Archive for April, 2006

The Power of the Internet

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

So some guy bets his girlfriend that he can make a web site that gets lots of hits. She calls him an idiot. They fight. They make a bet. If he makes a site that gets 2 million hits, she'll have a threesome with him and some girl of his ...

Jill’s Softball Game

Monday, April 24th, 2006

Abbie and I went to my sister Jill's softball game today. It was nice to get off work a little early and spend so much time with Abbie. I don't think she stopped talking for more than a minute during the entire 3 hours in the car. She spotted every ...

M51 – The Whirlpool Galaxy

Friday, April 21st, 2006

After a LONG winter, I was finally able to get out with the telescope and get some imaging in. Here's M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy. As you can see, it's actually two galaxies colliding. Eventually the smaller one will merge with the larger, spiral galaxy. M51 is located about 37 million ...