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A lot of people don’t know how important cats were to the space race. They call it the final frontier, but the “feline frontier” is more accurate. In fact, some of the greatest astronauts in history were cats. Like Tabs. He was the first American to orbit the Earth wearing a feather boa, and that was just one of his many astronomical feline fashion firsts. He also created the uniforms for CASA, the Cat Aeronautics and Space Administration, and started the agency’s toddler outreach program to cultivate the next generation of cat ladies and cat men. NASA was about 20...

I got to thinking about this after listening to Lizzo’s Good as Hell on repeat for 2,467 hours. In it she says, “I do my hair toss, check my nails, baby how you feeling? Feeling good as hell.” Oh, yeah. When my hair is done, and my nails are nice, I definitely feel more together. 😊 Other things that help me feel like I have some control over life: plucked brows and a waxed ‘stash, wearing ironed clothes/clothing that isn’t wrinkled, tamed cowlicks, and curled lashes coated with mascara! How about you? What helps you feel “put together”? Your friendly...

Sun Shines in High-Energy X-rays (NASA/JPL) - High-Res X-rays stream off the sun in this image showing observations from by NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, overlaid on a picture taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). This is the first picture of the sun taken by NuSTAR. The field of view covers the west limb of the sun. The NuSTAR data, seen in green and blue, reveal solar high-energy emission (green shows energies between 2 and 3 kiloelectron volts, and blue shows energies between 3 and 5 kiloelectron volts). The high-energy X-rays come from gas heated to above...

Tabs was kind enough to agree to prepare a special Sunday night feast for us, and being a fan of free-range cuisine, he wanted all of the ingredients to be locally sourced. So, he set out early this morning to find everything he needs to make his famous zinnia ravioli and rosemary gumbo. Like any good chef, of course he had to taste test everything. Sourcing the best ingredients requires a keen awareness of the natural world, finely tuned senses… And patience. Finally, after gathering the ingredients for tonight’s dinner, Tabs spent some time contemplating his culinary approach. Will he...

Good morning and meow-za! Happy Caturday to ya. I hope you have toasty toes and that someone is baking you biscuits, be they of the glutinous or the feline variety. I’m busting out the creams today because January is Crazy About Creams month here on MBB (as in cream makeup products), and it occurred to me last night that I have yet to ask you about YOUR favorite cream products. What are they? Inquiring minds want to know. On that note, here’s some light reading for your Saturday Surfing time today… Yet another sign that Lady Gaga is coming out...