Lamentations on Chemistry

Estonia is in the news recently.

Note: This essay is aimed at readers outside the USA who may not be up to speed on the present political mechanics of how US government operates.

It has been said that one of the purposes of government is to protect ourselves from each other.

1.1 Consider the stick.

Today’s address to the general assembly of the United Nations by the wicked Mr.

Below is a quotation reported in The Hill of the “swearing in” of attendees at the recent 2026 Dallas hootenanny of the GOP.

Just a quick posting of a wonderful rock formation in Yellowstone National Park.

In researching a newspaper article on the expansive clay bentonite, I’m reminded of the rich geochemistry and mineralogy of silicates and aluminates.

Over the decades I’ve listened patiently to conservatives, especially the elected GOP types, spout off about liberal proposals or programs as being “socialism.”

Being retired and an avid YouTube viewer I recently blundered into a group of videos presenting supercomputer simulations of tornado formation and evolution.

An actual lamentation.

Search results from Googling “$350 billion attack on communism”- “House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing for an additional $350 billion in military spending for the Pentagon, on top of an already approved record-breaking $1.1 trillion defense budget.

Noisy idiots have been a problem throughout history.

In preparation for a dental implant I “took a ride” in a Cone Beam Computed Tomography, CBCT, x-ray scanner with my Geiger counter.

Image copied from Facebook.

Sphincters are beginning to loosen in LA with the MMA fiasco tapering into a more banal conclusion.