Saturday, February 28, 2015
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sigh... so Im in the office.. I hear a cry from Fetzer.. I find her, possibly, stuck between a place she was trying to jump to.... and a place she was trying to jump from. Paws on both surfaces.. just forming a bridge. I think she was stuck. Never seen that. I hope to never see it again, because I am now wondering if she is losing strength.. or.. if its something that could have happened even to a younger cat ... Ive seen videos of similar... sigh, you know what I am saying...
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February 28, 2015 at 10:22AM
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Astronaut Salutes Nimoy From Orbit
International Space Station astronaut Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) tweeted this image of a Vulcan hand salute from orbit as a tribute to actor Leonard Nimoy, who died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Nimoy played science officer Mr. Spock in the Star Trek series that served as an inspiration to generations of scientists, engineers and sci-fi fans around the world. Cape Cod and Boston, Massachusetts, Nimoy's home town, are visible through the station window. via NASA http://ift.tt/1Anq0nv
Friday, February 27, 2015
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the ONLY reason I am awake right now is because.. I can't find my cat to give her the vitamins and injection. She got the pills... I let her go ( I give her a break between abuse now ) and she is hiding.. apparently found a new spot... and... I CANT FIND HER.... grrr. Too many boxes.. too many spaces to hide now
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February 27, 2015 at 11:50PM
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Thursday, February 26, 2015
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Bell rings to switch classes and a kid comes up and asks me to sign a paper . As I sign I ask him what is it for. He says he has to do it because she's always late to class . Really admin? Has anyone tried to think this through?
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February 26, 2015 at 11:28AM
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Feb. 26, 1966 Launch of Apollo-Saturn 201
Apollo-Saturn 201 (AS-201), the first Saturn IB launch vehicle developed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:12 a.m. on Feb. 26, 1966. The AS-201 mission was an unmanned suborbital flight to test the Saturn 1B launch vehicle and the Apollo Command and Service Modules. This was the first flight of the S-IB and S-IVB stages, including the first flight test of the liquid-hydrogen/liquid oxygen-propelled J-2 engine in the S-IVB stage. During the thirty-seven minute flight, the vehicle reached an altitude of 303 miles and traveled 5,264 miles downrange. Image Credit: NASA via NASA http://ift.tt/1LMExl9
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subbing...i would say its a tough school...but if I say Pasadena..thats enough. Interim Principal...reading NEW discipline policies..interesting. Worst part...looking at roll sheets...I average 15 students each class...I guarantee you this isnt an honors class
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February 26, 2015 at 08:54AM
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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Subbed for theatre class in middle school today. I have a question for teachers that have dealt with this. We did improv ( of course... but not that ridiculously stupid freeze tag game.. we did real improv ) Anyway.. they had been playing Taxi... people enter the scene with characters ... etc. One of the kids chose such a HUGE stereotypical type... over the top... class laughed. Now, since it was improv and I was there for two hours.. I didn't comment at all... but.. what would a full time teacher do? Stereotypes are seen everywhere. Saturday Night Live... and movie with ex saturday night live stars... etc. BUT.. in this day and age of political correctness.. it seems like it should be addressed. It's bullying. It's racist.. it's all that stuff.. but.. improv shouldnt have editing in it.. but.. middle school... I am very curious. Im not talking about what happened today. Thats done and it wasnt addressed at all. No need to as far as I am concerned.. but were it an ongoing gig.. surely it needs to be addressed, if for no other reason than the parents with issues... Suggestions?
