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Name: Marsha
Country: United States
State: Georgia
Metro: Rome
Birthday: 8/8/1954
Gender: Female


Interests: life, the sound of children laughing, dogs, the ocean, riding in the back of pickups, the smell of fresh cut hay, tight hugs, lightning bugs, yellow miller, dancing,singing, reading maps, road trips, hill brothers coffee, back porches, fireworks, watersking, summertime.
Expertise: I don't claim to be an expert about anything - I think this keeps me out of a whole lot of trouble
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

A Riddle:

Q....What's better than a three day weekend?

A....a two day work week!!!!

Here's a picture of Nash Skeleton I snagged from Jordan:

 

I think he's the best baby I've ever met...I might be partial though!

Have A Great Week and Be Thankful for All

ILYM

 


Monday, November 16, 2009

Leonids Meteor Shower & a New Moon

stinkin edit

Here I sit at 5:51am
( I know what you mean eleven stones)
 and it's overcast
BOO BOO BOO
I couldn't even get the poopers to come out with me :(
Oh Well - I saw the dancin stars like shellisland did.
Maybe there will be some stragglers tonight.
In the sky not on TV

One thing about being out this early
it's nice and quiet
...shhh...



The Leonids are tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YAY YAY YAY...And it's clear as a bell here...

Whoo Hoo

=^..^= 
WHEN TO WATCH:
The predicted outburst, perhaps with rates of 100-500 Leonids per hour,
strongly favors Asian observers, who should watch on the morning of November 18.
North American observers should especially try to cover the morning of Tuesday, November 17
in case of unusual activity leading up to this peak. The Moon will be completely out of the picture and will not cause any problems. Just keep radiant elevation in mind wherever you're observing from. The radiant rises between 10pm and midnight for the bulk of the Northern Hemisphere. Leonid activity will be before this time, and relatively very low for a couple of hours thereafter. Morning hours tend to produce the best rates, although the few earthgrazing Leonids seen around radiant-rise can be very impressive.


Meteor in Joshua Tree National Park

can anyone tell me why I know for sure this picture was taken from the Mohave Desert?

(and no I did not take it myself nor do I know who did)

do I sound like your 4th grade school teacher?

Sky-watchers in North America can expect to see up to 30 meteors hourly tonight as the annual Leonid meteor shower peaks in the wee hours of Tuesday, Nov. 17. Earth will cross the first meteor-producing stream on this date starting at around 1 a.m. PST, experts predict.

“A remarkable feature of this year’s shower is that Leonids will appear to be shooting almost directly out of the planet Mars,” said Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office on a NASA blog.

This shower consists of debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle

Your best vantage point is a remote, dark place. That means that, yes, you’d do well to pack up your warmest sleeping bag and camp out in the desert or mountains, but if you’ve got a shorter leash tonight, try to take a short drive away from urban glow and toward the area from which the meteors seem to radiate. For example, drive north to view the Leonids,” advises the website. “Driving south may lead you to darker skies, but the glow will dominate the northern horizon, where Leo rises.”

The Leonid radiant is within the so-called "Sickle" of Leo; a backwards question-mark pattern of stars that outlines the head and mane of the constellation Leo, the Lion.  Hence the meteors are known as "Leonids."

http://www.imo.net/image/view/68


Europe and Africa appear largely out of luck. This year's first round of expected enhanced activity will happen chiefly during their daylight hours. The second, stronger outburst will occur during early evening, but that's hours before Leo comes above the horizon. Europeans might try watching before sunrise on the morning of Nov. 17, but are not likely to see more than 10 or 15 Leonids per hour.  Sorry Michel and Carlo  :(



The Leonids are very fast meteors.  The shower is active at a low "background" level for about a week from November 14-21. Quite a few sporadic and minor-shower meteors join the cast, especially in the predawn hours.

