Planets and Whiskey
Hello all, welcome back to the Star Clipper blog.
Well, I did have several things planned that I wanted to talk about today, but to be honest, I really just don't feel up to it. I'm exhausted and my brain hurts. I think it needs liquor. Obviously therefore my brain thinks it needs liquor as well. Tricky, huh? Just another example of subjective reality for you. Speaking of which, let me ask you a question. How many planets does our solar system have? Nine, yes? Wrong! Not only have scientists discovered a new planet, they've found at least three, one with a moon. And apparently there is some discussion as to wether or not they are actually planets, planetary bodies, or something new.
I unfortunately don't know what the difference is, but if it's one of the latter, well then we don't even have nine planets. See, one of the new "planets", the one with the moon, is actually larger then Pluto. BTW, do you know what astronomers have nicknamed these two? The planet is Zena, and the moon is Gabrielle. Now these names are not permanent, just nicknames, as there are very specific rules governing the naming of such things. When asked why these objects were just now being discovered when we have found planets in other star systems, astronomers said simply, "We weren't looking for them." Huh, so what type of other things aren't you looking for? A giant black hole isn't going to just pop up underneath the solar system next week, right? So there you go, your reality just got a little less subjective. Now my brain just has one thing to say before we go, Brain, over to you.
Thank you Dan. That was a interesting little story there. Now moving on, Isle of Jura, is there a better whiskey? Let me know.
-Dan
Well, I did have several things planned that I wanted to talk about today, but to be honest, I really just don't feel up to it. I'm exhausted and my brain hurts. I think it needs liquor. Obviously therefore my brain thinks it needs liquor as well. Tricky, huh? Just another example of subjective reality for you. Speaking of which, let me ask you a question. How many planets does our solar system have? Nine, yes? Wrong! Not only have scientists discovered a new planet, they've found at least three, one with a moon. And apparently there is some discussion as to wether or not they are actually planets, planetary bodies, or something new.
I unfortunately don't know what the difference is, but if it's one of the latter, well then we don't even have nine planets. See, one of the new "planets", the one with the moon, is actually larger then Pluto. BTW, do you know what astronomers have nicknamed these two? The planet is Zena, and the moon is Gabrielle. Now these names are not permanent, just nicknames, as there are very specific rules governing the naming of such things. When asked why these objects were just now being discovered when we have found planets in other star systems, astronomers said simply, "We weren't looking for them." Huh, so what type of other things aren't you looking for? A giant black hole isn't going to just pop up underneath the solar system next week, right? So there you go, your reality just got a little less subjective. Now my brain just has one thing to say before we go, Brain, over to you.
Thank you Dan. That was a interesting little story there. Now moving on, Isle of Jura, is there a better whiskey? Let me know.
-Dan
posted by Star Clipper at Tuesday, February 07, 2006
3 Comments:
There are always good whiskies to be found and new planets freak me out. When are you guys going to start shipping for expats like myself?
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Hey Anonymous E! We totally already ship, but keep it under the radar, like. E-mail info@starclipper.com if you need something!
Isle of Jura is indeed dandy. If you want to go American, you can't go wrong with Michters Rye. It's about the same price as the Jura, and available at Starrs. But if we're talking Scotch, I'm going for the Laphroag. I plan on spending a lovely evening with a bottle of it tonight. I'll let you know how it works out tomorrow.
Paul (from down the street).
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