"Hello, it's me...." - October 27th, 2003 at 01:49 AM
This is adpated from a post I made this morning in the houseplant forum.
Hi to all. I live 60 miles or so north of NYC. It's VERY nice here today, 67 degress and windy.
Some of my hobbies:
I've been into astronomy since I was a kid, I have several telescopes. If you or your kid(s) are interested in the night sky check out the Dobsonian reflectors at www.telescope.com that's the Orion telescope center and their Dobs are highly rated amnd very affordable. A 6 or 8 incher should be fine for him/her and you.
I got into ham radio almost 10 years ago, it's a LOT of fun and in 1997 I even talked to an astronaut living on the Russian space station Mir, which was de-orbited a few years ago. I've also made many digital contacts through Mir and even one with a shuttle, STS-78 actually. My web site has more info on ham radio for anyone who's interested.
I indoor AND outdoor garden. Outside I grow all kinds of annuals, some perrenials, bulbs. I plated a few Zebra grasses last week to try out. I have a Wisteria that is awesome in bloom. Indoors I have Orchids, Christmas cactuses, coleus, ZZ plants, Sago palms.
In the winter I spend more time on the radios and astromomy and reading.
That's it for now, nice to be here!
TomR in N.Y.
Hi to all. I live 60 miles or so north of NYC. It's VERY nice here today, 67 degress and windy.
Some of my hobbies:
I've been into astronomy since I was a kid, I have several telescopes. If you or your kid(s) are interested in the night sky check out the Dobsonian reflectors at www.telescope.com that's the Orion telescope center and their Dobs are highly rated amnd very affordable. A 6 or 8 incher should be fine for him/her and you.
I got into ham radio almost 10 years ago, it's a LOT of fun and in 1997 I even talked to an astronaut living on the Russian space station Mir, which was de-orbited a few years ago. I've also made many digital contacts through Mir and even one with a shuttle, STS-78 actually. My web site has more info on ham radio for anyone who's interested.
I indoor AND outdoor garden. Outside I grow all kinds of annuals, some perrenials, bulbs. I plated a few Zebra grasses last week to try out. I have a Wisteria that is awesome in bloom. Indoors I have Orchids, Christmas cactuses, coleus, ZZ plants, Sago palms.
In the winter I spend more time on the radios and astromomy and reading.
That's it for now, nice to be here!
TomR in N.Y.