Cruise Photos
Mar 27, 2006 by Jared SmithIt’s been a while since we posted some pics, so here’s some from this winter – most from our Caribbean Cruise in January.
New Horizons Photos
Mar 27, 2006 by Jared SmithIn January I had the chance to go to the Kennedy Space Center and watch the launch of the New Horizons space probe. It’s mission will take it to Pluto, where it will pass by the small ‘planet’ (really a Kuiper Belt object) when Abbie is in Middle School.
Though several miles away, I was as close as the general public could get (I think there were two guys closer). It was an absolute thrill to watch the launch of the Atlas V rocket that sent the probe on its way. I hope to return some day and watch a shuttle launch.
Photo 3 – about 60 seconds after launch the rocket is about 30 miles away.
No Hablo Espanol?
Mar 22, 2006 by Jared SmithSo I’m at this conference in Southern California and my coworkers Jon and Shane and I decide to get Mexican food for dinner. So we drive around for a while and find a fast food place (even though I just ate there an hour ago, I can’t think of the name of it because of my head cold).
The guy at the counter is speaking very fast with a thick spanish accent, not that this is a bad thing at a Mexican restaurant. Shane and Jon order first and I can tell they’re having a tough time understanding him. When I order, he asks a bunch of questions that I don’t understand, so I just say, “sure” to each one. Later I realize that I got an extra fish taco, beans, and a large soda, so that ended up OK. But apparently the guy couldn’t understand us very well either, because these are the names that were printed on our receipts.
