tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post2690470918694560057..comments2023-10-31T10:06:36.202-04:00Comments on Diary of a Right Wing Pussycat: Well, It's Been a WhileKidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-70153148657723670952016-12-05T21:46:26.870-05:002016-12-05T21:46:26.870-05:00Cube, Thank you for the mention :) Given we'r...Cube, Thank you for the mention :) Given we're complete strangers, #4 is quite a compliment.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-75245535448070293062016-12-05T16:13:39.909-05:002016-12-05T16:13:39.909-05:00Thank you. In the decades I've had that email ...Thank you. In the decades I've had that email handle, with the exception of my husband, my old professor and a Chinese student who was assigned to my group for a project where we had to communicate via email, no one has ever appreciated the word 'entropy' in my email. Congratulations. You're #4 :)cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788126579896276199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-22178501641004831212016-12-04T14:12:20.095-05:002016-12-04T14:12:20.095-05:00Cube, That IS cool.Cube, That IS cool.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-40719802709085873552016-12-04T13:51:08.825-05:002016-12-04T13:51:08.825-05:00My email contains the word "entropy"... ...My email contains the word "entropy"... something an old thermodynamics professor of mine found delightful. cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788126579896276199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-19566845455940259442016-12-04T00:40:09.289-05:002016-12-04T00:40:09.289-05:00Cube, Chaotic is God's Plan. If I were God, C...Cube, Chaotic is God's Plan. If I were God, Chaotic would be my plan. Who wants boring?Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-77396799821223313892016-12-03T23:43:41.421-05:002016-12-03T23:43:41.421-05:00Z, nebulas is the plural form of the word although...Z, nebulas is the plural form of the word although nebulae is also acceptable. <br /><br />Kid, to me it looks like some galactic Pepto Bismol spill. Beautifully chaotic. cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788126579896276199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-74800180686559208052016-12-03T19:29:56.355-05:002016-12-03T19:29:56.355-05:00FT, You are the poem king.FT, You are the poem king.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-87528311248975710302016-12-03T19:24:29.334-05:002016-12-03T19:24:29.334-05:00Z, Nebula is the correct word. It's great the...Z, Nebula is the correct word. It's great they came up with a way to false color these images based on the content of the item. Blue for oxygen, reds and oranges for Sulfur, etc.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-74253418589918165662016-12-03T19:20:35.277-05:002016-12-03T19:20:35.277-05:00FT, Good one. Well, I figure that things like the...FT, Good one. Well, I figure that things like the pyramids got built because mankind is adventurous and requires a challenge. Plus there wasn't much else to do.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-72963529316421783202016-12-03T19:18:24.215-05:002016-12-03T19:18:24.215-05:00Timothy, They recently estimated 20 Trillion gala...Timothy, They recently estimated 20 Trillion galaxies in the universe. I'll put my money on oodles of life. And it's a good thing we're separated.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-13550574758889326072016-12-03T19:17:16.500-05:002016-12-03T19:17:16.500-05:00Z, I'll tell you I sure wouldn't go to Mar...Z, I'll tell you I sure wouldn't go to Mars no matter what your paid me.<br /><br />Ed and I are planning on exploring in the after-life.<br />Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-13303851891730347812016-12-03T15:49:55.724-05:002016-12-03T15:49:55.724-05:00If anything, it has to be a FLAMINGO nebula.
I&#...If anything, it has to be a FLAMINGO nebula. <br /><br />I've never seen a SHOCKING PINK Christmas tree, have you? };^)>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-310706339986232262016-12-03T15:09:32.916-05:002016-12-03T15:09:32.916-05:00THis is a GORGEOUS Nebulas...or whatever Nebula? A...THis is a GORGEOUS Nebulas...or whatever Nebula? A Christmas Nebulas..or nebula :-)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-46237663258758714482016-12-03T15:09:01.584-05:002016-12-03T15:09:01.584-05:00If someone said "we're taking you there n...If someone said "we're taking you there next month!", my feet would immediately grow roots into the concrete below me! :-) Not the adventuresome type! I admire the courage of both of you!<br /><br />if I had been an astronaut, gone thru all the training, when I was finally buckled in I'd be saying "Wait! Wait!" I changed my MIND" the second after blast off! :-)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-45235027555890182402016-12-03T13:30:14.439-05:002016-12-03T13:30:14.439-05:00This is my Father's world,
