Posted on 06/30/2004 4:30:11 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
Good morning lysie! Yes, as a matter of fact, I slept before the burn, got up just in time to see it end and the wonderful Call Home. Then, I went back to sleep for a while. Heading in for work soon. I'm wondering if my 2 co-workers (actually bosses of sorts) that were in the control room at JPL have gotten any sleep at all yet!
Yippeee skippy....You are back. Happy birthday wishes for your son.
I promise I'll be asleep before/as/after the sun rises.
I've a meeting scheduled for 11am, so I'll grab a power nap, at least.
Promise.
/john
Not to mention the two 'gravity-assist slingshot' trips around Venus and Earth flybys!
Good. You know how crabby you get without sleep...oh wait....that's not you...that's me. :-)
Now that's a blast from the past, and wasn't it "Yippity Skippity", and whose trademark was that?
It was...I sort of plagarized. LOL
LOL! Who was it! I'm racking my brain!!!
I'd be suprised if there was an IDE device on the craft.
That said, JPL can still get the most out of a 32K EEprom.
I am going to call it a morning. God bless us all. Each, and every one.
/john
God bless us all. Each, and every one.
/john
Bless you, too, John....
I don't know for sure who originally used that phrase, but Jemian may have.
Good morning all.
FNC announced they would be going live to the Iraqi courtroom where Saddam will be indicted any minute now.
I am also a confirmed space junkey. It is one of the things Americans do that demonstrates how great this country is.
Good morning. Thanks Peach...just turned TV on.
Now they say they are waiting for vido of Saddam's appearance in court...not sure if that's yesterdays appearance or today's appearance was taped.
Need tea to understand!
The most transparent bit of reporting I've read in a long time from the NY Slimes Editorial Board...
The actual trials should not begin until an elected government takes power, a step planned for next January. Starting them sooner might produce political dividends for the appointed Iraqi interim government or the Bush re-election campaign. But it would not serve justice or help restore Iraq's standing in the international community.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1163504/posts
I see that CNN's idea of "any minute" has now stretched to 20 minutes and still waiting...
Starting them sooner might produce political dividends for the appointed Iraqi interim government or the Bush re-election campaign.
I agree with some of that....but I say so what?
It's this statement I totally disagree with.
But it would not serve justice or help restore Iraq's standing in the international community.
Do they have a crystal ball over at the Times?
I think many of you space junkeys know more about space than I do. For me, it all started with wanting to to an astronaut during Mercury, Gemini and Apollo and also having astronomy as a hobby.
I'll never forget the summer night I stayed up all night when I was around 11 just to see, of all planets, Saturn, come up over the eastern horizon and get it in my new telescope! It came into view about 4am. I'll never forget that moment when I lost by breath when I saw those rings through my telescope for the first time!
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