September 2010
August 2010
NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Two Planets Transiting the Same Star →
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Were I even remotely good at math, I would be delighted to work for NASA.
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“A pilgrim was walking along a road when one day he passed what seemed to be a monk sitting in a field. Nearby men were working on a stone building.
“You look like a monk,” the pilgrim said.
“I am that,” said the monk.
“Who is that working on the abbey?”
“My monks,” said the man, “I’m the abbot.”
“It’s good to see a monastery going up,” said the pilgrim.
“They ‘re tearing it down,” said the abbot.
“Whatever for?” asked the pilgrim.
“So we can see the sunrise at dawn,” said the abbot.” —Thomas Merton, found at Barefoot towards the Light (via sacredgraffiti and crashinglybeautiful)
“You look like a monk,” the pilgrim said.
“I am that,” said the monk.
“Who is that working on the abbey?”
“My monks,” said the man, “I’m the abbot.”
“It’s good to see a monastery going up,” said the pilgrim.
“They ‘re tearing it down,” said the abbot.
“Whatever for?” asked the pilgrim.
“So we can see the sunrise at dawn,” said the abbot.” —Thomas Merton, found at Barefoot towards the Light (via sacredgraffiti and crashinglybeautiful)
“Although I do have a POLO set, but no horses. So unless you have a bunch of stepladders on wheels with a collection of people to push them around or perhaps dune buggy-go karts/shriner cars with platforms and saddles on top, I fear the mallets will be too long to use, except for our mutual friend and former roommate, Shaq, who I see is coming to the soiree (plus 1). I assume the plus one is his Chimpanzee personal assistant. (Not his personal assistant’s chimpanzee, but rather his Chimpanzee PA. So, I suppose it is safe to assume that his PA’s PA is NOT coming as then it would be plus 2. (FYI, his PA’s PA is NOT a chimp but rather a lemur with a speech impediment, a love of banana daiquiris, and a penchant for tuxedos. I know, I’ve made that mistake before and believe me, my social standing is still in jeopardy after that faux pas.)”
—An excerpt from an email sent to me by my brother, the Double E, letting me know that he does not in fact have the family croquet set.
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