Sometimes I think that the darkest material ever is within my own psyche or the bowels of the Bush Administration. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created the darkest material ever. It is able to absorb more than 99.9% of lighting.The research has been accepted by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Last night's full moon was The Full Wolf Moon. It refers to howling of the wolves in the bitter cold and snow, a strange sound if there ever was one. It was pretty mild for a January night up North last night. No snow and no bitter cold and no howling wolves. I don't miss the snow and cold, but I don't think I'll ever hear the call of the wild again from wolves. Hey, but you never know.
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As the moon appears on the horizon, it seems that it belongs to both the heavens and to earth. As it continues to rise, it is taken up into the heavens and leaves its earthly tinge before it reaches its zenith.
If you were born in 1729 or know someone who was, this number has a lot of interesting aspects to it. (Via Kottke)
Today is Nikola Tesla's birthday.
