These are archived copies of the Periodic E-Mails
entitled "Compendium of Stuff".
Rather than
re-distribute ever piece of goodies that comes my way which would
take a lot of time and space on the Net and possibly bore some, now I
try to find each of them out there someplace on the giant WEB and
include their URLs in these monthy messages so everyone can select
those specific ones which sound like they might be of interest.
My
apologies for some of the links' no-longer being hot (you'll need to
copy & paste) and for the need to scroll to the right for some
UN-folded text.
Also for some of the links' no-longer being in
existance (you'll need to use your imagination).
Any links that
fail to pages at ...
http://home.earthlink.net/~dhoskins/
are probably at the same
relative location at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/
2011.01
Jan ** Happy New Year
2011.02 Feb
2011.03 Mar
2011.04 Apr
2011.05 May
2011.06
June
2011.07 July ** Hurrah for the 4-th
of July
2011.08 Aug
2011.09
Sept
2011.10 Oct
2011.11
Nov ** Happy Thanksgiving
2011.12 Dec **
Merry Christmas
Stuff Seekers, All:
Wow, we're never again going to go on
vacation between Thanksgiving and Christmas: there's just tooooo much
left undone.
The Army/vs/Navy game from another angle can be
found at ...
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ronnie_polaneczky/Heres_a_Yule_story_that_ought_to_be_a_movie.html
For
a really great residential Xmas display (but I have the feeling that
it is all CGI) see at ...
http://www.flixxy.com/best-christmas-lights-display.htm
This
is supposed to be a real outdoors display,
Whatever the case, the
guy IS talented.
Seems like something that I might have tried at
1/3 my age.
Would appreciate any feedback from your taking a
glance at my attempt to describe a rare but occasional pain that I
encounter -- noted in more detail at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/pain01P.txt
If
you have sufficient experience in the area and would be willing to
intervene on my behalf in a matter of transferring a domain name and
registration from one host to another, please let me know; this does
NOT involve transferring any data; thanks.
For an example of
what some bored retired engineers do as a hobby, see at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSeXQyHFQZU
There
was a REAL COOL segment on the FOX news showing a viewer's time lapse
video of 30-hrs of snow on his back porch picnic table. The camera
was rigged to take just a few frames every 5-min. Really great.! as
see ...
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/12/28/video-time-lapse-snowfall-images-of-20-hour-blizzard-in-40-seconds/
Apparently
some mothers-to-be are shopping hospitals in order to ensure that
they will be able to take video and still photos during delivery and
afterward in the maternity ward display room. Some facilities are
citing privacy and HIPAA regulations; some are just trying to hide
mistakes.
(( For more Health Care Acronyms see at
...
http://gneil.blogspot.com/2008/03/friday-hr-humor-hipaahippa.html
http://www.cms.gov/apps/acronyms/listall.asp?Letter=ALL
))
On the other hand ...
A new business opened in Stonewood
http://meetyourbaby3d4dultrasound.com/
dunno
if its harmless to the subject.
They say that this is their
first/flagship facility, but there seem to be some others in the
business.
For a keen look as some truly imponderables that an
acclaimed genius couldn't answer, see at ...
http://reisolive.readingeagle.com/olive/ode/readingeagle/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=UkVHLzIwMTEvMDEvMDI.&pageno=OTQ.&entity=QXIwOTQwMA..&view=ZW50aXR5
Interesting
USA weather/climate stats can be found at ...
http://backyard.weatherbug.com/profiles/blogs/us-weather-facts
http://web2.airmail.net/danb1/usrecords.htm
http://www.newseniors.com/everybody-talks-about-the-weather-so-here-are-some-facts-to-make-you-an-expert/
For
an interesting 30-to-120 minutes of hectic fun, see the puzzle at
...
http://www.mastermindhunts.com/puzzle-month
Some
manufacturing jobs are STILL here in the USA, thanks to Wilson, as
see at ...
http://www.reliableplant.com/View/21492/how-wilson-manufactures-nfl-game-footballs
For
a view of automated brick laying for a road, see at ...
http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?p=1520021
http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_jan2011/HiTechBrickLaying.htm
http://picklyman.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/high-tech-brick-laying-are-you-kidding-me/
For
a look at where California should start cutting budget, just use the
shot-gun approach on the list at ...
http://thehardwareman.blogspot.com/2010_12_01_archive.html
http://chicoteaparty.ning.com/profiles/blogs/i-guess-you-heard-about
For
an example of a cost ratio gone awry, consider my letter to the
editor in the set at ..
http://www.presstelegram.com/letters/ci_16799409
For
some old pictures from the past from all over the globe, see at
...
http://www.slideshare.net/Slyoldawg/pictures-of-interestfromthepast-5110348
guess
which place we've visited and it looks the same.
