tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post9196153572250604178..comments2024-03-28T18:36:50.250-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The DriveOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16232460799943889662013-08-06T14:18:07.872-07:002013-08-06T14:18:07.872-07:00That's the feeling I get when stargazing. It&#...That's the feeling I get when stargazing. It's a good feeling overall. I'm reminded of how small I am but the same Creator who made all that, also made us.<br /><br />That whole sparrow thing. (A favorite passage of mine.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68339569685437969012013-08-06T13:11:22.592-07:002013-08-06T13:11:22.592-07:00We are very fortunate where we live. While it'...We are very fortunate where we live. While it's not big sky by any means, we live rurally (by New England standards) so our night sky is unpolluted. And while we are surrounded by trees we still get a beautiful night sky. Sitting out on our deck late at night with a nice late-night drink of the alcohol variety is one of fave things to do. Reminds us how small we really are; good for the ego. Kris, in New Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185696221729269932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80076967875283338072013-08-06T05:42:10.707-07:002013-08-06T05:42:10.707-07:00Probes!
Yikes!Probes!<br /><br />Yikes!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17424236973605915572013-08-06T05:41:05.497-07:002013-08-06T05:41:05.497-07:00I'm glad I'm not the only one to experienc...I'm glad I'm not the only one to experience this!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51043704496732900032013-08-05T21:23:07.421-07:002013-08-05T21:23:07.421-07:00Uh oh, I thought this was going to be one of those...Uh oh, I thought this was going to be one of those Roswell stories. And you know where those stories end. With you strapped to a table. And. . .NavyOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882997173040217237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25495237956560811692013-08-05T19:59:13.767-07:002013-08-05T19:59:13.767-07:00Heh, 287 through Texas, SAME damn thing!!! And I s...Heh, 287 through Texas, SAME damn thing!!! And I swore the train was on MY side of the road!!!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89334752855187978092013-08-05T14:16:06.655-07:002013-08-05T14:16:06.655-07:00;-);-)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43856348501058658782013-08-05T14:13:37.696-07:002013-08-05T14:13:37.696-07:00I do realize that... and I thank you.I do realize that... and I thank you.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76125762143893688442013-08-05T11:10:47.871-07:002013-08-05T11:10:47.871-07:00Being distracted while driving, high up on my list...Being distracted while driving, high up on my list of bad things.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14153880976763172342013-08-05T11:08:38.068-07:002013-08-05T11:08:38.068-07:00I like the video-clip augmented comments.
You do ...I like the video-clip augmented comments.<br /><br />You do understand that it was a recent comment of yours which inspired this post?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-852868198510826092013-08-05T10:24:46.975-07:002013-08-05T10:24:46.975-07:00People who ride with me can't believe I don...People who ride with me can't believe I don't turn on the radio. While others want to be distracted, I don't.<br /><br />Trains out in the boondocks can surprise you. There is a railroad crossing North of Campo, CO on US 287 that will<br />sneak up on you. Nothing around it, just the crossing lights, and the middle of a 120 car coal train at 0300 can be<br />hard to see. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16977913827068144212013-08-05T10:20:59.578-07:002013-08-05T10:20:59.578-07:00Ah, yes... the night sky. For a couple o' few...Ah, yes... the night sky. For a couple o' few months... years, actually... after I arrived in NM I'd take The Green Hornet out about ten miles south o' town on US 70 (with her top down, of course), pull over to the side o' the road, lay the seat back as far as it would go and just stare at the sky. I've often thought of doing one of those time-lapse things of our night sky, which is well and truly spectacular. But that sounds too much like "work."<br /><br /><a href="http://youtu.be/pqzpQPDSr2s" rel="nofollow">Work?!?</a>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17120204240352400712013-08-05T10:00:07.839-07:002013-08-05T10:00:07.839-07:00Well said, IT.
Well said.Well said, IT.<br /><br />Well said.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18632692721158915802013-08-05T09:20:22.113-07:002013-08-05T09:20:22.113-07:00Everyone should experience the night sky from some...Everyone should experience the night sky from somewhere out in the middle of nowhere at least once<br />It also gives a new meaning to the words <i>Sounds of Silence</i><br />IT (aka Ivan Toblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07484236901066944983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88939835257374191592013-08-05T08:51:48.188-07:002013-08-05T08:51:48.188-07:00The sight of that night sky will stay with me fore...The sight of that night sky will stay with me forever.<br /><br />(So will that train!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76835248702038405602013-08-05T08:32:57.500-07:002013-08-05T08:32:57.500-07:00Had a similar experience (with stars, not trains) ...Had a similar experience (with stars, not trains) on a trip to the Big Bend. Same reason for the stop, but My Lord! there were stars!!!! Just awe-inspiring!<br />juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39519498533462990892013-08-05T08:28:51.508-07:002013-08-05T08:28:51.508-07:00I have no such excuse. I was just cheap.I have no such excuse. I was just cheap.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61289430432645543322013-08-05T08:17:20.314-07:002013-08-05T08:17:20.314-07:00I had a car with no radio.
It wasn't German, b...I had a car with no radio.<br />It wasn't German, but Italian, a ragtop sportscar, which was why there was no radio.<br />I wouldn't have heard the radio.<br /><br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com