IYA, The Movie Trailer

I invite all of you to view the movie trailer for the International Year of Astronomy, and if you are a teacher, please share this video with your students (it only needs attribution to be used widely). Last week I mentioned that I was working on the Portal to the Universe. At this time, I can safely say...

Recovery, and Irrational Fears

To say it has been a long week would be an understatement. Last Sunday, jet lagged (very jet lagged) and happy, I landed at St Louis Lambert Airport, found where my husband had left the car on his way to California, and headed home to sleep. Monday morning was the technology rebellion, but by 3pm I was on my...

What the [beep] is going on?

Yes, that was an Earthquake (5.4 Magnitude) Now the tornado sirens are going off. I am not going to go into the basement of my house after an Earthquake for many hours, however (there is a massive fault through here, and if it about to finish going, under my 100 year old house is not where I want to be. I...

What the [bleep] was that?!?!?

It’s 4:47am. Up until I couple moments ago, I was dead asleep. Then the bed started shaking. Normally this means the dog is scratching violently. The dog wasn’t scratching. I think (?!?!?) there was just a fairly long duration , fairly strong, Earthquake or a mine subsidence. I...

Home Safe, all tech dead

I’m blogging from my iPhone. I’m home safe, and my husband and my cellular wireless card are in California on a business trip. My cable, Internet, and telephone are all dead. There is, after much anxious waiting, someone here. Unfortunately, the problem is between neighbors pole and our house...