I reckon them smart fellers up north is durn near the inventingest cusses in the territory, and I own as how their latest contraption is a stupefyin’ doozy. Me and Widowmaker aim to trade in our campfire for one o’ these here little numbers next time as we go to roundin’ up cattle on mah lunar spread.

I ain’t minding this news much personal, but I’m right sorry at the disappointment you fellers must be feelin’.

In between raftin’ trips, I have tried my hand at public relations for SpaceX. (more…)

Scifi writer Wright has a stab at defining the genre, with some success: (more…)

The Falcon 9 apparently had an engine explode mid-flight last night and carried on without blinking. Congrats to the steely-eyed rocketmen who designed her to have such sangfroid.

I’m going to quote an atheist quoting a man of no obvious religious conviction to make a religious point. In fact, it may be *the* religious point. (more…)

I find your hyperbole disturbing.

A new family of antimalarial drugs?   (more…)

The eagle has landed.

There’s some folks what it’s an honor to be whupped by.

That will put a smile on your face.     (more…)

The loosely organized underground hacker group, Anonymous, may be trying to hack into Curiosity. (more…)

Some o’ the brands on that tree are a might peculiar, but the tree is purty.

The shocking story.   (more…)

That’s good shootin’.