Natural Bridge 2010

Reenactments, Photos, Geocaches

[07-Mar-2010] Natural Bridge seemed quick and small this year. When I got there it was almost deserted. No cars on the side of the road. It filled in later but I still think attendance was down. The Reenactment also seemed smaller, no colors for the Union troops even. Checked on the cache in the park and did 2 others on the way back. Its nice to be able to take Plank road and not go through town and Woodville now. Caches Waterford Crystal? #2 Waterford Crystal? Natural Bridge

Delivery, Geocaches, Zoo, kids.

Geocaches, Photos

[04-Mar-2010] Took moms new laptop to her. Stopped and did some geocaches on the way. 2 that I couldnt find before and one new one. Im sure the Hill Top Drop one is not there now. Thursday went to the Jax Zoo so I was at the north end of Jax to have dinner with a 3 year old who was passing through. The zoo has changed a lot since the last time I was there in the 80s. They have a whole Florida wildlife section now, and everything has moved. Displays are no longer the old concrete pens but much better. The only thing still there is the train and the Carousel Did a couple of more geocaches afterwards before coming home. Caches Can You Hear Me Now Johnny Donut Seed Hill Top Drop It's a JUNGLE out here! Off Your Rocker, JIA

The Last Colony	Books
[28-Feb-2010] The Last Colony by John Scalzi. Sci-fi: 324 pages. Volume 3 in the series Colonial Union. The character from the first book becomes a new colony administrator and imbroiled in the start of an intersteller war. The worst of the trilogy. Plot holes, like where do the werewolves go? He should go back to space marines. Rating: 4 (out of 8)

The Ghost Brigades	Books
[27-Feb-2010] The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi. Sci-fi: 374 pages. Volume 2 in the series Colonial Union. Not a good as the first in the series. The story follows a different main character and is more political than fighting bugs. Rating: 4 (out of 8)

The Tuloriad	Books
[21-Feb-2010] The Tuloriad by John Ringo. Sci-fi: 385 pages. Volume 0 in the series Legacy of Aldenata: Side Stories. This follows Tulo, the 5 percenter general from earlier novels as he escapes and tries to rebuild Posleen society after its destructoin by humanity. Rating: 5 (out of 8)

Finally a warm day	Plants
[20-Feb-2010] Set up the new raised bed. Reconfigured the wire frames to protect the strawberries from birds to fit the new beds. Laid out where Im going to plant corn. Started seeds indoors.

Last Night Shuttle Launch	Photos
[15-Feb-2010] Spent 2 days near the Cape waiting in the cold for the last night shuttle launch ever. It was worth the wait.

Olustee 2010

Photos, Reenactments

[14-Feb-2010] A beautiful day, drove to Olustee and skipped the sutlers. I wanted to sit on the southern side this year since its been years since I did that just for the change so I need to get to the line early. Of course the decided to fight with the south more to the right of the field this year so I was looking at their backsides most the battle. Used the new blackberry as a camera, it did pretty well. Despite the weather the southern line seemed a little sparse, but there seemed to be a good Union turnout.

The Accidental Time Machine	Books
[13-Feb-2010] by Joe Haldeman Sci-fi: 278 pages Started out good, a grad student discovers a time effect that pops him into the future but its one way. About halfway through Jesus shows up and it gets not so good as the story devolves. Rating: 5 (out of 8)