tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post8218883882118765617..comments2024-02-07T22:52:15.919-07:00Comments on Partial Ellipsis of the Sun: A Blog for Scientists who like Words and Writers who like Science: From Snadstone to Sandstone: The Promise of Literary SensitivityWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-37288155481783426372014-10-07T13:39:07.148-06:002014-10-07T13:39:07.148-06:00That was an interesting article, jan. Of course, y...That was an interesting article, jan. Of course, you <i>ought</i> to trust a Brown Smell Researcher named Rose.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-17015325018739415762014-10-07T13:36:12.715-06:002014-10-07T13:36:12.715-06:00We are going to Kunming Park at 4:30. A reasonable...We are going to Kunming Park at 4:30. A reasonable hour for Maizie and me.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-24775928454314569182014-10-07T13:34:22.851-06:002014-10-07T13:34:22.851-06:00I hope to see it not terribly early, if the weathe...I hope to see it not terribly early, if the weather cooperates. Even if I'm not sure about being able to tell that the moon is eclipsed after sunrise (at 7:01 a.m. EDT).janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-20615111510106869102014-10-07T09:07:57.505-06:002014-10-07T09:07:57.505-06:00That should've been sense of smell, of course....That should've been <i>sense</i> of smell, of course.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-30133420895720370012014-10-07T09:07:19.279-06:002014-10-07T09:07:19.279-06:00Another take on your send of smell.
So, if a decl...<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/09/16/study-liberals-and-conservatives-sniff-out-like-minded-mates-by-body-odor/" rel="nofollow">Another take on your send of smell</a>.<br /><br />So, if a declining sense of smell correlates with impending mortality, does that mean that old people can't smell that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_man_smell" rel="nofollow">old people smell</a>?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-1016811867726787992014-10-07T08:12:09.444-06:002014-10-07T08:12:09.444-06:00Paul, are you getting up early for the Blood Orang...Paul, are you getting up early for the Blood Orange Moon Wednesday morning? <br /><br />Viewing Chart is above. Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-44701347136801933442014-10-07T06:04:53.501-06:002014-10-07T06:04:53.501-06:00No, Dictionary.com, I did not mean 'selenology...No, Dictionary.com, I did <b>not</b> mean 'selen<i>ology</i>', but thanks anyway.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-60576579982367109322014-10-06T18:27:01.092-06:002014-10-06T18:27:01.092-06:00BardaRbunga Volcano in Iceland. Another sidetrip ...BardaRbunga Volcano in Iceland. <a href="http://youtu.be/_L6Phuwqi7Y" rel="nofollow">Another sidetrip</a> for our <a href="http://wordwomanpartialellipsisofthesun.blogspot.com/2014/02/iceland-plate-tectonics-no-scree-ching.html" rel="nofollow">Icelandic field trip</a>.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-45787391556734180552014-10-06T18:00:29.241-06:002014-10-06T18:00:29.241-06:00Just once, Paul, I'd like to hear someone say ...Just once, Paul, I'd like to hear someone say "It was a downhill battle."Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-24610705505120956412014-10-06T17:16:44.684-06:002014-10-06T17:16:44.684-06:00I once worked with a guy who claimed that he walke...I once worked with a guy who claimed that he walked to and from school as a kid, <b>uphill both ways</b>.<br />Here's the deal: He lived with his parents at the bottom of the hill. The school was part way up the hill. His grandmother's house was further up the hill. Both his parents worked, and their schedules were such that neither would be home when school let out. So, in the morning, he walked up the hill to school, and, in the afternoon, he walked up the hill to Grandma's, had dinner, and waited for either Mom or Dad to pick him up and take him home.<br />You <i>know</i> I'm not clever enough to make up something like that!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-31321857250810166032014-10-06T16:57:18.451-06:002014-10-06T16:57:18.451-06:00;-)
