Quote of the Day
"[members of government] are aloof, little demi-gods walking on stilts in an artificial effort to reach the sky." – Jon Qwelane. See related link.
Three things
Right, first off to Brendon, no I will not put a forum on my site. I already have to maintain SOI and you've not been posting there for months – what's your excuse?
On the difference between planets, dwarf planets and moons
Regarding my previous post, I'd just like to point out to Brendon that Dysnomia is a moon, as is Charon. If I were to list all the natural satellites of all the planets and dwarf planets, my blog would exceed 50 000 words.
Planetary Issues
Xena and Gabrielle have been officially named as Eris and Dysnomia respectively, by the International Astronomical Union. This means our current solar system now looks as follows:
Despicable
"Magistrate Kubashni Padayachee scrapped 13 cases from her court roll – freeing 15 alleged criminals, among them robbery and rape suspects – because she refused point-blank to work after 16:00."
Phone Backups
Thank goodness for backups!
Another update
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I've been busy. Today I went to visit my better half at his work when I was finished at my work.
45 000 words!
My blog broke through 45 000 words in my last entry, excluding comments. I am very chuffed. I doubt I'll be able to compile it all into a book like Wil Wheaton did, but I'm happy nonetheless.
WTF?
I saw this at the end of a news article, on BusinessWeek's website:
This is disgusting
According to the article, many black South African men are using virgin women to "test" their HIV status. If she gives birth to a healthy baby and is still breathing after the birth, with no rapid weight loss, then everything is fine. Then, on to the next woman.