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20040621 Monday June 21, 2004

Trinchera, Colorado

I grew up on a ranch in southeastern Colorado. Not many people know or have heard about Trinchera, but it looks like the weather service does!

308 PM MDT MON JUN 21 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO

* UNTIL 415 PM MDT

* AT 306 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 22 MILES WEST OF TRINCHERA...AND WAS MOVING EAST
  AT 15 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED WILL BE...
  7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRINCHERA BY 415 PM MDT

AT 306 PM A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTER SAW PENNY SIZE HAIL 3 
MILES 11 MILES SOUTH OF TRINIDAD.

In case you would like to visit, there is a post office (zip=81081), and about 12 residents. I used to have to ride a bus 18 miles to Kindergarten in Branson, Colorado (Go Bearcats!)

Truth be told, I was born in Raton, New Mexico, as it was a shorter drive from the ranch than going to Trinidad! I only spent those first two days in Raton, so I still consider myself a Colorado native.

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Congratulations, SpaceShipOne!

SpaceShipOne and Mike Melvill completed their historic Private Manned Spaceflight today. Congratulations! Now they just need to launch three passengers into sub-orbital space, return them safely home, then repeat the launch within two weeks with the same vehicle.

If you guys still need that third passenger, please let me know...

I can't wait for the space tourism industry to blossom. I certainly plan to be onboard when the price is right!

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Star Wars Trilogy DVD expected to sell out

Looks like the original Star Wars Trilogy is expected to sell out on DVD, so you better get your pre-orders in now!

Okay, it's not really the original Trilogy, they are the Special Edition versions, but that's all you can expect to get from LucasFilm now. I actually liked the Special Editions, as they included some details from the original books that didn't make the cut. They also rounded out some of the scenes. Empire Strikes Back had some great additions, specifically in the Wampa Cave and Cloud City.

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