Every day I do this |
I go swimming for physical therapy five days a week for the last five years. The first part of every workout is swimming 12 laps in 30 minutes. So as I'm going 24 times across the pool I need somethin...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:17:00 GMT |
Dawn of the Taikonaut Age |
This morning Chinese astronauts, called taikonauts, successfully completed their first spacewalk. This is significant in so far as it is symbolic in that it is the most basic of space functions - the ...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:47:00 GMT |
"Cynicism" doesn't begin to cover it |
To say I'm cynical about John McCain's choice of running mate is an understatement. This weak gesture of goodwill will soon be seen for what it is. But I'm not the only one guilty of cynicism here. Th...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:12:00 GMT |
B-52s Report |
This past weekend I braved the confusing maze of streets that is Houston in order to see the self-described "tacky little dance band" the B-52's. It was totally worth it. They played many songs from t...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:50:00 GMT |
Another hazard to astronaut health |
Radiation from the Sun is by far the biggest hazard in space but astronauts in the shuttle & space station are protected by the Earth's magnetic field. When you go beyond low orbit radiation becom...
Posted by on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:38:00 GMT |
10 Years Sober |
I seem to remember liking to drink. I'm reminded of it time & again. But it's no real mystery why I stopped drinking 10 years ago this month. I was prescribed an antibiotic for a bad summer c...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:44:00 GMT |
