Starchylde's definitions

Light Pollution

When there's so very many lights from a city that it obscures the night sky, making star~viewing almost non~existant.

Gawd, I Hate Light Pollution because it interferes so badly with my viewing of the stars & moon at night! There's so much better viewing in a small city or the countryside!

by Starchylde August 11, 2015

Monster Trucks

HUGE specially made Super~Tough trucks that have shows. The tires are over 5' tall & the roar of the engines damn near make you deaf but it's So Awesome to attend 1 of their shows! The trucks even run over other ones!

I got to ride in the back of 1 of the Monster Trucks & it was a blast! So Fun!

by Starchylde May 28, 2016

Mount St. Helen's volcano

In 1980, it erupted & blew all the trees down that were around it for 30 Miles! The ash carried for over 500 Miles & was like glass. It's located in Washington near the Oregon border. On May 18th, it erupted at 8:32 AM Mountain Time.

When Mount St. Helen's volcano's dust reached us, I didn't know what was happening. I thought someone was drag~racing! We had to stay indoors for a week & hose off the roof, yards, & driveways. What a shocker! Talk about Power!!

by Starchylde May 28, 2016

parasol

an old~time Fancy umbrella, maybe with lace & highly decorated; it's used to shield oneself from the sun or as part of a fancy dress~up outfit.

I Love seeing the parasol designs of Olden days~So beautiful & I'd sure use one!

by Starchylde June 11, 2015

hot air balloon

A conveyance consisting of a sturdy large basket that can hold 4 or more people & is propelled up into the air by a gas burner. They go over 10,000 feet in elevation!

That hot air balloon was really thrilling to ride in & they're awesome to see!

by Starchylde May 28, 2016

Bloody

Goddamn, used in Great Britain

That Bloody frickin' artic blast pissed me the Fuck Off!!!

by Starchylde December 30, 2014

First Man On The Moon

On July 21, 1969, with the Apollo 11 Spaceflight, Neil Armstrong was the 1st human to step on the Moon! Buzz Aldrin joined him 20 minutes later & they spent 2 1/4th hours gathering 47.5 pounds of lunar material for return to Earth. Pilot Michael Collins stayed in lunar orbit until they returned to the ship. July 24th was splashdown at 819 miles SW of Hawaii. As Neil Armstrong took his 1st step onto the surface of the Moon, he said "1 small step by a man; 1 giant leap for mankind."

I was fortunate to see the live TV broadcast of the First Man On The Moon & it had tremendous impact on me, starting a lifelong love of space & the Moon.

by Starchylde May 29, 2016