Still learning how to do this new-fangled "blog" thing. Hope to able to add Pictures, Audio, Video and Twitter soon. Real soon.
Meanwhile, we are all enjoying our first rains in the Brazos Valley from Sunday. Some Southern areas of the County experienced severe weather warnings and golf-ball sized hail. (How come they never promote "hail-sized golf balls?).
I had promised to run naked through the rain if it ever occurred. Unfortunately I was driving along Earl Rudder Freeway By Pass 6 when it happened. I was not a pretty sight.
Stopped by to see Miss Rita and staff at the Longhorn Tavern Steakhouse Saturday. I wanted to get in one final dinner at the original, classic location before operations move to the new location sometime next week. By the way, where is the new location? We've been saying it'll be in the Old Coke offices/ warehouse. I know I was here when it was operational, but can't quite remember where that was/is. That area has been rebuilt and redesigned several times since then, Oh well, I'm sure they'll provide a map for the new location. Keep ya updated.

Today was the anniversary of the First Men On The Moon, Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin, 40 years ago. All three crew (including the guy they left back orbiting on the command module to do some light housekeeping and prepare dinners while the other two explored the Lunar Surface) are still alive and scheduled to visit the White House today. It's hard to believe it all happened so long ago. Also hard to believe it's been so long since we LAST went to moon.
So, naturally our question of the day dealt with the less-than-famous words from the SECOND man on the moon who said as he dropped to the Lunar Surface "That's a good last step...)
This week we'll have passes for live music from Ryan Beaver and Brett Crenshaw, Johnny Cooper, Aaron Watson plus Bart Crow Band and The Blue Brussard at the Texas State Line Friday at Harry's.

Astronauts deal with flooded toilet in orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The bathroom lines at the already crowded space shuttle and space station complex got a lot longer Sunday because of a flooded toilet.

One of two commodes aboard the international space station broke down, right in the middle of complicated robotic work being conducted by the two crews. The pump separator apparently flooded.
Mission Control advised the astronauts to hang an "out of service" sign on the toilet until it could be fixed. In the meantime, the six space station residents had to get in line to use their one good toilet. And Endeavour's seven astronauts were restricted to the shuttle bathroom.
There have never been so many people — 13 — together in space.
The toilet repair work fell to Belgian Frank De Winne and American Michael Barratt, who had to don goggles, gloves and masks. They ripped apart the compartment, working well into the evening. Mission Control finally instructed them to call it a day and resume the effort Monday morning.
Flight director Brian Smith declined to speculate whether overuse caused the toilet trouble.