Haha. There’s a sense in which it actually annoys me seeing a bunch of monuments switching all their lights off for the one hour out of the year when it gets them good press, because I think about all the other hours they could be switched off, or at least lit more efficiently, but nobody would notice.
Actually, I had already booked tickets to see a movie at that time, so in fact I was in a room with no lights for two hours…. but that would have happened anyway so I can claim no special effort. On the other hand, I expect that the wattage on a movie projector is pretty high, so perhaps I should sit in a corner in shame for participating in high-wattage usage during that time…?
In the “American Dad” mode of my regular code-switching routine, I’m on little league parent duty. Big final Sunday game. Dodgers fielding… #littleleague
A couple of nights ago we went out again to photograph the #comet, which currently hangs for a good while in the early evening sky each night like a holiday decoration. A few seconds exposure on slightly better optics than the phone yields some nice results. #astronomy
Four nights late due to overcast #SantaBarbara skies, but the youngster and I went out a-hunting and got a very nice view of the #comet all the same. The massive full moon behind us helped dim further, but still great to see!!
In the “American Dad” mode of my regular code-switching routine, I’m on little league parent duty. Big final Sunday game. Dodgers fielding… #littleleague
A couple of nights ago we went out again to photograph the #comet, which currently hangs for a good while in the early evening sky each night like a holiday decoration. A few seconds exposure on slightly better optics than the phone yields some nice results. #astronomy
Four nights late due to overcast #SantaBarbara skies, but the youngster and I went out a-hunting and got a very nice view of the #comet all the same. The massive full moon behind us helped dim further, but still great to see!!
Haha. There’s a sense in which it actually annoys me seeing a bunch of monuments switching all their lights off for the one hour out of the year when it gets them good press, because I think about all the other hours they could be switched off, or at least lit more efficiently, but nobody would notice.
–IP
Actually, I had already booked tickets to see a movie at that time, so in fact I was in a room with no lights for two hours…. but that would have happened anyway so I can claim no special effort. On the other hand, I expect that the wattage on a movie projector is pretty high, so perhaps I should sit in a corner in shame for participating in high-wattage usage during that time…?
-cvj
Like last year, I had a lovely candlelit supper with my mother. What did you get up to?
–IP