Listening to the Voices in My Head

I saw the crystal clear skies, looked at my EQ5 mounted telescope. I put my shoulder under it and test lifted it. Too heavy

So, I looked at the old lightweight EQ3 mount. I had to do a bit of rigging (the bolts to hold the plate to the mount and the knob for the inclination seem to be the only things missing from all the parts I put away). I used cable ties, and it worked.

So, brought telescope outside. Wasn't too heavy, but I would have been better off with an Alt/AZM because after all the disuse, the finderscope was off and I just could not get Jupiter into view. I tried, and tried, and tried.

All I got out of it was a sore lower back, lots of ant bites on my feet (little bastards crawl into your shoes) and a lot of disappointment. :(

I keep seeing this utter lack of compassion, humanity, and total callousness.  Cheney out on a shopping trip for another luxury home for him and his family. That was why he was 'missing' during this misnamed 'relief effort'. Condoleeza Rice buying $1000 pair of shoes, and making store security escort someone out who rightly protested why wasn't she in DC doing something for the "We the People" of Louisianna. Barbara Bush chuckling when she said that the people in the stadium were under priviledged (c'mon you ol' crone, the word is POOR, they never HAD priviledges), so they were doing well.

Bush hemming and hawing, and sounding like the secret trainer in Mysterymen "You will never control your anger, as your anger controls you"... "We will solve this problem, because we are problem solvers."

Many of my Australian friends have pointed out how this disaster has shown what racism and poverty is like in the US, just just how class elitism exists. When I said "Survival of the Richest?" they sadly said "Yes."

The world is watching, and guess what? Bush, Cheney, Chertoff, Brown.. all you guys... you have failed abysmally.  So, whatcha going to do about it?