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Posts Made By: Darian Rachal

April 3, 2008 03:19 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Square Dancing?

Posted By Darian Rachal
Just curious as to whether anybody on these forums Square Dances? I started taking lessons several weeks ago and it's really quite enjoyable. I highly recommend it. 8)

April 8, 2008 02:57 PM Forum: LUNATICS

LTPs

Posted By Darian Rachal
Has anyone seen anything while observing that they'd consider a LTP?

Twenty years ago, or so, I was looking at a waning gibbous moon and not too far from the terminator, on the unlit section, there was a slightly illuminated small area, which I can only describe as chocolate colored. I can only assume it had this color due to some odd illumination factor resulting from a reflection from the sunlit portion of the moon. As least that is the simpliest explanation I can come up with.

Has anyone else seen anything similar to what I am referring to? It didn't catch my attention enough at the time to make notes about it's position, date, time, etc.. It was only later that it puzzled me. I do recall first noting it under relatively low magnification and then upping the power to see what it was.

April 9, 2008 10:01 PM Forum: Politics

Bataan P.I.

Posted By Darian Rachal
I didn't realize that this occurred 66 years ago. When I was briefly in the P.I. in '65, it was talked about a great deal. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080409/news_lz1e9tenney.html

April 25, 2008 06:14 AM Forum: Politics

Obama's judgment?

Posted By Darian Rachal
I came across this article on Real Clear Politics last night. I think the author makes some really valid points about questioning Obama's judgment. http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/HughHewitt/2008/04/24/some_of_my_best_friends_are_liberals_none_of_them_are_terrorists

May 1, 2008 03:21 PM Forum: Politics

Afrocentric "Education"

Posted By Darian Rachal
This is not a subject that I'd generally waste a lot of time examining, but it seems to have shaped Wright's thinking and perhaps Obama's as well, considering his lengthy and close relationship with Wright.

I'd say more, but the article speaks for itself. http://www.city-journal.org/2008/eon0429hm.html

May 7, 2008 05:01 AM Forum: Refractors

Parks 60mm Alt-Az refractor

Posted By Darian Rachal
Worth it at twice the price. shocked http://www.parksoptical.com/product_info.php?cPath=21_116&products_id=465&pname=PRT1+60mm+AZ+System

May 8, 2008 05:17 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

R.I.P. Kevin DuBrow

Posted By Darian Rachal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_DuBrow cwy

May 9, 2008 03:16 PM Forum: Astro Binoculars

Miyauchi 5X32W "Binon"

Posted By Darian Rachal
These seem like some fascinating binoculars. Anybody had a chance to look through a pair?http://bigbinoculars.com/m532w.htm

May 13, 2008 06:28 PM Forum: Politics

Re: Cartoons of politicans

Posted By Darian Rachal
Jim, These specialized groups in the Democrat Party need to get over their "sensitivity". As I stated in a previous post, it's "open season".

This idea that certain groups are immune from criticism has run it's course and is no longer valid.

The Left no longer defines the rules.

"Free at last, free at last of the mindless idiocy of the Left" 8)

May 23, 2008 05:46 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

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Posted By Darian Rachal
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