Yeah, I've got stuff to say... but tonight was sort of a night off for me, and I took advantage of it, hanging out with my friend Ron Bacardi. So rather than saying anything particularly stupid, I thought I'd share some links/stories that I think are kinda interesting...
Rolling Stones are still rattling cages!
This site is humorous and intense - often at the same time!
Feel like you're getting robbed?
Forget reality TV... how about dealing with some reality?
And now for something completely twisted...
Canadians, Inuits and the English seem to know something we don't... (Gail turned me on to this stuff!).
And here is my fave band of the summer of 2005.
Ever hear of The Secret Machines?
Now HEAR is something sonically interesting!
And so the world turns. Make sure to catch the planet Mars this month... it's the closest to Earth than it will ever be again in our lifetime... as well as our grandchildrens' lifetime!
Rock on!
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This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an
encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the last 5,000 years, but it may
be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again.
The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10p. m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a. m. By the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30a. m.
That's pretty convenient to see something that no human being has seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month.
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