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Retired science teacher and ed tech expert.

Interests:
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#beekeeping
#beer
#bees
#cats
#chemistry
#dunkranch
#edtech
#education
#esports
#france
#galapagos
#guns
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#school
#science
#space
#teaching
#technology
#texasaggies
#travel
#trucks
#urbanranch
#wander
#wine
#wonder

Countries I have visited:
#canada
#croatia
#ecuador
#germany
#greece
#italy
#france
#mexico
#montenegro
#slovenia
#uk
#unitedstates

Currently Reading"Aurora: An Eerie Sci Fi Story with High-Stakes Survival, Navigate a World Plunged into Darkness" by David Koepp
Last VacationItaly, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Greece
Next VacationEngland
NationalityTexan
ICE Houston Arrests 822 Criminal Aliens in Weeklong Sweep—Gang Members, Child Predators Among Those Nabbed https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/09/10/ice-houston-arrests-822-criminal-aliens-in-weeklong-sweep-gang-members-child-predators-among-those-nabbed/
ICE Houston Arrests 822 Criminal Aliens in Weeklong Sweep—Gang Members, Child Predators Among Those Nabbed

Federal immigration authorities arrested 822 criminal aliens and immigration violators in a sweeping weeklong operation across Southeast Texas. The operation targeted violent offenders to restore public safety to communities long plagued by cartel-linked crime and illegal reentry. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

Breitbart
Amazon's Zoox jumps into U.S. robotaxi race with Las Vegas launch

Amazon's Zoox robotaxi unit is offering free rides in Las Vegas from a few locations, with plans to expand in the city.

CNBC
One Wrong Hit Could Send an Asteroid on a Collision Course with Earth

It was a chilly night when I peered through my 10” Meade LX200 telescope from Norfolk in the UK! I wasn’t completely convinced it would appear nor even be visible but bang on the prediction, asteroid 2002 MN drifted by my field of view and I was amazed at how accurately we could predict its path! That precision in tracking asteroid trajectories has become even more critical now that we're actively exploring how we can deflect them. A team of scientists have made a discovery about asteroid deflection that's both fascinating and sobering at the same time. Hit an asteroid in the wrong spot, and you might accidentally steer it through a

Universe Today
A $1 million treasure hunt is underway in Canadian wilderness

The Great Canadian Treasure Hunt’s first clue is a 13-stanza poem.

Popular Science
New Exploremores Girl Scout cookie tastes like rocky road ice cream

The newest Girl Scout cookie flavor, Exploremores, will join the lineup for the 2026 cookie season.

ABC News
TIME's Kid of the Year Is Protecting Seniors From Cybercrime https://time.com/7315024/kid-of-the-year-2025/
TIME’s Kid of the Year Is Protecting Seniors From Cybercrime

Through her hard work, 17-year-old Tejasvi Manoj—TIME Kid of the Year for 2025—hopes to create a safer world for seniors.

Time
“Bottlebrush” particles deliver big chemotherapy payloads directly to cancer cells https://news.mit.edu/2025/bottlebrush-particles-deliver-big-chemotherapy-payloads-directly-cancer-cells-0909
“Bottlebrush” particles deliver big chemotherapy payloads directly to cancer cells

Using nanoparticles shaped like bottlebrushes, MIT chemists can deliver a large range of chemotherapy drugs directly to tumor cells, which could reduce the side effects of treatment.

MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cotton to Education Department: Investigate ‘Possibly Illegal’ Partnership Between ‘Pro-Terrorist’ CAIR and K-12 Schools https://freebeacon.com/america/cotton-to-education-department-investigate-possibly-illegal-partnership-between-pro-terrorist-cair-and-k-12-schools/
Cotton to Education Department: Investigate ‘Possibly Illegal’ Partnership Between ‘Pro-Terrorist’ CAIR and K-12 Schools

The lesson plans include instructions not to use terms like 'jihadists' and 'radical Islamic terrorists' when discussing 9/11.

Pressure mounts on GOP leaders to extend ObamaCare subsidies https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5492622-obamacare-subsidies-gop-pressure/
Pressure mounts on GOP leaders to extend ObamaCare subsidies

GOP pressure is mounting on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to extend expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, as a number of rank-and-file Republicans push leaders to prevent the popular subsidies f…

The Hill
Rewatching Your Favorite Shows Is Actually Good for Your Mental Health https://www.verywellmind.com/the-mental-health-benefits-of-rewatching-tv-shows-11795090