Orion is a prominent set of stars visible during winter in the northern celestial hemisphere.  It is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy.  It is named after a hunter in Greek mythology.  Orion is most prominent during winter evenings in the Northern Hemisphere.  Orion's two brightest stars, Rigel and Betelgeuse, are both among the brightest stars in the night sky; both are supergiants and slightly variable.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(constellation)  

From New York reader:  Realtors discovered that trendy acronyms like TriBeCa, SoHo and DUMBO helped raise prices, so they invented a slew of new acronym neighborhoods--I was sandwiched between NoFlaWeMu (North of Flatiron, West of Murray Hill) and GraPUS (Gramercy Park/Union Square.)  It was very funny as some of the names were pretty absurd--and most did not stand the test of time.   I am reminded of Joe Salvo's trauma from being put in charge of officially naming NYC neighborhoods by the Dept of City Planning.  Neighborhood definitions tend to be VERY squishy!  (Raffetto's is my FAVORITE pasta shop in NY.  Just remember to bring cash as they don't take credit cards!)  https://nypost.com/2010/08/08/new-york-neighborhood-border-wars/  Thank you, Muse reader!   

“Think before you speak.  Read before you think.  This will give you something to think about that you didn’t make up yourself–a wise move at any age, but most especially at seventeen, when you are in the greatest danger of coming to annoying conclusions.”  Fran Lebowitz   https://quotefancy.com/quote/1290175/Fran-Lebowitz   

Richard Bernard Skelton (1913–1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show.  He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and also appeared in burlesque, vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist.  Skelton began developing his comedic and pantomime skills from the age of 10, when he became part of a traveling medicine show.  He then spent time on a showboat, worked the burlesque circuit, and then entered into vaudeville in 1934.  Skelton was a prolific writer of both short stories and music.  After sleeping only four or five hours a night, he would wake up at 5 am and begin writing stories, composing music, and painting pictures.  He wrote at least one short story a week and had composed over 8,000 songs and symphonies by the time of his death.  Skelton received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 1987, and in 1988, he was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Television Hall of Fame. He was one of the International Clown Hall of Fame's first inductees in 1989. Skelton and Katharine Hepburn were honored with lifetime achievement awards by the American Comedy Awards in the same year.  He was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1994.  Skelton also has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his radio and television work.  The Red Skelton Performing Arts Center was dedicated in February 2006 on the campus of Vincennes University, one block from the home in Vincennes where Skelton was born.  The building includes an 850-seat theater, classrooms, rehearsal rooms, and dressing rooms.  Its grand foyer is a gallery for Skelton's paintings, statues, and film posters.  The theater hosts theatrical and musical productions by Vincennes University, as well as special events, convocations, and conventions.  The adjacent Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy opened on July 18, 2013, on what would have been Skelton's 100th birthday.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Skelton   

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