Six monks arrived in Florence, Arizona, in the summer of 1995.Florenceis a town of some 25,000 people with a sweet downtown. The monastery, however, is nowhere near the downtown. It is in the back of beyond, popping out of the desert like a decoration on top of a flat cake. These...
The president on Tuesday night will stand before a joint session ofCongressfor the first time since voters in the midterm elections handed control of the House to Republicans. Biden, like presidents past, will make the case that the nation is strong and that better days lie ahead. But he fi...
When you do spot the anti-tail, don’t be fooled. It may appear to be pointing at the sun, but it’s only dust spread along a path once tread. A magnificent view of the very thin anti tail of Comet PANSTARRS, as seen on May 22, 2013 from near Payson, Arizona. Credit and copyr...
The heat in the living room/kitchen/bathroom has been working like a boss ever since I adjusted the furnace. I never did get it up to 80 degrees in here, but 77 was good enough on Sunday afternoon. Getting it up to 75 has been easy, and it stayed at a comfy 72 the night before ...