Here’s a cool movie, displaying the variation in lunar distance and angle from the earth. It’s explained here.
The Wolverines
..really need to try to avoid having major figures associated with their program die shortly before big games. First Bo and Ohio State, and then Ford and the Rose Bowl.
Hey, I’ll grab my excuses wherever I can get them.
Not Hip
The Space Review is back after a holiday hiatus, and Jeff Foust writes about young peoples’ attitude toward NASA:
The article cites a study published last fall by Dittmar Associates that found relatively low levels of interest among Americans 18-25 years old, part of a cohort of the population often called
America, Alone?
James McCormick has a long, but useful review of Mark Steyn’s book
Ups And Downs
Bill Roggio, who’s back from Iraq, has a good roundup of the state of Jihad in the world at the beginning of 2007.
Happy New Year
We were cleaning up the house and having a party last night, and today we drove over to the Gulf Coast, and had a sunset dinner on Captiva Island. We just got back. Serious blogging will likely not commence until Tuesday, but as for tomorrow, Go Blue!
Sic Semper Tyrannis
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said:
Slow But Deadly
Here’s a warm and bubbly Christmas story about a flatulent turtle. That would be a great band name.
Walking Through The Minefield
David Brin has a long, but useful essay on the future of technology and humanity. I may have some thoughts later.
Back To The Future
Clark Lindsey writes about NASA’s great leap backwards.