One of the original purposes of this site was so I would have a place to post CD reviews. In an attempt to return to my roots, as it were, I’m going to start actually posting the reviews — at least once I actually write them.

It’s possible you will notice a tendency toward positive reviews, and there’s a reason for that: these are CDs in my collection; stuff I actually buy. I try to stay away from music that sucks, but one or two are bound to skip through on occasion.

If you’d like me to review your CD, drop me an email and I’ll give you the mailing address. While I can’t guarantee that I’ll like your music, I do promise to review it in a timely manner. In all fairness, I’ll be sure to mention it when the review is based on a CD that someone sends.

I try to keep informed, so one of the first things I did with my Crackberry was set up an RSS reader. I removed it a couple days later because it was just too much available all at once. Before my digital retreat, I happened across an interesting story stemming from the latest shuttle mission.

It seems that one of the astronauts let a couple bolts escape while they were performing a few repairs: Spacewalkers Lose the Darndest Things

The article goes on to say that NASA and the Air Force track objects larger than about 4 inches. Four. Inches. This are items whipping around at 15000 MPH some 1200+ miles away. They can track stuff that is smaller, but at 90000 pieces, it’s just too much.

The funniest part, to me at least, is when they talk about SpatSat. While I’m sure it’s just an ordinary tool, I can’t help but wonder what they’re doing with a spatula in outer space — and if pancakes are still light and fluffy at zero-g.

Holy Crap! NASA even has a newsletter about this stuff!

[AP article found via CNN]