Randomness

Here's a collection of odd things I've run across in the last week or so. A fireball from space here, maps of the future there, general chaos everywhere, and someone riding the waves... just go with the flow.

First, last week, the skies over our head were glowing in the darkest hour, just before dawn. A chunk of Russian spacecraft, an SL-4 rocket body plummeted to earth, flaring into a giant fireball before crashing into the middle of Wyoming. Fun stuff. My husband happened to be outside at the time, taking a break from his assembly of the daily news clips. Although our view to the north is rather obscured by other homes and trees, he said the entire sky lit up for a long moment. The SkyFOX news helicopter caught the whole thing, however, in great detail. Check it out:

For more down-to-Earth news, the New York Times had an article this week, projecting the movement of the continents over the next 100 million years or so. The included a cool interactive graphic, which is a must see for any map lover or geologist, amateur or professional.

Then there is today's comic from OhMyGods, (a "pagan based comic strip for the polytheistic masses") which will definitely be pinned up somewhere in my office:

*chuckle* I just love Nate (the guy with the glare, naturally.)

Finally, another video... this time, literally, riding the waves:

After the entry I wrote yesterday, discussing the flow of water as a metaphor, I especially noted the way the waves broke ahead of the surfer, and how he truly clung to that edge in between chaos and order. Cool stuff.

Video of "Burning 'Space Junk' Lights up the Sky posted to YouTube by Neo6008. Surfing video posted to YouTube by erik90. Comic strip by Shivan Montar Balaris. Geologic projection image via the New York Times