For notes on
a really intelligent President (you sure can't say that much about
the ones in modern times), see at ...
http://www.confettiantiques.com/blogs/thomas-jefferson/
http://www.bigeastboards.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=65835&highlight=&sid=f2f58276e68cb8002d24a6eb8259dc10
An
EXCELLENT example of Norwegian bridge/highway construction will be
found at ...
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/16562967/830840818/name/ATLANTIC_HIGHWAY.pps Some 3-rd graders sing praises at ... http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=5pfBUUZNbFM Maybe the Australians have a good idea about terrorists and immigrants, as see at ... http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/australia.asp Creeping changes in American Capitalism; hate crimes; discredit opposition; listen to a calm voice discuss the future, at ... http://www.morningstartv.com/oak-initiative/marxism-america Betcha never heard the piano played this well before ... http://highena.com/tag/pleasure/ For a concise and succinct explanation of the Federal Reserve System, see at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTUY16CkS-k
A
great use of technology to show the before/after situation relative
to the floods in Australia is demonstrated at ... [really
impressive]
http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/qld-floods/beforeafter2.htm
If
your dishwasher is NOT doing the job as well as it had been doing,
then learn a possible reason at ...
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/2544721/posts
A
good concise example of Government regulations run amok will be found
at ...
http://www.goofball.com/jokes/business/government_Just_Words
It
would seem prudent for the Feds to announce that the number of pages
in the tax code, forms, and instructions will be reduced by 10% every
year for the next 10 years. That's something that the citizens could
understand.
Happy Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
Stuff Seekers, All:
My apologizes for the lateness of this
issue.
For a unfolding of the Hoover Dam Bridge construction,
see at ...
http://hotfile.com/dl/96474524/9e7ec3b/detalhesdaconstruodeumasuperponte.pps.html
http://fileknow.com/download/39745377/detalhesdaconstruodeumasuperponte.pps
Can
posting signs concerning enforcement methods really help control
traffic speed? See the answer at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=b2xnWYx8YK8
The
surface at Cowboy Stadium is called "RealGrass Matrix".
Actually it's artificial turf of some new type.
Talk about
marketing hype and spin.!.!
For the origin of the team-name of
"Packers", see at ...
http://www.packers.com/history/birth-of-a-team-and-a-legend.html
For
old copies of WebPages from "way back" consider the site at
...
http://www.archive.org/
A
strange phenomenon in the streams of Yosemite can be seen at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=9V9p4mFEYXc&vq=medium#t=15
The
game Monopoly helped win WW-II, as per ...
http://www.snopes.com/military/monopoly.asp
An
Space-Ship landed in Downey California on 10 Feb 2011, REALLY; see at
...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ6kMGYt6ow
Just
to see how 50-year old big-iron stacks up against modern plastics in
autos,
check out the crash test video at ...
http://boingboing.net/2010/01/14/crash-test-1959-chev.html
http://www.iihs.org/50th/default.html
Some
great pics of some US Navy Ships and Planes can be found at ...
www.strangemilitary.com/images/content/168696.pps
For a ride-along on a U-2 Spy Plane flight, see at (all of
them) ...
http://www.aircraftowner.com/videos/view/ride-on-a-u2-spy-plane_1555.html
http://www.wimp.com/breathtakingfootage/
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3490523&page=1
http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39388
For
a time-lapse of a Shuttle Roll-Out see at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=KZrFC988Thc
Happy
Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
Stuff Seekers, All:
Speaking of man-made disasters (isn't
everyone these days?), there's an incident some 31-yrs ago which
actually reversed a waterfall, as see at ...
(the videoS ARE REALLY INTERESTING)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_feWtkSucvE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNo-gEPWVnM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddlrGkeOzsI&NR=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Peigneur
In
case of fire, BREAK GLASS, then spray on some NEW SKIN, as see at
...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXO_ApjKPaI
About
500 years ago, the guys who developed the King James Version (KJV) of
the Bible actually wrote some explanatory notes of their endeavor
which previously was included in many print editions, but has faded
from sight lately. For your own personal copy of their 11-pages of
"The Translators to the Readers"
see
at ...
http://www.ccel.org/bible/kjv/preface/pref1.htm
http://www.bible-researcher.com/kjvpref.html
and,
then, too, there's some other possibly relative discussion notes at
...
http://watch.pair.com/shock-awe-7.pdf
Have tried to set down some Sun /vs/ Earth characteristics for the seasons of the year and the singularities/boundaries in between, a.k.a. the Equinoxes and Solstices. Corrections, additions, or suggestions, appreciated re the item at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/seasons.htm
If your tractor gets stuck in the mud, then this tried and true
Swedish technique might work for you, too, as at ...
