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Space View Park

Space View Park

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 [...]

[ More ] June 13th, 2009 | 1 Comment |
Swag and an early weekend

Swag and an early weekend

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 [...]

[ More ] June 13th, 2009 | No Comments |
STS-127 Launch Scrub

STS-127 Launch Scrub

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 [...]

[ More ] June 13th, 2009 | 4 Comments |
Shiny on Tampa Bay

Shiny on Tampa Bay

The air was very hazy and the water was calm today,  obscuring the horizon, and giving the impression to the naked eye that ships/boats were floating in space.  It was really beautiful in a way that I could not capture as well as I wanted with my camera.     More practice. more practice….    

[ More ] June 10th, 2009 | No Comments |
Daily Style Suggestives

Daily Style Suggestives

Ever get up and have no idea what you are going to wear? Perhaps laundry day is approaching or maybe you have such an extensive wardrobe that the choices boggle the mind. I’ve been working on a way to get myself through those times and have  put together an initial list of Daily Style Suggestives: [...]

[ More ] June 8th, 2009 | No Comments |

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man in a powered parachute flying over palm trees with the sunset in the background