To commemorate being completely skunked by overcast skies during Sunday’s lunar eclipse, I give you this Sunday from last year. I don’t think there’s been a regularly scheduled celestial event in years that hasn’t been obscured by clouds where I live. It’s been a frustrating run. I plan to be in the path of the total eclipse of the sun as it traverses the central United States in 2017. At least I know that if it’s cloudy that day, it will still get creepy dark!
And, of course, pisces…
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270 responses to “And, of course, pisces…”
“If I didn’t move, it …”, not “more”.
OF due 1147-1207 CDT.
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
Peace, emb
A score or so bison at
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
emb
TR,
Nice discourse on oct into dec.
Urgent mandatory evacuation as dam breaks in Columbia, SC area.
Saw a fascinating presentation on biologist E. O. Wilson early one recent morning. It plays again tonight at 8pm CDT out of the Chicago area – check local listings for PBS-type stuff. The guy is best known for his work on social life of ants, apparently, and extended his findings. I did not see the ending, as it got to be about 4a.m…..
Recommended.
c ex-p, this must be the show. Check your local PBS stations as the video is not on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSptkKPo5zo
Anonymous:
I saw Brooke’s post and had the same reaction. Here’s my (abbreviated) story.
November 2008: Didn’t know I had diverticulitis until I lost four pints of blood. Emergency room staff said I looked Count Alucard before a feeding. Found out later that, if I had lost a little more, I wouldn’t be here now.
March 2011: Had been having various pains for a while, along with severe chills and shaking; wasn’t sure what it was; was sure I didn’t want to find out until after we returned from visiting son in Colorado. Made it back, and, the instant I put on my hand on the door handle, an infection burst and perforated my sigmoid colon. Luckily, it was contained within a sac that had developed around the infected site. Emergency room again. Color okay this time.
December 2011: Finally agreed to surgery after doctor said that I was facing strong possibility of colostomy bag or death. Surgeon removed 18″ of sigmoid colon.
Since then: No more problems; feel great.
How about you? Your experiences?
Galliglo in Ohio and Mindy from Indy, you thought you had employee problems: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/11911943/AIr-Frances-HR-boss-his-shirt-as-he-escapes-furious-mob.html
Interesting what nature manages when left alone: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11912972/Chernobyl-animals-thrive-in-exclusion-zone-without-humans.html
Rick, mine ended peacefully and without further bloodshed after I was told that more bleeding was going to end like yours. I continued having all those lovely tests most of my life but either I got better at what I ate or the diverticulitis did. I can tell you the pain is so bad you think you are dying and sort of hope the end comes soon.
I know what a sword swipe across your middle feels like! I have actually passed out from pain.
Weird thing is when I was put on blood thinners they decided the testing and snipping was too dangerous, I’d bleed to death, so testing got stopped. Yes, when they ran tests they’d find pockets but basically I was supposed to call an ambulance if I was concious if bleeding showed up. I always figured that was going to be a problem!
Between this and the pancreatitis and hepatitis repeats I never got to enjoy my late husband’s unlimited wine and dine expense account much, but I am alive and have most of my body parts, and never minded being a teetotlar and sober.
Rick- I have some diverticula but have had only one attack. There was an unpleasantly startling amount of pain one evening and I took my last two prescription pain pills (for an earlier condition) to permit me some sleep. Got to my gastroenterologist the next noon – blessings upon him for making time for me – when he ordered a CAT scan STAT, which was duly done. Not seeing anything worse, he treated me with antibiotics to avoid any serious infective consequences. Nothing since has occurred, and I don’t miss it!
In reference to the Kilt
A Sgt. major from a Highland Regiment had been out celebrating and was over come
with the single malt – so decided to take a wee kip in the park.
Two lassies seeing him stretched out on the grass were curious as to what he wore
under his Kilt – Upon seeing – one lassie tied her hair ribbon around the object of
inquiry.
When he arose the next morning he averred “I don’t know where you have been
lad – but I see you have won first prize.”
I hope that is not too risque
Good morning Villagers….
