Lamborghini in My Mirror
"A lime green Lamborghini Murciélago in my side mirror heading home from Indy."
You gotta respect the effort this took to get this shot and the need to take it.
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Knock Yourself Out
The famous Rocky statue in Philly that just went up on eBay for a starting bid of $1,000,000. Maybe they'll give me a discount.
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Con
Check out Waiting... I met Sklyer in New Orleans during filming, along with the rest of the talented cast. And now he has his own show. The careers of half the cast have taken off since filming "Waiting..." That can only be good for business.
I haven't seen Con yet, but it's also got a guy in it from my old high school named Zach Johnson.
Check out a video here.
Who knows, maybe he's next.
Star Wars Episode III Easter Eggs
It's tiny, but visible enough to send a warm fuzzy through the hearts of original trilogy fans. In the establishing shot of the expansive Senate docking bays, there's a tiny Millennium Falcon easing into frame. And it's not just a non-descript Corellian freighter; it's on good authority -- namely George Lucas -- that this is the infamous hunk-of-junk before it came into the ownership of either Lando Calrissian or Han Solo. Also peculiar about that shot: there are no less than three gleaming Naboo star skiffs parked on the lot. Does Padmé have spares?
You know you live in...
You know you live in Arizona when....
1. You are willing to park three blocks away because you found shade.
2. You can open and drive your car without touching the car door or
the steering wheel.
3. You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot water in
the toilet bowl.
4. You can attend any function wearing shorts and a tank top.
5. The four seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot and ARE YOU
KIDDING ME??!!
You live in California when:
1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.
2. The high school quarterback calls a time-out to answer his cell phone.
3. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
4. You know how to eat an artichoke.
5. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.
6. When someone asks you how far some thing is, you tell them how long
it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
You live in New York City when....
1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan,
2. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State
Building.
3. You think Central Park is "nature"
4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language
makes you multi-lingual.
5. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.
You Live in Maine when....
1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup and Tabasco.
2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
3. You have more than one recipe for moose.
4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel, with less than eight buttons.
5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter and
construction.
You live in the Deep South when...
1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
2. "ya'll" is singular and "all ya'll" is plural.
3. After five years you still hear, ''You ain't from 'round here, are Ya?"
4. "He needed killin'" is a valid defense
5. Everyone has two first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty
Jean, Mary Beth, etc.
You live in Colorado when....
1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500.00 car.
2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and he
stops at the day care center.
3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.
4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.
You live in the Midwest when....
1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
3. You have to switch from the "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
4. You end sentences with a preposition: "where's my coat at?"
5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was
different."
You live in Florida when....
1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.
3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
5. Cars in front of you are often driven by a headless person.
Thursday, May 26, 2005
What Would Jesus do..if he was a potato chip...
...and for sale on eBay, for $20,000?
He looks so peaceful, sleeping there in the arms of his mom.
although in this pic he looks a little bit like Saddam
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
"The Rock David Killed Goliath With"
Nice grammar.
How about one for $1,000,000?
Or maybe some holy water for $50,000? BUY IT NOW!!
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Train Driver Dies After Hitting Suicidal Passenger in Moscow Metro - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM
"Passengers throwing themselves under trains to commit suicide is a fairly regular occurrence in Moscow’s metro."
Ya gotta love Mother Russia.
Dumbledore dies?
BETS on Dumbledore dying in the latest Harry Potter adventure were staked by punters — in a town which is printing the book.
The Sun tipped off bookies after a cluster of maximum £50 wagers on The Half-Blood Prince twist in Bungay, Suffolk.
Darth Quitter
May 24, 2005
Hayden Christensen is set to quit acting to become an architect. The Star Wars actor says he plans to swap the big screen for building design - because the movie industry doesn't excite him anymore.
He told Britain's The Sun newspaper: 'Maybe the new Star Wars will be my last movie. 'I don't find Hollywood interesting, so I'm thinking about studying architecture instead.'
The heartthrob actor, who plays Anakin Skywalker in the hit movie series, claims that he's had enough of making movies because the industry demands too much from its stars.
The 24-year-old actor, who has been romantically linked with his Star Wars co-star Natalie Portman, also slammed other young actors who are prepared to sell themselves to Hollywood in order to make their career successful.
He added: 'A film is a product and as an actor you can only sell it if you sell yourself. 'You don't get to sit at the table before you're ready to give away your integrity. Maybe it works for Orlando Bloom. It doesn't for me.'
Earlier this month the Canadian-born star revealed how he had to bulk up for his role as Darth Vader in third Star Wars instalment, Revenge of the Sith.
The handsome actor has played the young villain in the past two films - but admitted he wasn't big enough to fill the famous black suit after he transforms into the adult character for the final film.
