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A Eulogy for the Phoenix Mission

On August 4th, 2007, NASA launched a new Mars exploration mission named Phoenix. After a series of failures and disappointments, Phoenix represented perhaps the last hope that Martian exploration would continue. It’s purpose was clear: Gather data near the Nortnern polar cap, sift through the icy soil there to find evidence of liquid water in [...]

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Starship Sofa review of “Assam & Darjeeling”

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• Senator Barack Obama has been elected the 44th President of the United States of America. May God bless him and us all. (link)
• So. This has made me very, very sad. (link)
• In case you missed it above, The Winter Chap (aka The October Surprise) is now available for purchase. (link)
• COMING SOON -- Lots of nice people have been asking for something new to read now that they've made it through both of the podcasts/audiobooks. The new podcast is still under development, but I've got an October Surprise coming sometime in the next few days. Hopefully that will give you all something to do during the Winter months. (link)
• After almost ten years, I'm just starting to apply tags to blog posts, so apologies for the thin pickings at this point. It'll grow over time, promise. (link)