“There is something of the marvelous in all things of nature.” ~ Aristotle Philosophers, mystics and poets throughout time have likened the element of fire to creativity. Now the “spark” of creative genius is being used to discover and develop ground-breaking new technologies that create fuel out of the other elements: air, water and earth. […]
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Out of Thin Air
December 5, 2014
The First Time
November 26, 2014
“…Outdoors we are confronted everyday with wonders; we see that the miraculous is not extraordinary but the common mode of existence. It is our daily bread. Whoever really has considered the lilies of the field or the birds of the air and pondered the improbability of their existence in this warm world within the cold […]
A Wing and a Prayer
November 19, 2014
“We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.” ~ Luciano De Crescenzo I recently became aware of the story of an American bald eagle named Osceolo who lost one of his wings when he was hit by a hunter’s bullet in 1983, when he […]
Time Signature
November 10, 2014
“I will love the light, for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness, for it shows me the stars.” ~ Augustine “Og” Mandino Photo courtesy of ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) I enjoy all of the seasons, but fall is one of my favorites, partly because we return to Standard Time. After the […]
Flying Selfie
October 31, 2014
“The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not found, but made, and the activity of making them changes both the maker and the destination.” ~ John H. Schaar Flying saucers are real and NASA is launching them. On June 28th, NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator […]
This Too Shall Pass
October 22, 2014
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night.” ~ Edgar Allen Poe Thursday, October 23rd, North Americans will watch the Moon take a bite from the Sun. A partial solar eclipse in the late afternoon will occur when a portion of the Moon moves in […]
Bee is for Ballare
October 17, 2014
“Everything in the Universe has rhythm. Everything dances.” ~ Maya Angelou Most people know that honey bees pollinate plants and crops, build houses out of wax and produce honey. But did you know that honey bees communicate to each other by dancing? Honey bee colonies typically contain one queen bee (a fertile female), thousands of […]
Oki Doki Carciofi
October 7, 2014
“Silly is you in a natural state, and serious is something you have to do until you can get silly again.” ~ Mike Myers A friend of mine who lives in Italy once asked me to explain the meaning of “okey-dokey”, the colloquial English language expression for “o.k.”. I told him the term is similar […]
See the Light
October 1, 2014
“Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.” ~ Walt Whitman A new sunrise is on the horizon. A company co-founded by former engineers at Tesla and Nasa has developed a new smart light bulb. Called the Alba (the Italian word for “sunrise”), the bulb contains sensors that track motion, room occupancy and ambient […]
Equal Day for Equal Night
September 22, 2014
“The length of a man’s outspread arms is equal to his height.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci Fall, also known as autumn, the season of apples, falling leaves and all things pumpkin spice, has arrived. As I look out of my window, the battle between those falling leaves and the cleanliness of my backyard seems far […]
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