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Post by theoldguy on Dec 22, 2011 15:37:35 GMT -6
I received this from NASA today and felt I needed to share this with my friends. ""Station Commander Captures Unprecedented View of Comet International Space Station Commander Dan Burbank captured spectacular imagery of Comet Lovejoy from about 240 miles above the Earth’s horizon on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Burbank described seeing the comet two nights ago as "the most amazing thing I have ever seen in space," in an interview with WDIV-TV in Detroit. Last night he captured hundreds of still images of the comet. A selection of images is available at: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/gallery/index.html."" Attachments:
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Post by theoldguy on Dec 29, 2011 23:49:59 GMT -6
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Post by carol duncan on Dec 30, 2011 3:40:18 GMT -6
that comet pix is beautiful Dennis...the link seems to be broken..is "lovejoy the comet that dived into the sun and came out the other side?
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Post by theoldguy on Dec 30, 2011 22:37:00 GMT -6
No it didn't. Scientists thought at one point it might. But a video tracking of it showed that it circled the sun. I saw that on a news story yesterday I think it was. It is headed back out to deep space. And won't be back for some 400 years.
The comet is visable to the naked eye deep in the Southern Hemisphere
If you go to NASA's Website you can find that pictue in the Image of the Day section. The link should be in the caption of the picture.
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Post by theoldguy on Dec 30, 2011 22:38:48 GMT -6
Sometimes I feel like this HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDSAttachments:
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Post by theoldguy on Jan 7, 2012 0:57:05 GMT -6
ONCE AGAIN A MOTHER'S WORK IS NEVER DONE. THOSE DARN KIDS. Attachments:
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Post by carol duncan on Jan 7, 2012 1:34:39 GMT -6
lol...you post the greatest stuff....you are such a joy to have around Dennis
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Post by theoldguy on Jan 7, 2012 21:59:46 GMT -6
Ah! now ya gone and made me blush. It is nice to have good friends. Attachments:
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Post by theoldguy on Jan 7, 2012 22:09:22 GMT -6
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE---AT LEAST YOU ARE STILL HERE HAPPY NEW YEARTo all my Dear Friends, As we progress through to the endof 2011, I want to Thank Youfor your educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed upnowand have little chance of recovery. I can no longer open a bathroom door without using a paper towel, nor let the waitress put lemon slices in myice water without worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel. I can't sit down on a hotel bedspread because I can only imaginewhat has happened on it since it was last washed. Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I canonly imagine how many gallons of trans fats I have consumed over theyears. I can't touch any woman's handbag for fear she has placed it onthe floor of a public toilet. I MUST SEND MY SPECIAL THANKS for the email about rat poo in theglue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with everyenvelope that needs sealing. ALSO, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for thesame reason. I can't have a drink in a bar because I fear I'll wake up in abathtub full of ice with my kidneys gone. I can't eat at KFC because their chickens are actually horriblemutant freaks with no eyes, feet or feathers. I can't use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like awater buffalo on a hot day. THANKS TO YOU I have learned that my prayers only get answeredif I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes. BECAUSE OF YOUR CONCERN, I no longer drink Coca Cola because itcan remove toilet stains. I no longer buy petrol without taking someone along to watch thecar, so a serial killer doesn't crawl in my back seat when I'm filling up. I no longer use Cling Wrap in the microwave because it causesseven different types of cancer. AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW I can't boil a cup of water inthe microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face, disfiguring mefor life. I no longer go to the cinema because I could be pricked with aneedle infected with AIDS when I sit down. I no longer go to shopping centers because someone will drug mewith a perfume sample and rob me. And I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me todial a number for which I will get a huge phone bill with calls to Jamaica, Uganda , Singapore and Uzbekistan .. THANKS TO YOU I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a bigblack snake could be lurking under the seat and cause me instant death when it bitesmy butt. AND THANKS TO YOUR GREAT ADVICE I can't ever pick up a 25 centcoin dropped in the parking lot because it was probably placed there by asex molester waiting to grab me as Ibend over. I can't do any gardening because I'm afraid I'll get bitten bythe Violin Spider and my hand will fall off. If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in thenext 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at5:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, and the fleas from 120 camels will infestyour back, causing you to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur becauseit actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbour's ex mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's best friend'sbeautician . . Oh, and by the way..... A German scientist from Argentina ,after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brainactivity read their e-mails withtheir hand on the mouse. Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late. P. S. I now keep my toothbrush in the living room, because I wastold by e-mail that water splashes over 6 ft. out of the toilet. Attachments:
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Post by carol duncan on Jan 10, 2012 2:15:08 GMT -6
thats alot to type...it is very funny
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Post by theoldguy on Jan 10, 2012 22:31:59 GMT -6
Actually I cheated and just copied and pasted it here. Blows my mystic doesn't it. Attachments:
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Post by theoldguy on Jan 16, 2012 17:53:35 GMT -6
Though I'd share this from my history. This the Fairgrounds in my home town I think early 1950's. The building you can see in the upper right hand corner is the Church I attended growing up. Attachments:
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Post by theoldguy on Jan 17, 2012 23:16:17 GMT -6
AW WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TOO JUST HANG!!!!!!! Attachments:
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Post by steve on Jan 18, 2012 4:39:49 GMT -6
:)the good life..dog days of summer
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Post by theoldguy on Jan 18, 2012 19:44:25 GMT -6
AND THEY SAY MONEY CAN'T BUY IT!!!!! Attachments:
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