Check out this link! This site linked on the Google Earth Blog tells you exactly which satellites are above you at any given time. From playing around, I've also determined there's NO WAY aliens could, or would ever want to, land here on our earth. I know they wouldn't come to live, and I doubt they'd even think it a nice place to visit. Seriously, there's just too much detritus out there to navigate around: it looks like the earth has fleas. If our planet was a Snoopy character it would be Pigpen with his tenacious cloud of dust encompassing him at all times.
In other news! We made an offer on a house. We didn't get the house. I wasn't going to fall in love with it before we knew our offer was accepted, but I did anyway. Three acres, a pond, outbuildings, brick walkways, big gazebo, tall trees along both edges of the property and all the way up the driveway. Fruit trees, raised beds, cold frames. This place had it all. But someone else got it. Ah well. C'est la vie.
In other news! A Sphinx moth flew into our office this evening. I never knew until this past week that tomato horn worms grow up into Sphinx moths, aka hummingbird moths. I did a post last year, showing a local tomato hornworm. These guys are just too cool for words, not that I let that stop me. Ever. Ahem.
In other news! Plantars warts suck. Liquid nitrogen does not belong in the proximity of bare skin. I reminded my doctor of this. I told him we could go out in the parking lot and use the liquid nitrogen to make ice cream instead. I told him that if I was being expected to pay good money for the treatment, the canister of gas ought to look fancier than a regular ol' helium canister. I told him I should at least get some drugs. My doctor never listens to me. I will brag a little and say I never cried nor swore in the treatment room as he masochistically held the wand of nitrogen to the base of my foot. He didn't see my cry one single tear (unless he looked out the window and saw me yelling, cursing, and screaming in my car).
In other news! Anyone want zucchini? I have some to share...
I knew it was getting junky up there but I had no idea just how much! So the tomato hornworm is a new one to me. Is he so named because of a penchant for eating tomatoes? And can I also say that I am a little disappointed that you didn't get a shot of the moth.
ReplyDeleteI am very sorry to hear that you missed on the house- sounds pretty fabulous. Also sorry to hear about the Plantars wart too. Happily I have never had one but my sister-in-law had hers treated a few times before finally having it cut out....TWICE! Very persistent.
As always thanks for an interesting post.