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This is an archive collection of entries from my main personal blog, My Mundane Mid-Life.
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This collection of entries is from November 13, 2002.
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
I'm Goin' to MarsMy name (along with Carol's) is going to included on a DVD that's being flown to Mars next year on one of the Rover Missions! Each rover will photograph and return to Earth a picture of each DVD disk of names as they rest on the Martian surface. Cool!
posted at 11:16 PM | Link | Space | 1 comment § |
Amazing Race 3 - Episode 6
"I'm a Much Better Liar Than You Are!"
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The teams leave the Borj Nord Fortress in the city of Fez. The teams must drive themselves 150 miles to the Hassan II Mosque, the second largest religious monument in the world, located in Casablanca. The radiator in John Vito & Jill's SUV blows, sending up steam as they pull to the side of the road. Phil then tells us: "If a car breaks down through no fault of the team or becomes completely inoperable, the rule is that a replacement car may be given to the team at their request, However, no time credit will be given for this unlucky situation." The delay is only an hour, and they are on their way. At the Mosque, there's an argument over a taxi between Teri & Ian (mostly Ian) and Flo & Zach (mostly Flo). Once at the Mosque, the teams must take a train 150 miles to Marrakesh, then a taxi to the outskirts of the city to an oasis called the Palmerie. It looks like Teri & Ian try for the Fast Forward, but then maybe so will John Vito & Jill and Flo & Zach and maybe Aaron & Arianne. To get the Fast Forward, teams have to go to a rug store in the Jamaa El-Fna Market in Marrakesh to search through hundreds of rugs to find one that has the Fast Forward symbol woven into it. Ken & Gerrard hit the Palmerie first, and find a Detour - "Now You See It" or "Now You Don't". In "Now You See It", teams have to ride a horse to a route marker that the can see, get off, and dig for clues painted on pottery hidden in the sand. In "Now You Don't", teams ride a sand bike along a marked route to a route marker that the cannot see, where they will take a rubbing of a clue engraved on a stone. The clue is in Arabic, so the teams need to find a translator. They find out that they have to find transportation back to the center of Marrakesh, and make their way to the roof (the Grand Balcon) of Café Glacier, which opens for dinner at 4:45pm. Teri & Ian get to the rug store first, followed by John Vito & Jill. Teri & Ian find the rug and now go to the Pit Stop at rooftop of the Riad Catalina in Marrakesh. They arrive first and win a Kodak EasyShare digital camera "that can be enjoyed after the race". Meanwhile, at Café Glacier, everyone is waiting for the place to open. Everyone except Aaron & Arianne who just got to town, went for the Fast Forward that was taken, and then had to go out to the Palmerie. When the Café opens, teams find out that there's a Roadblock. The team member must help a local food vendor set up his stand and then sell 5 bowls of escargot. The first team to sell the escargot is Andre & Damon, but the second team to the Pit Stop is Flo & Zach, followed by Ken & Gerrard. Andre & Damon get a cab ride from hell, get dropped off in the middle of nowhere, and wide up being detained. Meanwhile, Derek & Drew are Team Number 4 and John Vito & Jill are Team Number 5. The TAR Security Staff (!!!) had to negotiate the release of Andre & Damon and they arrive as Team Number 6. That means that Aaron & Arianne finish last and are eliminated from the race. Next week (one hour earlier): flat tires!
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posted at 09:04 PM | Link | Reality TV § |
Burning bush
Looking out my front door this morning I noticed our crimson is gone. Our Burning Bush dropped it's leaves. There were three fat, fuzzy sparrows in the bush, slowly plucking the remaining leaves. I love the color of the bush and now it's gone for the season.
posted at 03:27 PM | Link | Mundane § |
24 years and holdingI started my first job in Corporate America 24 years ago this morning, reporting to work at Brunswick Corporation's World Headquarters in Skokie, IL as a programmer trainee. The odd thing is that I took the next day off to fly to Detroit to shoot an HR film for the Budd Company. Somehow, I stayed at Brunswick for 7 months short of 20 years. That's a long time to be at one company, especially in an IT position. I loved my time there, and I'm fortunate to still have a few friends from there.
Now, I wouldn't mind starting another long stretch at another company... if I could just find a job...
posted at 09:18 AM | Link | Unemployment § |
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