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Odds & Sods For Wednesday, July 23rd
Item The First: Since you’re all cool and wonderful and “in the know” type folks (hey, you read this every day, right?) I’m sure you’ve all already seen this ultra-fantastic video. But just in case...
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You Know What We Haven’t Seen In Forever?
All of those who correctly answered “FIREWORKS!” can take an extra fifteen minutes for lunch tomorrow. Have some fireworks from Dodger Stadium this time. Why yes, we were sitting down along the first...
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Fireworks For Kansas City
I grew up in Kansas City, among other places, but KC was where I went to grade school. The A’s were my team, and I’ve never been able to forgive them for moving to Oakland. The Chiefs are still my...
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Celebrate! ‘Cause, Why Not?
Hey, as we speak, the Expedition 40/41 crew is headed down from the International Space Station! In less than 72 hours, on Tuesday, November 12th, the Philea lander will separate from the Rosetta...
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Celebrate The Arrival Of 2015!
Everybody good? Did everybody have a fun time? We’re olde pharts and no one that anyone would ever describe as “party animals.” With the kids gone and scattered and no invites to any New Year’s Eve...
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Valentine’s Day 2015
In the Willett household there’s a long-standing and wise tradition, which I (of course) wrote about last year. I just went back and read it, still like what I wrote, so I’ll just leave it as “an...
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My Funeral
First of all, I’m fine. I’m not dying, at least, not any more than the rest of us. I didn’t get any recent news of a tumor, blocked artery, or astronomically high blood pressure, nor do I know of a...
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I Made It Through March!
No fooling! (I pranked no one today, not that I don’t have a prankish nature or enjoy the “sport.”) It was the busiest month in quite a while on about five different fronts (a potential job which...
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April Was One Great Month!
A month ago I was happy to have survived March. March this year had some really good times (“Fifi” visiting us at CAF SoCal, my chance to fly in her, my birthday, CAF SoCal website launch, CAF audit,...
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Fourth Of July Adventure!
I hope you and yours are having a fun (and safe) Fourth of July if you’re in the United States – if not, Happy Saturday! I’m at the Dodgers game with The Younger Daughter, looking forward to baseball,...
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A Day For Celebrating!
It was the first day at my new job and it was fantastic! I think this is going to be a great experience for me. And, it’s the last day of NaNoWriMo 2015 and I’ve “won”! I’ve hit 50,257 words in fifteen...
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Things I Have Learned At My First Angels Game Of The Year
Angels Stadium remains a beautiful park. The Younger Daughter is Queen of the Photobombs. Especially when the bombee is the lady who gave her a dirty look earlier when she yelled a Monty Python curse....
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The Sound You Hear
Well, THAT sound is the fireworks being shot off up on the hill by knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing, pinhead excuses for human beings who apparently think the “EXTREME FIRE DANGER” warnings (not to...
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Multitasking On The Fourth
Okay, everybody remember that Juno arrives at Jupiter tonight! If your fireworks got rained out, or were yesterday (what’s up with that?), or are already over, or you’re not in the US and you’re just...
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Music Of The Night – July 4th Edition
Between one thing and another we’re not at a fireworks display tonight, which is unusual for us. Be that as it may, it’s not like we don’t hear them. Here’s the audio off of a video I tried taking with...
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Full Moon Rising With A Side Dish Of Eclipse
SOOOOOO much happening today! Bird adventures! Lizards! Airplanes! BBQ! Fireworks (all illegal – see my video on FaceBook!) But we’ll deal with those later. Let’s talk about catching the full moon...
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War Zone
The Fourth of July. Last year’s celebration were muted, at best, due to COVID. This year we have to celebrate (I guess?) extra hard, first to make up for last year, second because we survived. There...
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I Saw Fireworks!
We’re out of town, and I wasn’t thrilled by the idea of going to hunt for a local fireworks display, not knowing the areas, neighborhoods, parking, and so on. But there’s a third floor balcony on the...
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After A Few Days Off
The problem with taking a four-day weekend, especially at an incredibly busy time of year, is that you’ve got to come back to work. Mind you, I truly enjoy my job, what I do, and in particular, who I...
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First Fireworks In A Long While
I think the last fireworks I saw were for the July 4th celebration while at Baycon last year, but they were several miles away. It’s not the same. Last night we went to the Angels home opener. There...
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