Carl Sagan

More Congressional Fail: Elected Officials Think They Are Underpaid

(follow-up to Huffington Post piece-- read comments!)

absolutely outrageous...  

my uncle and his pumpkins

header for fermi page of my weebly

I’ve been meaning to finish this page for a while...  

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

Had to update my weebly with some of my favorite quotes,  like this one:

Shooting Data

Guns Are Cool sub reddit that tracks mass shootings

Gun Violence Archive

Shooting Tracker

Two Redditors Are Changing the Way the Media Counts Mass Shootings

Gun Deaths vs Terrorism Deaths (video)

America’s gun problem has everything to do with America’s masculinity problem

Campaign Zero

Bernie endorses Hillary:  Does this really matter?

The Democratic Party has moved left after Bernie Sanders’s run. The platform is proof.

Commentators downplaying the platform’s significance note that it has no actual enforcement mechanism, and that there’s no guarantee a President Hillary Clinton wouldn’t jettison most — or all — of its main provisions.

All about Amazon and Cutting the Cord

I just updated my website with two pages for my parents and friends who are interested in cutting back on the cable bill ;)

Cord Cutting is still not mainstream, but it is gaining in popularity. If you’re curious about how it works or you want some help getting started then you’ll want to check out the resources I’ve curated on the subject.

TV Icon by Creaticca LTD shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license 

Part One: Save some money and Cut the Cable!

Coin bank icon by Laura Reen shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

On this page, I have the following for you:

​​Advice on deciding which bundle or subscription to choose I would also suggest keeping a list of all of the shows, movies, and channels you like to watch... that will help you narrow in on which bundle or subscription makes the best sense for you

​Select a streaming device I think the best bet for most people is the Alexa Fire Remote with Voice (currently $25 for Amazon Prime Members) but you should choose the best streaming device for your needs... this section will give you the pros and cons of all of the major options

Still want local channels? Even if you opt out of cable, it’s easy and inexpensive to get local channels via a HD TV Antenna

Once you've Cut the Cord, here are some additional items for you to check out on that page: Additional Resources and Bonus Content

Part Two: All About Amazon

There are some really great benefits to Amazon Prime membership beyond free, fast shipping. Check out some of the great features you can take advantage of with your Amazon Prime membership.

Also on this page, I have tips and tricks for using Alexa.

Welcome to Narco World

I ride the subway a lot. It’s how I get from the East Side to the West Side and all around the town. Lately, I’ve noticed ads promoting “Narcan” (naloxone hydrochloride). At…

Another fantastic post by my friend Rob... 

The manager and the moron

But this situation of linear movement is rapidly changing in every respect. And the greatest change is one that our Rip Van Winkle economist, looking only at the figures, wouldn’t even notice: In the past 20 years we have created a brand-new form of capital, a brand-new resource, namely knowledge.

Up until 1900, any society in the world would have done just as well as it did without men of knowledge. We may have needed lawyers to defend criminals and doctors to write death certificates, but the criminals would have done almost as well without the lawyers, and the patients without the doctors. We needed teachers to teach other ornaments of society, but this too was largely decoration. The world prided itself on men of knowledge, but it didn’t need them to keep the society running.

STEM the Divide!

Thanks to Trump, Scientists Are Planning to Run for Office

Op-Ed:  Why We Need Scientists to Run for Public Office Now

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