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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Rock and Roll Revival
Hi everybody! I apologize that I haven't been blogging or commenting on the site much lately. It's not I don't like you guys-I love you all!! I've been busy making preparations on my return trip to California to see Barbara(aka Layla)again. I'll try to post pics of my trip on my site. Or maybe here. Although, I visit many sites, I promise you guys I'll hang out here a little more often. Keep rockin' guys!
Realistic Article on Wisconsin's (& Racine's) "Economic Recovery"
"So perhaps the most apt description of Racine is empty factories and full jails. But don't expect to find the Times highlighting such depressing news when they can find an entire dozen new hires in one town to demonstrate the vitality of the 'free market.'"
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/4893/nyt_puff_piece_on_wisc._recovery_ignores_mass_unemployment/
A tip of the hat to the Racine Post for pointing out the article.
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/4893/nyt_puff_piece_on_wisc._recovery_ignores_mass_unemployment/
A tip of the hat to the Racine Post for pointing out the article.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Cops Bust Naked Bike Rider - in Florida
More: http://www.ocala.com/article/20090916/ARTICLES/909161000/1402/NEWS?Title=Naked-biker-ends-up-wearing-handcuffs.
At least the drunk on the scooter on the Marquette Interchange was wearing clothes.
Snakes CAN be dangerous!
Garden Grass Snakes also known as Garter Snakes can be dangerous. Yes, grass snakes, not rattlesnakes.
Here's why......... A couple in Baltimore, Maryland had a lot of potted plants. During a recent cold spell, the wife was bringing some of
them indoors to protect them from a possible freeze. It turned out that a little green garden grass snake was hidden in one of the plants and when it had warmed up, it slithered out and the wife saw it go under the sofa.
She let out a very loud scream! The husband (who was taking a shower) ran out into the living room naked to see what the problem was.
She told him there was a snake under the sofa. He got down on the floor on his hands and knees to look for it. About that time the family dog came and cold-nosed him on the behind. He thought the snake had bitten him, so he screamed and fell over on the floor.
His wife thought he had a heart attack, so she covered him up, told him to lie still and called an ambulance. The attendant rushed in,
wouldn't listen to his protests and loaded him on the stretcher and started carrying him out.
About that time the snake came out from under the sofa and the EMT saw it and dropped his end of the stretcher.
That's when the man broke his leg and why he is still in the hospital. The wife still had the problem of the snake in the house, so
she called on a neighbor. He volunteered to capture the snake..
He armed himself with a rolled-up newspaper and began poking under the couch.
Soon he decided it was gone and told the woman, who sat down on the sofa in relief.
But while relaxing, her hand dangled in between the cushions, where she felt the snake wriggling around. She screamed and fainted, the
snake rushed back under the sofa.
The neighbor man, seeing her lying there passed out, tried to use CPR to revive her. The neighbor's wife, who had just returned from
shopping at the grocery store, saw her husband's mouth on the woman's mouth and slammed her husband in the back of the head with
a bag of canned goods, knocking him out and cutting his scalp to a point where it needed stitches.
The noise woke the woman from her dead faint and she saw her neighbor lying on the floor with his wife bending over him, so she assumed
that he had been bitten by the snake.
She went to the kitchen and got a small bottle of whiskey, and began pouring it down the man's throat.
By now the police had arrived. They saw the unconscious man, smelled the whiskey, and assumed that a drunken fight had occurred.
They were about to arrest them all, when the women tried to explain how it all happened over a little green snake.
The police called an ambulance, which took away the neighbor and his sobbing wife. The little snake again came out from under the sofa.
One of the policemen drew his gun and fired at it. He missed the snake and hit the leg of the end table. The table fell over and the lamp on it shattered and as the bulb broke it started a fire in the drapes.
The other policeman tried to beat out the flames, and fell through the window into the yard on top of the family dog who, startled,
jumped out and raced into the street, where an oncoming car swerved to avoid it and smashed into the parked police car.
Meanwhile, the burning drapes were seen by the neighbors who called the fire department. The firemen had started raising the fire truck
ladder when they were halfway down the street.
