The Writer's Life 7/6 - Science Used for Good & Ill

A day after the left got the scalp of EPA chief Scott Pruitt, there are two short items in the NY Post that show why environmental zealots are besides themselves. The first relays the news that in 2017 the oil sector ruled the economy in terms of the highest mean salary, $123,000, boosted by the need for specialists such as geologists and petroleum engineers. The second item reports that oil refining in the USA is at its highest level ever, and that exports of crude set an all-time record in April. This is great news for everyone but those who believe fossil fuels are an evil that must be eradicated.

A second attack of poison gas in England has called into question the first, which harmed Russian expatriates considered enemies of the state. The latest victims seem ordinary citizens. The scariest possible scenario is that a lunatic is responsible and may perpetrate more random acts - if that's what they are.

From Yahoo Sports, in my own words: Pro golfer Bryson DeChambeau, 24, majored in physics at SMU. He applies his passion for the science to his game. He designed his own clubs, making each the same length. Non-golfers may not know that, for instance, a two-iron is considerably longer than a nine-iron. For the past two years DeChambeau had been using a protractor, also known as a drawing compass, to mark hole locations in the greens book provided each participant at events. The USGA has now banned its use as "unusual equipment." DeChambeau also experimented with a putting style that was eventually given the kibosh. Have these methods given him an unfair advantage? Since turning pro in 2016, he has won three times, once on the Web.com tour, twice on the PGA. He has not fared well in majors. He has not complained about the rulings. The article did not provide a photo of the device, nor did pages related to DeChambeau have any, so I googled it and found this, which reminded of my high school drafting class:

And here's the putting technique that was deemed a no-no:

Given the forecast, which called for periods of heavy rain until four PM, I thought the opening of the book shop would be delayed until late afternoon. We had only light rain in our neighborhood, and the scaffold again provided enough shelter to keep the wares dry. My thanks to the woman who bought eight Mary Higgins Clark mysteries, and to Ira, who purchased Fashion and Film, a beautiful pictorial; and to the elderly Latina who selected Patricia Cornwell's Chaos and Jonathan Kellerman's A Cold Heart. Some days you just get lucky.

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