(not sure, but may only work for Volvos)
http://www.boreme.com/posting.php?viral_id=28504&page=1
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2011/how-to-get-tractor-out-of-mud-p1.php
For
some real fast low flying jets, get under the desk and see at ...
http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=19448
Just
think of the effort required to produce the short video at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=qvl7kG82EfI&vq=medium
For
that little extra something to keep the gray matter active and test
your hand-eye coordination, see at ...
http://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=VTNCHLS9
There
is a good reason as to why RE-INforcing steel is required in concrete
construction. If you forget the RE-BAR, then the consequences are
...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/13-story-buliding-collapse-china.shtml
Perhaps
you might have heard of the feminine blackmail that lead to
prohibition, as noted at ...
http://www.emailvariety.com/tag/drinking/
http://nondailydipper.com/2011/02/24/women-seeking-men-with-stipulations/
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?190519-1919-Anti-Liquor-Ad&s=a79ed42da3b5d7d41b369716d9d6388b
If
you think that gas is expensive now, take a look at ...
http://www.emailvariety.com/tag/a-little-gasoline-humor/
Whatever
you plan to give your (grand-)kids when they graduate, consider the
investment(?) noted at ...
http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bb/showthread.php?t=20497
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26464862@N00/4611759942/
For
a time lapse of the shuttle preparation and a real-time launch, see
at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=KZrFC988Thc
there
won't be too many more opportunities to see a live one.
It seems
that we are now going to be dependent on the Russians for access to
the International Space Station.
As for the smell of the
greasepaint and the roar of the crowd, there's just nothing like
being there at a launch. First you see the flames and exhaust, then
you feel the radiant heat on your face, next comes the ROAR of the
engines, and finally the shaking of the ground beneath your feet.
TRULY AWSOME.!.!
If you think that you can tell the
difference between a man's head and a coffee bean, then test your
right brain at ...
http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=72971
http://www.forwardon.com/view.php?e=Id11f27979fc32b521&p=413
See
more weird art at ...
http://www.forwardon.com/view.php?e=Id11f202aeb15c98eb&p=413&b=n
For
a real paper catalog that you can fold, spindle, mutilate, dog-ear,
and mark-up containing really neat PC ancillary/support type stuff,
contact the site at ...
http://www.cyberguys.com/
For
a new meaning of the term "blown engine", see at ...
http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/health/safety/news.php?q=1297186886
Read
about the Seawall gates at 15-to-16-min into the transcript at
...
http://www.livedash.com/transcript/abc_world_news_with_david_muir/7/KGO/Sunday_March_20_2011/572787/
Some
Military Secrets revealed with great fanfare …
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.ning.com%2Ffiles%2FFdOtIs6qZIJfaz0dCskDkZRxCQg47aPxjphsrn7viAKxa2k4an95FvLDDC1FORHuio0SF0obSW14V5szwbrO8TTFiblSJGVl%2FMilitary_Secrets.pps&ei=Xt-MTb2IBoXGsAPyurWPCQ&usg=AFQjCNHTQYi2nZjAQw14lBiZi5MnxxeecAIn
order to hear a pin drop, sometimes you've just gotta ...
http://www.examiner.com/immigration-in-glendale/america-no-apology-needed?render=print
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100626192853AA0uGpJ
http://www.villainouscompany.com/vcblog/archives/2009/08/you_could_have.html
Well,
it's said that a good understanding comes from following the money;
well see at ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203863204574346610120524166.html
and
then also note that a huge portion of the oil mentioned goes to China
and that a huge stockholder in the company is George Soros who was a
huge contributor to the Obama campaign. Coincidence??
When a
big force meets an even bigger object, then - well see for yourself
at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkB81u5IM3I
http://vikinghouses.com/videos-golf-ball-fps-mph-%5BAkB81u5IM3I%5D.cfm
http://vikinghouses.com/videos-golf-ball-hitting-steel-super-slo-%5BaMqM13EUSKw%5D.cfm
some
say it's a fake; you judge.
It may not be really as bad as
this item makes it out to be, but the author may have a point; you
judge ...
http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=23223&pst=1215489
http://www.runboard.com/bestboardonthenet.p173403
If
you can read the following paragraph, forward it on to your friends
and the person that sent it to you with 'yes' in the subject line...
Only great minds can read this -- This is weird, but interesting!
If
you can raed this, you have a sgtrane mnid too
Can you raed this?
Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.
I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod
aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the
hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it
dseno't mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word are, the olny
iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it whotuit
a pboerlm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter
by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas
tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! If you can raed this forwrad it
--------- Seeking Nuclear Understanding
--------------------------------------
-- To all of the
Nuclear Experts out there - - -
Please help me to understand some
things about nuclear power plants,
especially the ones now in
trouble in Japan.
