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  1. Thread: Famous!

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    It was about a zillion degrees all week...

    It was about a zillion degrees all week (seriously, high 90's, high humidity) and he wore the hat to keep the sun off. the NAR sticker and the rocket motors were just horsing around for the photo.
  2. Thread: Famous!

    by Peartree
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    Famous!

    May/June Sport rocketry magazine, Page 32.

    Okay, it isn't me, but I took the picture, and the handsome young man in the photograph is my son Jonah. We were goofing around and took this two years...
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    Congratulations! We have twin boys...

    Congratulations! We have twin boys (15-fraternal). You are in serious trouble...
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    Roatan, Honduras? Do you SCUBA? The only people...

    Roatan, Honduras? Do you SCUBA? The only people I know of who have been to Roatan are divers. Or is there another reason to go there?
  5. I had a herniated disk twenty years ago. My best...

    I had a herniated disk twenty years ago. My best advice is to see a good orthopedic surgeon. My insurance required 8 weeks of PT before it would approve an MRI to confirm the original diagnosis...
  6. When being curious is a felony, science is dead.

    When being curious is a felony, science is dead.
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  8. Thread: PET PEEVES

    by Peartree
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    Or people who do not bother to accelerate on an...

    Or people who do not bother to accelerate on an on ramp and reach the highway (where everyone is doing 70 mph/120+ kph) doing only 45 mph. Ugh.

    For safety, I have occasionally (when no one was...
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    I suppose congratulations are in order but......

    I suppose congratulations are in order but... don't get too excited. I think Jim Flis was already over 10,000 posts before we started over with TRF 2.0. Just sayin'...

    [OK, I looked it up. It...
  10. Thread: PET PEEVES

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    When a pastor moves to a new church (Poof!) on...

    When a pastor moves to a new church (Poof!) on day one you have a hundred or more new names to learn, plus the people who come irregularly, plus the children and grandchildren who show up once or...
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    There are no words. So sorry for your loss. May...

    There are no words. So sorry for your loss. May the God of all comfort grant you strength, mercy and peace.
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    I had this problem a while back and troj's...

    I had this problem a while back and troj's instructions worked (I think). I can't find the original thread with that discussion in it though so i can't tell you what I tried. After you check the...
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    Had that happen to me awhile back. It was my...

    Had that happen to me awhile back. It was my machine not TRF's. Still a pain though.
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    Made that same trip with one of our dogs a month...

    Made that same trip with one of our dogs a month or so ago. We feel your pain. She will know that you did your best. Hang in there.
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    I'm not entirely sure what the long-term goals...

    I'm not entirely sure what the long-term goals are either, but SpaceX has made no secret that one of their more immediate goals is to be able to precision land the capsule (on land) instead of...
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    Not sure, but, as someone else noted, the rights...

    Not sure, but, as someone else noted, the rights and protections of our legal system cover all those who are within our borders, citizen or not. Besides, how can he be classified as an "enemy...
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    Like it or not, from what I understand, he is a...

    Like it or not, from what I understand, he is a citizen of the United States and therefore has all the rights and protections (and responsibilities) granted to any other citizen. His citizenship is...
  18. My apologies to you and everyone else for the...

    My apologies to you and everyone else for the part that I played.
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    For the record, this was more than ten years...

    For the record, this was more than ten years before I ever heard a call to ministry and was likely still a student at the time. My anger wasn't because he had an *opinion*, but because his *actions*...
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    Only God can know your heart. Human beings are,...

    Only God can know your heart. Human beings are, most often, capable of judging your actions.
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    Please don't get too excited. We are nearing the...

    Please don't get too excited. We are nearing the end but during this tour there have been launches with a year between flights. Planning for the last ones should probably be tabled until the third...
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    Okay, Luke. Now you stepped in it and hit one of...

    Okay, Luke. Now you stepped in it and hit one of my pet peeves... (my apologies to everyone else)

    //Rant on//

    *This* is crap. No, we don't pay taxes so that the litter can be picked up on the...
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    My children are usually to blame. They are very...

    My children are usually to blame. They are very good at "borrowing" things and then not putting them back where they belong. It's so bad with one of them, that both my wife and I, as well as the...
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    Coronado is very impressive. As an engineer, I...

    Coronado is very impressive. As an engineer, I was also impressed by the challenge this presents to San Diego Power and Light. When a carrier comes into port, at the flip of a (very big) switch,...
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  27. HELP Wanted: Can YOU help get the Tour de Deuce down the home stretch?

    In 2002, a pair of rocketeers, Jason Toft and Eugenio Cebollero, had a vision of flying a model rocket (or two) in all fifty states. After conspiring with Jim Flis they conceived of the "Tour de...
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    Luke, I didn't say it was smart... just...

    Luke,

    I didn't say it was smart... just ironic. :-)
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    Whatever they're following has nothing at all to...

    Whatever they're following has nothing at all to do with Jesus and they're dancing on the edge of the law...
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