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Just Married!
We did it! I just want to capture some of the highlights before they fade too much in my mind ( Read more... ) -
Wedding Gift
Michelle brought over our wedding gift today, which turned out to be a lovely throw quilt that she made. The quilt has sections of fabric with a space design and the backing is blue with a starry sky design. Pictures when I get a chance. It's an amazing gift. -
Go to space for $150
This is too cool for words. A group of three MIT students used a helium-filled weather balloon to send a camera to the edge of space (actually 93,000 feet, which is still pretty good) and take fabulous pictures. And they did it for $150. Who says you need to millions of dollars to get into space? space, news, scienceHealth Care Hero
Here's a story about someone who is making a difference ( Read more... )Health Care Reform
Two interesting articles that are worth reading ( Read more... )The Eagle Has Landed
Many people have had eloquent things to say to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Rather than try to match their eloquence, I'll just post some timely links.
NASA has released newly restored video from Apollo 11. In high definition, no less ( Read more... )Taekwondo Test
Today I went to the annual summer OMAC black belt testing, just to watch and help and support as needed. I will not be ready to test again for several years. However, one of my colleagues was testing for second dan as well as several other friends and I wanted to cheer them on ( Read more... )Wedding on the Brain
Okay, I think I've officially gone insane. I've discovered that I'm completely incapable of carrying on a conversation about anything other than the wedding for more than five minutes. The only exception is at work when I'm talking about actual work, and even then I run the risk of getting side-tracked into wedding plans. In my defense, most ( Read more... )Walking On The Moon
I heard two stories about this on NPR yesterday, and then there was a big spread in the Arts&Life section of today's paper.
Alan Bean: Painting Apollo, First Artist on Another World opens next week at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum ( Read more... )Martian Rails and other cool demos from Mayfair Games
I wanted to post about this Sunday, but I've been way busy ( Read more... )