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February 25, 2015 at 04:40PM
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Chicago in Winter
From the International Space Station (ISS), European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti took this photograph of Chicago and posted it to social media on Feb. 19, 2015. She wrote, "How do you like #Chicago dressed for winter?" Crewmembers on the space station photograph the Earth from their unique point of view located 200 miles above the surface as part of the Crew Earth Observations program. Photographs record how the planet is changing over time, from human-caused changes like urban growth and reservoir construction, to natural dynamic events such as hurricanes, floods and volcanic eruptions. Astronauts have used hand-held cameras to photograph the Earth for more than 40 years, beginning with the Mercury missions in the early 1960s. The ISS maintains an altitude between 220 - 286 miles (354 - 460 km) above the Earth, and an orbital inclination of 51.6˚, providing an excellent stage for observing most populated areas of the world. Image Credit: NASA/ESA/Samantha Cristoforetti via NASA http://ift.tt/1wdNNpq
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
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Sixty years ago my sister Kathy Beach Mithoefer was born. I love my older sister...and her years have made her wise...Im glad that she is my older sister and that she took care of me when I was born....many years after her. I love you Kathy!! ohhh wait...I LOVE YOU KATHY...there...probably easier to see now
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February 24, 2015 at 10:33AM
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Monday, February 23, 2015
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I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/JAbmGj2xCF Places I've Never Been
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wow.. okay, so if I took a picture of how much food this cat has at her beck and call, you would laugh... its literally a buffet on the floor. So, she has food. But.. she just ran into the kitchen at the sound of a can opening. I seriously can't remember the last time that happened.
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February 23, 2015 at 09:33AM
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Astronaut Barry Wilmore on the First of Three Spacewalks
NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore works outside the International Space Station on the first of three spacewalks preparing the station for future arrivals by U.S. commercial crew spacecraft, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. Fellow spacewalker Terry Virts, seen reflected in the visor, shared this photograph on social media. The spacewalks are designed to lay cables along the forward end of the U.S. segment to bring power and communication to two International Docking Adapters slated to arrive later this year. The new docking ports will welcome U.S. commercial spacecraft launching from Florida beginning in 2017, permitting the standard station crew size to grow from six to seven and potentially double the amount of crew time devoted to research. The second and third spacewalks are planned for Wednesday, Feb. 25 and Sunday, March 1, with Wilmore and Virts participating in all three. Image Credit: NASA via NASA http://ift.tt/1Be2FLU
Sunday, February 22, 2015
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Huge leap here... I am tossing soooo many old magazines in this move. Im tossing old psychology mags, magic mags, ventriloquist mags ( going WAY back ) Gonna have a yard sale next month... Photo mags are likely going to a couple of art teachers on my list.. but... if anyone has a better suggestion.. chime in now.
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February 22, 2015 at 02:40PM
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I really... seriously.. couldn't care less about Oscar fashions.. when.. and why did this become such a focus? Seriously.. does anyone.. off the top of their heads, remember " who ' were the winners wearing last year? presenter drivel like when a float breaks down during a parade
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February 22, 2015 at 02:11PM
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God has given me many signs in the past..I must say all the mentions of being "out in the wilderness" during the Lenten sermon was a little disconcerting with my apartment search being foremost on my mind....;-)
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February 22, 2015 at 11:28AM
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Saturday, February 21, 2015
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lol...jawdropped. Just ran into a theatrical connection I made when I first moved out here. She said my name before I introduced myself...then said she wished I was in her current show...lol...I forget names of people from yesterday ..gotta work on that
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February 21, 2015 at 07:33PM
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Friday, February 20, 2015
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Kind of excited.. RePercussion is gearing up for our season... and we have some new gear. Sadly it is kinda pricey, so right now Ill be the only one wearing it... but its definitely gonna change the show... ((( CAUTION - VIDEO MAY NOT BE SAFE FOR WORK.))) http://ift.tt/1BwzCTk
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February 20, 2015 at 06:36PM
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John Glenn During the Mercury-Atlas 6 Spaceflight
On Feb. 20, 1962, astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., became the first American to orbit Earth. Launched from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14, Glenn's Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7" spacecraft completed a successful three-orbit mission, reaching a maximum altitude (apogee) of approximately 162 statute miles and an orbital velocity of approximately 17,500 miles per hour. The flight lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before the spacecraft splashed down in the ocean. This photograph of John Glenn during the Mercury-Atlas 6 spaceflight was taken by a camera onboard the spacecraft. Image Credit: NASA via NASA http://ift.tt/1CSKR3Z
Thursday, February 19, 2015
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Not a good day for Fetz... well, technically not a good night. Didn't see her most of the day.. but... she isnt happy. She seems a little beat up. We've been here before, but it doesn't make it easier. Hoping she is back a bit better tomorrow. Seems to be her style
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February 19, 2015 at 11:27PM
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Magnetospheric Multiscale Observatories Processed for Launch
NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) observatories are processed for launch in a clean room at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida. MMS is an unprecedented NASA mission to study the mystery of how magnetic fields around Earth connect and disconnect, explosively releasing energy via a process known as magnetic reconnection. MMS consists of four identical spacecraft that work together to provide the first three-dimensional view of this fundamental process, which occurs throughout the universe. The mission observes reconnection directly in Earth's protective magnetic space environment, the magnetosphere. By studying reconnection in this local, natural laboratory, MMS helps us understand reconnection elsewhere as well, such as in the atmosphere of the sun and other stars, in the vicinity of black holes and neutron stars, and at the boundary between our solar system's heliosphere and interstellar space. MMS is a NASA mission led by the Goddard Space Flight Center. The instrument payload science team consists of researchers from a number of institutions and is led by the Southwest Research Institute. Launch of the four identical observatories aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is managed by Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Services Program. Liftoff is currently targeted for 10:44 p.m. EDT on March 12. Image Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky via NASA http://ift.tt/17hsNrB
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
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okay, so I found the place I want to move to.. sadly as you know my finances have been depleted.... so I am going to ask my friends for help. Im starting a kick starter campaign. Each million dollar donor will get a ceramic tile with their name on it in my kitchen and a free birthday party show.... Im still working on my other levels of donors, but I assume it won't take long. Thank you guys in advance... Im looking forward to moving in.... http://ift.tt/17TXfc9
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February 18, 2015 at 10:12AM
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man, she really hates me right now. Seriously deep throaty growl .. and the fur over her eyes is kind mussed so she has this look of glare. Worst part: I've mentioned before how she tends to try to climb up me to , essentially, protect her, or , sometimes try to climb over me to escape. Well, the next thing that happened has happened enough that I have to assume its a universal thing, but, cat owners, do you know that situation where they catch you with a claw and it goes into flesh and kinda hooks in? That hook that you literally have to grab the paw and unhook your flesh as though it's barbed in? Well, that's what happened in a few places around my neck tonight... as she was climbing up me to get away. I HAVE to assume the neighbors heard me scream in blinding pain. Really caught me off guard... really still hurts... sigh
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February 18, 2015 at 12:31AM
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015
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hahahahaha.. stupid grey beast... I couldnt find her anywhere.. checked under the bed.. shelves.. closet.. usually spaces... all but one usual space.RIGHT BEHIND THE COMPUTER SCREEN .. I had finally given up and sat down to type. In my defense.. she is curled up on the hard drive.. usually not in that position, so kinda hunkered down.. but she was right here whole time.. grrrr... and now the torture begins.... sigh
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February 17, 2015 at 10:50PM
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Dawn Approaches: Two Faces of Ceres
These two views of Ceres were acquired by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Feb. 12, 2015, from a distance of about 52,000 miles (83,000 kilometers) as the dwarf planet rotated. The images have been magnified from their original size. The Dawn spacecraft is due to arrive at Ceres on March 6, 2015. Dawn's mission to Vesta and Ceres is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Dawn is a project of the directorate's Discovery Program, managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. UCLA is responsible for overall Dawn mission science. Orbital ATK, Inc., of Dulles, Virginia, designed and built the spacecraft. JPL is managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. The framing cameras were provided by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany, with significant contributions by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, and in coordination with the Institute of Computer and Communication Network Engineering, Braunschweig. The visible and infrared mapping spectrometer was provided by the Italian Space Agency and the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, built by Selex ES, and is managed and operated by the Italian Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology, Rome. The gamma ray and neutron detector was built by Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, and is operated by the Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA via NASA http://ift.tt/17e9246
Monday, February 16, 2015
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Another dear friend telling me of the loss of their pet this morning. Ya know, there are parts of living this life that just suck. Plain and simple. No escaping them. No avoiding them. They sure do help you appreciate the non-sucky parts though... however minor they may be
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February 16, 2015 at 11:13AM
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Sunday, February 15, 2015
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I'm in! Join me on Email1K, double your email list: http://t.co/bbAdk3sG91 via @noahkagan
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Saturday, February 14, 2015
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Any one of my local friends have access to a simple woodshop? I am interested in creating the grey furry beast a stand for water... very simple design... she is still having difficulty with just a regular bowl.. and the vet explained why
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February 14, 2015 at 07:09PM
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Newest facebook update possibility.. stuff I found that I am tossing. Todays find..( and I actually knew I had it.. it was going to be one-man show fodder ) dot matrix printings of... internet dating site correspondences... currently looking at one dated... 1996 - tossing ( Ive opted to not have the pathetic-dating-life wing in my museum )
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February 14, 2015 at 02:09PM
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Hey y'all. I know that this is really vague... but.. I have faith that it doesnt matter. Please say prayers for a friend whose husband suffered from a stroke last night...Thanks!! Sadly, prayers seem to be the only help I can give her right now....
