Oh yeah, this is going to go over really well… First, it was kegs, then couches. Now, Cocoa Beach will consider banning booze on the beach. It’s a sad day when a man can’t sit on his couch and drink a coldbeer (on the beach). Why don’t they just ban “acting-like-a-drunk-idiot”. That would give them the ability to not only persecute the intoxicated, but also the people who are stupid   Read More ...

We saw a couple of these Portugese Man O’ Wars washed up on Satellite Beach yesterday as the tide was coming in. We were cheering for them to make it back out to open water, but not enough to get close enough to catch them. Tenacles up to 50 meters long and possible interference with heart and lung functionality? No thanks…

I posted my video of the STS 129 launch a couple of weeks ago. The SIL just posted a link to this footage on her FB page. It’s slightly more dramatic than my video. Then again, I didn’t have time to edit. STS-129 Ascent Video Highlights from mike interbartolo on Vimeo.

Well, clouds were low, so we couldn’t see every second, but it was nice weather to be out at the beach to watch the Atlantis launch for STS-129. And it was so windy that we never actually heard the launch. Here’s a better video from closer up of the July 4, 2006 launch.

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XKCD Strikes Again – While you’re at it, can I get a drink holder attached to the end of each arm? Rich People Fleeing High Tax States – What? Unbelievable! The gov’ment should do something about this! Rowland Burris Blames Bush For Olympic FAIL – And I thought it was just because the IOC member are all racists. Dell uses social media to gather employee ideas – This is going   Read More ...

I’ve read a lot of stuff about the benefits of barefoot running. I went for my first barefoot run of any real distance (3m) yesterday on the beach. It was definitely more work on the calves, but I’m not sure if that was from being barefoot or from the sand, which I’m not used to running in. One thing that’s really nice about beach running (at least here) are the   Read More ...