tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post5456370161179606440..comments2024-02-01T01:56:07.639-08:00Comments on What makes you think I have cats?: Horoscopes for the Dark TimesBetsy MacWhinneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14196224762137517300noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-44081637105572806322012-12-18T11:06:22.103-08:002012-12-18T11:06:22.103-08:00I am also wishing for more light and someone to cl...I am also wishing for more light and someone to clean my house. Love your stuff! Remembering to get my hand stamped if I get sucked up onto the magnetic highway, so I can return!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588303739450142939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-76362965382682171872012-12-13T19:48:36.707-08:002012-12-13T19:48:36.707-08:00Oops ... reading too much into it, I guess!
Yours...Oops ... reading too much into it, I guess!<br /><br />Yours, too :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-66922874154763986372012-12-13T12:03:08.220-08:002012-12-13T12:03:08.220-08:00Oh, and I'm going to post a pic of the feet, s...Oh, and I'm going to post a pic of the feet, so you don't have to imagine it.Betsy MacWhinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196224762137517300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-81785834387765983112012-12-13T12:00:51.544-08:002012-12-13T12:00:51.544-08:00Mel, thank you! It cracks me up that people enjoy...Mel, thank you! It cracks me up that people enjoy the horoscopes, because it's really a symptom of me not being able to put together a thought that persists for more than about three sentences. <br />And yes, I was in the Chicago, but only airport for a quick layover on my way to visit family in NY, but it sounds really fun to go on a nerdy adventure with you, so same deal, if you're ever in Seattle, I'll cook something up. I would so love to come to the bonfire. (Side note: about 80 percent of the people in the Chicago airport were wearing sweatpants. Is that normal? Or just an airport thing?)<br /><br />I hope the surgery goes smoothly and the suffering isn't too bad, and the days get longer quickly, and someone cleans your house and you think of stuff to wear and so on. <br /><br />Betsy MacWhinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196224762137517300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-71142809634740203402012-12-13T11:55:44.687-08:002012-12-13T11:55:44.687-08:00JennyO, thank you so much for reading! My week wa...JennyO, thank you so much for reading! My week wasn't so terrible after all. May your days be merry and bright, as they say. :-)<br />Betsy MacWhinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196224762137517300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-43934479149953238402012-12-13T07:28:05.347-08:002012-12-13T07:28:05.347-08:00Betsy - these horoscopes made my brain zoom along ...Betsy - these horoscopes made my brain zoom along some very rapidly expanding magnetic fields. I am so very glad you write them, and I don't know how you do it, but thank goodness you do.<br /><br />First, you were in Chicago? If you ever come back this way, I would love to meet you somewhere for an adventure, something nerdy, probably involving a museum or interesting historical sight. Nothing creepy or awkward, just fun.<br /><br />Second, I am going to keep the image of your daughter's bare feet photo in my head all day, like a prize. I've been thinking a lot about warm sunny places, but the hurtling through the sky in a metal tube to get there part is holding me back a little.<br /><br />Third, I'm having a Gemini kind of month, so I was heartened by my Pisces horoscope. My son is having his first ever surgery in a few days and I am beside myself, pre-worrying and all that. It's nothing major, but tonsils and deviated septum repair at 18 will surely suck, though I'm sure he'll enjoy breathing normally again when he's all healed. I keep thinking about how much his entire head is going to hurt and it makes me feel like puking. Turns out I'm the wussiest Mom ever.<br /><br />I'd like to fast forward to January, fresh start and all. If I ever get my house cleaned enough to have a party and can figure out what to wear, you are SO invited!<br /><br />I'm counting down the days until the light starts to return. 8 more days until we start getting minutes of daylight back. I think on the 21st I'm going to have a giant bonfire and burn some symbolic things to let go from 2012. You're invited to the bonfire too. :)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-41282065819705616092012-12-12T11:27:31.790-08:002012-12-12T11:27:31.790-08:00Betsy, I SO love your horoscopes. You delight, you...Betsy, I SO love your horoscopes. You delight, you entertain, you inform, you confess. And it touches my heart. I hope you have a better week coming up.