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The Tower of Babel
Communication Gone Wrong May's blog was courtesy of AI. This month's blog is me doing my best to construct a narrative that will interest...
David Fain
Jun 15 min read
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Unraveling Fact From Fiction
Dear reader, As an experiment, I decided to turn to AI for this month's blog. Why? Curiosity and feeling that I didn't have the time to...
David Fain
May 15 min read
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The Carrington Event
Most estimates put the age of our blue planet at ~4.5 billion years. During this time, it has experienced many cataclysmic events on its...
David Fain
Mar 316 min read
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Tata Ulla a Life
The cast: Jose Munguia, Emilia Astiazaran, Julia Munguia. Jose and Emilia marry in Hermosillo, Sonora. Emilia gives birth to Julia. The...
David Fain
Mar 16 min read
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Good News? Anyone?
I've made a few attempts to go on a "media diet" but I keep taking the bait and getting sucked back in. I need to find out whether I...
David Fain
Jan 13 min read
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November 6th - The Day After
I went to bed Tuesday night, praying that the American public would do the right thing. I awoke to a disaster: astounded, amazed, aghast,...
David Fain
Dec 1, 20244 min read
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CO2 and Climate Change
This C02 / Climate Change blog is a bit of a ramble--too big and complex a topic to consider covering in a single blog. So I decided to...
David Fain
Nov 1, 202412 min read
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Scratching the Earth: Part 3
It has been a remarkable journey out of Africa. Millions of years of weather, geologic turmoil, and contributions from many incredible...
David Fain
Sep 1, 202410 min read
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Scratching the Earth: Part 2
Last month's blog ended with a brief mention of the Scientific Revolution and its impact on the Industrial Revolution in the 17th and...
David Fain
Aug 1, 20247 min read
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Scratching The Earth
June 1, 2024: I started out thinking I was going to write about mining, the mining law of 1872, and eventually touch on South32. Well,...
David Fain
Jun 1, 20246 min read
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Our Broken Electoral College
In 1789 Congress established the Electoral College: Article II, Section 1 of the US Constitution. The framers of our US Constitution
David Fain
May 1, 20249 min read
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Common Baseline Facts
I want to believe that I am a reasonably well-informed voter. However, I think that I am fooling myself:
David Fain
Apr 1, 20243 min read
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The Doctrine of Discovery and Its Lasting Effects on Indigenous Peoples
The Doctrine of Discovery and Its Lasting Effects on Indigenous Peoples
David Fain
Feb 29, 20243 min read
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This is Mine
This is a follow-up to January's blog on Migration. This blog is simply about my attempt to understand the nature and origins of our...
David Fain
Feb 1, 20244 min read
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Migration: You, Me, Us
Beyond just you, the reader, my target audience includes children – yours and mine. I've always wanted them to know where they came from...
David Fain
Dec 30, 20234 min read
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A List of Do's and Don'ts
The Middle East, Russia-Ukraine, Yemeni Civil War, South Sudan... and the list goes on. We can't seem to get along. Human history is...
David Fain
Dec 1, 20234 min read
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San Jose de Sonoita
I am finally getting around to writing a follow-up to my Blue Haven blog. The '1950s-60s me' called it "Blue Haven". Eight seventy-three...
David Fain
Oct 31, 20236 min read
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Accidental Killers
“The worst sin towards our fellow-creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that’s the essence of inhumanity.” --...
David Fain
Oct 1, 20234 min read
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Tata Ulla & Nogales
This is a continuation of the "Happy Birthday Tata Ulla" blog. What follows is a patchwork portrait of my aunt and godmother Julia...
David Fain
Sep 1, 20233 min read
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Longevity
I'm taking some liberty in defining the word "longevity", a term commonly referred to as the length/duration of an individual's life. I...
David Fain
Jun 1, 20234 min read
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