Happy New Year!

Jay Maisel, photographer

Happy Holidays

A bit melancholy during services tonight, as this was my mom's favorite time of year. Can't help but think of Ariana's family, and I'm missing my oldest son (happy in Arizona), but joy nonetheless with those I'm with. Another year with too little peace and too much war,but if we all do a little to make another person's life better then there's hope.

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Astronomers Find First Evidence Of Other Universes

Not from the National Enquirer or World News Weekly, but from MIT...

"Our cosmos was "bruised" in collisions with other universes. Now astronomers have found the first evidence of these impacts in the cosmic microwave background."

See the full article here.

Isn't science wonderful!

Sam Smith, '07

Sam Smith, '07, star of a couple of Nora School Photography Class videos, now appears in his own show here. Now studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, he goes by the name of Harvey Moon.

Gettysburg

Walked the Gettysburg battlefield this weekend, camping with some old friends. Yes, it was 14 degrees Friday night, but nonetheless good for my soul (if not my cough). On a quiet Saturday in December it's hard to imagine the scene 147 years ago when thousands fought and died on these fields. The nature of warfare was so different from today, yet young men and women still fight and die so that others may enjoy a better life. If only we civilians living comfortably behind the front lines were willing to make some type of sacrifice in their support. Instead, we fuss about our taxes and the price of gas.