And to my listening...<b><i>This is my Father's world,<br />And to my listening ears<br />All nature sings, and round me rings<br />The music of the spheres.<br /><br />This is my Father's world:<br />I rest me in the thought<br />Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas ––<br />His hand the wonders wrought.<br /><br />This is my Father's world:<br />The birds their carols raise,<br />The morning light, the lily white,<br />Declare their Maker's praise.<br /><br />This is my Father's world:<br />He shines in all that's fair;<br />In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,<br />He speaks to me everywhere.<br /><br />This is my Father's world:<br />O let me ne'er forget<br />That though the wrong seems oft so strong,<br />God is the Ruler yet.<br /><br />This is my Father's world:<br />Why should my heart be sad?<br />The Lord is King: let the heavens ring!<br />God reigns; let earth be glad!</i></b> <br /><br />~ Maltbie D. Babcock (1858-1901)FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-92001738645731311152016-12-03T13:16:08.016-05:002016-12-03T13:16:08.016-05:00Arcturus his other name,—
I ’d rather call him Sta...<b><i>Arcturus his other name,—<br />I ’d rather call him Star!<br />It ’s so unkind of science<br />To go and interfere!<br /><br />I pull a flower from the woods,—<br />A monster with a glass<br />Computes the stamens in a breath,<br />And has her in a class.<br /><br />Whereas I took the butterfly<br />Aforetime in my hat,<br />He sits erect in cabinets,<br />The clover-bells forgot.<br /><br />What once was Heaven, is Zenith now.<br />Where I proposed to go<br />When time’s brief masquerade was done,<br />Is mapped, and charted too!<br /><br />What if the poles should frisk about<br />And stand upon their heads!<br />I hope I’m ready for the worst,<br />Whatever prank betides!<br /> <br />Perhaps the Kingdom of Heaven’s changed!<br />I hope the children there<br />Won’t be new-fashioned when I come,<br />And laugh at me, and stare!<br /> <br />I hope the Father in the Skies<br />Will lift his little girl,—<br />Old-fashioned, naughty, everything,—<br />Over the Stile of Pearl!</i></b><br /><br />~ Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-5563705953579545972016-12-03T13:11:47.846-05:002016-12-03T13:11:47.846-05:00Twinkle, twinkle, Little Star.
How I wonder what y...<b><i>Twinkle, twinkle, Little Star.<br />How I wonder what you are.<br /><br />Up above the world so high<br />Like a diamond in the sky.<br /><br />Twinkle, twinkle, Little Star.<br />How I wonder what you are!</i></b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-43006128201627468602016-12-03T13:08:48.626-05:002016-12-03T13:08:48.626-05:00___ COULD IT BE ___
Could it be
We need our fant...<b>___ COULD IT BE ___<br /><br /><i>Could it be <br />We need our fantasies <br />And fond illusions <br />More than we need <br />Mundane reality?<br /><br />Did ancient astronauts <br />Visit Earth aeons ago, <br />Plant Colonies - perform <br />Wondrous Feats of Engineering <br /><br />Still unexplained?<br /><br />The eternal Mystery of<br />The Pyramids - The Sphinx<br />Stonehenge - Gigantic Chalk Figures,<br />Discernible only from great heights -<br />Easter Island - Machu Pichu?<br /><br />The Origin of Man -<br />The miracles of Music -<br />Painting - Sculpture -<br />Poetry and Thought.<br /><br />The Star of Bethlehem -<br />The Virgin Birth - The Magi -<br />Betrayal, Death and Resurrection?<br /><br />Patterns of Migration? <br />Courtship Rituals?<br />Attachment - Dependency -<br />Illness - Abandonment -<br />Grief - Tedium - <br />Decline - Decay -<br /><br />The eternal Search <br />For Acceptance - Appreciation -<br />Affection - Understanding - <br /><br />ESCAPE!</i></b><br /><br />~ FreeThinkeFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-12591899752532168292016-12-03T09:54:00.989-05:002016-12-03T09:54:00.989-05:00"Nah, there's no other life out there. M..."Nah, there's no other life out there. Move along, nothing to see here."Agent 54https://www.blogger.com/profile/08168794460959854775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-29852402192184561612016-12-03T06:03:00.064-05:002016-12-03T06:03:00.064-05:00I've spilled my share of paint.I've spilled my share of paint.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-46612293502237242522016-12-02T17:52:13.639-05:002016-12-02T17:52:13.639-05:00See ya there Ed.See ya there Ed.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-236342063729775192016-12-02T17:52:00.256-05:002016-12-02T17:52:00.256-05:00Fredd, you must be a heck of a paint spiller.Fredd, you must be a heck of a paint spiller.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-6890140544468494822016-12-02T11:09:46.820-05:002016-12-02T11:09:46.820-05:00I look forward to visiting there someday.I look forward to visiting there someday.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-88996889515347661042016-12-02T06:37:43.534-05:002016-12-02T06:37:43.534-05:00Still looks like paint spilled on my garage floor....Still looks like paint spilled on my garage floor. Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323117222166894889.post-49881317611961619182016-12-01T19:40:52.376-05:002016-12-01T19:40:52.376-05:00Navigation sounds kinda boring unless you're p...Navigation sounds kinda boring unless you're planning a trip across the ocean in a rowboat..or a Kon Tiki raft.<br /><br />We have a telescope. 8" Celestron, but the images you get from this new equipment and filter processing doesn't make us even want to bother to set the thing up. Maybe if we get away from the light pollution and can see the Milky Way again..<br /><br />Enjoy the big picture though.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.com