Monday, May 07, 2012
hullabaloo Moon
Connie asked me what all the hullabaloo was about with the "super" Moon. Just that: hullabaloo. The media blowing things out of proportion.
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- referred Gord to SCOPE
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- heard the net was down
- Justin swapped batteries
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- packed the N11
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- hey, Mikey!
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- did not take it serious
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- researched getting north
- not critical
- will take his SCT up
- hounding Kiron
- he wants the C14
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