20 May 2005
Lost Roommate? Found!
No, it wasn't a case of the runaway bride, Kevin did make an appearance, only I didn't know he showed up. Cherokee had been acting a little weird during the night, but I didn't figure it out until I got up and Cherokee went in the other room and put his cold, wet nose on him while he was asleep, prompting a little girl scream. Good work puppy!
18 May 2005
Time Travel? Not Quite.
Okay this is going to be a somewhat random post, but I can be rather skeptical at times, and I've wasted WAY too much of my limited brain power thinking about Time Travel.
It's just not going to happen, nice try. I'm even making the assumption here that time travel is feasible. In fact, let's just say that tomorrow, it is announced that the math has been done, and a device should be relatively easy to make. So let's go, right? Um, not so fast my friend... even if you can pin down the exact moment of your arrival, the question still remains, where are you going to come out at once you complete your time travel?
Better bring the space shuttle, because you are likely to be somewhere in space, most likely, no where near earth, or maybe even the solar system. (Okay math geeks time to point out my facts being wrong, so get ready). I was reading the other day where the Milky Way is moving at 600,000 kph relative to our local cluster. I also seem to remember that our solar system revolves around the core of the Milky way at around 150,000 kph, with some wobble above and below the galactic plane. Don't forget, we are going around our sun, , Earths' rotation, and probably about 2000 other factors that make it next to impossible to figure out WHERE EARTH WAS just a day ago with any accuracy to send a human being walking through a port or whatever method you are choosing... perhaps you could be close in enough in a spaceship to send a radio message to yourself with the winning lottery numbers, that is if you don't materialize inside the moon or something trying to be a little too cute getting too close.
But seriously, 50 years ago?
I haven't even played the quantum effects card. Or what about relative velocities? Or how about how you determine "absolute" coordinates in space. Hey, I got an idea, let's open a stable wormhole back in time... oops we came out in the middle of the sun, so much for that side of the planet for a while, probably end up looking like the moon in a Bugs Bunny - Marvin the Martian episode.
See and I didn't even have to ask if you got your time travelers inoculated against diseases in the past.
It's just not going to happen, nice try. I'm even making the assumption here that time travel is feasible. In fact, let's just say that tomorrow, it is announced that the math has been done, and a device should be relatively easy to make. So let's go, right? Um, not so fast my friend... even if you can pin down the exact moment of your arrival, the question still remains, where are you going to come out at once you complete your time travel?
Better bring the space shuttle, because you are likely to be somewhere in space, most likely, no where near earth, or maybe even the solar system. (Okay math geeks time to point out my facts being wrong, so get ready). I was reading the other day where the Milky Way is moving at 600,000 kph relative to our local cluster. I also seem to remember that our solar system revolves around the core of the Milky way at around 150,000 kph, with some wobble above and below the galactic plane. Don't forget, we are going around our sun, , Earths' rotation, and probably about 2000 other factors that make it next to impossible to figure out WHERE EARTH WAS just a day ago with any accuracy to send a human being walking through a port or whatever method you are choosing... perhaps you could be close in enough in a spaceship to send a radio message to yourself with the winning lottery numbers, that is if you don't materialize inside the moon or something trying to be a little too cute getting too close.
But seriously, 50 years ago?
I haven't even played the quantum effects card. Or what about relative velocities? Or how about how you determine "absolute" coordinates in space. Hey, I got an idea, let's open a stable wormhole back in time... oops we came out in the middle of the sun, so much for that side of the planet for a while, probably end up looking like the moon in a Bugs Bunny - Marvin the Martian episode.
See and I didn't even have to ask if you got your time travelers inoculated against diseases in the past.
New Roommate???
Hello? Kevin? Where are you?
I'm fairly certain that I arranged to have a roommate. In fact there is a bunch of his stuff in my small bedroom. He put it there Tuesday night, and I haven't heard nor seen from him since. He's a big boy, and can take care of himself. However it is a little odd to put all your belongs somewhere and then leave them at the mercy of someone's dog and cats *evil laugh*. Oh Cherokee, don't do that on his futon.
I'm fairly certain that I arranged to have a roommate. In fact there is a bunch of his stuff in my small bedroom. He put it there Tuesday night, and I haven't heard nor seen from him since. He's a big boy, and can take care of himself. However it is a little odd to put all your belongs somewhere and then leave them at the mercy of someone's dog and cats *evil laugh*. Oh Cherokee, don't do that on his futon.
