Bogieblog

Movie Blues

Saturday we actually got to watch the Kansas City game. After watching them get rolled over in the first half, we decided to watch a movie instead. I went thru our backlog of tapes and DVDs and found Catch Me If You Can. I'm pretty sure this is a movie that I failed to return the "Do Not Send" card from our movie club, as I don't recall ever hearing about it.

A Sad Day

Greg has lost Little Bit to bloat. I know well this malady, and it isn't pretty.

Greg doesn't have comments, but does have his email posted under "contact" (in the "As if You Cared" section in the sidebar). Send him your condolences.

SpaceShipOne

SpaceShipOne has tested it's engines and broken the sound barrier. It also broke its landing gear, but Scaled Composites personnel are still proud of their accomplishment - as they well should be!

Open Letter

Dear men of Deering Public Works. I really appriciate how you took such fine care of the back roads this morning (after the rain of Wednesday + drop in night-time temp = ice everywhere). You did a fine job of sanding, so well that I couldn't tell those roads that are dirt from those that are paved. But . . .

Informative?

Heard on the radio:

An ad that proclaims they are "open 7 days a week until closing."

Thats nice, but will you be open when I go there at 10 PM, or 6 AM?

Wednesday

Lots of rain, massive snow melting, some local flooding, massive fog. Drove to work at a consistant 10 MPH under the speed limit (I am usually that much above, because didn't you know? Sspeed limits are just suggestions). The fog was so thick that I couldn't tell when I was hitting flooded parts of the road until I was under water and the steering got damn near impossible. I survived, the truck survived, and as far as I know, everyone else around survived too - so no big deal.

* * * * The company got an order for almost $10,000 in curved tips. That may mean that I'll be doing some contract work for them in January - or maybe not, we'll see.<

More Aircraft Stuff

One of my pet-sitting customers just emailed this to me:

In a mistake of enormous proportions that FAA granted me a commercial
pilot's license yesterday. If I were you I would stay out of the skies!

I'm in the process of finding out what airlinge to avoid that he will be working for so I can avoid it can give you all fair warning will know where all the best pilots are.

Congrats to M.A.!

COTV #65

The Carnival of the Vanities is up at Drumwaster's. Stay a safe distance from the animals as you traverse the zoo!

Plane Funny

Go check out the aircraft humor. For a teaser:

"TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees.."

"Center, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?"

"Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?"

Thanks to Scott for the link.

Christmas Cheer

The Christmas cards are going to hit the mailbox Wednesday morning, so they should be to their destinations before Dec. 25 - unless you're close family, of course, then they will probably be late. That would be because I don't have the cards that family members are getting yet.