Here is another image from the RC plane. This is a shot of the woods and creek in our back yard.

The successful test of my RC airplane set-up with a digital camera. This photo is looking west and shows a large portion of the south half of Bethel

Computer Tip of the Day

As I was reading through some other blogs, I came across a great desktop addition called the Desktop Sidebar. It provides a wealth of information and is highly configurable / customizable. You can see some screenshots of it here.

Tired of all those pop-up windows?

Try using an alternative web browser called Mozilla Firefox.

Asteroid Near Miss coming in 2029

Read about it here.

Here is a picture taken of our back yard, on the morning of January 30, 2005, following a night of snow.

New Bible Translation may be flawed

Apparently there is a new Bible translation called Today's New International Bible that seems to be somewhat of a distortion in translation. You can read the news story here.

Support the 216th!

As you know, there is going to be a homecoming parade held in Bethel on March 5th for the 216th Engineering Battalion. In case you are interested, you can purchase lapel type pins that show the official crest of the 216th Engineering Battalion. They are a bit pricey, but are well made. Here is the link to them:
http://ec-securehost.com/uniformaccessoriesunlimited/CREST_216TH_ENG_BN.html

Odd Government Study

Here is an article on USAtoday's website regarding a recent Airforce research project. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-11-05-teleportation_x.htm

Sunset from our back yard, December 2004

This image was also taken on Christmas Eve.

This image was taken on Christmas Eve 2004 following the heavy ice storm.

Quote of the Day

It is strange the way the ignorant and inexperienced so often and so undeservedly succeed when the informed and the experienced fail.
- Mark Twain