Today, I visited for the first time the exhibit where OV-104 is now enshrined. I really like the whole presentation for this exhibit and highly recommend being visited by anybody who is traveling through Central Florida ( Read more... )

Dammit. No matter how hard I try, I seem to have again annoyed or made people uncomfortable around me. I've been trying for over 10 years to be better in social interactions, and I still cannot seem to do it right. It's hopeless. I don't know how I can ever attend a room party or social meet again without being afraid.

It was 32 years ago today, while living in North Miami, Florida that I viewed live on television the launch of Columbia on STS-1. Little did I know then that I'd view up close Columbia's final launch on STS-107, taking these pictures never knowing that that would be the last time I would see that ship whole: Read more... )

I picked up Andy's cremated remains at the veterinarian here in Cocoa today. Holding his urn in my hands further drove home that my boy is truly gone. His urn will now sit beside Basil's in remembrance of two dearly loved pets that will be sorely missed ( Read more... )

I picked up Andy at the veterinarian around 8:30 PM last night (http://michel-mephit.livejournal.com/95299.html) and made the drive across the state to Blue Pearl Veterinary Specialist in Tampa, Florida with Andy sleeping in the front passenger floor. He was lethargic all the way and ( Read more... )

I was visiting friends in Davenport, FL this past weekend and had left my skunk Andy with the veterinarian for room and board, and was set to pick him up tomorrow morning ( Read more... )

Many of you who know me well know that I love to fly. For a long time, I've contemplated buying my own airplane. This past Friday, I attended the Sun 'n Fun Airshow in Lakeland, Florida with convoy_dvnprt. While there, I took another look at the one plane that I really liked. The Diamond DA-40. I even got to sit in it:


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Just fucking great! Spam has made its way into social networking. First through my LinkedIn account, and then today, my Facebook, I have received an e-mail notification about someone unrelated to me wanting to contact me. When I click on the sender to see who it is, I am redirected to a Canadian pharmacy scam website. I really do not know how ( Read more... )

It's been 7 weeks and a day since I've been working at Parametric Solutions now. I have to say that I am quite happy with my decision so far to work for this company. I have better software and computer hardware. My new colleagues are a pleasure to work with. I can set my own hours and am paid overtime (which is rare for engineers who are ( Read more... )

When I moved to Jupiter, I packed away a lot of old family heirlooms. One interesting item I came across was an old stamp collection. It has probably been in my parent's closet for decades. I don't know how long really. I believe it belonged to my father, or perhaps my oldest brother. I've decided to sort through these stamps. I've even found ( Read more... )