Landing | 2012

Landing | 2012

Winter | 2012

Winter | 2012

Nine people going about their business | 2012

Nine people going about their business | 2012

Portal | 2012

Portal | 2012

"The impact of humanity on Earth is humbling from orbit. Our greatest cities appear to the bare eye as minor gray smudges on the edges of continents—they could be the fingerprints of Atlas, from the last time he handled the globe. They are hardly distinguishable from volcanic ash flow or other geologic features. If you didn’t know it was a city, it would be difficult to conclude it was the result of human design. Under the scrutiny of the telephoto lens, things appear different. Like ants moving crumbs of dirt, we are slowly changing our world. You realize that Earth will do just fine, with or without us. We are wedded to this planet, for better or for worse, until mass extinction do us part."

From the Blog of Astronaut Don Pettit

http://wiki.nasa.gov/cm/newui/blog/viewpostlist.jsp?blogname=letters

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Elliot Bay at Sunset | 2012

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My corner | 2012

My corner | 2012

The kitchen on 1/27/2012 at 2:04 PM

The kitchen on 1/27/2012 at 2:04 PM

Seattle streets | 2012

Seattle streets | 2012

I wonder what his photo looks like. | 2012

I wonder what his photo looks like. | 2012

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Brother | 2012

Brother | 2012

"So if you’re a big bank or financial institution, you are no longer allowed to make risky bets with your customers’ deposits. You’re required to write out a “living will” that details exactly how you’ll pay the bills if you fail – because the rest of us aren’t bailing you out ever again. And if you’re a mortgage lender or a payday lender or a credit card company, the days of signing people up for products they can’t afford with confusing forms and deceptive practices are over."

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Nice words…

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"I know this announcement makes me the so-called 25th vote, the vote that ensures passage. That’s neither here nor there. If I were the first or the seventh or the 28th vote, my position would not be any different. I happen to be the 25th because I insisted on taking this much time to hear from my constituents and to sort it out for myself, to reconcile my religious beliefs with my beliefs as an American, as a legislator, and as a wife and mother who cannot deny to others the joys and benefits I enjoy. This is the right vote and it is the vote I will cast when this measure comes to the floor."

— State Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, the final vote needed to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state.

The gang | 2012

The gang | 2012

Storm breaking | 2012

Storm breaking | 2012