Eye Spy With My Little Eye…The International Space Station
Posted on 20. Jan, 2009 by spencer in Technology
For those of us on the West Coast of the United States, check the horizon this early evening to see the international space station. Or don’t; it’s your life.
Tues Jan 20: appears due west about 5:45pm, pass high to our north, then visible all the way to the NE horizon. Four minutes total.
Home Run Derby Tonight
Posted on 14. Jul, 2008 by some guy in Sports
At 8 PM EST major league baseball’s annual Home Run Derby will take place at Yankee Stadium. This year’s field is made up of Lance Berkman, Ryan Braun, Grady Sizemore, Chase Utley, Josh Hamilton, Justin Morneau, Dan Uggla and Evan Longoria.
I’m gonna go with Lance Berkman from the NL to win it, with Josh Hamilton of the AL coming in second. Unfortunately, and rather ironically, there are no Yankees participating, no thanks to A-Rod. Check out Jayson Stark’s thoughts on that situation .
Collective Sound Band Camp: Let It Be Heard Webisode 4
Posted on 03. Jun, 2008 by spencer in Chico, Film, Lifestyle, Music
Apart from boasting a shithead college for shithead students and the world famous Sierra Nevada Brewery, Chico, California, has a thriving (if not nationally recognized) music scene. Many of the players in this scene contribute to a summer School of Rock-style band camp named The Collective Sound. Last year they decided to start putting together a documentary of the goings-on of the staff and the campers, aged 12-18. Watching it will give you that warm on the insides feeling. Please enjoy Episode 4.
NASA Announces the Discovery of a Recent Supernova in our Galaxy
Posted on 14. May, 2008 by spencer in Apocalypse, Science
Today NASA announced that they’ve discovered a recent supernova – recent in geological terms (140 years ago). I do know that a “Supernova” is the term when a star explodes, but apart from that I’m not even going to pretend I know anything about interstellar physics. So let’s let the professionals discuss this one, shall we?
From Nasa:
The supernova explosion occurred about 140 years ago, making it the most recent in the Milky Way. Previously, the last known supernova in our galaxy occurred around 1680, an estimate based on the expansion [...]
Here’s What I don’t get
Posted on 19. Oct, 2007 by spencer in Idiocy, Lifestyle
In some countries, teens commit suicide by blowing themselves up for the good of their God or country or whatever. Yet in America thousands of teens commit suicide every year to NO NATIONAL ADVANTAGE. What I don’t get is why we don’t utilize this impressive natural, national resource and send our suicidal youths over to our enemies to do some damage. Just seems like a real waste. href=”http://www.hopeline.com/”>1-800-SUICIDE
