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Why is everybody so angry these days? Governments foster more anger than religions do. Just the pressures of modern living contribute to the anger we feel. I know many religious and church people and I see no more anger coming from them than I do from anyone else. Noel

NBC NewsArtemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up th...Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover flew around the moon in April with two other astronauts, setting a distance record for humanity.Noel

Belief and Faith are the key words, SayAgain. What believers tell us about what even they don't understand or know is to have faith. For me personally faith alone is not enough. The 'mysteries' of religious belief that require 'faith' are, to me, nonsense. But they comfort people and do me no harm. Miracles attributed to some 'higher power' I believe are events we just have not YET solved using the science available to us. Noel

It might have taken 7 or 8 hours coast to coast but you got to enjoy legroom and a scrumptious meal on a TWA Connie in a roomy coach seat instead of having to get out of a cramped coach seat and your peanuts and can of Pepsi to help the crew duct tape an unruly passenger to his seat. Enjoy your flight sir and let me know if need anything else. How many of you remember this? Noel

Call me old fashion but I'd have to be taken by both arms, screaming and kicking, to get into one of those things. I'll bet my granddaddy wouldn't get into a Stanley Steamer either. We seem to be giving up ourselves to more and more technology from driverless cabs to AI writing our kid's homework assignments (while coming home from school in a driverless cab). But will we even need schools by then? I heard walking is good for you. Noel

So that's how we end up? Chopped bacon for an omelet? Noel

I always speak for myself Dave. Seldom for anyone else unless asked to. Mankind has been destroying the planet in a plethora of ways. Clear cutting timber in our forests and clearing land and wetlands for industry, cities and agriculture. Polluting our air and water. Neglecting the needs of animals native to this planet by destroying so much of their habitat. We seem to be an experiment gone wrong. Noel

It's probably the only alternative Martin. We call it tolerance. We should practice it. Noel

https://nypost.com/2026/09/03/us-news/senior-citizens-outnumber-young-kids-across-the-world-for-first-time-in-human-history/ It would be a blessing for the planet. Noel

I agree with you Christopher. But they are anchors for so many people who are looking for answers to questions that have no answer. For those that have this need religions, be they right or wrong, provide something their adherents are looking for. Religions are a form of, or a layer of, government that adherents who distrust or dislike civil governments can cling to. They are a comfort to so many people who are lost in the sea of conflict our hostile governments give us. Noel

And we'd have fewer homeless and hungry people. Noel

Ars TechnicaWithout new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust f...NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.Noel

Normally tropical storms and hurricanes that form off the coast of Mexico move out into the Pacific Ocean. But in this day and age of crazy weather who knows? It will be interesting to watch. Noel

Well I certainly do. Why not? We earthlings seem to think we are the only ones with calculating brains and an opposed thumb in the universe. Logically there are plenty of Sol 3 planets in this vast universe with humans in various stages of development. Some just beginning and others far advanced from us. It's not hard for me to believe there are civilizations that are older far more advanced than we are. And that they look much like us. And that they are as curious about other worlds as we are. A trip to Mars from Earth would be child's play for them. I wouldn't be surprised that some of them are walking amongst us now just observing and reporting back what they see. I certainly hope they see hope for us and not destruction. Before we can be good neighbors in the universe we have to be good neighbors here, among ourselves. When they see that perhaps they will welcome us and help us learn what they ave learned. Am I thinking in fairy tales? Perhaps, or perhaps not. Though I will n ever live to see it, I hope it's perhaps not. Noel

Back when I was still alive I lived in an old house across the street from a park. The street was quite narrow and when there were activities in the park people would park on both sides of the street. That made the street so narrow that emergency vehicles like fire trucks unable to pass through. I went to several city council meetings to complain about it, but they did nothing. It's still a hazard but I don't live there anymore. Noel

The Explosion: A loud blast or explosion was reported in the area around 4:00 AM, accompanied by rumors of a downed object and subsequent military retrieval operations. But of course! Typical human response to anything we don't understand. We must look like savages to more advanced civilizations that have learned how to get along with each other and others. Friendly overtures at the point of a gun. Noel

Depending on the city, Dave, probably not. But there are some where it could work. Half a loaf is better than none. Noel

They must have electricity because the units I saw had space heaters and air conditioners. I thought I also saw a row of public restrooms which could have been large enough to contain showers and sinks to wash up in. Facilities don't have to take up much room. I traveled a lot on Amtrack in a compartment. At the center of the car was a toilet and sink and shower. It didn't take up much room and was fully adequate. I'm assuming they had a central dining facility too. All in all it certainly beats a doorway and a soup kitchen somewhere in the city. And much safer too. Noel

Looks like a good solution for homeless people. These little villages look comfortable and affordable for cities to build. Like Larry, I could be comfortable in one of those. Noel

Yeah Dave. I do most of the time. May I have...? May I sit here? May I get you something? But I confess to saying 'Can I......' sometimes. Usually depends on who I'm with. Noel

In the Amish country of Pennsylvania it is called the 'Necessary Room'. I first saw it on a sign in a restaurant in Intercourse PA. Yes, the town was named 'Intercourse'. It's not far from 'Kitchen Kettle Village'. Noel

I use irregardless but I have no idea what Zod means. It seems I've lived past my expiration date. Noel

Ah! The vagaries of the English language. I love it! Keep em coming. My Mom, for whom English was a second language, used to use the examples of bomb and comb to illustrate the differences in pronunciation of two words spelled almost identically. Noel

The following is a 30 minute history of Fisherman's Wharf. When I was a growing up in San Francisco we lived within walking distance of the wharf. I fished there as a kid. Also fished from Muni Pier at Aquatic Park. When I was a weather forecaster in the Colorado Air Nation Guard I would make periodic trips to the 6th US Army HQ in the Presidio . The last time I went was after the Loma Prieta earthquake where I was responsible for weather support for the emergency response teams. I always tried to dine at Scomas at the wharf when I was there. Aliotos is no longer there. And wharf as I knew it as a kid with restaurants my Dad printed menus for has been turned into an unrecognizable tourist trap. Tourists love it. The natives stay away. Noel

Giant iceberg turns over near Greenland's coastVideo captured by a passerby showed the moment the iceberg collapsed, creating a big wave.Noel