I assigned myself a project for the weekend, writing a little program that I could use to disable comments on blog posts based on their age. Python’s already installed on the Mac, so I figured it’d be pretty easy to use that to make updates to my WordPress database. The first thing needed is the […]
Earth Hour
Last Year, the 2.2 million people and 2100 businesses of Sydney, Australia turned off their lights for an hour — for some just a symbolic gesture perhaps, but it’s estimated that the measurable result was a 10.2% energy reduction across the city. This year there are 24 cities world-wide participating in Earth Hour. Here in […]
Peacemaker’s Dinner
There it was on the menu at The Vortex – the Double Bypass Burger. This big hunk of meat is covered with bacon and cheese, surrounded by two fried eggs and then the whole mess is set not on a bun, but between two grilled cheese sandwiches. Oh, and it’s served with tater tots. How […]
Happy Easter
Barack Obama on Race in the U.S.
I don’t write much about politics here, but I do recommend that — no matter what candidate you support — each of you find half an hour to sit down and listen to this speech. That is one option. Or, at this moment, in this election, we can come together and say, “Not this time.” […]
Another Spring Evening with Two Tuxes
More photos available on the flickr site.
About to Land
Endeavour’s Night Launch, 1998
In celebration of the successful launch early this morning of the Endeavour by CDR Dominic Gorie, his crew and the rest of the NASA launch team, here’s a scan of one of my old photos. In this image, the Space Shuttle Endeavour leaves Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39-A on it’s way to the International […]
Photo Caption Contest Followup
There were several replies, in comments here and elsewhere, to my challenge last week: The wind will change and your face will stick like that… [Andy] If you keep making jokes about my squinty eyes, I’ll start talking about your landing strip hair cut. And what are those on the front of your face, runway […]
Photo Caption Contest
I just couldn’t come up with anything for this image, so here’s your chance. Come up with a good caption or title and leave it in this post’s comments. I’ve got no prize to offer, but go ahead and give it a shot anyway. Be sure to leave a URL for your site and/or your […]