Spring!
I somehow managed to miss the equinox again. In 2011, I didn't post my traditional spring post because sad stuff... (More...)
I somehow managed to miss the equinox again. In 2011, I didn't post my traditional spring post because sad stuff... (More...)
Can't sleep—have been sick all week, and although I've been getting gradually better, tonight my neck started hurting to the... (More...)
Only six more months until the days (in the Northern hemisphere) start to get longer again! (Added later: My phrasing... (More...)
It occurred to me Sunday evening that it's been fifteen years (plus a week) since the end of my Wanderjahr.... (More...)
It occurs to me that some of my friends' kids are older than I was in my earliest memories, which... (More...)
Sometimes around this time of year, we need a little hope to carry us through to brighter days. Here are... (More...)
All day today, I kept reminding myself that this year's winter solstice was going to be at 9:30 tonight, California... (More...)
It has long been my tradition to post my favorite bit of Swinburne on the day of the vernal equinox.... (More...)
This year's winter solstice occurs today at 3:38 p.m. California time. And none too soon. As is traditional 'round these... (More...)
I'm once again engaging in my quixotic (and only half-serious) pursuit of reclaiming the phrase “happy holidays!” Shana tova and... (More...)
Today my mother would have been sixty-seven years old. I'm not sure I can really imagine her at sixty-seven. She... (More...)
A couple of weeks ago, I was thinking "The spring equinox is coming up, but I'm sure not feeling very... (More...)
An hour from now, at 9:47 a.m. California time, our sun will reach its apparent southernmost point; the subsolar point... (More...)
Arrived at the Bozeman airport on time, turned on my iPhone, and was surprised to discover that it was after... (More...)
It turns out that the machines that awoke me this morning did so a mere 15 minutes or so after... (More...)
Last night, I thought to myself, "Isn't it about time for the solstice?" But then I forgot to check. Fortunately,... (More...)
Just happened across a Vernor Vinge piece from early 2007 called "What If the Singularity Does NOT Happen?", presenting three... (More...)
Last week, I was sad to realize that I had completely failed to notice the Spring Equinox as it went... (More...)
I've been counting down the weeks and the days. Woke up this morning and realized that in just a bit... (More...)
Meant to post a week ago to note the autumnal equinox, in the middle of the night (California time) last... (More...)
This year's winter solstice will occur at 7:22 p.m. Eastern (US) Standard Time on December 21. Which is to say,... (More...)
I slept right through the summer solstice this morning. Which is good, because it was at 5:26 a.m. California time.... (More...)
I was surprised to discover that tonight we in the US lose an hour, when Daylight Saving Time starts; somehow... (More...)
The winter solstice took place this morning at 10:35 a.m. (California time). I'm very ready for the days to start... (More...)