Giovanni Shiaparelli was an Italian astronomer. In 1890, he drew the map of Mars that begins the video. Google has changed its logo in celebration of Shiaparelli's birthday today.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Who is Giovanni Shiaparelli
Today is Giovanni Shiaparelli's birthday.
Giovanni Shiaparelli was an Italian astronomer. In 1890, he drew the map of Mars that begins the video. Google has changed its logo in celebration of Shiaparelli's birthday today.
Giovanni Shiaparelli was an Italian astronomer. In 1890, he drew the map of Mars that begins the video. Google has changed its logo in celebration of Shiaparelli's birthday today.
Friday, March 13, 2009
The Elephant Whisperer
In today’s Good Stuff we pay tribute to an East Coaster who’s been dubbed the Elephant Whisperer. Zululander Lawrence Anthony is a conservationist whose dramatic rescue of the animals in the Baghdad Zoo during the onset of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, attracted him worldwide attention.
He’s also managed to successfully rehabilitate numerous problem elephants that noone else could handle - survive an attack by an enraged elephant bull, and has founded the international non profit society, The Earth Organisation.
It all began about ten years ago when Lawrence applied to take on some of the abused Tuli elephants. While they’d already been placed elsewhere, his application started the ball rolling - and he soon took on seven problem elephants.
“EMOA, the Elephant Managers and Owners Association, heard about my application and phoned me and said they had some other destitute elephants (and) would I be interested in taking them. They were problem elephants.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Venus Retrograde and Women Behaving Badly
What Venus Retrograde brings ... getting down the the nitty-gritty.
Venus Retrograde doesn't occur as often as, say Mercury Retrograde, so it is less understood.
Most astrologers focus on relationships, since Venus is the goddess of love. It's true that's part of what goes on, but the major thrust of Venus Retrograde is women acting badly. That's what happens when the goddess of love is out of sorts. Think of Venus in Retrograde lilke a woman in PMS who think that's an excuse for inexcusable behavior - sleeping with someone else's husband, making another woman miss a deadline, digs and nasty gossip, insults, and general rampage.
Here are some of the things to look out for, ladies:
How can you be prepared? A reading can show you where the stress is likely to occur. Fore-warned is forearmed. You can decide how you want to respond to this cattiness. You can always walk away and let them go fight with someone else, which will be easy to find during Venus Retrograde.
The peak of this should be around March 27th. We'll all be glad when it's over!
Venus Retrograde doesn't occur as often as, say Mercury Retrograde, so it is less understood.
Most astrologers focus on relationships, since Venus is the goddess of love. It's true that's part of what goes on, but the major thrust of Venus Retrograde is women acting badly. That's what happens when the goddess of love is out of sorts. Think of Venus in Retrograde lilke a woman in PMS who think that's an excuse for inexcusable behavior - sleeping with someone else's husband, making another woman miss a deadline, digs and nasty gossip, insults, and general rampage.
Here are some of the things to look out for, ladies:
1. Another woman stealing your man
2. Exacerbation of a long-standing conflict with a woman in your life (mother-in-law, sister, daughter, etc.)
3. Verbal digs and backhanded 'compliments' from women, as only woman can ... like "You look so much better in that dress than the one you wore ..." or "Thank heavens you've quit dressing like a baglady."
4. The latest "dish with impunity", as I like to call it. It's going around now, in ill-bred women, that you can say "I don't mean to insult you" and then insult them, and have impunity. i.e., "I don't mean to insult you, but you really are fat". And then a smile. Call them on this. Let them know it doesn't work. There's no "impunity" from bad manners and from insulting someone.
5. Increased competition from women in all areas
6. Some woman 'doing you in' - a home loan, a project deadline, etc.
7. More gossip than usual, the vicious kind
8. Mobbing and bullying at work, spearheaded by females
9. Sarcastic comments left on your facebook profile
How can you be prepared? A reading can show you where the stress is likely to occur. Fore-warned is forearmed. You can decide how you want to respond to this cattiness. You can always walk away and let them go fight with someone else, which will be easy to find during Venus Retrograde.
The peak of this should be around March 27th. We'll all be glad when it's over!
What They Didn't Know about Vancouver
From the email bag, about the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010.
Now that Vancouver has won the chance to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, these are some questions people from all over the world are asking. Believe it or not, these questions were posted on an International Tourism Website. Obviously (it adds), the answers are a joke. But the questions were really asked.
Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow? (England)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die.
Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? (USA)
A: Depends on how much you've been drinking.
Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto - can I follow the Railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.
Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada? (Sweden)
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.
Q: Are there any ATM's (cash machines) in Canada? Can you send me a list of them in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax? (England)
A: What did your last slave die of?
Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe Ca-na-da is that big country to your North...oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come naked.
Q: Which direction is North in Canada? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.
Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada? (England)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-t ri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
Q: Do you have perfume in Canada? (Germany)
A: No, WE don't stink.
Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Where can I sell it in Canada? (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? (USA)
A: Only at Thanksgiving.
Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.
Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada, but I forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with horns. (USA)
A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.
Now that Vancouver has won the chance to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, these are some questions people from all over the world are asking. Believe it or not, these questions were posted on an International Tourism Website. Obviously (it adds), the answers are a joke. But the questions were really asked.
Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow? (England)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die.
Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? (USA)
A: Depends on how much you've been drinking.
Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto - can I follow the Railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.
Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada? (Sweden)
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.
Q: Are there any ATM's (cash machines) in Canada? Can you send me a list of them in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax? (England)
A: What did your last slave die of?
Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe Ca-na-da is that big country to your North...oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come naked.
Q: Which direction is North in Canada? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.
Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada? (England)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-t ri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
Q: Do you have perfume in Canada? (Germany)
A: No, WE don't stink.
Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Where can I sell it in Canada? (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? (USA)
A: Only at Thanksgiving.
Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.
Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada, but I forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with horns. (USA)
A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Ooops
It matters who you get your predictions from
eMail me to schedule a reading, sdunn@susandunn.cc .
eMail me to schedule a reading, sdunn@susandunn.cc .
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Musical Tesla Coils Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
It's energy!
Nikola Tesla, inventor, said: “If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search. I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him 90% of his labor.”
A psychic reading can provide you with theory and calculation.
I am an ENFP on the Keirsey (Myers-Briggs) - the most PERCEPTIVE ... and on the StrengthdsFinder, Strategic is one of my top strengths.
Monday, March 2, 2009
The Statler Brothers - Elizabeth (1983)
Is your name by any chance Elizabeth? Girls, the theme song for the upcoming Venus Retrograde (3/6) and Mercury into Pisces (3/8) is -- O ____ .... get ready, get set, go waaaaay back. Because he'll be dreaming of you and likely you'll a phone call. After 4, 10, even 40 years.
The Statler Brothers - Elizabeth (1983)
Is your name by any chance Elizabeth?
Gals, the theme song for the upcoming Venus Retrograde (3/6) and Mercury into d-r-e-a-m-y Pisces (3/8) is -- O ____
Get ready, get set, go waaaaay back. Because he'll be dreaming of you (again) only now he's likely to take action ... after 4, 10, even 40 years.
So ask yourself:
Is this a Nightmare or a Dream Come True?
Do you want him back ... really?
Why did the two of you separate in the first place?
How can he win back your trust?
Yes, Xpect your Xes to Xecute maneuvers in the coming weeks whie Venus goes Retrograde.
Psst: Do you want to X him out,
or X his sweet lips?
Readings for prepare you - by phone, email and in-person in the Dallas area. Email me at sdunn@susandunn.cc .
What Makes a Butcher's Son an Artist?
TODAY'S QUESTION:
Are you ready for Venus Retrograde -
Hint: Do you know where the goodies are - your Cutie and your Coin?
Are you ready for Venus Retrograde -
Hint: Do you know where the goodies are - your Cutie and your Coin?
Once he stepped, back, he liked the view.Dale Chihuly, Virgo, Virgo, is such an inspiration.
My son Chet first introduced me to his work when he was a student at U Dub in Seattle.
You may know David Chihuly as the artist who created the glass ceiling at Belagio.
Just look at the ups and downs of his life.
From wikipedia:
- Father was a butcher, mother was a homemaker, his brother was training to be a pilot. So how did he ever become a world-reknowned artist. Let's look at his chart!
- Supported after high school by mother after his brother died in a flight-training accident and his father died of a heart attack
- BA in Interior Design
- MS in sculpture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Fulbright Scholarship to study glass in Venice
- Master of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design.
- Founded the Pilchuck Glass School.
- In 76 in England, lost his left eye in a car accident
- In 79 dislocated his shoulder in a bodysurfing accident. No longer able to hold the glass blowing pipe
- Hired others to do it, saying, "Once I stepped back, I liked the view."
- Said it allowed him more perspectives, and also to anticipate problems quicker
- He describes his role as "more choreographer than dancer, more supervisor than participant, more director than actor."
So what do we learn from his chart? Stay tuned!
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