dust bunnies and elephants

Space vacuum emits a strange gust, honey.
Big motes swirl around and encrust funny.
The scientist said,
"It's like under your bed."
New planets get formed like a >DUSTBUNNY<.

(heard on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me)

This new bit of information got me thinking about the way planets work and other thoughts in the deep end of my intellectual pool. Then the life preserver of silliness was thrown at me and I had to grab hold.

This may explain the strong gravitational pull around my bed. There is a new planet forming under there. Granted it is a small planet. Only Horton would be able to here a "who?".

Sidetrack: Horton Hears a Who. Is it possible that someone could actually here the activities of the dust mites? How would it change your life? Is it possible we CAN hear it but it has become white noise because they are so prevalent?

Sidetrack: Elephant. E and I have just returned from our vacation. There was a lot of driving so I made sure to pack a portable CD player and plenty of children's CDs so we could listen to them through the car stereo. A favorite was Disney's Children's Classics with Pooh. Mickey and Minnie, Donald Duck and Goofy also sing some of the songs (most are done straight, no altering of words or use of character voices, so the whole thing isn't that annoying to parents). Anywho, E has never seen a picture or cartoon of Goofy so all he has to go on for this character is the voice. Each time Goofy sang E yelled out "ELEPHANT!" I will never look at Goofy the same again.