Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Recently there was a change n the Galaxy with the designation M82. The designation means it was one of the galaxies that Messier cataloged. Which means that it is a kind of blurry thing that can be seen in the constellation Ursa Major (which has the Big Dipper in it), so this is an area of the sky that people look at a lot. The galaxy is a bright one. Well this year (2014) some amateur astronomers in Russia saw something different. It had a bright spot. It was a supernova. A group of students...
OK, this might be a bit geekier than I sometimes get, but in one of the Star Wars movies (I think it was The Empire Strikes Back) Yoda tells Luke: “Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.” Which may be true when you’re trying to save the galaxy from an evil empire, but in normal everyday life, there can be lots of trying. A person doesn’t have to always succeed or fail, trying in and of itself is an accomplishment. Last year another writer friend started a contest, or maybe a bet, to see whi...
Okay, maybe it’s the fact that I just recovered from a nasty stomach bug where I couldn't do much except wallow in self-pity, but I feel like I've got a new start on life. Throw in the fact that the New Year is just starting and you generate all kinds of push towards self reflection. (Plus I was just out walking the dog and there’s not a lot to think about while he’s getting caught up on his canine communications. Sniff, sniff.) There were a lot of things that I didn’t get accomplished this la...
