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| Monday, August 11th, 2008 | | 7:11 pm |
From the Washington Post: James Kellogg Obituaries James Kellogg; Aerial Vehicle Engineer By Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, August 11, 2008; Page B04 James Cornell Kellogg, 51, a research engineer who conducted cutting-edge experiments on aerial vehicles for the Defense Department, died of kidney cancer July 11 at his home in Alexandria. Since 2000, Mr. Kellogg helped design and develop technologies supporting unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, including the Dragon Eye aircraft that is in service with the Marine Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan and is part of a National Air and Space Museum exhibit. He specialized in the development of micro air vehicles, or MAVs, particularly those that rely on flapping flight or such multiple means of propulsion as flying and sailing, crawling or hovering. Uses for these vehicles include military reconnaissance, law enforcement surveillance, video- and photojournalism and environmental monitoring. They can be used to conduct special, limited-duration missions, according to a synopsis of a book Mr. Kellogg co-wrote and edited, "Introduction to the Design of Fixed-Wing Micro Air Vehicles" (2007). "Significant advances in the miniaturization of electronics make it now possible to use vehicles of this type in a detection or surveillance role to carry visual, acoustic, chemical, or biological sensors," according to the book's publisher, the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics. Mr. Kellogg, who went by Jim, spent more than 20 years providing innovative research for Department of Defense projects. For the past 10 years, he worked in the tactical electronic warfare division of the Naval Research Laboratory. He presented papers on the unique concept vehicles at conferences worldwide. Last year, he received the Naval Research Lab's Alan Berman Research Publication Award for the book. Before working on the aerial vehicles, he worked in the Naval Research Lab's plasma physics division on the development of large fusion research devices for laser beam and pulse power research. In the mid-1980s, he did similar research on the Texas Experimental Tokamak at the University of Texas in Austin. Mr. Kellogg was born in Coronado, Calif., and received a bachelor's degree in physics from Yale University in 1979. He was a founding member of the Yale Gilbert and Sullivan Society and was known for portraying famous patter baritone roles such as Ko-Ko and the Lord Chancellor. He received a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Rochester in 1981. Mr. Kellogg was a docent at the National Air and Space Museum's Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration and Storage Facility in Suitland from 1988 to 2003 and its Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport from 2003 to 2007. At Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, an Episcopal church in Alexandria, Mr. Kellogg was a chorister and soloist. He organized and performed in nonliturgical venues, including a parish rock band, a doo-wop group, an early music quartet and the annual parish musical review. He was a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Academy of Model Aeronautics. Survivors include his wife of 21 years, Dorothy Allen Kellogg of Alexandria; two sons, Allen Kellogg and Stephen Kellogg, both of Alexandria; his parents, retired Navy Cmdr. Dean L. Kellogg and Charlotte Kellogg of San Antonio; and three brothers. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/10/AR2008081002206.html | | Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 | | 7:01 am |
Oh dear... Alternative views of history are sometimes informative, but there are limits. I wasn't able to see it, but the Discovery-Times channel just ran a show that covered the wreck of the Titanic from the point of view of the Iceberg. Current Mood:  You're kidding, right...? | | Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 | | 10:01 pm |
The Invaders I picked up some DVDs last week. The old TV series "The Invaders"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invaders While the story is pretty dark (and rather formulaic, as like Gilligan's Island,
if they made real progress in solving their problem, the series would be over.)
I find myself enjoying the design of the alien invaders' gadgetry. Almost all of
their devices and archetecture are pentagonal. Anyway, the story starts with aliens in human form landing in California.
All the filming, and all the stories look like they're filmed in California. The show
starts with a shot of an alien saucer heading toward the west coast... Then, I remembered that "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" is also set in California.
I think "I Married a Monster From Outer Space" is also in California. It sounds to me like an awful lot of weird aliens with glassy staring eyes and strange mannerisms landed in California back then. And it seems that Californians today are a little on the odd side... One wonders, if David Vincent wasn't really on to something after all...
