blue moon
The next Blue Moon will occur on December 31, 2009. On average, there will be 41 months that have two Full Moons in every century. So it could be said that once in a Blue Moon actually means once every 2 1/2 years.
eight/blue
posted by xola at 11/09/2009
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"Blue Moon" was written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934. The lyrics presumably refer to the expression: "once in a blue moon." The narrator of the song is relating a stroke of luck so unlikely that it must have taken place under a blue moon. The title relies on a play on words, since Blue is also the colour of melancholy, and indeed the narrator is sad and lonely until she or he finds love.
Adularesence?
Moonstone's delicate beauty and its long heritage make it perhaps the most familiar gem quality member of the feldspar group. Moonstone is composed of two feldspar species, orthoclase and albite. The two species are intermingled. Then, as the newly formed mineral cools, the intergrowth of orthoclase and albite separates into stacked, alternating layers. When light falls between these thin, flat layers, it scatters in many directions producing the phenomenon called adularesence..
Thank you, Mako, for my new favorite word!
You are helping me develop a great appreciation of blue. I have never liked blue much, except royal blue.
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