Thursday, June 09, 2005
The Onion | NBA Playoffs Interrupted By NBA Preseason
The Onion | NBA Playoffs Interrupted By NBA Preseason: "
DETROIT?Game Six of the NBA Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat and the Detroit Pistons was postponed Saturday so that the Heat could play their first preseason game against the Seattle Supersonics. 'It would've been great to have determined who would've been in the finals, but this exhibition game was already on the schedule,' said Heat coach Stan Van Gundy. 'Sonics fans have been looking forward to this game all off-season.' Representatives for both teams expressed hopes that the 2005 NBA Finals would be over by the start of the 2006 All-Star Game."
Sigs at the bottom of SPAM
SPAMMERS sometimes include random words to masquerade as legitmate e-mails. I got this one today:
"Most people my age are dead at the present time.
Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and
misfortunes. "
Dead at the present time. This could change at any moment.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Steve Stop reading my blog
Steve is currently reading my blog and I worry he will belittle it and use it as a large base of inspiration to make me feel bad about myself.
I fear Steve.
Gino's pizza doesn'tmake the slice..er, cut
OrlandoCityBeat.com: "Cheap gas: I hope you're good and drunk because that's the only way the food at Gino's is going to be edible and the prices reasonable. To be perfectly honest, Gino's exists to serve overpriced, bland slices of pizza to people who are so wasted they wouldn't care if their hands were on fire. At least then they wouldn't be able to fork over $5 for a depressingly average slice of pizza."
The 10 greatest individual streaks in sports
Tiger Woods made news this past week, when he failed to make the cut at the Byron Nelson Championship, breaking a streak that extended to 142 tournaments over seven years.
No other golfer has ever made the cut for as many as 114 tournaments in a row, which means Woods' streak is nearly 30 percent more than the second-place mark (Nelson's 113 cuts is second, Jack Nicklaus' 105 is third).
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Sports' top streaks
So how does Woods' record stack up against the greatest individual streaks in all sports? Here's a look at the top 10 sports streaks of all time.
1. Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
This might actually be the second greatest individual feat for the great DiMaggio, who once remained married to actress Marilyn Monroe for 274 consecutive days. But here are some facts about his 1941 hitting streak: In the 56 games (and 223 at-bats), DiMaggio struck out just seven times; and he had 91 hits (56 singles, 16 doubles, 4 triples, and 15 home runs). It's been 64 years, and no one has seriously challenged the record. Pete Rose hit in 44 straight games in 1978.
2. Johnny Unitas' 47 consecutive games with a touchdown pass
From 1956-1960, Johnny U. threw a touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games. No one has come close in 45 years. Dan Marino, Brett Favre, Joe Montana, and anyone else you can name never even had a streak of more than 36 games. This is the most underappreciated record in sports.
Edwin Moses didn't lose a race for almost 10 years. ( / Associated Press)
3. Edwin Moses' 122 consecutive victories in 400-meter high hurdles
On August 26, 1977, Edwin Moses lost a race to Harold Schmid in Berlin. One week later, Moses defeated Schmid by 15 yards to win his first of 122 consecutive races in the 400m high hurdles. During the streak, Moses posted the nine fastest times ever recorded in the event. The streak lasted nine years, nine months, and nine days. It ended on June 4, 1987 when he lost to American Danny Harris. This streak boggles the mind.
4. Wilt Chamberlain's 45 complete games in a row
Between Jan. 5 and March 14, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain played every minute of 45 consecutive NBA games. There is nothing even remotely close to this in the history of the league. Today, if a player plays 48 minutes in one game, it's news. It's remarkable when a player averages 40 minutes per game. In fact, there's not a single NBA player in the league today who has played in 45 complete games in his career. Chamberlain (who had 79 complete games that season) set many records, but this might be the most impressive.
5. Brett Favre's 225 consecutive starts at quarterback
Will Baltimore fans be happy with this list, because Unitas' streak is listed so high; or will they be upset that the Packers quarterback's consecutive start streak is ahead of Cal Ripken's consecutive game streak? I just feel the physical demands of playing quarterback outweigh the demands of playing baseball on a daily basis.
6. Greg Maddux's 15 or more wins for 17 consecutive seasons
This is a more impressive feat than Ripken's showing up and playing all those innings. This streak has everything to do with winning, and effectiveness. And it includes shortened seasons due to work stoppages (1994, '95).
