Author Archives: david donovan
The incredible saga of the capsized Cougar Ace cargo ship
Some great reading on Wired today. Joshua David recounts the story of the race to save a massive cargo ship capsized at a 60 degree angle in the North Pacific, 230 miles south of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, with over $100 … Continue reading
We have lost 1,500 years of progress to Christianity
It really irritates me when people talk about how the United States is a Christian nation that was founded on Christian principles. Nothing could be further from the truth. Although we live in an age of amazing technology and technological … Continue reading
Another legendary Seattle storm hits
The Seattle area has been hit with another legendary snowstorm, and it left Bellevue battered and bruised. With record-low temperatures near freezing, Bellevue received a heavy snowfall that dumped nearly 0.1 feet of soft, fluffy, slippery white stuff throughout the … Continue reading
Dept. of Redundancy Dept.: Strange expressions of everyday life
Why doesn’t anyone else seem to have a problem with the expression, pick and choose? You don’t even have to think about this one very much to realize how redundant it is. I don’t need to hear even one more … Continue reading