Since my copy of Asimov's original Foundation Trilogy is three steps away from my desk, I picked it up to answer the question MattW raised. Briefly, Salvor Hardin, the first Mayor of Terminus, is app… (View Post)

Today I received a piece of mail that reminds of the many in our world who are kind, even to strangers. It is a catalog from Heifer International, which donates farm animals to needy people in much o… (View Post)

rcs1000 said: "Twitter is down for me:" Some people have all the luck! (View Post)

I'm not sure I should give Steve Scalise credit for running for Speaker, in the circumstances -- but he sure is showing courage: 'On June 14, 2017, at 7:09 am EDT, Scalise and three other people were… (View Post)

Manhattan's population is now about 1.7 million. (It has been more than two million in the past.) The area is just under 23 square miles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan (View Post)