Science!
Our charlatan president is a fanatic, a foe of both science and space exploration, but even his egomania was not able to stop the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (L.R.O.), now celebrating one year in orbit of the Moon on its mission to survey the good Earth's only natural satellite in greater detail than ever before and identify sites for future Lunar landings and bases. President Obama hates the Moon, but we here at The Secret Base love it: L.R.O.link, titled by the glorious nerds at N.A.S.A., "Ten Cool Things Seen in the First Year of L.R.O." I particularly like the sly reference to the White House in the ninth cool thing, "Lunar Pits."

Science!

Project PALINDROME
K. Steeze wasn't able to make last Sunday's scheduled webcam story conference for the best possible reason: he was out and about, squiring a young lady to the ballpark and the bar. Neatly done, old sport. Keep up the good work! PALINDROME continues apace, though I freely confess I am still distracted by thoughts of Project TRIANGLE and the broader world first created for Project TROIKA.

Grow or die.

Pseudo-Project PANDORA
Note to self: become Prince of Monaco: hullabaloolink. I remember the sage words of Coach Oldham, "Boys, there is nothing finer in this world than a fit female swimmer."

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, "Royal Oil" (live) from Live from the Middle East (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: Dicky Barrett says before beginning the live rendition of "Royal Oil," "This song's called 'Royal Oil' and it goes out to the people who've supported The Bosstones for all these fucking years." These words seem now of even more importance than ever before as just today I learned the joyous news that The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are not only back in business, once again a going concern, but they also released a new album at the end of last year. I didn't dare hope for such extraordinary news!