The rising ladder tore out the overhead wires and put out the electricity and disconnected the telephones in a ten-square city block
area (but they did get the house fire out).
Time passed!
Both men were discharged from the hospital, the house was repaired, the dog came home, the police acquired a new car, and all was right
with their world.
A while later they were watching TV and the weatherman announced a cold snap for that night. The wife asked her husband if he thought
they should bring in their plants for the night.
That's when he shot her.
Here's why......... A couple in Baltimore, Maryland had a lot of potted plants. During a recent cold spell, the wife was bringing some of
them indoors to protect them from a possible freeze. It turned out that a little green garden grass snake was hidden in one of the plants and when it had warmed up, it slithered out and the wife saw it go under the sofa.
She let out a very loud scream! The husband (who was taking a shower) ran out into the living room naked to see what the problem was.
She told him there was a snake under the sofa. He got down on the floor on his hands and knees to look for it. About that time the family dog came and cold-nosed him on the behind. He thought the snake had bitten him, so he screamed and fell over on the floor.
His wife thought he had a heart attack, so she covered him up, told him to lie still and called an ambulance. The attendant rushed in,
wouldn't listen to his protests and loaded him on the stretcher and started carrying him out.
About that time the snake came out from under the sofa and the EMT saw it and dropped his end of the stretcher.
That's when the man broke his leg and why he is still in the hospital. The wife still had the problem of the snake in the house, so
she called on a neighbor. He volunteered to capture the snake..
He armed himself with a rolled-up newspaper and began poking under the couch.
Soon he decided it was gone and told the woman, who sat down on the sofa in relief.
But while relaxing, her hand dangled in between the cushions, where she felt the snake wriggling around. She screamed and fainted, the
snake rushed back under the sofa.
The neighbor man, seeing her lying there passed out, tried to use CPR to revive her. The neighbor's wife, who had just returned from
shopping at the grocery store, saw her husband's mouth on the woman's mouth and slammed her husband in the back of the head with
a bag of canned goods, knocking him out and cutting his scalp to a point where it needed stitches.
The noise woke the woman from her dead faint and she saw her neighbor lying on the floor with his wife bending over him, so she assumed
that he had been bitten by the snake.
She went to the kitchen and got a small bottle of whiskey, and began pouring it down the man's throat.
By now the police had arrived. They saw the unconscious man, smelled the whiskey, and assumed that a drunken fight had occurred.
They were about to arrest them all, when the women tried to explain how it all happened over a little green snake.
The police called an ambulance, which took away the neighbor and his sobbing wife. The little snake again came out from under the sofa.
One of the policemen drew his gun and fired at it. He missed the snake and hit the leg of the end table. The table fell over and the lamp on it shattered and as the bulb broke it started a fire in the drapes.
The other policeman tried to beat out the flames, and fell through the window into the yard on top of the family dog who, startled,
jumped out and raced into the street, where an oncoming car swerved to avoid it and smashed into the parked police car.
Meanwhile, the burning drapes were seen by the neighbors who called the fire department. The firemen had started raising the fire truck
ladder when they were halfway down the street.
The rising ladder tore out the overhead wires and put out the electricity and disconnected the telephones in a ten-square city block
area (but they did get the house fire out).
Time passed!
Both men were discharged from the hospital, the house was repaired, the dog came home, the police acquired a new car, and all was right
with their world.
A while later they were watching TV and the weatherman announced a cold snap for that night. The wife asked her husband if he thought
they should bring in their plants for the night.
That's when he shot her.
How Many Licks and Other Fermi Problmes
You might remember the classic old commercial that poses the question "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?" The wise old owl licks twice, bites one and proclaims the answer is three.Now author Aaron Santos has taken a stab at the question in his new book How Many Licks? Or How to Estimate Damn Near Anything.
He takes on what are commonly called Fermi problems. Fermi problems are basically exercises in estimation. You take a problem, make a few quick reasonable assumptions, and try to figure out a reasonable (although not exact) answer. The legendary Fermi problem is Fermi estimating the strength of the atomic blast at Trinity by observing how far the blast wave blew some paper. Knowing how far away he was, he got a pretty good estimate of the strength of the blast.