What little that I thought that I knew
came from a visit to the
SanOnofre facility down the coast from
here near SanClemente before it went
into operation way back in
the 1960s.
As I recall the fuel can be transported relatively
safely to the
plant and does not become a part of any reaction
until it is
assembled with other components in the power
plant.
Q. If that is true, then in case of trouble, why can't they
simply
separate the active components to the state in which they
were prior to assembly?
As I recall there are some sort of
absorption rods that are supposed
to be able to be dropped via
gravity into the reactor area to
function as a neutralizing
component to essentially stop the reactor
from creating
energy.
Q. If that is true, then why didn't that happen with these
reactors
rather than their suffering the overheating, excessive
pressure, and
explosions???
My thinking is that the
fail-safe mode in the case of the loss of all
power, should be to
STOP generating energy by having the absorption
rods simply
falling/dropping into place in case of an emergency -- in
which
case there would be no run-away heating and potential for
melt-down
and contamination, but that seems to not be what's happening.
As
for electrically pumping in cooling water in case of accidents, why
not just have some old-fashioned water towers on site such that
opening the valves on the bottom would allow the water to drain out
by gravity into the needed spots?
After all, gravity is cheap,
readily available, and seldom malfunctions.
What am I missing
here???
Any/all expert views
appreciated..
-------------------------------------------
Happy
Surfing,,
/s/ Hugh
Stuff Seekers, All:
Rockwellians -
Pictures of the
recent Rockwell/IBM Reunion plus other pictures can be found on the
website located at:
http://rockwell37.multiply.com/photos
Also
pictures in Nelson Slagle's website can be found
at:
http://www.slagshouseofstats.com/Pictures9G.html
The
user name is "Rock" and the password is "Well".
This
edition is coming out a wee bit early so that you can enjoy the next
item in a timely manner; ya really gotta hand it to the developers of
the production of the feature at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kav0FEhtLug
For
a nostalgic look at a time before E-Mail, see at ...
http://www.rense.com/Enjoy.html
http://www.mhs60classmates.org/50s_Version_of_Email.php
In
the days of yesteryear, they didn't call it "greening" but
we conserved just the same, as at ...
http://z3.invisionfree.com/Loving_our_Friends/index.php?showtopic=4124&view=getnewpost
For
a great set of photos, see at ...
http://show.zoho.com/embed?id=732537000000006779&SLIDE=0
For
a nostalgic look back at computing as we once knew it (I used some of
this stuff, myself), see at ...
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/vintage-computer-advertisements-from-the-late-1970s/6213154?tag=nl.e101
Would
appreciate anyone's help is placing the character "Doctor Dick
from Dundee". Maybe it's from Dickens, Doyle, Christie? Don't
believe that it's from a limerick.
For a modern
manifestation of the phrase "You can run, but you can't hide"
see a police helicopter use its infrared detector to direct the
ground units in chasing a suspect, as at ...
http://www.thoughts.com/Amen/conservation-consideration
http://blutube.policeone.com/Clip-fs.aspx?key=5E1E72EAE53841E3&overrideCF=FullScreen&playTime=0
For
the VERY latest in automated E-Mail withOUT a KeyBoard, see at ...
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html
after
the short video, then be sure to click on the "Try ..."
Button
Always try to be happy and share the love as
exemplified at ...
http://www.horseway.se/always_try_to_help_a_friend_in_n.htm
Someone
took a LOT of time and effort to gather together in a single
power-point presentation a great group of Superb Pictures that just
ache to be seen at ...
http://landiss.com/share/Scenics_Cute/superb_pictures.pps
Many seniors find a need to have prescription medicines
stored in unique ways, as seen at ...
http://emilie.hermit.net/book/export/html/1649
http://www.annaraccoon.com/arts-and-culture/the-well-stocked-medicine-cabinet/
http://rayrott.posterous.com/my-new-medicine-cabinet-in-the-kitchen
http://www.belfastforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=36612.0
For
an interesting history of the conception, birth, life, upgrades, and
demise of a very robust piece of computing software, see the item at
...
http://sonic.net/~commsoft/rstory.html
Owing
to the production and parts situation in Japan, there is now a
consortium that includes GM and IKEA; for a preview of their product
line, see at ...
http://www.cravingtech.com/ikea-merged-with-general-motors.html
http://www.eons.com/groups/topic/1541342-Merger-IKEA-GM
We
like to cruise, but we'd just as soon avoid adventuresome ones as
seen at ...
http://heap.popcornpot.com/Fromabove.wmv
http://heap.popcornpot.com/FromInside.wmv
Would
appreciate a lead to a combination local thermometer plus
time-signal-synchronized digital clock with ALL display digits
2-inches in height. Have seen a LOT of similar units, but they all
have smaller temp displays.
