Shuttle pass

According to this space shuttle tracking site, the space shuttle and ISS will be passing over NC at 60 degrees elevation at 19:36 local time. It may not be dark enough for a sighting but it may be in range to receive radio signals. Cool.

I just watched the shuttle crew enter the ISS, with the familiar nautical ringing the bell and the words “space shuttle discovering, arriving.”

Rocket Roll

Rocket Roll (YouTube)
The Phenomenauts

Spent some time on Rigel 9,
Walkin’ waist deep in the Rigel slime,
Slid fifty feet into a Rigel hole,
Bent my fender but I still know how to

Rocket Roll
–(Rocket Roll!)
Rocket Roll!
–(Rocket Roll!)
Rocket Roll.
–(Rocket Roll)

Some of you people may be out of control,
But I wanna see the rest of you Rocket Roll!
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Mystery spot

poole-road-mystery-spot
Anyone know what this is? It’s a spot between Poole Road and New Bern Avenue.

It looks like a remnant of some now-defunct factory or something.

Rain doubt

Could it be that the non-stop rain of the past four days is coming to an end? One can only hope. I’m ready for the sun!