A bad Saturday after the Labor Holiday

There were way too many things to do on the weekend after the Holiday, but since I am doing to a banquet tomorrow,  I thought I should put other things out until the end of the day.

As part of my recovery from my stroke, I have been doing a lot of shooting trap, since it takes some driving to a match, do practicing defore, getting equipment defore and cleaning after, etc. All good things to keep me getting in condition. Since I would be shooting "for fun" Sunday, I thought I should practice at a place I only visit one a year for competition. It was about a hour getting there, but I was told that active people would be there.

When I got there I found that it was open, and people were active, but not for trap. I wound up spending morning for nothing, but when I got home I could go to Italian or Greek food, and/or and Art exhibit. It was so interested that every one came, and it took me 25 minites to just get the last four blocks home. I had to walk back, the parking was almost zero, and even the space to walk was hard. I enjoyed the music, didn't wait in line for food, and enjoyed the afternoon, but found it a bit too much and I walk (and often eat) to the area a few time a week.

Saturday evening I tried to get to sleep early, but didn't sleep for a few hours after I was in bed.

If it looks like a bigot...

I see that Israeli has passed a law given self-determinalion only to Jews. To think it the real meanings see jus cogens rule, the modern international law. From now on only the citizens who are Jews can make (or unmake) what the national is and means.

Note that the constitution seems to means something else, but that seems to be ignored now.

Electric passenger airplanes?

When I was young I designed and built my own electric bicycle. And I certainly have been interested in Norway because my grandfather came from there, although it was before 1926 so it was technically Sweden. But when I saw that they are now planning on making planes for short distances which will be electric only, I admit that I didn't have the first thought of wanting to try it. I have driven cars with electricity, and when there is a problem use pull to the side of the road and resolve the problem. Somehow I have a different feeling about riding in a plane because there have been enough problems with current planes which have had electricity cause fires.

I am not against the idea, but I think I will wait until it's been running for a while before I will try it out.
http://go.newsfusion.com/science-news/item/5400906

Talking with some friends you have never physically met

I met a discussion about how long ago people started talking electronically two people that they had never physically met. I was surprised to remember that it was sending code through ham radio. Somewhere back in the 1950s.

It then went 2 voice discussion over CB radio, and back to typing when multics had the first email, which originally was not even between multiple computers. Since then it has moved until currently there are probably a dozen of ways to talk to people in the Millions, and probably at least 100 in small connections.

The oldest was Morse Telegram. That moves back into the end of the 1800s. January 11th 1838 to be exact.