Friday, November 7, 2003

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>