Have you ever seen this hotel? It’s gigantic. It looks like a sail on the sea, and that is no accident. The Burj Al Arab hotel was designed to look like an Arabian vessel called a dhow. This hotel is an iconic symbol of Dubai. It’s the only 7-star hotel in the entire world, and [...]
The Sun, Space Shuttle Atlantis and Hubble Space Telescope Pictured Together for the First Time
This is the sun. It looks like a typical photograph of the sun…until you look a little closer. Astrophotographer Thierry Legault took one of the most amazing pictures I have ever seen. In the lower left quadrant you can see a black spot. That black spot is actually the Space Shuttle Atlantis. If you zoom [...]
May 15, 2009 by Kerry Dean | 0 Comments
LOST Season 5 Finale: Now with More Shots of the Four-Toed Statue!
I hope you all have been watching LOST for the past 5 years. It’ll likely go down as one of my favorite TV shows of all time. JJ Abrams is awesome. The show is awesome. The season finales are awesome. Every season finale ends with something or someone being blown up! I have so many [...]
May 14, 2009 by Kerry Dean | 0 Comments
Ben Harper & Relentless7 Hit Number 1 on iTunes Charts for Week Ending May 10, 2009
Holy crap! Ben Harper & Relentless7 topped the iTunes charts at #1 for the week ending May 10th. Those guys deserve it, too. Their album, White Lies for Dark Times, is an experience. Go buy it. From TheTimesHerald.com (here): Singles: 1. “Boom Boom Pow,” Black Eyed Peas 2. “Don’t Trust Me,” 3OH!3 3. “No Surprise,” Daughtry [...]
May 13, 2009 by Kerry Dean | 0 Comments
Oprah Scoreboards Duke University Class of 2009 and Everyone Else
Wow. Gosh. Goodness. Oprah’s rich. She’s extremely wealthy. Even more, she’s extremely wealthy in a time when the unemployment rate is nearing double digits in many of America’s cities and towns. She’s extremely wealthy in a time when a lot of people are losing their jobs and their homes. Now, what does a wealthy person [...]
May 12, 2009 by Kerry Dean | 0 Comments
Space Shuttle Atlantis Crew Risking Their Lives to Repair Hubble Space Telescope
Ah yes. The Hubble telescope. It’s 19-years-old. It orbits the planet every 97 minutes. It’s sent back over 600,000 images, many of which have forced the re-writing of astronomy textbooks. You could argue that it is one of the most significant scientific devices of our lifetime. But alas, the Hubble Space Telescope is in need [...]
May 11, 2009 by Kerry Dean | 1 Comment
US Postage Stamp Increases Price to 44 Cents!
Did you know that the price of a US postage stamp was increasing tomorrow? May 11, 2009 is the start of the 44-cent United States postage stamp. The price increase will mark the third year in a row that the price of a stamp has increased $0.02. If you’re still with me or if you [...]
May 10, 2009 by Kerry Dean | 2 Comments
Star Trek Movie 2009: Most Entertaining Movie I’ve Seen All Year
Ho. Ly. Crap. Go see this movie. Like yesterday. The Star Trek movie is entertaining from start to finish. I never looked at my watch during the entire 2 hours and 6 minutes. I don’t even remember glancing away from the screen. Not even once. Here’s why I thought Star Trek was awesome with a [...]
May 9, 2009 by Kerry Dean | 0 Comments
Today I Learned About Forces
Forces hold everything together. There are strong forces and weak forces. There are electromagnetic forces and gravitational forces. Cohesive forces hold together molecules of the same type, like water molecules. Adhesive forces hold together objects of differing types, like chalk adhering to a chalkboard. Some forces only impact objects within a finite range, while other [...]
May 8, 2009 by Kerry Dean | 0 Comments
Will Whitehorn & Virgin Galactic Want to Take You to Space for $200,000
Did you know that Virgin Galactic is set to send a few hundred people to space? I know. Simply incredible. Even more incredible is the price tag of $200,000 per ticket. And for $200k you get some great customer service from highly trained space travel agents. Wait a minute. Are they experts at travel agent [...]
May 7, 2009 by Kerry Dean | 1 Comment
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May 16, 2009 by Kerry Dean | 4 Comments