He said: 'Yeah, I'm a bit shorter but they were nice enough to put lifts in the shoes and make a big muscle suit so I could fill it out.' - Bang"
Duffman vs. Duff?
A fascinating window into trademark law and how the little guy has a big hill to climb to take on the big corporation. In this case, an original "beerman" wants the respect he deserves.
Note to self, include the evidence that might help you win:
In support of his arguments, Donchez pointed to a single piece of evidence, i.e., a report prepared by one of his expert witnesses, Curtis Krechevsky, in which Krechevsky allegedly stated that
it is my opinion that the . . . use of the term "BEERMAN" in connection with books and entertainment services was . . . use in a suggestive sense and not descriptively. As specifically regards entertainment services, I believe that a leap of imagination or mental effort is required to understand the nature of the covered services from the mark "BEERMAN."
Id. For whatever reason, however, Donchez has not included that report in his appellate appendix. Thus, we cannot consider the report and the statements included therein in determining whether there is a genuine issue of material fact regarding the classification of the term "beerman."(2) In turn, that leaves Donchez without any evidence to support his assertion that the term "beerman" is suggestive.(3)
Monday, May 16, 2005
Yojay at Stonewall Jackson House
Stonewall Jackson died in this house. Yojay gave his kid the middle name Jackson after him, so a stop had to be made. Someday (this weekend) I'll finally give him his souvenirs.
WW II Pearl Harbor inscription
I took this photo in March on a drive from NYC to Orlando, before I knew it would be the center of any controversy.
This very inscription was the subject of an e-mail lamenting that "So help us God" was left off the inscription., and that it was yet another example of a 'godless' America denying its past. In fact, God was mentioned in a different part of the speech, just not this part. If anything should be noted about this inscription it is the editing of the words "suddenly and deliberately attacked by the Imperial forces of Japan", but why bother to bring that up?
The monument is beautiful and long overdue, imho.
Inscription:
"Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy...No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory."
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United States was at peace with that nation, and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its Emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.
Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. And, while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack.
It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time the Japanese Government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost. In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.
Yesterday the Japanese Government also launched an attack against Malaya.
Last night Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.
Last night Japanese forces attacked Guam.
Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.
Last night the Japanese attacked Wake Island.
And this morning the Japanese attacked Midway Island.
Japan has therefore undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.
As Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense, that always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.
No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory.
I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.
Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger.
With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God.
I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.
Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
Mickey Boston Red Sox
Now this is how you design a Mickey Mouse statue. Ben Affleck may be many things to many people, but at least he's a die-hard Boston fan.
Sunday, May 15, 2005
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY - CRYSTAL UPSET BY CELLPHONES
"So I finish the show, I come out, it was really hard to do, they gave me a great ovation... I said, `Ladies and gentlemen, you've been a great audience except we had 12 cellphones go off, so for the 12 of you who may have ruined it for these other people, the next time you go into a theatre... don't put on your cellphone, I was very kind, turn it off or don't take them, or simply shove them up your a**.' It's just horrible."
USATODAY.com - Student killed in bike accident donates organs to 5 people
The recipients:
• A man in his mid-30s who received Wittig's heart.
• A woman in her late 40s who received his lungs.
• A woman in her mid-50s who received his liver.
• An Indiana man in his early 30s, who received one of Wittig's kidneys.
• A man in his late 20s who received Wittig's other kidney and his pancreas.
Friday, May 13, 2005
Pat's Original Cheesesteak
Accept no substitute. Mmmmm..brought one home to Orlando...well I tried. We ate it about an hour later.
The Museum Of Bad Art (MOBA)
Go here and be amazed. What I respect the most about this site is that they take the illusion to the deepest corners, lampooning all aspects of the art world, from press releases to news conferences to gala gallery openings. $6.50 reward money for a stolen painting is priceless...er...
How long is too long?
What if you work your entire career for a single company..from 20 to 65? I'd like a $1000 for each year of service as a bonus. That would be a nice retirement gift.
How about a bronze statue instead?
Concorde's last flight
This is beautiful. I have no photo credit here, thanks to the anonymity of e-mail forwarding. There is a whole set out there somewhere.
Surprise!
He was 'red', his wife was 'hot', and his kid was a 'chili pepper'. The best part? It wasn't a costume party. It was a surprise party for him.
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Disney Airliners in Japan
Japan Airlines (JAL) is much more lax when it comes to custom paint jobs on their airliners. There are dozens of beautiful planes like this one all over the Far East. Disney has 4 or 5 alone.
Photo credit goes to airliners.net
AirlinersNet_PhotoID_199137
More below:
Atlantis breaking the sound barrier during liftoff
I don't know which launch this was, but the photo is spectacular. I also do not have a credit for this picture as it was sent anonymously in e-mail. Does anyone have a link to the photographer?
