News from the Northwoods

This blog posts about aviation, automobiles, electronics, programming, politics and such other subjects as catch my interest. The blog is based in northern New Hampshire, USA

Friday, February 3, 2023

Balloons.

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The Chinese have flown a sizable balloon over the continental US. The Chinese admit to ownership. They launched it from Chinese territ...

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Global Warming

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It is 8 degrees this morning up in Franconia Notch. I am listening to Biden saying that climate change is the most serious threat faced by...

Sunday, January 22, 2023

How much does Patriot really cost???

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Does the Patriot anti aircraft missile system really cost $1 billion per system? A Patriot system consists of a tracked vehicle to carry...

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Baldwin either did not know or did not comply.

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When you pick up a gun, any gun, even your own gun, you check it for being loaded. Pop out the magazine, swing out the cylinder, look in t...

The Federal Debt Limit

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It’s a law (buried somewhere in DC) that sets a limit to how much the US Treasury can borrow. Lately US taxes have been high enough to pa...

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Fireball Cinnimon Whisky

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I had read somewhere that Fireball was the best selling whisky all over New Hampshire. So, to see what it was I bought a tiny bottle at th...

Monday, January 16, 2023

What happened to the Neanderthals?

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It used to be that carbon 14 dating of Neanderthal sites and modern human sites showed a 20,000 to 30,000 year overlap. The Neanderthal...

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