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I had a date last night

I had a date last night

It was a while in coming (nearly a year)… What began as two acquaintances getting to know one another ended up becoming a grand adventure of the sort that paves the way to  good friendship. With Shelley away for the weekend in San Francisco the perfect opportunity presented itself.  After a solo precursor of cookies and film [...]

[ More ] June 7th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Featured, Thoughts |
STS-125

STS-125

Space Shuttle Atlantis headed off to service the Hubble telescope this afternoon.  The afternoon launch while not as spectacular as a night lunch is still beautiful to see.  It takes about 45 seconds from liftoff till it is visible here in St. Petersburg.  It was exiting to see a crowd gather at the top of The Pier [...]

[ More ] May 11th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Space, Technology |

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