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Published: 2009-08-14 19:16:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 259; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 6
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Full view to see all the lil stars!I stayed out watching for the meteors. Never got too see any, because I was a day late! Nice one, robin. Maybe next year...?
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Pity you missed the Perseids' this year (Always thought the Leonids were this time of year to commemorate the Sun being in Leo). Of course, you could always catch the Orionids which are in October.
You also seem to have quite a bit of light pollution there, given that the sky is blue instead of indigo... Also, good catch with the star trails.
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Yeah, I have to catch that Orionids, if I can. I actually pulled up that website when I was trying to figure out if the Perseids was still in effect. Kinda zoned out and missed anything else!
Ha, the light is so polluted where I life it's sad. I had to do some serious white balance and contrast adjustment. Between the mercury vapor lighting surrounding my area and the almost full moon light, it looked nasty. I had to choose something severe enough to pull everything from the dull orange spectrum.
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I actually pulled up that website when I was trying to figure out if the Perseids was still in effect. Kinda zoned out and missed anything else!
I have APOD as an RSS feed. They're usually pretty good about reminding amateur astronomers of events that are coming up, came up and passed and when the next event is planned for.
Ha, the light is so polluted where I life it's sad.
I did a little looking into the level of light pollution in my area, and I think mine's relatively low. It's practically non-existent in the next town over (North Smithfield/Smithfield) -- particularly the road that I travel to and from work. It's only abou 4 miles from the house and I could ride to it if I want a completely (or near completely) unobstructed view of the stars.
Of course, the hazard of going to that field also involves being in the general vicinity of deer (bucks in rut), skunks, raccoons and opossums. I don't think I'm up to smelling quite like that, thanks
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Ha! I love the caption of the current picture of the day, "Why are these people shooting a powerful laser into the center of our Galaxy? Fortunately, this is not meant to be the first step in a Galactic war." with the last two words linking to B5 business! Love it!
Lucky you! I would have to travel a few dozen miles south to get some good unpolluted night shots.
Oh mai GOSH! Deer!? SHIT! And coons! Noooo! Skunks?! Aaaaarrrhhhhhggg! Not the skunks! possums, now that's a tasty treat. Naw, but I did get reminded of the some posters I've seen around.
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Oh mai GOSH! Deer!? SHIT! And coons! Noooo! Skunks?! Aaaaarrrhhhhhggg! Not the skunks! possums, now that's a tasty treat. Naw, but I did get reminded of the some posters I've seen around.
Dude.... Deers in rut are dangerous. Males will attack humans when they're in rut. Raccoons aren't back, but they're like ferrets in that they like shiny things and try to pilfer if they can. And like skunks, opossums have musk glands that while they don't spray, the smell of them can still be quite disgusting to deal with. 
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Alrighty alrighty, I believe you. Rhode Island can be as dangerous as Mordor after dark. *smirks*
BTW, the plural of 'deer' is still 'deer'. Mr Technical. Just a lil FYI.
I've never heard of anyone ever referring to possum stew in real-life, yet. I do hear of squirrel stew, quite often. Chitterlings has been carried by the local stores, now and again. And I've seen pictures of the inside of the containers on teh intarwebbs. Nigger food. I'm not very racist, but I am somewhat annoyed by groups of people of any race who insist on eating scavenger-diets when it's completely unnecessary. And then to call these absolutely repulsive concoctions DELICACIES? Damn. In countries all over europe, each region has a special dish or dozen that features body parts not mentionable in polite conversation. Back in the day, they NEEDED to eat this stuff to survive. They needed peak efficiency, they had to take advantage of everything they could to stay alive. Now is certainly the time to be efficient in every way imaginable. But I think vegetarians are on the right track. I think the nutjobs that associate themselves with the likes of PETA have a few valid points. The cost of the worlds addiction to flesh is quite high. The space, water, and labor involved with animal farming is ridiculous compared to vegetable farming. And as a motorcyclist, second to bitches in minivans that pour misc. liquids onto the road, and assholes in pickups that flick cigarettes out the window, cattle trucks are the worst thing to get behind. I would imagine it's not too nice in a car, either. These stinky shit-rigs are everywhere, and they look as bad as they smell. Anyhoo, I digress...
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Alrighty alrighty, I believe you. Rhode Island can be as dangerous as Mordor after dark. *smirks*
ha! And again I say ha! Deer in rut is no laughing matter. Bucks are like men and too much of the wrong alcohol. Fear for your life.
Not to mention that not surprisingly, they're not the smartest mammals. Seems that when they see a light, they run toward it instead of away from it. This is not fun when they see you coming at them on a bicycle at 2 AM and the run at the light because it's what instinct teaches them to do.
BTW, the plural of 'deer' is still 'deer'. Mr Technical. Just a lil FYI.
From Dictionary.com :
–noun, plural deer, (occasionally) deers.
So Mister Smartypants -- we're both right 
but I am somewhat annoyed by groups of people of any race who insist on eating scavenger-diets when it's completely unnecessary
Seems you and I are sort of in agreement here.. Why eat something that's scavenger/poor? It's tradition!
Blah! This is why some traditions are worth changing.
that features body parts not mentionable in polite conversation.
You mean like Rocky Mountain Oysters ? Ham Hocks ? Pig's Feet ? Tripe ? Haggis ?
But I think vegetarians are on the right track.
They might be, but the problem is that we're evolved from omnivores, not herbivores.
The space, water, and labor involved with animal farming is ridiculous compared to vegetable farming.
