I hope everybody got a chance to take a peek at last night’s Super Moon Lunar Eclipse. I wasn’t certain whether or not I’d be staying up to look at it, but the weather here was warm, the clouds (mostly) stayed away, and the moon got high enough above the trees just before 9:00 PM to light up the yard like it was daytime, so I figured why not (plus I took today off just so I could stay up late). A full-moon lunar eclipse when the moon is at perigee isn’t going to happen again until 2033, so this was quite possibly the last one I’ll ever get to see. It reminded my that I really ought to sit outside and look at the stars more often. And maybe even play with the telescope that’s mostly been gathering dust in a closet for the past few years. I’ll have to put it on my list of things to do.
It proves he is not infallible
Arne Duncan, Education Secretary, will step down in December. He will not be miussed.
Had a great view of the Super Moon eclipse being at 47.4233° N, 120.3253° W. Just spent time helping to go through my folks’ large house. They accumulated quite a bit, but they weren’t hoarders by any means. But really, how many photos do we need? My grandparents lived during the time when one or two family photos were all that existed; photos were taken professionally, I believe. Now photos are digital. My parents raised their family during the paper photo explosion. Lordy Lordy. We did gather the slides to be converted to digital. The household purge was emotionally exhausting. I am now going to purge our home. I don’t want people to have to sort through mounds of crap when we kick the bucket.
Pj, I’m with you on the dog front. We will let attrition take its toll, but I think if I had one dog, that would be just fine. As far as skunk, I think the hydrogen peroxide is the best, but if you don’t get it on immediately, I think you’ll have to wait it out. Gigi took a direct hit to the face a few years ago and her beard had the eau de skunk for a good year. I tried every product out there – natural and not-so-natural. That smell is a mighty fine defense mechanism.
My sister lost one of her dogs early Friday morning. A great girl, who always went absolutely bonkers whenever I came over (of course, they all do that – what can I say, dogs and old ladies love me). She’s not up to talking about it yet, so I’m not sure what happened, though she had had some gut issues for quite a while. I know my sister is devastated, as is her husband.
They really need to invent a canine fountain of youth.
Was going to post the whole visual, but it would break the blog, I fear:
994 mass shootings in 1,004 days: this is what America’s gun crisis looks like
That’ not even one a day. I’m pretty sure we can do better than that. Maybe bomb a hospital or something.
Oh, wait. We already did that.
Epilogue:
In the stealth of night…..
Workers Removing Ten Commandments From Oklahoma Capitol
P.S. the local news reported that there was 1 protester during the removal.
Enjoy today!
CHRISTIAN GROUP PREDICTS THE WORLD WILL BE ‘ANNIHILATED’ ON WEDNESDAY
Over a week after blood moon doomsday forecasts were proven wrong, eBible Fellowship leader Chris McCann says ‘the world will pass away’ on 7 October
Haven’t we been here before? There was the rapture guy (Camping?) who twice predicted that all of us sinners would be left on earth while the Christians went to heaven, minus their shoes. I am still getting over the disappointment that it didn’t happen.
Yeah, well, the deal is that God shut the gates to heaven on May 21, 2011, and then the bible tells us that he’ll spend 1,600 days figuring out which non-church goers to let in. Or something. Anyhow, the 1,600 days are now up. I figure I’ll definitely make the cut, but I’ll miss you guys while I spend eternity praising the Lord (which sounds kind of boring to be honest).
You think He’ll let me bring my Kindle? And is there 2-day Prime shipping to heaven?
We are still here, too. Oh well. Maybe next time.
We missed the boat (or mothership or something) when we didn’t hitch a ride on Hale-Bopp, although I wouldn’t have gone with that Crazy Eyes Applewhite guy — maybe he was right, though, about the recycling thing.. We did get GWB 4 years later and then 9/11. The planet could use some recycling.
The Heavens Gate/Bopp folks were recycled, at any rate.
39 to Beam up!
Seeing as it’s already tomorrow in much (or even most) of the world, I’m thinking we’ve survived yet another armageddon.
I think God spared us as a sign that He approves of gay marriage.
Bachman says the the terrible flooding in South Carolina is because God is angry about the Iran deal. South Carolina?
Internationally known chef Paul Prudhomme dies at age 75, TV station reports
This man changed my life in many ways. Chef, right back atcha!
“Good Cooking, Good Eating, Good Loving!”
Thanks!
Yeah, I liked him. And of course Justin Wilson (“I gar-on-tee!”). He started my life-long love affair with hot sauce.
Kevin McCarthy dropped out of the speaker race. The Repugs manage to be both scary and entertaining.
Too bad. I liked him in Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Oh, wait — that one is dead — passed right through Heavens Gate
. If only the Repugs would all do the same thing. We’ll just have to keep ourselves entertained with Donald Trump.
Happy Birthday, John.
Can’t believe he was only 40 when he died. 40 seems so young to me now.
He was still practically a baby.