People are interested in numbers.

People are interested in numbers. Would I stay up all night waiting for it? Ten years ago, I would have had a party. Now, I will probably be deep in the arms of sleep.

There are three minor meteor showers going on, one known for slow moving but very bright fireballs.

When you have a small object traveling at an incredibly high velocity, slamming into the earth's atmosphere, the friction makes the speeding object heat up so much that it can internally fracture and turn into what we call a fireball,

You don't need a big object. Something the size of a golf ball, a baseball, or even a basketball could look as big as a jeep or flaming bus.

Pragmatism reflects a society that has no time to remember and meditate.