Coupl'a' pics for ya

Here's a few pics, Charlene says "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille."

Me and Beckers and of course the Cool man Coleman.

I have a week off. In the last three months, we've had a baby, the Holidays, bought, painted and moved into a new house; while at the same time putting 60 plus hours a week in at the airport. So I took a few days to recharge my batteries.

In response to your question, the University of Calgary along with NASA and the CSA operate a GBO in Simpson GBO=Ground Based Observatory. I currently look after one of those and have been involved from day one with site selection.

The University of Calgary Department of Physics and Astronomy are the project managers for this and another very similar project that utilizes an ASI (All Sky Imager) designated Rainbow Two. NASA and the CSA aren't involved with this one though it basically does the same thing. Just studying the northern lights folks! nothing important going on.

I actually got my first look at it on Saturday(the ASI). the one benefit to this one is it's located in a self contained building WITH HEAT! whereas the NASA one works better, you gotta be outside to work on it. I'm not sure when I'll find out if I'll be actually taking that one on, but it makes sense to have me do as much as I can, so those guys don't have to fly up every time there's a problem.

Saves them a bucket load of money and puts a little extra in my pocket. Plus it's nice to be able to find creative solutions to difficult problems.

Here's one of Coleman with Cardigan the Giraffe. Charlene comes up with the strangest names for stuffed toys; she has one named Cornea and she named Coleman's Giraffe.

Charlene's uncle Johnathan made her a snow cave in a drift.

I'm starting my own business and came up with a cool name: CHARCOLE Remote Site Services, It's a play on words, obviously made up of half of Charlene's name and half of Coleman's. I'm still working on a logo. I'll be doing some more stuff with the University Of Calgary, so it seemed like a good idea. i also bought a new digital camera so you guys will be sick of me pretty soon!

It's about flippin' time!

Coleman in all his half-grinning glory. He is huge! a sleeper meant for a six month old looks like a sausage casing on him. Well that's it for today, I was outside all day today working on the GBO(NASA thing) and it was like -27 most of the day, finally finished at about 9 tonight and I am Exhausted!!!

We are back on line

But one of the kids broke Miranda's camera just before christmas so no pics. We start moving in to our house tomorrow. It looks nice in there. the missus did a good job picking out the colors..especially since she didn't decide until about twenty minutes before we started painting.
Coleman is getting huge-I feel bad for no new pics. Rebecca is back with us again and we oredered her a new camera for xmas should be here soon, so pics coming.(I was gonna get Miranda a new camera for xmas and she said don't bother) shoulda.
We'll be offline for a couple of days while we move but normal ops after that.
Oh yeah, I recieved an award for outstanding contribution for that project I look after for NASA and the Canada Space Agency. I'll scan it in and post it. Hand signed by the CEO and president of the CSA. When the end of the world comes they are going to let me on the escape ship. But I'm not supposed to say anything about that, yeah we're just studying the northern lights folks nothing to get excited about...go back to what you were doing...forget I said anything.

Brrrrrrrr

Well it's been cold here and busy as heck at work. 36 below this morning. Thank god there was no wind. It was minus 36 the other day with a ten knot wind. Chilly. Well the house deal crawls along.
They say we will be able to move in just before Christmas. But we will probably wait til after Christmas. That will give me time to do some work on the place, just some minor stuff. Coleman has started to smile and giggle and laugh. Not very often though-he's a very serious baby. Most of the time he looks like an angry old man.
Every one is fine and looking forward to christmas.
Take care all. Yeah library again so no pics.

Hi

Just a quick post (library so no pics) I've tried everything putting them on disc e-mailing them to myself but these library computers are very selective about what you can do.
Thank you to all who sent cards and congratulations. Both Colemans are fine as are Charlene and Miranda. I say both Colemans because I replaced the generator and pump assembly in my stove and it works great.
Any hoo the ferry is shut down for the season and it's quite warm -10 right now so they say maybe mid december for the ice road. Could put a damper on christmas if we can't get out to yellowknife. Hello Sears I guess.
Well I gotta go, I'm on a day off and am cooking my xmas practice turkey today and am going to make a wicked nice dinner for the best wife in the world.
Take care all.

some pics

My Charlie Brown and I went trick or treating; it was freezing rain out but we had fun anyways.

Halloween was different when we were kids...are you out there Mike? " Those Brown boys!"

Of course we didn't really need Halloween to be bad. All we needed was an afternoon and a book of matches.

There's a rare pic of me holding my little squishy-face! He's pretty cute but it's hard to tell because he blinks every time the flash goes off-maybe a good ol' reglar camra' is what I need. The delay with the digital cam gives him time to close his eyes.