15 May 2005
Rocket Science
I was just watching a show on Discovery Channel, and a NASA scientist said "...in space whether the (air) pressure is much lower."
Random Thoughts on a Three Dance Weekend
Well I have seen the last of Troy & Merinda single. Next time I see them, they will be the old ball & chain to each other... although I hardly think it will be like that for them.
Speaking of Troy, he DJ'd at the Friday dance. Despite technical difficulties, did a fantastic job keeping everything moving, and most of the people dancing. He published his playlist on his blog, something I know Billy and I have talked about before as a way to get more people interested in the music played at the Friday dances. There was a demonstration of Argentinean Tango at the dance, it was impromptu, but I thought it was a great idea, show some other dances, especially if they could work in some of the upcoming classes, like bal, bal-swing, or charleston... then mix it in with some dances we don't usually do, west coast, salsa, etc... Certainly PJ could come and do a west coast demo, and Merinda and I know a competitive salsa dancer. It would be fun and give people ideas about some really different, fun stuff to work into their dancing.
Saturday I was going to meet LeeAnn (aforementioned salsa-chick) for golf lesson #2, but the weather didn't cooperate for the third week in a row. So we ate at Buffalo Wild Wings. I was happy with my meal, LeeAnn less so.
Later on the jitterbugs danced before the Five by Design show at the Orpheum. I was going to go out later with a group to the casino and dance, but it didn't happen. I found our from Robin that I didn't miss much.
So most of Saturday was spent cleaning both bedrooms to move Kevin in on Monday. It's mostly done now. I only broke one thing!
Sunday I was up early and at church, yes, as I said that I wanted to do, I joined the Choir at St Mary's, and this was my first weekend. Despite Wednesday practice I did suck up the place on a couple songs, so instead of the harmony, I just sang the melody (quietly). In general I was very happy with how I sang, even with almost a year off.
Then it was down to the Old Market, for Lindy in the Park. I had been planning on going to the Orpheum at 1pm but I just decided to stay out in the sun, since I wasn't dressed spiffy anyway. Katie brought her little sister, Brianna and a friend's little brother, I didn't catch his name. Katie insisted on seeing my ID to believe how old I was ;-) I knew there was a reason that I liked that girl. About half the usual suspects were there, and the weather was great.
Speaking of Troy, he DJ'd at the Friday dance. Despite technical difficulties, did a fantastic job keeping everything moving, and most of the people dancing. He published his playlist on his blog, something I know Billy and I have talked about before as a way to get more people interested in the music played at the Friday dances. There was a demonstration of Argentinean Tango at the dance, it was impromptu, but I thought it was a great idea, show some other dances, especially if they could work in some of the upcoming classes, like bal, bal-swing, or charleston... then mix it in with some dances we don't usually do, west coast, salsa, etc... Certainly PJ could come and do a west coast demo, and Merinda and I know a competitive salsa dancer. It would be fun and give people ideas about some really different, fun stuff to work into their dancing.
Saturday I was going to meet LeeAnn (aforementioned salsa-chick) for golf lesson #2, but the weather didn't cooperate for the third week in a row. So we ate at Buffalo Wild Wings. I was happy with my meal, LeeAnn less so.
Later on the jitterbugs danced before the Five by Design show at the Orpheum. I was going to go out later with a group to the casino and dance, but it didn't happen. I found our from Robin that I didn't miss much.
So most of Saturday was spent cleaning both bedrooms to move Kevin in on Monday. It's mostly done now. I only broke one thing!
Sunday I was up early and at church, yes, as I said that I wanted to do, I joined the Choir at St Mary's, and this was my first weekend. Despite Wednesday practice I did suck up the place on a couple songs, so instead of the harmony, I just sang the melody (quietly). In general I was very happy with how I sang, even with almost a year off.
Then it was down to the Old Market, for Lindy in the Park. I had been planning on going to the Orpheum at 1pm but I just decided to stay out in the sun, since I wasn't dressed spiffy anyway. Katie brought her little sister, Brianna and a friend's little brother, I didn't catch his name. Katie insisted on seeing my ID to believe how old I was ;-) I knew there was a reason that I liked that girl. About half the usual suspects were there, and the weather was great.
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