It might not come as a surprise to you, but I’ve been out a bit myself lately. I’m in the second week of a vacation/work vacation, in the latter portion alas. The strips running in newspapers this week and next, and on GoComics, are “best-of” repeats, chosen and recolored by myself. This week’s strips are from 2012, and next week’s will be from 2008. I hope you enjoy seeing them again.
171 responses to “Time Out”
My favorite book for learning the constellations and asterisms is “The Stars” by H.A. Rey. I found a copy last year and am using it to relearn and find again the constellations I learned about as a Boy Scout 5 decades ago.
Up awake. Ghost is asleep. We have chemotherapy in Tulsa at 9.30 a.m. this morning.
Sandcastler we BOTH have chemo brain so we relate to your pain. I told Ghost we can add our halves together and have a whole.
TruckerRon:
Ever consider calling it “stargrazing”?
Rick, that’s a good one, because exploring and learning the stars does feed my soul. There’s something especially wonderful about resolving a binary or other multiple into its component stars.
Just as glad I’m not really this close to them.
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DST was a problem when I stargazed, decades back. It’s no problem when I read Sky & Telescope, Amer. Scientist, and Scientific Amer. today. It’s a godsend now that I’m no longer comfortable driving at night.
A “G-shaped” constellation? Corona Borealis comes to mind. Per S&T’s plastic-coated Star Wheel, it will be above the horizon in the E tonight, and will get higher all spring.
Peace,
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I can check that one off too.
Mark, regarding the message in Voyager I: What were we thinking? 🙂
TR
For one thing the censors got involved.
I can’t believe I finally found the “Dan’l Boone” one.
http://arloandjanis.com/?s=boone
Michael James Bradley: Thanks for that one. It had me laughing out loud.
I think Boone would have preferred the alcohol inside him instead of applied topically!
c ex-p – Re: your comment about comments
You piqued my curiosity. I had a vague memory that at one time only 256 comments could be posted, and then nothing further would be accepted. Another vague thought was perhaps this restriction had been lifted. Then I seemed to remember that summer months were those when the most comments piled up.
So – I did a quick survey of some of the summer months in years past and found that in July of 2014 there were 447 comments on a post dated July 30. However, the last comment was made on August 6, which is only 8 days, so I’m guessing the Villagers were very chatty that month.
I did not do a search looking for the longest time before Jimmy started another post. I leave that to someone else to investigate. 😀
The site used to close about a week or so after Jimmy’s most recent post. Someone in the Village worked out that the site locked after a certain period of time. It is staying open for comment much longer now. He must have found out how to extend the deadline.
See Jimmy’s comment of 10-11-17 ref how long comments remain open.
Monday’s “Shoe” is delightful, but I’m afraid Sen. Belfry is not the only one.
http://www.gocomics.com/shoe
Charlotte: Just noticed you said “asterism”. Corona B. is an official constellation; small but bright. An asterism could be much smaller, or larger, as in the Summer Triangle or Big Dipper.
Peace,
Dear emb, I have forgotten the official definition of “asterism”, must look it up. I think it’s a group of constellations. Anyhow, the one I spoke spreads gloriously across most of the Southern sky in Winter. I like to begin tracing it with Orion, then to Sirius. It will form a huge Capital G. Up and around through Castor and Pollux, Andromeda, Capella the Goat Star and the kids, three smaller stars nearby. Capella has nothing to do with Capricorn, it’s the name of the star handed down from ancient days. Now memory is failing me but you can find it all on a star map … back to Orion again and his outstretched arms.
Trucker, I am very fond of the book you speak of, with its clever and well drawn illustrations. It’s by the authors of Curious George, who were man and wife, but she didn’t get credit until more recent editions. I would check it, it’s right here in this room, but it’s out of reach. Tomorrow.
Hello all. A check in as I skim through the older posts. All is well for the most part. Thunder is enjoying life as a 99.99% indoor house kitty. She still demands out on occasion, but her trips outside are brief. She has a completely different personality than Blacklight. Blacklight was reserved, needed to be in the room with me, but not necessarily anywhere next to me. And she always kept her tail down. Thunder’s very snuggly; I wake up wearing her most mornings. She is also very inquisitive. Has to see for herself the latest comings and goings. Her tail is a barometer – A curled question mark when she is off investigating, tail in a high arc we call a dorsal tail when she is on the prowl, and an ever undulating “s” when she is up to no good. Love the tubby tabby to pieces, but I miss my fuzzers.
Work is still going well. Made one year last week. Not sure where it went, but hey VACATION time at last. My boyfriend swears I have a work harem instead of a work husband. He thinks he’s hysterical that way. And speaking of, we made a year on March 4th. Didn’t get to spend any time together as his schedule is ever changing and somehow always worsening. AND a couple weeks ago, he had an irate customer follow him home and attack him. (He JUST told me this today. I may smack him myself.) So yeah, he is now actively looking for employment elsewhere. I’ve been worried this might happen, this part of Indiana is practically the epicenter of illegal drug use, and that store isn’t in any better area than my old one. Crossing fingers something better comes along quick.
Off to bed. We both took vacation time to have a rare day together. The hunt is on for a vintage dining table – I just bought chairs yesterday.
Elands L to hippos R; sublime:ridiculous.
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