Category Archives: Just Too Cool

Not the direction I usually want to launch my phone!

This is definitely for your Just Too Cool file. From cultofmac comes this great story: Father and Son Launch iPhone, HD Video Camera into Space By Adam Rosen (4:00 am, Oct. 12, 2010) Taking their iPhone Where No iDevice Has … Read More

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Helmet

Just too cool… from artdaily.com. Roman Bronze Helmet, Found with a Metal Detector, to Be Offered at Christie’s LONDON.- The auction of Antiquities on 7 October at Christie’s  South Kensington will offer an exceptional survival from Roman Britain discovered by … Read More

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Have a Placid day!

Today in the traditional Roman calendar it is the feast of the 3rd c. Sicilian martyrs St. Placid and companions, slain during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian. Today in the revised calendar is the feast of Sts. Placid and … Read More

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Ex ore infantium

His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Tim Finigan, posted a charming entry over at his place. A lovely family that has occasionally come to my parish, recently moved into the area. I saw Mum & Dad and the children today and, as usual … Read More

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BLOG RENEWAL: Full Text in RSS Feed

I have activated the Full Text option for the RSS feed. Enjoy the full text along a nice WDTPRS mug of hot Mystic Monk Coffee!

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VORTEX REPORT: VENUS VORTEX?

You have read about… … The Vortex. I have wondered where things go, if they are pulled into the Vortex and can’t get out. I wonder. Look at this portentous photo from Astronomy Pic of the Day. This is a … Read More

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A different sort of “Saturno”

Wow.  Look at the colors.

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Some random thoughts: a few great moments in the Star Trek movie

Tonight I unwound a bit with something totally unlike everything else I did today: I watched some of the latest Star Trek movie. It was a real re-imagining of the whole thing.  Some people hated it.  I thought it was … Read More

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By Jove! Sky watching alert!

From Spaceweather.com JUPITER AT ITS BEST: Tonight, Sept. 20-21, Earth and Jupiter converge for their closest encounter in decades. The giant planet will soar across the sky at midnight, outshining everything except the Moon itself.  Although big, bright Jupiter will … Read More

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“I can’t waste that gift”

Some people like to pit big stage life, such as papal visits to the UK, against "real" life, such as average people who need to pay bills. Both are real life. But, in the wake of the real life experience … Read More

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