It came out of the northwest, a brilliantly glowing white “star”, moving faster than any airplane. It climbed higher and higher in the night sky, progressively brighter as it approached. Slowly at first, then appearing to gain speed as it drew near, it passed almost directly overhead. I was standing in my driveway, trying to squint past the brilliant floodlights of the church parking lot across the street, and focus the sight in my binoculars (that I purchased at Johnson Space Center, Houston, at a “garage sale” they had in the commissary the day of my visit!) . Not powerful enough to resolve the station from a bright point of light into the actual structure, I put them down to enjoy the site through the best oculars available to me tonight, my own eyes.
Space Station Geek Moment of the Summer
July 12, 2010
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Another Night In Paradise – more or less
July 9, 2010
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At work, July 8, 2010.
In the basement dispatch center, telling them where to go. What’s YOUR emergency?
Federal Court Strikes Down DOMA (via Queer Visalia)
July 8, 2010
The bigots are losing. They were fighting equality and love, and didn’t understand that they didn’t have a chance. Now it’s a mopping up operation, as we get things settled out, and sweep the remaining haters to the sidelines of history.
via Queer Visalia
How I Spent My Monday
July 6, 2010
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Monday, July 5, 2010. My 16th anniversary with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department as a 9-1-1 dispatcher. I’m just wrapping up a vacation, so I didn’t have to spend it at work! I ended up spending most of it on the top of a hot, dusty hilltop in Kings County, assisting Ted install a wireless link.
I’m in full Okie mode here – funky sun hat, khaki green Tshirt from the Sheriff’s Department, and peeling paint on my old Ford pickup truck. All I need now is a can of beer! Pepsi had to do, however, since I don’t drink. And I’m not really an Okie, but it’s my family heritage. Gotta keep up the traditions as best I can, you know.
Here are some more pictures of the day.
Mad Mullahs Mandate Mannequin Mastectomies (via Tulare County Atheists)
July 5, 2010
It’s a mad, mad, mad world, Islam…
What Would Picard Do?
July 4, 2010
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Simmering Hot Dog War Erupts at Coney Island (via Queer Visalia)
July 4, 2010
I doubt it’s the heat, but I suppose it could be the humidity…
via Queer Visalia
The Boys Made A Pitch, Just The Wrong One!
July 3, 2010
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Not them, but close
I’ve been hoping to meet a couple of cute missionary boys for a while, when I would be both awake and have the time to talk with them for a bit. Usually they wake me up, or catch me as I’m heading out the door, and I can’t chat with them. Tonight the stars were aligned just right!
I was tinkering around with my iPhone, playing with the GPS/mapping software, and was standing at the curb at the corner of my property. The map program that comes with the iPhone was showing me standing right at the edge of my property line, exactly where I was actually standing! I had always assumed there would be a noticeable error when zoomed down to street level, but danged if it didn’t have me exactly where I was! I walked back to the back of the property, and the same thing occurred. The map’s little blue dot was smack on the property line. I’m impressed. I walked back out to the street to check against the satellite map, and was tinkering with it when two white-shirted Mormon boys rode up on their bikes.
Scotty Geek
July 3, 2010
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“Hello, ambulance? I’M SHRINKING!”
Simon Pegg, actor. (“Scotty”, new Star Trek movie)
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First She Was A Pit Bull, Now She’s A Grizzly Bear?
July 10, 2010
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A biographer of Sarah Palin’s has found her target audience: 9-12 year olds. “Speaking up: the Sarah Palin Story” is being published by Christian pulisher Zondervan’s Zonderkidz division. We can just imagine what they’ll say about her. At least until it’s actually published, in September.
Sarah Palin is almost as entertaining as Yogi Berra when it comes to saying things she didn’t really mean. Or maybe she did.
“What would your response be if I asked you to remove some books from the collection?” –Sarah Palin, inquiring with Wasilla librarian Mary Ellen Emmons about banning books right after taking office in 1996
Here are some other Palinisms to consider:
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