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-80482583856296017892012-12-12T11:25:47.850-08:002012-12-12T11:25:47.850-08:00I've found the trick to understanding scientif...I've found the trick to understanding scientific things like that is to read it really, really fast, skipping over the big words. Just get the verbs, basically. Piece of cake. After all, who's going to give you an exam on it? Right!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-36523038163710164782012-12-12T09:01:57.484-08:002012-12-12T09:01:57.484-08:00Thank you!!Thank you!!Betsy MacWhinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196224762137517300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-87026766419645771232012-12-12T09:01:46.888-08:002012-12-12T09:01:46.888-08:00I'm glad to hear he wears pants. I think that...I'm glad to hear he wears pants. I think that's a really good start on a professional career.Betsy MacWhinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196224762137517300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-32839979112659684802012-12-12T09:00:24.684-08:002012-12-12T09:00:24.684-08:00Aww, thank you!Aww, thank you!Betsy MacWhinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196224762137517300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-78958567830146173812012-12-12T09:00:01.641-08:002012-12-12T09:00:01.641-08:00Good move. (Unless you're a real doctor...)Good move. (Unless you're a real doctor...)Betsy MacWhinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196224762137517300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-9892404858125421912012-12-12T08:59:30.116-08:002012-12-12T08:59:30.116-08:00Yeah, exactly, E-bro.
"CORNISH: And as we ...Yeah, exactly, E-bro. <br /><br />"CORNISH: And as we mentioned earlier, this new region you're calling the magnetic highway. Explain exactly what does that mean?<br /><br />STONE: Well, the magnetic field of the sun is carried out by the supersonic solar wind; it's the atmosphere of the sun expanding outward a million miles per hour. And because the sun is rotating, the magnetic field - which remains anchored on the sun - gets spun out into a giant spiral.<br /><br />And we are still on the sun's magnetic field lines. But, in fact, those field lines now have connected to the outside so that what's inside can disappear into interstellar space outside. And what's outside in interstellar space can zoom in along the magnetic field."<br /><br />That clears it right up. :-)Betsy MacWhinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196224762137517300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-7848760344516771232012-12-11T13:27:06.280-08:002012-12-11T13:27:06.280-08:00http://www.npr.org/2012/12/04/166519632/nasas-voya...http://www.npr.org/2012/12/04/166519632/nasas-voyager-1-reaches-the-magnetic-highwayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566248330123479809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-89637940451448583772012-12-11T12:16:31.122-08:002012-12-11T12:16:31.122-08:00I'm laughing, laughing, laughing. And as a Vir...I'm laughing, laughing, laughing. And as a Virgo, not tripping over cords. Despite needing another blog to read like a shot in the head, I'm adding you to my blogroll (via Ms. Moon).Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-75341755104562206082012-12-11T11:32:23.892-08:002012-12-11T11:32:23.892-08:00My cousin was in Florida one year for Spring break...My cousin was in Florida one year for Spring break and ran into some folks from Oklahoma. He wa telling them that his cousin (my brother) worked at OSU and never wore shoes, and they said 'No way! You're related to the Barefoot Guy?' Talk about famous feet.<br /><br />For the record, now that my brother is a full professor, he has started wearing shoes again, some of the time. Or at least sandals. And sometimes even pants. He's a professional, after all.Seattle Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588278865681727467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-45833158733635964632012-12-11T10:39:12.316-08:002012-12-11T10:39:12.316-08:00You just completely knock me out with these things...You just completely knock me out with these things. I swear. And I'm a Leo but I'm totally stealing this advice for Scorpio:<br />"If you can't figure out what to do, imagine what a really cool, functional ethical person would do, and just copy. The way isn't always easy, blah blah blah."<br />So thanks.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041543090358360187.post-32421383884804258222012-12-11T09:56:25.872-08:002012-12-11T09:56:25.872-08:00I think I'll just stay out of elevators.I think I'll just stay out of elevators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com