DID YOU FEEL A LITTLE LUNEY LAST NIGHT?
Last night the moon came closer to the Earth than it has all year.
It was 14% bigger and 30% brighter! Did you notice?
Here's a photo I managed to get...
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Saturday, December 13, 2008
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Black hole found in Milky Way
The BBC reports the results of a sixteen-year study, which show conclusively not only that super massive black holes exist, but that in fact one resides at the center of our very own galaxy.
Not to worry, though. Rather than a ravinous monster, our four million solar mass black hole may be benign, even helpful according to one researcher quoted in the article.
According to Dr Robert Massy, of the Royal Astronomical Society, the results suggest that galaxies form around giant black holes in the way that a pearl forms around grit.
Dr Massy said: "Although we think of black holes as somehow threatening, in the sense that if you get too close to one you are in trouble, they may have had a role in helping galaxies to form - not just our own, but all galaxies.
It has long been suspected that black holes form the center of many if not most galaxies, and the idea that they aid in galaxy formation is not totally new either. This study solidifies these concepts, bringing home to us the reality that creation and destruction are inextricably intertwined.
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Friday, December 05, 2008
Weekend Open Thread
There's a new site in the "I can has cheezburger" family of blogs, called "Once Upon a Win". That's where I found this:
more epic win
The included this excerpt from the Wikipedia article about Ross.
Bob Norman Ross (October 29, 1942 – July 4, 1995) was an American painter and television host.I miss Bob Ross. He was awesome.
With his calm, patient nature, Ross came to prominence as the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, a long-running television program on public broadcast stations in the United States. When asked about his laid-back approach to painting and eternally calm and contented demeanor, he once commented: “I got a letter from somebody here a while back, and they said, ‘Bob, everything in your world seems to be happy.’ That’s for sure. That’s why I paint. It’s because I can create the kind of world that I want, and I can make this world as happy as I want it. Shoot, if you want bad stuff, watch the news.”
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
"Submarine Service"
This was one of the posters on the wall where we ate our Thanksgiving buffet--a restaurant near the airport with a World War II theme. The caption on this particular poster reads, "He volunteered for submarine service".
As I was standing in line for the buffet, I heard the man standing behind me comment that "submarine service" sounded like a euphemism for something dirty. I giggled, and made a mental note to share that funny line with Demetrius. But then the man continued to speak, and I turned around, realizing that it *was* Demetrius saying something funny. But I hadn't been aware of him getting up to go to the buffet immediately after I got up, so I really did think I was hearing a quip from someone else at the restaurant.
I guess it's reassuring to know that there are at least a few entertaining compensations when one's mind begins to go... ;)
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Friday, November 28, 2008
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JOY! JOY! JOY!
The test Ally took today came back:
There is NO living Neuroblastoma in Ally!
She kicked that tumor's butt!
Time to celebrate and give Thanks!!
Gee, and Ally's Grammie Sue hasn't even blown out her candles yet!
Tomorrow will be a very special Thanksgiving Birthday!!
If you like, come by and light some candles in celebration! :-)
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=ALLYS
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