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Blog entries concerning Boulevard, California.

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Falcon 9: Redux

00:05 PST San Diego, CA - T-minus 44 minutes and counting. SpaceX attempts second COTS demonstration space flight. NASA Announcer: The dragon capsule will xport 1200 lbs of mass. Will spend one week attached to ...

Falcon 9 Very UN-Official Launch Update

T Minus 1 Hour 1 Minute and 17 Seconds this is Falcon Launch Control! So like the geek I am, I am up late on a early Saturday morning waiting for the launch of the ...

Highway 80, first thoughts

I am old enough to remember when Interstate Eight was built over our back-country mountains. Before then, the main route east was what we now call Old Highway 80. That is the highway I recall ...

Mars Opposition Star Party Report

I held a star party at the house last night for the Mars Opposition. Mars came as close as it gets for this orbit, and at 14 arc seconds was a pretty site through the ...

Cloudy Nights

We're in that time of year where there are more cloudy nights than clear. For SDAA members it's a time of the season when we focus on indoor astronomy activities. Cleaning the gear, refurbishing rusted ...

Spring at Tierra Del Sol

Nothing excites me more than the night skies of spring. The messier marathon just around the corner, every worthwhile object to view is visible in within a single night of viewing. The desert heat yields ...

SDAA 2012 Annual Banquet

High Level Astro Geek alert. The San Diego Astronomy Association will be holding its annual Banquet on Saturday, Feb 4, 2012. The guest speaker is Dr. Luisa Rebull who is a Staff Scientist for the ...

Hello, my name is Kara, and I'm a walk-aholic.

As stated in my previous blog entry, entitled, “Hi, my name is Kara, and I am a walking addict,” I enjoy walking. I enjoy walking to the point of pain in my heels and spasms ...

The Man in the Mirror: A Reflection on a Legend

June 25, 2009. Michael Jackson is dead! My mom's shocking text message appeared abruptly on the cell phone screen. Good thing I was in the passenger seat; my heart nearly stopped in disbelief, and the ...

A Night on The Boulevard.

Nothing compares to sharing new and exciting experiences with other people, whether strangers, acquaintances, friends, or loved ones. This past Friday, I had one of those experiences, a spontaneous adventure full of cultural exploration, artistic ...

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