http://andstillipersist.com Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:43:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="307" caption="Ed McMahon -- veteran of two wars"][/caption] He served in two wars (WW II and Korea), flew 85 combat missions in Korea, and achieved the rank of Colonel in the USMC: When the United States began gearing up for World War II, McMahon wanted to become a Marine ... http://andstillipersist.com/2009/06/something-i-didnt-know-about-the-late-ed-mcmahon/ [caption id="attachment_2965" align="alignnone" width="545" caption="Obama's approval rating as per Rasmussen Reports (6/21/09)"][/caption] This took a bit longer than I expected, and there's still a tremendous amount of movement in the value itself, but Rasmussen today recorded its first negative value for the Daily Presidential Tracking Poll since President Obama took office. ... http://andstillipersist.com/2009/06/obama-goes-negative/ Hope at last! US To Trade Gold Reserves For Cash Through Cash4Gold.com Makes as much sense as any of the financial plans coming out of Congress and the Administration these days. ..bruce w.. http://andstillipersist.com/2009/06/a-solution-to-the-financial-crisis/ I'm sitting here in LAX, flying home to Denver, and thinking wistfully about the car I got to drive for the last 15 days. When Sandra and I arrived in LA back on May 29th, I had a Ford Escape reserved at Hertz. I had tried to get a convertible when ... http://andstillipersist.com/2009/06/its-almost-like-being-in-love/ Somewhere before dawn this morning, I started a long, low-key dream in which I was composing a blog post about one of my favorite books: The CRC Handbook of Astronautics. The book was about the same size as the old classic CRC math tables handbooks (as opposed to one of ... http://andstillipersist.com/2009/06/last-night-i-had-the-strangest-dream/ [caption id="attachment_2944" align="alignnone" width="512" caption="Cruisin for burgers"][/caption] I'm sitting in a 2010 Mustang Convertible being driven by a gorgeous blonde, heading into LA for dinner somewhere around Hollywood. Life is good.  ..bruce w.. UPDATE [6/1/09] Corrected a few typos; between the vibrations in the car itself and the frequent dropping of the AT&T ... http://andstillipersist.com/2009/05/blogging-at-80-mph/ News overnight that North Korea conducted it's second nuclear test at it's test site near Kilju, in the north eastern part of their country. Early indications are that the shot was between 2 Kilotons and 6 Kilotons, a larger yield than their first attempt where the result was a ... http://andstillipersist.com/2009/05/north-koreas-second-nuclear-test/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetary"][/caption] Remembering those veterans from our respective families who have since passed on: Bruce Henderson: Peter Anderson, USMC — My dear departed uncle Peter served with Marine Intel during Vietnam Ian Henderson, RAF — [my dear departed father] RAF pilot who served the crown during the Battle ... http://andstillipersist.com/2009/05/memorial-day-2009/ A very interesting change has taken place on the Sun. As readers of this blog know, I have been watching the Sun for some time, especially with regards to the deep solar minimum we currently have between sunspot cycle 23 and cycle 24. If you look at the image above, ... http://andstillipersist.com/2009/05/solar-cycle-24-introducing-low-contrast-sun-spots/ I honestly don't blame the administration for talking up the economy over the past few months. I am sure they wanted to see if they could nudge Americans into coming out of the bunkers and buying again. It worked for George Bush after 9-11, maybe they can give it ... http://andstillipersist.com/2009/05/global-economic-indicators-still-cold/