tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post8962821257655658005..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: Ethiopian Welo Opals, Oh Pals!Word Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-77778134482758374292015-07-14T22:10:10.572-06:002015-07-14T22:10:10.572-06:00Bastille Day Special: "If Only We Had Taller ...Bastille Day Special: "If Only We Had Taller Been:<i> New Horizons </i>Makes the 3 Billion Mile Trip Past Pluto" post is now 'sup ;-).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-46596012763508473672015-07-14T20:05:45.866-06:002015-07-14T20:05:45.866-06:00Happy Bastille Day, PEOTSers!
Deciding whether w...Happy Bastille Day, PEOTSers! <br /><br />Deciding whether we've all had enough Pluto and New Horizons news for this week's post. Have you? It is so exciting, though!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-21287473781999113532015-07-13T20:24:22.377-06:002015-07-13T20:24:22.377-06:00OPALS ON MARS!<a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/science-news/2015/july/opals-on-mars-could-hold-record-ancient-life.html" rel="nofollow">OPALS ON MARS!</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-48262844328552716872015-07-13T16:34:05.519-06:002015-07-13T16:34:05.519-06:00I was also surprised at "Chair'on."
...I was also surprised at "Chair'on."<br /><br />The chasms didn't look as impressive as the Grand Canyon somehow. Maybe it's the lack of color. . .<br /><br />Great bumper sticker!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-17558692800620915492015-07-13T16:06:59.162-06:002015-07-13T16:06:59.162-06:00New Horizons has already produced useful knowledge...<i>New Horizons</i> has already produced useful knowledge: after reading about <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/charon-s-newly-discovered-system-of-chasms" rel="nofollow">Charon's chasms</a>, I was inspired to look up the pronunciation and discovered that I'd been pronouncing it wrong ever since it was discovered. I like <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sen-barbara-mikulski-d-md-prepares-for-pluto-flyby" rel="nofollow">Barbara Mikulski's bumper sticker</a>.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-17336734084862716682015-07-13T10:35:38.181-06:002015-07-13T10:35:38.181-06:00Yeah, maybe I'll just meet them there. . .Yeah, maybe I'll just meet them there. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-33140863142469650502015-07-13T08:37:37.551-06:002015-07-13T08:37:37.551-06:00I dunno. It actually took the over 11 years to co...I dunno. It actually took the over 11 years to complete that trip. And the amenities are lacking.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-16073425657127039952015-07-13T07:13:17.055-06:002015-07-13T07:13:17.055-06:00I would like to go on that road trip!I would like to go on that road trip!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-705802760344624582015-07-12T14:05:48.897-06:002015-07-12T14:05:48.897-06:00Drive an 8-minute Martian marathon.<a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4651" rel="nofollow">Drive an 8-minute Martian marathon.</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-83629149062428900882015-07-12T12:35:47.166-06:002015-07-12T12:35:47.166-06:00She loved it. You know I love Kelsey Grammer (see ...She loved it. You know I love Kelsey Grammer (see Blaine's).<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-64434990746241422502015-07-12T12:33:53.706-06:002015-07-12T12:33:53.706-06:00Share this with Maizie.<a href="https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11665657_1068577633161226_2491012571365638515_n.jpg?oh=3afa8db93f094c41a5f78041a88e6321&oe=562122CA" rel="nofollow">Share this with Maizie</a>.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-21649480158158202102015-07-12T10:46:23.354-06:002015-07-12T10:46:23.354-06:00She did; I not so much. She thought it presented...She did; I not so much. She thought it presented personality development appropriately; I thought it was silly.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-7092706365640759712015-07-12T10:17:48.459-06:002015-07-12T10:17:48.459-06:00Yes, I will look for the short; you know I like co...Yes, I will look for the short; you know I like corny. Did you and your wife enjoy <i>Inside Out</i>? I've read good things.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-40650696460576175652015-07-12T10:06:40.354-06:002015-07-12T10:06:40.354-06:00Took my wife, the psychologist, to see Inside Out ...Took my wife, the psychologist, to see <i>Inside Out</i> last night. If you like corny, Steph, you might enjoy <i>Lava</i>, the short that accompanies it.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87062033893356910782015-07-12T10:02:11.030-06:002015-07-12T10:02:11.030-06:00If they were taking bids for a bridge over the Rio...If they were taking bids for a bridge over the Rio Grande, I'd bet No Trump would win.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-68016178922785264052015-07-11T09:45:23.430-06:002015-07-11T09:45:23.430-06:00jan,
Your gray-matter synapses tend to fire well, ...jan,<br />Your gray-matter synapses tend to fire well, hitting always on all cylinders. You make better connections that drug runners milling about the Mexican border!<br /><br />LegoCanada?Russia?Sure,Let'sGoWithAHannaBarberaCartoon!legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-80190623404263514542015-07-11T09:37:09.776-06:002015-07-11T09:37:09.776-06:00Bridge? As far as I know, bridge is just a way to ...Bridge? As far as I know, bridge is just a way to get across the river.<br /><br />LegoDrawConclusionsLiftSiritsSuspensionOfDisbelieflegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-11689583490448363442015-07-11T06:58:56.106-06:002015-07-11T06:58:56.106-06:00Great story about your son. My grandmother taught ...Great story about your son. My grandmother taught us to play. We recruited my younger sister, Judy, to play.<br /><br /> "But I don't know how to read yet!"<br /><br /> "You do, too. Now play!"Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-29019773313504644682015-07-11T06:52:25.169-06:002015-07-11T06:52:25.169-06:00Yeah, though also more in the past. We taught our...Yeah, though also more in the past. We taught our son to play when he was too young to hold the cards in his hand. He'd arrange them under the table, and dive down to get a card. When he was in elementary school, we had his principal over once for a few games; she criticized his bidding as too aggressive. Around the same time, a friend of my in-laws invited him to a duplicate tournament; I had to drive them there, because one was too young to drive and the other too old.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-28218301724607848562015-07-11T06:27:06.315-06:002015-07-11T06:27:06.315-06:00I played a fair bit in the past, including some du...I played a fair bit in the past, including some duplicate bridge and with the Colorado Mountain Club. How about you, jan?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-13860375165243859592015-07-11T04:43:16.697-06:002015-07-11T04:43:16.697-06:00Are you a bridge player, Steph?Are you a bridge player, Steph?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-49898914579443974732015-07-11T04:42:28.985-06:002015-07-11T04:42:28.985-06:00No. I did very little touring in London. That wa...No. I did very little touring in London. That was the part of the week when my wife was sick.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-44819141014007636702015-07-10T19:47:22.465-06:002015-07-10T19:47:22.465-06:00Nice! Did you see the installation of ceramic red ...Nice! Did you see the installation of ceramic red poppies at the Tower of London?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-39854584551810034252015-07-10T19:35:55.976-06:002015-07-10T19:35:55.976-06:00Lots of red poppies blooming in the Cotswolds.Lots of red poppies blooming in the Cotswolds.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-67235346141897477032015-07-10T18:49:16.355-06:002015-07-10T18:49:16.355-06:00They are columbines from a hike in Summit County o...They are columbines from a hike in Summit County over the holiday. The more usual color is blue and white. The wildflowers have been outstanding this year. The orange poppies in the background were also spectacular. Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com