Thursday, November 28, 2013

THANKS no THANKS

It's Thanksgiving day and I wanted to share two lists. One is the things for which I'm thankful and the other is the things for which I'm not so thankful:

THANKS FOR:           NO THANKS TO:

1. My wife and              1. The  persons who
     family.                          who discovered sugar
                                          and chocolate.

2. The Gospel of            2. Don Johnson who
    Christ and His                made the scruffy 
    Atonement                      unshaven look
                                           fashionable.

3. The personal              3.  Philo T. Farnsworth
    computer and                  who invented the TV
    the Internet which           where I spend entirely
    have given me                 too much of my time    
    something to do               watching frivolous
    while I'm retired.             programs.   


4. Freedom of thought    4. Dennis Rodman
    and action.                      who popularized
                                           tattoos for athletes,
                                           which then turned into
                                           a widespread practice
                                           among younger people.

5. The man who stood     5. Having to clean 
    under a waterfall             soap and mineral
    and thereby created         deposits from the 
    the first shower.               shower stall.                  
6. The inventor of the      6. My dentist who 
     electric toothbrush.         insists I floss after 
                                             brushing.

7. The inventor of the       7.  Having to shave 
    electric razor.                    every day. (I know,
                                              Don Johnson)
  
8. The Automobile           8. Big oil companies
    which gives me                 for suppressing the
    freedom of movement      development of 
                                             alternative types of
                                             fuel for cars. 
                                             (Hydrogen would be 
                                               best)
                                        
9. Christmas as a                9. The first guy who
    celebration of the birth       put Christmas lights
    of Christ and a reminder     up on the outside of
    of what He means to us.      their house.

 10. The Christmas spirit,  10. The person who was
       which I need                     too shy to publish
        more of.                           "A Visit  From
                                                  St. Nicholas" 
                                                  (a.k.a. "The Night 
                                                  Before Christmas")
                                                under his own name
                                                but did it
                                                anonymously, thus 
                                                creating Santa Claus
                                                and the need to give
                                                gifts at Christmas
                                                which has gotten 
                                                way out of control.

11.  Ibuprofen                   11. Arthritis  

12. Thomas Edison           12. R-rated Movies
       for inventing                    and the Hollywood
       everything.                       movie moguls who 
                                               can't figure out that
                                               PG and PG-13
                                               movies make more 
                                               money. 

13. Thanksgiving              13. Food Network Chefs
                                               who all cook turkey
                                               differently and 
                                               confuse everybody
                                               with dozens of
                                               suggestions.

14. Sandwiches made       14. Black Friday sales
      from left-over                   which have now
      Thanksgiving turkey,        worked their way
      stuffing, and                      to Thanksgiving Day 
      cranberry sauce                 and will ultimately
                                                start the day after 
                                                Halloween. Oh wait,
                                                they already start
                                                after Halloween. 
                                               They just don't call 
                                                them Black Friday 
                                                sales     
            
15. Thanksgiving dinner   15. All the work that 
      with all my children,        goes into its 
      their spouses, and my       preparation.
      grandchildren gathered
      at our house to start the 
      Holiday Season.
        
        

Saturday, November 16, 2013

É GRANDE COISA


O Universo é muito grande! Tudo o que tenho a fazer é olhar para cima à noite para ver que é uma afirmação verdadeira.Eu li um artigo no jornal Deseret News de terça-feira, 5 de novembro, 2013, com o título: Estudo: 8,8 bilhões do tamanho da Terra , os planetas recém- direita.O que os autores estavam discutindo era a estimativa de que em nossa galáxia Via Láctea, há pelo menos 8,8 bilhões de planetas orbitando estrelas de mesma magnitude como o nosso Sol, que também está localizado na zona Goldilocks (não muito quente e não a frio para a vida). Eles também mencionaram que existem planetas que orbitam estrelas maiores e menores do que o sol, que também se encaixam na zona Goldilocks dessa estrela. Adicioná-los todos juntos e você terá cerca de 40 bilhões planetas compatíveis com a vida.Então eu fiz uma pesquisa na internet para descobrir quantas galáxias estão estimadas no universo. Esse número foi estimada em entre 200 e 500 bilhões. A nossa Via Láctea é de tamanho médio a grande , ou seja, há galáxias maiores e menores. Just for fun I multiplicado 500.000.000.000 galáxias com 40 bilhões de planetas e tem uma figura de 2 x1022 planetas ( 20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ) com capacidades de suporte de vida .        O UNIVERSO É MUITO GRANDE !

BIG DEAL!

The Universe is very big! All I have to do is look up at night to see that is a true statement.
I read an article in the Deseret News of Tuesday, November 5, 2013 with the headline:

Study: 8.8 billion Earth-size, just-right planets.
What the authors were discussing was the estimate that in our Milky Way galaxy there are at least 8.8 billion planets orbiting stars of the same magnitude as our sun that are also located in the Goldilocks zone (not too hot and not to cold for life). They also mentioned that there are planets orbiting larger and smaller stars than the sun that also fit into the Goldilocks zone of that star. Add them all together and you get about 40 billion life- compatible planets. 

I then did an internet search to find out how many galaxies are estimated in the universe. That estimated figure was between 200 and 500 billion. Our Milky Way is of medium large size, meaning there are larger and smaller galaxies. Just for fun I multiplied 500 billion galaxies with 40 billion planets and got a figure of   2 x1022 planets (20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) with life supporting capabilities. 

THE UNIVERSE IS VERY BIG!!!