Pluto Demoted Day!

Science nerd here, so I had to mention this special holiday! This is the day in 2006, when the International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto from “planet” status to “dwarf planet” status. I remember my outrage (okay, so maybe it was a bit milder, we’ll say “dismay”) over the change. I was raised knowing there were NINE PLANETS in our solar system—Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto! Suddenly, there were just eight, and poor, tiny Pluto was pushed out of the circle of cool kid planets. Due to that change, there are now five officially recognized dwarf planets in our solar system—Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris.

Another cool fact about Pluto…? It’s named for the god of the Underworld, and it has five moons of its own with very cool names: Charon, Nix, Hydra, Kerberos, and Styx.

Report Card

Last week…

1. I completed edits for two authors!
2. I continued reading entries for the Burn: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology!
3. I swam every day except for one stormy day!
4. I completed some small paintings.

This next week…

1. I have no manuscripts to edit for other authors at the moment. I am waiting for one to arrive, hopefully this week.
2. I’ll turn my attention back to Ignition and try my best to finish it by the end of the month.
3. I’ll finish reading the Burn: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology entries!
4. I have an echocardiogram scheduled this week.
5. I’ll continue to work on organizing & cleaning up my art room.
6. I’ll swim every day the weather cooperates, although the weather is rapidly cooling! — I might not have many days left to enjoy the pool. 🙁
7. I’ll paint when the mood (or insomnia) hits me.

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