M&Ms may melt in your mouth
and not in your hands, but for the great taste of chocolate covered
fudge with a hint of mint, ya gotta check out the item
available at discriminating stores everywhere and at ...
http://www.amazon.com/Keebler-Fudge-Shoppe-Grasshopper-Cookies/dp/B002OXLXLG
http://www.walmart.com/ip/15174140?sourceid=1500000000000007346530&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=15174140
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_033W024311110001P?vName=Food%20&%20Grocery&cName=Snacks&sName=Cookies&sid=KDx20070926x00003a&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=033W024311110001P
While
on the subject, also consider the fine confection that is noted at
...
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=peppermint+bark&x=0&y=0
If
you believe in karma, luck, superstition, convergences, and energy
vortexes/vortices, then checkout the mystery at ...
http://1280ksli.com/mysterious-mathematical-calculation-for-the-year-2011/
As
a follow-on exercise to the above - -
Q. Approximately how many
times in the next 823 years will October have 5 Saturdays, Sundays,
and Mondays? Once? Seven? Fourteen? Twenty eight? Fifty nine? One
hundred seventeen? Two hundred three?
Bet you'll be surprised
as you watch the International Space Station come to life in
animation at ...
http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htm
shortly
the world will be totally dependent on Russia for access to/from the
ISS because the USA seems to not see any wisdom in remaining a
predominant player such endeavors.
Am wondering if the CAT in
conCATenate and in CATenary have some similar reason for being as
they are and if there is any connection to the animal CAT.
If
you've ever considered living on a river, then this is for you, as
at ...
http://www.cruise-addicts.com/forums/f26/redneck-engineering-145795/
http://ckthisout.com/funny/1006three-questions-for-a-redneck-engineer
During
WW-2, the axis had a combination submarine-aircraftcarrier, as see
...
http://rmhh.co.uk/files/files2/submarine_carriers.pdf
http://www.deysquad.com/DEY/content/view/77/1/
http://www.eaa.org/bitsandpieces/articles/0909_underthesea.pdf
Perhaps
the ancients knew more about mechanics and gravity than we do today.
Maybe anti-gravity helped the pyramid builders.
Maybe it helped
Ed Leedskalnin, a Latvian in Florida, when he ...
http://coralcastle.com/
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2056
And
then also there's ...
http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/whoops3.html
Some
said a few years back that the government experimentation with
anti-gravity gave rise to the reports of flying saucers, invasions
from outer space, and little green men in Area 51. Well that was all
settled by Project Blue Book. Or was it??
Some now say that the
government experimentation with mind control by means of microwave
radiation is causing some broadcast personalities to have mental
melt-downs while on-air. See more at ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1372538/Are-government-microwave-mind-control-tests-causing-TV-presenters-brains-melt-down.html
Many
years ago I recall hearing that some scientists were hypothesizing
that low frequency sound energy at specific levels of intensity could
drive a normal/rational person somewhat insane and cause irrational
behavior. Others then offered an extension of this to explain the
disappearance of people from their otherwise-in-tact ships at sea
(esp. in the Bermuda Triangle area), by suggesting that the wind
whistling through the superstructure created such sounds - thus
causing the sailors to become disoriented and to jump into the sea.
It's doubtful that I dreamt both of these. Would appreciate anyone's
commenting on their having heard of either of such cause-effect
relationships and any references to any documentation on the
subjects. Possibly the Taos-Hum is somehow related, but I really
sorta doubt it.
Remember the Roadrunner Cartoon?? Well, watch,
smile, and laugh!!!
This is the first one done with computer
animation; note the reflection in the stainless tanker as it speeds
past the rock-face.
FINALLY!! This is really Great. It's been FAR
too long since we last saw one.
Only 3 minutes, but it's 3 minutes
of fun!
Enjoy!!
Coyote
Falls
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=6Q5Qa9YdeyY&vq=medium
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=6Q5Qa9YdeyY&vq=medium
Happy
Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
Hello, Everyone:
This system will be OFF THE AIR from Fri 27
May through Tues 14 June inclusive.
Your cooperation would be
appreciated in ...
A. NOT sending any messages, except small
ones of the GREATEST importance.
B. understanding that any
messages which you might send could ...
1. be
rejected by my ISP if the allotted space fills-up.
2. be lost among the spam - as I perhaps carelessly delete such
messages on my return.
3. cause some more
important messages to suffer one the fates mentioned
above.
Meanwhile, please understand that any lack of a reply does
not indicate a lack of interest on my part.
Thanks for your
cooperation.
_____________________
Stuff Seekers, All:
Fly
Your FLAG The WHOLE
Weekend Long.!.!
