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John Kinane is a resident of Hilton, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York. A former middle school band director and music teacher, John changed direction into technology and web and multimedia programming. He holds a Bachelors degree from the Crane School of Music and a Masters degree from Nazareth College of Rochester. Interests include percussion, drum and bugle corps, progressive politics, astronomy, web programming and raising three great kids.
Magnolias
May 22, 2011
  • Rochester, NY

2011 Lilac Festival in Rochester, NY

May 22, 2011 By John1 Comment

Another Lilac Festival has come and gone.  We were fortunate enough to go the first day when the weather was perfect and the crowds were light.  The lilacs weren’t in full bloom yet this yearRead More

Orion 130MM Short Tube
May 10, 2011
  • Observation Blog

It Begins

May 10, 2011 By JohnLeave a comment

I was given my first telescope for my fifteenth birthday.  For years before this I was fascinated with the stars.  Having a real telescope changed everything.  It made all the books I had read andRead More

Tagged Astronomy, Telescope
M24 Sketch
May 10, 2011
  • Astronomy

My First Astronomical Sketch

May 10, 2011 By JohnLeave a comment

This was my first attempt to sketch an astronomical object.  It created it on August 9, 2004 by simply by sketching what you see in a telescope eyepiece.  Astronomers used this practice for thousands ofRead More

August 26, 2010
  • Education
  • Politics

Schools Fail Because Communities Fail

August 26, 2010 By John3 Comments

I have some bad news for you, Sunshine.  Schools fail because their communities fail them.  Period.  Not maybe or probably or possibly.  Show me a failing school in an affluent community and I will showRead More

Proxima Centauri
July 7, 2010
  • Astronomy

Why I Love Astronomy

July 7, 2010 By John5 Comments

Most of my childhood was spent in the seventies.  Technology was still very new at best and the spectacular images produced by the Hubble Space Telescope and even by amateurs today were not remotely possibleRead More

Tagged Astronomy, Pluto, Proxima Centauri, Space Art
June 17, 2010
  • BP Oil Spill

Clearwater Beach: A Slice of Heaven

June 17, 2010 By John2 Comments

If you’re not a native of Clearwater Beach, Florida the first thing you will notice when you step off the plane is the light.  Golden sunshine framed in a glowing platinum blue unlike any other.Read More

Tagged BP Oil Spill, clearwater, florida
June 9, 2010
  • Politics
  • Rochester, NY

Don’t Ostracize For Double Dipping

June 9, 2010 By John3 Comments

Retirement.  Some people dread the thought while for others it can’t come soon enough.  In either case this is a wonderful civilized concept that our modern society enjoys.  At least it did.  It is aRead More

Tagged Bob Duffy, pension, retirement, Rochester NY
June 7, 2010
  • BP Oil Spill

Time To Take Control

June 7, 2010 By JohnLeave a comment

What do you know about the BP Oil Spill?  As much as the media tells you.  What does the media know?  They know what BP tells them.   The rest of what we know is whatRead More

June 5, 2010
  • Environment
  • Rochester, NY

Hearse for a Bear

June 5, 2010 By John2 Comments

It has been a year since a bear died after falling from a city neighborhood tree in Rochester, NY.  The case is considered closed.  That is sad.  After watching the video perhaps you will disagreeRead More

Tagged ny, Rochester, NY
May 27, 2010
  • Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle Program Nears End

May 27, 2010 By JohnLeave a comment

I’m old enough to remember when Skylab died a fiery death over the Pacific Ocean.  July 11, 1979.  The clippings were on my bedroom wall for years.  Not long before this Viking had landed onRead More

Tagged NASA, Space Exploration, space shuttle

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