When I think of the “presidential alert system,” I always ask myself, why? Under what circumstance would Free Men in a Free Constitutional Republic endure the service of interruption by one select branch of the federal government?
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The Closest of the Bright Objects
In all the years I have photographed the Moon and Venus together, this is likely the closest I have ever seen them in the sky.
Read moreAre MLB Managers Worth $8 Million?
Of all top-tier professional coaching jobs, the most irrelevant may be that of the Major League Baseball manager.
Read morePrediction: Bears/Vikings Week 12 Will Be Booted from Primetime
Watching yesterday’s ESPN Monday Night Football made me realize that watching one slightly above average team against a very mediocre team gets stale after over two hours of missed and dropped passes.
What happens to MNF ratings when an outright horrible football team is slotted for late-season primetime?
Read moreHow I Fine Tune Focus on Jupiter
I missed the actual Jupiter opposition by a few days, due to weather. But Saturday night had very clear skies, so I waited until near midnight to photograph the planet.
Read moreChicago Bears: Tyson Bagent Heralds End of Trubisky Dynasty
Sports dynasties are enshrined by lengthy runs of success cumulating in championships. In the warped world of the Chicago Bears,, dynasties are noted by certain trendy attempts to get out of their post-1985 rut.
Read moreChicago Bears: The Major Changes Over the Next Five Months
A month and change is all that’s needed to know the rest of the Chicago Bears 2023 season will be an elaborate waiting game for 2024. General manager Ryan Poles will get his obligatory second chance.
Read moreThe 90% Waning Gibbous Moon, October 2023
For my several astronomy readers out there, it has been a while since I posted a good astrophotography image and article. I hope this one makes up a bit for the absence.
Read moreChicago Bears: Four Quarters of Garbage Time
Don’t be fooled by a faux stellar first half against the Denver Broncos – there is no hope for the 2023 Chicago Bears.
Read moreChicago Bears: Save the Doom Until After Week 3
I included this image with an article on my prior blog about the NFL’s March hype madness. Seems fitting to revisit the Bears after their Week 1 disaster against the Green Bay Packers. It may have been hard to imagine, back in March, when the Bears were on cloud 9 hype, that their opening performance would make them look like a worse team than the 2022 Bears.
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