Sunday, August 27, 2006

stupid astronomers

I can't believe they took away Pluto.
It has always been my favorite planet: not only was a Disney character named after it, but it's the underdog of the celestial world – cold, tiny and overlooked for so many centuries. And, in diagrams, it's always purple – a good color for a planet to be.
Alas, poor Pluto has been demoted to little better than a comet or moon.
The Air and Space Museum exhibit that has remained unchanged since my childhood will have to be completely revamped; the "Family of the Sun" song rewritten. (What rhymes with Dwarf Planet UB313?)
But, worst of all, Justin's room will have to be redecorated. 'From the model solar system that hangs from the ceiling to the sheets on the bed, his whole room is now ... wrong.
I think next time around we'll choose a decorative theme with fewer probable "discoveries."

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