Cinco de Mayo

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   on May 5, 2012 at 5:04 pm

   We cannot drink. We are in the chorus of the SD Symphony, and tonight we do Haydn’s “Creation”, Performance 3. I live in hope that the brass will play in time for #22-#26.

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     on May 5, 2012 at 5:25 pm

     I have told the conductor that in a political year such as this one, that I sing in the correct section, which is the bass section. They always say that you should not alienate your bass.

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   seabe on May 5, 2012 at 5:32 pm

   Making enchiladas. Bought some margarita mix; too lazy to make them fresh. Then we’re going out on the town. Will probably be crowded as hell…Obama’s here (I’m in Richmond).

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   BooMan on May 5, 2012 at 6:42 pm

   The confluence of a “supermoon,” the midpoint of spring, a meteor rain, and celebration of Cinco de Mayo will likely make Saturday night memorable for many Americans, especially star-gazers, revelers, and romantics.

   The so-called “supermoon,” where a full moon coincides with the stellar body’s perigee, or closest point to earth, is one of the year’s astronomical highlights. While the actual full moon will occur at 11:35, followed by the perigee 25 minutes later, the time to take a look outside is actually around moon rise, which will occur around 7:30 EST. That’s when the moon will appear impossibly large as a result of a little known phenomenon where the celestial body is magnified near the horizon.

   Astrologer Richard Nolle, who coined the term “supermoon” in 1979, has described the phenomenon as “a new or full moon which occurs with the Moon at or near its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit. In short, Earth, Moon and Sun are all in a line, with Moon in its nearest approach to Earth.” Scientists have sniffed at the breezy term, preferring instead the snoozier perigee-syzygy.

   link

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   seabe on May 5, 2012 at 6:56 pm

   Are Pitt Bulls Inherently Dangerous?

   From our previous discussion. Seems the Maryland Court of Appeals agrees with us, Booman.

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   MNPundit on May 6, 2012 at 4:53 am

   Almost no one in Mexico celebrates Cinco de Mayo.