It’s not too early — make plans now to join us for a seasonal tradition! The 2008 AMERICAN ATHEISTS Winter Solstice Gala & CESAALA Dedication Friday, December 12,Saturday, December 13, 2008http://www.atheists.org/wintersolstice.html Mark your calendar now for a weekend of exciting events hosted by American Atheists and the Charles E. Stevens American Atheist Library & Archives (CESAALA)Join us Friday afternoon, December 12, 2008 for an Open House and Dedication ceremony at the American Atheists Center in Cranford, NJ, and a tour of the largest private archive of Atheist, Freethough and related materials in the United States. This welcoming event runs from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with a special ribbon-cutting at 1:30 to dedicate the remodeled Center and CESAALA facility, along with the new Eddie Tabash Conference Room. Special guided tours will be conducted. Included in the CESAALA facility are over 25,000 bound volumes, plus over 500,000 related items ? pamphlets, signed letters, historical ephemera and other items that tell the story and preserve the legacy of Atheism and Freethought in America!On Saturday, December 13, 2008, join us (11:30 AM ? 4:00 PM) at the luxurious Crown Plaza Hotel n nearby Clark, NJ for the American Atheists 2008 Winter Solstice Gala featuring entertainment, speakers, great food and company and much, much more! Following the Solstice bash, make the short drive to the American Atheist Center for a live taping of the The Atheist Viewpoint television show in our new Conference Center, and more tours of our facility including CESAALA. AND MAKE A FULL WEEKEND OF IT! We?ve arranged for a special rate at the Crowne Plaza Hotel that includes ?shoulder dates? to allow you to visit the area, including nearby New York City! Rail transportation to Manhattan and other points is available at Cranford and Iselin-Metro Park. To qualify for the special rate of $109.00 (plus tax) per night ? effective Thursday 12/11 through Wednesday 12/17) ? you must make your arrangements directly with the Crown Plaza Hotel. Call them at 732-574-0100, or visit their web site.Registration for the American Atheists 2008 Winter Solstice Gala is $34.00 per person ($17 for children ten and under) and includes all taxes and gratuities. There will be a cash bar. Register on-line using our secure transaction server below. Hurray, and reserve your seat now!Helpful LinksRegister Online at http://www.atheists.org/wintersolstice.html
And you’ll get to meet the new Prez–and that will be *my* honor.
See all of you then and there, I hope.
–Ed Buckner
Yeah, we’re just entering the fourth quarter of our annual cycle around the sun, time to start planning for the end of the this fourth quarter and the beginning the first quarter of the next annual cycle. Go planet Earth, go!
I know you’ve got the angular momentum to do it Earth, I’ve seen you do it before! Just conserve your angular momentum and you’ll make it once more!
will it eventually stop spinning…
the daze do seem longer, especially when the us banking glob says a trillion(s) dollar…oooops
Not before the sun blows up in an angry fireball of love