[WestCoastGal]

I just went outside with Jack (my dog) it's just about dusk here. Looking up in the sky there was only a very clear crescent moon and one bright star right next to it. A beautiful sight indeed but gave me a chill at the same time. I guess I've turned into my tagline. ;-)

[JoJoBean]

The star you see next to the moon tonight is Venus - Click this link to see more about the current gathering of planets

[Rushmore Rocks]

Your tagline is very apropos. We are all a bit paranoid here, by necessity. Hey.....someone needs to be!

[Fred Nerks]

What you describe sounds to me a celestial event as depicted on the islamic flag...the crescent and the 'bright star' that is Venus. Ancient texts of the ME all tell of a catastrophic event that occurred around 1,500 BCE with the same astrological/astronomical sign. To the arabs this is the signal of the return of the same catastrophe; allah will hurl down burning stones, cause earthquakes, volcanoes; black winds, earthquakes etc. Understanding history is the best antedote to superstition. During an ancient catastrophic event, Egypt and Mesopotamia were almost totally destroyed. The arabs fled the peninsula, took over egypt and ruled there for 500 years. (They built no monuments, left no evidence of their existence, but treated the egyptian survivors with great cruelty.) I. Velikovsky. Ages In Chaos.

The arab tribes saw this is allah's wish for them to rule the world. (He did their killing for them.) They are praying for the same thing to happen again. And doing all they can to help the 'prophecy' (ancient history) to repeat istelf. (Sure beats going to work.)

As for me, I can't wait to see Venus tonight, (in Oz.) Because I know the Solar System wasn't organised to suit a bunch of useless parasites. Accidents may happen...they have the same change of getting hit on the head as I have. Idiots. Their brains are scrambled.