I heard about this book on the podcast the Naked Scientists. Naturally, they had to estimate how many people are having sex in the world at any given moment (a question sure to get the attention of high school students!)
I used these when teaching. They are great exercises in creative thinking. You can probably do some if you give it a shot. How many gallons of gasoline are used each year in the U.S. by automobiles? Well, you have an idea of how many cars there are, how far the average U.S. driver drives per year (my car insurance statement tells me this!) about what the average fuel economy is and you can get a reasonable number with a basic four function calculator (and if you are only interested in the nearest power of 10, you might be able to do it in your head).
One of my favorites was when my students asked me if there was a google (a 1 followed by 100 zeroes) of atoms in the universe. I didn't know the answer but quickly started jotting down some figures on the board (average density of the universe, size of the universe), got out my four function calculator, and quickly pronounced no. Off by many powers of 10. I got about 10^79 atoms which puts me nicely in the range of accepted estimates.
Fermi problems also serve as a good B.S. detector. Earlier this year with Obama's stimulus plan, a bunch of chain emails proposing other solutions that were allegedly cheaper. One such email proposed giving everyone over 50 $1 million to retire to solve unemployment. Well, a quick check of the math (that I could do without a calculator) put the cost of this proposal at about $40 trillion (which is a lot more than $787 billion). For reference, the entire U.S. economy is about $14 trillion per year. Obviously people need to be able to estimate things a little bit better before passing on chain emails! Another one claimed that the stimulus package amounted to more than $1 million per day every day since Jesus was born. I heard this, estimated the number of days in 2,000 years, and that one turned out to be true.
Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.
Drunk Man Drives Scooter on Marquette Interchange
"Daniel Samplanski, 35, of Milwaukee was charged Tuesday with drunken driving on a three-wheeled electric scooter - in the middle of the Marquette Interchange.
"How does one drive a piece of health care equipment onto the ramp from southbound I-43 to eastbound I-794? According to the criminal complaint, Samplanski was too drunk to say."
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/59370337.html
Video available here: http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/59287712.html
Hey Huck, don't get any crazy ideas now.
"How does one drive a piece of health care equipment onto the ramp from southbound I-43 to eastbound I-794? According to the criminal complaint, Samplanski was too drunk to say."
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/59370337.html
Video available here: http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/59287712.html
Hey Huck, don't get any crazy ideas now.
Dear Madame Zoltar
Hello, my hot potatoes! How are you? It appears that we’re finally getting our summer in September. Better late than never. Or, I’ll take what I can get.No needy emails or pleas for help were received this week. I did receive a missive from an Armando Valladares entitled Obama-Clinton: “Big Stick Policy” for Honduras and “Smiling Policy” for Cuba. I quote: “Proclaiming loud and clear the truth facts that hurt the contemporary Goliaths, with irrefutable arguments and evidence, in an invariably educated and respectful way, is the most effective manner to help up the small and heroic Honduran David, as well as the brother Latin-American peoples who suffer under the malign effects of Chavist ‘axle of evil’.” Darn that axle!
In my never-ending quest to help Racine, The City After My Spleen, I offer another valuable suggestion to the powers-that-be: Gypsy/traveler sites/camps. They’re all the rage in England (like roundabouts):
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/work_underway_on_2_million_gypsy_site_near_carlisle_1_611736?referrerPath=2.880/home
http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/4628358.Planners_recommend_gypsy_site_for_approval/
http://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/78674/more-gypsy-sites-for-oswestry-.aspx
And there is also all sorts of that funny British money available from their government to pay for it. I’m sure that corresponding stimulus funds must be available here. All I ever hear about from our civic and economic leaders is how we must attract visitors to Racine. Trust me, if you build sites for gypsies, they will come. Unless, of course, there is some sort of prejudice problem . . .
Following, my friends, is an educational video from Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment (http://www.edgarcayce.org/). This is only part 1 of 5, so if you’d like to watch the entire program, click for the start of the playlist here. I don’t make claims for Mr. Cayce one way or the other, but I do know that some rather fascinating things occurred in his life.
