July 24, 2010 by Soma.

New Furniture and Furniture InspectionSaturday, July 24, 2010Tallahassee, FloridaToday early in the morning folks from a local furniture company came to inspect a problem in one of the piece we had bought sometime ago. The piece was still under warranty. The gentleman came and made many measurements to see whether the problem we have encountered is within their requirements. After making measurements and documenting them, he said we qualify for replacement.Then within about half hour two other gentlemen from the local furniture company came and delivered our new furniture order. So within a span of one hour we got our old furniture inspected and new furniture delivered. The only thing that was left was donate our old furniture to charity. We will do so soon.

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June 25, 2010 by Soma.

Lightning strikes a tree

Our neighborhood

Friday, June 25, 2010; 5-5:30 PM

There was a severe thunderstorm that accompanied strong and continuous lightning. Some of the lightning strikes felt as though they were very nearby. I came out running to see whether someone was hurt during one of the strong lightnings.Saturday, June 25, 2010 morning:In the morning when we found our friends phone, cable and electrical outlets were not working we ran into a neighbor whose palm tree took the direct strike from one of the lightnings. Portions of the tree was burnt. The force through debris all over the top of the roof. Fortunately, no one was home. That neighbor also lost phone, cable, and other services.

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August 13, 2009 by Soma.

Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince

Miracles 12 Theater

Thursday, Aug 13, 209

11:30 AM

We  went to the movie Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince movie today at Miracles 12 Theater near Governor’s Square Mall for the 11:30 AM screening. In total there were only seven people (including us) in the theater. Since it was a humid day even the window through which the movie was being projected fogged up couple of times.Then in the evening we had our friends come over for pizza and soda.

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July 27, 2009 by Soma.

International Space Station with Shuttle

Fly-by on night sky

Tallahassee, FL 32317; 9:53 PM

We were able to spot the International Space Station, with Space Shuttle (Endeavor) still attached to it, fly-by on the night sky just over Tallahassee and Florida. First we looked at a plane (obviously with red light and blinking lights) then we started to track a very bright object moving very fast and when we checked the web page it was the correct time.

It was really bright for about a minute tracking from North West toward South. Then as it flew above us and toward SE it quickly faded and was almost lost from our observation. When we looked at the sun’s light fading, it is likely that we were able to see the ISS as a bright object as it was still reflecting the bright sunlight.

We will try to track it again tomorrow, this time around 10:15 PM

To get the real-time position go to: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/index.html [You need Java 6SE to see it; one can download it free from www.java.com]

To find out when it will fly-over your town go to: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/index.html [Then select the country, state, and town]

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July 6, 2009 by Soma.

Celebrate 4th of July

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Tallahassee, FL 32317

8:00 to 10:00 PM

We celebrated 4th of July by hoisting the American flag in the morning and doing some small fireworks with our neighbor.In the evening the Tom Brown Park firework was spectacular. There were new designs like smiley face, heart, and multiple red-white-blue works.

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June 21, 2009 by Soma.

Father’s Day trip to Wakulla SpringsSunday, June 21, 2009; 12:00 to 3:30 PMWakulla Springs, Wakulla, FLToday VTS, PKB, and I went out to Wakulla Springs State Park to enjoy the Wakulla Springs. The park is about 21 miles from Tallahassee, FL and takes about 40 minutes to drive. We picked up some swim goggles for VTS and headed to the park. It was a really a hot day. The water level in the spring has also receded a bit.We arrived after paying the entrance fee of $4 (four US dollars) around 12:50 PM and headed to the spring. There the two of them swam for about 1 1/2 hours and by 2:30 PM they were ready to head home.I also needed to pick my car after repair. We arrived home by 3:30 PM and headed to the repair shop. We have plans for dinner  tonight.

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June 10, 2009 by Soma.

GIS and Present

VTS and I looked at GIS software as part of his environmental science summer camp. We also ate yellow layered cake in the evening.

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May 28, 2009 by Soma.

Eighth Grade Graduation Ceremony 

Betton Hills Preparatory School
Thursday, May 28, 2009, 2-4:30 PM
Goodwood Gardens & Museum
1600 Miccosukee Road
Tallahassee, FL 32308

Early in the afternoon I picked VTS and we all went to Sears Portait Studios for a family portrait. After the session we selected some photos to be printed and deliverd to us in about 15 days. Then we headed toward Goodwood Gardens and Museum at 1600 Miccosukke Road for  the Betton Hills Preparatory School’s eighth grade (10th year of graduating 8th graders) ceremony. The graduation was scheduled between 2 and 4:30 pm. The class photographs couldn’t be taken at 2 pm due to heavy rains the photographer showed up late and they took the class photos at 4 pm.

The ceremony began at 3 PM. Eighth grade techers Mr Scott, Ms Erica and Ms Garner spoke, and then Ms Ilona Faust, Owner and Principal spoke and presented the kids (both 7th and 8th graders) with individual gifts, books, and diplomas. Then the children spoke briefly about the school and teachers.

Then class pictures were taken. Following the picture almost everyone went for a dinner at Little Italy Restaurant at Magnolia Drive.

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April 28, 2009 by Soma.

Pressure Wash the House

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

8:00 to 9:30 AM

The personnel from a local pressure washing company came to our residence this morning and started the work of pressure washing the sides, grills, and the stone structures. They used water from our house and mixed with bleach using their equipment went around the house left-side, right-side, back-side and front-side and pressure cleaned them.

After about 1 hour and 30 minutes of work the sides and the bricks looked really bright. Good job.

Photos of before and after will be posted soon.

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February 6, 2009 by Soma.

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