Don't miss the FULL LUNAR ECLIPSE!

Tomorrow night, February 20. . . hope and pray for clear skies. . . The full lunar eclipse can be seen in the skies over Texas beginning at 9 p.m. and lasting till almost 10. The evening time before and late night time afterward will show you the partial eclipse, but it will be during this hour (from 9 to 10) that you can really see the specatcle of the full eclipse. So, how does an eclipse happen? I'll tell you how. . .

A lunar eclipse happens at least twice a year, whenever Earth's shadow falls on the moon. Interestingly, the moon is always full during eclipses. When the moon passes through the Earth's shadow (the umbra is the darkest part and the lightest part of the shadow is the prenumbra) the moon will begin to glow an eerie red color, and at full eclipse, the moon will appear to be surrounded by a glowing ring, called an annulus. The color of the shadow and the ring around the moon is caused by the amount of dust in the atmosphere. Bet you didn't know that! Now you do.

This has been your daily dose of dorkiness. . .

Oh, Happy Day

Folks who know me are sometimes surprised to find out that I am the original anti-Valentine. . . but it's true!
I've never been a huge fan of the holiday, and now that I have dear friends who want and don't have a "special someone" to spend it with, I really hate it! So, instead of putting the pressure on DZ for a "great night" of love and romance (which is silly to think it could get any better than it is every day), I have elected to spend my Valentine's Days from here on out with someone who gives a damn about the holiday! DZ and I agreed to this the first year we were dating, and it's sort of become a tradition for us.
I wonder what I'll do when all my friends are finally married off? I guess I will go to a hospital, or a nursing home, and spend time with someone there. . . but for now, I have plenty of friends who would love the company, and I have lots of love to share! Happy Day, ladies and gents!

My ass is broke. . .

and I'm not talking about my bank account (although I could be!). I'm talking about my back-side. I took a pretty hard fall the other day while visiting a house for work, and I am really feelin' it today.

The worst part is - no bruise! Of course, it's not like it's in a spot that I could show anybody (besides DZ) but a bruise could have at least appeared so I could TELL people it was bruised! Hehe. OK, enough grumbling about my butt. . .

I used to give my sister all kinds of grief for not keeping her blog updated all the time. One day, she finally gave me an answer that just kept me from ever asking again. . .

ME: Hey, SissieFace, I noticed you haven't been blogging lately. What's up with that?

SF: Well, Squirt, I just don't have any words.

Enough said! I get it. I know the feeling. I'm guilty of it as well. Now, that's not entirely true. . . I have words, I just don't take the time to get 'em here! And, because I'm new at this and not sure who all will gain access to this blog, I'm trying to be pretty neutral in what I write about for now! Hehe. That's my story. . .