Geek Habitat

This entry is currently just a placeholder. I can’t let the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing — mankind’s first footsteps on the moon — without a proper blog post but in the interim I’ll share my related emails and tweets/updates:

• Apollo 11 mission audio rebroadcast began at 7:32 am ET/11:32 am GMT July 16 and continues through mission end at 12:51 pm ET July 24 -> http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/apollo11_radio/
  Further details from @nasa Twitter feed:
  “Audio from the entire Apollo 11 mission will be replayed on the Internet at the time and date it was broadcast in 1969.”
• Full Apollo 11 mission in video, audio and photos -> http://wechoosethemoon.org/
• Samples of the (work in progress) restored Apollo 11 landing and first steps video to preserve the footage in the best possible condition for posterity -> http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/hd/apollo11.html
• In Walter Cronkite’s own words (sadly, he passed away just before the true 40th anniversary of the landing, but thankfully we have his words for posterity -> http://tr.im/t6h1
• NASA’s portal of complete Apollo 11 40th anniversary photos, videos, articles, etc. -> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
• And from NASA’s former administrator (a new one, the first actual astronaut to hold the post, has just been sworn in this week), some words on our future in space.  -> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/17/AR2009071702019_pf.html
• Very interesting article about Neil Armstrong & the public -> http://bit.ly/14KdjC

I’ve been tweeting almost exclusively about the Apollo 11 anniversary (if you missed Sunday’s John Glenn Lecture series, 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11, get thee to Google to find it and watch it!) and the current Space Shuttle mission (STS-127) to the International Space Station, so there might be some useful links or commentary there as well -> http://twitter.com/ageekmom

Twitter hashtags/searches of interest:
#STS-127
#Apollo 11
#John Glenn Lecture

Twitterfolk to follow:

• @ReliveApollo11
• @Apollo11Live
• @NASA
• (many more; too many to count)

I’m so grateful to share that Dad’s home from the hospital as of 5 PM Monday (today) and is resting comfortably at home. He does have another eye surgery tomorrow (Tuesday) but at least he is free from his 12 DAYS in the hospital.

My family always hugs when we part. I highly recommend it…except it really, really sucks when one of us ends up in the hospital. Glad to have my Dad/Daughter Hug Meter restored/replenished.

Dad’s in the hospital and has been since a week ago today (give or take some hours) when he experienced a bunch of symptoms, not the least of which being dizziness which caused a nasty, eye-injuring fall. ER ambulance trip and here we are a week later. Way too much to blog about, and no real inspiration to take stock until we have Dad back home in his own bed able to move about on his own and such.

Bits of updates and such are on my personal Twitter account (personal only insofar as it’s not my WildTexas.com account) and my Facebook page. Facebook’s more complete since I can be more verbose there, but even then, I’ve trailed off on updates there… mustered up all the positive, healing prayers and good vibes and that was really the only useful purpose for the updates, so repeating myself seems kinda…like repeating myself.

I apologize to everyone I’ve managed to (or may still–just to cover all the bases, LOL!) snap at, whine or complain to, ignore accidentally, etc., especially those closest to me: Mom, Jus, T. I know you understand as you feel much the same way, but I still wish I were a little more put together. I’ve had many offers from folks to watch Sara so I could visit Dad, but I’ve cashed in two important ones (Justin and his folks) and Mom, as much as I’d love to take you up on it, your place is most definitely with Dad and you’re (rightfully so) in no shape to watch a rambunctious 2-year-old after a day at Dad’s bedside.

GeekHabitat.com really isn’t my place just to vent or moan, but apologies as that is most definitely what it has become as of late. If NASA could ever get Endeavour launched, at least I could aim my blogging energies at an in-progress Space Shuttle mission again.

Wishing everyone within the pixels of my message a safe, happy and most of all healthy U.S. Independence Day. Hopefully, Dad will be healthy and home (in that order) soon.

Love to all,

- Shan