My sense of smell seems to be getting keener:...;-)<br /><br />My sense of smell seems to be getting keener:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/10/03/2014/a-whiff-of-what-s-to-come-what-sense-of-smell-says-about-health.html#path/segment/10/03/2014/a-whiff-of-what-s-to-come-what-sense-of-smell-says-about-health.html" rel="nofollow">SMELL SMELL SMELL</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-51917769953532760602014-10-06T11:25:09.572-06:002014-10-06T11:25:09.572-06:00Yeah, it's my experience that most winds are h...Yeah, it's my experience that most winds are headwinds, and most rides are uphill both ways, so this fits.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-32593401450286469472014-10-05T10:48:17.508-06:002014-10-05T10:48:17.508-06:00I was observing the flags at the pool were showing...I was observing the flags at the pool were showing a wind from the south for a couple of swims when the next day they went back to the more usual wind from the north (or west). I was ready to take a photo when the flags started flapping both ways quite loudly <a href="http://www.sciencefriday.com/blogs/10/03/2014/-observeeverything-staff-picks-week-1.html#path/blogs/10/03/2014/-observeeverything-staff-picks-week-1.html" rel="nofollow">OBSERVE EVERYTHING</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-85742578302474811012014-10-05T08:11:35.357-06:002014-10-05T08:11:35.357-06:00More on frac sand supply from the WALL STREET JOUR...More on frac sand supply from the <a href="http://m.wsj.com/articles/demand-for-sand-takes-off-thanks-to-fracking-1407193760" rel="nofollow">WALL STREET JOURNAL</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-50872189458505224752014-10-04T12:56:00.303-06:002014-10-04T12:56:00.303-06:00. . .yes. . .. . .yes. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-20847098059926440582014-10-03T21:15:40.064-06:002014-10-03T21:15:40.064-06:00Was that gonna be Deke Slayton's call sign?Was that gonna be Deke Slayton's call sign?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-27716087875035211562014-10-03T16:40:31.539-06:002014-10-03T16:40:31.539-06:00. . . 7 {see above}. . . 7 {see above}Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-37179610705740364432014-10-03T07:38:02.047-06:002014-10-03T07:38:02.047-06:00I really, really, really want to make you laugh.I really, really, really want to make you laugh.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-37758965378858314472014-10-03T07:01:00.566-06:002014-10-03T07:01:00.566-06:00Swedish meatballs.
Lots of possibilities here for...<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/09/26/scientists-confess-to-sneaking-bob-dylan-lyrics-into-their-work-for-the-past-17-years/" rel="nofollow">Swedish meatballs</a>.<br /><br />Lots of possibilities here for PEOTSers. "Every Grain of Sand", "Like a Rolling Stone", "Subterranean Homesick Blues", etc. janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-3923450385627834842014-10-02T20:40:22.254-06:002014-10-02T20:40:22.254-06:00Holey GRAIL it is.
It's all about perspective...Holey GRAIL it is.<br /><br />It's all about perspective.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-89072003416231068062014-10-02T15:44:13.834-06:002014-10-02T15:44:13.834-06:00After a few micrometeoroid impacts, will the space...After a few micrometeoroid impacts, will the spacecraft be the holey GRAIL?<br /><br />The picture of the moon from above the Oceanus Procellarum reminded me of learning about early lunar images from a perspective other than the Earth's, images made before the Space Age. They would take a telescope photo, project it onto a white sphere, and then photograph it from a different angle. Obviously, you can't see anything on the far side, but you can see nearside features as they might appear from lunar orbit, e.g.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-42806112335727706982014-10-01T19:36:21.440-06:002014-10-01T19:36:21.440-06:00Er, GRAIL.
Oceanus Procellarum on the moon. . .Er, GRAIL.<br /><br />Oceanus Procellarum on the moon. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-85669529868954578672014-10-01T19:14:48.126-06:002014-10-01T19:14:48.126-06:00Volcanic, not impact: The Holy Grail?<a href="https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/08/moon" rel="nofollow">Volcanic, not impact: The Holy Grail?</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-37789962665824134492014-10-01T18:07:37.243-06:002014-10-01T18:07:37.243-06:00Hehe, jan.
Speaking of orange, Piper Kerman, Smit...Hehe, jan.<br /><br />Speaking of orange, Piper Kerman, Smith '92, author of "Orange is the New Black," will be speaking tomorrow at John M. Greene Hall on campus at 4:30 p.m. Anyone close enough to go and give us a report?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-26171911394287066662014-10-01T12:12:38.393-06:002014-10-01T12:12:38.393-06:00I wonder if Anita Bryant was ever approached to do...I wonder if Anita Bryant was ever approached to do a campaign ad for the John Boehner / Eric Cantor Republican House leadership team? "A day without Orange/Jews is like..."janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.com