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7 Reasons Florida is Better Than Texas

Tim — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:05:19 +0000

Robert at middlezonemusings.com left a comment on my post regarding why Florida is superior to North Carolina, about why Texas is better than both places. I promised myself that Texas would be addressed very quickly, so here it is:

7 Reasons Florida is Better Than Texas

NASA Headquarters is in Houston, TX. NASA launches rockets at Cape Canaveral, FL. When people go to a shuttle launch, they go to Florida because that is where the action is.
Illegal immigrants in TX cross the Rio Grande. Illegal immigrants in FL cross the Florida Straits. Florida’s illegals are tougher.
Floridians do not feel the need to brag about size. After all, we live in the only state in the US shaped like a phallus.
Texas: Two NFL teams, in Houston and Dallas. Florida: Three NFL teams, if you count the Dolphins (weak, I know).
Top industry in Florida: Tourism, because everyone wants to be here. Top industry in TX: T-shirts bragging about size.
People may move to Florida to die, but I once made the mistake of visiting Austin in June and thought I was dead and consigned to the fiery depths of hell.
Prediction: David Garrard of the Jacksonville Jaguars will outperform Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs. Romo = Choke-o

Space Shuttle Launch Tomorrow; History to be Made

Tim — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:09:48 +0000

There is a space shuttle launch at 11:38 a.m. Tuesday, and history will be made with two women commanding two orbiting spacecraft at the same time. If you’re within 100 miles or so and the weather is fairly clear, look in the direction of the space center to see the shuttle liftoff.

Shuttle Launch

Tim — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:34:00 +0000

Shuttle launch tonight at 6:56 pm. Like I said prior to June’s shuttle launch, if you’re within 100 miles or so, find a good clear spot – these evening shots are pretty spectacular!

I've heard of drinking your own bathwater…

Tim — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:13:00 +0000

but this is ridiculous: NASA spends $19M to make astronauts drink urine.

Really? A $19M filter?

I’m gonna go out on a limb here and make an offer – for just 10% of that, $1.9M, I’ll drink a cup of my own unfiltered urine.

Start the collection.

Shuttle Launch TONIGHT!

Tim — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:15:00 +0000

Just a reminder for folks in Florida, the shuttle Atlantis blasts off at 7:38 pm. Weather looks good, and the time of day (dusk) should make for fantastic viewing! I think we’re taking the kids out to the beach to watch from up the coast a ways.

If you’ve never seen a launch, you’re missing out. It’s overwhelming, and every time I experience it live I can’t help but think about how man is capable of mastering his environment when he puts his mind to it.

Awesome, just awesome.

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