tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post1604474009206180151..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: A Visit to "Big D" : Dallas, Texas.Twilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-71172391341362054812013-11-12T10:43:11.998-06:002013-11-12T10:43:11.998-06:00mike ~ LOL! 14% might indicate that the African i...mike ~ LOL! 14% might indicate that the African input wouldn't be terribly far back in time, generation-wise. :-D<br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-73377901760679724252013-11-12T09:56:41.737-06:002013-11-12T09:56:41.737-06:00mike ~ No we didn't have time to "do"...mike ~ No we didn't have time to "do" the 6th Floor Museum; after I'd found somewhere with a restroom (not easy), and we'd walked around the site generally it was museum closing time (for Sunday anyway). <br /><br />Not sure if I saw Venus...but there were two very bright stars, one of which I assumed to be Jupiter, t'other could have been Venus, though it wasn't really near the horizon. I'm no expert on identifying stars, just like to look at 'em. :-)<br /><br />Thanks for the link. Nice to know that her political bent bends the left way (by the sound of it). <br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-17095107220707694572013-11-12T09:11:44.245-06:002013-11-12T09:11:44.245-06:00I can't say that I find the JFK memorial very ...I can't say that I find the JFK memorial very attractive, but I read that it represents an open tomb. I haven't viewed it in real-life, so maybe there's something to be gained in the actual presence. Did you make it to the JFK's Sixth Floor Museum?<br /><br />You said you observed the stars on your return trip...did you catch a glimpse of Venus? Outstanding luminosity in the early night sky, to the western horizon.<br /><br />Ricky Lee Jones is in a class all her own...she spans many musical genres and collaborations. And she does have a political bent: "Tell Somebody (repeal the patriot act)"<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlgkGCQl2f8<br /><br />Glad you and Anyjazz had an excursion of fun.mikenoreply@blogger.com