Monday, August 27, 2007

Heavenly Occurrences Make for Earthly Delights


Are you a star gazer? I am, so lets move on to more interesting things in the universe. Well, in our galaxy anyway. The spirits in the sky have a way of lifting my spirits.

There is expected to be a meteor shower on September 1st, around 11:37 UT (plus or minus 20 minutes.) Earth is expected to pass smack through this one-revolution rubble trail from Comet Kiess. It remains to be seen whether this will produce anything really spectacular but I'm willing to drag the family out, just in case.


Don't forget that a total lunar eclipse will occur Tuesday, and will be visible in the Philippines, the United States, the Pacific, eastern Asia and Australia. Hope for clear skies, low light pollution and a good spot for viewing.
These things make wonderful memories for your children, even if they do balk a little. My kids and my wonderfully patient husband are used to me dragging them up to the mountains in the middle of the night to get the best view possible of a celestial event if I think it will be worth it. The last two meteor showers we attempted to view were less than stellar, so I need a good one before my star gazing reputation goes the way of a supernova.
Go get something comfy to recline on, a warm blanket and grab your significant other, your children, a few good friends or your neighbor and watch the magic happen. Enjoy!

Saturday, August 25, 2007

What Was I Thinking?


Hello Fellow Bloggers and Blog Readers! Welcome to my very first blog entry, ever. Exciting huh? Try to contain your excitement. How's the water? I'm diving right in here and hoping the waters aren't too shallow or the current too swift to navigate and, Heaven forbid, there should be any undertows. Will I sink or swim?
Like the photograph? I was going for a calming effect in hopes of enticing sleep - mine. In case you're interested, I took the photo in Ventura, California on Valentine's Day. Goes with the wet theme. Wet behind the ears.
So what am I doing signing up for a blog account at 2:00am? Your guess is as good as mine...
Insanity? Clearly a possibility.
Practice? Perhaps. For what, I'm not sure but writing is always good for something, right?
Clarity? HA! Like that's gonna happen.
Focus? See above.
Bored? Hardly.
Insight? Hmmm...sounds good to me.
The question I ask is why are you reading this? How did you happen upon this particular blog and what would keep you curious enough to keep coming back? I wonder. Seriously, I do.
Now for the big anticlimax to my first blog entry...One of the natives has awakened another in the tepee and the smoke signals are going up. Looks like I'll have to get my oars and play whack a mole until everyone is peacefully sleeping again. Then I'll quietly sneak down stream in my canoe with my dream catcher and hope that my circadian rhythm will return. Hardly the romance and whimsy of a ship of dreams but it beats being up the creek without a paddle.
So much for making a big splash.