My personal glimpse into the first half of the 21st Century for some yet to be known future
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Friday, January 15, 2021
Deadly Decoy in CSGO
Sometimes, just sometimes, it's a bad idea to ignore a decoy in CounterStrike: Global Offensive (CSGO)
Saturday, January 09, 2021
G8 SF Bay Area Meet Jan 10th 2009, 12 years ago
The road you didn't take because of a lie
I thought of writing about Robert Frost's poem The Road Not Taken because many (most?) people misinterpret it. Well, Today I Found Out covered the topic so well, there's no sense in my writing about the poem's meaning. Please enjoy their video:
The Road Not Taken
Friday, December 25, 2020
Do And Die, not Do or Die - common misquote
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Robust cream of mushroom and sauteed chicken sausage soup to warm my soul
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Saturday, December 05, 2020
Just saw yet another shooting star
In a strange coincidence, I've seen another shooting start last night as I walked out to my backyard. I looked up, and there it was. This one was different than the previous sighting a couple of weeks ago. The sky was perfectly clear. This shooting star was just a point of light that streaked across the sky, but with no tail. I noticed it just as it lit up. It got brighter as it moved Westward until it dimmed a second or so later. Similar to the previous shooting star, it moved East in a Westerly direction.
The Geminid meteor showers will happen in a week or so. Maybe these early shooting stars are their vanguard.
Friday, December 04, 2020
Lunch today
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Today I just heard the phase "every mushroom cloud has a silver lining" twice from difference sources
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Slower Than Usual Shooting Star
The streak was much longer than usual and started in the East and weirdly headed almost perfectly West. This shooting star was also a bit slower and more long lasting that other shooting stars I've seen, though it still dissipated very quickly. I was also surprized that the shooting star was so visible, given the wisps of clouds and the suburban light pollution.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwu5MeWr6cJ/
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Things that aren't happening right now
Allie and I were lucky to be able to visit Sydney, Australia late last year. Even still, the Australian fires, which kicked off this crappy year in late 2019 and early 2020, were already starting to consume large regions. The fires got much worse after we returned home from our vacation.
Allie did get a chance to visit family in Asia in February. She was very lucky to get back home before things got covid-crazy. Since then, we've been keeping mostly to ourselves. Multiple plans to spend time with friends and family were cancelled. We have no plan to meet other people until covid-time is over.
That's not to say we've been hiding indoors as shut-ins. Face masks and copious amounts of the appropriate hand sanitizer are always ready for our visits to the store and other necessary locations. I've also been working from home almost 100% of the time, only going into the office (after site approval) a couple of times to access specific stuff on my work desktop computer or paperwork at my desk.
I am weary of the need to keep vigilant against the nasty virus. However, out of love for my neighbor (and of course, family members), my resolve is not weakened.
Month | Event |
---|---|
January | Australia fires |
February | Africa locust plague begins |
March | COVID-SARS-2 explodes |
April | Relatively minor events |
May | George Floyd's horrific murder |
June | Worldwide protests about George Floyd's murder |
July | Multiple natural disasters in Asia |
August | Beirut explosion |
September | Western US fires |
October | Terror attacks in France |
November | Massive COVID-SARS-2 resurgence |
December | Arecibo Observatory collapse |
January 2021 | Riot on Capitol Hill |