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I had to get out to that campus of the college that is served by the shuttle with no lift again today. So, yesterday, I called to "alert" them that I was coming so they could switch the shuttle bus for one with a lift, like they normally do.
Instead, I got picked up by another bus. A bus just for me. So... The regular shuttle is going out to the campus with everyone else on it, and I am riding out on an otherwise empty bus.
The ironic part? This is a full-sized bus, and the other one--the one everyone else is riding--is a "short bus."
Don't ask me why they couldn't take everyone on this bus instead of running this big thing just for me.
I am experiencing some weird feelings around it....
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This is a picture of me holding the oldest known piece of matter. It's a rocky meteorite (as opposed to an iron/nickel meteorite) that is 4.6 billion years old, which puts its formation around the time of the formation of our solar system. As a matter of fact, the sample contains diamonds made from carbon formed during the nova that caused the dust cloud that eventually condensed to form the mass of our solar system.
It was found in Western Africa and is part of a collection housed here in Oregon.
On the table seen behind it is also a piece of Mars that fell to Earth as a meteorite after being blasted off the planet from an asteroid impact. It contains structures visible with an electron microscope that many scientisits believe to be fossilized microbes.
I got to touch this stuff. How cool is that?
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I go through a lot of gloves. Mostly, because I like to bomb down hills at the college where I work.
Last weeked, we were at Lowe's, so I picked up some new utility gloves: thick and warm for winter, and more water resistant. They're royal blue and black and they say "Mechanix" on them a bunch of times. They scream "I am MAN!! I wear these gloves because I do MAN things that require PROTECTION!!"
Tonight, we needed to go to Michael's Crafts so the Ruling Reddcub could get some fancy paper thing for his art project. My tires pick up whatever is on the ground.
Michael's ground is covered in glitter.
My gloves now scream "I am Man!! I wear these gloves because I do MAN things that require PROTECTION!....plus, I look pretty doing it!"
I think they're perfect now.
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The following editorial opinion requires a disclaimer: I intend this statement to illustrate the idea and the power of perception, only. While I strongly disagree with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, I honor and respect the men and women who are serving in these conflicts even more strongly. These people are serving in my stead and for that service, they have earned my deepest respect and gratitude. Again: this is meant as an excercise in identifying perspectives and how those perspectives influence our conflicts. This is not a criticism of our soldiers.
Regarding the shooter in the horrible tragedy at Fort Hood, I have read and heard some rather vitriolic hate speech along the lines of: "He (the shooter) is a Muslim! Of course he reacted with violence!"
I suspect that in the Islamic world, some of thier extremists may be spewing similar notions, like: "He's American military! Of course he reacted with violence!"
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Well...it's three am and I leave for the airport in five and a half hours to fly to Philly for the RID conference. I can't sleep. I am totally nervous about presenting, the experience of the conference itself, being overwhelmed, keeping the Ruling Reddcub entertained while balancing all that I want to do, presenting, and... Ummmm... Did I mention I was nervous about presenting?
In a better note, when we get home, we will have a new member to our family.
( Cut for cuteness )
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