No, but…
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She’s always getting blamed for things.
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That we all have to pay for. “This month’s payment courtesy of Peter,” I said as I paid Paul.
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So, how important is a name? Really?
“Betsy Weatherhead”. So, maybe you think her name is appropriate for a Climate Change scientist.
Many years ago I met a British athlete who was not quite successful. His name? “Groyen Poole”. He had injury problems that impacted his success. But this brings up a much more important question. What kind of person names their kids in this way? Does that constitute lifelong abuse?
Well, I guess it’s not as bad as “Slarty Bartfast”, or was that “Slartibartfast”?
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One of my mother’s acquaintances was named “Treasure Pearl” by her parents 
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Well, They just got a new higher-up at Justice. The name is Helen Blazes.
As any pilot worth his salt will tell you, the good ones never get lost. They do, however, sometimes become “temporarily disoriented in respect to their pre-planned position”…
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My father’s excuse was that he “was taking the scenic route” 
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Betsy is an excellent, objective scientist whom I have known for over 30 years. This is a loss for an objective report.
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I’m inclined to agree – her grasp of scientific uncertainty is formidable – but if our concern is the fate of the report perhaps we should wait to see who replaces her.
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In addition to the headline, the word “removal” is repeated in the body of the article. While technically correct since she was removed from one position and moved to another, “reassignment” would probably be a more precise word as well as a less provocative one.
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A guy who did maintenance on one of my instruments was named Peter Peterson.
Said his parents had a sick sense of humor. I never asked what his middle name was 
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From the NASA press release commemorating our flying a helicopter on Mars this morning:
“This first flight was full of unknowns. The Red Planet has a significantly lower gravity – one-third that of Earth’s – and an extremely thin atmosphere with only 1% the pressure at the surface compared to our planet. This means there are relatively few air molecules with which Ingenuity’s two 4-foot-wide (1.2-meter-wide) rotor blades can interact to achieve flight. The helicopter contains unique components, as well as off-the-shelf-commercial parts – many from the smartphone industry – that were tested in deep space for the first time with this mission.
“The Mars Helicopter project has gone from ‘blue sky’ feasibility study to workable engineering concept to achieving the first flight on another world in a little over six years,” said Michael Watkins, director of JPL. “That this project has achieved such a historic first is testimony to the innovation and doggedness of our team here at JPL, as well as at NASA’s Langley and Ames Research Centers, and our industry partners. It’s a shining example of the kind of technology push that thrives at JPL and fits well with NASA’s exploration goals.”
Just incredible work. This moment calls for an Oppenheimer- esque quote to convey the magnitude, majesty and gravitas of this occasion.
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Congratulations! You won the Daily Double!
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I see a blind spot that you and your friend apparently don’t see. She accepted a position in THE most hostile administration to the ravages of climate change. That’s a permanent stain on her judgment, objectivity and character, which she failed to consider when she decided to accept being a part of the administration MOST hostile to the ravages of climate change.
Good!
The whacked out hack should have been fired on day one on Biden’s administration!
I bet he had the time of his life, and he owed it all to her.
That goes without saying, just.
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