Ben Reichart

  • stating the obvious

    I was listening to the most recent social upheaval regarding the trans people. This was about the two former NBA players declaring for the WNBA draft. It has really put the WNBA on the spot. The WNBA rule book says… Continue reading

  • Truth and trust

    In the 1990’s the world wide web became a thing. The technology behind it all started back in the 1960’s, a military thing. It was during the height of the cold war. The complete history can be found online. I… Continue reading

  • Creating

    Was reading a bit about scientists using A.I. to create new strains/variations of viruses. It was reported over three hundred new varieties have been created already. Of those three hundred about thirty were successful. Not certain what that meant. Not… Continue reading

  • Things happen

    Growing up I heard, no sense crying over spilled milk. It sure seems to me that a couple of generations must not have gotten that memo. I tried my best to teach my kids that lesson and I think I… Continue reading

  • Social adjudication

    Defining contempt. That is the latest topic of conversation on social media. Dr. Fuaci has been referred to the department of justice for contempt of congress. That follows his pleading the fifth amendment 111 times in a row over a… Continue reading

  • Circumstances

    I retired from the navy thirty-three years ago. I can’t believe it at times, doesn’t seem all that long ago. When I was doing that twenty, it did seem a lot longer. Well, the circumstances of time were quite a… Continue reading

  • I know

    I occasionally surprise myself with knowledge that I don’t remember obtaining. Do you know what I mean? Someone asks a question and you know the answer. You’re not sure how you know that, but you know it. Happened to me… Continue reading

  • Priori

    Was reading an article about the Bison in Yellowstone. The scientists and researchers have been studying them. After years of study, millions spent on research, they have determined that the bison migrate. Yes, the herds migrate from one area to… Continue reading

  • Grandmothers’ love

    I think we all have our favorite photographs. Memories recorded, moments in time, preserved. They aren’t always our memories though; they are the memory of the one that took the picture. The why of the picture is seldom known and… Continue reading

  • It does matter, sort of

    Why do we have such a need to place the blame? I’ve read a few papers about that, the explanation from the phycologists. I smiled reading those because they just sounded like my grandmother had gone to college. I’m thinking… Continue reading