Culture

Moonbat Miranda

moonbat.jpgThe next time you encounter an individual bent upon believing the unbelievable, recite the following Miranda rights for Moonbats:

  • You have the right to remain stupid.
  • Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of public opinion.
  • You have the right to become informed rather than believing false conclusions.
  • If you cannot or will not become informed, nothing can be done for you.
  • Do you understand these rights?
  • Do you wish to become informed?

If, at the conclusion of the Moonbat Miranda, they do not wish to become informed, there is no need to cuff and transport them — they will usually remain arrested by their own stupidity.

Archeology from Space

Archeology is one of my favorite interests. I am always interested in what’s going on in the world of unearthing ancient artifacts. We will probably watch the segment on PBS’ Nova tomorrow evening that deals with satellite surveys of ancient ruins.

Mayan Ruins on PBS

mayan-mural.gifJanuary 5, 2007: For many years, space archeology has been a favorite topic of Science@NASA readers: NASA scientists use Earth-orbiting satellites to find ancient ruins invisible from ground level. Prime real estate for this kind of discovery is Central America. In that part of the world, satellites are not only revealing long-held secrets of the Maya, but also improving the everyday lives of modern Central Americans by helping them monitor and manage their environment.

Image: a 2,000-year-old mural, one of the greatest discoveries of ancient Maya art ever found – NASA

For an update on this important work, we encourage you to tune in to a new PBS broadcast on Tuesday, Jan. 9th. It features pioneering space archaeologist Tom Sever (Marshall Space Flight Center) and colleague Bill Saturno (University of New Hampshire) discussing their latest discoveries.

  • Channel: Your local PBS station
  • Program: Nova scienceNow
  • Date: Tuesday, Jan. 9th at 8 pm EST. Program times may vary. Check local listings for confirmation.

The 60 minute program features four 15-minute reports on various topics. “Mayan Ruins” is second in line and is narrated by astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

What a Difference a Year Makes

Rose Parade, January 2, 2006

Rose Parade, January 1, 2007

Last year, it rained on our parade. This year is a completely different story with chamber-of-commerce weather and a beautiful Rose Parade and Rose Bowl football game.

Happy New Year, Everyone!

Merry Christmas

Christmas Day 2006 – For a couple of years now we’ve decorated our tree with predominantly red, white and blue lights and ornaments to honor our country and our military men and women. As we celebrate the day at home with our families and friends, let us remember those in service to this great country on this day. Remember them with thoughts, silent prayers and especially by supporting them through your gifts to any of these charities, or any other organizations dedicated to our service members world wide.

God bless all of our service people.

How the Chinese See Us

While browsing through the activity logs for the blog, I ran across a referring link that aroused my curiosity. When I followed the link, I found myself looking at our blog in Chinese! Apparently, Babel Fish, a service of AltaVista offers a universal web page translator.

It won’t translate words in images or Flash™ and it leaves unknown words as they were. Fun to try in a couple of different languages.