That’s all for this week, folks. Don’t forget to send your lonely hearts club letters to: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com. Pastrami!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The Incredible Shrinking Toilet Paper Roll Rip-Off
They are both rolls of Northern bathroom tissue. "Big rolls." The one on the left came from a package I bought last month. The one on the right I purchased this month.
I remember that they started doing this with candy bars years ago.
What's next? Clothing that is shrunk so you'll have to pay extra for plus sizes?
ACORN Baltimore Prostitution Investigation
AP story here: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hA9b96qgu9MG_331xFUGcYvhOcLAD9AKPV901
More videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/veritasvisuals
"From small acorns, large trees grow."
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BUMP
I bumped this blog because of ongoing developments. ACORN has now been busted in a third major city advising a supposed pimp and prostitute to lie about their "profession" in order to receive government funds: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/09/15/2009-09-15_acorn_counselors_advice_dont_say_youre_a_prostitute.html.
Keeping people enslaved to social welfare programs is the best way to keep your foot on their necks. Getting them to do it for you is the kind of genius that only US "leaders" could pull off.
"Gableman ethics case hinges on defining lie"
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/59290897.html
Haw, haw, haw. That is great. You can't write better material than this. Judges and lawyers fighting over what constitutes a lie. What a hoot! I almost spit up my coffee.
Haw, haw, haw. That is great. You can't write better material than this. Judges and lawyers fighting over what constitutes a lie. What a hoot! I almost spit up my coffee.
Monday, September 14, 2009
New York Air Show
Memorial Day Air Show
Please enlarge the photos, the quality is excellent!
Pictures courtesy of original photographer(s)
and a fellow blogger for sending them to me.
Please enlarge the photos, the quality is excellent!
Pictures courtesy of original photographer(s)
and a fellow blogger for sending them to me.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Where's Willie?
Can you find a person of color in Pete Selkowe's Racine Post picture of DRC's chair auction in downtown Racine yesterday?
http://www.racinepost.com/art09/sunny4.jpg
Downtown Racine is situated in one of the poorest and most blighted areas of the city. Don't let that scare you, though, because DRC makes sure that no one who actually lives in the hood will come into contact with visitors to their beautiful downtown. It's good for us to have wealthy, racist outsiders lording over Racine's inner city. It's very, very good. Just ask the people who don't live there.
Party on!
http://www.racinepost.com/art09/sunny4.jpg
Downtown Racine is situated in one of the poorest and most blighted areas of the city. Don't let that scare you, though, because DRC makes sure that no one who actually lives in the hood will come into contact with visitors to their beautiful downtown. It's good for us to have wealthy, racist outsiders lording over Racine's inner city. It's very, very good. Just ask the people who don't live there.
Party on!
OUCH
I've been home a few days now. My shoulder feels like I took a bullet. Real sore, but good pain pills help. It wasn't until then day after they decided to tell me I'm not supposed to weld anymore, or have an MRI. I was very pissed as the MRIs are how they have kept track of the neuromas. If I had known, I'd have had an MRI done before the procedure. Typical medial asshats. At least the care provided was top notch compared to St. Mary's. Score for vA. Care 1, Info 0.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Status: Help, trapped in drain, LOL
You fall down a storm drain and are trapped. You have your mobile phone so what do you do? Call the police...the fire department, your parents?
Well, two girls in Australia decided to no one of those things and instead set their facebook status to reflect their predicament.
Guess this means we all need to friend 911 on facebook now.
Well, two girls in Australia decided to no one of those things and instead set their facebook status to reflect their predicament.
Guess this means we all need to friend 911 on facebook now.
9/11 Brilliance
As we have just observed another anniversary, The Onion has reprinted its brilliant edition that followed 9/11. They somehow managed to capture so much of what people were feeling in humorous ways. Our anger was captured nicely by Hijackers Surprised to Find Themselves in Hell. They took on the surreal site of watching skyscrapers fall with American Life Turns Into Bad Jerry Bruckheimer Movie. Our supposed togetherness was ridiculed with Hugging up 76,000 Percent. Of course they turned out to be wrong when they declared :Report: Gen X Irony, Cynicism May Be Permanently Obsolete.
