One of the Tennessee legislators that got expelled, Justin Pearson, is a Bowdoin graduate. My daughter is proud to be associated with him that way and seems like a lot of chatter about him on campus.

Not sure if it is allergies or if I caught a cold, but it surely isn’t Covid. That is what the test said.

First admitted students day for my son at Bates College in Lewiston, ME. They have a full program to give students a flavor of the college life at Bates. They really want these students to accept the admission so, it will be different vibe. We have 2 or 3 more of these days lined up in next couple weeks.

Two planets together - bright Venus and Uranus (pointed with the arrow).

Mars visiting Gemini. Open star cluster M35 at the bottom is at 2600 light years away and made up of young stars that are only 100 million years old. At the bottom right, the cluster of yellow stars (NGC2158) is made up of stars that are 10 times older and 6 times farther. #astro

Rhode Island capitol in Providence, RI.

Here is some proof that practice most definitely improves your skill. Also, better equipment helps.

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Heard a nice description for people in United States congress today… “these people who are born without any good intentions, who are doing everything only to make their political career and make themselves rich”.

Comet Neowise and its reflection in the mirror that is Lake Pattagansett. I love capturing reflections in bodies of water and have dozens (if not hundreds) of such photos. This is one of my most favorites.

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A little slice of our galaxy captured last night through my telescope.

M42 aka the “Great Orion Nebula” that sits right at the center of the sword of Orion the hunter.

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The first time I heard about this story of engineers working on Graphing calculator even when they were let go by Apple was in this episode of This American Life.

Spam on my cell phone is just getting out of hand. These days I never pick up if I don’t know the phone number. The latest string of spam calls were about healthcare for seniors and about service plans for a 2019 Jeep Compass.

Why?!?! Not old enough to be a senior and never owned a Jeep.

Some daily prompts in Day One are good and others not so much.

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The support structure under the Gold Star Memorial bridge on Pequot (aka Thames) river.

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I always get confused between the flags of Puerto Rico and Texas.

This superconducting magnet is a part of NMR instrument that I routinely use to study molecules.

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Typical spice container in an Indian kitchen.

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Fortaleza street in front of the Governor’s residence and other colorful streets of Old San Juan, PR.

Windham courthouse in Willimantic, CT.

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Can someone please educate me about what user data on TikTok that everyone is so worried about? And how is it different from data on users of Instagram? Why aren’t people paranoid about Meta giving that data to US government?