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Monthly Archives: January 2006
Hillbilly trivia
Friday, January 27th, 2006
Ten Top Trivia Tips about Hillbillies! South Australia was the first place to allow hillbillies to stand for parliament. Only one child in twenty will be born on the day predicted by hillbillies. The fingerprints of hillbillies are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime [...]
In defense of space exploration
Monday, January 16th, 2006
Tomorrow is the scheduled launch of the New Horizons spacecraft. New Horizons will travel to Pluto and Charon in a mere nine years. This is a magnificent undertaking. MAGNIFICENT. Remember Voyager? You’d better. Voyager was is a stunningly successful mission to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The really interesting thing is that those 2 spacecraft [...]
THIS
Monday, January 16th, 2006
One of the best kept secrets of the DC area is Teddy Roosevelt Island. UB has posted some lovely photos of it and will (I hope) post more soon. Go take a look.
Records of my youth
Monday, January 16th, 2006
I came home a few months ago with some albums – yes, VINYL – that my parents still had from my teen years. It isn’t all of them but I would say it is a fair representation of my taste at that time. The Crossing, Big Country Riptide, Robert Palmer Kiss the Sky, Jimi Hendrix [...]
Outlet of my discontent
Thursday, January 12th, 2006
Anyone have an idea why there is this lone, random outlet in my kitchen above the window? I … don’t understand. It’s like there are two little perpetually cheerful faces staring down at me, laughing silently … and maybe plotting something?
Moving Mountains in Appalachia
Thursday, January 12th, 2006
This is a remarkable and heartbreaking article about coal, justice, mountains, lies, danger, and incredible courage and tenacity. (Source: Orion Magazine)