The Aptly Named, Sam's Blog

Sometimes, after a day of work, when I’m working on a side project that involves code my brain is too tired to think and that’s when it is handy to write out even the simplest things to make progress. #mbfeb

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The baby in this house. #mbfeb

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banana #mbfeb

For those who can’t read Hindi, it says what you think it says 😄

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I saw this cloud and wondered if we were in for another rainy spell and fifteen minutes later was drenched in a downpour 😂 #mbfeb

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Last week NASA landed the Perseverance rover on Mars. I watched live the entry, descent, and landing phase as events happened. It was quite exciting.

Today they released a set of high definition videos from various cameras that captured the descent and landing in amazing detail. This is a first and wow, that footage is incredible!

NASA also released the first ever audio recorded on another planet. Today I heard the breeze on Mars. Amazing!

Perseverance carries with it the Ingenuity helicopter. So we will have the first powered flight on Mars to look forward to in the near future. And I’ll be sure to tune in for that.

All the media will be available in the public domain via the Perseverance site.

The colors of macaroons at the local bakery. #mbfeb

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The best thing about the weather is that it changes. #mbfeb

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The lemon tree is inside so that it can stay alive for the winter. #mbfeb

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About a week ago we were at the beginning of a “historic” winter storm. It had waves of various kinds of precipitation. Snow, sleet, ice, freezing rain, rain.

At the end of it there was the thickest layers of ice on everything that I’d ever seen in these parts.

We lost power on Sunday night at 7pm. Thankfully, it was restored on Monday at 1:30pm. At one point we emptied the fridge of perishables and placed them in a cooler outside. At least there was plenty of ice around to keep things cold 😄. I’m grateful that this was a minor inconvenience to us compared to what many others are going through with recent weather.

All in all over 500,000 people were without power around here due to various causes, like downed power lines, equipment failures, substation failures. Crews have been working 24/7 to restore utilities.

It all began to thaw that Monday afternoon as the temperatures rose and the Sun came out for a while.

Now several days later, there’s still plenty of downed tree branches, and snow on the ground thawing slowly. Temperatures have remained above freezing but sunshine is still rare.

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Jenni makes wonderful pizzas at home 😋 #mbfeb

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The snow appears still but the thaw is real and constant. #mbfeb

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This fence in the neighborhood certainly looks like it is the work of an erudite mind. #mbfeb

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Today was the big thaw after the winter storm. The sun came out and there was much reflection. #mbfeb

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With Olive unwell and wearing a cone there have been times when I’ve perceived genuine compassion for her coming from Mr. Momo. It’s very cute. #mbfeb

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It’s rare but sometimes the rain can make icicles on our windows. #mbfeb

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I bet this sugar water tastes better than a sporg. #mbfeb

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Going with the watch theme in the footsteps of @maique and @purisubzi for today’s prompt: machine. #mbfeb

I don’t wear this G-Shock Mudmaster as much as I used to since I got regular with an Apple Watch but it is still my favorite 😍

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The creature in this house with the most energy. #mbfeb

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This may look like a trail but is just the sidewalk near a park that gets real muddy with all the winter rains. #mbfeb

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