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Monthly Archives: September 2003
Fathoms
The story about units at http://www.aoe.vt.edu/~cdhall/Space/archives/2003_09.html#000363 reminds me of a story told in the old CRRES readiness room. Back in the 80′s, before Challenger, I was working as one of the readiness ops leads on CRRES (the Combined Release and … Continue reading
The Weekend and a New Great Winery
We spent most of Saturday running errands and getting stuff done. I finally got around to taking Janet to my favorite Thai restaurant –Thai Thai on Lawrence Expressway. The food was fabulous as usual. On Sunday we put the bikes … Continue reading
Blood Sucking Leeches
For years I’ve been going back and forth – who do I despise more, lawyers or the insurance industry? Whenever I read about frivolous lawsuits like the Fox News vs. Al Franken silliness I rate lawyers lower. Lately I’ve changed … Continue reading
Realtors
I’m beginning to think that realtors as a profession are the most self-centered inconsiderate people on the planet. We frequently get phone calls telling us that they will come at a certain time and then never show up. And it’s … Continue reading
NASA
I’m starting to wonder if NASA can be fixed at all and if Sean O’Keefe is the right person to lead NASA. Martian Soil reports that O’Keefe dismissed outright as “wrong headed thinking” suggestions from Mars Society president Robert Zubrin … Continue reading