Similar photo, from much earlier launch. I don't know which shuttle this is, but it is a telescopic shot of the impressive SRB separation. This was forwarded to me a few years ago by an ex-NASA employee who worked with me. He, in turn, got it from the photographer at NASA, who took the shot with his personal equipment.
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Well-educated Republicans?
"Thank you for being the tool which fixed two people (sic) hearts to love again...I have been blessed with the last man in my life..."
Is she planning to kill him?
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Seller's market for high-end homes - Nightly News with Brian Williams - MSNBC.com
“There are no bargains,� said Bell. “And it is not a buyer’s market. It has continued to be a seller’s market.�
Pamela Copeman is caught in that catch-22. “The good news is that our home has appreciated and it’s worth a mint," she said. "The bad news is that anything we’re looking at is worth a mint and a half.�
Welcome to my house shopping nightmare.
Monday, April 11, 2005
Name your subdivision
There are some great mysteries in this world. One is where they come up with car names. Another, to be solved here, is where developers come up with original, yet generic-sounding subdivision/neighborhood names. Below, I have compiled a handy do-it-yourself neighborhood namer. If you ever find yourself in need, put my table to the test. Choose one from each column and you're on your way. Enjoy!
| Sunset | Manors |
| Citrus | Chase |
| Rolling | Woods |
| Orange | Place |
| Summer | Lakes |
| Beechwood | Forest |
| Oak | Oaks |
| Forest | Estates |
| Bell | Ridge |
| Park | Reserves |
| Winding | Meadows |
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Moments before Moira eats the WB
Run for the hills folks, or you'll be up to your armpits in Martia..Moiras!
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Greeeeeeed!
The NHL Lockout has got to be the most laughable thing of all time. It think it's hilarious that millionaires would lock themselves out of their multi-million $ livelihoods, for any reason. Even more laughable:
"This is a sad, regrettable day that all of us wish could have been avoided," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said.
"Every day that this thing continues we don't think it's good for the game," NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow said in Toronto.
No shit!? So which is it...It's not good for the game to a) NOT PLAY or b) fight publicly about who gets a larger slice of the millions of dollars generated by an overblown sport in the first place. How about both?
Hockey was already a distant fourth on the popularity scale among the nation's major-league sports. The NHL lost the first season of its two-year broadcasting agreement with NBC that was supposed to begin this season, a revenue-sharing deal in which the network is not even paying rights fees.
Classic.
I pulled a random CBS Sportsline article for stupid quotes.
Thursday, January 27, 2005
Coke trademark details
Free Trademark Search: "Description of Mark: The mark consists of the words 'COCA-COLA' against a background of bubbles and curved horizontal ribbons in various colors. Color is claimed as a feature of the mark. The curved horizontal ribbons behind the words 'COCA-COLA' are in dark red (Pantone Matching System 484) alternating with Coke Red. The curved horizontal ribbons below the words 'COCA-COLA' are in dark red (Pantone Matching System 484), silver with white dots and a white swath (the silver is Pantone Matching System 8001), Coke Red, white, and yellow (Pantone Matching System 116). The words 'COCA-COLA' are in white with edging in black and silver (the silver is Pantone Matching System 8001)."
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Video code provided by NFL Playoffs Pumped for iPods
Not precisely sure who the market is for day old radio broadcasts. If you can't get to a tv to watch the game, you can probably find it on the radio and hear it live. If it's the next day, you can probably find the highlights, which is usually more than enough. If you care enough about football to PURCHASE this recording, you will probably know the live score. If the recording comes with a license to reuse the broadcast as you see fit, it may be worth it for access to the soundbites.
NFL Playoffs Pumped for iPods
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) – Starting next week, football fans will have a new way to listen to games: on their iPods. The National Football League on Tuesday announced an agreement with Audible Inc., an online distributor of audiobooks and other spoken-word programming, to make recordings of this year's re-maining playoff games available for portable audio players, including Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod. The re-cordings will be available for purchase through Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple's iTunes Music Store, which has an existing relationship with Audible, and other sites that sell audio over the Internet, according to the NFL and Audible. The first recordings of football games for sale under the agreement will be this Sunday's NFL confer-ence championships, which will be available on the Internet the following morning.
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Crazy US Map
"We can correct for this by making use of a cartogram, a map in which the sizes of states have been rescaled according to their population. That is, states are drawn with a size proportional not to their sheer topographic acreage -- which has little to do with politics -- but to the number of their inhabitants, states with more people appearing larger than states with fewer, regardless of their actual area on the ground. Thus, on such a map, the state of Rhode Island, with its 1.1 million inhabitants, would appear about twice the size of Wyoming, which has half a million, even though Wyoming has 60 times the acreage of Rhode Island.
