One hour until Susan and I say “I do.”
My adorable flower girls
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Apple Pie
In the land of pastries, the fastest way to my heart is with an apple pie. The second is a cupcake. The third is a cannoli.
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Portrait of a Lovable Mutt
This is one of the few times that Amit has let me take his picture (and not look away) while he’s awake.
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Iceland’s Resilient Beauty
A glacial torrent pours over a 40-foot-high ledge at Gođafoss, “waterfall of the gods.” After the Icelandic assembly adopted Christianity in 1000, its leader threw his pagan idols into the falls. The mossy island, notes geographer Guđrún Gísladóttir, “is protected from sheep.”
National Geographic’s photo of the month is by Orsolya and Erlend Haarberg, from the May 2012 story “Iceland’s Resilient Beauty.”
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Giant Prominence Erupts
Yep, that’s our sun.
A beautiful prominence eruption producing a coronal mass ejection (CME) shot off the east limb (left side) of the sun on April 16, 2012. Such eruptions are often associated with solar flares, and in this case an M1 class (medium-sized) flare occurred at the same time, peaking at 1:45 PM EDT. The CME was not aimed toward Earth.
An eruption on April 16, 2012 was captured here by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in the 304 Angstrom wavelength, which is typically colored in red. Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA
No idea what a prominence is? I didn’t either. Check out NASA’s FAQ.
via NASA.gov
Blast Off
Hey Kim Jung-un –
Quick follow-up to my earlier tip to use duct tape…
This is how you launch a rocket. That’s a free lesson from my three year old niece Emily.
You’re welcome.
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Béla Fleck and The Flecktones – Stomping Grounds 1996
While introducing Susan to Béla Fleck and Victor Wooten (one of my bass idols), I came across their phenomenal performance on Conan back in 1996.
Enjoy!
And here’s a great performance of Sinister Minister at Mountain Jam VII in 2011. Do yourself a favor and check out the bass solo at 3:15.
