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Pat is a mid-fifties Vermont liberal hippie witch. In a previous incarnation worked in the IT field (before Windows!) and the electronic engineering field. Holds degrees in Theatre Arts (techie, of course), Business Admin (IT systems) and a Masters in Education (to teach all of that). Has one biological daughter, several children of the heart, one amazing grandson by blood, and a slew of beloved adopteds . Is owned by five cats and one dog.
Oops! DARPA HTV-2 Flayed Itself
Last August the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) launched an unmanned Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (the HTV-2) for a test flight over the Pacific Ocean. Moments into the Mach…
Massachusetts Mini-mart owner skimmed SNAP Program
Once upon a time, when food stamps were actual paper funny money, it was relatively easy to find someone who would give you cash for your food stamps so…
And He’s Out!
Just after midnight on Monday, 4/23/12, George Zimmerman left the John E. Polk Correctional Facility (JEPCF) at the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, after posting $150,000 bond and being fitted…
Why the U.S. Senate Doesn’t Work Anymore
So, out of utter frustration with a congress that isn’t doing jack squat, I decided to look into how legislation and nominations get stalled in the Senate. What I…
Robin Gibb Defies the Odds, Wakes from Coma
We all expected, after the announcement last week that the cancer-ridden Gibb had fallen into a coma, that the next announcement was that he had died. We were wrong.…
The Nanites Are Coming, the Nanites Are Coming!
Okay, so you need to be a Trekkie to know what a “nanite” is. A nanite is built by manipulating atoms and contains gigabytes of computer memory. It is…
The Other Side of “Choice”
I have watched and listened as the War on Women has assaulted the right of every woman in the United States to a safe, medical abortion. We’ve all heard…
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Breivik Profiled His Utoya Targets
In Oslo today (4/23/12) Anders Behring Breivik continued his testimony about the events at Utoya Island last July 22nd. He told the court that he could tell the ideology…
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