The bike has a name. Angharad, (from wikipedia) pronounced [a-ngha-rad, an-gharad], is a popular name in Celtic countries, particularly Wales, having a long association with Celtic royalty, history and myth. Angharad is also spelt as Anghared. From Welsh it translates to English: much loved one. Seems fitting – sounds good to the ear. brb gotta go [...]
Birds named Victor
June 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Hot hot hot in St. Petersburg. The humidity has returned and will stay through nearly the end of hurricane season…. I feel much better about the location of Chez Kitteh vs the previous apartment. 2004 was the last year any big storm came nearby… As I was out for my morning ride I met some [...]
Space View Park
June 13, 2009 By 2 Comments
Space View Park (Google Map, directions) in Titusville, Florida is the premier location for viewing Shuttle and other rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center if you do not have a ticket from NASA for up close and personal launch viewing. Things to bring: Binoculars Chairs or comfy blankets Food and Drinks (no alcohol permitted) Still [...]
Swag and an early weekend
June 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Monday was Google Swag day. I had a wireless mouse, usb hub and logo pen arrive. I remember an email about giving me something to compensate me for needing to change a feedburner feed ID. The rest of the day was filled with writing as I worked at finally generating content for a site I [...]
STS-127 Launch Scrub
June 13, 2009 By 4 Comments
Last night’s trip to Titusville for the launch of Endeavor on space shuttle mission STS-127 was great fun up until a fuel leak was discovered and the launch scrubbed. If you do not get tickets for the NASA launch site then the best place is Space View Park in Titusville, FL – http://spacelaunchinfo.com/spaceview.html I met [...]
