Category: AIA Archive
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Going the extra mile
I went on a morning run along the Oceann Beach just south of the Golden Gate bridge. I usually do a 2 mile run but this morning, I decided to go an extra mile. Stopping at the Cliff House, I came upon the sight of a pod of migrating whales just past the rocks at Sutro Point. Going…
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RIP Mr. Spock
When I was about six years old in the late 70s, my mother saw Leonard Nimoy at the Safeway parking lot. She couldn’t remember his name so she yelled, “Hi Mr. Star Trek”. He smiled and waived as he drove off. Mr. Spock was my favorite ST character and the one I most identified with.…
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Shadow Recruit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ryan:_Shadow_Recruit You know the film Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit feels a little like life imitating art. While not exactly prophetic, it has some eerie parallels to real world events. For example [spoiler alert], the catalyst of the plot is when the Russia Government is threatened by a drop in crude oil prices, which would cause…
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Bad Drivers
I started a FB group dedicated to posting photos and videos of bad drivers and bad parkers. http://youtu.be/R6dcgCR59eQ Join BAD DRIVERS on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/groups/baddriver/1529403990650519 You can capture your own Bad Drivers videos. For $16 you can get this dashcam similar to the one I’m using. Don’t forget to also order a couple SD cards. I…
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Space Tourism
For those that think Virgin Galactic’s “space tourism” is a venial use of technology for the idle rich, I’d like to remind them that it is just stepping stone to space travel for the rest of us. And that Space Tourism is a noble endeavor. Especially when it’s narrated by Carl Sagan, backed by a…
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Sexy Gandalf
Warning you can’t UNsee this: While neither Party City or Amazon.com sold a costume titled “Sexy Gandalf”, it doesn’t mean you can’t become one for Halloween. Proving that RULE 34 is always in effect. I on the otherhand went with a less salacious though equally rustic Halloween costume. A cape. And cap. https://www.flickr.com/photos/moondogindustries/sets/72157649073203235/