Economics Deficits are a girl’s best friend. Or, running a country is not the same as balancing a household budget. Take that, free marketeers! Via Ms Magazine. Writing The picture at this blog shows exactly why reading is important. I’m also going to take on her comments about identifying my writing strengths.   Astronomy Picture of the…

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Astronomy Picture of the DayAtlantis’ last approach to the International Space Station. A view from the space station of the shuttle with the Bahamas in the background. Pagan stuffA silly little story that amused me – a Christian group opposed a meeting of Pagans and threatened a protest, but while loads of Pagans turned up,…

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Writing stuffA poem taking apart V.S. Naipal and his isms via Ms Magazine Politics and social stuffResponding to homophobia in the Daily Mail (shocker, I know), Spark in Darkness is both angry, right, and funny. Oooh prettyAstronomy picture of the day showing a volcano with a perfectly triangular shadow.

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