As for the real REASON FOR THIS COMING
HOLIDAY SEASON, see it said best at ...
http://forwardon.com/view.php?e=Id12f8e355e4d46087
http://www.emailvariety.com/2010/05/25/memorial-day/
http://lbchandler.posterous.com/preparing-for-memorial-day
Have
been wondering if there is any connection between diophantine
equations and diaphanous textiles. Thoughts appreciated.
For
the latest in college football scouting and drafting, see at ...
http://www.bucpower.com/editorial-new91.html
http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/archive/index.php/t-120158.html
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?p=1292913
After
listening to several sources about health in relation to other
factors, I am beginning to conclude that they are right in stating
that STRESS can be a VERY LARGE factor in maintaining good health. At
my age, I'm beginning to understand that I do not handle stress well,
that I do not handle adversity well, and similarly (as the saying
goes) do not suffer fools gladly. If only I had learned how to cope
with these areas in my early years, then my health might be better
these days. Don't know if it's too late to learn now, but to the more
youthful who may read this, I would hardily suggest that you find a
way and give it your all as soon as possible.
See MUCH MORE linked
from ...
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=stress+health
For
an insight into how government plans to perpetuate itself and
squeeze-out the opposition, see the Wall Street Journal's item at
...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703992704576305414137806694.html
Some
Hollywood folks really have "it" and some do not; see some
good "it" at ...
http://www.welcomehomeveteran.org/Celebrates/DenzelWashington/DenzelWashington.html
http://harrymagic2.posterous.com/the-media-accidentally-missed-this-one
http://www.satfix.net/archive/index.php/t-51631.html?s=de8316bf4eb11b7793d3a02dd65ae83a
Have
a goal of scanning a large number of 8x10 portrait photographs which
are framed behind glass, and therein lies the problem. Would
appreciate any ideas of how to get a good scan from the photo which
sets behind 1/16-inch of glass which is recessed about 1/4-inch
behind the front of the wooden frame.
There were several
version of the "West Nile Virus"; but this one new strain
seems to be creeping up on many people, as see ...
http://www.canaryzoo.com/humour%20new%20virus.htm
There
are some things that need to be seen again and again, just to not
loose sight of what should be really important, as at ...
http://dalesdesigns.net/WWII.htm
For
a look INSIDE the human body, see at ...
http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/
The Library Of Congress now has available online a zillion
old recordings, that can be heard at ...
http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/
The
British Library now has available online the Gutenberg Bible, that
can be page-turned/read at ...
http://www.bl.uk/treasures/gutenberg/homepage.html
Speaking
of Swimming With The Sharks, see at ... (the photog is
crazy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=WK2LpUoqX6A&vq=medium
After
seeing a spokesman on TV for the LACounty Sheriff's Dept. named Steve
Whitmore, it seemed to me that he bore a STRIKING resemblance to
James Whitmore, the actor who variously portrayed MarkTwain and
WillRogers. Sure enough: Steve is James's son. It's a Small World,
AfterAll. (Hum diddle diddle diddle hum diddle da.)
Stuff's
hitting the fan is a bit different than a comet's hitting the Sun, as
at ...
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/13/stunning-video-comet-collides-sun/?cmpid=cmty_email_Gigya_Stunning_Video:_Comet_Collides_With_the_Sun
Some
REALLY GREAT pics of Wild-Life in the Jungle can be seen and/or
DOWNLOADED at ...
http://bigpicture.posterous.com/africa-in-black-white
The
downloaded version is BIGger and really BREATHTAKING.
For a
poignant explanation of how businesses work or don't, see at ...
http://grumpyelder-todayimgrumpyabout.blogspot.com/2011/05/not-good-time-to-be-ant.html
sorta reminds me of Mr.Kimbal, the County Farm Agent on TV's Green
Acres.
For a current manifestation of narcissism in
government, see at ...
http://starrpersonnel.com/thegatp/?p=153
http://controversy.blogtownhall.com/2011/05/15/obamaits_all_about_him_running_for_re-election.thtml
For
a look at the country's infrastructure, consider the History
Channel's "Inspector America", as per ...
http://www.history.com/shows/inspector-america
Sometimes
the corrections that you attempt to a document do not always get
printed and stored as you might intend for them to be, as see ...
http://tobkes.othellomaster.com/archives/2011/04/29/time-to-retire/
http://www.precisionwrite.com/images/whiteout.jpg
WARNING-
The Next Terrorist Attack will be ... see more at ...
http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?noframes;read=165980
http://untamedwolf.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html
For
some REALLY GREAT pics of the new Bridge At Hoover Dam (presented on
a sub-optimal non-intuitive WebSite), see the photog's work at ...
http://bridgeathooverdam.com
his
works may be on display at a gallery in LasVegas and/or
Phoenix.
