The Egg Nebula On September 27 and October 16, 2002, the Hubble Space Telescope pointed its Advanced Camera for Surveys at the 3,000-light-year-distant Egg Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The view is nothing short of stunning � it is as if someone tossed a pebble into a celestial pond. The scene here is a composite image from three polarizing filters. Light from each filter has been colored red, blue, or green; the colors indicate different orientations of dust particles in the nebula. The ripples are actually shells of gas and dust sloughed off in convulsions by the obscured, dying central …
Cabinet by James Krenov Krenov on Grain: The Story of a Cabinet James Krenov is a cabinet maker from California. He has written a lot about the craft of cabinet making and is considered a giant in the field. Hi thoughts on working with grain remind me of many other crafts, including writing and facilitation, both of which I do. Here he writes about making the cabinet pictured above. “When I saw that the side of the cabinet created a forward curve, I decided to change the stand to one with front legs that swept forward. Making this change is …
Do we have to blog this war anymore? Yesterday I saw a photograph in the Globe and Mail of feet. There were three or four pairs of bloodied feet stacked on top of each other from a morgue in Iraq somewhere. Some of these feet were no bigger than my two year old son’s feet. I know this war is sick. I know that no one is of one mind about it. Many Canadians and Americans think it’s great, many do not. Many Iraqis are grateful, many are angry. Many people have died horrible deaths in this war, and many …
Blue Tinged Auroras, photographed from the International Space Station I’m tired of reading, watching and blogging about war. More on this later, but right now, enjoy this sight. Courtesy of NASA
Harper situation, chapter three. Deputy Prime Minister John Manley chimes in: On behalf of the Honourable John Manley, we acknowledge receipt of your electronic correspondence. Please be assured that Mr. Manley appreciates receiving your views. >>> “Manley, John – M.P.” 04/08/03 11:14AM >>> Hooo weee. I let Manley off the hook on this one, as he was only copied on the email. Same goes with Libby Davies. Reynolds, as a big wig in the Alliance Party and my MP, should have done better. And we still haven’t heard back from Harper yet.