Tag Archives: Because I can

Opportunity closes out 15-year mission to Mars

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab finally declared the mission of the Mars Rover Opportunity had come to an end today after having lost contact with it following a massive dust storm in June of 2018.  for several months. Opportunity left Earth … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Did the major television networks collaborate together on deciding to give live coverage to President Trump’s border wall speech?  Kinda looks like it. They all gave coverage to 45’s speech, and they all declined to give coverage to President Obama’s … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

How will the Music Modernization Act help musicians? The new MMA simplifies streaming payments for songwriters, older recorded music and producers. And how does the music industry loses $2.65 billion a year from coffee shops? When the owners use their … Continue reading →

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Portrait of the National Portrait Gallery

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

I recently was in Washington, D.C. for an academic conference, and fortunately enough, the conference hotel was about three blocks from the National Portrait Gallery and Museum of American Art. I’ve been there on several occasions in the past, but … Continue reading →

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Gone Riding, Epilogue – On Not Going Over The Edge

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

“The Edge…There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. The others-the living-are those who pushed their control as far as they felt they … Continue reading →

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Gone Riding, Part 7 – I’ve always depended on the kindness of strangers

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

This is one of a series of blog posts about my summer motorcycle travels. Blanche DuBois absolutely had it right when she says in A Streetcar Named Desire,“I’ve always depended on the kindness of strangers.” As I write this, I’m … Continue reading →

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Gone Riding, Part 6 – Wreck-It Ralph

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

Uh-oh, that title sounds ominous… This is one of a series of blog posts about my summer motorcycle travels. We had breakfast at The Corner, arriving as the early rising contractors doing mineral and energy work were leaving  from eating … Continue reading →

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Gone Riding, Part 5 – Yellow Pine and the Idaho Backcountry Discovery Route

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

This is one of a series of blog posts about my summer motorcycle travels. One of the primary goals of this trip was to ride a substantial portion of the Idaho Backcountry Discovery Route (BDR), a dirt and back road … Continue reading →

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Gone Riding, Part 4 – I want to be George when I grow up

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

This is one of a series of blog posts about my summer motorcycle travels. The night we were in Mountain Home, Howard decided that he would have to replace the chain on his KTM 1190 motorcycle before we headed out … Continue reading →

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Gone Riding, Part 3 – Ralph and Howard Have a Science Day

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

 This is one of a series of blog posts about my summer motorcycle travels. My former student Howard arrived up from Texas (He’s my riding buddy who went with me to the Yukon and Alaska two years ago) on the … Continue reading →

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