Those of you who remember my activities at work as an
IMS systems programmer at Rockwell's Information Systems Center may
find some humor in the fact that my most frequent typing mistake (aka
"finger check") these days is when I intend to type the
word "did" but instead type "dis" which was the
abbrev. for the most frequently used IMS command --- /DISPLAY. It's
been 13 years since I used any IMS terminal, but a 30-year habit is
hard to break.
For the Original /vs/ Current plan for Lawns
and Gardens, see at ...
http://www.biohabit.org/node/632
http://www.trackpads.com/forum/funny-bone/946302-gardens-nature.html
http://becauwww.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm495374.html?t=Human%20Interest
Happy
Surfing ,, /s/ Hugh
Stuff Seekers, All:
IMS-ers - checkout the latest
updates to the archived Slides at ...
http://heap.popcornpot.com/PWRPOINT/IMSLIDES.pps
DUHS'53-ers
- please note that nearly all of our class stuff that I had
maintained at one time on the School's server, is now at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/DUHS53/
The
stuff about the 2003 reunion is now at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/DUHS53/L2reuin0.htm
Specifically
the pictures and notes for the pics are at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/DUHS53/REUN2003/
Your
cooperation would be very much appreciated in identifying those
for whom there are wrong or missing names assigned.
Especially need your help with the filenames of the form RMM----.
The
Student Director of our plays, G. Martin Wright, surfaced a few years
ago and has since dis-appeared; any info/location assistance
would be welcomed.
Jim Horn has returned from Baja; he's now at
...
1046 E. 4th St. #329, Long Beach, Ca 90802
ph.562/951-5059
Our classmate Alex Petrie passed away on Tues 21
June.
My wife and I had a good time on our vacation cruise to
Alaska and saw a little new scenery (Kodiak, Sitka), but took less
video footage per day than usual. No fog; general overcast; NEVER
rained.
Still pics of the trip
(UnEdited
UnAudited LowRes HeavilyCompressed to minimize time and storage)
can
be found at ...
http://Heap.PopCornPot.com/STILLS/ALASKA11
Our
thoughts about cruising can be seen at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/tripcruz.htm
Considering
all of the places that we have visited: for anyone contemplating
living on a paved road near a real city with EXCELLENT
scenery, then the town of Homer, Alaska, gets my vote. (Tom Bodett's,
too)
The scenery along the Rockies might be better, but there are
no liveable towns (with the possible exception of Telluride) with
views of places like GrandTeton, Yellowstone, BearTooth. Homer does
lack HomeDepot, Nordstroms, Albertsons, HomeTownBuffet,
MarieCallenders, Dennys; but it does have THE McDonalds
with the best view ever. E.g.
...
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.amemorableexperience.com/Images/homer_view.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.amemorableexperience.com/&usg=__YYL-NHS2Pi48vin3onvI-Xnm9t4=&h=299&w=400&sz=42&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=pNuYIZ_EpfYHyM:&tbnh=153&tbnw=198&ei=dET9TezbPILAsAPyndjdBQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhomer%2Balaska%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D636%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=629&vpy=131&dur=2986&hovh=194&hovw=260&tx=155&ty=88&page=1&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&biw=1024&bih=636
There
was a photo gallery in Juneau with some SUPER images, see their stuff
at ...
http://wildernesspeaks.com/
http://wildernesspeaks.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/NEW-Photographs/G0000ePWjAaxEl4I/I0000Iw8PJo0BfeY
When
we got home there was a postcard from another gallery, as see ...
http://www.aspimages.com/
http://www.aspimages.com/national-parks-photo-gallery.php?pic=2
As
you might prepare to leave your own records for posterity, consider
that --
The ancient -glyphs survived for millennia and could be
clearly read.
The ancient DeadSea Scrolls survived for centuries
and could be clearly read.
Early photos and negatives (both still
and movie) survived for decades and could be seen.
Edison drum
recordings survived for decades and could be heard.
Copying each
of the above resulted in loss of quality and in the earliest of times
it was very labor intensive.
Modern media like memory,
floppy-discs, CD/DVDs can be copied effortlessly with NO LOSS of
quality, but whether or not there will still be any way to retrieve
the information will depend on the survival of the technology to
process the items. Perhaps no one will know how to process compressed
-.JPEG files on a DVD in the year 2511. Think about these aspects as
you select a medium and instructions for your historic records passed
on to the next generation.
Recommendation: Use high quality
DVD-R's with instructions to copy them every year to the then-best
media available in the industry.
For a glance of the flags of
the World with descriptions and explanations see at ...
http://www.worldflags101.com/
Q. Which country's has something different on each
side?
Q. Which country's is not rectangular?
Q. How
many different official size ratios are there?
It's amazing
what freakish things mathematics can do in the area of complex
numbers and fractals, as seen at (differently at each) ...
