The latest headlines got you feeling blue? Well, I’ve got a very small bit of good news. It’s astronomical, political, etymological and cultural. Ready? You may recall from a previous post the tortured history of what today we call a “Blue Moon,” and it involves at least two definitions of…

On May 8, 1776, two massive vessels of the British Royal Navy, the HMS Roebuck and HMS Liverpool, entered the Delaware Bay. Between the two ships, they carried a total of 72 guns.   They also carried a lot of men. And those men needed a lot of water. Which…