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November 10, 2013  Astronomers believe there are at least 8.8 billion stars in the Milky Way with Earth-size planets orbiting them. That’s about 1 of every 5 stars. They call these planets the Goldilocks Zone, not too hot or too … Continue reading →

Thursday, October 23, 2013 I am sitting in my office, south and west-facing windows. It is mid-morning and the sun is raising my spirits, even though a north wind reminds me of Chicago, temperature in the 40’s. Something moves in … Continue reading →

October 20, 2013  Sheila S. and I drove out to Farmer and Mrs. B’s last night, for his family’s annual bonfire. We arrived at sunset, the sky cloudless, a fiery, settling sun looking like molten steel, and stars popping out … Continue reading →

October 14, 2013 On my last Great River Road trail walk before surgery, I greeted some bicyclists who were heading east, toward Alton. They had saddlebags filled to the bursting, hanging over their crossbars. This area is trail dense, with … Continue reading →

September 29, 2013  A young woman jogger, clad in a pink top and black spandex shorts, passed me on the River Road trail this morning. I glanced at her bottom—to make sure her muscles were working properly, and they were, … Continue reading →

September 28, 2013  This morning I saw the first fuzzy black and orange striped caterpillar of autumn, crossing eastbound on Stroke Hill, Stanka Lane. Soon there will be thousands of them, rippling to Wherever Land. Half of them will be … Continue reading →

September 24, 2013  An enemy has invaded the tranquility of Genehouse. I have an enclosed sunporch, attached to the house proper. There is a crawl space under the porch. When I arrived home from California, I saw a hole the … Continue reading →

September 5, 2013 Spring water seeps down the bluffs and leaks onto the walking trail, forming shallow mud puddles. Then the mud dries, and pools of dirt remain. Yesterday, I saw one of those pools move, like electrons inside an atom, random and swirling. When I … Continue reading →

August 31, 2013   I climbed a side trail this morning and saw an old bur oak towering above the bluff and ringed by egg-blue sky and saw an old bur oak from memory where, in the summer of ’67, … Continue reading →

August 30, 2013  Bill McClellan is a columnist for the St. Louis Post Dispatch and he has a Thursday night talk and call-in show on Public Television. He mentioned last night that the state of Missouri is divided into those … Continue reading →