Several fun things from yesterday, some of which is actually on-topic…

We spent the afternoon at a NASA viewing event for the Phoenix Mars Lander.  Having worked on the ill-fated Mars Polar Lander Mission, the older sibling of Phoenix, it was great to see this lander come alive upon landing.  Congratulations to the Phoenix team, especially my friends from MPL who now have a success.  The Phoenix did rise from the ashes of the MPL.

Family fun:  Going through the usual ritual on the way home from church…
Dad to middle: What did you learn about in class today.
Middle: [The youth director] talked about Calvinism.  TULIP and all that.
Youngest:  Why would you talk about eating other people?
After the laughter calmed down we explained the differences between cannibalism and Calvinism.

From the Media:  Fellow bloggers, if you don’t see the comic strip Bizarro in your news paper or news feed, check out Saturday’s cartoon on-line from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.  And if you like a nice turn of a religious phrase, Sunday’s is pretty good to.

And not only do I worry about the details in Presbyterian polity, but I try to cover the details elsewhere as well.  For this one day of the year I own a flag for my house which is not fixed on a pole but attached to a line so that I can observe today’s flag etiquette of “half-staff until noon.”  So, on this Memorial Day, we are keeping Scott’s and Cory’s families in our prayers along with the families of all the other’s who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country.  God Bless!