There are other stories there worth reading as well, so check it out if you missed it the first time.
There are other stories there worth reading as well, so check it out if you missed it the first time.
TOOLS EXPLAINED:
DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.
WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. It will also remove fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, "Oh crap"
ELECTRIC HAND DRILL: Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their holes until they melt.
SKILL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short to use in your remodeling job.
PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.
HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
VISE-GRIPS: Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.
TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity.
HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.
BAND SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge.
TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.
STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.
PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.
HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to make hoses too short.
HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit.
UTILITY KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.
DAMN-IT TOOL: Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling "DAMN-IT" at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need to finish your current project.
WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. It will also remove fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, "Oh crap"
ELECTRIC HAND DRILL: Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their holes until they melt.
SKILL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short to use in your remodeling job.
PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.
HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
VISE-GRIPS: Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.
TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity.
HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.
BAND SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge.
TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.
STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.
PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.
HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to make hoses too short.
HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit.
UTILITY KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.
DAMN-IT TOOL: Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling "DAMN-IT" at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need to finish your current project.
Friday, September 11, 2009
I Assume This is a Scam
Mom received this letter today. It was addressed to my deceased father, at her current address:
It's funny that the letter states, "The U.S. Postal Service wants to make service to its customers as consistent, accurate, and timely as possible." Dad's been dead for over 30 years now. I don't know when was the last time I saw a piece of mail addressed to him.
The letter appears to be genuine. It mentions IBM is doing the purported study, but the reporting site, http://www.reportez.com/, is owned by the West Corporation, http://www.west.com/, not IBM. There's little else about this on the net other than a smattering of negative references to similar letters received elsewhere, and more numerous negative references to reportez.com.
I assume that once you start reporting for them, they have their hooks in you one way or another, at least with worthless points or discounts good only at stores selling their overpriced goods.
The notation at the bottom of the letter, CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL - NOT FOR REPRODUCTION OR GENERAL DISCLOSURE, gave me momentary pause. What if it really is from the Postal Service? Is blogging about it breaking a federal law?
If it is, I'm blaming dad.
It's funny that the letter states, "The U.S. Postal Service wants to make service to its customers as consistent, accurate, and timely as possible." Dad's been dead for over 30 years now. I don't know when was the last time I saw a piece of mail addressed to him.
The letter appears to be genuine. It mentions IBM is doing the purported study, but the reporting site, http://www.reportez.com/, is owned by the West Corporation, http://www.west.com/, not IBM. There's little else about this on the net other than a smattering of negative references to similar letters received elsewhere, and more numerous negative references to reportez.com.
I assume that once you start reporting for them, they have their hooks in you one way or another, at least with worthless points or discounts good only at stores selling their overpriced goods.
The notation at the bottom of the letter, CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL - NOT FOR REPRODUCTION OR GENERAL DISCLOSURE, gave me momentary pause. What if it really is from the Postal Service? Is blogging about it breaking a federal law?
If it is, I'm blaming dad.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Can you believe it has been eight years? Seems like yesterday....
God Bless the Heroes, their families and the USA.
The Crystal Cave
I am going to look down today instead of up. Just last week, there was an expedition to the Crystal Cave of Giants in Niaca, Mexico. This cave was discovered in 2000 and contains some spectacular crystallized gypsum.
You can see that they aren't kidding. The suit is due to the fact that it is hot and humid in there...112 F (50C ) and 90% humidity. You don't want to hang out there long without a cooling suit. The crystals are up to 11 meters long and weight up to 55 tons.
This is not exactly my field, so I will let you read the account of the journey and see the other pictures. National Geographic has a nice story summarizing how they formed as well.Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.
Thursday Morning Grins
I can't see the big deal with calling a Pakistani a Paki. It's just the same as calling an Australian an Aussie, a Scotsman a Scot, or a Frenchman an Asshole.
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I was walking in a cemetery this morning and saw a guy hiding behind a gravestone.
I said, "Morning." He replied, "No, just having a shit."
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Went to my first Muslim birthday party last week.
The musical chairs was a bit slow, but pass the parcel was quick !!!
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When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bike. Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked him to forgive me.
