Bonanza!

What a day. Haven't felt much like writing lately but so many things are happening.

First, the discovery of gravity waves. Incredible. This opens up whole new vistas on the universe. It is never a bad thing to learn more about the universe in which we are immersed. This is a wonderfully exciting discovery.

Second, the militants at that Oregon bird sanctuary is over. All the people who took over the site have now been arrested. I care because lands designated as federal property (our parks and wildlife areas) belong to all of us, not just the landowners whose properties abut federal lands.

Then there is the political stuff. Two more have dropped from the GOP presidential race: Chris Christie of New Jersey and Carly Fiorina. Christie I dislike because he's a bully and loudmouth; Fiorina turned out to be a blatant liar. Neither had the skills to be president of the most powerful country on the planet.

In another political situation, I read that Ken Paxton, attorney general of Texas, could be disbarred. Paxton is being probed for ethics violations for telling county clerks that they could deny marriage licenses to same sex-couples, another potential setback for the state’s top lawyer, who is already facing felony charges.The Texas Bar Association ordered its Board of Disciplinary Appeals this week to look into Paxton and his office, Houston attorney Eddie Rodriguez said on Thursday. If Paxton is found to have an ethics violation, he could be disbarred, which means he could no longer serve as attorney general. 

I just don't get why guys like him think they have a right to determine what a woman can or can't do with her body. None of his business.

Ever notice that when congress assemble a committee to investigate women's health issues, there are never any women on the panels of experts who appear to testify! What arrogance.