Archive for January, 2009

Bushisms

BBCs Bush quotes

“I’m the decider, and I decide what is best.”
Washington DC, 18 April, 2006

“I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me.”
Nashville, Tennessee, 27 May, 2004

“I do remain confident in Linda. She’ll make a fine Labour Secretary. From what I’ve read in the press accounts, she’s perfectly qualified.”
Austin, Texas, 8 January, 2001

“Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYN’s aren’t able to practice their love with women all across the country.”
Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 6 September, 2004

“I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.”
Saginaw, Michigan, 29 September, 2000

“I’ll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.”
Washington DC, 12 May, 2008

Observation on 3 Jan

Time: 9:30PM-11:30PM

Great Nebula in Orion (M42):
M42 cleared the water tank around 9:30 PM.
Mag: 4.0.
Alignment: Auto two-star. Betelgeuse (Orion) and Sirius (Canis Major)
Very clear view

Open cluster NGC1981:
Mag: 4.6.
Alignment: not realigned
Very clear view. Almost exactly like in this photo.

Note: Auto two-star align failed later in the night when Orion was almost at Zenith. The eyepiece obstructs movement of the scope when pointed to zenith. Shifted to one-star align (Rigel).

Opencluster M36:
Mag: 6.3
Very faintly visible.

Facts

Facts are simple and facts are straight
Facts are lazy and facts are late
Facts don’t come with points of view
Facts don’t do what I want them to