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- And Then… We Buuuuuurn The Hydrogen!
A while back, I mentioned one of the exhibits I remembered from a childhood visit to the Los Angeles Museum of Science and Industry (now the California Science Center) in the 1980s: …a multi-screen cartoon about energy sources and engine types called “The Water Engine.” (Each screen has a character talking up internal combustion, flywheels, […]
- Using the Internet in the 1990s (and early 2000s)
A few weeks ago, Szczezuja asked the GeminiSpace community: How you were using the Internet in 1991-1995 and 1995-2005? This may be a bit longer than asked for, and I thought about breaking it into smaller pieces, but I decided it would be more appropriate for a Gemini post to be one single unit. 1991-1995: […]
- Remembering Marineland (Or Not)
I don’t remember much about Marineland of the Pacific. It was an ocean park/aquarium like Sea World that operated near Los Angeles for several decades, closing in 1987. I know I visited at least once, with my grandparents, but all I remember is: The view from what I assume was Palos Verdes Drive, as the […]
- Pixar, the Space Shuttle, and Kids’ Museum Memories
Went with the family to see Space Shuttle Endeavour and a Pixar-themed exhibit on computer animation at the California Science Center. The 6YO loved the Pixar exhibit, which broke down all the steps to creating a computer-animated movie into separate hands-on centers where you could do things like… Apply different textures and bump maps to […]
- Fuzzy Memories of Duck Food Danger
A moment of deja vu while helping at a preschool field trip got me thinking about early childhood memories of a food allergy incident.
- Watching the Space Shuttle Land in 1988
When I was 12, I went to see the Space Shuttle land at Edwards Air Force Base. I took an SLR and telephoto lens. With the shuttle program ending, I’ve scanned the photos.
- Touring the Mt. Wilson Observatory in 1992
With the observatory threatened by the Station Fire, I dug out my photos from a tour my family took 17 years before.
- “Oh, There’s a Snake Under My Cot”
The night I found a rattlesnake in my tent at a Boy Scout summer camp. No one was bitten, but getting that snake out was an interesting experience.
- Back in Space!
Discovery reaches orbit – we’re finally back in space! Here’s hoping the shuttle will be able to tide us over until a next-generation ship is ready.