Thursday miscellanea #41

The boys finished Vacation Bible School tonight.  They had a blast, but man, are they pooped. David Letterman’s not saying anything any tackier than the things any number of people were saying last fall.  Why is it suddenly outrageous? I picked up some of these tip cards recently.  I thought they’d be a good way … Read more

Will Betelgeuse blow?

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star, about 600 light-years from Earth.  It’s one of the largest and brightest stars in the night sky, and you’ve probably looked at it many times.  It’s Orion the Hunter’s right shoulder. It seems Betelgeuse has averaged a loss of about 1% of its diameter per year for the past … Read more

Chickenfoot

As promising as it sounds for Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith to get together and record an album, a couple of things gave me pause. For one, what page would Sammy be on?  For all the great stuff he’s done in the past decade—and there is … Read more

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