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<\/center>If the words “observation deck” make you think of the starship Enterprise from Star Trek, you are a geek<\/strong>. No, this is from my beloved capitol building. After doing some poking around at the state archives (okay, maybe I’m<\/strong> the geek) I ventured upstairs and saw these really cool clouds. I had the whole 18th floor to myself and was able to snap some cool shots from all directions.<\/p>\nA quick email to my friend Kevin Lawrence over at KFYR got this picture on the news at 10pm. Mighty gracious of him. I guess that makes me a Sky Spy\u2122! I know he likes cool cloud formations so if you get some neat weather-related photos, send them to him. They have an updated website at kfyrtv.com<\/a> with a section where you can upload your photos.<\/p>\n One disappointment about going to the top of the capitol building these days is that the elevators have been “updated.” You see, in each elevator there used to be an actual guy with a little bench who operated the elevator with a big brass handle. Then they “modernized.” For a while there was one elevator left with an actual human who operated it, but I guess those days are gone for good. I’m guessing the fella who did it retired, then they got rid of those controls altogether. It’s really too bad. That was a neat part of visiting this building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If the words “observation deck” make you think of the starship Enterprise from Star Trek, you are a geek. No, this is from my beloved capitol building. After doing some poking around at the state archives (okay, maybe I’m the … Continue reading