7. Cal Ripken's 2,632 consecutive baseball games
The streak began on May 30, 1982, and lasted until Ripken pulled the plug on it in 1998 after 2,632 games. He played the first 904 games from start to finish, playing every single inning. He played 2,216 of the games at shortstop during the streak; and played at times with a sprained ankle (1985), twisted knee (1993), and broken nose (1996). I'm not sure Chamberlain or Favre ever hurt their teams by continuing to play, but Cal (and the O's) could have probably benefited from some time off at points during the streak.
While still impressive, there are bigger streaks than Cal Ripken's run of games played. ( / Associated Press)
8. Dale Long, Don Mattingly, Ken Griffey Jr. hitting home runs in eight consecutive games
This is a streak I can sink my teeth into and appreciate. It is similar to the DiMaggio and Unitas streaks, as opposed to the Tiger Woods streak of making the cut or Ripken's good attendance record. This must be difficult: Ruth, Bonds, Mays, Aaron, and Schmidt never did it. You only get four or five chances a game.
9. Kareem Abdul Jabbar's 1,000 or more points scored in 19 consecutive seasons
Karl Malone was the only player with a possibility of reaching Kareem. But Malone retired, ending a streak of 18 consecutive seasons. Is it possible that sometime in the future an NBA player will play for 20 years, without getting seriously injured? I suppose, but my guess is this record will remain forever.
10. (tie) Byron Nelson's 11 consecutive tournament wins in golf in 1945; Tiger Woods' 142 consecutive tournaments making the cut
Tiger was able to be off his game some of the time, and yet make the cut. It is harder to win 11 consecutive tournaments. Still, there are arguments that Nelson accomplished his feat in a weakened (due to World War II) year, and that several of the events that Nelson won were team events, and several of the 11 wins were part of a two-man team. They are both great feats.
Honorable mention
Wayne Gretzky's 51 consecutive games with at least one point. Just like the Tiger streak (where he didn't always play outstanding golf to make the cut), I'm not overly impressed by games when Gretzky (playing a ton of shifts) registered a single assist.
Rocky Marciano's 49 consecutive victories between 1947-1955 were also under consideration. But, there were a lot of bums that Marciano fought.
I gave consideration to Lance Armstrong's six consecutive Tour de France victories; but the previous record-holder, Miguel Indurain, completed his streak of five in a row not too much before Lance.
I'm a huge fan of Jerry Rice, but not so enamored of his 274 consecutive games with a reception. It's not like if he dropped a pass, he would have to wait for his turn in order to catch another one.
Orel Hershiser's 59 consecutive shutout innings in 1988 also got some thought.
Just what did I download?
From here
If you've ever come across those movies available for download before they have actually made it to DVD and wondered how they did that, read on.
The lesser quality movies, not based on a shop bought DVD source come in various flavours, each one denoted by a few obscure letters. I'll explain what each stands for and what it means exactly.
CAM
A cam is the most common format you'll see with movies that have just come out in the theatre, they are created by sneaky people sneaking their sneaky digital cams into the cinema in a most sneaky way. Cams have a bad reputation and even if you haven't seen a cam version of a movie, you can imagine poor the quality is.
Some common problems with cams include seeing the audience bobbing about in front of the movie screen, having to put up with the sneaky cam man choosing a seat way off centre which creates a very skewed version of the movie and perhaps most annoying is the poor sound quality you can expect from a cam.
TELESYNC (TS)
A telesync is pretty much the same as a cam, only the audio is lifted directly from a cleaner source. You can expect much better quality audio from a TS.
There are some differences in the video quality but it can be hard to know if you're downloading a CAM or a TS sometimes as mislabelling is rife. A TS is often created under better conditions than a cam but the difference is slight. A cam or TS are still at the bottom of the quality ladder.
TELECINE (TC)
A telecine machine copies the film digitally from the reels. Sound and picture should be very good, but due to the equipment involved, telecines are fairly uncommon.
SCREENER (SCR)
A pre vhs tape, sent to rental stores, and various other places for promotional use. A screener is supplied on a vhs tape and is usually in a 4:3 (fullscreen) aspect ratio. The main draw back is a marque (a message that scrolls past at the bottom of the screen, with the copyright and anti-copy information)
DVD-SCREENER (DVDscr)
Same premise as a screener, but transferred from DVD, comes without the extras that a DVD retail would contain. A DVDscr is usually transferred to SVCD or DivX/XviD formats.
Please note, this information is provided for educational purposes only. Your PC may burst into flames if you download a movie in one of the above formats, you have been warned! This article will self destruct in 5 seconds.
