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ISS flyover Columbus Thursday night at 8:57 - should be VERY VERY bright.  -4.0 magnitude meaning you would see it at high noon.  Going straight over head from the WSW.   I heard they will be dropping candy.

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Full Sturgeon Moon tonight! also called the Full Red Moon because, as the Moon rises, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. And is the Green Corn Moon or the Grain Moon.
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I believe my grass is actually growing FASTER now! I looked this morning and realized it's getting REAL long, when did I mow? . . . THURSDAY!! WHAT? 4 days ago? I'm dumping Tru Green because they are making my lawn grow to fast.

I love having a long lawn. These people that cut if so short are not doing anybody any good.  Long grass kills weeds, is very soft and sucks down CO2.  Look at the lawn on the State capitol, very long and lush.    

Actually I would not have Tru Green at all but living on a fairway (well, next to it) and with both neighbors having Tru Green I felt I had to keep up with the Joneses so to speak. But next year I'm going with K& B Tree & Lawn Care out of Beaver Dam. Less pressure and I like going local. I could not see any lawn companies in Columbus . .at least none with a website and you know how I am with website awareness.
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This morning I submitted a photo to Walgreens and I got a call saying it was ready but I needed a copyright/release because it looked too professional. Good Grief. OK, I suppose it's a good thing but . . . . .

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Watch out in Columbus on Western Ave and Tower Drive.

The rescue people, Fire, Police, Hospital and so forth are having a mock disaster tonight between 5pm and 8pm.  Mock blood will flow the streets as they try to save Columbus.  On an interesting note today is the 40th anniversary of the Stirling Hall explosion.

I actually golfed a few rounds with Dwight Armstrong one of the bombers.  He was a friend of a friend. He died a couple months ago of lung cancer.

Where were you 1,931 years ago???? On this date Vesuvius erupted. I'm not going to go into what happened but as I was reading I find that all the accounts of the explosion come from a kid that escaped. His name is Pliney the Younger.

Now if you are a craft beer drinker this MIGHT ring a bell. One of the hoppiest brews you can buy is called Pliney The Elder (who WAS called Pliney The younger until he got older). I have never had this double IPA brew by Russian River Brewing Company. A 6-pack will run you about $30.

How hoppy is it? Well, I have seen clones for homebrewing so I know about how much hops are in a Pliney. In a normal home brew IPA there is perhaps 6 or 7 ounces of hops. In a Pliney the Elder there is over a pound of hops! OVER A POUND!

You would think this is undrinkable and I think  it might be in a homebrew. But in the hands of experts this is rated as one of the most enjoyable brews in the world. With 1500 reviews it's rated an A+ in the Beer Advocate.

In 1873 William Henry Jackson becomes the first person to photograph Colorado's elusive Mount of the Holy Cross, providing reliable proof of its existence.

I guess many had reported see it but people did not believe it.  This was the first photograph. 

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 Have a great day - coolness is coming for a few days then heating up a little again.

rod