When the moon is in the Seventh House and Jupiter aligns with Mars…Or blogging is cheaper than therapy.

That is what the sky is to look like tonight.   

Today, Jupiter is going to be in opposition.  Astronomers call this an Event. Not to be confused with The Event on television last night.  I only saw the last 15 minutes because I was out on my porch looking for Jupiter.  

How lazy must the executives at NBC be getting to think that a melding 24 and LOST will be the next super show. Right now the jury is out for me. But I hate to have my intelligence insulted that way — by powerful network executives. Even if it is the network of “The Office” and “30 Rock.”   

Back to Jupiter….

Last night (the 20th)  Jupiter was the closest to Earth since 1963 — 47 years ago. Last night, Jupiter was only 368 million miles away.   

Here is what it looked like from our porch.   

See the bitty dot in the bottom left...

It was perfect for a snuggle with Tebow.   

It took a while to get the picture right. 

Nope.

Too low.

Just right. I do love that bundle of black fur. (Most days.)

 Yes, just right. Well, Tebow looks a bit Cojo-ish and who is that woman with the veiny hand wrapped around him and clutching reading glasses with her other?   

Oh yeah. That’s me. Who also came into being in the year 1963 — the  last time Jupiter was this close to earth.   

But, in the interest of total transparency and I shall post away. 

I remember trying to take pictures of certain women and they would flee– saying they couldn’t look at a picture of themselves. I never could understand that.   

I get it now. 

But I’m going to be big and brave and push through the vanity monster and not be a slave to having a perfect picture the rest of my life.   

Besides. No telling what I’m going to look like in 2022 — the next time Jupiter will be this close.  

Blogging is cheaper than therapy.

(That could be my new bumper sticker.)