Moonbow in Yosemite National Park

The full moon this 15th of July caused a sensation by forming moonbows also known as Lunar Rainbows over Yosemite Falls. When I attended university, ever summer I used to go to Yosemite National Park to camp and hike and I can tell you from first-hand experience just how beautiful it is there in the spring when the waterfalls are full. Later in the summer the falls begin to dry up and become a trickle so it is best to get there in early spring. As well, the night sky is just amazing with the sound of the waterfalls roaring in the background. Those are times in my life I will never forget!

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The Space Shuttle Program has come to an End

Today the Space Shuttle Atlantis landed and with that comes the end of the shuttle program. Next stop, I imagine, for the shuttles will be a museum for public viewing.

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Shuttle Atlantis Has Left The Building

The crew of the space shuttle has packed up and left the ISS for the last time. They are preparing to return to Earth this Thursday for the last and final landing of the shuttle and marks the end of the space shuttle program.

Space.com has a detailed account of the activities of the crew as they prepare to return home.

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Carmageddon!?

When I first heard the term "Carmageddon," I thought to myself what crazy end of the world movie has Hollywood cooked up now? As it turns out, it is just road work on a very busy portion of the 405 freeway in Los Angeles. I wonder how many board meetings were convened and money wasted to come up with that very commercial name to draw the ever needed attention that Los Angeles craves? Anyway, I lived there several decades ago and there is too much traffic, too many cars, and it takes a minimun 1/2 an hour to travel from one point to another, needless to say, I do not miss it.

Here is a link of some film clips that involve traffic jams.

Sci Fi Beauties of Movies and Television

I have not made a blog post in quite some time because sometimes life gets filled with the "Real" stuff and leaves me little time to ponder my favorite subject: science fiction. I found a photo gallery that highlights some beauties who have added cunning, intelligence and wit to some great science fiction stories and I was pleasantly surprised that I agreed with almost all of their picks and was even being reminded of some great female characters from some exciting movies and television shows. For example, I loved Sigourney Weaver in all of the Alien movies but forgot that she made the hilarious movie Galaxy Quest which is a spoof on Star Trek and Star Trek conventions! I loved Lindsay Wagner in the Bionic Woman, and Winona Ryder in Alien Resurrection and Star Trek (even though that part was miniscule). Of course I adore all the Star Trek characters, but I was a little disappointed that Samantha Carter(Amanda Tapping) of Stargate SG1 wasn't there on the list(maybe I missed it but I checked twice).

Anyway, with so many interesting Science Fiction short stories, novels, and the last flight of Atlantis, I will make a concerted effort to blog, besides, I am in the middle of an Isaac Asimov novel and just loving it, but that is for another post.

I hope the link to beauties in Sci Fi works, check it out it is worth it!