Beware the Ides of Happy St. Pi Day

Some randomlings:

• Celebrated Pi Day in style, with 3.14 pie options.  Started with some good ol' cheese pizza from the local Pizza Port, and then we had a choice of 2.14 pies:  apple streusel, regular apple and my fav, cherry.  The streusel was already mostly eaten, thus the .14
• Someone from Huntington Station, my old stomping grounds, visited this blog - even if it was for Yiddish words for Penis.  How weird is that?
• Josh discovered Rocky and is marathoning through the first 5 movies.
• Jilly had career day at school yesterday, and despite wanting to sing, went as a zoologist.

Digital art by Josh

Investigators focus on foul play behind missing plane-sources

KUALA LUMPUR (not Reuters) - An investigation into the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner is focusing more on a suspicion of foul play, as evidence suggests it was diverted hundreds of miles off course, sources familiar with the Malaysian probe said.  Those familiar with Malaysian probes, however, can only be trusted so far.  So, basically, they were looking in the wrong place for 4 days and for a "Bowing" (see picture, below).

Radar signals recorded by the Malaysian military appear to show the missing airliner climbing to 45,000 feet, above the approved altitude limit for a Boeing 777-200, soon after it disappeared from civilian radar and made a sharp turn to the west, according to a data analyst from the Dharma Initiative.  It then appeared to drop to 23,000 feet, below normal cruising levels, in under a second.  It then made a right turn, paused - in mid air mind you - made another left turn, and barreled rolled.  That's one magic jetliner.

The radar track, which the Malaise-ian "government" has not released, but says it has provided to the U.S. and China, then shows the plane approaching the island of Penang, one of the country's largest.  After requesting a "fly by," a short man in a white dinner jacket was spotted yelling, "Ze plane, ze plane!" 

There, the plane turned from a Southwest course (but not like any Southwest flight that I have ever been on), climbed and flew northwest over the Strait of Malacca (known for their Muchacha)  towards the Indian Ocean, a course similar to that of Oceanic Airlines flight 815.

One theory being explored was the plane running out of fuel and crashing along one of hundreds of remote islands, consisting of dense jungles teeming with venomous creatures, which might engulf the wreckage.  Such a scenario raised additional concerns for search and rescuers.  Said one respondent, "Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherf@#king snakes on this motherf@#king plane!"

Malaysian and international investigators have said in recent days that the plane may have departed from its northerly flight route toward Beijing and headed west across the Malaysian peninsula just after it disappeared from civilian radar, its pilots stopped communicating with ground controllers and its transponders stopped transponding.  The plane is also now thought to have continued flying for more than four hours, possibly utilizing the auto pilot "Otto", based on automated “pings” sent by onboard systems seeking to connect with satellites.  Surely, the "pings" can help locate the plane.  Replied one searcher, "You try looking for a "ping," and stop calling me Shirley!"

At least he has impeccable taste

Hi

Today in class Josh and a friend sang a pretty good rendition of a Frank Sinatra song. Unfortunately, it was unsolicited and at an inappropriate time. I have enjoyed Josh's sense of humor and he has been charming and eager to participate thus far. He seems to be receptive to the recent change in teachers, too. After getting to know him, I do not find this behavior disrespectful nor malicious, just ill-timed. He did stop when I asked him to, which is good. If he continues to make these kind of choices, then he will earn a "U" in citizenship. I don't want to see that happen. He is bright and capable and I would like to see him putting his efforts into contributing positively to the classroom environment. I hope you can speak with him about doing his best in English for as long as he is in my class.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Josh's teacher

Spring cleaning

Just finished cleaning out my closet.  Purged approximately 2 tons of clothes and shoes that scientists have carbon tested back to approximately 1991.  Some from stores that don't even exist any longer, e.g. Structure?  Some nice shoes (ciao Monks) and some of my old fav's (Burma Bibas shirt that is almost in a photo from every single vacation over the past score)--but time to let them go quietly into retirement.  Or at least, to a nice donation pile.  Although, I am not sure that they're going to want my gently used underwear.

Flashback

Aztecs tame Wildcats

Last night, the Lady Aztecs of the Boys and Girls Club league, trounced the Wildcats to win their first game of the playoff tournament.  Leading only 14 - 12 at the half, a clutch basket and several rebounds by center Jillian Greene helped lead the team to a 41 - 21 victory.  The 8 - 0 Aztecs will play for the league championship this Friday night.  Go Aztecs!