fearless, meaningless prediction
Ok here goes: based upon extensive, methodical polling of me, I predict that come Tuesday President Bush will be reelected. I am quite willing to give a breakdown by state as well. Every single state will vote republican, and Horseface will win at most one electoral college vote in Maine. Take it to the bank.
Sunday, October 31, 2004
Friday, October 29, 2004
i'm back
i'm back
Here's a few more pictures; I took them a few days ago.
The snow has been here for a couple of weeks now, and it looks like winter is here to stay. Although most of the trees have lost their leaves (except of course for the evergreens), a few hardy trees still have green leaves on them, mixed in with some yellow and red:
The geese haven't flown south for the winter yet. They seem to like the reservoir on the west side of town. The water there is very deep, so it takes longer to freeze over than other ponds. Even so, a paper-thin layer of ice now covers about half of the reservoir. This thin layer of ice is enough to support the weight of a full-grown goose:
Here's a few more pictures; I took them a few days ago.
The snow has been here for a couple of weeks now, and it looks like winter is here to stay. Although most of the trees have lost their leaves (except of course for the evergreens), a few hardy trees still have green leaves on them, mixed in with some yellow and red:
The geese haven't flown south for the winter yet. They seem to like the reservoir on the west side of town. The water there is very deep, so it takes longer to freeze over than other ponds. Even so, a paper-thin layer of ice now covers about half of the reservoir. This thin layer of ice is enough to support the weight of a full-grown goose:
Sunday, October 24, 2004
sorry
sorry
I have been neglecting my blog terribly these last few weeks. Heck, I have hardly even been on the internet long enough to check my email every few days - real life has a way of interfering with stuff like that. Anyhow, regular blog postings will resume sometime in the next couple of days.
I have been neglecting my blog terribly these last few weeks. Heck, I have hardly even been on the internet long enough to check my email every few days - real life has a way of interfering with stuff like that. Anyhow, regular blog postings will resume sometime in the next couple of days.
Saturday, October 16, 2004
testing testing
testing testing
I have wanted to add some video to this blog for a while, so I am trying this little video I made a couple months back. The sound isn't the greatest, but I'll be working on that for my next video.
I have wanted to add some video to this blog for a while, so I am trying this little video I made a couple months back. The sound isn't the greatest, but I'll be working on that for my next video.
Saturday, October 09, 2004
being lazy
being lazy
Geez... it really is easy to neglect a blog. I just checked it now, and see that holy smokes! I haven't written anything on it in almost a week.
Apologies to my fan.
Let's see, what's been happening lately? HR 3752, the bill that was supposed to make space travel regulation much easier to cope with, had some poison pill amendments introduced that would have made it impossible to ever launch private spacecraft. Thankfully that bill died.
hmm what else... oh yeah, there was a townhall-style "debate" between dubya and flipflop the other night, and Bush beat Kerry like a rented mule. Wanna buy some wood?
The Aussies had an election and made Spain look like a bunch of Frenchmen. Howard's reelection was a great big "Fuck You, Asshole" to OBL and pals.
Geez... it really is easy to neglect a blog. I just checked it now, and see that holy smokes! I haven't written anything on it in almost a week.
Apologies to my fan.
Let's see, what's been happening lately? HR 3752, the bill that was supposed to make space travel regulation much easier to cope with, had some poison pill amendments introduced that would have made it impossible to ever launch private spacecraft. Thankfully that bill died.
hmm what else... oh yeah, there was a townhall-style "debate" between dubya and flipflop the other night, and Bush beat Kerry like a rented mule. Wanna buy some wood?
The Aussies had an election and made Spain look like a bunch of Frenchmen. Howard's reelection was a great big "Fuck You, Asshole" to OBL and pals.
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Well, I respected him
Well, I respected him
Rodney Dangerfield died tonight in Los Angeles, at the age of 82.
Rest in Peace, Rodney. There'll never be another like you.
Rodney Dangerfield died tonight in Los Angeles, at the age of 82.
Rest in Peace, Rodney. There'll never be another like you.
Monday, October 04, 2004
they did it
they did it
Arrgh. I was having problems getting into Blogger earlier today, so I didn't get a chance to post about it until just now. By now it is old news that SpaceShipOne has won the Ansari X-Prize. More from Glenn Reynolds, Rand Simberg, and Clark Lindsey.
Arrgh. I was having problems getting into Blogger earlier today, so I didn't get a chance to post about it until just now. By now it is old news that SpaceShipOne has won the Ansari X-Prize. More from Glenn Reynolds, Rand Simberg, and Clark Lindsey.
Sunday, October 03, 2004
sunday bloody sunday
sunday bloody sunday
Strolling through the Daily Recycler's archives today I came across this gem: President Bush "singing" Sunday Bloody Sunday. Fricking hilarious. More stuff like this can be found at thepartyparty.com.
Strolling through the Daily Recycler's archives today I came across this gem: President Bush "singing" Sunday Bloody Sunday. Fricking hilarious. More stuff like this can be found at thepartyparty.com.
Friday, October 01, 2004
space tug
space tug
BBC NEWS has an article about the coneXpress space tug, the first of which will be launched in 2007 aboard an Ariane. The tug is designed to latch onto the aft kick motor found on most telecommunications satellites, and then to use an ion engine to boost such satellites. This would be done to extend the operating lifespan of satellites which have run out of fuel; their electronics typically last much longer than the fuel supply, so the addition of a tug could extend the satellite life by several years.
BBC NEWS has an article about the coneXpress space tug, the first of which will be launched in 2007 aboard an Ariane. The tug is designed to latch onto the aft kick motor found on most telecommunications satellites, and then to use an ion engine to boost such satellites. This would be done to extend the operating lifespan of satellites which have run out of fuel; their electronics typically last much longer than the fuel supply, so the addition of a tug could extend the satellite life by several years.
Go for Launch
Go for Launch
Florida Today reports that SpaceShipOne is ready for a launch on Monday:
"The history-making spacecraft designed by aviation pioneer Burt Rutan will blast off Monday morning from a small airport in Mojave, California, in a bid for $10 million. "
They also report that SS1 only went to 337500 feet on September 29th, rather than the 358000 feet that had originally been reported by CNN.
I hope they make it on Monday. However, if they come up short then they still have until October 13th to try again. If they don't make it by that date, then the door opens for Brian Feeney and the da Vinci project team.
Go baby, go.
Florida Today reports that SpaceShipOne is ready for a launch on Monday:
"The history-making spacecraft designed by aviation pioneer Burt Rutan will blast off Monday morning from a small airport in Mojave, California, in a bid for $10 million. "
They also report that SS1 only went to 337500 feet on September 29th, rather than the 358000 feet that had originally been reported by CNN.
I hope they make it on Monday. However, if they come up short then they still have until October 13th to try again. If they don't make it by that date, then the door opens for Brian Feeney and the da Vinci project team.
Go baby, go.
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