Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Follow the Science Indeed! - 24 August 2021 - Plague Journal Day 530

Micah 6:8
Genesis 1:14-19
Yes, your life matters.

Some of you are still sheltering in place, but fear not: I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?

My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nothing.

Thanks to a "scientific" ruling back in 2006, that's what our kids are doomed to memorise as a mnemonic for the order of the planets of our solar system. 


When I was a kid, my mother served us Nine Pizzas. Was she simply that much more very excellent than mothers of today? Well, perhaps, but there's no reason to drill a demeaning mnemonic into those impressionable minds in our science classes, is there?


Good grief, astronomers, bring back Pluto! Look how Pluto loves you!
Won't someone think of the children?







Keep Calm and Don't Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.



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