That looks like a good idea, Garfield! I think I’ll try that myself! See you all later in the day!
ZZZZZzzzz
August 7, 2010
Humor, Personal day sleeper, nap time, sleep 1 Comment
Well Damn
August 6, 2010
commentary, Humor, Personal blog entry, computer crash, error messages 1 Comment
Damned computers! I wrote out a great response, item by item, to this blog, and the damned servers on the other end crapped and “couldn’t handle my request”! The long reply was lost, and now I have to wait till tomorrow to try again, because it’s time to get ready to go to work! Grrrrr!
Update: hmmm, the link is dead now, and the blogger has taken down her post. Drat. No chance to write a world class rebuttal!
Mars Geek – Or, no, Mars will not be as big as the Moon
August 1, 2010
Personal big as the full moon, closest approach, email spam, Mars, Neil deGrasse Tyson 1 Comment
Did you get the Mars email? The one going on about how Mars would be closer to the Earth than at any time in the past 60,000 years? And how it would be as big as the full Moon? Don’t worry, if you haven’t you probably will before much longer. Here’s the scoop on the facts of the matter, from a real authority, Neil deGrasse Tyson.
From:The Haden Planetarium
by Neil deGrasse Tyson, 1 August 2010
Nearly everyone I know has received an e-mail about Mars from an anonymous source, but sent to them by friends who could not resist forwarding the message to their entire address book. The e-mail declares that toward the end of August, the planet Mars will be closer to Earth than it has in the past 60,000 years, thereby offering spectacular views of the Red Planet. The commentary proclaims, with liberal use of exclamation marks, that Mars will appear as bright as (or as large as) the full Moon in the night sky.
The Thursday From Hell
July 31, 2010
9-1-1, commentary, Personal 9-1-1, 911, dispatcher stories, night from hell, thursday from hell 1 Comment
A busy night in dispatch last Thursday. Sometimes it’s slow, sometimes it’s busy, and some nights it’s just crazy batshit nuts. Thursday was the lattermost.
A murder always sends us into a frenzy. First, the 9-1-1 calls start flooding in, everybody within blocks grabs a cell phone and dials. Most of them have no clue what happened, or where they are, they just scream at us to get the cops there, and why are we asking all these dumb questions?? And EVERY call has to be answered and checked, because we never know when the most important bit of information will come in, or from where. And in the middle of the chaos, we still have to deal with the normal traffic load, because that doesn’t stop just because someone got shot! There could be someone else needing an ambulance, or their house could be on fire, or their baby could be choking. It all has to be handled, right now, and correctly.
Even when…
10-4 Good Buddy
July 30, 2010
geek, Personal CB, Citizen's Band Radio, Cobra CAM88, Good Buddy 1 Comment
1973. My first CB radio was a JC Penny Pinto 23. Dad picked it up somewhere and brought it home for me. There was the radio, a bit of coax, and a 102″ whip and mount. I rigged it up in the garage, and went into a panic the first time someone answered my “breaker breaker 17” call. I shut it off, and ran into the house. It would be a few days before I became brave enough to actually talk with someone on the air, but eventually I managed. I’ve been talking into some kind of radio ever since!
Boy, the emails I get…
July 26, 2010
commentary, Humor, Personal love letters, MySpace, read the profile, spam 2 Comments
From time to time, I get emails like this at MySpace. It’s clear whoever is sending these kind of messages does not bother to read the profile of the recipients.
I’m rather certain I’m not interested, Catherine, sorry.
Hello My name is Catherine,
I am searching for my life long partner to share a Great Life of Love with; romance, long slow kisses, feeling very special, intimacy, spirituality,pleasurable communication,dancing, meeting of the minds,opening a door for him, flowers,traveling and other exciting interests and adventures, A GREAT LIFE of LOVE!I am one who strongly believes in respect and that without respect,you can experience true love and generate a healthy relationship.
Blame This Mad Scientist
July 24, 2010
commentary, geek, Personal Foundation series, I Robot, Isaac Asimov, Robot series, science fiction 4 Comments
Isaac Asimov
Space Cadet. To me, an honorific. I wear the label with pride.
This man, as much as any other, is to blame.
Apollo 11
July 20, 2010
commentary, geek, Personal Apollo 11, first landing on the moon, Luna, Moon, NASA 3 Comments
41 years ago. Today. I was watching it live on television, glued to the set. Possibly the most exciting thing, the most promising, the most noble thing that ever happened in my life, before or since. This one event will be the first thing remembered about our time centuries from now. The wars, the changes, the technological advances… all those will pale before these few days in 1969.
Watching it then, I expected Moon bases, space stations, and a mission to Mars by now. The politics of the 60’s and 70’s ended those dreams before they were enacted, and the promise of my future off the planet was stillborn. I’m still disgusted by the petty nonsense that ended those dreams, and replaced them with the chronically underfunded NASA programs that led to the Shuttle and International Space Station. While the ISS is a good thing to have, and I’m glad we did it, it was done for the wrong reasons and in the wrong way. The Space Station should have been a jumping off point for the Moon bases and Mars. We’re doing a lot of good research there, and it’s important, but it’s not what I was expecting.
I should have been writing this blog from my apartment at Luna City, instead of my couch in Visalia. Born too soon, I guess.
A Decade And A Half
July 17, 2010
commentary, Personal best friend, Central Point Networks, computer genius, Ted Freitas, VIP 1 Comment
Update:
Ted said I needed to get a better picture of him, so here’s one I stole off his company’s website!
Today is Ted’s 35th birthday! (Happy Birthday Ted!) I met Ted 15 years ago, shortly after he moved to Visalia from Manteca. He’s a great guy, and without a doubt a VIP in my life. He is a computer/network/internet genius, and if you have a home or business computer network, you really should let his company, Central Point Networks, protect your stuff. Don’t let the Nerd Herd mess it up, call Ted and have it done right!
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Gentleman Jim: Welcome to my world
August 14, 2010
Jim Reeves commentary, Personal gentleman jim, Jim Reeves, welcome to my world 1 Comment
I have the same name… wish I had the same voice. Such a crooner.
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