astronomía, historia, y literatura

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• From neonnurse: OK kids, who can tell us why the folks at NASA picked the Sombrero Galaxy as their Picture of the Day?
  
  Today is May 5th, Cinco De Mayo, a day to celebrate Mexican pride. It's kind of like a Mexican St. Patrick's Day ;)
  
  
• Incidentally, one of the things I often find startling when I'm in the States is how frequently I hear Spanish spoken around me. In Ottawa? Notsomuch. It's very cool.
  
  
• And, to follow the Hispanic theme of this post, what do you call an idealist who works at a laundromat?
  Don Quixote de La Plancha.
  
  (plancha = iron)