An American Tail

Time flies! An American Tail was released in theaters thirty one years ago today. In honor of the release is the cover by Peter Hollens of "Somewhere Out There" featuring Tiffany Alvord and Taylor Davis. Enjoy

Memorial Day

In honor of all those forgotten over the years, a salute to Soldier A.

Final Friday of March

On the final Friday of March here is "Now We Are Free" from the Gladiator soundtrack. Enjoy.

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday! Enjoy your Friday with a Final Fantasy medley.

Happy Pi Day

In the US the date is 3/14, Pi day! Let us eat cake.

Guy Fawkes Day

Remember, remember, the 5th of November
Gunpowder Treason and plot;
I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes,
'Twas his intent.
To blow up the King and the Parliament.
Three score barrels of powder below.
Poor old England to overthrow.
By God's providence he was catch'd,
With a dark lantern and burning match

Holloa boys, Holloa boys, let the bells ring
Holloa boys, Holloa boys, God save the King!

Hip hip Hoorah!
Hip hip Hoorah!

A penny loaf to feed ol'Pope,
A farthing cheese to choke him.
A pint of beer to rinse it down,
A faggot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar,'
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head,
Then we'll say: ol'Pope is dead.

Close Call

Three weeks ago astronomers discovered an asteroid that has since been named 2015 TB145. What makes this particular asteroid notable is that it is currently passing Earth at a very close 300,000 miles away. NASA is saying that this is the closest flyby of an asteroid to Earth until asteroid NEO 1999 AN10 passes us at less than 230,000 miles in 2027. But given that we've only know about 2015 TB145 for 3 weeks it might be a safe bet to wager that there will be other close flybys before then that we don't know about yet.

Blood Moon

Tonight is the Blood Moon or Hunter's Moon; the first full moon of Autumn. It is also the third super moon in a row, although no one seems to be hyping that fact in the news like they were during the last two full moons.

September Super Moon, Eclipse & the Harvest Moon

This year's Harvest moon is a little different from most other full moon. Tonight's full moon is also a super moon. In areas with clear skies the moon should appear around 30% brighter than a typical full moon. Also, a total lunar eclipse is finishing up for those lucky enough to see it. I was in a location this evening where the eclipse was mostly over before the moon was high enough in the sky to see.

August Supermoon

Tonight is the beginning of three consecutive "supermooons." For those that don't remember, a supermoon is a full moon when the moon is near its closest point to the earth, making the moon appear slightly larger and brighter than average.

Tonight's moon is also called the Sturgeon Moon, being the last full moon of the summer. On September 27th we'll the first full moon of fall which is also called the Harvest Moon, and it will also be a lunar eclipse.

Once in a Blue Moon...

You know the phrase "once in a blue moon"? Well at precisely 3:43am, today the 31st of July 2015, the moon will be perfectly full. This makes it the second full moon of the month, which is the definition of a blue moon. The last blue moon was in August 2012 and the next will be in January 2018.

American Pi Day!

The date in the US is 3/14/15. I'm told the cake is still a lie.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Guy Fawkes Day

Remember, remember, the 5th of November
Gunpowder Treason and plot ;
I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes,
'Twas his intent.
To blow up the King and the Parliament.
Three score barrels of powder below.
Poor old England to overthrow.
By God's providence he was catch'd,
With a dark lantern and burning match

Holloa boys, Holloa boys, let the bells ring
Holloa boys, Holloa boys, God save the King!

Hip hip Hoorah !
Hip hip Hoorah !

A penny loaf to feed ol' Pope,
A farthing cheese to choke him.
A pint of beer to rinse it down,
A faggot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar,'
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head,
Then we'll say: ol' Pope is dead.

Video of the Week

If you aren't familiar with Pentatonix, you need to check out their videos. Primarily an a cappella group, they’ve posted dozens of videos on YouTube and toured the world. Here’s a sample of one of their songs. They’re also performing at the Puyallup fair tonight if you get a chance to see them.

Earth Hour?

Did anyone celebrate earth hour this year? It just ended here. I turned every light on in the house and moved a few lamps near windows just to make sure the outside world could see. I was going to burn an old tire or two as well, but I'm currently using all of them right now for other projects.

Happy Pi Day

Here is a photo of a cake made for Pi Day.


Cake Pi demotivational by nine-tailedgirl on deviantART

Here is a video made about pi.



Posted on 03/14 at 15:09:26

Huh?

Lois Lerner, who has repeatedly proved that she has no respect for the Constitution or other laws of our country, now decides that she is protected from testifying about her illegal actions by invoking the Fifth Amendment? That’s ironic.

Happy Holidays!

It seems that I post for holidays more than other occasions.  Today is the official observance of the Federal holiday known as Washington's Birthday.  Although his birthday is actually on the 22nd, Americans have a tendency of closing official things down on Mondays instead of on the actual holiday.  He was born February 11, 1731 according to official documents of the British empire, which meant that it was recorded using the Julian calendar since it was before the Calendar Act of 1750, which somehow makes the official date February 22, 1732 in the Gregorian calendar.  I don't understand where the extra year came from since my understanding is that the two were only 11 days off when they were switched, but I haven't taken the time to research it.  Most people's calendars show that today is President's Day since Abraham Lincoln also had a birthday last Wednesday.

Not bad

Costco currently has Studio Ghibli movies on sale!  Time to fill some holes in my bluray collection.