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February 14, 2015 at 01:21PM
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Friday, February 13, 2015
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Seems like every media outlet is talking about, Shades of Grey and bondage. (I know this will disappoint some of you) I just don't think I would enjoy it like I should. I also bet at least five of my friends on facebook would be thinking the same thing I would be thinking which is... "hmm I can get out of this, thats just a slip knot...."
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February 13, 2015 at 03:07PM
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Growing Deltas in Atchafalaya Bay
The delta plain of the Mississippi River is disappearing. The lobe-shaped arc of coastal land from the Chandeleur Islands in eastern Louisiana to the Sabine River loses a football field’s worth of land every hour. Put another way, the delta has shrunk by nearly 5,000 square kilometers (2,000 square miles) over the past 80 years. That’s as if most of Delaware had sunk into the sea. Though land losses are widely distributed across the 300 kilometer (200 mile) wide coastal plain of Louisiana, Atchafalaya Bay stands as a notable exception. In a swampy area south of Morgan City, new land is forming at the mouths of the Wax Lake Outlet and the Atchafalaya River. Wax Lake Outlet is an artificial channel that diverts some of the river’s flow into the bay about 16 kilometers (10 miles) west of where the main river empties. Both deltas are being built by sediment carried by the Atchafalaya River. The Atchafalaya is a distributary of the Mississippi River, connecting to the “Big Muddy” in south central Louisiana near Simmesport. Studies of the geologic history of the meandering Mississippi have shown that—if left to nature—most of the river’s water would eventually flow down the Atchafalaya. But the Old River Control Structure, built in the 1960s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ensures that only 30 percent of the Mississippi flows into the Atchafalaya River, while the rest of the keeps moving toward Baton Rouge and New Orleans. More information. Image Credit: NASA/Earth Observatory via NASA http://ift.tt/1D4iXai
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grrrrrrrrrr. Running late for 7:45 start (7:48) Finally get in to school...get keys...kinda flustered. Look at lesson plans. ---9:00 get kids from playground. ....huh?....oh...friday is a late start day....grrrrr why why why
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February 13, 2015 at 08:02AM
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
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pretty uneventful day.. one kid.. ONE kid was being a jerk and disrupting the entire class.. so I gave him my typical options.. calm down here.. or go to the office and calm down. He becme more a jerk so he lost his options. Sent him away. Later.. talking to the teacher.. said, I only tossed one kid.. and told him the name.. he said.. oh, him, yeah, I think he is the only one in that class that actually reports to a parole officer. -- nice.
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February 12, 2015 at 06:12PM
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okay ...scrolling thru my feed...Im kinda tired of seeing people complain about the snow when Im out here stuck in 90 degree weather. You shouldnt sweat in February unless you get too close to a fireplace.
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February 12, 2015 at 03:49PM
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NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) enters the Lufthansa Technik hangar in Hamburg, Germany for its decadal inspection. Flight, aircraft maintenance, and science personnel from the Armstrong Flight Research Center worked alongside Lufthansa's 747 specialists to perform a wide range of inspections and maintenance. Image Credit: NASA/ Jeff Doughty via NASA http://ift.tt/1Mg5TkH
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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Pills down.. vitamin dealt with... and injection. She was grumbling.. and she didnt go for her treat.. but.. she is 'hidden' in the closet again. Every once in awhile I get this feeling of, all in all Im not killing her.. and she hasnt seemed to lose one iota of quality of life. Just sleeping a bit more and not as pleased to see me.,... so.. basically I think she is slowly becoming my ex-wife.
