#margarita @ #azulrestaurantandlounge in #MillCreekWa #millcreekwashington

 

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Pasta Picnic at Picnic Point Park facing Puget Sound

 

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Tis the season of #grapes 🍇 and #gourds 🎃

 

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Well, I finally did one of those Facebook math quizzes. How'd I do?

 

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Enjoying a tasty 32°F treat inside while it's 102°F outside @mangomangodenver

 

Mango Mango Dessert

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Another random shooting star, this time as a fallen angel

I've seen many random shooting stars in my life.  The first one wasn't until my mid-teens.  From there, I've seen shooting stars relatively frequently.  In the past 10 years, I spotted most of these while walking my dogs.  That makes sense, since my dogs are the main reason I'd be outside at night often enough for the opportunity to see these spectacles.

A couple nights ago, I spotted yet another shooting star.  This one was unlike any others I've seen before.  At first, it appeared as a piercingly bright light just above my line of sight. I thought a street light just blew out.  However, I quickly remembered there was no street light above me, and I instantly realized it was yet another shooting star.  I looked up to see the shooting star falling down in the Northwestern sky towards the horizon.  However, instead of just a bright spot, or a bright spot with a streaking tail, or just a steak, or a quick flash, or a massive fireball; this shooting star was composed of opposed half-circle plumes on either side of a small bright spot. The plumes were bright at their tangent point and faded at their respective vertical centerlines. There was also a short streak emanating from the bright tangent point.  The color of the shooting star was unusual.  Though being generally bright-white, the shooting star appeared to have a faint tint of green on the left plume (to my perspective) and more reddish on the right plume.  These features gave the shooting star an appearance of an angel plummeting to Earth.  

As the shooting star came down to the tree line, it faded out nearly completely.  It's core remained as a dimming amber just as it reached the tree line.  Judging the final brightness, the shooting star seemed like it landed somewhere close-by (well, closer than usual).

Fleeting view of the Flintstone House

Fleeting view of the Flintstone House.  It's been a while since I've seen it.  I wasn't quite sure where it was on the hillside as we approached Northbound on I-280. As such, this photo sucks. However, the menagerie is still visible.

More random photos without context

Kings Fish Seafood @ Valley Fair Mall in San Jose, CA

Pinkberry @ Valley Fair Mall in San Jose, CA

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Han Sung Korean BBQ @ Santa Clara, CA

Shabuway @ San Jose, CA

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Suburban Decay in Barstow

 

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Great food in Silicon Valley, without context

 

Pho #1 in Sunnyvale, CA

The Counter of Santana Row

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Tacos of Tacos Jalapa in Sunnyvale, CA

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Chicken Soup of B N Chicken in Santa Clara, CA

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Sunflower in the sky

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Sunset in New Mexico

The sun! It sets! Or, more correctly, the Earth's revolution about its axis has moved me to a position where I am no longer able to see the sun.

...and this could very well be my last post on Instagram via 3G ever, since my carrier is shutting down its 3G network later this year.  I wonder how the 5G will replace it if coverage isn't quite to the 3G equivalent yet.  Looks like a lot more roaming.

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Mild irony: Vancouver City isn't on Vancouver Island

 

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Predictions for 2020's vs what we have so far

Predictions for the 2020's:
"Flying personal transportation"
"End of growing old"

What we have so far:
"Daytime drive-in movie theater"

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So many meat choices at Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs

Buffalo, Elk, Chicken, Rattlesnake, Rabbit, Boar, Ostrich, Antelope and even Brats (and of course cow too) all on the menu.  Mine was a very tasty Southwest Buffalo with Drunk Pirate topping.

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