The small handful of email subscribers to this blog might have noticed the lack of email notifications of new posts for the last little while.
I had been running into some weird blog posting issues that I thought might have been due to the Jetpack plugin, so I removed it a while back. The blog posting issues seemed to go away, so I went along on my merry way.
I’d forgotten that email subscriptions were handled by Jetpack until someone asked recently. I’ve reinstalled the Jetpack plugin, and hopefully won’t run into those weird problems I had with it before.
A few weeks ago, the stove top light bulb in our microwave burned out. A trip to the local big box hardware store yielded a bulb that looked like it would work, but turned out to be too long to fit.
Connie was putting some stuff into a drawer of her mom’s sewing machine table, and I noticed there was a light bulb in the drawer. It was still in the original packaging and unopened. I stared at it a bit, and she knew exactly what I was thinking. Looked about the same size as the microwave bulb. Got the old light bulb to compare, and they were pretty much the same size.
Put the bulb into the microwave and it worked perfectly!
Talk about a serendipitous find. Never know where you’ll end up finding something you need.
Most of the SpaceX Falcon launches we see from the house are Dragon CRS missions headed toward the ISS, so I wasn’t expecting to be able to see today’s Falcon Heavy USSF-67 launch since it was supposed to be headed to a geosynchronous orbit.
We stepped outside to have a look anyway just in case and much to my surprise, we saw the exhaust trail pretty clearly a little bit lower toward the horizon. This photo was a couple minutes after the launch and just after the side boosters separated.
Exhaust trail from the SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-67 mission launch
Here the side boosters have begun turning back toward their landing pads while the center booster continues on.
Exhaust trail from the SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-67 mission launch. Exhaust trail from the side boosters turning back is visible on the right
The two side boosters are visible as two specks of light. After this, we could see them flash every now and then as their steering jets fired.
Exhaust trail from the SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-67 mission launch. Exhaust trail and the two side boosters turning back is visible on the rightExhaust trail from the SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-67 mission launch. Exhaust trail and the two side boosters turning back is visible on the right
This was the first time we’d seen a Falcon Heavy and the two side boosters from the house. It was pretty cool.
Christmas eve, and Mary and Joseph are settling down in the stable.
Mary and Joseph have arrived at the stable. A few shepherds are hanging around tending to their animals.
The animals are on the way in the Ark. This year, they’re joined by two Christmas lobsters. If you didn’t know that lobsters were present at the birth of Jesus, then you should watch Love Actually.
Animals on the Ark making their way to the stable. Two Christmas lobsters have joined the party.
Christmas morning! The shepherds have come to the stable with their flock to see the new baby.
Shepherds and some of their flock gathered to see the new baby
The wise men from the East have gathered to marvel at the new star. As usual, Lt. Cmdr. Data has joined them as their guide.
Wise men have gathered to marvel at the new star. Lt Cmdr Data guides the way with his star charts.
All the animals have arrived at the stable to see the new baby!
The animals, joined by the Christmas lobsters this year, have left the Ark and arrived at the stable. Some of the tree ornaments hitched a ride as the Ark passed by.