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Really hoping to win the #iWantiMac Giveaway. Feeling adventurous? Enter... https://t.co/m49GjvDh4U via @StackSocial
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just found out via @johnandkenshow my frozen raccoon dealer cant sell. So much for valentines dinner I guess..
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hahahahaa.. there is a grey furry beast wandering thru packing boxes. New spaces.. new places to climb...a good day apparently. She spends a lot of time sleeping lately. Always nice to see her exploring.
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February 11, 2015 at 09:17AM
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Giant Filament Seen on the Sun
A dark, snaking line across the lower half of the sun in this Feb. 10, 2015 image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows a filament of solar material hovering above the sun's surface. SDO shows colder material as dark and hotter material as light, so the line is, in fact, an enormous swatch of colder material hovering in the sun's atmosphere, the corona. Stretched out, that line – or solar filament as scientists call it – would be more than 533,000 miles long. That is longer than 67 Earths lined up in a row. Filaments can float sedately for days before disappearing. Sometimes they also erupt out into space, releasing solar material in a shower that either rains back down or escapes out into space, becoming a moving cloud known as a coronal mass ejection, or CME. SDO captured images of the filament in numerous wavelengths, each of which helps highlight material of different temperatures on the sun. By looking at such features in different wavelengths and temperatures, scientists learn more about what causes these structures, as well as what catalyzes their occasional eruptions. Launched on Feb. 11, 2010 aboard a ULA Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is designed to study the causes of solar variability and its impacts on Earth. The spacecraft's long-term measurements give solar scientists in-depth information to help characterize the interior of the sun, the sun's magnetic field, the hot plasma of the solar corona, and the density of radiation that creates the ionosphere of the planets. The information is used to create better forecasts of space weather needed to protect aircraft, satellites and astronauts living and working in space. Image Credit: NASA/SDO via NASA http://ift.tt/1EYkgIf
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Hubble Sees A Smiling Lens
In the center of this image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J1038+4849 — and it seems to be smiling. You can make out its two orange eyes and white button nose. In the case of this “happy face”, the two eyes are very bright galaxies and the misleading smile lines are actually arcs caused by an effect known as strong gravitational lensing. Galaxy clusters are the most massive structures in the Universe and exert such a powerful gravitational pull that they warp the spacetime around them and act as cosmic lenses which can magnify, distort and bend the light behind them. This phenomenon, crucial to many of Hubble’s discoveries, can be explained by Einstein’s theory of general relativity. In this special case of gravitational lensing, a ring — known as an Einstein Ring — is produced from this bending of light, a consequence of the exact and symmetrical alignment of the source, lens and observer and resulting in the ring-like structure we see here. Hubble has provided astronomers with the tools to probe these massive galaxies and model their lensing effects, allowing us to peer further into the early Universe than ever before. This object was studied by Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) as part of a survey of strong lenses. A version of this image was entered into the Hubble’s Hidden Treasures image processing competition by contestant Judy Schmidt. Image Credit: NASA/ESA Caption: ESA > More information and image products via NASA http://ift.tt/1FudF5Q
Monday, February 9, 2015
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today...roving sub..about 30 minutes per class. SECOND GRADE!!! after recess I get them. " Mr B...Charlie has a phone and during recess he was prank calling 911"...Charlie if you have a phone...can I see it please? Call log: 3 calls to 911. hmmmmm Their teacher returns...I say -Im outta here...but your day may get more interesting...wow
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Space Station Flyover of Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa
European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti took this photograph from the International Space Station and posted it to social media on Jan. 30, 2015. Cristoforetti wrote, "A spectacular flyover of the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa. #HelloEarth" Image Credit: NASA/ESA/Samantha Cristoforetti via NASA http://ift.tt/1CLJOYl
Sunday, February 8, 2015
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so... I have a new plan.. two pills down her throat.. pretty quick. A full body containment move. Then.. after she settles over that drama.. I slip in what seriously has to be the worst tasting eyedropper of vitamins. Yeah.. I could mix it in her food.. but it reeks.. I sincerely doubt she would touch anything it was in... and now we wait.. injection soon. But.. that is .. for whatever reason.. the least traumatic of all the process. I think both of us are stunned by that. I know its kinda pointless to hope for.. but man, I would be pleased if the vet said. Nope.. she is fine now. No need for anything...
