tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post533472692457567811..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Super duperGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-29817457006424217602012-05-09T06:19:29.638-04:002012-05-09T06:19:29.638-04:00Most of the background noise associated with clima...Most of the background noise associated with climate change is produced by the carbon dioxide released whenever some UN "scientific" functionary opens his yap...BillThttp://www.thedonovan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-56423911416323142772012-05-08T09:59:26.867-04:002012-05-08T09:59:26.867-04:00Ah, BillT, but a perigee-syzygy moon is different....Ah, BillT, but a perigee-syzygy moon is different. It has three more syllables.<br /><br />From what I was reading, the perigee effect is faintly measurable in the tides, but it's a matter of a couple of centimeters. Nothing to evacuate the waterfront properties over, unless you were already cutting it awfully close. Any self-respecting low-pressure area does more to exaggerate the local high tide.<br /><br />A lot of intuitive notions about astronomical effects lose sight of the scale of the many forces contributing to the background noise -- as we already know very well from popular notions about climate change.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-8480971226769687112012-05-08T03:58:36.030-04:002012-05-08T03:58:36.030-04:00Supermoons happen pretty often, about once a year....<i>Supermoons happen pretty often, about once a year.</i><br /><br />Perigee moons occur at least three times a year, four in some, with almost no effect on tides.<br /><br />The only significant effect a "supermoon" produces is to strike panic into the minds of people whose attention spans rival that of goldfish...BillThttp://www.thedonovan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-78562928010597905852012-05-07T23:04:06.185-04:002012-05-07T23:04:06.185-04:00First time I've ever heard that word actually ...First time I've ever heard that word actually used in a sentence.<br />(And you know which word I'm referring to, don't you?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-64424222482906298402012-05-06T09:45:19.735-04:002012-05-06T09:45:19.735-04:00It was a pretty moon. A little hazy, with high th...It was a pretty moon. A little hazy, with high thin clouds, but no ghouls...bthunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789441349826379510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-16071373115052012552012-05-06T00:02:23.809-04:002012-05-06T00:02:23.809-04:00No sign of zombies here, but it sure is a pretty m...No sign of zombies here, but it sure is a pretty moon.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-53471676708580655452012-05-05T21:07:29.072-04:002012-05-05T21:07:29.072-04:00"Zombies? No, no, it's werewolves you hav...<i>"Zombies? No, no, it's werewolves you have to look out for tonight. Remember to get your lycanthrop insurance before moonrise or your policy will not become effective until the next scheduled full moon."</i><br /><br />No problemo. I self-insure with Winchester Ballistic Silvertip ammo in .223, 30-06, and 7mm RemMag. The right tool for the job as it were... =8^}bthunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789441349826379510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-69626141852435049042012-05-05T20:33:48.151-04:002012-05-05T20:33:48.151-04:00"Syzygy" is a great word for Hangman. (..."Syzygy" is a great word for Hangman. (So are "gypsy" and "rhythm," but you have to spread them out so that people aren't on to you game.)Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-66959691800848154782012-05-05T14:48:44.094-04:002012-05-05T14:48:44.094-04:00There once was a girl named Suzy
Who loved the moo...There once was a girl named Suzy<br />Who loved the moon at syzygy<br />Afraid of collision<br />She risked all derision<br />And fled from lunar perigeeTomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-90670852326575617412012-05-05T14:40:21.922-04:002012-05-05T14:40:21.922-04:00Zombies? No, no, it's werewolves you have to l...Zombies? No, no, it's werewolves you have to look out for tonight. Remember to get your lycanthrop insurance before moonrise or your policy will not become effective until the next scheduled full moon. :P<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-73758259597528128482012-05-05T14:01:28.363-04:002012-05-05T14:01:28.363-04:00"...they wouldn't make a satisfying limer...<i>"...they wouldn't make a satisfying limerick."</i><br /><br />He said, "The moon is so lovely<br />Hanging in the night sky so idly.<br />Don't think me a boob,<br />For grabbing my tube,<br />To check for perigee syzygy.<br />0>:~}DL Slynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-9211487832394890932012-05-05T13:00:13.761-04:002012-05-05T13:00:13.761-04:00Saturday.Saturday.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-56619328762841943692012-05-05T11:55:05.085-04:002012-05-05T11:55:05.085-04:00Saw the bright moon high in the sky at about midni...Saw the bright moon high in the sky at about midnight last night.<br /><br />I wasn't able to look closely, though, as I had to keep my eyes on the road (and keep the motorcycle vertical).<br /><br />Is the full moon (super perigee syzygy with extra brightness) Friday night, or Saturday night?karrdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205160745963596856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-31296014826557872862012-05-05T10:44:47.629-04:002012-05-05T10:44:47.629-04:00I've been watching this moon develop unusually...I've been watching this moon develop unusually closely, the last week or so. It's been lovely; I wasn't aware of it being larger, but I wasn't looking for that. It just caught my eye for some reason.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-26023764045448830732012-05-05T10:38:31.041-04:002012-05-05T10:38:31.041-04:00Walkin' Boss is at a horse show this week so b...Walkin' Boss is at a horse show this week so being in bachelor mode, I had a brew or trice on the front porch last evening. At around 11:00 pm noticed how nice (<i>and a wee bit larger than usual*</i>) the moon appeared.<br /><br />Zombies? We're always at DEFCON 4. Any abnormal dog yapping allows ample time to hit DEFCON 2, or 1 should a zombie wander onto the Hun hovel patch...<br /><br />*I can usually pick the correctly sized wrench or socket from a glance at the size of the bolt head... Less a talent than years of conditioning, i.e. a stupid human trick.bthunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789441349826379510noreply@blogger.com