I'll have to keep my eyes open for strangers with deformed little fingers
when I travel to San Diego on the 16th... Scott Current Mood: Hmmm...? | | Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 | | 7:13 pm |
10 Years Ago Today Hi All, Scott here. It was 10 years ago today, that I actually started writing 21st Century Fox. At the time, I was trying to figure out if I could actually manage to draw a comic and update it regularly. I wasn't sure if I could do it. But, I was encouraged by a very small number of other comics out there that were updating. I realized you didn't have to be a Bill Holbrook, writing 20 something gags a week to do a comic. Anyway, while all this was rattling around in my head, I found myself joking around with a co-worker, who was worried about the next day being Friday the 13th. I had to keep insisting that, no, payday can't possibly be unlucky. :) Warning! 10 year old artwork behind the link! Beware! Beware! http://techfox.comicgenesis.com/arch1.htmlThat was the moment when I realized that, yes, I could do this. 10 years later, I still am, and having a blast doing it. :) Thanks for reading! Scott (Oh, I should explain: While I started on Feb 12th, 1998, the comics got posted on Usenet News. The website didn't go up until October. It wasn't really until a year later, that I decided the artwork was good enough to not scare away new readers when they hit that *First Comic* button on the website. That's why the first comic is listed as Valantines Day 1999). Current Mood:  happy | | Friday, February 1st, 2008 | | 9:00 am |
DD-557 Right now, I feel kind of like the crew of the USS Johnston at the Battle off Samar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_off_SamarOne tiny destroyer charging the bulk of the Japanese fleet with 4 battleships, including the Yamato. The thing you have to realize is: Those guys made that charge, and they pulled it off. Courage barely covers it. I just have to steel myself like them right now. Current Mood:  rushed | | 8:19 am |
Into Battle Things going on today: Jim is getting a PET scan to determine how much, if any cancer is left in him. I'm not there. Kathy is loading up the bulls to send them to market. I'm not there either. I'm packing up the entire NJ residence and putting it in a U-Haul. So much for our little nest. Here we go. Current Mood: Stressed | | Monday, January 14th, 2008 | | 2:59 pm |
Add to list of official casualties: Hawthorne passed away sometime during the night. She was a good cow. A good mother to her adopted calf, Sam. However, her first calf died, and this time, she died of shock after we removed the dead calf from her. Current Mood:  sad | | Sunday, January 13th, 2008 | | 6:10 pm |
Lost a calf today First time I assisted with a calf being born. Exhausting day: Breach Birth. Called Vet. Vet arrived. Calf died before being born. Had to pull dead calf out of Hawthorne the cow. Current Mood: sad | | Saturday, January 12th, 2008 | | 7:28 pm |
Update on Jim My brother Jim is still in the hospital following his tumor removal yesterday. The tumor was not what they were expecting. It has been described as being the size of a soccer ball. 7 pounds. No oncology report as yet. My brother Dean says this is stage 3 or 4 cancer. Current Mood: worried | | Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 | | 11:13 am |
Change of plans I'm moving back to the farm with Kathy. I've been laid off in New Jersey. There are many things I need to get to work on. Current Mood:  working | | Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 | | 11:27 am |
GTT: Gone To Texas Happy Holidays Everyone! Current Mood: Travellin'! | | Friday, December 21st, 2007 | | 10:33 am |
Last of the many... NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio — The last World War I veteran in Ohio, and one of only three known remaining U.S. veterans of the conflict, has died.
J. Russell Coffey was the last WWI vet in the state, according to the Veterans Affairs Department. He died Thursday at the age of 109, said the Smith-Crates Funeral Home in North Baltimore, about 35 miles south of Toledo.
The funeral home did not say where Coffey died or the cause of death. He had been living in the Blakely Care Center, a nursing home.
Coffey, born Sept. 1, 1898, did not see action overseas. He enlisted in the Army while he was a student at Ohio State University in October 1918, a month before the Allied powers and Germany signed a cease-fire agreement.
Coffey played semipro baseball, earned a doctorate in education from New York University, taught high school and college and raised a family.
He drove his car until he was 104 and lived on his own until three years ago, according to the funeral home.
The other known surviving American soldiers are Frank Buckles, 106, of Charles Town, W.Va., and Harry Landis, of Sun City Center, Fla., according to the Veterans Affairs Department.Thank you, Sir. Current Mood: grateful | | Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 | | 9:02 pm |
Health Issue My brother Jim has a large tumor. They are going to remove one of his kidneys on January 11th. It is not known if the tumor is cancerous, benign or malignant. The treatment would be the same either way at this point. The tumor mass does not appear to have much in the way of blood vessels. In other news, we have four new lambs today. Additional: I just got off the phone with him. :) We're both in better spirits now. I'm looking forward to seeing him on Christmas Day. He and I have A Negative blood. If necessary, I believe can donate for him. (Which reminds me, I need to get my annual cancer screen myself. Good Heavens: It's now 10 years since I was cleared of Bladder Cancer.) I think we both feel better now. Current Mood:  Praying | | 7:18 am |
| | Monday, December 17th, 2007 | | 7:10 pm |
Merry Christmas, Chevy Fans! (Snagged from Scarletpelt) Current Mood: amused | | 9:41 am |
Girl Genius Hmm... Looking at today's Girl Genius, I just noticed that one of the Jaegermonsters (the one in the scarf) appears to be female. I wonder how long I've been missing that? Current Mood: surprised | | Thursday, December 13th, 2007 | | 10:01 pm |
Latest News from The Farm Well, it's lambing season again! One poor little one was still born today, but so far, the count is up to eight happy, healthy little bouncing lambs. One of these days, I'm going to have to write down what it's like to raise sheep. I suspect some of you will think I've gone loco if I told you the whole deal, but sheep are friendly critters, and shepherding them can give one a sense of how people fit into the world in a way that many people probably never experience. Call it a sense of stewardship perhaps. Current Mood: I like lambs | | Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 | | 8:02 pm |
Religeon and Politics Maybe it's just me, but it seems that in the last few months, I've seen more Anti-Mormon articles in the news than I've seen Anti-Muslim articles in the news in the last 6 years. Edit: Where the heck did this come from, anyway? For as long as I remember, the Mormon Church was just another branch of Christianity? Admittedly, I didn't know a lot about the Mormon Church until I read Howard Taylor's quietly informative blog. I've never understood why people were suspicious of Mormons. Then again, I never understood why they were suspicious of Jews or Catholics either. Anyway you look at it, it just bothers me that it's now Politically Correct to bash Mormons. Current Mood: Annoyed | | Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 | | 9:54 pm |
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Deceptive Journalism I caught a few minutes of a program about the history of Texas this morning. I was a bit annoyed because they were focusing on criminal history. But then they started talking about JFK and LBJ's reception in Dallas. How the conservatives there called LBJ a "Traitor" and how Lady Bird Johnson was spat upon by conservatives. Then they mention that JFK was shot. Well... Um... The implication left was that JFK was shot by these violent, evil, hot tempered Texas conservatives. They completely neglected to mention that the assassin was a Marxist who defected to the Soviet Union. Current Mood: Irked |
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