Air Conditioning the Military Costs More Than NASA's Entire Budget To be clear, by posting this I do not mean…
Doing a Rain Dance
So you may have noticed if you follow me on Twitter that there was big news yesterday: IT RAINED. Yes,…
links for 2011-06-21
How to Land Your Kid in Therapy – The Atlantic (tags: parenting psychology happiness self-esteem)
Splish Splash
Last night I swam laps for the first time since March 2010. I’ll let that sink in for a minute….
Purple Fuzz
I don’t know what these flowers are, but they were all over a large flower bed at the Royal Observatory…
Girly
I got a much-needed haircut after work yesterday. It’s not drastically different from anything I’ve had before, just below my…
Today's Forecast: Hot and Dry
Last year Jose and I signed up for a membership to the Houston Museum of Natural Science. One of the…
Sylvan Beach Duathlon Race Report
After thinking about it all week, on Thursday afternoon I finally signed up for the Sylvan Beach Duathlon. I was…
Illuminated Orchid
Late in the afternoon, the sun comes through a narrow window at the top of our stairs and shines down…
NASA TV Interview
I only worked three shifts during STS-134, but on the first night, I got interviewed by the Public Affairs Officer…
Penultimate
While we were galavanting around Europe, the second-to-last shuttle mission was underway. It was one of the longest shuttle missions…
Knowledge
Taken at the British Museum in London. I stood on the second floor for a few minutes watching the people…
