Birthday Report
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bjarvisYesterday was loaded with baggage all its own so I didn't get a chance to write about how I spent my 41st birthday last Wednesday.
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cuyahogarvr made us a *huge* lasagna for dinner as only he could. And it was every bit as yummy as it was, well, heavy. We'll be eating leftover lasagna for days to come. He also created a tasty (and flourless) chocolate torte for dessert; it's very rich and must be consumed in small quantities. :-)
kent4str and cuyahogarvr even got me a few presents! Whee! One was a Zio-Tek padded laptop bag. It has no handles or shoulder straps: it's just a padded envelope into which a laptop may be protected while it is packed in a larger bag like my backpack. There was also a small collapsible laptop table with extendable legs; I'll be able to use this to raise the laptop a foot or so from the desk surface while calling square dances or such. We saw a similar platform/desk surface at caller school last year and thought it pretty neat.
The big surprise was this:
OMG! It's a beautiful but compact telescope... I can't wait for a clear night to test-drive it. For the truly lazy, it is capable of aiming itself at pre-programmed celestial targets. It'll be a hoot at the trailer this coming summer, esp. if the newly built amateur observatory behind our trailer lives up to its billing.cuyahogarvr spent far too much money on this, but bless his heart anyway!
cuyahogarvr made us a *huge* lasagna for dinner as only he could. And it was every bit as yummy as it was, well, heavy. We'll be eating leftover lasagna for days to come. He also created a tasty (and flourless) chocolate torte for dessert; it's very rich and must be consumed in small quantities. :-)kent4str and cuyahogarvr even got me a few presents! Whee! One was a Zio-Tek padded laptop bag. It has no handles or shoulder straps: it's just a padded envelope into which a laptop may be protected while it is packed in a larger bag like my backpack. There was also a small collapsible laptop table with extendable legs; I'll be able to use this to raise the laptop a foot or so from the desk surface while calling square dances or such. We saw a similar platform/desk surface at caller school last year and thought it pretty neat.The big surprise was this:
OMG! It's a beautiful but compact telescope... I can't wait for a clear night to test-drive it. For the truly lazy, it is capable of aiming itself at pre-programmed celestial targets. It'll be a hoot at the trailer this coming summer, esp. if the newly built amateur observatory behind our trailer lives up to its billing.
cuyahogarvr spent far too much money on this, but bless his heart anyway!
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Date: 2008-02-01 02:40 pm (UTC)no, telescopes aren't phallic at all
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Date: 2008-02-01 03:21 pm (UTC)well THAT one isn't, it's got a rather painful-looking right angle bend in the middle of the instrument.
as to jealousy: well, someone has a birthday coming up in four months and three days, why don't you drop hints? or maybe as a wedding present?
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Date: 2008-02-01 07:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-01 08:21 pm (UTC)if amazon can have wishlists, shirley LJ can too!
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Date: 2008-02-03 01:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-01 02:53 pm (UTC)I really miss my laptop table if I forget it while on the road...it's a back-saver, not having to lean down to noodle with it while calling!
Maybe you and
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Date: 2008-02-01 03:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-01 04:52 pm (UTC)My hubby (
Did yours come with a tripod? Mine didn't so I'd like to go out and get one.
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Date: 2008-02-01 05:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-01 05:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-01 05:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-02 02:16 am (UTC)Except this past month.
:-)
Lunar elipse
Date: 2008-02-01 06:49 pm (UTC)Re: Lunar elipse
Date: 2008-02-01 07:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-02 02:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-03 01:51 am (UTC)It's the Meade ETX-60AT-BB model, a achromatic refractor. It has an aperature of 2.4" (60mm), focal length of 350mm and resolving power of 1.9 arc seconds. The specs rate it good to a visual stellar magnitude of about 11.2. In short, it's a neat beginner package.
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Date: 2008-02-03 04:04 am (UTC)Sounds like a fun scope to start with. Pretty short focal length so it will be good for wide-angle views.
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Date: 2008-02-02 03:22 pm (UTC)Go ahead: ask me what my favorite astronomical body to look at is. Curtis hates this but I never tire of this joke.
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Date: 2008-02-03 01:52 am (UTC)Uh, maybe not.
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Date: 2008-02-03 06:02 am (UTC)