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WEEK 46 2007

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Saturday 17 November 2007

Saturday - so I was catching up on Flash Gordon, via the TIVO. Mongo has three moons, but two of them are human, er -Mongian, constructs designed to help mine the actual moon. But they are nearly equal in size, huge. The plot has it that some radioactive ore brought down from the natural moon caused a previous worldwide (Mongo-wide) catastrophe. The story ends with everyone (even the bad guys) condemning greed and love of luxury and pledging never to let it happen again.

So we have a Sci-Fi show slamming both nuclear power and space based resources, in one fell swoop. And thinking that human nature can change. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Friday 16 November 2007

Friday - cooler again, the fog came in last night. I was thinking of hanging around Saturday and varnishing, because of the miserably hot weather, but can't now. Oh well. I need to get back to Lancaster anyway. But it was fun, working in the warm Ventura river basin today, watching the fog roll in and out with the light breezes. Jacket to t-shirt to sweater.


I hear that they've grounded every F-15 in the world. Wow. But then again, falling apart in mid air will ruin your whole day.

Thursday 15 November  2007

Thursday - Instapundit links to an article by Popular Mechanics on naval rail guns - here is part of his extract:

According to Dr. Amir Chaboki, the program manager for Electro-Magnetic Rail Guns at BAE Systems, “The power is available. The challenge is how you use it.” The Navy’s electrically-propelled DDG 100 Destroyer, Chaboki says, is a prime candidate for the final 64-megajoule system. Around 72 megawatts (MW) of the vessel’s power can be used for propulsion. But during combat, the destroyer’s speed could be brought down, freeing up energy for a rail gun.

[emphasis mine]

This reminds me of Star Trek: The Motion Picture where they'd linked Phaser power to the engines. Big mistake...

Wednesday 14 November 2007

Wednesday -  I saw a nice scene on the way home, the twilight western sky gleaming on the ocean, Anacapa dark on the horizon, palm trees in the foreground. I go on about the traffic and congestion, but it really is a nice area.

Tuesday 13 November 2007

Tuesday - my new boots are working out well. I got the same brand, though not the ten year old model, but they are close enough that I seem to have avoided blisters and the other new boot aches. These are waterproof, whereas my old boots were ventilated, but they haven't been too uncomfortable. And the grip - Vibram soles - is amazing.

 Monday 12 November 2007

Monday - it rained yesterday. My fault - I washed the Explorer. If only I'd thought of doing that during the fires, millions of dollars and a thousand homes might have been saved.


I'm watching the Seahawks dominate the poor old '49ers. Sheesh. Time to hunt for my lucky Niner socks again. Bah. It's a Happy Holiday commercial during the game. It's a bit early for all that.


Spotted Dick. I gave my Dad a can of that last year, to everyone's amusement. I don't actually know that he ate it...


I finally saw Comet Holmes last night. It was almost directly overhead at 10:30 when I was unloading the car. The air was clear, after the rains, so it was visible even in light polluted Oxnard.

Sunday 11 November 2007

Sunday - I had a chance to get out and have breakfast lunch with my brother, which was nice. He's loaned me the final installment in the Dune series, and I'm looking forward to reading that.

There were a number of little errands to keep me busy, but the cold and windy day meant I really couldn't paint the patio doors as I had planned. Maybe next weekend.

Back on the road this evening, down to Ventura.


In Flanders Fields

 In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

John McCrae (1872-1918)

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