The Imperial Senate will not sit still for this

US Senate blocks gay marriage ban. Thank god for that. Leaving aside the fact that it's a cynical political manoeuvre designed to appeal to right wing bigots, as my wife so rightly put it: does Bush really have nothing else to concentrate on right now?

Volcano!

From Astronomy Picture of the Day, this is a mightily impressive image of an Alaskan volcano erupting. Like Google Earth with added drama....



(Click for a bigger version)