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  1. Wondering what conundrums of logic will cause disturbances in the space-time continuum, like Pinocchio saying, "My nose is about to grow!"
  2. Wishing godspeed for space shuttle Atlantis. Launching today (Monday). Got some friends on this one.
  3. Gearing up for the release of "2012." Wondering what to do with all those who think it's a documentary.
  4. Off to Oklahoma Sate University. Stillwater, OK. Barely escaping the traffic-snarling Yankee Parade of lower Manhattan.
  5. Wondering if Phillies will force the Yankees to go the distance. For the price of a home in Nebraska, got tix for game seven at the Stadium.
  6. Off to see MJ in IMAX tonight. Power to his estate. But I'd nonetheless prefer to make my money while still alive.
  7. In LA for the day. Board Mtg for Planetary Society. Cool stuff coming. Join, if you want to participate in cosmic discovery: PLANETARY.ORG
  8. Richard Dawkins in town (NYC). Been a while since this first encounter: http://tinyurl.com/23j6qo He's still at it. And so am I.
  9. In Houston this week. At the "UP Experience." A TED-like event where I must distill the cosmos into a 20-min talk -- or less if I want Q&A.
  10. This just in: New data (as of today) gives odds of Apophis hitting Earth on April 13, 2029 as 1 in 250,000, down from 1 in 45,000.
  11. Off to DC. Meetings with for the Nat. Acad of Sci's Decadal Survey of Astrophysics. That's were we rank future spending for cosmic projects.
  12. Traveling too much. Indiana, Las Cruces, Boston, DC, Pasadena, Illinois. All in two weeks. All for NOVA. Some good stuff in there, though.
  13. Annette Tombaugh (her dad discovered Pluto) comes to NYC on Wed. to view our planet exhibit for "Pluto Files" NOVA special to air early 2010
  14. In Provo Tue for BYU Publ Forum celebrating IYA. 3rd time in Utah. 10 years ago was 1st, when I bought my cosmic vest at local planetarium.
  15. Was in small town Streater, Illinois last week, birthplace of Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto. Interviewed locals. He's a demigod there.
  16. Start filming for "The Pluto Files" PBS documentary on Monday. Based on the book. Early Spring air-date, likely.
  17. At 110 stories tall, the Sun set two minutes later for people at the top of the WTC towers than for those at the bottom. tinyurl.com/n7rrhz
  18. Striking views of Jupiter in west after sunset and Venus in east before sunrise. Could mistake them for airplanes. Moon's been gorgeous too.
  19. Last NOVA ScienceNOW of season tonite (Tue). A good segment on value of sleep to memory, forcing many to rethink all-nighters before exams.
  20. New treadmill coming to ISS. Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill. "COLBERT" For details see /tinyurl.com/mz8mw5