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Shell: Please check your private topics. J.

Yes, Shell, bringing the big CD player and music (no Garth, though) (mostly jazz), but I guess the likes of Garth will still play on it! ;)--> J.

13 days and counting :D--> :)--> :D--> :)--> :)--> :D--> :P-->

Oenophile is going too, I believe. J.

Hawk: When I said I'd follow you driving, I was thinking Tennessee - - NOT Maine! I have to be back by school on Monday! Jardinero

My Dear Oak: :D--> Jardinero

Great news! O.K. I'll go from cabin to cabin sampling coffee to see who has the best stuff! J.

Just..........tell...........me.........which.........cabin.............has..... the coffee.....goin'...........I'll........be.....in....the.......tent.........no.....plug! coffee.........must........have............coffee..........

Zix: The caravan coming from Indy and KY (that would be me and Jardinerito and LittleHawk & Son) should be in before 6 p.m. on Friday. I think the schedule is come as you are, come when you want, do whatever you want (but we are not letting our benevolant leader take naps!), eat, talk, eat, fish, eat,drink, have fun, listen to Rascal's funny stories, eat drink, maybe a little dancin' I hear.....we're bringing our camera too! Jardinero

You still have time to link up with Mark Sanguinetti in NYC to do the town! But no campfires! J.

Lindy: I'd also like to buy a vowel. I don't recognize the name. If they were in after '89 I wouldn't have known them. Send me a private message and let me know the names if you want. J.

Hi Flay. I was in Mesa, AZ from 1986-1996. What part of the state were you in? You can private message me if you want. Jardinero

I agree Wacky. Just saw it with 2 12 yr. olds and a 9 yr old. I really enjoyed it, although the younger 4th grade boy who was with us didn't really get it and wiggled through the entire movie. The older boys liked it. So it gets 2 thumbs up from me, but younger children may be a little bored by the slow moving story (although it's lovely). J.

Oh, I wondered who was going to start the countdown. Thanks, Shell! J.

They left San Diego years ago and are in the Tampa area. J.

Pardon the post from an interloper, but Mr. Strange One, you gonna tell us what Rottie said? Jardinero O.K. carry on.

I think we have a rebel in our midst! J.

Truly, Hope. Very sweet pics. Both of them. Thanks for sharing. You guys looked so sweet! Jardinero

Wow! these are great. I've never checked out this site before. Here let me put them here for everyone to see. http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/2003/22/image/f/[/img]

VERY cool, Zix. I've never seen the ice cap below. Going to check out the Hubble shots. BRB. I'll look forward to seeing your end result once you mess with it. Thanks for sharing! Jardinero

Yeah, ckeer. Where are those 70mm lens refractor telescope thinga-magiggies when you need them, eh? The clouds finally cleared here, so I was able to see Mars just rising over the horizon a bit ago. J.

I went out about 11 and wouldn't you know? A storm front had moved in - - too cloudy! Boo hoo! :(--> I'm sure I'll see something the next few days once the clouds blow through. Can't wait to see your shots! Thanks! Starry Eyed Jardinero

Hey Zix! Anything to add? We just went out, but can't see anything yet. J.

Padewan Magi You gonna post some pics for us non-telescoped folks????? Pretty please???? Jardinero

Mars makes history in the night sky 8/26/03 Look for planet during closest approach in 59,619 years Mars sparkles as a reddish-orange point of light over Poodle Rock at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Observers in mid-northern latitudes should see the planet as the brightest object in the night sky, rising in the southeast at about sunset. WHERE TO LOOK Mars rises in the southeast around sunset, your local time, shimmering like an orange star so bright it could momentarily be mistaken for an airliner on final approach. It outshines all other stars in the sky. Around 1 a.m. Mars is due south and high in the sky. It sets in the southwest at about sunrise. No equipment is necessary to observe Mars closer than has any human in the past 59,619 years. But the best views are afforded through telescopes, which can reveal surface markings, the south polar ice cap and clouds. For this purpose, astronomers recommend at least a 70mm lens for so-called refractor telescopes, or 4.25 inches for the reflector type. Happy viewing stargazers! Jardinero [This message was edited by jardinero on August 27, 2003 at 11:25.]