I have been struggling with to do lists.

This morning i saw a bright satellite in conjunction with Castor and Pollux cruising through the early dawn sky. It was as bright as Castor and Pollux (between magnitudes 1 and 2). SL-24 DEB was the best match for track and time, a Russian object of unknown categorization, with a maximum brightness of 3.4. ( Read more... )

29% of the registered voters have cast votes in my county, leading the state of North Carolina at this point. https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/election-results/voter-turnout-statistics Wow. I'll note that one of the many ways that Chatham county is like the country in its divisions, is that the north east corner of the county is close to Chapel ( Read more... )

I am sad that the #3 "Frequently asked question" about voting in Chatham county is "I suspect that somone [sic] registered to vote does not qualify. Where do I verify this? " It;s only much further down that i found out about how my mother can vote ( Read more... )

The week has slipped by. Work is intense, Christine and i are both depressed, the weather is (finally) cold. (Not cold to my Ohio colleagues, who expressed a gasp of delight at the thought of our highs in the upper 30s and low 40s ( Read more... )

More insects: a yellow jacket nest in the back yard near the picnic table and in one of the many many holes due to rotted pine roots. I was showing a friend the orchard, noticed Carrie nipping and then realized that she had multiple yellow jackets around her. I'm sure Carrie was stung, poor dear, and i was too. The inflammation of the sting hung ( Read more... )

What is it i am checking this tube outside for? Empty, empty, empty. (As CoCoRaHs says, "Be a hero, report your zero.) -OR- no rain here ( Read more... )

I was distracted yesterday by researching the person likely responsible for the absurdly large Confederate flag flying as one enters Pittsboro from the east. The shiny new flag is likely correlated with the county commissioners terminating their contract with the Daughters of the Confederacy and wanting them to get their statue off the courthouse ( Read more... )