That's All Folks - Best of Luck to Ya

ILYM





this is mlbncsga reporting from home again


Sunday, November 15, 2009

genius - aka - family

ahhhh.....Leonardo di Vinci was indeed a genius...what a great time Lowie, Barry and I had.  We picked Lowie up on Saturday at the courtland street Sheraton at about 11:30am...she was attending a womens conference in the fair city of Atlanta.  Did we all know Lowie works with the womens center at UT? I walked into the Sheraton to find Lowie, as when I called she was talking with her mother back in Texas and said she would  be right down (yeah...we all know what right down means if your talking to your mother), anyway, I was standing in the lobby positioned so that I could see all exits and elevator portals and out the elevator walks Lowie.  I knew it was her because before she could take three steps someone had noticed her and wrapped her up in a big hug.  That's her...a hug and a smile...Lowie took us for Lunch, trying to decide we drove up/down Peachtree St. looking at the sites and beautifulness that is Atlanta. Barry suggested Houstons but Lowie said she was wanting something at little more Atlanta sooooo....I said "do you like fish Lowie?..of course she said...I've been dying for some oysters...so off we went down Pharr Rd. to the Atlanta Fish Market...let me just say YUMMMMMMMMMM...Lowie and I had gumbo and chowder and Fried Oysters - Barry had peal and eat shrimp...after lunch(but before I advance...emmm...one of the most amusing thing to me was the way all the patrons around us seemed to be just hanging on Lowies words...she's a great speaker but she really does sound Jerseyish...) We saw the Leonardo and Portman exhibits...If your in Atlanta I do suggest you visit the High Museum of Art...it's an amazing place...I Love It...then we went and showed Lowie Emory University and Georgia Tech...we got sorta displaced on the way back to the Sheraton and got stopped by an Atlanta Motorcycle Cop because we turned right on a one way roads (going the right way I might add) but there was evidently a sign that said we shouldn't do that... rules  rules  rules...we also didn't have a current insurance card on hand and were fixin to get written up for that - (after terrible searching for the current card, which I knew was on my desk at work waiting for 4 months to be laminated - and in which search Lowie opened up the glove box and not only discovered gloves there but also our hidden stash of cigarettes - she didn't mention them though - thanks Lowie)Fortunately Barry got out and went back to tell the motocop that he was a former member of the Cave Spring Volunteer Fire Department, he had no proof of this on him but he did have the Fire Chefs number if he wanted to call...sooo...he said FINE....HAVE A NICE DAY....and we finally got Lowie back to the Sheraton - albeit and hour plus late for her next conference meeting... It was a wonderful day...Thanks Lowie and thanks Barry for being family!!!

I think this may be my first post from home....ch ch ch changes....

Ilym

hopefully there will be pictures to follow...

i will learn to utilize the computer - i will learn to utilize the computer - i will learn to utilize the computer


Friday, November 13, 2009

Baby Nash Pictures

  I have a few more pictures of Baby Nash - He's seven weeks old today!!!!

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This was at 4 weeks

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This was 5 weeks - He loves his MaMoon

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I'm off to baby sit - Nash's Dad (Jordan) brought him to the house just a little while ago but he forgot the diaper bag...so he's gone to the grocery store for diapers and formula...and Nash is home with Barry (PaMoon) - Barry just called and said he was sitting on the sofa with the baby who isn't wearing a diaper.  Barry said he can pee all the way across the room - TMI?   HAHAHAHAH

Have A Great Weekend!!!

If you find yourself in Atlanta tomorrow, come to the High Museum of Art and find Lowie( jerseygirlsrule:)and me!!! Were going to the Leonardo de Vinci and John Portman exhibits - Sweet!!!!!

 

ILYM


Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Just a Joke before I Go...Somewhat automotive related

Two rednecks are out hunting, and as they are walking along they come 

upon a huge hole in the ground.  

They approach it and are amazed by the size of it. 

The first hunter says "Wow, that's some hole; I can't even see the 

bottom. I wonder how deep it is." 

 

The second hunter says" I don't know, let's throw something down and 

listen and see how long it takes to hit bottom." 

 

The first hunter says "There's this old automobile transmission here, 

give me a hand and we'll throw it in and see". 

So they pick it up and carry it over, and count one, and two and three, 

and throw it in the hole. 

 

They are standing there listening and looking 

over the edge and they hear a rustling in the brush behind them. 

As they turn around they see a goat come crashing through the brush, run 

up to the hole with no hesitation, and jumped in head first. 

 

While they are standing there looking at each other, looking in the hole 

and trying to figure out what that was all about, an old farmer walks 

up. "Say there", says the farmer, "you fellers didn't happen to see my 

goat around here anywhere, did you?" 

 

The first hunter says " Funny you should ask, but we were just standing 

here a minute ago and a goat came running out of the bushes doin' about 

a hunert miles an hour and jumped headfirst into this hole here!" 

 

The old farmer said "Why that's impossible, I had him chained to a 

transmission!" 

 

(I am an official member of the Georgia Redneck Coalition and have permission to make redneck jokes)

 

(besides all that it's raining - a sure nuff frog strangler)

ilym



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