The De Anza planetarium has finally returned from it's 3-year long renovation. The De Anza planetarium shows have been favorites by many since 1969, entertaining and educating many children and adults on the night sky. The MS-15 served it's purpose for all of the well, satisfying the astronomer in all of us. But the MS-15 was getting old, and more technical issues began arising at each show. The decision to renovate was brought about along with the decision to try the newer projector invented, called the Infinium S star projector. So after 3 years of renovation, the planetarium is finally ready for the public again. Given a private opportunity to "test drive" the equipment, both my brother Ben (see The Revival of the Minolta Planetarium) and I couldn't wait - and we weren't disappointed.
Going to Ohlone college this summer is one of the most interesting experiences of my scholar career. The level of knowledge was extremely valuable and it was fun to learn at this level. The English Composition classes included many wonderful classroom discussions, and the Geometry course was well described despite antagonistic descriptions towards the course. Of course, for every moment of pleasure, there is an equal moment of pain. The geometry and English courses were extraordinarily time consuming from the amount of material to be covered in a mere six weeks.
Today we took a very interesting (and rather tiring) trip through "history". We hiked many places that involved the history of Los Gatos in some way or other, in our neck of the woods.
First Stop: Yamate's Residence
We first arrived at the Yamate's property, or Marty Ranch. Marty Ranch is an around 400 acres, and was famous for it's illegal selling of grapes. The grape stakes date back to 1912, when a family moved out of the farm.
It's amazing how the booby complex affects us all, when the older sibling hates the younger sibling and the parent forced into an ugly situation and the situation eventually falls into an abyss to that life is like a living hell.
I recently watched a movie on Edgar Degas, called Degas and the Dancer. Edgar was very emotional about his art and is asked to do illustrations for a publisher for money (commissioned). He, however, enjoys watching the ballet class for his pastel and oil paintings, and is scorned for painting the "opera brats" in the ballet. He primarily focuses on drawing the one that is constantly tripping and messing up in front of class, while her older sister smirks at her.