tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post1610116610750660133..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: The Bored Gods Go to SchoolAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-64596239348020648602009-10-23T12:44:50.374-04:002009-10-23T12:44:50.374-04:00I always thought Sibzianna had a nice ring to it. ...I always thought Sibzianna had a nice ring to it. Rodger CunninghamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-10811852477771616782009-10-22T12:32:03.190-04:002009-10-22T12:32:03.190-04:00Hail to the magnificent sky indeed! (And if you ev...Hail to the magnificent sky indeed! (And if you ever get tired of "Orion" again, you could always use his Egyptian name, Sah. :)Shefythttp://www.firecat.net/lapis/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-12098345021601024282009-10-22T12:23:49.761-04:002009-10-22T12:23:49.761-04:00And this morning I realized that, of course, the o...And this morning I realized that, of course, the other planets are not named for Greek deities, but for Roman deities -- d'oh! Hoisted on my own petard!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-69422782860006426242009-10-22T04:43:48.879-04:002009-10-22T04:43:48.879-04:00I remember the renaming of Orion post which is eit...I remember the renaming of Orion post which is either a sign of how truly pathetic I am or just how great you are as a writer. I'm going with the latter. I suppose it's some indication that my memory is improving. I find that Mini Me is spending far less time searching the freezer for my lost items (putting things in the freezer is a sign of Alzheimer's it seems - not that I've done it yet, but she has little faith in me or my memory and so she checks the freezer)! Take that, Mini Me!Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294207351440999597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-21913515303311113522009-10-22T02:14:25.436-04:002009-10-22T02:14:25.436-04:00who is the one that thought up the name earth anyh...who is the one that thought up the name earth anyhow?...who was the first person that called it earth..and what was it called before then..? can I come and smack your teacher?yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-10522959564487780012009-10-21T23:46:34.441-04:002009-10-21T23:46:34.441-04:00oh but wait... in some places, they are allowed to...oh but wait... in some places, they are allowed to talk about God (in the context of creationism) in the science classroom! not just in Kansas folks... right up the road (from you anyway) in Massachusetts. Proposed legislation here: http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091007/NEWS/910070320/-1/NEWSMAPbluetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396210783454067288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-67788184319217308872009-10-21T21:18:55.517-04:002009-10-21T21:18:55.517-04:00It's true that Earth is not named for a Greek ...It's true that Earth is not named for a Greek deity, but Earth is nevertheless named for a pagan deity, I believe -- Erda (Eartha), the Norse goddess who is the equivalent of the Greek goddess Gaia. So the nice, new, modern teaching book is wrong, it seems.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-69353446890049863782009-10-21T20:04:19.439-04:002009-10-21T20:04:19.439-04:00And we must NEVER forget our....I mean....Uranus!And we must NEVER forget our....I mean....Uranus!Alex Pendragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877845166621794334noreply@blogger.com