Space shuttle has lifted off.
I got a chill when it happened....
'Touched'
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Space shuttle has lifted off.
I got a chill when it happened....
There goes the shuttle!
Eep. I had a very bad moment of connecting this in my mind with kamikaze cicadas.
My officemate just arrived festooned with cicada guts. It kamikazied into his HEAD on the beltway and exploded.
Maybe the heat's driving the cicadas mad. Or weakening their carapaces. I've had bugs fly into me before, but they always bounced off. Of course, I could just have more padding than the festooned officemate.
My aussie pal just icqed me to mention that one of the shuttlenauts is from Adelaide (where my pal lives). That's very cool.
Birthday! Kat!
Timelies,
Happy Birthday, Kat.
There was a time in highschool when I desperately wanted to grow a pony tail. However, me with long hair = afro, so it just wasn't possible.
About organic produce, I know the whole reason behind pesticides is so you don't end up getting inadvertant (and gross) protein with your fruits and veggies. How do the organics manage to avoid that?
My officemate just arrived festooned with cicada guts. It kamikazied into his HEAD on the beltway and exploded.
This is both funny and incredibly gross. I'd imagine I'd only be feeling the latter if it were my head.
There goes the shuttle!
Whoo!
Wow. Footage from the external tank as the shuttle jettisoned it....
So now the shuttle will flip over and the crew will inspect the external tank. Then the shuttle will flip back and start up its smaller maneuvering rockets to give it a small boost up to orbital velocity. (This is the first time they've done this extra flip and observation.)
About organic produce, I know the whole reason behind pesticides is so you don't end up getting inadvertant (and gross) protein with your fruits and veggies. How do the organics manage to avoid that?
Even with sprayed produce there is an acceptable level of insects that can be found in produce.
The FDA tolerance levels of insect infestation in produce are far more permissive than proper halachic standards. For example, the US government allows averages of up to 60 insects per 100 grams in frozen broccoli, and up to 50 insects per 100 grams of frozen spinach
My dad occasionally reminisces about his boyhood summers spent at a cabin on the Russian River with other moms and kids while the fathers stayed in SF or Fremont or wherever and worked, joining the rest of the family on weekends. I've seen the camps, but they were never ours, in any sense.
I'm all about organic food whenever I can swing it. I had grass fed beef for dinner last night. Yum.
Happy Birthday, Kat!
I brought a sandwich for lunch and have it sitting on my desk because i prefer my sandwiches room temperatures. It is taunting me with it's yummy smellingness already.