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…
For someone who claims to be emotionally grounded during this time, I seem to be processing a lot of feelings via a LiveJournal blog. Hmm. Maybe I’m not as stable as I think I am.
My step-father, Robert Prentice, passed away today at about 1:20 PM Los Angeles time. I'm going to fly to Los Angeles on Thursday, and return on Monday. So it goes.