Thinking about changing the world ...

It's the Satyr's day . . .

When no one is watching – dance. An invitation.

139 years ago today the Erie Canal formally opened in 1885, connecting Buffalo, New York, with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River.

The first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from Britain to North America, Beryl Markham, was born on this date in 1902. The pioneer aviator was also a horse trainer, and bush pilot in Kenya.

The space station is now back to its normal crew size of seven — four Americans and three Russians — after months of overflow and delayed returns with one crew member hospitalized after a return yesterday.

Joyce Vance has posted a heads-up perspective on election litigation on her blog Civil Discourse.

Computers don't actually “do” anything, let alone think.

We can improve the texture of the mind by influencing the kind of thoughts we tend to think. When you observe thoughts that diminish the qualities you appreciate, abandon those thoughts and give a thought or two to something virtuous, respectable, joyful—perhaps a thought of kindness. – Shaila Catherine