The Ultimate Wild Ride!
There is a 150 foot meteor/asteroid racing towards us at alarming speed, no lie, and it is supposed to come within 17,200 miles of Earth on February 15!
What is alarming about this event is not that it could easily knock out satellites nor that it will be a lot closer to us than the moon nor that it could wreak all kinds of havoc with our electronics nor that it could actually smack our planet. No. What is really alarming, is how our experts can’t decide whether to call it a meteor or an asteroid!
Daily Mail – CNN Anchor Suggests Meteor Hurtling Toward Earth Could Be a Result of Global Warming
CBS News – Earth in No Danger from Asteroid Flyby this Week
Woohoo!
They have been making these predictions while it continues to head straight for us. Hopefully, their calculations are more accurate than their terminology, otherwise, February 14th could be our last day on the Earth as we know it!
If they can’t agree on what to call it, then how am I supposed to have faith in their predictions? 17,200 miles from Earth is considered a “near-miss” cosmically and what if their original calculations included +/- 20,000 miles????
You know that I am a party girl, so this is a great excuse!
Move over Valentine’s Day. Thursday, February 14th will be another Use Me and Abuse Me Day!
The only way to fly!
Bring a link from your blog and post it in the comment section on the 14th to get the party started! Click on a couple intriguing links and mingle with the guests. Go over to their place. Put your feet up and stay a while. Make yourself at home. Say, “Hey! Susie sent me!”
Spread the LOVE and party like it’s your last day on Earth! The sky may fall on Friday…
Will you keep an eye on the sky Friday night?
Related article: NASA’s Fast Facts
Love this! Great idea and hilarious photos!!
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Thanks! It was fun to make. Hope to see you tomorrow! Bring one of your awkward posts!
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I will be there – I’ll have to find a good one!!
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You have so many great ones to choose from!
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It’s my son’s 1/2 birthday, so I’m glad we’re not going to be hit. He’d be really pissed if we missed Hibachi. 😉
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Happy half birthday to formally known as Tech Support!
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Susie, I suppose the upside of a 150 foot meteor/asteroid wreaking havoc on earth on Friday is that it might get me out of having to go back to The Grind on Monday. I do rather like taking time off, but it might tough to sleep in if the entire world is on fire.
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You may need to wear a mask and ear plugs…
I for one am planning to enjoy my weekend! I won’t stand outside and say “Neener! Neener! Neener!” as it speeds by though…
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That’s probably a good idea, Susie. Don’t antagonize it.
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The meteors really wants to party… 🙂
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It really does! I hope it’s not a party crasher….. 🙂
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Maybe this is the end of the world after all, huh? What better time to have a love fest! 🙂
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Sounds like a plan.
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Exactly!
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🙂
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Yeah baby! Hahaha! I wonder if some people will throw caution to the wind thinking the world will end and we’ll have a population explosion in 9 months!
I hope to see you tomorrow!
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Hey Suzie. Great article. I thought you might like to see this article about the Asteroid/Meter, which I stumbled up.
http://metro.co.uk/2013/02/07/nasa-confirms-40m-long-asteroid-wont-hit-earth-but-will-be-closest-miss-ever-3397482/
I think my viewpoint on it, is this. The Asteroid/Meter is meant to be passing close to the earth, between the planet and our satelites. It makes you wonder if such a large mass will actually knock out any of our communication satelites. After all, isn’ t there meant to be loads of the things up in our orbit, circling our planet. Also, what effect will the gravitational pull of the planet have on the course of the Asteroid/Meter?
One thing we can be sure. If the scientist are wrong, there won’t be much time to do anything about it. We may as well party and enjoy ourselves. I think oiur world has become so obsessed lately with our world ending, that we should forget about when we are all going to die, and just concentrate on living. Besides, if we keep tempting fate by bringing up the subject constantly, it might eventually happen. I personally hope the scientist are right, and we get to live on for another thousand years, at least! Much I really loved your picture of you riding the Asteroid/Meter. So funny! LOL! Love Paul OXOXOXOXOXO
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Thanks so much Paul! And thanks for weighing in! I for one have made plans for Saturday so I don’t foresee any meteor ruining my weekend! I hadn’t thought about the gravitational pull and how it could effect it. I guess we’ll soon find out!
In the meantime, I hope you’ll stop by tomorrow with a link!
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You are welcome Susie. I loved your article. You are a cool writer. I am sure we will both be safe from the Asteroid/Meteor. I just wonder, if it will affect the satelites up in space. There are meant to be quite a few. Have a beautiful Saturday hun! Much Love Paul OXOXOXOXOXO
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Oh man! I knew I remembered you from somewhere. You are @fevrocks! My old Twitter friend! Great to “see” you again! Be sure to come by with a link tomorrow!
