Monday, January 30, 2012

As seen on the Twitter XLIII

An atheist birthday card from those zany someecards guys:

[Via here.]

Friday, January 27, 2012

Most Overdue-est Website du Jour CLXXII


The site...it exists.

Awesomest Image du Jour CLXXI

The Earth's a big blue marble when you see it from out there....

Anybody else old enough to remember the children's television program Big Blue Marble?  And the above first line from its opening theme song?

It's all I could think of when I saw this:


[Click to enlarge.]

Apparently it's all NASA could think of, as well, because they call this image Blue Marble.  It's the result of
piecing together composite images taken on January 24, 2012, by NASA's newest satellite.

[Photo credit:  NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring from the NASA site; via Boing Boing.]

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

As seen on the Twitter XLII

I see Newt as more of an expert on the Sun -- a huge gaseous orb that flares up all the time.
Jan 25 via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Reply

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Happy New Year

[Image via Wikipedia.]

Friday, January 20, 2012

As seen on the Twitter XLI

I worry that the focus on Gingrich's adultery will distract us from the fact that he's also a racist asshole.
Jan 20 via web Favorite Retweet Reply

Wednesday, January 18, 2012