Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
In May 2024, a series of CMEs (coronal mass ejections) sent billions of tons of highly charged particles rushing outward from the Sun at between 500 to 3000 kilometers per second. When some of these particles reached the upper atmosphere Continue reading Aurora Borealis, May 2024
There has been much news froth about UFOs over the past several years, for no good reason. There are some who still argue the Earth is flat, and others that vaccines are a plot by Communists or drug companies or Continue reading UFOs: They’re out there, or right here
Let us now turn our attention to this tube of moisturizing hand and body lotion. It claims some relationship to pomegranate and honey, which suggests it also might make a good dessert topping. It is called The Naked Bee, presumably a reference Continue reading Naked 70% certified
This looks like an unremarkable view of an apartment building in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland: Not obvious: it is snowing. The air temperature is 33 F, and the wind is blowing at 12 MPH. And if you look in the Continue reading Definition of a bad day at work
There are many titles I wish I had read; I have bookcases filled with unread and partially read volumes. But here are some that are high on my list: Untouched by Human Hands: The Last Dangerous Visions, by Robert Sheckley Continue reading Titles from a strange upbringing
Would you be willing to buy a BMW that gets up to 81 miles on a single charge, has a 170 horsepower motor, and costs a mere $41,350, not including the inevitable options? The all-electric design pretty much dictates that Continue reading And it runs on batteries
In an urban area, you learn to pay attention to traffic signs. In fact, the constantly cautious scan for some clue about driving conditions, because you never know when a one-way street will turn and become one-way going the opposite direction, Continue reading Traffic directions at their finest
Do you want to have a lawn so green, it glows green in the dark? But do you find the simple challenge of turning on a faucet to water the lawn insufficiently challenging? Then get the Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller! Which Continue reading For those who find sprinkling undercomplex
FOSE is the largest computer conference and exhibition in the Washington, DC, metropolitan region. At one time, it had days of meetings, classes, speeches, and other educational events, plus miles and miles of aisles filled with the latest computer hardware Continue reading FOSE was gunning for business