Went for some lab tests and visited the University of Arizona campus today.

[MiddleFingerMom]

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It's a BEAUTIFUL sunshiney springlike day -- about 70 degrees.
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Here in Tucson, cowboy boots and short shorts or miniskirts have never actually gone out of fashion.
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You may now envy me.
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(on edit) I meant, of course... that you may now envy me because of how comfortable my outfit feels.
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But you probably KNEW that.
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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear MiddleFingerMom!

Consider yourself envied!

It sounds wonderful...

We're expecting a winter storm; it's supposed to get here shortly.

Hope your lab tests turn out well, sweetie!

:hug:

[pokerfan]

2. Tucson is great esp. for an astronomy buff

A few years ago a professional astronomer buddy of mine got me behind the scenes at Steward Mirror Lab, Kitt Peak and the MMT on Mt. Graham.

I wanted to steal one of the mirrors but I didn't think it would fit in my backpack:


Kitt Peak:


The MMT:

[Ptah]

3. Kitt Peak just got a shot in the arm!!

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_d7e53ad6-e1cf-546d-9d2a-f1280de29811.html


A $100 million international project called Big BOSS could breathe new life into an
aging telescope on light-challenged Kitt Peak southwest of Tucson.

A consortium led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory wants to outfit the 4-meter
Mayall Telescope with the world's most sophisticated spectrographs and use it to answer
one of astronomy's grand challenges: explaining why the expansion of the universe is
accelerating rather than slowing.

For the fields of astronomy and physics, it is an opportunity to test theories and
challenge long-held beliefs - even Einstein's gravitational mathematics.

For Kitt Peak, it is redemptive - a chance to transform its largest telescope
from outdated behemoth to high-tech wonder, with an international cast.

[pokerfan]

4. Cool!

Went inside the 4M when we were there. So funny because it seemed small after the MMT (6.5m) and the 8.5m blanks at the mirror lab.

[solara]

5. Wish I could SEE your comfy outfit......

Are you wearing cowboy boots and short shorts or a miniskirt?

What about motorcycle boots and a tool belt?

Chaps and a cowboy hat?

*cough* :blush:

I digress

[Kali]

6. Hawaiian shirt and red high top sneakers would be my guess

knowing MFM (and I do)

[solara]

7. Excellent!!

:rofl: