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kay, my sister and I and our sons had a great sky-gazing session

Way back when I was a Jr. in high school I built a camera to photograph the stars. It had a 62 inch focal length and was 63 inches long. It was a foot and a half in diameter and used 8 by 10 inch film. I bult a 720 degree rotating mount out of sewer pipe, auto transmission parts and an old washing machine motor. It could track at the earths rotation speed allowing for long exposure times. I used infa-red film (new at the time) which grealy reduced the effects of the earth's atmosphere. I got some fanstasic pictures. I won a superior at the State Science Show for that project.

Unfortuneatly that was about the time I discovered it was a lot more pleasurable to hold a girl in my arms under the stars rather than a camera. So astronomy went the way of many other worthwhile pursuits.

The astronomy thought association does indeed that bring back some good memories. The girl that brought me back down to earth was named Jewel... but I called her Judy.

I remember singing to her:

You're my angel Judy
You're my darling
The sweetest flower
Heaven ever grew.

I didn't call her Jewel because no one ever wrote love songs for Jewel. Every time I tried to write a love song for Jewel... all that came to mind was carrots... and then What's up, Doc? Mental images of Bugs Dunny are of no help in a romance with a beatiful young lady. So she became Judy and an angel to me.

When I went away to college Jewel started dating and eventually married a guy named Charlie. The funny thing is Charlie called her Judy too.

I ran into Charlie a while back. It seems Charlie and Judy divorced years ago. He no longer calls her Judy. I can't repeat what he called her in polite company. Come to think of it, I can't repeat what he called her in impolite company...either.

The one thing I remember is that Jewel looked just like her mom. When I dated Judy her mom was perhaps 55 and looked 35. Her Mom was an absolute knockout. That was before I knew that all girls turn into their moms. Had I known that fact, I would have come home from college on the weekends.

It think Charlies problem with Judy is he never learned how to carry a tune.

Sir,

You have a gift. I so enjoy reading your posts. I often refrain from posting things myself, because I am of a rather impatient nature. I tend to post very raw sometimes, and I get myself worked up to the point that I send before I actually check my words.

I am of the mind that your gift is in part because of something that I can only refer to as patience. I posted an opinion on a site yesterday. Today, I looked at the post again, and I see that I should have paused a bit. I might have been able to be not so redundant. That is a problem of mine.

Anyhow, I am posting here a link to something that seems to have offended a great many people. When I finally went to the site, I was also offended. Naturally, I posted raw.

Perhaps you might consider expressing a view at this horrific site. You could perhaps make a difference, or some other ATRW fan might as well.

Anyhow, Have a great New Year, and I thank you for the things that I have learned from you during this just finished year.

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