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February 08, 2015 at 09:19PM
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February 08, 2015 at 09:19PM
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Wow.. well moving gives you a chance to do some accounting. At current standing... 70 gargoyles in my collection. I cant pack all of them, some are too big, but thats okay, they can stay out and protect me from ghosties. Kathryn W Smith Anderson I blame you due to your bringing me the first two. ;-)
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February 08, 2015 at 04:36PM
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February 08, 2015 at 04:36PM
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So, I said this on twitter....
Hey @NBCNEWS.If you need to replace Brian Williams, I'm available. I have worked for a major news org for over 50 years.1000's of references
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February 08, 2015 at 02:48PM
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Wow...trying to outrun paparazzi Bruce Jenner causes a fatal accident. He used to be the worlds fastest man, right? Still getting used to heels I guess. #likeagirl (sorry...ive had too much coffee...helps me pack)
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February 08, 2015 at 01:46PM
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February 08, 2015 at 01:46PM
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So, I said this on twitter....
So appreciative of friends that have bought my book. Vet bills for my little kitty kicking my butt. Thanks to all http://t.co/lEGYr4wjvy
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Saturday, February 7, 2015
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I added a video to a @YouTube playlist http://t.co/GmZV3ZtQHz If Bubbles Were Bullets - Song Biscuits #1
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Friday, February 6, 2015
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and thus concludes another broadcast day of, "REALLY ANGRY CAT." But... Its Feb 6... and when she went to the vet on Dec 19th, I really thought she was gonna be dead in a week. I love this little furball, and I really get the feeling she is gonna be around a bit longer. Hopefully we can be friends again
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February 06, 2015 at 11:30PM
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February 06, 2015 at 11:30PM
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okay...middle school kids....little rougher than most...overheard conversation about weed, etc..but admin came in last period to ask the class for clarification on what happened yesterday. I wasnt here...but sure sounds to me like a sub snapped. wow....I will sometimes let them think I will....but....aint no sub gig ever possible of making me....but yesterday sure sounded interesting
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February 06, 2015 at 12:19PM
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February 06, 2015 at 12:19PM
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ohhhh man. Late call to sub middle school...everyone I have spoken to since Ive been here has made sure I know the number to call for security. ??? Planning period now....Security guy walked in and said he'll check on me...then asked if I had brought enough paper and pencils for the class.....man...my spider sense is tingling bad vibes
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February 06, 2015 at 09:49AM
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February 06, 2015 at 09:49AM
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Hubble's Little Sombrero
Galaxies can take many shapes and be oriented any way relative to us in the sky. This can make it hard to figure out their actual morphology, as a galaxy can look very different from different viewpoints. A special case is when we are lucky enough to observe a spiral galaxy directly from its edge, providing us with a spectacular view like the one seen in this picture of the week. This is NGC 7814, also known as the “Little Sombrero.” Its larger namesake, the Sombrero Galaxy, is another stunning example of an edge-on galaxy — in fact, the “Little Sombrero” is about the same size as its bright namesake at about 60,000 light-years across, but as it lies farther away, and so appears smaller in the sky. NGC 7814 has a bright central bulge and a bright halo of glowing gas extending outwards into space. The dusty spiral arms appear as dark streaks. They consist of dusty material that absorbs and blocks light from the galactic center behind it. The field of view of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image would be very impressive even without NGC 7814 in front; nearly all the objects seen in this image are galaxies as well. European Space Agency Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgement: Josh Barrington via NASA http://ift.tt/16prBlg
Thursday, February 5, 2015
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#BrianWilliamsMisremembers http://ift.tt/1DkzAgI
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February 05, 2015 at 06:13PM
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#BrianWilliamsMisremembers http://ift.tt/1Fcu92i
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February 05, 2015 at 06:05PM
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#BrianWilliamsMisremembers http://ift.tt/1DkzzJu
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February 05, 2015 at 05:58PM
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Just want to take a moment...this has been an interesting and challenging year for me.. my family .. some of my friends.. and a grey cat.. I just want to say, thank you to my dear friends who have been so supportive in many amazing ways. I am very grateful for all of you and the fact you dont mind my ongoing posts, regardless of content... and have been there . I am thankful and hope I can help those of you when you need it too. Just saying...
