Friday, November 7

Full Moon Fever

   In anticipation of the next full moon this weekend, and the release of the
   double-cd version of REM's greatest hits package "In Time" (which has a
   full moon on the cover and features the track "Man in the Moon"), today's
   post has a lunar theme.  There also happens to be a total eclipse of the
   moon this weekend.

   1. SPACE.com: Full Moon Fever
      < http://www.space.com/fullmoonfever/ >
   "Headquarters for eclipses, news and lunar lore"

   2. Farmers' Almanac - Full moon names and their meanings
      < http://www.farmersalmanac.com/astronomy/fullmoonnames.html >
   Includes "Full Beaver Moon" - November 8.

   3. "Watch driving in light of full moon"
      < http://www.thedenverchannel.com/automotive/2469843/detail.html#1 >
   "Insurance company finds correlation between bad driving, full moon"

   4. "Full moon and lunar effects"
      < http://skepdic.com/fullmoon.html >
   A skeptical look at the effect of the full moon on human behaviour.

   5. A different kind of "moon"
   a. "Bare faced cheek"
      < http://www.metro.co.uk/metro/weird/article.html?in_page_id=4
          &in_article_id=2446 >
   "German police are trying to identify a speeding driver from pictures of a
    bare bottom"
   b. "Man drops trousers at royal garden party"
      < http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s908482.htm >
   c. "Theatre director drops pants in front of audience"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_811261.html >
   d. "Bare-faced cheeks could cost German athlete dear"
      < http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s946557.htm >
   e. "Man gets extra six months in jail for court moon"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762567.html >