More on Alaska; 2008 Perseid Meteor Shower

• My husband has posted his third and fourth installments about our Alaska trip here.

• According to NASA, the 2008 Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12th, and it should be a good show. "The time to look is during the dark hours before dawn on Tuesday, August 12th," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. "There should be plenty of meteors--perhaps one or two every minute." The complete article is available here. Oooo, la, la!