup exhibition in New Mexico.