‘Great Show’: Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday Night — space.com

The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks Sunday night, and this year the show will be particularly spectacular. Unlike recent years, the Perseids happen to fall on a day when the moon’s phase is new. Therefore, the sky will be especially dark, making the meteors seem especially bright.

Also, seeing as how rain no longer falls in my area, I’m sure cloud-cover won’t be a problem. (See, I’m an eternal optimist that finds the good in every situation.)

In any event, this will be worth staying up late for.

The headline:

Normal man died of natural causes in Florida — Pantagraph

My reaction:

Slow news day?

Here is a nice table that shows the 2008 presidential candidates positions on the major political issues.