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February 21, 2008
Lunar Eclipse Eclipsed
So, last night was a full lunar eclipse, which is always cool. Especially cool because I myself was born during a lunar eclipse. If I believed in Astrology even the tiniest bit, that would probably carry great import, but since Astrology is utter nonsense, it's of no import at all. Except that it's cool. Other tidbit: the U2 song, Sunday, Bloody Sunday is also about my birthday. Sort of. Maybe. The point is, I went out last night to watch the wonderful lunar eclipse while listening to Dave Brubek's Take Five on my ipod but all I saw were clouds, clouds, clouds. At least it was a nice night for a walk.
Speaking of Astrology being nonsense, I'm reading Richard Wiseman's excellent book, Quirkology. Check out that web site I just linked to also, as there's lots of cool stuff there, particularly in the videos section. The book' s sort of all over the place when it comes to topics, although it call comes under the general heading of "weird and interesting stuff about how our brains interact with the world." On Astrology he points to several studies showing that if people believe they're born under a bad sign then they end up having more problems or live shorter than those who firmly believe they're born under a good sign. Those who realize it's all nonsense don't suffer any ill effects nor receive any benefit based on their sign. The book's full of great stuff like that. Check it out.
What the heck: here's my favorite of the videos:
Pretty cool huh? Your brain hates you.
Posted by rdakan at February 21, 2008 11:35 AM