2025-04-02T17:23:55Z https://nostr.now Syd Polk (he/his) https://nostr.now/npub1kevq9us70tw0kd9t0q40362jy09w0zxheswjqdpa3u80gezufefqn65n8q https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/198/149/703/985/466/original/a9103545bc27f322.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/198/149/703/985/466/original/a9103545bc27f322.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgsn4u5rckqdspjmg02j38gpaz76nn4n4jd626wa5m9k3mj2tu3pszyzm9sqhjreade7e54duz478f2g3u4eug6lxp6gp58k8saaryt389yvtlyzl RIP Val Kilmer<br/><br/>Many news articles are listing his appearances in more mainstream movies, like &#34;Top Gun&#34;, &#34;Batman Forever&#34;, &#34;Tombstone&#34;, etc., but I would like to talk about his appearance in one of my favorites, &#34;Real Genius&#34;.<br/><br/>This 1985 movie is about a bunch of smart kids at an academically rigorous college.<br/><br/>This movie resonates with me on several levels. I went to one of those colleges, Rice University, in the mid-80s. These characters are my classmates. (1/4) 2025-04-02T16:13:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqcu9en2cw3dyhml72t63uex56jvhl4lkl4q9mgj82225a0hxhhxgzyzm9sqhjreade7e54duz478f2g3u4eug6lxp6gp58k8saaryt389ydnlhsp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspf8yfanv5dy7724gmy4mmke77lyu24l6uvgyhhaxsydyw4nthzxqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qx58x6t'>nevent1q…8x6t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqc9n9ejerhnsxlfph89wlde87ja8j876m6s6hee8fam59tlxvk5zqna9rtj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqc9n9ejerhnsxlfph89wlde87ja8j876m6s6hee8fam59tlxvk5zqna9rtj</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…9rtj</span>)</a></span> I believe it started in Alabama, but it went in front of us in Missouri. If it hit the ground it did so in either Missouri or Arkansas. 2024-12-22T05:15:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg7z3v62xm2g708zjh2mmj4xrrzn97f5kdwazs76nlaqffuk8ptdszyzm9sqhjreade7e54duz478f2g3u4eug6lxp6gp58k8saaryt389ysta478 So my daughter and I were driving on our way home from the Midwest Clinic. Between New Madrid, MO and Blytheville, AR, we saw what appears to have been a satellite or rocket breaking up on reentry. It was traveling approximately from southeast to northwest a little after 10 PM. An hour later I am not seen any news reports…<br/><br/>Video is hard to get from a car going 80 MPH, but daughter tried…<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/694/757/861/565/809/original/20191f3b248d4b74.mp4"></video> 2024-12-22T05:12:19Z