February Will Be a Big "Breaking Bad" Month For Me

I'll be traveling to Albuquerque the week of the 20th to make my annual presentation at the Southwest Popular/American Cultural Association (SWPACA). This year's talk is entitled "The Hopi Influence on Breaking Bad." Basically, I stumbled across a whole bunch of Hopi and Puebloan influence, and it will be fun to talk about it!

Ingenuity's Last Flight

Upside-Down

Interesting how the Japanese moon probe landed upside-down.

During its descent, the spacecraft experienced “some kind of anomaly” at a distance of around 50 meters (165 feet) above the surface, JAXA officials said in a news conference. The thrust from one of the main engines was lost as a result, forcing the spacecraft to land on its nose with its “main engine facing upward and in an almost vertical position.” Now, the spacecraft’s solar panels are facing west rather than upward as intended, forcing it to operate on limited battery power.

No, You're Not Getting Paid

He's Probably Thinking About Other Dogs

 

"Giselle"

Went to the Tower Theater on Wednesday night to see the Dutch National Ballet's production of "Giselle." There were technical problems at first, so they had to restart the movie, which was OK, because I wasn't paying sufficient attention the first time. Very beautiful!

 

When One Door Closes, Another Door Opens

At least Boeing isn’t trying to blame foreign pilots, like they did for those initial plane crashes. I remember reading about an explosive decompression that happened on an airliner over Catron County, NM, in the 1960s. A shredding engine turbine shattered a window and a full-grown adult man went THROUGH the window. No one ever did find the body. These events are violent!

Keep Your Friends Close, But Keep Your Buddy William Tecumseh Sherman Closer

You don’t know how far this thing will go.

Cappadocia, EDM, and a Drone - What's Not to Like?

Prices to attend start at $600 and go up to $5,000. Then there's air fare and all that. Still, if I had the bucks...

 

It Keeps Getting Smaller and Smaller

Things That Make You Go Hmm...

Strange times:

Roseville Police arrested a woman Wednesday, accused of stealing a shopping cart full of 65 Stanley cups, valued at nearly $2,500. 

According to police, the 23-year-old woman stole them from a store in the 6000 block of Stanford Ranch Road in Roseville Wednesday. An officer saw and pulled over the woman's car as it entered Highway 65 from Galleria Boulevard.