Author Archives: RayMel

Cleaning the Sink

Posted on 14 April 2013 by RayMel

I have been given an enormous freedom: the freedom to dry my dishes with a drying towel and put them away immediately. Continue reading →

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The Day the Squash Plant Took on the Tree

Posted on 25 June 2011 by RayMel

Our squash plant has gone climbing crazy. It has decided to climb the tree it is planted next to. Who will win? My money is on the tree.    

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Total Lunar Eclipse of 15 June 2011

Posted on 14 June 2011 by RayMel

Here comes another total lunar eclipse; however, North America will not be able to see it this time.  It is supposed to be a darker eclipse at totality due to the ash cloud and gaseous fumes put out by the … Continue reading →

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Fantastic CME from the Sun 7Jun2011

Posted on 7 June 2011 by RayMel

There was a fantastic Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from the sun at about 6:30 universal time today. I have never seen anything like this. At the eruption site, I measure it to be approximately 9 Earth diameters wide, and it … Continue reading →

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Cutting a Watermelon

Posted on 24 May 2011 by RayMel

So, I found out that my wife hates cutting watermelon. The reason? I can eat it about as fast as she can cut it.  So when I offered to start cutting the watermelon. She let me.  I stepped up to … Continue reading →

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