From the East Wing with meteors,monsters, NRA and Email

Greeting to all and welcome new friends to the East Wing.

Been doing some serious stargazing lately. Seeing some really neat stuff with my big boy toy, that telescope. I keeping telling myself the real good time to stargaze is the middle of winter, not middle of summer, but it’s more fun when ya don’t have to worry ‘bout your cold fingers or teeth chattering or nose too cold and runny as ya try to focus. Come winter, I’ll still bundle up and stargaze, freeze my nose and fingers and remember the summertime. I saw the rings of Saturn disappear a few days ago, they didn’t really, it was just the angle from my prospective of Saturn at that time.

Were ya looking forward to the Perseid Meteor Showers on the 11th and 12th (Tuesday and Wednesday) of last week? I was. I have watched that magic light show for a long time. It comes every year at the same time ( Aug 11 & 12) It seems the earth passes thru a comets tail or something like that. Actually it’s the residue from the comet Swift-Tuttle that makes the Perseid Meteor Showers each year. As this comet orbits the sun it leaves a little bit of “star stuff” in its path, each orbit changes just a little, so over the course of many years, (millions) the residue left is what our earth goes thru about the same time every year. It’s kinda like when ya drive down a dry dirt road in the summertime. If someone is close behind on that same dirt road, they get a lot dust on their car. In this instance earth is the second one behind, not close like the car, but star dust don’t have anywhere to settle. It just hangs out there in space waiting for an earth to come by on the dirty road.

Well any way, we get to see the meteors the same time each year. Except if the moon is too bright, then the bright moon takes out all but the brightest of the lot. Guess what happened this year? Yep, too much moon light too little darkness to see very faint of the Perseid Meteors. Yet this year I saw something I’ve never seen before. Saw two meteors in the sky at the same time. I’ve looked at Perseid Meteor Showers for a very long time and not until this year, 2009 have I seen two at the same time. These Perseid Meteor Showers are originating from near the constellation Perseus. That being the same Perseus of Greek Mythology fame. Now Perseus was not the main man in Greek Mythology, but he knew the boss, and like many things in life, it’s not what but who.

Being an certified Godzilla aficionado, highly renown, widely acclaimed, and I do mean long standing, I remember seeing Perry Mason setting inside a hotel, staring out a window overlooking downtown Tokyo, describing the carnage as Godzilla destroyed the city. (which it turned out to be the first of many) Well now, that goes back so far, Perry Mason was still playing Raymond Burr, and had not yet even thought about being Iron Sides.

With my fondness for Godzilla, it be only natural that I also fall in love with Greek Mythology. After all is said and done, Greek Mythology puts Godzilla to shame when it comes to the monster business. If Godzilla is a one man band, and he is, then Greek Mythology is the Mormon Tabernacle Choir of the monster industry.

Now Perseus is a good example of what I’m talking ‘bout. This Perseus fellow was the son of Zeus and Danae. He killed the Gorgon Medusa. Perseus also rescued the princess Andromeda just as she was about to be sacrificed to a sea monster. Now that’s something kinda cool to be remembered by, rescue a princess from the sea monster, then kill a girl with a head full of snakes, and he’s not even a main player. In fact he was just a sub on the “B” team.

It might be worthwhile to say a few words about Gorgon. Tough ladies to say the least, they could turn ya into stone just by looking at ‘em, Euryale, Sthenno and Medusa. The three daughters of Phorcys and Ceto.

These girls were grotesque creatures covered with bulletproof scales, hair of living snakes, hands made of brass, plus sharp fangs and a beard. They lived in the ultimate west, near the ocean, and guarded the entrance to the underworld. These girls didn’t stand out from the crowd in San Francisco, they blended well in that city by the bay, that ultimate west.

Of the three, Medusa was the most famous of the sisters. Not much on looks but she still gets a lot of press from time to time. In fact very few people have even heard of the other two sisters Euryale and Sthenno. But not to worry they were just as ugly, and could do that stone thing too.

I think one sister may have been in Chicago at one time, there are several examples of her stone work there in public parks. The same holds true for Indianapolis. I’m sure she could do the same thing with horses, ‘cause there’s sure as hell a stone horse in Indianapolis along with a stone rider.

