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For those with kids (and for the young at heart) Vanity
Posted on 12/22/2023 2:10:33 PM PST by Jamestown1630
I’m an old lady, but I’m still tickled by the NORAD Santa Tracker.
They now have a chatbot named ‘Radar’, and the kids can ask it questions (try ‘How do reindeer fly?’ Or ‘How does Santa do it in one night?’)
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/
As I compose this, we are 1 day, 10 hours, 50 minutes and 57 seconds to liftoff.
The story of how the tradition began is fun too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD_Tracks_Santa
TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; Science; UFO's
KEYWORDS: christmas; norad; santa
To: Jamestown1630
I don’t know how many around here have kids, but I’ll bet there are a LOT of Grandkids! lol
Always found this cool, will share with the 11 Grandkids. Thank you!
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posted on
12/22/2023 2:18:35 PM PST
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
To: Openurmind
My pleasure. I still believe :-)
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posted on
12/22/2023 2:21:02 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Jamestown1630
I actually had the fortune to tour inside Cheyenne Mountain where they track Santa. :)
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posted on
12/22/2023 2:26:09 PM PST
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
To: Jamestown1630
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posted on
12/22/2023 2:27:13 PM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Openurmind
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posted on
12/22/2023 2:30:44 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Jamestown1630
Started in 1955!!!!
Part of my kids and I Christmas tradition in the 90’s and 00’s.
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posted on
12/22/2023 2:31:27 PM PST
by
lizma2
To: NorthMountain
Radar was a great character.
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posted on
12/22/2023 2:31:48 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: NorthMountain
Miss that show. One of my all time favorites.
All the characters were fantastic!
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posted on
12/22/2023 2:36:55 PM PST
by
lizma2
To: lizma2
I liked Klinger. He tried so hard to get his ‘Section 8’, but nobody was buying his shtick.
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posted on
12/22/2023 2:41:51 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Jamestown1630
Back when this was actually weird!
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posted on
12/22/2023 4:03:22 PM PST
by
lizma2
To: lizma2
He’d be a four star general today
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posted on
12/22/2023 4:05:45 PM PST
by
Fledermaus
(It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna! 1 gone, 1 almost dead. )
To: Jamestown1630
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
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posted on
12/22/2023 4:46:25 PM PST
by
Huskrrrr
(Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
To: Fledermaus
LOL, maybe.
Unfortunately and sadly true.
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posted on
12/22/2023 5:07:56 PM PST
by
lizma2
To: lizma2
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posted on
12/22/2023 5:12:14 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Huskrrrr
Beautiful.
'You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart.
'Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.'
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posted on
12/22/2023 5:16:02 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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