I saw this real-time on NASA TV on Sunday morning. I’d glanced away from the TV for a minute, and…
Boob Tube
With the writer’s strike still going on, I’ve been watching more cable TV and less of the networks. To be…
A Letter to the City
Dear Houston, I get it. You like to screw with us. But it’s December, ok? The month for Christmas? The…
Apples to Oranges
The shuttle launch managed to hold my weekend hostage even though we didn’t up up actually launching. Disappointing, but it…
Adventures in Babysitting
Last night I went babysitting for the first time since I was about 16 years old. Gavin and Jen both…
Last Line of Defense
I have been reading this ESA blog over the past few days. ESA is the European Space Agency, and this…
Scrub-a-dub-dub
I was telling people yesterday about how I was about to have 3 on-time launches in a row. I was…
Just Right for Skirts
Last night as I walked from Gilruth through the parking lot out to the 800-meter trail that I like to…
Walkable Houston?
An article in the Chronicle today announced that Houston was ranked 21st on a list of the most walkable cities…
Reindeer Run 5K
I am so. sore. Yesterday I participated in the “Fit Challenge” at the Gilruth Center at work as part of…
Sicko
Jose and I watched Michael Moore’s documentary/mockumentary “Sicko” tonight. This was the first Michael Moore movie I’ve seen, and I…
Starting to Get It
Whew! Another hectic day. This job is really feast or famine sometimes. Today was the one generic rendezvous sim in…
