Month: July 2005

  • Return to Flight

    I got to listen to the liftoff of the space shuttle Discovery this morning on the drive in to work. I'm really glad to see that the wait is over and that NASA is back in business doing what they're supposed to be doing – scientific research in space. Hopefully everything else in this mission…

  • Mt. Rainier – Alta Vista

    Hiked On: July 24, 2005 Weather Conditions: Approximately 70°F, partly-clear skies Elevation: 5480-5950' at Paradise, 6400' at Sunrise Distance from Seattle: Just over 90 miles Pictures: Here National Park Service: Mt. Rainier National Park When it's sunny in Seattle in the summertime, you head to Mt. Rainier. We had a new batch of folks start…

  • Mt. Rainier – Paradise

    Hiked On: July 17, 2005 Weather Conditions: Approximately 75°F, clear skies Elevation: 5480-6430' Distance from Seattle: Just over 90 miles Pictures: Here National Park Service: Mt. Rainier National Park With the sun shining, we decided to put down the latest Harry Potter and head towards Rainier. Diann wanted to see the wildflowers at Paradise, so…

  • Double Super Secret Defined

    From Boing Boing – Quoth Steven Colbert of the Daily Show: It's just like regular background but with no tagbacks, frontsies or backsies, taken to infinity plus one on opposite day, circle circle dot dot now you've got a cootie shot. It was first pioneered by Edward R. Murrow. CrooksAndLiars has the video. Gotta love…

  • Congrats again, NASA!

    NASA does it again, reports are in that Deep Impact did in fact hit the comet