More catching up

Watch this extremely cool video of a spaceship approaching Jupiter. Who knew that Jupiter had such interesting weather?

For fans of the San Francisco Forty-Niners: an interesting article on the draft of a quarterback.

The Trump Education Secretary had a lot of opposition from the Democrats--she cared more about the kids than the teachers unions. It turns out this might be a win for the Christian Right.

A collection of interesting road patterns from the Digital Globe.

Peggy Noonan, editorial writer at the Wall St. Journal, gave the commencement address at the Catholic University of America. It contains wisdom for any graduate.

America’s tallest dam was built from earth, stone and concrete – and the towering ambition of Gov. Pat Brown. But now Pat Brown’s son, current Gov. Jerry Brown, finds himself cleaning up the mess.

As you may recall, the Corps of Engineers is tasked with management of all navigable waters in the US. The out of control court system has expanded that definition to include all waters, including wet spots in fields and construction lots. In California, a farmer is facing a $2.8M fine for plowing his own wheat field.

The "Big One", meaning a major earthquake will happen in California. Here's a seismologist trying to alert people to the fact.  We are relatively safe in Grass Valley, CA, but remember that the transportation infrastructure will shut down and the grocery stores only keep a couple of days food in stock, so keep a bag of rice and a bag of beans on hand to feed your friends who come up from the Bay Area (assuming that they can get here).