Monthly Archives: May 2007

Remember that Friday, May 25 is Towel Day, set aside as a remembrance of Douglas Adams (1952-2001), author of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. This means that everywhere you go on Friday, you must carry a towel with you. To … Continue reading →

I recieved the “queries” from Michelle, my editor today. They are the result of a consultant that Reader’s Digest hired to go through my manuscript. Most the the questions have to do with minor issues, like a desire for a … Continue reading →

SpaceRef.com has reprinted a press release from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics that I think is very exciting: For the first time, astronomers have created a rough map of a planet orbiting a distant sun-like star, employing a technique that … Continue reading →

The news about Herod’s tomb is very interesting. Though it took them all day, by this evening even MSNBC had corrected the error regarding when Herod ruled. It certainly took them long enough. Kind of odd, really.

Herod’s tomb has apparently been discovered. The AP story, reprinted by both CNN and MSNBC, both get a minor detail wrong, reporting that Herod began ruling in Judea around 74 BC (which is actually about when he was born): Herod … Continue reading →

May Day has been a holiday for Communists for many years. I ran across the suggestion, by way of Instapundit today that, just as there is a Holocaust Rembrance Day for recalling the slaughter of millions by the Nazis, that … Continue reading →