A different flight path

Around 8:00 AM yesterday, I heard a commercial jet, much louder than I’d ever heard. I went outside and spotted it flying at around 3,000 feet – less than half the altitude of normal outbound planes. More, it was heading at right angles to Europe-bound flights. In fact, towards Antarctica.

Then, seven or eight minutes later, another plane on the same path. And another.

Turns out it was the same plane (at 2,550 feet :).

It went over six times.

And then flew back to the airport.

Why? Presumably a bird strike shortly after takeoff. One engine flamed out, and the hour or so of flying overhead here was to burn off fuel so the plane could land safely.

More here: https://archive.is/PFmYw

Fun interactive pet toy

Oh, the irony. Purchased because Lara the dog chewed her last leash almost to bits, in seconds. Healthy chewing indeed.

Haven’t we seen something like this before?

Winter.

No, this is not a black and white photo. And yes, there is a bird – above the precarious parrot nest.

Your terms are acceptable.

I will not be parking in the aloe vera.

Pastoral foggy scene

Oh, except for the trash, included discarded TVs, that people haul a couple hundred meters from their houses to dump “in the middle of nowhere.”

Explain it like I’m five.

Because if I was five, I would not have let those out of the house without popping Every. Single. One.

Please tell them to stop.

We got a new “split” (AC/heating) unit installed yesterday. Like everything these days, it has an app. I can’t imagine what use that might be, especially since our wifi is turned on only sporadically (but enough times that I had to rig a replacement for its broken plastic switch cover). Seriously, an app? Is the remote control not enough?

Meanwhile, it has absolutely nothing to do with “artificial intelligence,” which I prefer to call automated ignorance.

Nothing. Please tell them to stop.

Lara and Leo

Leo is the only one with a harness, because Lara destroyed two, each within about thirty seconds.

Training dog to whistle

My latest project. I’ll lety Ouknow h ow itgoes.

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