Notices by LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net) tagged gs3
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Mar-2024 22:52:25 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} We have been reading “Charlotte’s Web” and “The Wizard of Oz” with #GS3 and #GS4 recently. The five year old likes the wiz so much that he carries the book to bed with him, so it doesn’t disappear. (Quite a valid fear with his youngest brother around; the middle child did the same thing at that age. -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 21-Mar-2024 17:28:00 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} Learning the alphabet with #GS3. https://nu.federati.net/attachment/293555 -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 21:30:09 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} Got an emergency alert about a radar indicated #tornado ... the storm cell appears to have past the Springfield #MO area. St Louis area also warned.
No known damage in this area.
There was some significant wind and rain for a few minutes. No hail observed. #GS3 was aware enough to be concerned about a tornado, but as far as I know, no twister touched the ground. -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 02:11:26 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} Daughter-in-law said that #GS3 is physically a clone of #sonTwo, but his brain is a clone of Grandpa. -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 09-Mar-2024 18:46:07 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} We took my 5 year old grandson #GS3 to a weather expo at the local mall. He got to meet one of the meteorologists from https://www.ky3.com/weather/ and to talk to an employee of NOAA / NWS, who had a little vortex machine for kids to see and touch. He also got to see another station's "storm tracker" vehicle.
Kudos to KY3's weatherman, who gave #GS3 and #GS4 his full attention and talked with them like they mattered. I am new in the Springfield area, but it is really cool to see. -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 07-Mar-2024 20:56:27 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} Also, penguin 🐧 week seems to be going well. #GS4 has started asking for penguin videos. I am tempted to keep it going instead of starting seal week on Sunday.
He tolerates #GS3's weather and space interests, but they aren't really his thing. We're looking for his own thing to explore with him.In conversation from mustard permalink -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 20:32:47 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} #GS3: Who is your friend?
Me: (Names a few people who all work at $EMPLOYER.)
Me: I guess I'll soon if they're still friends when I quit.In conversation from mustard permalink -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 19:34:29 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} #sonTwo will be at work on 2024-04-08. Hopefully, his wife will take a day off. I would like to take grandkids to see the total solar eclipse (passing through SE #MO) ... the next time it happens in the lower 48 US states will be something like 20 years later.
In particular, I think #GS3 will enjoy it. #GS4 seems to be more interested in ocean life (penguins, dolphins, orcas, seals, etc) than space.In conversation from web permalink -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 19:29:49 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} Reading about the Odysseus lander on the Moon, I'm glad I did not have time to inform #sonTwo about it. #GS3 loves space stuff, and would have been looking for video. In conversation from web permalink -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 02:55:07 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} #sonTwo says that #GS3 and #GS4 know Grandpa is coming. #GS5 does not know why he got kicked out of his room.
#sonOne has not said whether #GS1, #GD1, #GD2 know I'm coming. I'm not expecting to see #GS2, as he lives some distance (2-3 hours drive time in each direction), on top of him being 25.
I expressed that it would be great if #Daddy_A could visit during this time. It has been something like 20 years since all three of them were present at the same place and time.In conversation from web permalink -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Feb-2024 06:14:47 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} Tropical Cyclone Lincoln expected to regenerate Friday, graze the Western Australia coast before dissipating Sunday. http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/
I sent this link to #GS3. He was paying attention to #TC_Lincoln a while ago (a week? Hard to be sure) but I have not heard anything else about it.In conversation from Shoyu permalink -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 03:52:31 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} I don’t know how ready he is, but I sent https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/coriolis-effect/ to my daughter-in-law for #GS3 (almost 5). In conversation from Shoyu permalink Attachments
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jan-2024 02:07:11 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} I told #GD2 about her cousin #GS3’s asteroid livestream viewing experience. She was happy for him. I tell you, I really love that she’s not jealous over the attention her cousin gets. Honestly, I do try to give every one of the grandkids a similar high level of attention, but (1) life gets in the way, (2) as they get older and gain their own communications devices, relationship is a two-way street, (3) until that point, it is dependent on parental effort as much as it is on grandparent effort. In conversation from Shoyu permalink -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jan-2024 17:57:35 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} I got to simulwatch the Virtual Telescope's stream of asteroid "2024 BJ" passing near Earth with #GS3. It is an irregularly shaped rock, about 35 meters across and the view was from a ground telescope in #Italy. Therefore, the view was a white dot that got brighter or dimmer (even briefly disappeared) depending on which side was facing us.
The soon to be five year old had a good time, but wasn't able to articulate what he saw.In conversation from mustard permalink -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jan-2024 20:09:20 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} Also, I sent #GS3 a link to imagery of Tropical Cyclone Anggrek in the spinning harmlessly in the Indian Ocean. As it is in the Southern Hemisphere, it spins in the reverse direction. I'm hoping he notices this, so I can mention Coriolis force. No long explanation, just wanting to set the hook for a discussion when he's older. In conversation from web permalink -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 22-Jan-2024 02:26:06 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} I missed today's time window for #videochat with #GD2 and also the one for videochat with #GS3, #GS4, #GS5. In conversation from web permalink -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 19-Jan-2024 17:52:06 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} #GS4: I want to watch Octonauts.
#GS3: No! I want to watch Mr Weatherman.
( The original #Octonauts series is educational. Toward the end of each episode, they have a "creature report":{https://farside.link/invidious/watch?v=-uLe2VcUCJw} where they summarize information about the aquatic / marine creature being featured. This happens with a bouncy tune, so two and three year olds are bouncing and marching along with it. It was GS3's favorite show until he discovered Paw Patrol at age three and then Bluey at age four. )In conversation from web permalink Attachments
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 00:57:06 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} Last week (Wednesday the 13th) there was a meteor shower. I saw one article that expected up to 100 per hour. I didn’t get to watch. My grandsons #GS3 #GS4 #GS5 were going to visit their other grandparents the next morning, so they were asleep 😴.
Maybe we’ll see it next year.In conversation from Shoyu permalink -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-Dec-2023 02:56:59 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} #sonTwo's family is visiting his in-laws for Christmas, so there won't be another #videochat with #GS3, #GS4, #GS5 until January.
I'll try to ask the four year old if he got to observe the storm that hit #FL and is headed toward the Northeast this weekend.In conversation from web permalink -
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 18:10:44 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} I still try to watch Mr Weatherman (Brian Shields) and Weather Gurl Dani'i almost daily, so I'll have some idea what #GS3 is talking about when he tells me what is going on.
Recently, Mr Shields was talking about Kick 'em Jenny, an undersea volcano near #Grenada, #St_Vincent, and the #Grenadines. https://geology.com/volcanoes/kick-em-jenny/ ... if he continues, I'll try to work in a discussion of #vulcanology in some of our post-Christmas #videochats, like I do with #seismology already.In conversation from web permalink Attachments