“The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.” - Oscar WildeOfelt's Random ThoughtsTumblr (3.0; @jofelt)http://jofelt.tumblr.com/"The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it."““The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.””<br/><br/> - <em>Neil deGrasse Tyson</em>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/41557490879http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/41557490879Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:00:32 -0600Photo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a207f37628e5f4c2c7b2fbb2574c9ba6/tumblr_mh4zrlTLjm1ruyln5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/41362810617http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/41362810617Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:45:21 -0600Photo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/636b83bc4380dbe16fa299fc12a47fa4/tumblr_mg2uascxgK1ruyln5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/39613013400http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/39613013400Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:18:28 -0600Photo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczsyfoL8u1ruyln5o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/35029131269http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/35029131269Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:17:00 -0600Rotary HouseHoustonTexasMD AndersonEven Daisy Sour Cream likes Minnesota.<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb67m42BWz1ruyln5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Even Daisy Sour Cream likes Minnesota.</p>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/32599695620http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/32599695620Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:10:00 -0500Itasca State ParkMinnesotaMississippi RiverMt. McKinley on Flickr.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maig5uYiEW1ruyln5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16631800@N00/7993603207/" title="Mt. McKinley">Mt. McKinley</a> on Flickr.</p>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/31746069969http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/31746069969Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:13:00 -0500Mt McKinleyAlaskaandrewkurbiko: Breathtaking view of the Milky Way from the...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ap15bipv1rt9cxco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://andrewkurbiko.tumblr.com/post/28777765813">andrewkurbiko</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Breathtaking view of the Milky Way from the surface of Mars</p> </blockquote>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/28834305921http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/28834305921Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:20:29 -0500Canada on left bank, USA on right bank. on Flickr. The Pigeon...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ihv4t1xH1ruyln5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16631800@N00/2001174741/" title="Canada on left bank, USA on right bank.">Canada on left bank, USA on right bank.</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>The Pigeon River. Canada is on the left and the USA is on the right.</p>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/27694464740http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/27694464740Sat, 21 Jul 2012 08:09:00 -0500MinnesotaCanadaPigeon Riverde Young Museum on Flickr.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6fl8b8IL21ruyln5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16631800@N00/7169805073/" title="de Young Museum">de Young Museum</a> on Flickr.</p>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/26207263725http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/26207263725Sat, 30 Jun 2012 07:55:00 -0500Golden Gate ParkSan Franciscode Young MuseumCaliforniabeatlyfe: I Got Love For My Home Town.  It’s my hometown...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m67ja7uDC81r6xvy6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://beatlyfe.tumblr.com/post/25907084105/i-got-love-for-my-home-town">beatlyfe</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I Got Love For My Home Town. </p> </blockquote> <p>It’s my hometown too.</p>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25923253000http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25923253000Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:35:47 -0500MinnesotaSt. PaulHometownMy hometown.<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5sa4xFR9n1rqzhnto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My hometown.</p>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25509647949http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25509647949Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:18:00 -0500St. PaulMinnesotavw4lif: A great Superior morning. #lakesuperior #minnesota...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5icpbTbTW1ry253vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vw4lif.tumblr.com/post/24953206492/a-great-superior-morning-lakesuperior-minnesota">vw4lif</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A great Superior morning. #lakesuperior #minnesota #tofte #bluefinbay (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at Bluefin Bay on Lake Superior)</p> </blockquote>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25338639806http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25338639806Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:03:00 -0500Another Godless Goddess: Study Challenges Religious Tax Exemptions<a href="http://helvetebrann.tumblr.com/post/25308920588/study-challenges-religious-tax-exemptions">Another Godless Goddess: Study Challenges Religious Tax Exemptions</a>: <p><a href="http://helvetebrann.tumblr.com/post/25308920588/study-challenges-religious-tax-exemptions" class="tumblr_blog">helvetebrann</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Related to an earlier story <a href="http://helvetebrann.tumblr.com/post/25258268099/the-yearly-cost-of-religious-tax-exemptions" target="_blank">published yesterday</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p>How much money does the <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/U.S" title="More news, photos about U.S." target="_blank">U.S.</a> government forgo by not taxing religious institutions? According to a <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/University+of+Tampa" title="More news, photos about University of Tampa" target="_blank">University of Tampa</a> professor, perhaps as much as $71 billion a year.</p> <p class="inside-copy">And while the authors do not claim theirs is a comprehensive or…</p></blockquote> </blockquote>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25314954195http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25314954195Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:00:48 -0500"Right now we’re living in what Carl Sagan correctly termed a demon-haunted world. We have created a..."“Right now we’re living in what Carl Sagan correctly termed a demon-haunted world. We have created a Star Wars civilisation but we have Palaeolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. That’s dangerous.”<br/><br/> - <em>E. O. Wilson, New Scientist 21 April 2012 (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cuttlephilia.tumblr.com/">cuttlephilia</a>)</em>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25305344601http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25305344601Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:30:00 -0500Carl SaganE.O. WilsonQuoteRight On!<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5pp1yO88q1ruyln5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Right On!</p>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25223103599http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25223103599Sat, 16 Jun 2012 08:20:00 -0500GaysLGBTHillary ClintonQuoteChristian Logic - Imgur<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5m567KotH1ruyln5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Christian Logic - Imgur</p>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25092918650http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/25092918650Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:18:06 -0500Photo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ikhwmr4G1ruyln5o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/24960519405http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/24960519405Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:58:43 -0500black holewhite holespacetimeastrophysicsIMG_1019 on Flickr. Flagstaff, AZ<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5dcz2O4uu1ruyln5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16631800@N00/7355052170/" title="IMG_1019">IMG_1019</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>Flagstaff, AZ</p>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/24769236336http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/24769236336Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:28:00 -0500FlagstaffArizonaWhen thanks are in order… - Imgur<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4xyofXQ361ruyln5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When thanks are in order… - Imgur</p>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/24194110644http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/24194110644Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:55:27 -0500Pencil Vs Camera by Ben Heine - Draw As A Maniac<a href="http://drawasamaniac.com/news/Ben_Heine.php">Pencil Vs Camera by Ben Heine - Draw As A Maniac</a>http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/23808318197http://jofelt.tumblr.com/post/23808318197Sat, 26 May 2012 13:10:28 -0500