Posted in Technology, Friends, Weather, Life, OutdoorType on Feb 21st, 2008 Comments Off
I am declaring February as Brian’s Month of Many Things Space-y.
To date I have:
Watched live coverage on NASA TV of STS-122 (Atlantis) blasting off into space.
Which inspired me to purchase and watch an all time favourite movie, Space Camp.
Which inspired me to watch The Right Stuff.
Which indirectly lead me to a Flickr meetup and first […]
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Start thinking of your favourite dark place and get your tripods ready! As seen on Yahoo! News this morning:
Mark Wednesday, Feb. 20, on your calendar as “Lunar Eclipse Night,” for […]
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Posted in Weather, OutdoorType on Jan 21st, 2008 No Comments »
In Springfield right now it is 26°F but Feels Like 22°F.
In my bedroom I’ve turned the ceiling fan OFF.
And as I futz around the house today I’m wearing jeans (and not shorts) and yeah, I just put on socks too.
(at least it was sunny today. don’t think we’re going to get off so […]
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A little before noon today a friend in DC reported via text message that it was snowing. In slight disbelief I went to my office window and cranked open […]
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Where You’re Going*
*unless you’re off to someplace much, much colder where snow is measured in cm.
Where I’m Going
Yes, there is some rain. And some cloudiness. And it is all subject to change, but ~20 degrees warmer in December is not too bad. Oh and tomorrow, on the shortest daylight day of the […]
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First Snow, originally uploaded by outdoor_type.
Went out for a late lunch today but got distracted by the snow and the image of this boardwalk trail. It starts […]
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Wow. Traffic sucks, originally uploaded by outdoor_type.
Even though I sacrificed and did my part for commuting-kind by staying off the roads until late morning (and um, sleeping […]
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Continuing the winter weather advisory theme of the day, I bring you this, my annual reminder/endorsement for Yaktrax.
Several have scoffed at the idea of strapping rubber bands with integrated patented metal coils to their feet, but all scoffing and skepticism stops after a short trial that turns previously treacherous hillsides and parking lots into No […]
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Posted in Weather, Life on Dec 4th, 2007 No Comments »
There is no food in my house so it is merely coincidence that the forecast calls for 1 - 2 inches of snow and I have to go to the grocery store.
Update: Costco is the same as Giant, right? Because that’s where I ended up tonight. In some ways it’s a lot better […]
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Self-Portrait (/alt. camera), originally uploaded by outdoor_type.
Needing a break from the many, many games of college football playing on the television today I escaped from the house and […]
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