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Why Central Florida is Amazing

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

THEMIS, originally uploaded by ferrante.

It’s days like today that make you realize we’re truely “centrally located.”

30 minute car ride and we were at Cocoa Beach at Jetty Park, the closest you can get to NASA without being on base. This sunset launch was truely spectacular. The payload of this fully loaded Delta II is THEMIS, a satellite with 5 probes which will determine the origins of the Northern Lights.

For future reference, you can always find NASA’s launch schedule here.

Back home

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

It’s been a long couple of weeks!

Our trip begins around the first of the month.  My Niece, Isabella, is celebrating her first birthday.  Being the great uncle that I am, I planned a trip up for the festivities.  This quickly becomes only half my trip as I plan time to spend in “The District” as the locals call it and also visiting my friend Lidnsey.  You may have seen her on Wonkette at some point…but I digress.

The birthday party was grand.  She’s the most beautiful, good spirited, happy baby I’ve ever met and I love her to bits.  My stay in DC was fantastic as well.  I saw many monuments, museums, a private viewing at the National Gallery of Art of M.C. Escher’s work, a jaunt to the West Wing of the White House and many other things I’m sure I was too cold to remember.

Too cold you say?  Well, we spent many days at 0 + wind.  For this Florida boy, that was more than difficult.  But here I am, alive.  But Bill, you haven’t posted in more like 2 weeks.  There’s one unaccounted for!  Oh, dear shrewd reader, I’ve been a little under the weather.  Apparently that kind of weather, coupled with a plane ride can really wreak some havoc on the ‘ol immune system.  Mine was no exception.

But here we are, 2 weeks later.  Not to worry, Jordan’s gettin his jump shot back.  (Did he just compare himself to MJ??)

Me on the Left with my brother Chris infront of the Oval Office.