The odds of a major asteroid hit just went up...

 

Instapundit: Look on the bright side...

Lucifer's Hammer is an excellent read...

AoSHQ: Morning Report 02.18.25

You know, Eon was a good science fiction novel...

Hot Air: Whoosh! 🤔 Eon by Greg Bear was a very good science fiction novel

Instapundit: How's that space program, Earth? and Close Call

The Gentle Naderites!

EBL: Forbidden Planet

I hope Alex Rodriguez does not get a lifetime ban from baseball... Update: A-Roid gets 211 game suspension and can play during his appeal process (so he plays tonight)

A-Roid can't play in the playoffs, but
he can give himself a camel toe...

Only because I depise the Yankees and they deserve one another.  Alternatively though, I would not feel the least bit bad for A-Roid if he does get banned.

So this is a win win.

Update:
A-Roid shows how to turn a 50 game suspension into a complete season and possibly a life time suspension.  Now that takes A-Roid talent!
A-Roid's fate to come on Monday...

A-Roid can play during his appeal?  Boy, they really are screwing the Yankees
(have you ever seen how A-Roid plays in the play off?  Like a jerk off).

A-Roid gets 211 game suspension, but can play during his appeal.  He is playing tonight.  

h/t: Trooper York

The threats from outer space...

It does not have to be an asteroid, a big solar flare could be the equivalent of an EMP explosion...

Hurricane Katrina caused roughly $80 billion to $125 billion in damage, according to the report. A future geomagnetic storm like the 1859 [Carrington] event could cost 10 to 20 times as much and take up to a decade to fully recover from, according to Metatech's estimates.

 h/t:  Hot Air

Update: More from Instapundit

Well, THIS is fun http://t.co/QwOXpLC4eV
— Sirius U. Guise (@vermontaigne) June 18, 2013

JUNE 27, 2013

MY USA TODAY COLUMN: Solar Flare poses huge threat.

Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 8:59 am

City block sized asteroid flies close to Earth. We are safe, for now...

This rock is still out there and there are plenty more rocks that could show up...

It is a good thing I trained extensively for this threat in my youth!