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Kitchen Sink Redux
Camille just cannot live with the crappy kitchen sink we have, and truth be told, I am worried that the faucet is ready to fall apart at any moment, probably when we’re away for the weekend. HA! You might remember … Continue reading
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Damage
I’ve commented to a number of people that I have discovered that some of the switches in our house are broken. I find this very odd – the house is only 15 years old, the switches are builder original Levitons, … Continue reading
Birthday Boy
…with a present from Aunt Serena!
Gorillas Found Disabling Snares
I think this is pretty interesting: “A group of young gorillas amazed researchers by exhibiting a behavior never seen before in the species. According to National Geographic, gorillas at the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda were spotted disabling traps set … Continue reading
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Obituary: Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
9 June 1941 – 16 July 2012 Jon Lord of Deep Purple has passed away at the age of 71 after suffering a pulmonary embolism. Lord founded Deep Purple in 1968 and co-wrote many of the band’s songs, including the … Continue reading
Aurora Followup
Other people were luckier than I, so the entire Puget Sound region was not under heavy clouds – just over my part of it. 😀 Bettina Hansen was was certainly coming into SeaTac at the right time: Chris Teren was … Continue reading
Three Years Old
One thing our little man knows how to do is rip into presents! 😀 Oshkosh b’gosh!
Kp 7.67
Ah, yes. Another night of chasing awe and wonder through the land of frustration. The Kp level hit 7.33 after midnight, so I set out for a location that I knew could give me an unobstructed view north across the … Continue reading
The Aurora is LATE, Dammit
Well, I stayed up almost all night (until 5 AM PDT), because the Aurora was predicted to start at around 0230 PDT, “plus or minus seven hours.” The needle never moved off 0.33 Kp all night – what a bummer. … Continue reading
An X-Class Solar Flare Is On Its Way
In case you have not been watching the news, the sun unleashed an X-class solar flare at 12:52 PM EDT (0852 PDT, 1652 UTC) on Thursday, July 12. The resulting CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) is now streaking directly toward us … Continue reading
Drop Damage
I recently had an email exchange with a close friend of mine about cameras and drop damage that might be interesting to more of my friends. April: You said, “The number one reason, far and away, for camera repair is… … Continue reading
Perspective
So, which is taller? The Transamerica building, or the Victorian office building with the cupola? Why, it’s the lamppost, of course! 🙂
Studious
My son Jeff sitting in his dining room.