tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87254250044543907552011-06-05T06:12:11.404-07:00vd243noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725425004454390755.post-61788279199074302362008-07-11T22:14:00.000-07:002008-07-11T22:18:20.845-07:00This video is the launch of STS-123. Our close friend and classmate Astronaut Pilot Greg 'Box' Johnson was the pilot. My kids and I got to be the guests at the launch. As a matter of fact, I was the 'bus captain' for Greg's guests at the launch. Probably I will go down in history as one of the few ones who received an email from the International Space Station. We are so proud of Greg and he inspires, and motivates us to do our best to this day. Hook 'em Horns. One of the nice videos that I could find of the launch:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uGL_zcS8iwo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uGL_zcS8iwo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8725425004454390755-6178827919907430236?l=vid243.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>vd243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725425004454390755.post-75245817937435840692008-07-11T22:00:00.000-07:002008-07-11T22:01:29.442-07:00The July 4th fireworks was spectacular in New Orleans. Here is the video:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JeJ_20WlulY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JeJ_20WlulY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8725425004454390755-7524581793743584069?l=vid243.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>vd243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725425004454390755.post-50055160265594728862008-07-11T21:35:00.000-07:002008-07-11T21:50:54.501-07:00We recently went on a trip to the swamps in Marrero in Louisiana. We saw a lot of alligators, birds and fishes. The video taken by my Canon 590IS camera can be seen here:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aiHSAMxaoBM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aiHSAMxaoBM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8725425004454390755-5005516026559472886?l=vid243.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>vd243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725425004454390755.post-67708237584449545402007-12-01T09:35:00.000-08:002007-12-01T10:05:15.418-08:00STS-123 Space Shuttle Endeavor is tentatively scheduled to take off on Feb 14th, 2008. Our good friend and classmate Lt. Greg 'Box' Johnson will be piloting the space shuttle. Greg's bio can be viewed at the NASA site at <a href="http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/johnson-gh.html">http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/johnson-gh.html</a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8u7c63F-OD0/R1GcdELhXPI/AAAAAAAAABY/5XU5xjpPW9Q/s1600-R/800px-STS-123_crew_portrait.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139060672958651634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8u7c63F-OD0/R1GcdELhXPI/AAAAAAAAABY/PJ6lrmTuZTc/s320/800px-STS-123_crew_portrait.jpg" border="0" /></a>Photograph of the Endeavor crew<br />Greg is sitting on the left side<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Congratulations and best of luck to the crew of STS-123 </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8725425004454390755-6770823758444954540?l=vid243.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>vd243noreply@blogger.com0