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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye

Mrs CW found out one of the local dealers had one, and tasked me to stop by and file a report with her.

It was green, and loaded with options. Note the wide stance fender flares. I like.

The price on this one? Astronomical, but it's sold.

The logo. Rawr!

Interior is a combo of modern and retro. Only an automatic transmission on the Hellcat. Manuals can't take the torque.

So it has a feature call "line lock," which locks the front wheels to allow for absurdly smoky burnouts. I can imagine Mrs. CW performing that trick in front of her church lady friends.

Shave of the Day

That straight razor belonged to my grandfather, August Svensson. I've got it shaving sharp now, and in use once again.

Soap Commander makes some superlative lather. This one's more of a summer scent, very fruity, but the Bay Rum is all Wintertime. Good stuff indeed.

Bring back the Indian head nickel

The staff of life

Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza

And then there's this...

Bamboo Bread Slicer for Homemade Bread and Loaf Cakes, Compact Foldable Bread Cutter Guide, Wooden Bagel Slicer - Works Great with 10" Bread Knife

How Mrs. CW deals with me when I misbehave in church

Friday, March 1, 2019

A 7-foot sea creature that washed ashore in Southern California has been identified as a hoodwinker sunfish, a recently identified rare species thought to live in the Southern Hemisphere.

But is it good eatin'?

Looks like we can expect one big shooting star

Kosmos 482 was launched from the Soviet Union 42 years ago on a mission to Venus. The rocket that was suppose to boost the probe out of earth orbit failed, leaving the heavy-duty probe circling overhead ever since.

Space watchers have predicted it will fall to earth sometime between 2023 and 2025, but recent recalculations say it may come down as early as this year. Designed to survive the harsh Venusian atmosphere, the more than 1,000 lb. probe is expected to remain intact as it streaks towards earth making quite an impression if it happens strike land.

Kosmos 482 is in an orbit that is so severely elliptical, at its furthest away it can be 1,700 miles from the Earth’s surface, while at its closest it is just 125 miles above our planet. It’s at this ‘perigee’ in the object’s orbit that Kosmos 482 is most exposed to the drag caused by the upper layers of the atmosphere, slowing it down ever so slightly and putting the stability of its orbit at further risk.

Kosmos is moving incredibly quickly, making one lap of the planet every 112 minutes, and it is estimated that it weighs around 1,091 lbs. (495 kilograms). That means not only is it difficult to predict when it might fall to Earth, it’s equally as difficult to get an idea of where it might land.