Vineyard Views

50 year visitors

2022-04-16T07:41:00.001-04:00

Finishing school

2022-04-11T19:20:00.003-04:00

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Courtesy of our Florida correspondent

How much trust do you have in "your" media?

2022-04-09T11:25:00.000-04:00

Another private trip to space

2022-04-09T11:21:00.001-04:00

SpaceX launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station on Friday for more than a week’s stay. The three are an American, a Canadian and an Israeli who run investment, real estate and other companies. They’re paying $55 million apiece for the rocket ride and accommodations, all meals included.

As a gift for their seven station hosts, the four visitors are taking up paella and other Spanish cuisine prepared by celebrity chef José Andrés. The rest of their time at the station, NASA’s freeze-dried chow will have to do.

Meet the Cow Lady

2022-04-09T10:01:00.001-04:00

Courtesy of our Florida Correspondent

Reality is full of tricks

2022-04-08T10:54:00.000-04:00

Number 81 is born

2022-04-05T09:58:00.000-04:00

Dogwood in Boston

2022-04-05T09:42:00.002-04:00

Working Together

2022-04-03T08:30:00.003-04:00

Do we need to go beyond lithium batteries

2022-04-03T08:30:00.002-04:00

Bacteria traveling around the universe

2022-04-02T16:37:00.003-04:00

UConn Huskies are in the title game!

2022-04-02T13:32:00.001-04:00

The mascot, the players, cheerleaders and band members celebrate

One place our money goes

2022-04-02T08:03:00.002-04:00

One Russian's views of the war

2022-04-02T07:52:00.002-04:00

Oleg Kuvaev, a Russian, has lived in Israel for quite a while

It's seasonal allergy time

2022-03-31T19:16:00.007-04:00

Spring brings seasonal allergies, causing millions of people in the U.S. to experience sneezing, congestion and other symptoms. People who struggle with seasonal allergies, also known as hay fever and allergic rhinitis, are mostly reacting to pollen from plants, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Climate change has made it worse; the allergy season is longer and pollen counts are higher.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America recently released its 2022 Allergy Capitals report, which lists some of the most challenging cities for spring and fall allergies in the top 100 metropolitan areas in the continental U.S. Here's the list:

1. Scranton, PA

2. Wichita, KS

3. McAllen, TX

4. Richmond, VA

5. San Antonio, TX

6. Oklahoma City, OK

7. Hartford, CT

8. Buffalo, NY

9. New Haven, CT

10. Albany, NY

11. Bridgeport, CT

12. Springfield, MA

13. Dayton OH

14. Columbia, SC

15. El Paso, TX

16. Syracuse, NY

17. Des Moines, IA

18. Miami, FL

19. Memphis, TN

20. Las Vegas NV

Courtesy of a Duncaster resident

Goodbye March

2022-03-30T22:13:00.000-04:00

A Hidden Disease

2022-03-30T07:09:00.003-04:00

Noise can be dangerous

2022-03-29T07:55:00.003-04:00

The European Environmental Agency says that excessive noise is actually killing people. It estimates that long-term exposure causes 12,000 premature deaths per year across the European Union.

The World Health Organization says that noise pollution is an "underestimated threat that can cause a number of short and long-term health problems, such as, for example, sleep disturbance, cardiovascular effects, poorer work and school performance, [and] hearing impairment".

What's more likely?

2022-03-28T15:43:00.003-04:00

Climate change or war? It looks like Biden thinks war is, as his proposed military budget ($813.3 billion) is almost 20 times the budget for climate change ($44.9 billion).

The military budget will set another record this year, as it exceeds the last record-setting budget of $782 billion. William Hartung, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, noted in a statement that Biden's proposed budget is "substantially more—adjusted for inflation—than spending at the height of the Korean or Vietnam wars, and over $100 billion more than peak spending during the Cold War."

Relieving Stress

2022-03-28T07:44:00.001-04:00

Gun permits

2022-03-28T07:26:00.001-04:00

Should you bifurcate your tongue?

2022-03-27T13:52:00.003-04:00

You can learn a variety of things by reading the newspaper. This morning I read The Ethicist column in the NY Times and learned of a medical procedure called “tongue bifurcation.” I had never heard of this. it is a splitting of the tongue down the middle. People do this for a variety of reasons: creating a lizardlike appearance for patients who are interested in body modification, for other aesthetic reasons, to perform oral sex acts, to be able to realize their self-identity, etc.

The American Dental Association advises against tongue splitting, deeming it an invasive procedure “with negative health sequelae” — including severe bleeding, infection and nerve damage — “that outweigh any potential benefit.”

Humans and the earth

2022-03-26T07:29:00.000-04:00

Cherry Blossoms in New York City

2022-03-26T07:10:00.002-04:00

The walking fish

2022-03-25T08:20:00.003-04:00