A brand new toy from 1966.
“Enterprise, this is Kirk” or, Beam me up, Scotty!
July 9, 2011
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A brand new toy from 1966.
Is this cup haunted?
July 4, 2011
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I noticed this cup doing a strange little dance while it was sitting on the counter.
Whatcha think?
Ghosts in the plastic?
I can hear you now!
June 29, 2011
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I’m back at work after an almost European vacation of 5 weeks. It’s all coming back to me.
Aww… Dammit!
June 23, 2011
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It’s not a matter of “if”, it’s a matter of “when”. If you wear one of these devices, you WILL ,at some point, say something you wished you hadn’t. And it will be heard by folks you’ll wish hadn’t. A Southwest pilot had that experience earlier this year. His unhappiness with the dating pool was broadcast across air traffic control frequencies when either his push to talk button got stuck, or he forgot to reconfigure his headset for intercom rather than radio. Whatever caused the mishap, he let loose to his co-pilot, expressing his frustration with the number of gay and older flight attendants. Apparently he can’t get laid unless the object of his affections is a young lady also wearing the Southwest blazer. Perhaps he needs to expand his horizons!
I’ve been caught a time or two by open microphones. Luckily, I don’t talk about my “dating” life at work!
Vehicle Geek: Tonight’s lesson in inertia
June 20, 2011
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Father’s Day 2011
June 19, 2011
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Jim Sr., 45, & Jim Jr., 26, November 1983
I’m a bit sad at the moment, as this night rolls into Father’s Day 2011. He died when I was 49, and sometimes I find myself missing something that never was, and wondering about what might have been. He was who he was, and it’s surely a waste of time to pine over something that never happened. I wonder how he felt when he lost his dad, at 28. He never said, and I never asked. It’s odd how the person that is the closest to you can be the most distant.
I’m reminded of one particular moment with my Dad, and I’ve thought of it often over the years. Father’s Day stories are often heartwarming tales of the past, a wonderful moment shared between father and son. This isn’t one of those stories.
He was trying to teach me to swim, and only managed to scare me into a crying heap of shamed little boy.
Fun with words
June 18, 2011
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This is getting a bit addicting. Good thing I’m on vacation!
Ted’s Victory Wave
June 17, 2011
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Ted gives a victory wave at the end of the Aids/Life Cycle 10 in Los Angeles last Saturday.
I’m not the black sheep of the family….
June 13, 2011
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Some of my other relatives get to claim black sheep status.
You can figure out which ones after you meet them.
I’m not crazy enough to identify them on the Interwebs machine.
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Birthday Bash for Ted, Sunday July 17th, in Fresno!
July 7, 2011
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Join us as we celebrate the birthday of Ted Freitas, and help us embarrass him silly!
Full details at the Facebook event page, here!
See you Sunday!
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