But! Soylent Green is people!!!! (Let's see if you get the reference) 
Actually the Japanese are on the right track when it comes to Soy, Seaweeds and algae. But it'll take a long time before Western Cultures take to that.
cattle trucks are the worst thing to get behind.
Trade you. The smell of manure and organic fertilizers in the Smithfield area (where I work) permeates the area for about 10 miles. All because there's a apple orchard in the area. I get to smell it for 2 miles I'm coming into work, and 2.5 miles on the way home.
And given that I'm biking it -- that's about 15 - 20 minutes depending on traffic.
These stinky shit-rigs are everywhere, and they look as bad as they smell. Anyhoo, I digress...
Must be a Texas thing. Didn't see those in Georgia or Rhode Island. Then again RI has more chicken and turkey farms than pig/cattle.
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Haggis takes the cake as far as the most disgusting food that get's the most attention. I watched a video on how they make it, it's just disturbing. But hey, more normal food for me!
They might be, but the problem is that we're evolved from omnivores, not herbivores.
I don't believe we evolved from anything. This is the matrix, and the computer made us how we are for it's own benefit. Kidding! I have heard some evolutionary theories that are just as much a fantasy as creation, or the matrix.
But! Soylent Green is people!!!! (Let's see if you get the reference)
Yuppers. Great movie.
Trade you. The smell of manure and organic fertilizers in the Smithfield area (where I work) permeates the area for about 10 miles. All because there's a apple orchard in the area. I get to smell it for 2 miles I'm coming into work, and 2.5 miles on the way home.
Ha, yeah, a way I used to go to work involved a bit of farmland. Luckily, they've built some roads lately, and now I can take an alternate route that's mostly freeway. But still those damned cattle trucks with half-dead cows or chickens.
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Haggis takes the cake as far as the most disgusting food that get's the most attention. I watched a video on how they make it, it's just disturbing. But hey, more normal food for me!
Heh, and here I thought the frozen monkey brains and the live eel in sake would rank up there with you. And yes, those are dishes as well... of which I did come across in my wanderings... And no, I didn't do the monkey brains...
his is the matrix, and the computer made us how we are for it's own benefit. Kidding!
Grand!
But still those damned cattle trucks with half-dead cows or chickens.
You must be a charm at parties. 
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frozen monkey brains and the live eel in sake
Which taco bell do they sell those delectable confections?
You must be a charm at parties.
Yeah, I went to a party Thursday night just to remind myself why I don't party.
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Which taco bell do they sell those delectable confections?
Definitely not any Taco Bell that you'd go to... I think you need to watch the Travel Channel a little bit more to catch such... Delicacies
Yeah, I went to a party Thursday night just to remind myself why I don't party.
I don't know how to approach this... I do know that you're not doing something right, but I'll be damned if I know precisely what's not being done correctly here..
I think you need to loosen up a little more around people... Stop worrying so much about your self-image as much as you do.
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I think you need to watch the Travel Channel
Don't have cable anymore, I'll rely on popular internet culture to inform me of any particularly interestingly disgusting edible items.
I think you need to loosen up a little more around people...
Oh, I think I loosen up TOO much. I know you wont believe that, but it's true.
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Don't have cable anymore, I'll rely on popular internet culture to inform me of any particularly interestingly disgusting edible items.
Hmmm... Yes, definitely... Check it out on teh Intrawebz at Bizarre Foods . Or various excerpts from Hulu .
Oh, I think I loosen up TOO much. I know you wont believe that, but it's true.
*pondering* Is this one of those, I need to be there to see this miracle?
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A good top ten
My fav is the cat shit coffee, but the snake blood and bile is preeeeeetty yummy, too!
*pondering* Is this one of those, I need to be there to see this miracle?
Well, I could describe one of the things said. There were about 20 people at my friends house, and most of them were in the living room watching a slideshow of pictures on the HTPC. That wasn't the designated activity, but people were getting tired of beer pong and came in. The TV was already doing it's thing since the slide show was their screensaver, so everyone's all sittin around watching my friend's snapshots. Pretty boring. Anyhoo, my friend just got his first tattoo, and there was a picture of him getting the tatt, laying on the table, with his iphone and headphones! I blurted out while laughing, "You suburban bitch! You're listening to music on your iphone while getting a tatt?!" I dunno. On one hand, it was just a fucking retarded picture, you would laugh, too. I mean, just the thought of someone getting a tattoo listening to music on an iphone... I mean, it's not like he was there by himeself. I mean, his wife was there, her friend, and whoever the fuck took the picture. So, I'm just better off not drinking and shutting the fuck up.
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"You suburban bitch! You're listening to music on your iphone while getting a tatt?!"
Oh.... My god...
For example, if I were to say that, I would've swapped out the word "bitch" for "Soccer Mom".
So did they look at you like you had three heads? Or did you get too self-conscious and read it that way?
So, I'm just better off not drinking and shutting the fuck up.
Oh loosen up. People get away with saying even worse things during parties; it's all about delivery and timing. That can definitely be learned.
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No, there was just kinda a slight pause in the air. I should've definitely said "soccer mom" instead. But that was 3 beers into an empty tummy. I was buzzin pretty good. But yeah, my timings always off.
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But yeah, my timings always off.
Dude... Timing can definitely be worked on. I should know.. Growing up I had positively none. It took the better part of 20 years to getting timing right; and now it's not so bad really
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I'm always a victim of timing!
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That can also be worked to one's advantage. It's part of the charm of being a straight man.
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I'm lost, not sure how timing would have particular benefits or pitfalls based on one's sexual orientation?
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Yup yup, it's hard tho. Wish I had a time machine!
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