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Nancy Pelosi at the State of the Union Address

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What was it that was stuck in Nancy Pelosi’s teeth during the State of the Union address? Was it a piece of chicken? Maybe a piece of spinach? Maybe she’s practicing tying a cheery stem with her tongue? Perhaps a piece of popcorn? Whatever it was she spent a great deal of time during the 1 hour and 20 minute speech messing with whatever was in her mouth. She must have been in a weakened state because of the experience. She spent so much energy messing with whatever was in her mouth that she had no energy left to applaud for any of the remarks that Donald J. Trump made during his speech. She was in such a weakened state that she couldn’t even scrounge up enough energy to rise to her feet. I certainly hope she has sought out professional help with whatever it was in her mouth because every time the camera pointed at her and she was making faces, it was about the equivalent as watching a dog lick it’s ass.

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National Space Development Agency of Japan Communications and Broadcasting Engineering Test Satellite

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Click here to download the full NASDA Communications and Broadcasting Engineering Test Satellite text

This is a pamphlet I picked up at the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) museum when I was in Okinawa, Japan. This pamphlet is about the Communications and Broadcasting Engineering Test Satellite (COMET) satellite.

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National Space Development Agency of Japan H-IIA Launch Vehicle

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Click here to download PDF file of the NASDA H-IIA Launch Vehicle

So this is actually really cool. Around 1999 or 2000 I was in Okinawa, Japan and between Okinawa City and Nago there is a National Space Development Agency of Japan site that has some huge antenna dishes. I stopped to check them out and there is a small museum that has some information pamphlets like this one. The site tracks 13 weather satellites that are in orbit. I picked up this pamphlet and kept it all these years, but I didn’t realize I had it until I was cleaning out a box in the garage and I found the pamphlet still in great condition after all this time. The last I heard this agency is no longer called NASDA and now they have changed their name to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), but the experience was very cool and it is awesome that I found this information after 19 years.

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Thailand Tuk Tuk

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In Thailand they have these three wheeled covered vehicles called “tuk tuks.” Riding in one of these vehicles can be quite an experience and give you a different perspective. Despite their small size you can fit 3 people comfortably or 8 people if you are trying to turn it into a clown car. I once made the mistake of telling the tuk tuk driver that I wanted to get somewhere fast and it was by far the ride of my life. He ran red lights, drove on the sidewalk, drove against traffic and quite honestly had me fearful for my life. Needless to say I never made that mistake again.

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Headstand on the Beach

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California is full of interesting people. Here is one instance of a person who was walking down the beach and then for no apparent reason stopped and started doing a headstand. He stayed in that position for at least 15 minutes. Then he took a paddle board out into the ocean and started doing a headstand on the paddle board. Maybe this is some new kind of fitness program.

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Women’s Empowerment

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I went hiking in Los Angeles and Adidas was sponsoring a women’s empowerment event.  I don’t know much about women’s empowerment, but from what I could see the majority of women were wearing yoga pants and they kept getting in lines after they made their Adidas purchase at these different stations.  The different stations would have different messages and have women do different things to try to gain a different perspective on life.  It kind of looked like a bunch of self esteem and make you feel good type of stuff, but more importantly it looked like a different way to sell shoes and make women feel good about themselves. I guess if that’s how you have to sell shoes, good on you for finding a different way, but I’m curious as to if they host men’s empowerment events like this. If they don’t that seems kind of sexist and that they are preying on a woman just so they can sell products.

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La Jolla Children’s Pool and Harbor Seals

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Not far from downtown La Jolla is a children’s pool that has been permanently taken over by harbor seals.  If you are ever in the area it is nice to go watch the seals and take in the coastal area. You will be able to find lots of things to see around there. Anything from watching the waves, to painters, to fisherman, surfers or hang around and watch the harbor seals.

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