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Damn. No longer am I a man of mystery! LOL! Yes, that is right. I am that Paul! : ) I think that is how I came to follow your blog, through meeting you on twitter Susie and checking out your website. You are a cool writer!. Fancy meeting you here. Small world, eh??? Hope to speak with you again tomorrow Susie. Have a Happy Valentine’s Day Sweetie! Much Love Paul OXOXOXOXOXO
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Reblogged this on Oyia Brown.
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Looking forward to the party, Susie. 🙂
Maybe they’ll just combine the two terms and call it a meteoroid or an asteor. 😉
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There you go! It is funny how I am seeing it written both ways, but comet was left out!
Thanks! I’ll look forward to “seeing” you tomorrow!
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They were going to call it an Ass-teroid, but there were children in the room.
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They were???? 🙂
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I wasn’t worried until now. Thanks a bunch. But if we gotta go, what better day than the day of love and hallmark cards.
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Well at least we’ll have that and most of the day tomorrow. But watch out on Friday night! 🙂
Hope to see you at the party today!
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I wanted to take a look at the asteroid passing us by, but apparently it won’t be visible from this part of the world, augh! Bummer!
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Yep! But there is a chance that it gets caught in our gravitational pull…
Hope to see you at the party M!
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It seems like the world is more or less going under … every second months, I’m sure I will be able to keep my dentist appointment next week. Thanks for the warning *smile
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I am sure that you will be able to keep that appointment. 🙂
Hope to see you tomorrow with a link to your blog!
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Is it a plane? Is it a bird?
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It’s Super MeteorAstroid Susie! Whooooooosh!
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Hallo,
This is for you, for being kind to others and me, http://www.bigcards.nl/card/pickup/bc-c7cf3c10/
Sweet Valentine greetings, Summer
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Thank you so much Summer! Thank you so much! I hope you stop by the party today…
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I heard someone say that they hoped it didn’t mess up our phones and computers. For many, that may seem worse than an actual collision. Is there youtube in the hereafter?
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That is so true! What would we do without them??? Hahaha!
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Susie, I’ve just sent you an email about your current post (blog party).
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Hey Susie, We are all talking about this Meter/Asteroid, which is going to closely pass by the Earth. Did you see this on the new today?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21468116
I just want to ask. Where was the early warning about this Meteroid? LOL! Aparantly, the one you talked about should arrive tonight, so I will be back tommorrow to say hi! Have a fun Friday! Much Love Paul OXOXOXOXOXOXO
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I saw it on the Nightly News with Brian Williams on Monday. After that, nothing. There is nothing in our newspaper either. In the meantime, this is this post is going viral! Hahaha!
Come by with a link to one of your posts and leave it on my “Use Me and Abuse Me Day” post! I’ll look forward to your visit!
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I read that it was supposed to hit at 9:00 tonight! Talk about a party crasher. It was 12 hours early! Thanks for the update Paul!
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Actually now that I read your link, this one is “supposed” to be unrelated and there is still one flying by tonight! Stay away from the windows!
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I thought the meteor that hit Russia was a separate one, to the one that was meant to be passing the Earth. That is why I mentioned it, as I had seen anything about it. Much Love Paul OXOXOXOXOXO
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What I found hilarious was that I looked out of the window, to see if I could see it with the naked eye, and all I could see was cloud! LOL! Why is it, that whenever there is anything astronomical to see, we always seem to have a think blanket of cloud! Ha! Ha!
I’ll visit again tomorrow and add a link to my latest poem post, if you want. Had a bit of a bad day. I think I woke up funny today, and trapped a nerve, as I have had rheumatic pains all day in my arm, shoulders, and shoulder blade. Been absolute agony. Hopefully,, I will feel better tomorrow,, after a good nights sleep. Glad to hear your post went viral! : ) Lots Of Love Paul OXOXOXOXOXO
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I hope you are feeling better!
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I feel a lot better today. My pain continued throughout the day, and was still hurting me around 3.00am this morning. Now, I have a slight throbbing pain in my arm, but it is managable, and less severe. Thank you for your kindess, and for also following my blog! Good to see, we both survived another end of the world threat. Hopefully, that is the last we will hear of predictions, and people will just get on with Life and enjoy it! : ) Have a fun Weekend! Much Love Paul OXOXOXOXO
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Whoa! I just saw this post. Strange how a meteor crashed over Russia today. It’s like you knew this was going to happen!
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The Big One is passing by in 20 minutes. The small one that hit Russia is supposed to be unrelated, but come on!
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You certainly know how to seize the moment! 🙂
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You know I blogged this not knowing that an asteroid would crash in Russia! It went viral for a while! 🙂
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🙂 The force is with you!
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If I could only predict the next big thing and write a blog about it…. 🙂
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