TAKE A STAND FOR SCIENCE

Based on data from 2018-2020, showed China had overtaken the US in overall science publication numbers.

 

Today's Quote

"Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were 13 and 14 when we landed on the moon. Those are ripe young ages to want to invent something new. Just look at that influence from that era. The miniaturization of electronics, which ultimately was driven by the marketplace, was started by NASA, because it costs money to - every extra ounce that you don't need to launch into space, you want to shave, because that costs money and fuel, real money - $10,000 a pound to get something, anything, the extra pound of fat on your belly - into orbit. So you want to trim your "electronics, miniaturize your electronics, miniaturize your satellites. The whole push to miniaturize to begin with was NASA.

And so no one with a living room radio that was a piece of furniture at the time would say, gee. I want to carry that around on my hip pocket. That was not a thought until NASA initiated this whole exercise. So there's an influence that's not just spinoff. It's how it influences culture, and that's the culture that I don't think that the United States is a part of right now."

 Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Today's Meditation

Tao Te Ching, v 44

Fame or the self, which is dearer?
The self or wealth, which is greater?
Gain or loss, which is more painful?
Thus excessive love must lead to great spending
Excessive hoarding must lead to heavy loss
Knowing contentment avoids disgrace
Knowing when to stop avoids danger
Thus one can endure indefinitely

Today's Meditation

Tao Te Ching, v 77.

The Tao of heaven
Is like drawing a bow
Lower that which is high
Raise that which is low
Reduce that which is excessive
Add to that which is insufficient
The Tao of heaven
Reduces the excessive
And adds to the insufficient
The Tao of people is not so
Reducing the insufficient
In order to offer to the excessive
Who can offer their excess to the world?
Only those who have the Tao
Therefore sages act without conceit
Achieve without claiming credit
They do not wish to display their virtue

8 Sacred Circles Yule Gathering

Happy Solstice more details » 8 Sacred Circles Yule Gathering When Sat Dec 23, 2017 5pm – 8pm Eastern Time Where Unitarian-Universalist Church, 268 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ 08560, USA (map) Winter Solstice celebration of light and marking the "rebirth " of the sun. Everyone brings a white candle to this rite. There will be a light potluck dinner beforehand starting at 5:00PM Please RSVP to Kayti at 8sacredcircles@uucwc.org confirm attendance and organize what to bring.

The Gleeful P

T'ey see us rowing..
T'ey Hat'n ..
 Patrol'n 
Try'n t' catch us dirty 
Try'n t' us catch dirty 
Try'n t' us catch dirty 
Try'n 
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            Catch us
                       Dirty

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Our strokes be so smooth (Yo ho!)
and silent.. 
So quiet.
T'ey  don' know we be comin'..
By t'en.. it be too late
By t'en.. it be too late
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                            t'roat

FRONTLINE: The Trouble with Chicken

No. This didn't come on just as I sat down to eat some chicken wings!