Somehow, Bob and Dustin got on the subject of goofy answers, and Bob posited that a great answer to the question, “Where were you born?” would be “Mars.” The thought flitted through my mind that another good answer would be “Alpha Centauri.”
Immediately, memory took over: Crystal Gayle sang a song with Alpha Centauri in it that I was enthralled by. On the Muppet Show. Back in the ’70s. Hadn’t thought about it in I don’t know how long…
Off to the iTunes Music Store. No luck on searching “Alpha Centauri”. Google next. Tried “"Alpha Centauri" +Crystal” (couldn’t remember how to spell her last name). Seventh hit on the list was “YouTube - crystal gayle muppets show "we must believe in magic"”:
Searching iTMS for “We Must Believe in Magic” brought the album right up.
I’m still stunned. I’ve been playing the video, off and on, all afternoon, and I still don’t have any glimmer of remembering the song, but I’m still enthralled!
:::shaking head:::
05 February 2009
Mind | Memory
29 May 2008
JPL Is in Fine Form!!
From the nytimes.com early tomorrow morning:
Mars Lander Starts Moving Its Robotic Arm
“The spacecraft also completed a 360-degree panorama, showing what Peter H. Smith of the University of Arizona, the principal investigator, described as a ‘hummocky terrain’ — mostly flat with slight bumps and troughs caused by the expansion and contraction of under-surface ice.
“The few rocks were small — generally about five inches in diameter, with some as wide as eight inches — and most were flat, Dr. Smith said. Curiously, the rocks appeared brighter than the soil.
“The science team has started naming the rocks, drawing from fairy tales and folk legends. One Humpty-Dumpty-inspired rock was named “King’s Men,” and another “King’s Horses.” One otrough was named “Sleepy Hollow,” so two nearby rocks are now “Ichabod” after Ichabod Crane, the main character of the story, and “Headless,” the headless horseman who pursues Ichabod.…”
Ya gotta love it!
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