Last week, I had a phone interview for a job in the Flight Controls group of the 787 commercial airliner program at Boeing in Seattle ( Read more... )

Since I'm actively looking for a job, and given the personal, free-wheeling nature of a lot of what I've posted here over the years, methinks it's time to go "Friends Only". I wish this step wasn't necessary; I've resisted this for years. But potential employers nowadays can be *awfully* aggressive in searching social-networking/blogging sites ( Read more... )

To all my US friends: Happy Thanksgiving!

To everyone in the rest of the Americas and Europe (do I have any friends in Africa?): Happy Thursday!

And to "my" Australians and East Asians: Happy... Late November!

(I suppose I should reiterate also, in case there was any doubt: I Aten't Dead.)

It's not entirely unexpected, what with the 60-day layoff notice back at the beginning of June which told me my last day would be Friday Aug 5, but my boss just came around with a stack of Official Two-Week Notices ( Read more... )

Shuttle Atlantis came to a safe landing in the predawn hours this morning, 42 years to the day after Armstrong's "one giant leap ( Read more... )

Forty-two years ago today, the Eagle landed ( Read more... )

Atlantis launched today, on time, despite weather issues. Had some tank foam loss, but other than that there were no mechanical issues of note and the old girl lofted to orbit like a trooper. So I get to say it one last time ( Read more... )

...to slip the surly bonds of Earth, put out a hand and touch the face of God ( Read more... )

"This is the final voyage of the Space Ship Endeavour. Its 19-year mission ( Read more... )

The Ex got in touch with me recently. Seems she's finally had it with the dead-end job she's had for the past ... 8 years or so(?) and is shaking things up to turn her life around ( Read more... )