Monday, June 06, 2005
The Onion | Local Self-Storage Facility A Museum Of Personal Failure
"'Nothing evokes dashed hopes like music,' Garcia said. 'In addition to the usual drums, guitars, and amplifiers abandoned after going-nowhere bands broke up, we have several trombones that came to us following the ska period.'"
The Fish Are Few and the Fishermen Fewer, but the Dory Will Not Die - New York Times
Is the Dory the inspiration for Marlin's guide and Ellen Degeneres' best performance to-date?
In Tasmania, the Devil Now Faces Its Own Hell - New York Times
"Devil sex turns up the volume. In March and April, males engage in vicious, blood-soaked combat, said Dr. Menna Jones, a wildlife biologist who also works in the environment department. Females select 'big butch dudes,' Dr. Jones said, and allow themselves to be dragged by the scruff of the neck into a burrow. There they scream and fight for several days, mating many times for hours at a time. At the end of such bouts, the male thrusts his sperm into the female every two minutes."
Friday, June 03, 2005
Columbia most murderous country!
The good 'ole U.S. still cracks the top 25. Woohoo!
Map & Graph: Crime: Murders (per capita) (Top 50 Countries)
View all countries View this stat: Totals Show map full screen
Country Description
Definition: Total recorded intentional homicides, completed. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. Per capita figures expressed per 1000 population.
Amount
1. Colombia 0.63 per 1000 people
2. South Africa 0.51 per 1000 people
3. Jamaica 0.32 per 1000 people
4. Venezuela 0.32 per 1000 people
5. Russia 0.19 per 1000 people
6. Mexico 0.13 per 1000 people
7. Lithuania 0.10 per 1000 people
8. Estonia 0.10 per 1000 people
9. Latvia 0.10 per 1000 people
10. Belarus 0.09 per 1000 people
11. Ukraine 0.09 per 1000 people
12. Papua New Guinea 0.08 per 1000 people
13. Kyrgyzstan 0.08 per 1000 people
14. Thailand 0.07 per 1000 people
15. Moldova 0.07 per 1000 people
16. Zambia 0.07 per 1000 people
17. Seychelles 0.07 per 1000 people
18. Zimbabwe 0.07 per 1000 people
19. Costa Rica 0.06 per 1000 people
20. Poland 0.05 per 1000 people
21. Georgia 0.04 per 1000 people
22. Uruguay 0.04 per 1000 people
23. Bulgaria 0.04 per 1000 people
24. United States 0.04 per 1000 people
25. Armenia 0.03 per 1000 people
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Pro built models on eBay
My dad has built models like this his entire life. I'll need to get on him about parting with 1 or 2 to test the waters.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
NASA - Voyager Enters Solar System's Final Frontier
The termination shock is where the solar wind, a thin stream of electrically charged gas blowing continuously outward from the Sun, is slowed by pressure from gas between the stars. At the termination shock, the solar wind slows abruptly from its average speed of 300 to 700 km per second (700,000 - 1,500,000 miles per hour) and becomes denser and hotter. "
SPAM Free sites - Wave of the future?
I could easily get behind a site that welcomes me with a proclamation like this:
"Spam-Free Site: If you have arrived to this site through spam or a link on Craigslist please COPY the entire URL in your browser's address bar and send it to us HERE so we can identify and shut down the offending
affiliate."
Hypertime?
Metaphilm - Star Wars: "Hypertime is the imaginary system in which all possible universes exist, and in which different versions of reality can mix and match, altering each other temporarily or permanently, in a completely fluid fashion. Superman can be the sole survivor of the planet Krypton in one story and have a cousin named Supergirl in another story?and continuity-obsessed fans can?t do a damn thing about it now because an all-purpose, internal explanation for such contradictions has been given. The exhausted editors must have been high-fiving each other when they came up with Hypertime, convinced they?d gotten the fans off their backs once and for all. (Rumors are nonetheless afoot that DC Comics will blow up its universe again for good measure in 2005; there is a constant tension in comic books between the desire for the characters to accumulate interesting historical baggage and the desire to retell their basic, streamlined stories and this time get it right.) "
Sunday, May 29, 2005
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.
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!
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Consider that not all traditional chuches are in a Christian bubble and insulated from the rest of the world. I know our church is very much a part of our whole small local community and the world, reaching out together to help and share with others whenever other gods (self, possesions, intellect ??? etc.) fail, as they eventualy always will. Sharing the simple news of the God who never fails and promises eternal life in heaven is priceless.