Archive for June, 2008
And here I thought all along that swing sets in parks were a GOOD idea
Remember the swing sets you played on in your local park or playground when you were a kid? I do.Among my earliest memories are swinging in the local park in the small Nebraska town where I grew up. It had an old, dilapidated set of swings consisting of board seats hanging from chains fastened to a metal pole structure which may or may not have been solidly set into concrete anchors. I know there was sand directly below the swings, with lots of grass, trees, and bushes nearby in the town park.
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Storms, flooding hit home in a small way for my wife and me
If you live there, you really need no travel guides or GPS equipment, or road maps, or anything else to help you find “Tornado Alley,” that part of the southern and central Plains area smacked regularly in the spring and summer by, well, TORNADOES, of course.Read more on Storms, flooding hit home in a small way for my wife and me…
What was the object the astronauts saw? Do they still take souvenir stuff into space?
Do astronauts still take souvenir or memorabilia stuff into space then bring it back to earth for friends, family, sponsors, etc.? Maybe that would explain the unidentified object about a foot to a foot-and-a-half long the astronauts reported floating away from the shuttle as they did their routine check for landing on Saturday.Read more on What was the object the astronauts saw? Do they still take souvenir stuff into space?…
