My 7th great grandfather, Nathaniel Brooks, and his family were captives after the Raid on Deerfield, an event in the French and Indian Wars.The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfield – A Personal Connection | in the pursuit of “Captors and Captives – The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfield”The definitive account of …

Bernie Sanders for President | Join Bernie Sanders for President After a year of travel, discussion and dialogue, I have decided to be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. But let’s be clear. This campaign is not about Bernie Sanders. It’s about a grassroots movement of Americans standing up and saying: “Enough is …

First Kiss Today – Songify This The romance guru Griffin describes the extreme twitterpation that inevitably accompanies receiving one’s first kiss. Video from http://www.youtube.com/afvoff… cross-posted on Facebook

As primary elections are coming up fast, here is a handy browser plugin to keep candidate’s motivations in perspective. I’ve had it for more than a year and really appreciate the timely information it provides. If a politicians name is found in the webpage you’re looking at a handy hover popup is created on their …

As primary elections are coming up fast, here is a handy browser plugin to keep candidate’s motivations in perspective. I’ve had it for more than a year and really appreciate the timely information it provides. If a politicians name is found in the webpage you’re looking at a handy hover popup is created on their …

I just gave to Bernie Sanders. Join us! Contribute today cross-posted on Facebook

Wow. I mean, it can’t stand if challenged in court. But until then it empowers state and local police to harass people.Wyoming Just Criminalized Citizen Science and Sharing Photos of Yellowstone Imagine visiting Yellowstone this summer. You wake up before dawn to take a picture of the sunrise over the mists emanating from Yellowstone hot …

Some positive journalism.In Fresno, police focus on building relationships, not making arrests Softer community-policing ethos has inoculated the city from the kind of angry protests that rocked Baltimore. cross-posted on Facebook

6 years ago. Miss my time on the Fairweather.Weston cross-posted on Facebook

I’m really excited to see this pulled off.Just Read the Instructions Is Waiting For Another SpaceX Landing Attempt Floating in the Atlantic, Just Read the Instructions—SpaceX’s refurbished barge autonomous spaceport drone ship—is ready for today’s controlled reentry and targeted touchdown attempt of a Falcon 9 first stage, planned for 4:33pm ET. cross-posted on Facebook

Mystery of the universe solved! 😀 “they found they could create perytons on demand simply by opening the oven door before the timer had dinged.”Mysterious Radio Signals Came From Microwave Oven, Not Outer Space Sometimes, the powerful radio bursts detected by our telescopes have the look of alien beacons, or other strange astronomical phenomena. Other …

This was great. He gets it.Young Paris Never Ignore Any Form Of Racism. #Truth like the page>> Young Paris cross-posted on Facebook

It was a really long episode and I really struggled to pay attention… but the last ten minutes was poignant and informative. John Olver translated a complicated topic into terms that I could really understand and connect with…Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Government Surveillance (HBO) There are very few government checks on what America’s …

This is a really important read about safety in the medical domain, but crosses effectively into others domains where safety is of critical concern. I had the privilege of working under two captains on the NOAA Ship Fairweather that promoted cultures of safety similar to the “Stop the line” culture that Dr. Watcher describes. We …

This is a beautify interview/story from Story Cores. These two truly love each other and have endured hardship together and come out stronger.Longtime Couple Found That Clothes Didn’t Make The Man Vietnam veteran Sissy Goodwin has lived his life in a particular fashion for more than 40 years with his wife by his side supporting …

MS-DOS is finally mobile!!!Welcome to MS-DOS Mobile Today Microsoft launch MS-DOS Mobile, a new OS designed especially for Lumia smartphones. Microsoft are going back to where productivity started for millions… cross-posted on Facebook

Introducing #MotoSelfieStick A selfie is only as good as its stick. Check out the #MotoSelfieStick. cross-posted on Facebook

I was on level 2!!!Google #PacMaps Nom nom nom-I just scored 5930 points playing Google #PacMaps! Join the game! cross-posted on Facebook

Interesting speech.Jack Gleeson on Celebrity Culture Jack Gleeson speaks about celebrity culture at Oxford University. No spoilers. cross-posted on Facebook