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Monday, August 29, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Koalas Asking For Water
At 120 degrees, it was so hot in Australia that Koalas were asking people for water, something that's never been seen before.
One Koala entered someone’s house, looking for water and shade, and here’s what happened when the owner gave him something to drink.
Then it bit her face off !
Hurricane Irene Preparedness
ATTENTION: As Hurricane Irene batters the East Coast, federal disaster officials warned that Internet outages could force people to interact with other people for the first time in years. Residents braced themselves for the horror of awkward silences and unwanted eye contact. FEMA advised: “Be prepared. Write down possible topics to talk about in advance. Sports...the weather. Remember, a conversation is basically a series of Facebook updates strung together.”
Hat Tip: Paul Littrell
The Sentinel
WASHINGTON - As Hurricane Irene barrels her way toward the mid-Atlantic and up the East Coast, members of The Old Guard continue their vigilance at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
While on duty the Tomb Sentinel crosses a 63-foot rubber surfaced walkway in exactly 21 steps. He then faces the Tomb for 21 seconds, turns again, and pauses an additional 21 seconds before retracing his steps.
The 21 is symbolic of the highest salute according to dignitaries in military and state ceremonies.
Members of The Old Guard have guarded the Tomb every second, of every day regardless of weather or holidays since April 6, 1948.
Hat Tip: Dave In Texas
They are soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment, based as Ft. Meyer.
They are charged with the guard of the Tomb of the Unknowns. In a hurricane, in a downpour. In whatever comes their way. They don't care.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
The Hindenburg Disaster
It's practically standing still now they've dropped ropes out of the nose of the ship; and (uh) they've been taken ahold of down on the field by a number of men. It's starting to rain again; it's... the rain had (uh) slacked up a little bit. The back motors of the ship are just holding it (uh) just enough to keep it from...It's burst into flames! It's burst into flames and it's falling it's crashing! Watch it; watch it! Get out of the way; Get out of the way! Get this, Charlie; get this, Charlie! It's fire... and it's crashing! It's crashing terrible! Oh, my! Get out of the way, please! It's burning and bursting into flames and the... and it's falling on the mooring mast. And all the folks agree that this is terrible; this is the one of the worst catastrophes in the world. [indecipherable] its flames... Crashing, oh! Four- or five-hundred feet into the sky and it... it's a terrific crash, ladies and gentlemen. It's smoke, and it's in flames now; and the frame is crashing to the ground, not quite to the mooring mast. Oh, the huge manatee! And all the passengers screaming around here. I told you; it—I can't even talk to people, their friends are out there! Ah! It's... it... it's a... ah! I... I can't talk, ladies and gentlemen. Honest: it's just laying there, mass of smoking wreckage. Ah! And everybody can hardly breathe and talk and the screaming. Lady, I... I... I'm sorry. Honest: I... I can hardly breathe. I... I'm going to step inside, where I cannot see it. Charlie, that's terrible. Ah, ah... I can't. Listen, folks; I... I'm gonna have to stop for a minute because [indecipherable] I've lost my voice. This is the worst thing I've ever witnessed.
— Herbert Morrison, describing the events, as transcribed for broadcast by WLS radio.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Happy Birthday PC !
The IBM PC is 30 today.
My first had TWO 360K floppy drives, 512 MB of RAM, CGA graphics adapter with a Monochrome monitor running MS-DOS 2.11.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Friday, August 05, 2011
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
All Is Not Lost
Open the link using Google Chrome
When it loads it will start a dozen copies of Google Chrome. Don't worry, it is part of the show. It cleans them all up when it's done. Truly amazing :-D
Monday, August 01, 2011
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