OK, last night I whined.If you're one of my LJ friends, you saw the post. If you're not, it's not worth becoming one just to see it. Believe me.One of my personal rules is: It's OK to whine once in a while, as long as you offer something to the universe to make it worth tolerating the…
It's been 29 hours without power so far at the time I write this. The last time there was a power outage due to windy weather on this block, several years ago, it took them four days to fix it. My mood right now can only be described as "crappy." I got very little actual work done…
I was asked to repost this Facebook status as a blog post, so that others could share it. When someone asks what good the space program ever did, I have to point out: The sky is blue and the sun is shining, yet we know that a potentially devastating hurricane is coming due to weather satellites. Thousands…
I just learned (ten minutes ago) that one of the professors at my physics lab is going to Burning Man. He's never been to a festival like this before. I made sure he'd been warned about the challenges... but my concern was unnecessary. His son has been going to Burning Man for years, and is responsible for…
JFK is closed! We're not leaving, at least not for a long time.I'm going to need some serious lovin' when I get back. Dinner and a movie at the very least.Posted via LiveJournal app for iPad.
The plane is delayed another hour. You didn't love me enough. *sniff*Posted via LiveJournal app for iPad.
Another hour of sitting in the plane until take-off. Need more love! Posted via LiveJournal app for iPad.
I have a three-hour wait at the Long Beach airport, while I wait for my plane to board. Now is a good time to tell me that you love me. Posted via LiveJournal app for iPad.
I'm providing some minor assistance to Ricky, a AAA technician, as he works on my mother's car. As we're doing the usual car stuff (filling out paperwork, cranking the engine) he often repeats, "It's all right"; e.g., "Turn on the A/C, the headlights, and the radio, then rev the engine to 150 RPM. It's all right. Now…