Signs in the June sky

[mikebailey at speakeasy.net]

Glenn Scheper was stargazing  (-;

> 
> Sunday night, after learning new skills and roto-tilling for two days,

what is up with that?  not just camping but homesteading?

> I imagine that seeing Venus pass from one side of the moon to the other
> would be the provenance of that rhyme, "the cow jumped over the moon."
> 

then, could "the little dog laughed" refer to Sirius, the dog star?

one of the things that happen to the brothers T in AtD is they
end up spending a lot of time outdoors, in fact somewhat like
Slothrop does in GR -- I think it leads them to more insights
and greater compassion...and gives them more time to see the stars...