Category: Miscellaneous

Posts that do not fit into any specific category.

Dianne Feinstein Letter

Dear Mateo: Thank you for writing to me regarding the coronavirus pandemic and air travel.  I appreciate hearing from you, and I welcome the opportunity to respond. The coronavirus pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the air travel industry.  Across the globe, airports are nearly empty and flights are grounded because of strict international travel limitations…… Continue reading Dianne Feinstein Letter

Mars Rover 2020 – Boarding Pass

NASA is doing the public outreach again where you can add your name to a tiny silicon chip that will be aboard the 2020 Mars Rover. I got my boarding pass and more frequent flyer miles! https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/frequent/c4df3640278773cd87d75314f25c057da5fdeb3f02573a0a43cb67697f5640f8 https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020/certificate/629841240751

A Trip to the Circus

A few weeks ago my wife showed me a few free children’s tickets to the Garden Bros Circus she had gotten somewhere during her usual routines. My kids had never been to the circus and I think I’ve been only once in my life although the only memories I have are just flickers and could…… Continue reading A Trip to the Circus

Raccoons in the shed

On November 8th I forgot to close the door to my shed.  On Friday November 9th I walked out, opened the door and found it was partially blocked and the entirety of my shed had been ransacked!!  I thought I had been robbed! In my confusion I quickly turned to the most valuable items which…… Continue reading Raccoons in the shed

Cobra Kai

I’ve written quite a bit about this new show Cobra Kai in the past couple of posts but thought it deserved it’s own post.  Cobra Kai is a new series on YouTube Red which continues the Karate Kid saga of the ’80s but from Johnny’s point of view and it is completely awesome.  I watched…… Continue reading Cobra Kai