One of the greatest presidents – ever.
From the Ronald Reagan Memorial Site:
President Ronald Wilson Reagan
February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004“Whatever else history may say about me when I’m gone, I hope it will record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears; to your confidence rather than your doubts. My dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty’s lamp guiding your steps and opportunity’s arm steadying your way.”
Visit the on-line Reagan Library
A fake waterfall that is. This would look great in our backyard, but alas, it’s property of our local home and garden shop. This is actually one of two places in the fountain where water cascades down to the pool below.
We were out running errands today, taking the dogs to the dogwash, one of the cars in for service, and a stop at the home shop for some supplies. No real blogging, but we did get a lot of chores done.
Today, there have been over four million hits on the Never Forget Tribute. It only passed three million about January 16th, so it got over a million hits in less than a month! The graphic (to the best of my estimation) is seen on over three hundred sites worldwide. Thanks for all those who display it, and thanks to the folks at North American Patriot for their continued generosity in providing the bandwidth for distribution.
When the weather warms up, our Indian Hawthorne bushes sprout these nice pink flowers.
Bright red and yellow primroses glistening with dew in the morning sunlight.
I told you this was a Russian brainfart. From SpaceWeather.com
SUITSAT IS SILENT: Space is cold–apparently too cold for SuitSat’s batteries. The Earth-orbiting spacesuit stopped transmitting shortly after it was thrown overboard from the International Space Station on Feb. 3rd. Probable cause: lack of power.
Right: SuitSat floats away from the International Space Station on Feb. 3rd.
This doesn’t mean that SuitSat was a failure. The experimental satellite was “launched” to answer questions such as “Can a spacesuit-satellite function without internal temperature controls?” The answer, apparently, is no. Next-generation SuitSats will take this into account.
SuitSat will continue to orbit Earth for weeks, spiraling slowly into the atmosphere. Stay tuned for information about seeing SuitSat in the night sky.
I thought I would share this picture of Wilson Arch I took during our vacation to Utah last Autumn. The arch sits right along US 191 just south of La Sal Junction on the road from Moab to Monument Valley. This beautiful natural sandstone formation isn’t in one of the National parks or monuments that are also in this part of Utah, but it’s just right there alongside the highway, not far from the famous Hole-in-the-Wall!
