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Tag Archives: Butterfly Effect
Oh…nuts
There was a lot of commotion recently about some nutty pastor in Florida who announced he was going to burn Korans on the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. First he was…then he wasn’t…then he might after all…then finally he … Continue reading
Blizzards and Butterflys
A flock of robins arrived in my Albany, NY neighborhood today. I used to consider them a harbinger of spring, but these days I’ll see one or two around occasionally during the winter. (Apparently some of them stay in upstate … Continue reading
Butterflies on Valentine’s Day
Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas? ~ Edward Lorenz When you reach a certain age, you realize that there were certain moments in your past that significantly affected who and what … Continue reading
It’s A Wonderful Life
Back in 1997 I wrote a piece about the movie It’s A Wonderful Life for my website, offering a Quantum Age perspective on this holiday classic. As one of our holiday traditions in the USA is to catch a rerun … Continue reading
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