Can Marvin Come Over?

Saturday, Jan. 03, 2004 - 7:21 a.m.

Tonight at around eight thirty pacific standard time, the Spirit, aka the first of two Red Rovers, should bounce down on to the planet Mars, unfold its equipment, and start sending data back to Earth. Apparently we're still looking for water up there. Or candy wrappers.

The second one, named Opportunity, will come knocking onto the Martian surface in about three weeks.

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Here's a pretty good review of the digital camera I've been using to take the pictures that have appeared here of late. It's convenient and it takes wonderful outdoor pictures; however if you bought it to take to the dance club, or sneak into the concert, you're out of luck. It just flat out WON'T take dimly lit indoor pictures. Even brightly lit indoor ones have a strange cast to them; I've had the best luck with fluorescent as opposed to incandescent lighting inside. But if you can overlook this, it's a pretty amazing little doodad.

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Okay, -now- we have feedback about Steve Irwin.

The Australian media along with the stuffshirts are pissing and moaning and having a field day.

First of all, baby Bob had no earthly idea what was going on, so even if his Daddy had forgotten which piece of meat to throw to the croc, the little grub would have been swallowed in one bite anyway.

Second of all, the croc in question was Murray. Murray has been in residence at that park for an ice age. A member of the family, as it were.

Third, where was the media when Steve's best hunting dog Chilli was shot to death by some greenhorn he was working with when they'd gone out to tag wild boars?

Finally -- the police were notified. They investigated. Nothing illegal happened.

It's a non story now, folks. Build a bridge.

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The Friday Five was finally posted yesterday, so that's where it is in this journal. :)

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I also added a new face to my Cast of Characters page. The person in question actually thinks it looks like him, so yay for me! I can draw!

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