I Have Returned! (to Florida, that is)

I know, I know, who really cares, except for my family, friends and pets. But that's ok. I am back in the tropics after a hellish trip home, and yes, I did stop in Virginia Beach to see my son and his new digs. It's a very cute house, in a very cute neighborhood. The house is devoid of furniture, more or less, but the living room is filled with amps and guitars (boy, are his neighbors in for it!). They may not care however, as F-18's fly over alot, and while I think it is wild to see and hear, my son says everyone living there complains. My response: "Do Not Buy House In Military Air Space If You Want Peace & Quiet."

There are two items I would like to note, and that is the 40th Anniversary of Star Trek, which aired for the first time on September 8, 1966 (this past Friday). I was also was home in time to see the launching of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, whose launch was supposed to take place last week while I was still in Virginia, and was postponed due to Tropical Storm Ernesto (bitter irony there). I am actually able to see the shuttle blaze across the sky from where I live, south of Cape Canaveral. It is fascinating, to quote a certain Vulcan. I also sky-watch for the Space Station, and when the STS is docked to it, it makes the watch a little more exciting.