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Martin Luther King Day Redux

January 18, 2021 / Leave a Comment
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By Carl Kruse For some years now whenever Martin Luther King Day comes around I’ve made it a point to re-read his “Letter From A Birmingham Jail.” I sit down to briefly pay respect to the man and commune with some of his thought. That, and to give myself a jolt of moral fortitude during … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Holidays, Politics Tagged: Carl Kruse Blog, martin luther king, MLK Day

Gene Cernan, Apollo 17

January 17, 2021 / Leave a Comment
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by Carl Kruse It was on January 16, 2018 that Eugene Cernan — the Apollo 17 commander and last astronaut to walk on the moon — left our world. Cernan was famous for saying, “Dream the impossible and make it happen. I walked on the moon. What can’t you do?” What can’t you do indeed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Dreamers, Science, Space Exploration Tagged: Carl Kruse Blog, Exploration, Gene Cernan, Moon Landings, Naval Aviation, Pushing the envelope

Why Be Kind?

January 3, 2021 / 4 Comments
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A Study of the inherence of altruism in us by Hazel Anna Rogers Why be kind? I have dwelled long over this statement, questioning why it is that I specifically choose not to allow egoism to cloud my everyday judgements. It seems logical that I should wish to advance myself and pursue my own avaricious … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Kindness Tagged: Being Kind, Carl Kruse Blog Nonprofits, Hazel Anna Rogers, Margaret Mead

Kepler Update and SETI

December 8, 2020 / 5 Comments
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by Fraser Hibbitt It is not difficult to imagine that somewhere in our galaxy there is a planet like ours. A planet suited for life. The unimaginably vast, mind-boggling space outside our solar system always makes one wonder about other life out there. And extra-terrestrial life likely begins on a planet. This is what Dr. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Science, SETI, Space Exploration Tagged: Carl Kruse Blog, Exploration, Frazer Hibbitt, Kepler Telescope, Science, Search For Extraterrestial Intelligence, TESS

Schliemann’s Discovery of Troy

December 2, 2020 / 4 Comments
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By Asia Leonardi The story of Heinrich Schliemann and his discovery of Troy, has all the elements of a children’s adventure novel and gives archeology that passionate and not very academic character that feeds the dreams of kids at that tender age when they fantasize about their future. Schliemann was born on January 6, 1822, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Archaelogy, Carl Kruse, Dreamers Tagged: Archaeology, Carl Kruse Blog, Dreams, Excavations, Heinrich Schliemann, The Iliad, Troy

It’s Time To Dance!

November 3, 2020 / 7 Comments
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SOBR and His Dancing Silhouettes by Hazel Anna Rogers I grew up dancing. I started in ballet, which I quit at around the age of 12, but took up again after a stint of street dance in my early teen years. When I moved to Leeds at 18, I began regularly dancing at a Freestyle … [Read more…]

Posted in: Art, Berlin, Carl Kruse, Hazel Anna Rogers, Street Art Tagged: Berlin, carl kruse, Dance, Music, SOBR, Street Art

Happy Summer Solstice

June 22, 2020 / 3 Comments
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Those who follow my blog know I love to celebrate the seasons, much as humanity has celebrated seasons since time immemorial.  I always try to get an ode in to the season du jour, be it fall, winter, spring or summer, and revel in the ebb and flow of nature, perhaps more introspectively during fall, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Celebrations, Seasons, Summer Tagged: carl kruse, Celebrations, summer solstice

Columbus Beheaded

June 12, 2020 / 6 Comments

In the midst of the cultural brouhaha I wrote a recent article on whether to honor Confederate generals (we should not), but today received an image of a decapitated Christopher Columbus that hit closer home.  As someone who grew up in Puerto Rico, an island Columbus landed on, whose first governor was Juan Ponce de … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Statues And Memorials Tagged: carl kruse, Colombus, Confederate Monuments, Cultural Wars, History, Statues

Amateur Alien Hunters Seek New Challenges As SETI Pauses

May 11, 2020 / 12 Comments

By Carl Kruse Most of us wonder when looking at the sky – into the infinite vastness of space — if there could be intelligent life out there, other beings we could communicate with, learn from, or even meet one day. In spite of decades of Hollywood films depicting E.T.s we have yet to find … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Science, SETI, Space Exploration Tagged: carl kruse, Distributed Computing, Science, SETI, SETI@HOME, Space

Happy DNA Day again

April 25, 2020 / 4 Comments
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It was in April 25, 1953 when Watson, Crick, and Wilkins published their seminal paper on DNA and today a group of us crazy people celebrate what that knowledge has done for human well-being.   Happy DNA Day!  We covered last year’s DNA Day in another blog post and this year we return to give it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, DNA, Science Tagged: carl kruse, DNA DAY, double helix, Genetics, Rosalind Franklin, Science, Watson and Crick

Preserving Bitcoin Code at Svalbard

April 23, 2020 / 6 Comments

The icy mountains of Norway are the perfect hideyhole for preserving anything important against time, the elements, maybe even alien invasion. The Svalbard Seed Vault, which we talked about here and also here, isn’t the only cool archival project in the region. Surrounded by glaciers, permafrost, and polar bears, GitHub is readying to store valuable … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Nonprofits, Science, Svalbard Tagged: Archival storage, Bitcoin, carl kruse, Cryptocurrency, Github, Svalbard

Svalbard Seed Vault Update

April 18, 2020 / 10 Comments

In 2008, Norway gifted the world the Svalbard Seed Vault, also known as the “Doomsday Vault.” This self-sustaining facility, carved into a mountainside and surrounded by permafrost, protects heirloom seeds from future apocalyptic conditions. The idea is if we ever need to restart society these precious plant species will not be lost and our food … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Science, Svalbard Tagged: carl kruse, Doomsday Vault, Seed Vault, Svalbard, Svalbard Seed Vault

It’s Spring Again

March 20, 2020 / 8 Comments

The advance of our science begets knowledge — and control — of our environment, so much so we often seem not of this world but above it. Grand masters.  But there’s no escaping we are part of nature and sometimes it’s a microscopic thing like the corana virus that reminds us of how intimately we … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Science, Seasons, Spring Tagged: carl kruse, Seasons, Spring, Vernal Equinox

Carl Kruse Blog – 6 Poems By Otho Campbell

February 27, 2020 / 14 Comments
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Six Poems By Otho Campbell Presented by Carl Kruse “No good deed goes unpunished,” is just one of Murphy’s laws. The golden rule: A fantasy, like elves and Santa Claus. People take advantage of the kindness you commit. Jean Valjean would just buy drugs, with the bishop’s candle sticks. The road to hell, as we … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Poems Tagged: carl kruse, friends, otho cambell, poems

Once again, Giving Tuesday

December 4, 2019 / 2 Comments

I wrote about Giving Tuesday last year and this year I do it again.  For those who wonder at the idea of a Giving Tuesday or Giving Wedensday, rest easy knowing that Giving Whenever is usually a good time indeed. Pick your favorite person or charity, show them some love. The truism that you cannot … [Read more…]

Posted in: Carl Kruse, Hemley Gonzalez, Responsible Charity, SETI, Streetwaves, Urban Paradise Guild Tagged: carl kruse, Charities, Donations, Giving Tuesday, Nonprofits, Responsible Charity, SETI, Streetwaves, UPG
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