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I was walking down the road when I saw an Afghan guy standing on a fifth floor balcony shaking a carpet. I shouted up to him, "What's up Abdul ... won't it start ?"
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I was walking in a cemetery this morning and saw a guy hiding behind a gravestone.
I said, "Morning." He replied, "No, just having a shit."
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Went to my first Muslim birthday party last week.
The musical chairs was a bit slow, but pass the parcel was quick !!!
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When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bike. Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked him to forgive me.
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I was walking down the road when I saw an Afghan guy standing on a fifth floor balcony shaking a carpet. I shouted up to him, "What's up Abdul ... won't it start ?"
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
How to Make a Race Walker Run
You have probably laughed at them at the Olympics...those who try to move as fast as possible without running. What would it take to get a world class racewalker to break into a run? That is the question a Japanese reality show decided to answer...
Local Farm Guide Southeastern Wisconsin
Just passing along some information which may be of interest to some of you.
.....SER
Farm Fresh Atlas
Farm Fresh Atlas PDF File
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Farm Fresh Atlas
Farm Fresh Atlas PDF File
What is the difference between Bird Flu and Swine Flu?
What is the difference between Bird Flu and Swine Flu?
For bird flu you need tweetment
and for swine flu you need oinkment.
Now aren't you guys glad you let me post here?
For bird flu you need tweetment
and for swine flu you need oinkment.
Now aren't you guys glad you let me post here?
Return of the Hubble...
You might recall a few months ago there was a highly publicized Space Shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. With the exception of an image of the recent impact on Jupiter, Hubble has been quiet. Too quiet.
When new cameras are installed, it takes time to power everything up, test it, take calibration images, tweak your image processing routines, etc. But the wait is finally over.
Hubble released a whole slew of new images today. Let's take a peek.
That is Eta Carina...well, actually only a small part of the system imaged by the new Wide Field Camera 3 (yes, there was a 1 and 2). Eta Carina is a spectacular, mysterious nearby system. Right now we think there are two stars. One of them is huge...over 100 times the mass of our Sun. They are surrounded by this gas and dust. The large star erupted spectacularly in 1841 and was the second brightest star in the sky by 1843 in spite of being about 8,000 light years away (for reference, Sirius, the brightest star in sky right now, is about 8.5 light years away). I only embedded a small image here...check it out in hires.
Now let's move on to Omega Centauri.
Again, you will want to look at hires versions. This is only a small section of Omega Centauri which is the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way containing millions of stars. I will wait while you count them (don't worry, there are only 100,000 or so in this image).
Hubble is back and better than ever. Be sure to check out the other images released today.Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.
World-Wide Monopoly Game Launched on Google Maps
"A massive multi-player version of the popular property game Monopoly has been launched online.
"Monopoly City Streets, developed by toymaker Hasbro, will go live on 9 September for four months.
"The free game uses Google Maps or the open source Open Street Map as the playing board.
"The toymaker claims it will be 'the biggest game of Monopoly of all time' and will allow players to purchase almost 'any street in the world.'"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8245700.stm
I've been trying to log onto the site, http://www.monopolycitystreets.com/, this morning, but the servers are apparently overwhelmed. It loaded once, but conked out when I clicked the play button.
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Edit:
The creators have a blog for the game: http://blog.monopolycitystreets.com/.
As of this writing (10:30 AM), they state:
"We ANTICIPATED an opening rush when we launched the Monopoly City Streets online game, but the first few hours have surpassed even our greatest EXPECTATIONS.
"Thanks for your patience as we work as fast as we can to resolve this and get everyone playing and trading on Monopoly City Streets."
"Monopoly City Streets, developed by toymaker Hasbro, will go live on 9 September for four months.
"The free game uses Google Maps or the open source Open Street Map as the playing board.
"The toymaker claims it will be 'the biggest game of Monopoly of all time' and will allow players to purchase almost 'any street in the world.'"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8245700.stm
I've been trying to log onto the site, http://www.monopolycitystreets.com/, this morning, but the servers are apparently overwhelmed. It loaded once, but conked out when I clicked the play button.
