“They put me into my SLEEPR baseplate. I feel more comfortable already.”
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NASA Robot Put To Sleep
August 16, 2010
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Stay Lifted, But Not Yet.
August 12, 2010
commentary, Gay, News 9th Circuit, Appellate Court, Propostion 8, stay extended, stay lifted Leave a comment
Gay Marriages May Resume August 18
I’m not sure whether to report the stay lifted, or the stay extended.
Judge Vaughn Walker today announced that he will lift the temporary stay of his ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, but that he is extending that stay until August 18, 2010, at 5pm. This will allow proponents of the amendment time to file their appeal with the Appellate Court. If that court does not issue some sort of stay on the matter by that time, then gay marriage will resume at 5:01pm. Anybody planning to get married has at least six more days to think about it.
Cumulonimbus Cloud Over Africa
August 9, 2010
geek, Pictures clouds from space, NASA, picture of the day 4 Comments
Phone Geek: iPhone 4 Signal Dropping Hoopla
August 8, 2010
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OK, here’s the scoop, in a less techno-babbled/marketing mumbo-jumbo/lawyer-powered manner. Cell phones use radio signals. You probably knew that already. Radio signals require antennas. You probably knew that, too. The problem with the iPhone 4 is pretty simple. Hold it wrong, and you ground out the antenna.
What’cha gonna do when they come for you?
August 7, 2010
9-1-1, commentary dispatcher stories, high speed pursuit, leg bail, snakes at a bar, stepping on a snake, stolen car Leave a comment
These don’t really happen all that often, and when they do they tend to end pretty quickly. Not last Friday night. We had one of those rare pursuits that lasted for almost half an hour. Amazingly, it ended up without a crash, a blown engine, or any injuries. That’s always a good way to end a high speed pursuit!
It started in the country outside of Earlimart. A deputy out of the Pixley Sub-Station tried to make a stop on a vehicle, but they decided to make a run for it. The chase was on!
ZZZZZzzzz
August 7, 2010
Humor, Personal day sleeper, nap time, sleep 1 Comment
That looks like a good idea, Garfield! I think I’ll try that myself! See you all later in the day!
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!
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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