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I usually get into town a day or two early when attending the STC Summit. This year was no different. I had heard about the Art of the Brick Immersive Experience, and realized that it would be going on during the conference, so I purchased tickets for myself and my STC colleague Jackie D. From … Continue reading Georgia: Art of the Brick Immersive Experience
I know it's been a while since I last posted, but we've been working and not doing a lot of traveling. We've got some life updates: We adopted two kittens in mid-January 2023. Their names are Loki (a black and orange torbie) and Luna (an all black tabby). I'll do a separate post about them! … Continue reading Texas: Moving on from the Rio Grande Valley (RGV)
I've been to New Orleans once before, but we have never been to Louisiana with the RV. Time to rectify that! Before we left BrownsvilleWe planned on leaving Saturday morning. In the week prior to our departure, SpaceX "double stacked" the booster and the starship. Rumors were that SpaceX was planning to uncouple the double … Continue reading Louisiana: On our way to New Orleans
We got up a little late on Sunday, so we headed over to South Padre Island to see about getting some time lapse of the epic clouds moving in. We missed out on our original location, so we headed to the Port Isabel lighthouse, a State Historical Site. On the way home, we stopped to … Continue reading Texas: A storm blows into Brownsville
You might have seen me mention that we're in Brownsville for a while. We left Elgin, TX (near Bastrop, TX) in mid-August to come to the Brownsville area. We had quite the trip to Brownsville. Visiting RockportYes, we could have driven through/around San Antonio and arrived in Brownsville in one long day of driving, but … Continue reading Texas: Staying in Brownsville for the winter
It was a beautiful day to be at the beach. Blue skies, puffy white, a little wind...but no haze. Bob did a timelapse of the clouds moving around Starship 24 (also known as S24) near the launchpad. Videohttps://vimeo.com/748719145 We didn't stay as long as we would have liked, but we'll be going back regularly to … Continue reading Texas: More time at Boca Chica Beach
At long last, it is time to upgrade my iPhone. I've been using an iPhone Xs Max since it was released in 2018. It still works well as a phone and as a camera, but the battery life after 4 years sucks. I've been waiting for the new Apple announcement to see just how many … Continue reading Texas: The moment has arrived…
On Monday, March 21, we received warning that severe weather was heading for the Austin area. We let our employers know that at any time, we may have to shut down without any notice, but we weren't worried. Tornado watch At 3 p.m., we received a tornado watch. As I've heard before, a "watch" means … Continue reading Texas: Severe weather and tornado outbreak
While we were at Padre Island National Seashore, I did some short video segments of the waves crashing against the beach. After reviewing the video, I put together a short and simple one minute video. https://vimeo.com/666317513
