Subject: A hornswoggle of a meteor shower coming your way this weekend
A hornswoggle of a meteor shower coming your way this weekend
May 22nd, 2014 at 12:32 pm EDTHello Friend, You can never predict the actual intensity of a meteor shower till it's actually happening. But what makes the meteor shower this weekend particularly unique is the fact that it is a brand new one. Comet 209P/LINEAR whose orbit was thro ...
Peanut Butter and Rock and Roll Music
May 21st, 2014 at 12:22 pm EDTHello Friend, Imagine you were an Alien who came to this earth, and from what you observed, you thoughtthat the human species was, shall we say, an interesting study? And that, as an alien, you inhabit the body of a Cambridge math professor. Then, ...
Hey, Hey we're the Monkees!
May 20th, 2014 at 9:08 am EDTHello Friend, You might be old enough to remember a pop group from the 60's, called the Monkees. They were America's answer to the Beatles (but not really), and had a tv show for 2 seasonsand a whole bunch of hit songs, such as "Last train to Clarks ...
Plans to watch Cosmos thwarted
May 19th, 2014 at 11:56 am EDTHello Friend, Perhaps you look forward to Sunday nights, like I do, and plan to watch the current Cosmos series,hosted by Neil Degrasse Tyson. However, here in the north country, it is not uncommon for folks in the neighbourhood, to drop byunannoun ...
Don't read this if you are a sensitive snowflake.
May 18th, 2014 at 12:32 pm EDTHello Friend, Look, it's Sunday, and my sweetie just made these amazing buckwheat pancakes, with fruit on top, anda dash of yogurt and walnuts. Seriously, it' was to die for. Best of all, it was a new untested recipe that turned out perfectly. Obvi ...
Guess what happens if you wear a Hab's jersey in a Toronto Mall?
May 17th, 2014 at 11:40 am EDTHello Friend, It's really amazing what can happen if you walk into the local shopping mall, here in Toronto,wearing a Habs (Montreal Canadiens) sweater. That's what my neighbour, a few stores down, Annette who runs the local florist shop, Heavenly ...
Sensational Celestron CPC with a Starsense-Gratis!
May 16th, 2014 at 11:02 am EDTSensational Celestron CPC Sale! Celestron and Khanscope is pleased to introduce the Sensational CPC Sale. Beginning May 15th and running through June 30th, customers will receive a FREE StarSense Automatic Alignment Accessory with the purchase of ...
Nikon stepping up it's game for amateur astronomers
May 15th, 2014 at 12:21 pm EDTHello Friend, Every since I bought my first Nikon FE 35mm camera body, years ago as an amateur astronomer fromthe now defunct Jerry's camera on Yonge Street, Toronto, I have always appreciated the qualityof Nikon Products. I wanted to use the body ...
Video Proof of Scott Roberts prowling the night time streets of Arkansas
May 14th, 2014 at 5:26 pm EDTHello Friend, Yesterday I was talking about Scott Roberts, of Explore Scientific telescopes. And the fact that he operated his Company out of Arkansas. Hard to picture, isn't it? Well, this is really something...... A local station KNWA (FOX/NBC) in ...
From Surf and turf, to chicken and biscuits and gravy
May 13th, 2014 at 3:12 pm EDTHello Friend, A few years back, I visited Little Rock, Arkansas and I got to tell you, I had me some of the best Fried chicken, gravy and biscuits there."Hold back the Grits", I told the waitress.And no joke here, I was physically the smallest person ...