Archives for May 2006
Dynasty Warriors 5: A Brief Review
Published on 30 May 2006 at 8:36 am.
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Beer in the Shower
Published on 30 May 2006 at 8:36 am.
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I’ve said it before and been met with confused stares but I will say it again: after working hard, a beer in the shower is great. Whether your gutter fell off the front of your house and you had to put it back up, or you are painting your kitchen (both of which I did […]
Well, that sucked.
Published on 25 May 2006 at 4:19 pm.
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Today Kathy and I spent 6 hours on a train - 5 of those stuck in the tunnel between NJ and NYC. Apparently the entire Amtrak system from DC to Boston lost power. We were about 5 minutes from the city when it happened.
I don’t blame the conductors obviously, but NJ Transit / Amtrak / […]
Better Astronomy
Published on 24 May 2006 at 6:20 am.
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Last night I tried to resolve some of the problems I had on Saturday night. The first task was to recollimate the scope and make sure everything was OK in that department. Kathy helped me out, turning the screws while I watched through the collimation eyepiece. It turns out that everything was lined up so […]
Poor Astronomy
Published on 21 May 2006 at 2:24 pm.
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(Since Bad Astronomy is already taken.) The clouds lifted for the first time in 2 weeks in NJ, so Srini came over last night for some stargazing. We saw some good stuff but it was also frustrating. We saw Jupiter and Saturn but Mars was already too low down for us to catch. I had […]
Last Week In Music
Published on 17 May 2006 at 4:27 pm.
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I saw two excellent but very different shows over the past week. (OK actually it’s almost 2 weeks ago now…)
Last Friday was Dark Star Orchestra, the Grateful Dead cover band. If you’re not familiar with DSO, their shtick is that they don’t just cover songs, they cover entire shows. I was a minor-league Deadhead in […]
Hail to (Jupiter) the King (of Planets)
Published on 5 May 2006 at 8:03 am.
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Last night Jupiter was at opposition, so it was looking the best it would all year. For a while the weather was looking hopeless, but late in the day the clouds all disappeared so Kathy, Jack and I got ready.
I hauled the telescope out to the backyard but was sad to see that my nighbor’s […]