A “big” C-130 from Moffett Fie…

A “big” C-130 from Moffett Field regularly flies over Mountain View. Photo of how the Airbus A380 dwarfs the C-130 http://tinyurl.com/n7ylnz

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From Driversed.com: Hundreds o…

From Driversed.com: Hundreds of people are killed and thousands are injured every year in automobile/animal collisions.

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Explaining unstable molecular …

Explaining unstable molecular fabric to A regarding why the Human Torch isn’t naked once he flames off.

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Parkzone Radian Flight Report August 9, 2009

Went to fly the Parkzone Radian on a breezy afternoon at Rancho San Antonio with the kids. The wind was high enough to move the Radian around the ground while I turned on the transmitter. Fortunately, I launched the Radian off the drop-off at the edge of the field since it dived down a bit before I increased the throttle and the Radian went up into the air. I’ll have to give the plane more throttle with my next launch. A did a spiral dive with the Radian by pushing the right stick to the lower right corner. I gave E the controls, and told him to only move the right stick and leave the throttle off. I noticed the Radian started to dive at a high rate of speed since he decided to increase throttle and put down elevator on the controls. With the wings flexing up and down, I took the controls from him, cut the throttle, and slowly pulled the Radian up. Another 100 feet and the Radian would have hit the ground and broken up into a lot of pieces. I’m glad I had magnets in the wings so they wouldn’t separate under stress. I had a really good landing this time by bringing it down under some power and then cutting throttle with the Radian about 3 feet above the ground. With the headwind, the Radian quietly drifted to the ground.

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After watching Gran Torino, I’…

After watching Gran Torino, I’m glad I had a chance to drive my parents’ 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme with a pre-oil-embargo V-8.

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Blood from diving accident forces egress at Eagle Park Pool.

Person cutting his head going off the diving board at Eagle Park forced egress of everyone out of the pool and shutdown until the next day. Jen noticed this guy sitting on chair and lifeguards attending to him with fluid dripping down his neck which turned out to be blood. He was conscious when the ambulance took him away, but lifeguards had to do full wipedown with bleach of all areas contaminated with blood. Wonder what the general protocol for a public pool is when blood has contaminated the waters. Do they pump in more chlorine than usual for awhile and then bring chlorine levels back to normal in the system? What if one drop of blood full of ebola hit a public pool…

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Highlight of Kaiser Permanente…

Highlight of Kaiser Permanente waiting room was watching Evelyn Taft give the weather report on KRON.

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Drizzling rain on today’s morn…

Drizzling rain on today’s morning ride. Strange weather for Mountain View this time of year. Powerlines were loudly buzzing overhead.

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A got her ears pierced today. …

A got her ears pierced today. I hope that’s the only body part she ever gets pierced. E couldn’t bear to watch the piercing.

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Jaime Murray as Lila Tournay i…

Jaime Murray as Lila Tournay in Dexter Season 2 is the best femme fatale I’ve seen for awhile. When Rita first sees her is priceless.

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