The Fifth Anniversary of the FNR Shutdown

You know, I think I'm finally getting over the shutdown of the Ford Nuclear Reactor: I missed the fifth anniversary. At 3:45 p.m. on July 3, 2003 I drove in the rods for the reactor's final shutdown. I still miss the cool blue glow.

Speaking of anniversaries, this is the 25th anniversary of my around-the-world cruise on the U.S.S. Texas (CGN-39). The Texas was chopped up into razorblades in 1992, I think, the victim of Navy cost-cutting.

Hmm. I notice that I have a strong attachment to dead nuclear plants. Probably ought to bring this up with my therapist.