Tuesday's Entertainments
[EDIT] While reading my flist, I ran into a cool post by woggie.
If you feel that the Patriot Act is a serious problem, you might appreciate it too.
Woggie's Protest
Of Spaceships, Silly Names and Almanacs
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I’m not sure how I feel about NASA launching because they have figured out what the problem is. Not because they fixed it, mind you, but because they have “finished trouble shooting”. Apparently they have ascertained that this particular malfunction is not repairable. (As I was driving into town last night to pick up Young Cousin J--, I listened to a BBC interview of an official from NASA. I can’t swear by the quote, but this was definitely the gist of the story.) I’m saving the following article for my own almanac.
For the first time in two and a half years, NASA sends one of its space shuttles into orbit. The launch of Discovery was the first since the Columbia accident, which killed seven astronauts. As Discovery prepares to dock with the International Space Station, NASA managers are analyzing data to ensure the shuttle's heat-resistant surfaces were not damaged by during launch.
NASA managers had some concerns about Tuesday's launch -- from the weather to a balky fuel sensor -- but they say the mission appears to be off to a great start. Discovery is traveling at 17,500 miles an hour, in orbit around the earth.
The shuttle's mission calls for it to dock with the space station and provide it with supplies ranging from scientific equipment to fresh water. But the coming days will also see astronauts using a 100-ft.-long robotic arm to inspect heat-resistant surfaces for possible damage from falling debris.
Discovery is slated to return to Earth on Aug. 7 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it began its trip Tuesday.
original source--NPR
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wynndow, (aka Mz K--, aka Dorky Chuckledunkin) sent me an e-mail forward today. Wise men, like my Beloved, tell me that forwarding eats bandwidth ... and that that’s a bad thing ... so I generally do not forward “stuff”. I guess that means I’m being a bit of a bore, according to the original e-mail, but I’m mitigating my boorishness by back dating an entry that records the text. Why? Because I think its silly fun. My new alias is: Sloopy Chucklesniffer. (My maiden name would be Chucklenose - interesting little coincidence, that.) If you want to know yours, go HERE.
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I haven’t been making much progress on my family almanac project and I’d like to. Here’s a piece of my own infant history:
1967 Detroit Riot Anniversary HERE.
Also to be included(??):
1873 Locust Swarm Anniversary HERE.
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Until I opened a Writer’s Almanac newsletter earlier this week, I did not know the name of one of my favorite artists. Edward Hopper. Some of his work can be viewed HERE and a copy of the article I read can be viewed HERE.
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God I love The Writer’s Almanac!
If you feel that the Patriot Act is a serious problem, you might appreciate it too.
Woggie's Protest
Of Spaceships, Silly Names and Almanacs
----------*****----------
I’m not sure how I feel about NASA launching because they have figured out what the problem is. Not because they fixed it, mind you, but because they have “finished trouble shooting”. Apparently they have ascertained that this particular malfunction is not repairable. (As I was driving into town last night to pick up Young Cousin J--, I listened to a BBC interview of an official from NASA. I can’t swear by the quote, but this was definitely the gist of the story.) I’m saving the following article for my own almanac.
For the first time in two and a half years, NASA sends one of its space shuttles into orbit. The launch of Discovery was the first since the Columbia accident, which killed seven astronauts. As Discovery prepares to dock with the International Space Station, NASA managers are analyzing data to ensure the shuttle's heat-resistant surfaces were not damaged by during launch.
NASA managers had some concerns about Tuesday's launch -- from the weather to a balky fuel sensor -- but they say the mission appears to be off to a great start. Discovery is traveling at 17,500 miles an hour, in orbit around the earth.
The shuttle's mission calls for it to dock with the space station and provide it with supplies ranging from scientific equipment to fresh water. But the coming days will also see astronauts using a 100-ft.-long robotic arm to inspect heat-resistant surfaces for possible damage from falling debris.
Discovery is slated to return to Earth on Aug. 7 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it began its trip Tuesday.
original source--NPR
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wynndow, (aka Mz K--, aka Dorky Chuckledunkin) sent me an e-mail forward today. Wise men, like my Beloved, tell me that forwarding eats bandwidth ... and that that’s a bad thing ... so I generally do not forward “stuff”. I guess that means I’m being a bit of a bore, according to the original e-mail, but I’m mitigating my boorishness by back dating an entry that records the text. Why? Because I think its silly fun. My new alias is: Sloopy Chucklesniffer. (My maiden name would be Chucklenose - interesting little coincidence, that.) If you want to know yours, go HERE.
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I haven’t been making much progress on my family almanac project and I’d like to. Here’s a piece of my own infant history:
1967 Detroit Riot Anniversary HERE.
Also to be included(??):
1873 Locust Swarm Anniversary HERE.
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Until I opened a Writer’s Almanac newsletter earlier this week, I did not know the name of one of my favorite artists. Edward Hopper. Some of his work can be viewed HERE and a copy of the article I read can be viewed HERE.
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God I love The Writer’s Almanac!