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October 7th, 2007

50,000 People Came to My Blog Yesterday

And 25,000 the day before that.
They all came to read my post about my decision to homeschool my son in science this year.
It is so unsettling to have so many people respond to something I’ve written.
This is the third time something like this has happened to me. The first time was when I made […]

By Tony -- 2 comments

August 27th, 2007

The Four Score Meme

Well, I just got tagged for my first meme by AstroProf. Here we go…
Four Things Meme:
Four jobs I have had in my life:

Telescope salesman
Soldier in the army (worked on helicopters)
Ran a non-profit doing ‘Mr. Wizard’ type science demonstrations in schools.
Associate scientist

Four places that I have lived:

Homosassa, Florida
Manhattan, Kansas
Tallahassee, Florida
Boulder, Colorado

Four favorite Foods:

Any and all […]

By Tony -- 1 comment

June 28th, 2007

Carnival of Space #9

I finally wrote a post for the Carnival of Space. This week’s carnival is hosted by Emily at The Planetary Society Weblog.
Here’s a link to the carnival, lots of good stuff there this week, I particularly liked Pamela Gay’s post. Enjoy!
Thanks for hosting Emily!
Why am I shouting!?

Technorati Tags: carnival of space

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June 17th, 2007

How I Overcame My Math Blocks

More than any other article I have ever written, How I Overcame My Math Blocks on my DeepAstronomy.com site has been the most popular. That story really hit a nerve, I get the most touching emails from people who’ve read it and been profoundly affected by it. The experience has been very humbling.
Every […]

By Tony -- 0 comments

May 30th, 2007

Capitalizing Astronomical Terms

I’m constantly having to look up whether or not to capitalize something when I’m writing blog posts. Did you know:

You DON’T capitalize earth, moon, and sun UNLESS they appear in a sentence that refers to other astronomical bodies. For example: The sun is a star. Venus and Earth differ significantly in […]

By Tony -- 0 comments

May 29th, 2007

Welcome to Boulder Bad Astronomer

Well, it’s official. The Bad Astronomer is now a Boulderite.
Welcome and enjoy the views. Don’t forget, now you’re obligated to buy a bike, a Prius and you now have to drink Boulder Beer (which is a very good thing).
One of the best things about living in Colorado is you have plenty of choices […]

By Tony -- 2 comments

May 23rd, 2007

New Template, Whaddya Think?

Looks like I have a new template for my blog. I should point out that all I do for b5media is write and post, I really don’t have much to do with how things look, what ads appear on my site or anything like that.
They did ask me if I had any color preferences, […]

By Tony -- 3 comments

May 22nd, 2007

Comedy is Not Pretty

Earlier today, I wrote a post titled “The Best Argument for Intelligent Design”, where I intended to poke a little fun at the idea that we could all be living in a simulated universe, one where laws of physics and the limits of our ability to measure could be used as ‘proof’ that there is […]

By Tony -- 2 comments

May 19th, 2007

My Blogging Schedule

I was going to start this post with, “Astute readers of this blog…”, but then I realized that was unnecessary because ALL of my readers are astute, so it was a bit redundant.
So, let’s try this:
Readers of this blog may have noticed some oddities in my posting frequency (yes, that’s better), particularly, around the […]

By Tony -- 3 comments

April 28th, 2007

The Bad Astronomer is Moving to Boulder with his Bad Self

I found out about this when he initially posted, but only just now got around to writing about it.
I’ve never met Phil Plait, but I feel like I have. To me that’s the sign of a good blogger: someone who can connect with their readers on a personal level, make them feel like a […]

By Tony -- 3 comments

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