Well, not always. Usually I think of a way to apply an idea that already exists. Sometimes that results in something cool, neat, and/or fun. Other times it results in people going “meh” and saying how it is no different than something else. For example, the most recent 24 Hours of PASS had a new … Read more
At the most recent PASS Summit I was presented a gift from Andrew Clarke. It was a simple gift, really: a pen. But to me it meant much more than I think Andrew understood at the time. A long time ago I stumbled upon the Simple-Talk website which has a wonderful collection of blog posts … Read more
Every year at this time I see people writing articles that are reflections upon the events of the previous 12 months. I also see posts that are meant to be forward looking, such as setting goals for the upcoming year. I have even participated in such memes myself. And I’m tired of them. Time for … Read more
Last Friday I departed for Orlando with my family. The idea was for me to watch Discovery get launch on November 1st. I was going to take part in a Tweetup sponsored by NASA and be allowed to watch the launch from the media site about 3 miles away. While I took part in the … Read more
OK, the NASA Tweetup for STS-133 is about to get started. The launch was supposed to be today but has been bumped until Wednesday. So we are doing the Tweetup today, will watch the retraction tomorrow night, and do the launch on Wednesday. I am going to change my flights in order to stick around. … Read more
Many of you may recall that I have a Golden Ticket. With the shuttle launch and Tweetup scheduled to take place during Halloween weekend we decided to make it a family mini-vacation. Last Friday we picked up the Junior Senators from school and told them that we were taking them with us to the airport … Read more
