Maps... and Moons...

Now THIS is cool. (thanks LAT and Nasa!)

Marking 40 years since man's first walk on the moon

And so is this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carta_Marina.jpeg

Rockets and Engineers (LAT)

A beautiful story... if you are an engineer!

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-apollo19-2009jul19,0,2826358,full.story

Good Night Mr Cronkite

Another icon has passed, and the world is poorer for it. I grew up listening to Walter Cronkite, his reasurring voice on the evening news. My family, especially my mother and father... tuned in to hear how the world fared, and trusted in his portrayal. He set a bar high and rarely reached; I miss that age.

Cronkite: And that's the way it was

LATimes Article By Robert Lloyd

APPRECIATION: When CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite spoke, it was with a thoughtfulness that today's 24-hour news cycle does not encourage.

OBITUARY: 'Most trusted man in America'

on the Fourth of July

Getting into the mindset for the Fourth. Not sure exactly how it will play out, but friends in Irvine are throwing a party...

Here's hoping for a safe and patriotic holiday. May we not see ugliness and discord; may we all be proud to be Americans.

Pippi

[update: next afternoon] I just got back from the vet with Pippi for her twice weekly fluids and appetitite stimulant, plus a exam and bloodwork this time; she’s underweight (because of bowel irritation problems). So, she gets whatever she wants to eat… The question isn’t how can you… but how can you not?... and somehow so far, I’ve been able to manage. Barely.

My office is too warm

Today was hot. I’m still recovering. Hope, and cynicism go hand in hand as we get older and cherish remember’d hurts. I am not so much old, as I fart dust…

One of the things I took away from a re-examination of my parent’s life(s) was that you don’t just *suddenly* get old; it creeps in like a fog on little cat feet. (deliberate simile). I do spend entirely too much time resembling “grumpy old men”, but I do try to break out on occasion. Hope springs eternal?

But it would be nice to have a job. (gig, whatever)...

Anyone?

Pippi...

Pip is still here. (one of my cats). Still purring, crapping (unfortunately inappropriately) and eating a little. And she's getting bored with tuna, chicken, liver and steak. (Given up completly on Friskies canned). But she's still here.