Today is Memorial Day

“…from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the [...]

People

They come and they go,

Sometimes a friend, other times a foe;

Every time they come in your way,

You either smile or pray.

You meet them at work or at home

Because that’s the usual and the norm.

You feel surrounded, you feel blessed,

But at times, you are not impressed;

You smile, you shrug,

Indifferent, you want no hug;

Your feelings, you try [...]

International Year of Astronomy 2009 in Beirut, Lebanon

“Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.”  Galileo Galilee

Thursday, April 2, 2009 was a different day at Val Pere Jacques School, the inauguration of VPJ Astronomy Club.  Val Pere Jacques is a high school [...]