tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post6902146113074343087..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Merry Christmas or Xmas or whatever you call itJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-21376632788113175462007-12-24T22:10:00.000-06:002007-12-24T22:10:00.000-06:00Heh, now would be a good time for someone to annou...Heh, now would be a good time for someone to announce the invention of the teleport, because the sky is looking quite clear and nice where I am. In another hour (here, at least) the moon and Mars will probably be next to each other again. Unfortunately, I have no scope.MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-62381482240465232382007-12-24T19:38:00.000-06:002007-12-24T19:38:00.000-06:00MWT, that was Mars, closer and bigger and brighter...MWT, that was Mars, closer and bigger and brighter than it will be for another 15 years.<BR/><BR/>Can't see it tonight from here either, which stinks because I've got the scope all set up. On the other hand, it feel like snow which is good too.<BR/><BR/>Oh and just in case anybody was wondering - the eleven year old is going ape shit. Ahhh the torture of xmas eve. Is there no greater parental joy?Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-90161485960856272942007-12-24T17:57:00.000-06:002007-12-24T17:57:00.000-06:00There was an eclipse??I thought I saw a planet rig...There was an eclipse??<BR/><BR/>I <I>thought</I> I saw a planet right next to the moon last night! Must not've been my imagination after all!MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-47265413537712926612007-12-24T16:07:00.000-06:002007-12-24T16:07:00.000-06:00MWT, you and me both. I've had worse than usual sh...MWT, you and me both. I've had worse than usual shoulder problems for the last two days. The pain is not nearly so bad today as it was yesterday though, but it still isn't fun. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, it did snow last night, which means that it was too cloudy to see the lunar/martian eclipse (drat). Today is cold and nasty out, but we got everything done yesterday. Which means today I can stay inside and cook. So, you know, not too shabby all things considered. <BR/><BR/>As to the dremel - I just want the cheapy $40 cordless, just so I can permanently mount the chainsaw sharpener to it. At the rate I'm cutting turning blanks I need to sharpen the saw about twice a day. And the cordless lets me take the sharpener into the field with me. With the dremel sharpener I can resharpen the blade in minutes in the field, vice have to change out the dull blade for a new one, realign and retighten. Much faster and simpler, and this time of year you really don't want to be wasting daylight.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-36581543294045113982007-12-24T15:45:00.000-06:002007-12-24T15:45:00.000-06:00Yeah hold out for the Dremel. Aliens probably hav...Yeah hold out for the Dremel. Aliens probably have been watching and are likely to realize how high maintenance the candidates would be even in a cage. Oh and as for the rest of the shit... Well you watched it develop just like I did and with the blind leading the stupid there is only hope that the war will end as soon as stooopid leaves office.Beastlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734235111057536747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-78221122496760108512007-12-24T15:43:00.000-06:002007-12-24T15:43:00.000-06:00I gotta say I'm glad you decided to settle for the...I gotta say I'm glad you decided to settle for the Dremel, 'cause otherwise you're just setting yourself up for disappointment. And we'd all hate to see that. OTOH, its always good to set the bar high. :-)<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas, Don't get anything stuck on the roof and here's hoping you get to use only indoor plumbing through the holidays.<BR/><BR/>BTW, This year we pretty much ignored Hannukah in favor of Christmas. Jule and I always do the big deal stuff on Christmas Eve, opening presents periodically while gorging ourselves all night on a succession of appetizers. This year I demanded that we include <A HREF="http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gefilte_fish" REL="nofollow">gefilte fish</A> (which actually tastes mostly like nothing, but is a great excuse to eat something with horseradish on it). If you come up with too much of any appropriate white-fish next year, maybe you'll want to add that to your repertoire later. (I'm bound and determined that a real Uncle Gudolf should come into existence up there on The Last Frontier.)Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-12636836573429438912007-12-24T14:29:00.000-06:002007-12-24T14:29:00.000-06:00Yeah, pipe dreams are always fun.For me, Christmas...Yeah, pipe dreams are always fun.<BR/><BR/>For me, Christmas has mostly been an inconvenience this year, because it means I can't get the chiropractor to fix my screwed up shoulder until Wednesday, when I really would've rather he did it last Friday. So for two more days I get to wake up with a stiff neck (but only on the screwy side).<BR/><BR/>Then again, on the flip side, Christmas break does mean I get a week and a half off work, because the institute likes putting 7 of our 12 holiday days of the year all in a line next to each other in December (which means it gets stretched really thin the rest of the year). I'm not back at my desk job until the 2nd.<BR/><BR/>I guess I should probably try to think of something cheery to post about Christmas though, even though I don't celebrate it.MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.com