Buzzed and Bastille Days

On Thursday around 1:30 PM a fighter jet screamed over at low altitude. Then it happened again, then another one joined in. This wasn’t very reassuring with the London bombings last week and the post 9/11 burnt in images of jets crashing into buildings.

Turned out it was the Blue Angels who practiced all afternoon, then again yesterday afternoon for an air show today. Apparently I wasn’t the only person to notice, according to the local NBC affiliate, a number of people called the airport.

My instinct when I hear aircraft that close is to hit the floor and cover my head. Must be left over drill learned while growing up during the cold war.

I took a package to the Post Office around noon today. Bastille Days are held at MSOE and Cathedral Square, just across the river. It is just a bit further than River Splash. A band was performing when I went through so I cruised around on the way back then found a shady spot and listened. They had some good blues and played until 1 PM when they adjourned so they wouldn’t disturb a wedding that was scheduled at Old St. Mary’s Church.

Bastille Days music stage by Old St. Marys

I stopped by a cooking demonstration next, then was getting tired so headed home. It was hazy and I got a bit of sunburn on my arms, but not too bad.

About Kathy

Perl, MySQL, CGI scripting, web design, graphics following careers as an analytical chemist and educator, then in IT as a database administrator (DBA), programmer, and server administrator. Diagnosed with Mitochondrial Myopathy in 1997.
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