M13-Great Hercules Cluster on 4/30/08
I was just about ready to park the scope and put everything away for the night when I noticed that M13 was out. I hadn’t imaged it since the fall (before I got my current scope...
M88 - Messier Marathon 2008
Almost 2 months ago, I started my Messier Marathon where I attempt to get images of all 110 of the Messier objects in a short period of time. I’ve been very busy lately and have had...
When we got home on Saturday, Damon’s coming home present was to give Fuller a cold. The symptoms didn’t really appear until yesterday and when Fuller woke up from his afternoon nap today, it was a full blown attack on...
We spent 5 days in Brattleboro, Vermont. It was fantabulous. It was their first warm weather of the season, and it was 80 degrees and sunny the whole time we were there. With big patches of slowly melting snow everywhere....
I was in the middle of getting ready for work this morning when Mom called.
Grandma died this morning.
The only by-blood grandparent that I had a true relationship with.
I’ve kept it together today and it’s just been one thing after another. ...
This, while from the Huffington Post, is pretty much right in coming down hard on this gas holiday business that Mccain and Clinton are shilling. It's a joke. Worst of all, a Congressional Committee Report has already said as much,...
June Griffin is running for Congress again! "I will add one more determination and resolve if I could be elected. I will move against the IRS to install a section of the IRS Code to include the following provision: "In the case...
Like every mama, I have hundreds of beautiful staged photographs of my children, that to me could earn them modeling contracts at the local kids clothing store.
This isn't one of them...it's not even a "good" picture. In fact, on...
The Bluff Trail on Lookout Mountain This is part of the Great Eastern Trail Do you like to hike? If so, your help is needed to help maintain the hiking trails in the Chickamauga Chattanooga National Military Park on Lookout Mountain....
I (Amy) have been going in to work one morning a week for the last month or so to help a student who needs to finish his Environmental Science course. It has been really empowering and stimulating to be...
This yellow striped greenCaterpillar, climbing upThe steep window screen,Constantly (for lackOf a full set of legs) keepsHumping up his back.It's as if he sentBy a sort of semaphoreDark Omeges meantTo warn of Last Things.Although he doesn't know it,He will soon...
April 30, 2008...3 Years Strong!There's no combination of wordsI could put on the back of a postcardNo song that I could singBut I can try for your heart, our dreams, and they are made out of real thingslike a shoebox...
Chris Smith of New Jersey is politicking for new legislation that would make it illegal for companies like Google to censor search results in foreign countries such as China. He also calls for participation in condemning China's human rights...
Nothing spectacular picture-wise, but I couldn't resist posting a couple of pics of the little ones.Lukie and Charis playing together on the floor.Aren't they adorable?Miss Cutie-patootie (Meghan)Yes, Aidan and Tommy know there are horses down at the barn, but somehow...
I saw this recently on both Keera's and Sravana's blogs. I've had it sitting in drafts for days (I'm finally finishing it because the place where I get my car serviced has wi-fi!)....
Sometimes one is in too much of a hurry to write a full blog post, so I have set up a Twitter account as a companion to this site. http://twitter.com/tnticket Also, if you read this site via RSS, you might want to...
Guys, any opinions on the NFL draft's 1st round below or the draft in general? The full story's at ESPN. 2008 NFL Draft Order - 1st Round 1 Miami, Jake Long - OT 2 St. Louis, Chris Long - DE 3 Atlanta, Matt Ryan - QB 4...
I had a good workout yesterday, swimming a mile and then hoping on the bike. My friend Bill wasn't in the parking lot when I got there so I took off with the fast group (or so I thought)....
June 15 - July 13: Exhibition and edition. Confirmed artists so far: John Tallman, Tony Harding, John de Rijke, Eric de Nie. More to follow. We are busy.IS Projects...
I'm not much of a comics person, but I dig Frazz. The writer/illustrator, Jef Mallett, is a triathlete, so sometimes athletic-y stuff gets worked into the storyline... like today. This one seems to hit close to home (ok, not the sausage...
Jeremiah Wright's 5-minutes of fame is really distracting us from focusing on Obama's politics and platforms. It's pathetic. Obama, with this press conference, has now permanently distanced himself from Wright. It's over. I seriously doubt that Wright and Obama will have...
One breath short of life, she greets the world with open arms. Ebullient posture and poised to seize the day, this creature delights in the ordinary, I just know it!
This statue captivated me during my photo hunt at the...
A co-worker was getting a new hardwood floor in her downstairs. To save money, her husband wanted to leave the carpet on the stairs. She responded "can you say trailer?" Honey, she doesn't know what trailer is. Take a gander at...
last night i finished up number 8, in the red and started on number 9, yet to be titled. i am completely please how this series of works has come together. i have really loved working with the wood grain...
My church is having one of those ladies events where different ladies sign up to decorate different tables. It's been snake-bit from the beginning. As much fun as decorating a table however you want sounds, I knew I really didn't...
50-35-20 reps for time of:
Wallball Shot, 20/#14#
Pull Up
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Coach’s Note: If you do not have access to a wallball, substitute 45# thrusters instead....
While I'm at it and all of these songs are coming back to me I should post this one as well. This one is the Mardi Gras Mambo. This is one that most have probably heard, but a...
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