When the US shrank in the 19th century
The internet today is removing barriers between people living in different places. The railroads were one of the technologies (telegraph and telephone were others) that this for 19th century. The Writer’s Almanac reports:
The First Transcontinental Railroad was completed on this date in 1869. The project had been discussed since the 1830’s when Europeans were 
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[Read More] Motorbike from Japan travels across the Pacific Ocean
I could never imagine that sea currents are strong enough to wash a motorbike across the entire Pacific Ocean. Read this amazing story.
TOKYO (AP)—It must have been a wild ride. Japanese media say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle lost in last year’s tsunami has washed up on a Canadian island about 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles) away.
The rusted 
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[Read More] A Few Good Lines by Samuel Beckett
“Where I am, I don’t know, I’ll never know, in the silence you don’t know, you must go on, I can’t go on, I’ll go on.”
“My mistakes are my life.”
“We are all born mad. Some remain so.”
“Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order.”
“Nothing is funnier than unhappiness.”
Supreme Court is back at the center of attention ruling on “Obamacare”
Not since the Supreme Court stepped in and gave ruled in favor of George Bush and against Al Gore in the 2004 election is the third branch of government at the center of public attention. Will the strike down Obama’s signature legislation. Here is some useful background information that had me wonder: how would the 
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