I am lazy…so I copied and pasted some of Emb’s stargazing info…I figure JJ will be posting a new retro today and I won’t have to scroll so much. so ignore the below, it’s for my info. And I should be more careful while driving east heading to the highway….looking to the sky and not the road…. 🙂 Dawn started approaching when I hit the highway….the night sky is so beautiful, God’s canvas.
Venus came out from behind Sol in late August and has already passed greatest brilliancy. It will reach greatest elongation (apparent distance from Sol) October 26, the same date it will be in conjunction with Jupiter. In a roughly straight line, extending down and a bit left from Venus, lie dim Mars and then Jupiter. Taking 12 years to round Sol, Jupiter moves against the “fixed stars” the least of the three.
The second week of October, waning crescent Luna enters the picture, passing the three planets October 8. 9. and 10. By then Jupiter is closer to Mars, and Regulus is above and left of Venus. On October 11, maybe 30 minutes before sunup, Mars is still approaching Jupiter, and Mercury is low and almost due east, above and left of thin crescent Luna. This will be a decent apparition of Mercury; it reaches greatest elongation October 16 and greatest
Emb, your story was funny…..I was telling the guys at work what I had heard. They said it was probably a buck. Deer season is open here, and right now it’s bow. And a special thank you for your input, I really appreciate it.
TR…it’s still way over my head, and you are a dear to try to explain it to me.
Ruth…sorry you didn’t get to the reunion…but do enjoy the mountains and the stars at night.
I’ve noticed GR hasn’t been posting here for a couple of days….just where are you????? Hope all is well with you….
ya’ll have a blessed day
…a day late, but I think this cat needs a good brushing. He almost looks like my Big Boy Buddee, only Buddee’s fur is beautifully shiny.
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/8569657856/h86B657B0/
Anonymous: Much worse than anything I’ve experienced. You have my deepest sympathy and respect.
CE-P: Congratulations! I hope that everything stays as is.
Both: The curious thing about this condition is that the doctors and surgeon said that no one knows for certain what causes it.
My own conclusion: I had a bad diet (fried foods, fat, and sugar), used to be a smoker, and didn’t exercise.
From the article / Chernobyl: “He added: “We’re not saying radiation is good for animals, but human habitation and exploitation of the landscape is worse.”
Little critters have lifespans of only a few year. The larger mammals, wolf, elk, lynx, bear maybe a decade or 2-3. Really gross mutations will result in miscarriages, and any radiation sickness will likely yield sickly animals prone to easy predation. According to the Hebrew Bible, our span is “three score and ten”, maybe four score. I’m four score and five. That’s lots more time to accumulate radiation damage. The area may be a great wildlife refuge but it’s poisoned nonetheless. “Nature” can be lovely but misleading.
Peace, emb
Thought I’d check in after an absence. Have been traveling a bit, cruise to the Caribbean and football game. Blessings on everyone. Pax te cum.
A funeral procession pulled into a cemetery. Several carloads of family members followed a black truck towing a boat with a coffin in it. A passer-by remarked, “That guy must have been a very avid fisherman.”
“Oh, he still is,” remarked one of the mourners. “As a matter of fact, he’s headed off to the lake as soon as we bury his wife.”
Trucker I was going to tell Old Bear how much I loved his kilt joke and no it wasn’t too risqué and then here you came with the fishing joke! I am still laughing at both.
There is a kilt joke where the punch line is “All in good working order” and that is all I can remember of it. If anyone else can I remember the joke, please post it here. I don’t think it is too risqué either, I just don’t recall it!
Good morning all, I think I am heading home to get my boat and cook a 15 pound pork loin roast and a big batch of Cowboy Cookies to take along to the lake. My good friend who has spent all year building a boat for me is holding a substitute Sail Oklahoma on Stockton Lake here in Missouri this weekend. How many friends do you get like that?
If and yone is within driving distance I will be along with @ few other boats at the state cs ampground on lake from Friday to Sunday. No need to own a boat, they always bring extras and delight in taking people out Qin their boats. Boy, hate this touch keyboard! This is a free and very informal group of friends who camp and sail small boats.
Better get packed! Love. Where is Ghost? I have been worrying but silent.