Author: pete
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Satellite
Many years ago, perhaps a few decades, that is – I recall complete wonder after viewing a celestial object MOVE – as it cruised the sky. Later I learned it was a satellite – something that is now so ridiculously common in space that they are hazards to real space craft. And, on a good…
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Now THAT’S LA
Maybe I watched too much TV in the 90s.. but what a sight this was! And a good quote, unrelated.
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Meeting Day 1
First day of 2, all day affairs. Very little California was seen until we went out to dinner and walked back to the hotel along “The Strand” (map). Morning – some “Marine Layer” – aka, clouds/fog off the cold Pacific. Walking back, a stroll on the huge beach was not to be missed. Despite some…
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Travel Day
Started the day very early, with fog rising over the Assabet River. Then spent over 2 hours in the car, just trying to get to the airport. Following the 2+ hour drive, the seemingly endless flight to LAX allowed for many movies. Then there was the wild taxi trip to Santa Monica – 8? 10?…
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Skeleton Crew
The triumphant return of the undead plastic army! They were up to fewer shenanigans than usual this year. I aim to do better next season.
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It used to be a Camry
For a very long time, gold Camry’s were the worst car you’d encounter. Awful driving all around, not to mention the awful look. Today we face a gold Prius. Hovering 15 below the speed limit. Not too different, but definitely worse looking. And no, there were no children in the road. It was a school…
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A trip to the office
Due to commuting habits, I was kicked out of my office and back to the cube farm. Came on to move myself out on this bustling Thursday! Oh yes, the only other entity here was this wasp. There’s a chronic wasp problem in the building. The back – to – office lifestyle just isn’t really…
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Uncommon Dog Beds
Some time ago we got smallish bean bags (on Amazon) for the kids. I think they used them a bit? The dogs though, became the biggest fans of these chairs. The beans seem to give all the right support, and the vinyl-ish covers must be cool to sleep on or something. Its a very common…
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Falling into October
Yup, yesterday’s post was about summery geraniums.. here, leaves start covering the lawn and mums appear on the step. Kind of a crossover season.. like Summer and Fall at the same time.