Ask Michael K!

[MelodyB]

Would you really walk up to someone and ask them that? Or would you just ask them if you know them?

[Babs]

If someone with a nostril ring takes it out, then blows their nose, do they have to cover that hole as well as their nostril holes so that snot doesn't blow out everywhere?

actually the answer is no, the hole closes up very fast, and was very small to begin with......... (my sister has one)

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

Would you really walk up to someone and ask them that? Or would you just ask them if you know them?

I'd ask a stranger on the street.  At my age, I no longer care what strangers think of me.  Besides, it may open up room for other conversations.

[Sis]

You might care if they started hollering for the police!   

[MelodyB]

Can I hide and watch?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

Can I hide and watch?

Sure.

[MelodyB]

YAY!

[Sis]

Michael! Where are you? Are you out there pretending to be normal again?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

Michael! Where are you?

Kirchenstraße, Herschweiler-Pettersheim, Rheinland Pfalz, Deutschland.

Are you out there pretending to be normal again?

Again?  I have never been accused of being "normal."

[Tricia Lea]

Can you get cornered in a round room?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

Can you get cornered in a round room?

Is the room spherical or cylindrical in shape?  If it's cylindrical, there there are corners where the curved wall meets the flat surface of the floor/ceiling.  So, in a round room, yes, you can be cornered.  Just not in a spherical room.

[Sister_Mom]

Are you out there pretending to be normal again?

Again?  I have never been accused of being "normal."

I think I accused you once....... that was before I knew better. 

[Babs]

Do you know when a "sysygy" occurs?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

Do you know when a "sysygy" occurs?

I'll answer that one when the planets are aligned. 

[Tricia Lea]

How much more work is involved when moving between countries as you all are about to do?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

How much more work is involved when moving between countries as you all are about to do?

For any move, there's the whole packing up the household goods and shipping the car.  Since this is an official move, the Air force is paying the shipping costs.  But they will only ship one car and I have a weight limit on the household goods.

When moving out of the U.S. there is some extra paperwork involved to make sure everyone has their passport and visa.

Moving back into the U.S. is going to take a little extra work than moving out of the U.S.  Since the Department of Agriculture has restrictions on not "importing" dirt/soil, I have to have everything cleaned.  Furniture has to be washed, shampooed,  vacuumed, etc to get it as clean as possible.  The car has to be detailed to get all of the dirt out of every nook and cranny, even from the underside and fender wells.  We can't take any of our plants or animals with the exception of our cat (or a dog if we had one).  On top of all that, all of our stuff has to be inspected by a customs official to ensure I'm not trying to import any prohibited items, e.g. Cuban cigars that are legal to buy in Europe.  Customs officials will also oversee the packing of our goods by the moving company.

Packing up and moving is always a lot of work, but it's even more work when moving back into the U.S.

[sunlight]

dude, i didnt realize how much it consisted of... Are the restrictions on dirt/soil just because of infection control? or is there another reason as well?

[Sister_Mom]

How much more work is involved when moving between countries as you all are about to do?

For any move, there's the whole packing up the household goods and shipping the car.  Since this is an official move, the Air force is paying the shipping costs.  But they will only ship one car and I have a weight limit on the household goods.

When moving out of the U.S. there is some extra paperwork involved to make sure everyone has their passport and visa.

Moving back into the U.S. is going to take a little extra work than moving out of the U.S.  Since the Department of Agriculture has restrictions on not "importing" dirt/soil, I have to have everything cleaned.  Furniture has to be washed, shampooed,  vacuumed, etc to get it as clean as possible.  The car has to be detailed to get all of the dirt out of every nook and cranny, even from the underside and fender wells.  We can't take any of our plants or animals with the exception of our cat (or a dog if we had one).  On top of all that, all of our stuff has to be inspected by a customs official to ensure I'm not trying to import any prohibited items, e.g. Cuban cigars that are legal to buy in Europe.  Customs officials will also oversee the packing of our goods by the moving company.

Packing up and moving is always a lot of work, but it's even more work when moving back into the U.S.

We are still the ones that live in a free country, right? 

[EricShane]

dear Michael K, where did I put my SD card? I cant find it.

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

dude, i didnt realize how much it consisted of... Are the restrictions on dirt/soil just because of infection control? or is there another reason as well?

It's mostly about parasites and other organisms that live in the soil.  Organisms that can cause infection and disease in plants and animals.  I'm not completely versed on all of the details, but that's the basics of it.

We are still the ones that live in a free country, right? 

Some countries have more freedom, some have less.  But all-in-all, the U.S. is still pretty much a free country.

dear Michael K, where did I put my SD card? I cant find it.

It's under the couch cushion.

[MelodyB]

It would be really funny if he looked under the cushion and it really was there.

[Babs]

 If you could cause something in the history of the world to happen again in order to teach something to those in the present, what would you have re-occur?

[sunlight]

Does the direction the wind is blowing affect the speed of sound waves?

[M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ]

If you could cause something in the history of the world to happen again in order to teach something to those in the present, what would you have re-occur?

My wedding, to show people how a happy, loving marriage starts.

Does the direction the wind is blowing affect the speed of sound waves?

No.  Wind does not affect the speed of sound waves,  but it does affect sound's audibility through refraction.  Sounds travels around 750MPH, even a hurricane force wind of 150MPH is only 20% the speed of sound, a "normal" wind of around 10MPH is only 1.3% the speed of sound.  The speed of wind isn't significant enough to affect the speed of sound.

[MelodyB]

If you could physically transport yourself to any place in the world at this moment, where would you go?


What books from your childhood would you like to share with your children?


If you could ensure that your children never have one experience that you have had, what would it be?