It's been confirmed that the final Harry Potter book (The Deathly Hallows) will be split into two movies filmed concurrently.  Having read this particular book at least 3 times, I was hoping this would happen.  It is the best book of the series by far, and is truly epic in scale.  There is really nothing that could be cut out, and who wouldn't want ( Read more... )

Skynet 5

Lockheed Martin is building on its Milstar, DSCS and commercial satellite expertise to develop comprehensive and innovative solutions for next-generation systems including the U.S. military's Advanced EHF constellation and others. A Lockheed Martin Space Systems-led team has completed a 20-month contract awarded by the United Kingdom ( Read more... )

It's starting to snow outside, and there's a storm coming.  It's days like this where the best place to be is at home watching something like Star Wars and eating tomato soup and grilled cheese, or lying in bed under the comforter engaging in extracurriculars with someone else.  It's also a good time to write.

I am here at work, so all of that is ( Read more... )

Eh, what am I?  Melancholy?  Frustrated?  Apathetic?  I don't know what it is this feeling is in me these days.  It's hard to pin down.

Work is always on my mind, and what will happen to the company and my job.  I get all sorts of different signals.  Next week the Veep is coming in again and is SUPPOSED to finally review me as well as tell me what ( Read more... )

Don't click the link.  If you do, you will be subjected to about nine Word document pages worth of my rambling description of our vacation at Disneyworld last month.  If you click the link, you will see many pictures of my gorgeous daughters with actors dressed up in all sorts of silly but oddly familiar garb.

Don't do it.  You have better things to ( Read more... )

It was one year ago today that we had to put the best dog in the world to sleep.  The cancer in his lungs was causing internal bleeding that couldn't be stopped.  The poor puppy couldn't breathe and didn't have the strength to stand.  We were with him until the end though, and it was my face he last saw when he closed his eyes, telling him I loved ( Read more... )

Hello to all.  If anyone's interested I can post an update on my life.  There is some to tell ( Read more... )

Hello all.  Yes, I live.  I made it back from Disney.  The short short of it is, with the exception of some first day missteps, it went spectacularly well ( Read more... )

 
Well, it’s been a long time.  I’m quite sure many have forgotten about me, and perhaps that’s just as well as I haven’t been around.  Look at the date of my last post, for heaven’s sake.

My life is a certain degree different from the last time I posted, and it is that difference that drives me largely from internet activity and writing ( ( Read more... )

Well, I wasn't kidding when I said things would be wrapped up at work.  It pretty much happened the day after my last post, in fact.

Thursday morning, before anyone could really settle into their offices the V.P. ushered us all into the conference room to tell us our boss had "resigned" the night before.

What I/we initially suspected months ago was ( Read more... )