Heat Waved!

This is a brutally hot week in Brockton, Massachusetts. The temperatures are almost into the 100's, and the heat index with humidity is about 120 degrees. A guy was on a roof shingleing and siding. I was thinking, "good god man, get inside" so i got on my motorcycle and by the time i had rode to work, my do-rag was soaking wet with sweat.

I got a new raquetball raquet last nite, because my old one had some of the strings break. I got a good deal on a new raquetball raquet, that included safety glasses, a can of raquet balls, and a carrying case! I will post a picture of it tonite.

I have a couple of research projects i am working on, so I will put them in my blog when i have more information.

4th of July Weekend...

the 4th of July weekend was very relaxing. I had to work on Saturday, but it wasn't bad. I got the mail out on the truck, then headed home. Sunday, I got up early to make it to church. It was air conditioned so the worshipers where happy that they weren't too hot. After the church service, i went home and fell asleep. My diet and workout plan are going well. I have not had any meat in over a week. I didn't weight myself at the gym, so i'm not sure if that is good for a few weight loss pounds or not. Sunday afternoon, I went with everyone to see "the last air-bender". I had watched the cartoon show with steph and greg, and thought the movie would be fun. I was dissapointed though. Characterization was horrible, and I don't want to see 90% action and no character or story development. It was entertaining though, so that was good. After the movie we went to eat. Monday was the best day of the Holiday weekend. It was July 5th. My cousin, Penny invited us over to her pool and had some great food there. The weather was hot and perfect for laying around a pool, diving in to keep cool, and socializing with family. Monday Nite: Pool League. I was surprised to find one of my old friends, Rufus, on the opposing team. We had played on the same team for a couple of years. I ended up shooting against him in the match, and i won 4 games - 0 games. I guess i had my game on that nite.

I will post some pictures of the pool party when i download them into my laptop.

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io...The strange Moon...

hi everyone, happy 4th of july. first i will put some information about IO, one of jupiters moons, then i will post some fun pictures.....Io [EYE-oh or EE-oh] can be classified as one of the most unusual moons in our solar system. Active volcanism on Io was the greatest unexpected discovery at Jupiter. It was the first time active volcanoes had been seen on another body in the solar system. The Voyagers observed the eruption of nine volcanoes on Io altogether. There is also evidence that other eruptions occurred between Voyager encounters. Plumes from the volcanoes extend to more than 300 kilometers (190 miles) above the surface, with material being ejected at speeds up to a kilometer (.6 miles) per second.
Io's volcanoes are apparently due to heating of the satellite by tidal pumping. Io is perturbed in its orbit by Europa and Ganymede, two other large satellites nearby, then pulled back again into its regular orbit by Jupiter. This tug-of-war results in tidal bulging as great as 100 meters (330 feet) on Io's surface.
The temperature on Io's surface is about -143° C (-230° F); however, a large hot spot associated with a volcanic feature measured about 17° C (60° F). Scientists believe the hot spot may be a lava lake, although the temperature indicates the surface is not molten. This feature is reminiscent of lava lakes on Earth.
Io is composed primarily of rocky material with very little iron. Io is located within an intense radiation belt of electrons and ions trapped in Jupiter's magnetic field. As the magnetosphere rotates with Jupiter, it sweeps past Io and strips away about 1,000 kilograms (1 ton) of material per second. The material forms a torus, a doughnut shaped cloud of ions that glow in the ultraviolet. The torus's heavy ions migrate outward, and their pressure inflates the Jovian magnetosphere to more than twice its expected size. Some of the more energetic sulphur and oxygen ions fall along the magnetic field into the planet's atmosphere, resulting in auroras.
Io acts as an electrical generator as it moves through Jupiter's magnetic field, developing 400,000 volts across its diameter and generating an electric current of 3 million amperes that flows along the magnetic field to the planet's ionosphere.

The Moons of Jupiter...

Hi, being a scientist and astronomer is very interesting. I am looking at the solar system in a different light than most of my collegues. I believe that there is abundant life on the moons in our solar system, especially those of Jupiter. Following is a brief description of Europa from the website...http://www.windows2universe.org/jupiter/moons/europa.html



This is an image of Europa taken by the Galileo spacecraft in natural and enhanced colors. Click on image for full sizeNASAEuropa was first discovered by Galileo in 1610, making it one of the Galilean Satellites. It is Jupiter's 4th largest moon, 670,900 km from Jupiter. With a diameter that is about half the distance across the United States, 3138 km (1950 miles), Europa is close to the same size as the Earth's moon (click here for a comparison between Earth's Moon and Europa).Europa is named after one of Jupiter's girlfriends from Greek mythology. The Galileo spacecraft discovered that there is the strong possibility that it has an ocean underneath its icy surface! The last time an ocean was discovered was the Pacific Ocean, 500 years ago. This means Europa is one of the few moons in the solar system with the possibility of a liquid water environment which could be friendly to life. The surface has many interesting features, even though it is mostly made of ice. Europa also has a very fragile atmosphere.

What lies under the ocean of Europa? Fish? Intelligent life? Civilization? and seeing that Europa has an atmosphere, although be it very fragile..maybe lifeforms can live in this harsh environment of cold and ice.

My Pictures

Ok, so here are a few Random Pics. See if you can pick which description describes which picture.

Here i am standing next to some kind of Imperial Stormtrooper. I was trying of what stormtroopers wearing black armour where stationed Then i realized that stormtrooper was one of the pilots of Vader's Wingmen, it was a tie fighter pilot.

This is my buddy Jimmy. He is like a Guru. He always has ideas of profound importance coming out of his head, but they are phrased in such a way as to impart divine wisdom. I remember sitting around a campfire, and Jimmy talking about tipping, and it was like, this guy is talking in Parables!

this is a great pic of snow removal at its finest. it was during a winter blizzard on a cold january day in the great city of Champions, Brockton, MASSACHUSETTS.

sue was packing for some unknown family outing and i took her pic tending to the cooler. i hope she has some bologna in there, cuz i love bologna, and i will eat it later on with some cheese in a cracker sandwhich!

Eddie Josh and Ashley coming back from bike week in Laconia.

so there you have it! my match the picture to its description blog! thanks for beaming on board, and 93

FreeMason Symbols Revealed

Hi Everyone,

I am very involved in Freemasonry, so i thought i would explain some of the symbols of the various masonic bodies to which i am a member. The symbol for the Holy Royal Arch is a Triangle within a circle with the triple tau inside the triangle. The color of Chapter Masonry is red.

Friends and Family II

Hi everyone, Here is more pictures of my friends and family.

the first picture is Ethan. We went on a trip to Atlantic City, and Ethan was standing by the Wall Mural of a straight flush, i figured it would make a good looking artistic picture.

The 2nd picture with the guys by the Grille is of my buddy Steve and me. I love barbeque grilling, so if there is a cook-out or party, and you need a grillemaster, call me!

The next picture is ME and a giant pretzel. I met her in Atlantic City, where she was working for a pretzel bakery. The relationship became pretty twisted, finally, she broke up with me.

The next picture is of my buddy Eric and his son Danny. We often enjoy sporting events together, LIKE THE BROCKTON ROX!

the last picture is of me and my mason buddies. i will do a blog on Freemasonry soon, but in this picture are: Dave, Todd, Leo, Ralph, ME, Phil, Doug, Tom, and Bruce.

93!