Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Shabat Rosh Chodesh.

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My calendar is governed by new moons.  The new moon sets the new month, which is called Rosh Chodesh (the beginning of the month) in Hebrew.   Last Friday night was the new moon.  But, because I had a guest blogger last week and a few timely additions, this post got moved in the queue.

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Dark Shadows

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So, last Friday, I gave you a hint of the kind of warfare our infrastructure is enduring.  Not well, mind you.   Which means we are at risk.  At risk of being flooded out of our homes, left in the dark, having our factories shut down, or traveling our roads confounded with lights that are arranged for congestion or collisions.

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Oops, there goes another kilowatt dam?

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Most folks who file bankruptcy end up doing so because they’ve incurred sky high medical bills. (The second most common cause is the loss of a job.) And, when you file bankruptcy, you are asking the court to approve a payment plan to settle your debt (ranging from pennies to quarters on the dollar)- or, dependent upon your income and assets, to completely rid you of debt. Of course, you now have a seven year to ten year scarlet letter on your credit history. And, most employers (unless and until this practice is outlawed) check your credit history before offering you that new job.

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Let the light shine in…

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You know I’ve said many times that science fiction is great stuff.  Because we just suspend reality just a smidge- and then create things that can one day be real.  Now, most sci-fi tomes deal with realities we hope come true (and some with dark visions, which serve as warnings if we screw things up badly), but I’m talking about technology dreaming, not the urban planning kind of sci-fi.

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