My World and Welcome to It Vox 2008-07-19T03:46:38Z JamesG http://jamesg797.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d09e726a7ebe2b/ Life, the Universe, and Everything... Moon and museums tag:vox.com,2008-07-13:asset-6a00d09e726a7ebe2b0100a7e8267f000e 2008-07-13T21:28:14Z 2008-07-19T03:46:38Z JamesG http://jamesg797.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

July Moon Mare Imbrium

I had a public open night scheduled for July 12 and was, once again, worried over weather. The forecasts and the existing conditions called for mostly cloudy skies all night with a high chance for rain. Just when I was about to cancel due to clou...

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]]> Clouds, blooms, and beetles tag:vox.com,2008-07-12:asset-6a00d09e726a7ebe2b00fad69910a90005 2008-07-12T21:11:56Z 2008-07-13T19:40:27Z JamesG http://jamesg797.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Japanese Beetle

Tonight I'm supposed to have the Observatory open for a public "stargazing" event. Actually, we're scheduled to look at the Moon and the planet Jupiter. Both of those objects look great in the grand old telescope. Unfortunately it is cloudy and ra...

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]]> They just don't get it... or maybe they're just stupid tag:vox.com,2008-07-11:asset-6a00d09e726a7ebe2b00fa9687287f0003 2008-07-11T17:59:07Z 2008-07-12T21:17:02Z JamesG http://jamesg797.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Selfish Parker

I have many pets... pet peeves, that is. Maybe too many. One of my favorite pets is the "selfish parker." They park as if only their own needs are important. Those are the folks who park such that they occupy two spaces. They're also the ones who ...

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]]> It's my birfday tag:vox.com,2008-07-04:asset-6a00d09e726a7ebe2b00fae8c8f2d7000b 2008-07-04T18:12:07Z 2008-07-05T21:13:19Z JamesG http://jamesg797.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

WALL-E

My Sweetie's being really good to me this year! She cooked up a favorite meal for me last night --Indonesian Fried Noodles-- and today we saw the new Pixar treat: WALL-E. We both loved the movie and, true to form, the fun started with one of Pixa...

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]]> Bozo left us laughing tag:vox.com,2008-07-04:asset-6a00d09e726a7ebe2b00fad6974d030004 2008-07-04T03:36:19Z 2008-07-05T21:16:57Z JamesG http://jamesg797.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Larry Harmon's Bozo The Clown

I was saddened this evening to learn that Larry Harmon, the man who made Bozo "The World's Most Famous Clown," died today. Here's the lead graf from one news story (Chicago Tribune)... LOS ANGELES -- Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo ...

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]]> Sunday travels tag:vox.com,2008-07-01:asset-6a00d09e726a7ebe2b00fad6957eac0005 2008-07-01T03:19:35Z 2008-07-02T23:04:41Z JamesG http://jamesg797.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

100k

On Sunday we headed for Northwestern Ohio for a family visit. My nephew was having a house warming party and we had to see the place. The house had a sad recent history but with a whole lot of work from my sister, her husband, and my nephew it is...

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]]> Quiet times and omelettes tag:vox.com,2008-06-22:asset-6a00d09e726a7ebe2b00fae8c555a6000b 2008-06-22T20:47:17Z 2008-06-22T20:48:14Z JamesG http://jamesg797.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Omelette anyone?

It was a rather unremarkable weekend. I guess you need those now and again. I had to call off Saturday night's scheduled Observatory open night due to weather. Overcast and thunderstorms moved into the area well in advance of our opening time wh...

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]]> Moon with a view tag:vox.com,2008-06-16:asset-6a00d09e726a7ebe2b00fad690e5080005 2008-06-16T03:28:11Z 2008-06-18T02:06:42Z JamesG http://jamesg797.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Moon View Moon View - Detail

I spent Saturday night at the observatory first sweeping up --dead ants everywhere-- and then experimenting with the 9-inch telescope. Three local high school students saw that the front door was open and stopped by for a visit. I spoke with them...

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]]> Firefox and a couple of miscellaneous thoughts tag:vox.com,2008-06-13:asset-6a00d09e726a7ebe2b00fa967df5e00002 2008-06-13T14:18:41Z 2008-07-18T16:11:09Z JamesG http://jamesg797.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Yeah! The much-anticipated release of the Firefox 3 browser is coming Tuesday, June 17. I'd tried an earlier --beta, I think-- release and it already was already looking very, very good! I haven't been running the pre-release versions since becaus...

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]]> Buzzards and butterflies tag:vox.com,2008-06-08:asset-6a00d09e726a7ebe2b00fa967c8fc60002 2008-06-08T21:44:35Z 2008-06-23T19:40:34Z JamesG http://jamesg797.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Buzzard Grab Shot Buzzard Cropped Butterfly Poses

Gad, what a hot day! We decided to take it a little easier than we might otherwise have on a sunny Sunday and went on another "photo safari." I thought we would wind up at Hinckley Lake --one of our favorite places-- but She Who Must be Obeyed had...

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