Wit, Wisdom, and Whimsy. (your mileage may vary)
September 11, 2011
geek, News Ground Zero on Mars, NASA, Opportunity Rover, WTC metal on Mars.Spriti rover Leave a comment
NASA’s Mars Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, carry pieces of metal recovered from Ground Zero. Both rovers are equipped with identical parts. This image, provided by NASA, is of the rover Spirit, and was taken by the panoramic camera on February 2, 2004. The piece of metal with the US flag emblem is aluminum recovered from the World Trade Center, after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Image: NASA. Click on the image to go to the NASA site.
September 6, 2011
commentary, Humor, Personal 54, another year older, birthday Leave a comment
Oh, crap. How did that happen?
Well, I suppose it beats the alternative!
Perhaps the focus should now become how high can I get that number?
It was Monday, BTW.
Thanks to all who wished me a Happy Day.
September 4, 2011
commentary Christopher's Story, online publishing, Saturday Leave a comment
Well, that was a complete waste of a Saturday!
I woke up a bit earlier than normal, and was looking through my emails when I saw one recommending a story site on the internet, and one particular story. I checked it out, and started reading at about 1pm. It didn’t look to be too long of a story, although it was listed at 33 chapters. Now, “chapters” on online sites tend to be a few paragraphs, so I thought I could knock that out fairly quickly. I’m a fast reader, and can burn through a story pretty quickly.
Bad idea.
August 28, 2011
commentary, Personal afternoon in bed, lazy sunday Leave a comment
I’m being lazy today. I was lazy yesterday, too. Friday wasn’t very hectic, either. All in all, a decent weekend.
August 26, 2011
geek East coast earthquake, NASA, shuttle damaged Leave a comment
August 13, 2011
commentary, Personal birthday revelations, Closeted children, Mothers, Wanda Reeves 1 Comment
Today is my Mother’s 72nd birthday. (This photo is from about ten years ago) After a nice visit, where my niece, and then my nephew and his family stopped by, I was saying goodbye, when Mom said something that kind of stunned me.
“I’m just sorry I wasn’t a better mother for you. Maybe then you wouldn’t have been so… unhappy.”
I don’t recall her ever having mentioned anything to give me a hint that she might have felt inadequate as a parent, and that I might have suffered as a result.
As I was leaving, I told her, of course, that she was the best, and there was no doubt of that. Especially, I said, if she were to compare herself to some of the mothers of people I knew growing up. Some of them were real witches! I told her that if anyone ever thought of her as a witch, it could only have been as Glinda. (Interestingly, The Wizard of Oz came out in the same year Mom was born. Coincidence? I think not.)
As I was driving home, it occurred to me that she might have been carrying this burden of thinking herself inadequate for some time. As that thought process worked it’s way through my head, it collided with several baggage cars of my own personal freight train. In no particular order: I had never noticed that she might be feeling like a failure as a mother, that I come across as “unhappy” or at least seemed that way to her, now or in the past, and that she might be feeling responsible for my difficulties coming to terms with my homosexuality.
I think we’re going to have to have a talk.
August 13, 2011
Personal Happy Birthday, Mom, Wanda Reeves Leave a comment
Circa 1972, 33 years old.
Happy Birthday, Mom.
August 11, 2011
9-1-1, commentary, Humor FCC, texting 9-1-1, upgrading PSAP centers Leave a comment
The FCC is working on plans to allow texting, picture, and video communications with 9-1-1 centers. It will require a revamping of the system from circuit-switched to IP based technology. That, of course, isn’t going to be cheap. We’ll see if Congress supplies the funding for such a rebuilding of the system.
This should be fun. If it ever happens here, I’ll keep you updated.
August 11, 2011
geek, Pictures Discovery, Endeavour, Shuttles retired, Space Shuttle, VAB Leave a comment
August 11, 2011
Outside the Vertical Assembly Building
Earthbound forever more.
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Somebody’s Confused!
September 11, 2011
Jim Reeves commentary, geek, Humor, Personal amateur radio, sexy ham, Ted Freitas Leave a comment
This image is closer to the reality of ham radio. ‘Sexy’ is not a term I would generally attribute to it.
There are a few exceptions, of course.
For instance, THIS is a sexy ham radio operator…
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