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February 05, 2015 at 05:21PM
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February 05, 2015 at 05:21PM
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sigh...lets see where this goes...kids in class allowed to use computers...okay. Im gonna wager a guess that they arent supposed to be texting sexually explicit messages to total strangers in a chat room though...wow. So...yeah...had to report that for their own safety. No idea who was doing what...but...their gmail is still logged in...and computer history is there....lets see if admin cares...wow..
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February 05, 2015 at 12:12PM
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February 05, 2015 at 12:12PM
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Forty-Four Years Ago Today: Apollo 14 Touches Down on the Moon
On Feb. 5. 1971, the Apollo 14 crew module landed on the moon. The crew members were Captain Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (USN), commander; Major Stuart Allen Roosa (USAF), command module pilot; and Commander Edgar Dean Mitchell (USN), lunar module pilot. In this photo, Shepard stands by the Modular Equipment Transporter (MET). The MET was a cart for carrying around tools, cameras and sample cases on the lunar surface. Shepard can be identified by the vertical stripe on his helmet. After Apollo 13, the commander's spacesuit had red stripes on the helmet, arms, and one leg, to help identify them in photographs. Image Credit: NASA via NASA http://ift.tt/1zjYwTG
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
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okay... so an interesting possibility with housing.. sold a few books today... cat was purring on my shoulder.. had two good meetings and a not bad day of subbing... all said and done, not a bad day. Granted, my staff forgot the mint on my pillow, so someone is getting fired...but still
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February 04, 2015 at 08:12PM
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February 04, 2015 at 08:12PM
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Guest Napkin: David M. Beach - http://t.co/qZUwpBboqw via @Shareaholic HOW COOL IS THIS?And it links to my book(which you might want to buy)
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February 04, 2015 at 02:07PM
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WOOOO HOOO!!! Once again, my cat getting more fame than me... love this blog ( granted this particular artwork is a little less professional than the others on the site... ;-) but.. still... ) http://ift.tt/1u8GnI5
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February 04, 2015 at 07:21AM
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015
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HA.. one pill down hidden in dried salmon.. but.. she isnt supposed to have a lot of protein.. so.. mixed emotions on that one. Other pill took a bit more work.. but man, she hates those vitamins. I must say.. Im getting pretty slick with the needle... if nothing else.. should I be proud of the change she has put me through?
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February 03, 2015 at 10:49PM
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dearest LA Friends....due to my lovely landlord/management team.. and their focus on the almighty dollar... I am seeking a new abode. I love to move.. ( if I recall ) but the last time I did it, I dont think the majority of us where even on facebook. So... I get to use social media now. Seeking a one-bedroom.. or a room mate and a little larger space. Feel free to share this with your friends.. I got sixty days before I start considering wallpapering some of these cardboard boxes and finding an underpass ;-)
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February 03, 2015 at 08:24PM
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February 03, 2015 at 08:24PM
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Photo: monica4thomas: monica4thomas: Thanks to Marion Williams for rating my book “My Brother’s Keeper" 5... http://t.co/ixXo6grlg6
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February 03, 2015 at 06:28PM
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Last part of the day, subbing for Journalism in the library. I speak to the librarian, who.. well.. doesn't seem all that with it, honestly. Literally and figuratively kinda short a few books. I ask her if they have any books on American Sign Language. She actually signs, "no". We have a conversation about signing.. etc... I walk into the room where the majority of kids are.. and there, right in front of me on the shelf.. Dictionary of Sign Language. I grab it and hold it up so she can see it.. her reply... and I wish I were joking... " Oh, we have that one, but it only has words." ummm... yeah.
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February 03, 2015 at 03:55PM
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February 03, 2015 at 03:55PM
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'State of NASA' Address at Kennedy Space Center
In the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden delivers a “state of the agency” address on Feb. 2, 2015 at NASA's televised fiscal year 2016 budget rollout event with Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana looking on, at right. Representatives from the Kennedy workforce, news media and social media were in attendance. NASA's Orion, SpaceX Dragon and Boeing CST-100 spacecraft, all destined to play a role in NASA’s overall exploration objectives, were on display. Photo credit: NASA/Amber Watson via NASA http://ift.tt/1zDuXgo