2018 Retrospective

For whatever reason I started a quite a few posts this year and never finished them.  So here they are in a plain way:

1. 15 December - why does it rain on the weekend?
2. 18 November- Knot Theory
3. 24 October- Kirkman 
4. 10 September-PROXY GENERATION PPAs
5. 28 August- How To Tell
   
   It's always going to be hard to tell
   
   what's going on?
   when's it happening?
   who's going where?
   why?
   
   
   I think it is supposed to be that way.
   
   
6. 30 July-The Maximum Altitude Humans have ever acheived
   

   what is the highest up we have ever been in space? 

   
   
   
   
   
   According to the Wikipedia article on STS-82 the highest we have ever been is 335-nautical-mile (620 km).  STS-82 was the 22nd flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery and the 82nd mission of the Space Shuttle program. It was NASA's second mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, during which Discovery's crew repaired and upgraded the telescope's scientific instruments, increasing its research capabilities and achieved the highest altitude ever attained by a STS Orbiter.  Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 11 February 1997, returning to Earth on 21 February 1997 at Kennedy Space Center.
   
   

   
   
7. 1 June- Yeah Buddy

8. People you run in to when your touring there town 🙌🏻 Danny boy 😂😂😂😂 #touryourtown @themadhueys

   A post shared by DEAN,SHAUN HARRINGTON (@hazza_twins) on Jul 13, 2018 at 6:49

   
   

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9. 29 May- Free Internet for the Poor
   
   
   
   
   
   
   A resolution I have for 2019 is to write at least one post a month. 
   

a bunch of pictures

Photo Album

BUILD THE (sea)WALL!

Tangier Island  is a really amazing place both geographically as well as culturally.  It is truly a glimpse into the past, and that could soon be just a memory due to sea level rise. 

I think this is a really great short film about what life is like on Tangier.  After watching you will see that the majority of people who live there truly hope that Trump will be able to put together the manpower and resources to build a wall around them to keep the water out in 2019.  The threat to their way of life is imminently approaching them and they can't do anything about it, scary.  Sadly, I feel that Tangier Island will certainly become a casualty to climate change.  I hope that this video will help people realize how important voting is, and to pay special attention to the candidate's stance on the environmental issues that affect us all. 

A good movie to see

Okinaway of life

Simple Superstar (2013) Full Movie: Wilbur Sargunaraj [HD]

First class film

Beginner's Luck

Genesis of the Transistor

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Mary

I  was back in Harrisonburg again last weekend for yet another graduation. This time it was Mary's turn.  She received her diploma in special education from Eastern Mennonite University.  It was a rainy spring day but the sun was shining bright on my family for this momentous occasion.

To Mary:

It's hard to put into words to express how proud I am of you.  You are truly one of the most genuine people I have ever known.  I'm amazed by your capacity for caring and understanding that is so deep.
You have always been wise beyond your years.  I  think you chose the perfect career path and I cant think of a better person to help guide our young people and teach them to be strong- just like you.   I'm so proud of you and love you so much.

Your Friend & Brother,
James

5G’s Olympic Debut

5G’s Olympic Debut: This year’s Winter Games promise a sneak peek at a high-bandwidth, low-latency wireless future

4900 year old trees

This picture shows a row of disrupted cells in a tree ring from a bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) growing in the White Mountains of California (photo © R.K. Adams and H.D. Grissino-Mayer). This is no ordinary frost ring. This one was formed in the year 1627 B.C., and is connected with the eruption of Thera in the Mediterranean Sea.  check out these old trees for yourself: http://web.utk.edu/~grissino/bristlecone-gallery.htm