The Special Providence Of A Fallen Sparrow*
January 04, 2021
Ash Wednesday, Carl Sagan, Carter's 1979 speech, dead planets, Frank Drake, Has the U. S. lost faith in democracy?, Jimmy Carter, life on other planets, malaise, Robert Reich, T. S. Elliot0 Comment
The headline read, “The Milky Way is Probably Full of Dead Civilizations.” Given that the planet is undergoing a pandemic, I read on. Possibly the article contained a warning that the end was nigh. Apparently not. Astronomer Frank Drake came to his conclusion about dead planet
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May 14, 2019
"Just Read It", Amazon, Amazon's algorithms, Barbara Ehrenreich, Carl Sagan, Cosmos, Khardishans, Natural Causes, The Power of Suggestion, Zeynep Tufenci
I don’t click on Amazon much. Their sales strategy bothers me. For example, why I should pay almost $200 a year for the benefit of “free” shipping. Do I detect an oxymoron here? No matter. I’m a bricks-and-mortar person. The last item I purchased was an electric to
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