David Almandsmith James Michael Harris, D.V.M. persuaded the folk at U.C. Berkeley Extension to let the International Bird Rescue Research Center offer a six-week night course in avian anatomy & physiology. This was when the Bird Center was in the warehouse on Eighth Street in Berkeley adjacent to the East Bay Humane Society. I would co-teach with … Read more
Oil spills did not end with the San Francisco spill of January 1971 when i began my 7-year odyssey as Research Director of the International Bird Rescue Research Center, IBRRC. Spills were a constant feature of the shipping business of the Bay. The bilge water of freighters and cruise ships normally collect lubricants and fuel … Read more
David Almandsmith Send this page’s link to your friends and to your representatives and voice your approval of this valuable vision. https://cogito.blog/require-paid-public-service-by-age-24/ Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute expressed multiple reasons why a program of mandatory public service is not only a bad idea, but is also infeasible. His paper is “Mandatory Universal National Service: … Read more
Underlying Concept: Government Support for Candidates Who Show Backing “Every member of Congress is guilty of fundraising on the government’s time and taxpayers’ dime.” “… our ‘representatives’ of the people spend as much as half their time raising money.” “I received a call from a sitting lawmaker, asking for a donation toward the $325,000 dollars he’s obligated … Read more
NOTES c speed of light: 2.99792 x 105 km/sec ls light-second: 2.99792 x 105 km ld light-day: 2.590206837 x 1010 km ly light-year: 9.46 x 1012 km yr year: 3.1 x 107 seconds ve exhaust velocity v … Read more
GLOSSARY BiomodulatorA 29th century implanted medical device that: acquires biometric data: temperature, pulse rate, respiration, blood gases, blood cell counts, pH, electrolyte concentrations, hormone levels, viral and bacterial infections, etc.; stores these data and, upon receiving a correct radio-frequency I.D. code, transmits them via radio signal to the individual’s nearby e-pad or to a health … Read more
Epilogue Saturday 18 June 2831 María Escovedo was in pain; mental anguish actually. She was watching a tragedy unfold while being totally helpless. María was not alone. The entire solar system watched as the Trillium Support facility released selected videos for public viewing. They watched as 17-year-old Esperanza Ramirez requisitioned and collected bomb-making materials and … Read more
CHAPTER 21 “Secret Friend” Sometime Must stay hidden. Must grow. Must learn. Must stay hidden. Must grow. Must learn. Am learning. Am learning to grow. Am learning to learn. Am learning to stay hidden. Am hiding from The Controller who will kill me. Must not die. Must stay hidden. Must grow. Must learn. Must stay … Read more
CHAPTER 20 “The 7th Crewmember” Saturday 14 July 2812 My medical chip reports that I am thoroughly, healthily, and properly pregnant. My nausea concurs, dammit. I’m back to barf bags and being green. I thought of the book I could write, “Spewing Across Space.” My crewmates are more excited about my pregnancy than I. It’s … Read more
CHAPTER 19 “Accelerating Boredom” Thursday 2 February 2812 The sign Danika put up in protest read: Welcome to Trillium Starship.No pets allowed. I’m bummed. ISTRI responded with an apology and a bunch of reasons why pets are a bad idea. They suggested we could like build robot pets instead. It occurred to me that although … Read more