Monday, January 03, 2005
Sunday, December 19, 2004
PrintMe internet printing..can anyone do it..to anyone?
So I found this site about internet printing called PrintMe. Apparently, if you have your printer set up on the internet with PrintMe, you can send documents directly to it and then walk up to the printer later and just enter the code it gives you to print that particular document. I was browsing printers when it gave me this option:
http://www.printme.com/206850
If someone goes to this printer and types in the code 304711 he/she should get a printout of a picture of an F-4 Corsair I took at an airshow earlier this year. I wonder if I really sent a document to this printer. If I did, what's to stop someone from overloading it with huge files or porn?
Check it out.
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Friday, December 10, 2004
Christopher Swain
This is some serious dedication:
While other people bike, ride and run for causes they care about, Swain has
already swum down the Hudson River (315 miles), across Lake Champlain (129
miles) and through all 1,200 miles of the Columbia River, which rises in British
Columbia and spills into the Pacific Ocean on the coast of Washington.
Because of the polluted waterways, Swain is risking his health to further
his cause.
"The most contaminated piece of land for instance in the entire Western Hemisphere is the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeastern Washington," Swain said. "The Columbia River flows right through it, and I swam right through there, not because I'm totally insane, but because I wanted to say, 'We should do something here.' I had seven ear infections, four bad respiratory infections. Three different times I had infections in my lymph system, lymph nodes that swelled up to golf ball size."To prevent parasites and bacteria from making him sick, he takes a break every 600 strokes — he actually keeps count — to gargle with hydrogen peroxide.
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Bank bounce check fees
Maybe it has been asked before on the internet :), but wht's the deal with bank overdraft fees? My bank told me in no uncertain terms that it is ILLEGAL to bounce a check, i.e. to write a check for which you do not have sufficient funds to honor. If this is the case, what is the legal precedent for the $25 fee imposed by the bank which can trigger a cascade of fees as other checks may or may hit my account during the shakeup?
Example #1:
Balance: $300
Check #1: $301
Result: BOUNCE ($25)
Balance: $275
Check #2: $276
Result: BOUNCE ($25)
Balance: $251 + ($576) debt
Net result: ($325)
OR
Example #2:
Balance: $301
Check #1: $276
Result: Paid ($276)
Balance: $24
Check #2: $301
Result: BOUNCE ($25)
Balance: ($1) + ($300) debt (provide the fee doesn't trigger another round of fees)
Net result: ($301)
What gives the bank the right to fine me privately when I have broken a federal or state law? I have not bounced a check in a few years and I have overdraft protection now, which is free, but this issue has always been nagging at me. If someone comes and burglarizes my home and I catch them, can I just fine them, say $6000, and then let them go?
Monday, December 06, 2004
Sunday, December 05, 2004
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Friday, November 19, 2004
Yahoo! News - Science Photos - AFP
Yahoo! News - Science Photos - AFP
The file picture released by the Spanish Navy of the stricken Bahamas-flagged oil tanker Prestige, split in two, sinking 19 November 2002 about 233 kilometers off the northwestern Spanish coast.(AFP/EFE/Spanish Navy Press-HO)
Full story
Friday, November 12, 2004
This truck is real!
International - 7300 CXT;
"Born out of a 20-ton hauler and other International ® severe service trucks used by the construction, government and waste industries, the International CXT is built on the same platform as dump trucks and snowplows. As a result, it is a vehicle unrivaled in capability, size and appearance. It hauls three times the payload of consumer pick-up trucks, is all-wheel drive, uses air brakes for unmatched stopping ability and offers towing, dumping and tilt bed capability. Additionally, it features a spacious interior with crew cab design that seats six and can be customized to meet owners’ specific needs – from paint color to air seats to flat screen TVs."
Now, go out and find a use for it.
Thursday, November 11, 2004
Wife Swap 101
Amy's Robot: "There are some important parenting lessons to be learned from the show. If you are too rigid and structured and never let your kids do anything without getting your permission first, they will completely freak out when given the freedom to manage their own behavior. Witness Melissa's kids stuffing greedy handfuls of M&M's into their faces when Cindy gives them a big bowl of candy, and watching as many as possible of the 100 channels of TV they are suddenly allowed to watch. These are the kids who drown in their own vomit during the first semester of college after doing 38 tequila shots. Conversely, if you don't have any household rules at all and let your kids do absolutely anything they want, they will not develop beyond the maturity of a 3 year-old and have a hissyfit when you tell them they have to clean the bathroom."
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
Monday, November 08, 2004
Yojay! | CafePress
My first (and currently only) online product. I'll sell millions !!! BWAAHAHAHAHAAA!
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
HOW-TO: Get music OFF your iPod - Engadget - www.engadget.com
Found on boingboing.net but redirected here:
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
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