Happy Birthday, Dad!

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I hope you all know what day it is. It's dad's birthday!

I'll keep to myself how many years young he is, but you might be surprised.

Happy Birthday!


Out and About


Tyson is right - Pluto was a planet, but it's not any more.

J and I saw Neil deGrasse Tyson at Hill Auditorium last week. He talked about all things planetary, answered questions from the audience, and put on an entertaining, three-hour show. He noted that scientific discoveries are mostly made in countries where the government and public support for science is high.

Hee Haw
Growing up, I remember watching Hee Haw. My favorite parts of the show were the recurring songs about loneliness and heartbreak.
Where, oh where, are you tonight?

Gloom, despair, and agony on me!

Links
Using solder as an inlay material. A little lowbrow, but it works.

The tiniest Rube Goldberg machine you've ever seen.

Stone formations as art.

Cats and Volleyball and Music

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K serves at his recent volleyball game.

Volleyball

While my Spartan basketball team was losing to Middle Tennessee State (Motto: "Right Smack Dab in the Middle"), K's volleyball team was notching a win against a cross-town middle school. He and other boys flopped all over, ran, jump, dove, and sometimes threw caution and good judgment to the wind.

Cats
For those of you who like cat pictures, here are some to print out and put on your office wall at work.

Rigby enjoys the afternoon sun while lounging in the guest room.


Mesko likes to sleep at the top of the stairs. It's hard to tell where her head is in this picture. It's um, well, actually, I can't tell either. All that black fur just blends together.

Family Music
Both grandmas and grandpas were in town to see Bands In Review at Pioneer last night. It was a fun-filled evening, and the icing on the cake was M's soprano sax solo in "Xerxes". The composer of that piece was on hand to greet the crowd and had been at the high school for several days prior, working with them while they perfected it.

Earlier in the day, M went to Chelsea to play at State Solo and Ensemble. His trio got a 1, and so did his solo and proficiency performance. Way to go, M!

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