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The more things change
President Trump gave his 2026 State of the Union address last night, 24 February 2026. He spoke for almost two hours on several topics. One of the most important was the survival of humanity as highlighted by his insistence that he would not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. After the world saw the destruction the United States rained down on Japan in 1945, rational people realized we humans had finally “progressed” to the ability to make ourselves extinct. Or as former
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Birthstones
I love the many aspects of nature – plants, flowers, creatures, landscapes, and the features and products of the earth. Those products of the earth include gemstones. I admit to being a bit enamored of “bling,” and that includes my birthstone gem, which is the emerald. Geology fact: the emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium. Now you know, like it or not. A very brief history of the origins of
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