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Hello
Staying off of Facebook and Twitter for a few days, or at least trying to.
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Some Thoughts on the Cubs Winning the World Series
First of all, congratulations to the Cubs and all their fans. It was a remarkable achievement ( Read more... ) -
Joel David Burstein (December 11, 1929 - November 2, 1990)
Twenty-six years ago today, my father died.
It feels odd acknowledging this anniversary today, because time has worn away at the emotional pain and shock I experienced the night my father died. On the tenth anniversary of Dad's passing, my family took out an In Memoriam ad in the New York Times, which Mom appreciated. Today, Mom is also gone, and in ( Read more... ) -
Yom Kippur Thoughts 5777
Yom Kippur begins tonight, and I haven't really had the time since Rosh Hashanah to contemplate what that should mean for me spiritually. What with my current schedule at work and the other usual chaos in my life, I've mostly only been able to plan for the basic necessities of keeping the holiday and the associated fast. (Truth to tell, Nomi has ( Read more... ) -
9/11 Fifteen Years Ago - Personal Reflections
How can it possibly be fifteen years ago for something that to many of feels like it happened yesterday?
Exactly fifteen years ago today, terrorists attacked the United States of America. They flew planes into the World Trade Center in New York City and into the Pentagon near Washington, DC. They most likely would also have flown a plane into the ( Read more... ) -
Star Trek 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago today, the TV show Star Trek was first broadcast in the United States ( Read more... ) -
Thirteen Years Ago Today - Great Northeast Blackout
Thirteen years ago today was the Great Blackout of 2003, which hit much of the northeast United States and parts of Canada.
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What It Means to Be Superman
Last week, DC Comics published Superman #2. (I think this may be the fourth time they've published a Superman #2, but that's irrelevant for what I want to discuss.) In the current storyline, Superman and Lois Lane are married and have been in hiding in a new version of the universe for many years. The Superman intrinsic to that universe just died, ( Read more... ) -
Star Trek The Official Guide to Our Universe: The True Science Behind the Starship Voyages
I'm delighted to announce that in the July 2016 issue of Apex Magazine, released today, I have an interview with Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, about his new book "Star Trek The Official Guide to Our Universe: The True Science Behind the Starship Voyages." If you follow the first link above you can find out the rest of the contents and buy the ( Read more... )