by Pamela | Jun 23, 2007 | Observing
Last night I attempted to give a star party for a group of about 50 girl scouts. It was a noble effort, but I have to admit that it devolved into learned old(ish) person speaking before a group of seated in rows youngish people. I’m generally opposed to this...
by Pamela | Jun 21, 2007 | Space Carnival
I hope you are all happily enjoying the first day of the Sun shining directly over the Northern Hemisphere north of the tropic of Cancer (wheee, that’s a mouthfull!). If you are looking for a way to celebrate, let me suggest you take in the Carnival of Space...
by Pamela | Jun 20, 2007 | Personal
One of the concepts that confuses people most about the Universe is the Earth’s location relative to the Big Bang. People constantly ask, “Where is the center of the Universe?” and “Where was the Big Bang relative to us today?” and...
by Pamela | Jun 20, 2007 | Entertainment
One of the things I work to do is keep track of new communications trends. I don’t always succeed, and I have to say that Phil Plait and Fraser Cain often provide me tips to tech that I might find as fast on my own. MySpace is an old social network trend that...
by Pamela | Jun 19, 2007 | Personal
When I said we have moles on Saturday, I was not kidding. I walked across our front yard today to water some flowers that were threatening to die, and it felt like I was walking on a crunchy sponge. Our entire front yard is undermined. This creates a bit of a dilemma...
