The drive home

Still getting the hang of this commuting thing. I don't think having my commute be along a major tourist influx corridor is helping matters. My drive home stream of consciousness today:

More kamikaze than usual on the road tonight... Is that Mitsu speed bump planning on going under that semi?... WTF?! Was that really a car covered in Christmas lights with a spruce tied to the roof?... Uh oh, I see brake lights... AAaaaand here comes the parking lot. Must be the break week influx.


At least I was closer to home when the traffic got really bad, so it wasn't quite as bad as the day before Thanksgiving. Although a giant SUV magically appeared in my blind spot at one point. Didn't hit him, but much closer than I like.

boom?

yeah, I know I haven't put up anything in an age. Pretty much just working in between trips to Orlando. I saw a bit of the shuttle launch two weeks ago. Not up close sadly, just a bit of it rising up as Nicole and I were leaving Downtown Disney.

Which brings me to today. I had a half day of work in observance of Christmas Eve, so I spent a chunk of the afternoon cutting up lumber for a project (stands to raise up my just purchased, arriving tomorrow washer and dryer to a more workable level). I was lying on my living room floor resting my back after spending all that time leaning over when...

<BOOM><BOOM>

"boom?" sez I.

I look out the window, and the people around outside don't seem bothered, so I decide to not worry about it. Then I remembered that the shuttle was due to land at 5:30, and it was 5:26 by my clock. So, my first sonic boom and a double boom at that. Pretty impressive.

According to NASA's groundtrack, the shuttle passed nearly directly over Ocala (29.17N, 82.15W)