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Edit:
The creators have a blog for the game: http://blog.monopolycitystreets.com/.
As of this writing (10:30 AM), they state:
"We ANTICIPATED an opening rush when we launched the Monopoly City Streets online game, but the first few hours have surpassed even our greatest EXPECTATIONS.
"We are in the process of increasing our firepower and expect to be running more smoothly within the next several hours.
Dear Madame Zoltar
Hello, my lovely bean sprouts! How are you? Do you have your long johns and snow suits out yet? What are you waiting for? This is Wisconsin. We could be skiing for Halloween.No one had any questions, or answers, this week, so I’m going to keep my blog short and sweet. I can use the extra time to continue my preparations for the upcoming holiday season. This year I’m promoting Madame Zoltar™ gift cards. You can purchase $10, $25, $50, $100, or more, in personal readings and/or merchandise for someone you love. What better way to say “I love you” than to give the gift of the future?
Before I leave you with the video gem below, don’t forget to send your vicious rumors to: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, for your edification, I present “American Gypsy - I'm Ok You're Ok (Disco 1979 - Dutch TV).”
Blog on, my wonderful Irregulars. Gesundheit!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
View from the Top
Over the weekend, I went the lighthouse where they had open tours to the public. I've taken three trips up this historic symbol of Racine. This time I brought a camera! If you have never been up there, I suggest you should! The views are great!
Lake Michigan
View to the west
View to south-Kenosha
It's a long way down!
View to the west
View to south-Kenosha
It's a long way down!
Research confirms that drinking gives you the same benefits yoga
Savasana - Position of total relaxation
Balasana - Position that brings the sensation of peace and calm.
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana - This position calms the brain and heals tired legs
Marjayasana - Position stimulates the midriff area and the spinal column
Halasana - Excellent for back pain and insomnia.
Dolphin - Excelent for the shoulder area, thorax, legs, and arms.
Salambhasana - Great exercise to stimulate the lumbar area, legs, and arms
Ananda Balasana - This position is great for masaging the hip area.
Malasana - This position, for ankles and back muscles.
So, lets start drinking
Yale to Publish "The Cartoons That Shook the World" - Without the Cartoons
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hI9qhtsIVAYOzZfkinKcvFWUXYWAD9AJ6PVO0
Because they fear a violent backlash from Muslims, Yale University Press has removed cartoons from a forthcoming book about those very same cartoons [!!!], which were originally published in a Danish newspaper in 2005 and triggered protests.
And a local news source won't publish mugshots because they might contribute to "hurtful stereotypes" - never mind identifying the people in your neighborhood who are threats to you and yours.
And I was ticketed for disorderly conduct by a Racine police officer for taking pictures in a public park of punks drinking, because I "should have known" that doing something legal (taking pictures) would "make" thugs do sometning illegal (attack me).
I really think it's time for a general list of dos and don'ts to be made available to the public so that those of us who abide by the law will know how not to offend those who steal, rape, rob and murder. I am very concerned about stepping on the toes of those who want to injure and kill others.
How can we kowtow to and further enable criminals? Please, let us know.
Monday, September 7, 2009
VERY SPECIAL PIES!!!
This past Thursday a friend of mine and I went to Washington Island.
I have never been to Door County, holy bajesus what a tourist trap.
Anyhow, on my way home I saw a store, which sells cherry pies and jellies. I had to stop and get something, seeing the area is renowned for their cherries.
Well I bought a pie and a couple jars for jelly and took along one of the mail order forms.
Once home, a good friend stopped over so I offered up a piece of cherry pie.
I took the box out of the refrigerator and my friend just busted out laughing...not only was it a cherry pie, but it is a HO-MADE PIE.
Sure enough, even their mail order form is from HO-MADE.
I have to admit, they sure can make a good pie!
Madam Bea has a whole staff of dedicated employees!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Plastic Pink Flamingo Named Madison's Official City Bird
On September 1, Madison's City Council voted to make the plastic pink flamingo the official city bird. It was done to honor a 30 year old college prank.http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-ap-wi-odd-plasticpinkfl,0,4536100.story
Gee, and all that Racine's City Council ever does is give us the bird.
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