Posts from — February 2019
Groundhog Day
It’s Groundhog Day and some of the militant marmots object to being disturbed.
FYI: this is approximately the midpoint between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox. It is called Imbolc among the Celts, which is why people are interested.
Update: from the CBC, Shubenacadie Sam predicts a long winter, but Ontario’s Wiarton Willie and Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil both predicted an early end to winter. “According to a Canadian study looking at the past 30 years, groundhogs only accurately predicted the long-term forecast about 37 per cent of the time.” IOW – coin flipping is more accurate.
February 2, 2019 4 Comments
Columbia
Commander:
Rick Douglas Husband, Colonel, USAF
Pilot:
William C. McCool, Commander, USN
Payload Commander:
Michael P. Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF
Mission Specialist:
Kalpana Chawla, PhD
David M. Brown, MD, Captain, USN
Laurel Blair Salton Clark, MD, Captain, USN
Payload Specialist:
Ilan Ramon, Colonel, Israel Air Force
February 1, 2019 5 Comments
