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Month: June 2004

  • Head in the clouds

    Head in the Clouds Good news…no, GREAT news! A privately-developed spacecraft with a human pilot successfully launched this morning from the Mojave Desert, got at least 62 miles up (the edge of space), and then glided in for a landing. SpaceShipOne (developed in part by Dick Rutan and Paul Allen) is in the history books…

  • Riverbend 2004

    I survived the first night of Riverbend 2004. It was quite hot. I pored over the wide range of material available at the UTC booth, watched some music (including Todd Snider and a bluegrass group), and had a tasty corn dog. And yes, it was hot. (Pictures)

  • SRL Film Committee

    I attended the Shaking Ray Levi Society’s initial Film Committee “Get-Together” at Pisa Pizza in North Chattanooga. Got to meet several interesting people who are interested in organizing “independent movies and videos” to be made here in town.

  • WiFi in the park

    Cool – I’m posting this while sitting in Coolidge Park, thanks to the free wireless Internet service. So there! Hint – the closer you are to the Pavilion building (next to the Carousel), the better reception you get.

  • Dan’s death match

    I found my buddy Dan engaged in training for the Riverbend Challenge (what I refer to as “Dan’s Death Match”) at the Climbing Wall at Coolidge Park. I’m accustomed to being taller than Dan, so I gave the Wall a shot, myself (Pictures). Thanks to whats-her-name for belaying me, thus preventing a deadly plummet.

  • Jim & Carl & Nightfall

    On Wednesday my buddy Jim Guthrie passed through town; we went to watch “A Carl Miller Performance” over at St. Andrews Methodist Church (literally in the shadow of Highland Park Baptist Church). And last night I went to the second night of NightFall, featuring Ellis Hook and the always-entertaining cavalcade of friends and acquaintances that…

  • Song of the Cicadas

    I never realized how dangerous cicadas can be. This year marks the emergence of the 17-year cicadas (I know, “not yet legal”), and when Priscilla and I went hiking last week we saw and heard many cicadas; here’s a QuickTime movie!