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The Bob Files

The Bob Files

http://radioflyer1980.wordpress.com/

The Bob Files - A collection of my writing plus my daily blog; observations of the world around me.

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  • The Tweet from Earth

    Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 01:00 in Radio, history, aliens, seti, arecibo

    Thirty-five years ago, scientists at the Arecibo Radio Telescope sent out the first message deliberately designed to be picked up by alien life.  The message was written and encoded by Dr. Frank Drake with some help from Carl Sagan.  The entire mes...

  • Do It Yourself Sputnik

    Posted on Sunday October 4th, 2009 at 02:00 in satellite, history, space, sputnik

    On the evening of October 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 was launched into low Earth orbit. Sputnik 1, like most technological products, is not quite the marvel it once was. Even at the time in 1957, it was designated by its creators as the “simple satellite...

  • Letters from Grandma

    Posted on Tuesday September 1st, 2009 at 02:00 in family, life, College, history, memory, letters, grandma

    Grandma had her finger on the pulse of the town. While the names changed from letter to letter, the circumstances were always the same… and they weren’t good. ...

  • Turning Ten

    Posted on Monday August 31st, 2009 at 02:00 in dad, family, life, Current Events, birthday, ten, daniel, nine

    "How does it feel to be ten?" I asked. "I'm not nine yet," he told me. "I was born at night, so I'm still nine until tonight." ...

  • A Vote of Confidence

    Posted on Monday August 10th, 2009 at 02:00 in dad, family, life, Current Events, daniel, balloon, boone county fair

    I ended up inflating the balloon to Daniel's specifications. It ended up a little bit larger than I would have made it myself, but I thought it was manageable. I was wrestling with the end and trying to knot it up when I noticed Daniel was standing...

  • August 8, 1974

    Posted on Saturday August 8th, 2009 at 02:00 in family, history, watergate, nixon, resign, 1974

    “Listen to this,” she said. “This is history. You’re going to remember this for the rest of your life.” She was right....

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This blog is currently rated a 4.75 out of a possible 5 based on 4 comments.

5 stars Flynn

I really like your stories about you and your son. Very funny and heartwarming!

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docpanama

4 stars Matt Delaney

I like the writing style. Keep up the good work:)

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5 stars David

I check on it almost every day!

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5 stars Rajendra Dhakal

very nice blog

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