> > The settlers must be turning in their graves.
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Oh they very definately are. No doubt about it. At least if their graves are on this turning planet, they are turning in their graves. They continue to travel around the sun as well. Did you ever stop to think that if George Washington was born in 1730, he has traveled around the sun 274 times? Most of those circuits were made while he was also turning in his grave. If he was still alive he would be dizzy.

Personally, I have recently embarked on my 72nd trip around the sun. As far as I know, I am not yet turning in my grave, but yes, I am a little dizzy. I don't know if my old vertigo is back or if it's just this new medicine that I'm taking, but I would rather blame it on circumsolar navigation.

And did you know that the earth *rotates* on it's axis, but *revolves* around the sun? And you thought those were synomyms! Or maybe you didn't.
Howard