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Fungicide

It finally happened!  Somebody found my blog by searching for “how to clean moss off of a sidewalk.”

fungicide

I just added a link at the top of this page to photos of Sam on Shutterfly.  I’ve only managed to upload her pictures through September or so.  That’s when I switched to Picasa, and I haven’t quite figured out yet how I’ll share those in an organized way. 

Does anyone have a suggestion as to the fastest and easiest way to manage and share photos? 

As you can see, I’ve updated the design of this site using a theme I’m already starting to really love, called Tarski.  It is simple, clean, and flexible.  I haven’t had to modify any code yet, and I’m hoping I’ll never have to.  Also, I’m looking foward to creating a banner using a cool graphics program I found called Gimp (via simplyamusingblog via Scribbit).  I’ll be tweaking the design over the coming weeks, so please let me know if you find any bugs.  Enjoy!

Falcon 1

Speaking of private space exploration, a friend of mine worked on a satellite that is going up on a SpaceX rocket on Saturday, barring the usual possible delays.  I don’t know anything about SpaceX except what I see on their web site, but it looks like they are one of the companies doing what NASA used to do: developing and launching new rockets and spacecraft. 

You can watch a Webcast of the launch at http://www.spacex.com/.  Right now the launch is scheduled for Saturday, August 2, between 4-8pm Pacific Time.

I couldn’t resist watching a previous launch.  At about 4:20 into this video, you begin to see a sliver of black space beyond the earth that otherwise fills the screen.  It made me realize how much I love Samantha’s current favorite word: “up.”

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