All this from a lady who had snakes in place of hair. I’m glad I never looked at her. Don’t think I’d want to, but she must’ve had something worth seeing, else there would not be so many stone men in the world.

That just goes to show ya, some men will look at every women, no matter how ugly, even at the risk of turning to stone. ‘Course maybe they weren’t looking at the snakes, but whatever they were looking at, they would’ve been better off not looking. ‘Cause after all, being turned to stone isn’t something that wears off overnight. When you’re turned to stone, it’s not like ya just get up the next day and go to work. You’re pretty well stuck where the stone dropped.

When talking ‘bout Greek Mythology, ya also talk about Zeus or ya don’t talk at all. That’s the law, the old law of Greek Mythology. Now this ole boy was the God of the sky. The ruler of the Olympian Gods, and Spiritual Father of all Gods and all Mortals.

From eons of time, the last name of Zeus was never divulged until just in recent past when, as part of the 787 billion dollar economic stimulus package from the White House, it was revealed that Zeus’s full name is now and forever has been and, will forever be in the future, Zeus Obama. His birth certificate from Hawaii has been certificated by the proper state authorities, the names of which can’t be revealed due to home land security concerns in Alabama, and maybe some others places as well, but can’t tell ya that information either. Yet ya just have to have faith in any leader named Obama. So there ya go! Republicans eat your heart out. I’m sure some of you are saying “my kingdom for such a leader in the republican ranks”. To that I say keep in mind there is only one Zeus

When I wrote that Zeus Obama part, the 2girl dogs wagged their tails in unison and smiled. Sophia The Republican Cat damn near threw up as she fell backwards off the back of my chair. There are some rare occasions where cats don’t land on their feet when they fall, especially a political cat that has just heard for the first time in any of her nine lives the name Zeus Obama.

Sophia has received two invitations to ask a question at town hall meetings later on this month. One offer asked that she memorize a question which would be sent to her email address only after she swore allegiance to the party. The other, simply offered her a forum to ask a question of her choosing. It will be interesting to see which offer she chooses to accept.

When asked, she just gave me one of those little “Sophia the Cat Smiles” and purred. I love to watch that 1cat smile. There’s something about having cats around, they makes me feel relaxed even with a cat of a different party. (Damn Republican Cat)

Last Friday Sophia The Cat got an email for the White House, honest, Sophia got an email from the White House thru my email, it came to one of my email addresses, the same one which I use to mail this letter, but was addressed to Sophia The Cat. I would just like to know how David Axelrod got hold of my email address, forget the cat, just mine.

That same evening on the South Bend News I heard some reporter asking the White House News Secretary how people were getting emails from the White House when they never asked for anything from there and had never contacted the White House on any matter? How did the White House get their email address? The question was not answered. After some exchange with the reporter, the Press Secretary said “We will move on to more productive areas.”

My question is quite simple, how did Sophia The Republican Cat pop up on the radar at the White House to the extent that she received an email? I think one of those “Blue Cat Democrats” turned her in, that’s the only thing it could be.

The email was asking Sophia to place her support behind the Obama Health Care and take her message of support to the public forum whenever she could.

I’ve not asked her opinion on that email yet, it’s hard to talk to a cat while they still have all their hair puffed up!! I never realized Sophia could look so big. It’s been two days since the email and her hair is just started going down today. A cat scorned. I would not want to be in her gun sites right now. I don’t think I told ya, she’s a member of the NRA, and proud of it. A card carrying member, got the patches and decals, a bumper sticker and even has an autographed picture of the former Executive Director of the NRA, Moses, on display in the cat house.

As the shades of evening draw on, that little brown eyed friend of mine, that humming bird, comes to the feeder one more time for and early evening snack. She just likes that special red sauce, the humming bird stuff I mix up for her. I’m glad I’ve got a humming bird friend. I wish everybody did.

As this beautiful summer day evolved into an equality beautiful summer evening with nighttime to follow, as the rain came by, the pleasure of your company is never ending. Thank you for your visit to the East Wing.

Stay safe in Iraq and Afghanistan

From the East Wing with meteors, monsters, NRA and email
I wish you well,
BobbyRay