from slashdot: "Just a few weeks after the sun's peak in its 11 year cycle, two large CME's (Coronal Mass Ejections) occured on the surface of the sun. Now, as the effects of those eruptions reach earth, we're experiencing an excellent season of aurora, or "Northern Lights". Fantastic red aurora are being reported as far south as central California, and amateur and professional astronomers as far south as 40 degrees latitude are on watch. SpaceWeather.com has all the breaking news, as well as details of the CME's which occurred earlier this week. Take a step outside, get some fresh air, and enjoy the sky. You might just be treated to a rare astronomical opportunity."

Get the weather forcast printed on your toast:

Yes, it's that day once again, Wednesday night, the last night before our weekly english essays are due. Today's Issue: The Death Penalty. I say let people on death row work in prison in order to pay "rent", and the moment they stop paying rent...

Did you know? --More than half of the world is lactose intolerant, meaning they cannot digest any more than about a pint of milk a day. A very interesting chapter about milk, its early uses, contents and using it in cooking.

I'd like to thank the academy...

These fans are awesome!

So.....here's a summary of what's behind me in the webcam picture: Me in my dream car (It's actually a Z3 and I want a Z8 now), Sirius Satellite Radio stickers, Walt Disney World Pictures, Autographed Pictures of Patrick Norton, Martin Sargent, Silicon Ali, and Leo Laporte (of TechTV), a TechTV Sticker, a promo Data Play disk, TDRS satellite pictures (my dad's work for 8 years), Costa Rica pictures, a Weiner Dog, Beware of Dog sign, Flying Microlight in Mexico Picture, and a Northern California road trip Picture, and.....well thats all.

Wednesday Night---You know what that means!?!?!.....Essay night! This week's topic: A Leader

Here's a prototype of the bavetta.com shirt: shirt The nametag on the top will be on the front and be customisable to the owners name.......still under development....

I found my CD case and CDs yesterday!!!! It's been lost for over 6 months!!!

Just to let you know....I share the same birthday with Edd Hall (announcer of the Tonight Show), Larry Bird, and also the Radification of the US Constitution.

Juglito Ergo Sum - I Juggle Therefore I Am Yesterday I went to a St. Patricks day party where everyone had to tell a story, sing a song, show a talent or tell a joke. -I juggled. Be like the Flying Karamazov Brothers, learn how to juggle :-) Oh, and also get a '46 Chevy school bus, rivet a VW van on top, and paint vegetables on the hood.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Bavetta's Mix from the Blender CD has undergone even more changes...

HEADLINES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
Drunk Gets Nine Months In Violin Case
Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
Clinton Wins On Budget, But More Lies Ahead
Miners Refuse To Work After Death
Juvenile Court To Try Shooting Defendant
Stolen Painting Found By Tree
Never Withhold Herpes Infection From Loved One
War Dims Hope For Peace
Deer Kill 17,000
Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge
Astronaut Takes Blame For Gas In Spacecraft
Ban On Soliciting Dead In Trotwood
New Vaccine May Contain Rabies

I'm working a new -geek- section of my webpage, it should be done today or tommorow. My mom wants to put hardwood floors in the living room. So today, many..no, make that VERY many pine boards came. I think it's going to end up looking pretty cool.

In my essay I took the stance that none of our first amendment rights should be comprimised in school, but in reality I don't completely agree. I think it's necessary for some restrictions to be made in order to maximize an educational and safe environment. I've found that it's sometimes easier to argue the other side rather than basing the essay on my own opinion.

Wednesday: Essay Night
This week, the 1st amendment, and how our rights are compromised when we enter the school campus.

"A Bavetta Masterpiece Collection - Mix From the Blender" (aka Bavetta's Mix 7) is now complete and contains:

1. "Unquestionably an immensely powerful field of energy is being generated around here somewhere. "
2.James Brown - Hot Pants
3.Only the Strong - Zoom Zoom
4.Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata
5.Jimmy Buffet - Quietly Making Noise
6.King Harvest - Dancing in the Moonlight
7.Lordon Wainwright III - Dead Skunk
8.Bare Naked Ladies - If I Had a Million Dollars
9.Various - New Orleans
10.Intermission
11.Traditional Italian Tango
12.Main Street Pianist - Maple Leaf Rag
13.Louis Armstong - What a Wonderful World
14.Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada
15.Vaughn Monroe - Ghost Riders in the Sky
16.B.B. King - Mean Ole' World
17.Keb' Mo - A Better Man
18.Santana - Evil Ways
19.Sam & Dave - Soul Man
20.Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown
21.Todd Snider - Keep Off the Grass
22.Bob Seger - Old Time Rock and Roll
23.Eagles - Hotel California
24."Paul Harvy, Goodday"

-some suggestions by Breen and Baker

Another week, another weekend, more homework...The electric motor that I ordered came on Friday. It's pretty cool. It goes. Now I have to figure out something to do with it, and I'm still figuring out how it works. There are 5 wires comming out of the thing! It weighs a lot (It's a pretty hefty motor) and grease spills out of it when you overheat it. The CD-burner ish fighting with me; Apparently it thinks making coasters is funny.

Hey, I'm back. Happy Weekend.

Captains log, stardate 32534256346.6, the crew members are upset with the lousy cooking done by the captain, outrage has stricken the crew, and mutany seems enevitable.

I've been doing some ordering over the internet recently: I ordered a book from Amazon and a electric motor from ebay. I love how this works. I just got the book today -BAM- it got here that fast, and the motor should be comming tommorow. What do I need a motor for? Well I'm planning on making a gizmo thingie...I'll explain as work progresses, but I got the idea from the Exploratorium. If you're ever in San Francisco, swing by the Exploratorium - and say Bavetta sent you.

I went driving with my mom after school today - the roads have gotten that much more dangerous California requires 50 hours of driving time with an adult, that 50 hours!!! I've only done about well, I guess about, mmm mabye, four total...over the course of a few months. I need to get my act together.

My dad is at open house at school right now......dum dum dum.......
I'm in the process of thinking about maybe making www.bavetta.com T-shirts -Why? For no good reason.

No snow day, in fact not much snow afterall...

learn to juggle - it's good for you

We went skiing today. It was snowing in the morning, Slushing by midday, and raining by the afternoon; there was some good snow though, off the main trails. Looks like it will snow a lot tonight and tommorow (total for above 7000 feet is 2 feet) so I'm hoping for a snow day from school tommorow... Mongolian BBQ tonight...mmmmm.....

No skiing today. One of my dad's guests from Virginia hurt his back carring luggage, but their plan is to still ski tommorow. I just finished reading (that's right, reading, not something I often do) Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone. It was actually pretty cool.

It's Friday and boy am I ready for the weekend! I'll probably be skiing tommorow and the next day @ Northstar.

A cool site to visit: Ventures by Patrick Combs, a motivational speaker. "There's a little Ferris Bueller in all of us." Read about his $95,035.35 adventure, where he cashed a junk mail check just for fun, and it cleared, and many others...

BAM!!! Kick it up a notch!!

Back from school and I'm exausted! Phew! I guess I stayed up too late last night. I got "Dinosaur" the movie on DVD for the new CDRW/DVD combo drive that came in the mail, and I gotta say I'm pretty impressed. Not from the movie, although it was pretty cool too, but from the unbeliveable picture quality. It makes the computer monitor like an HD-TV. Way cool -Plus no fast-forwarding or rewinding. Pull out the pop-corn...