Chris, good going on the license. I've often thought about driving as a career. I love driving through the deserts at night time. I've done it so many times. I used to carry a radio and talk to the truckers all night long. I used to drive a sweet little suped Grand Am. I had a tiger tail that I'd hang out of the trunk on those trips. The truckers turned out to be a swell bunch of people. We'd meet up at the stops and every once in a while, one would buy a meal for the "traveling lady".
Pia, I know how it feels to have to leave your home to pursue transition. It's a tough road. I'm glad that you have the wherewithal to make it happen.
BCL, football? Good for you. I despise watching any sport. It's much more fun to participate.
Cindy, your new avatar is lovely.
I've been working on the observatory for the past few weeks. I used to have to open it manually. Now it has a drive system! Yay! Just in time for snow this weekend.
I have some maintenance to do on the telescopes but it's all coming along very nicely.
I've signed up to receive notices from the AU for gamma ray bursts. Only a few have ever been imaged and I'm anxious to get started in doing this valuable research. I'll add this to the list of supernovae surveys and discovery confirmations for other observatories. It sure would be nice to get paid for all this research and hard work. But you know what? No one can fire me! And that is very nice my friends.
Cindi
