Katrina and the Waves, and wind and everything else. Probably the largest hurricane in terms of damage. New Orleans is flooded, Biloxi is almost wiped off the map. The telephone infrastructure is down. And on top of it all, a good friend of mine (and a friend of people I know) attempted to ride out the storm in New Orleans. None of his friends nor myself have heard from him. Mark Cuccia - if you read this, let us know you’re alive!
Robert Moog (rhymes with vogue) passed away yesterday at the age of 71 with an inoperable brain tumor. Most people didn’t know about Dr. Moog, but they’re familiar with the music that his synthesizers created. The series of Moog synthesizers that were made in the late 1960s and 1970s were popular with musicians of the day. Moog didn’t invent the synthesizer, but he made it popular and portable. The original set of Moog synthesizers were discontinued in 1986, but Moog came out of retirement in 2002 and started manufacturing them again. He left behind a stellar legacy.
Getting ready for yet another business trip. This time to San Diego. Diana is coming with me. She’s looking forward to seeing her relatives who live just north of town.
Last night I went with my friend Steve to see my first heavy metal concert. A nightclub called Jaxx is located in Springfield, VA (Washington, DC suburb) and caters to European heavy metal. We went to see Edguy (a German band) and Hammerfall (a Swedish band). Both bands are very good, but I happen to like Hammerfall a little bit better. They play a more “melodic” metal than Edugy (yes, there are a number of sub-genres within heavy metal music).
During the Edguy show, there was a guy right behind me who kept taking pictures. He posted some of the pictures on the chat forum on the Edguy website. Steve asked me if I recognized some of the people in the shot. As you can tell in the picture below, I’ve identified two of them by the back of their heads (notice Steve’s curls and my bald spot!)
Not much is new around here. Biggest thing to happen is the step-daughter finally got her bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Hopefully she’ll go on to get her master’s degree.
Peter Jennings of ABC News fame died yesterday at age 67 of lung cancer. I wasn’t a fan of his politics, but he was definately a very good news reporter.
67 is too young to die. He didn’t have to die that young. Neither should anyone else. Lung cancer is preventable in 99% of cases. How? Simple - don’t smoke or quit smoking. I don’t have to name names, but I think they know I’m talking about them. Think about it. Nuff said.
More rescues. This time its a Russian submarine. All 7 survived.
Wow! I do mean WOW! A major jet airplane crash and ALL the passengers and crew survive? Yup, all 309 of them survived! Amazing! There is a God!
The Space Shuttle repair went well. As mentioned on Drudge Report, “One small pull for mankind”. Lets home they all land safely!