Quotes from the Old Guy
Many young people and kids do not remember that we once believed it was impossible to go to the moon.
Kids assume that the years always started with 20.
Car enthusiasts have never seen cars in which the heater and radio were accessories that cost extra.
Most people don't know a fire in a fireplace was started with a match not by flipping a switch.
Look at the expression on a college student's face when you mention a slide-rule.
Try to explain who Huntley and Brinkley were and furthermore we only saw them in black and white.
I tell youngsters that I taught their grandparents when grandmother and grandfather were in junior high and I was a student teacher trying to graduate from college. ~G. Eldon Smith
Many young people and kids do not remember that we once believed it was impossible to go to the moon.
Kids assume that the years always started with 20.
Car enthusiasts have never seen cars in which the heater and radio were accessories that cost extra.
Most people don't know a fire in a fireplace was started with a match not by flipping a switch.
Look at the expression on a college student's face when you mention a slide-rule.
Try to explain who Huntley and Brinkley were and furthermore we only saw them in black and white.
I tell youngsters that I taught their grandparents when grandmother and grandfather were in junior high and I was a student teacher trying to graduate from college. ~G. Eldon Smith
University of Colorado Aerospace
Rachel Mamich is from Littleton, Colorado, and has earned a joint bachelor’s and master’s degree in aerospace engineering with a minor in computer science. Mamich earned an award that recognizes a student who demonstrates outstanding engagement in the international arena.
During her time at CU, Mamich has served as an intern and graduate assistant in the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.(LASP) She has been a valuable contributor to the United Arab Emirates’ Mars mission since the summer of her freshman year. As part of a large international team, Mamich has frequently and confidently interacted with counterparts in the UAE in ways that are accomplishing the space mission and building bridges between cultures.
Rachel plans to attend UT Austin to pursue a PhD fellowship in aerospace engineering, specifically focused on optical navigation.
Rachel Mamich is from Littleton, Colorado, and has earned a joint bachelor’s and master’s degree in aerospace engineering with a minor in computer science. Mamich earned an award that recognizes a student who demonstrates outstanding engagement in the international arena.
During her time at CU, Mamich has served as an intern and graduate assistant in the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.(LASP) She has been a valuable contributor to the United Arab Emirates’ Mars mission since the summer of her freshman year. As part of a large international team, Mamich has frequently and confidently interacted with counterparts in the UAE in ways that are accomplishing the space mission and building bridges between cultures.
Rachel plans to attend UT Austin to pursue a PhD fellowship in aerospace engineering, specifically focused on optical navigation.
Book Nook
Two Miles High and Six Feet Under
A tale from 1890s Leadville, Colorado that has many historical facts along with mystery, excitement, romance, and humor (mostly mystery). Available at Amazon, and fine book stores everywhere.
Mountain Lions
The reason we are writing about Mountain Lions this week is that recently one was spotted in the suburb where we live. It is not out in the country or a place with large estates. Just a common 'burb. There is a channel running through town that is a place where wildlife can navigate through residential neighborhoods without being seen. Coyotes, foxes, deer, beavers and rarely a bear come to town.
Mountain Lions are seen more often in Boulder, although they visit the towns all along the Front Range, Longmont (sleeping in a garage,) Loveland, and Fort Collins. The one reported in Centennial appeared to have a rabbit or kitten in its mouth. Lions generally will be most abundant in areas with plentiful deer.
Generally Mountain Lions don't trust humans and stay away from human contact, but lions seem to be becoming bolder. Even at that, according to Colorado Wildlife Service there have been only 22 mountain lion attacks in Colorado since 1990. If you see a mountain lion, do not try to run away and don't approach it. Throw things, make noise, wave your arms and stand your ground.
Two Miles High and Six Feet Under
A tale from 1890s Leadville, Colorado that has many historical facts along with mystery, excitement, romance, and humor (mostly mystery). Available at Amazon, and fine book stores everywhere.
Mountain Lions
The reason we are writing about Mountain Lions this week is that recently one was spotted in the suburb where we live. It is not out in the country or a place with large estates. Just a common 'burb. There is a channel running through town that is a place where wildlife can navigate through residential neighborhoods without being seen. Coyotes, foxes, deer, beavers and rarely a bear come to town.
Mountain Lions are seen more often in Boulder, although they visit the towns all along the Front Range, Longmont (sleeping in a garage,) Loveland, and Fort Collins. The one reported in Centennial appeared to have a rabbit or kitten in its mouth. Lions generally will be most abundant in areas with plentiful deer.
Generally Mountain Lions don't trust humans and stay away from human contact, but lions seem to be becoming bolder. Even at that, according to Colorado Wildlife Service there have been only 22 mountain lion attacks in Colorado since 1990. If you see a mountain lion, do not try to run away and don't approach it. Throw things, make noise, wave your arms and stand your ground.
Last Words
“Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one’s whole being into the being of another.”
~Martin Luther King Jr.