Fractal
art from the XaoS zoomer
Chaoscope
fractals showcase the beauty of chaos
Flame
Fractals continue to dazzle
Incredible
flame fractals take you through the wormhole
thanks to
JC
It's amazing what freakish things nature can do in some
areas of the world, consider for example Lake Balkhash.
For a
different look at "The King's Speech", start looking at
...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-20070691-10391709.html?tag=contentBody;listingLeadStories
There
are the sanctioned protocols in medicine and then there is the
Hippocratic oath, and they do not always jibe for the best results,
as noted at
...
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JZS/is_11_27/ai_n57683377/
Some
things really do need to be kept in perspective as at ...
http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=21140
http://picklyman.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/putting-things-into-perspective-is-very-important/
The guy doesn't sound like a crackpot, and he makes some
salient points at ...
http://www.morningstartv.com/oak-initiative/marxism-america
maybe he wrong and maybe he's right. Caution.
Q. What's the
significance of the diagonal on Volvo grille logo?
Amaze your
friends (and yourself) with the flying paper-clip set up shown at
...
http://mathssquad.questacon.edu.au/linking_paperclips.html
In order to have a never ending supply of strip steak, see
the technique of continuous perpetuity noted at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/IMAGSET1/mobi01a.jpg
See
more about this sort of thing at ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip
Perhaps
you might prefer to butter your bagel in Euclidean space, as at
...
http://www.georgehart.com/bagel/bagel.html
If
we think about 100 years ago, then project 100 years ahead, as at
...
http://moneypennydd.wordpress.com/category/humor/bizarre/
http://activerain.com/blogsview/1889253/the-year-is-1910
http://www.caclubindia.com/forum/us-in-the-year-1911--119624.asp
http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/what_a_difference_a_century_makes_statistics_from_1910
Some
super Desert Scenes will be found at ...
http://www.4shared.com/document/Y75MwMYC/Desert_scenes_-Sting_and_Cheb_.html
especially
note the camel driver with the cell phone.
Another VERY CLEVER
and INTERESTING desert/camel photo can be seen at ...
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/camelshadows.asp
For
some SUPER indoor model plane acrobatics (including a REVERSIBLE
PITCH PROP) see at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiSo4zSkO6U
Believe
it Or Not --
The locals are calling it "Carmageddon";
it's coming for 53 hours beginning at midnight the morning of Sat
16July through 0500am on Monday 18th. It's NOT a movie or TV special
(at least not yet); rather it is the closure of the SanDiego Freeway
from the SantaMonica Freeway to the Ventura Freeway, i.e., an 8-mile
stretch of I-405 through the Sepulveda Canyon passed Getty Center
between I-10 and US-101. All of this is for the demolition of the
beautiful single-span Mulholland overpass, in preparation for
widening the I-405. See more at ...
http://local.nixle.com/alert/4695417/
http://blogs.kcrw.com/shortcuts/the-405-completely-closed-for-a-whole-weekend-countdown-to-the-closure
There
are several ways to identify the vocation your kids will take-up as
they grow older, and one of them might be as described in the saga at
...
http://fullonforward.blogspot.com/2011/06/vocation-how-to-chose.html
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/jokes/read/81579234/
For
opinions on the several Czars appointed by the Executive Branch, see
at ...
http://www.newmexicopatriots.com/czars.html
Gotta
wonder what Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Franklin would
think of the bunch.
Given enough time and a precision cutting
tool, many things can be "carved" from the "lead"
of a common ordinary #2 pencil as one guy did at ...
http://thefamily.com/tag/five-important-lessons/
http://katkola.ning.com/profiles/blogs/5-important-lessons-just
For
add'l pencil art, see at ...
http://www.thecrosshairstrader.com/2010/09/stock-market-lessons-from-a-pencil-maker/
For
a perspective on what we might all be missing, see and example at
...
http://www.dailykindness.com/the-man-with-the-violin
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/archive/index.php/t-120318551.html
If
you don't already have a CarbonMonoxide detector in your house, then
you may already be too late to avoid being in violation of the law
written to protect you, as see ...
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-306004-detector-install.html
Check
out the patriotic survival message at ...
http://www.springfield912ers.com/files/Firearms.pps
The USA is just under 1/2 as old as the discovery of the Western
Hemisphere.
I lived almost 1/3 the life of the USA; your fraction
will be different. Just think what's been accomplished in these times
as compared to the millennia before. Then think of what the future
may bring and of what the cultural anthropologists of 3011 will write
about our time on the planet and what became of it in the meantime.
Remembering the rise and fall of other civilizations, be sure to do
your part to make their report pleasant to modern tastes rather than
have any new dark-ages in tomorrow's history books (if they still
have books).
As we celebrate the birth of our Great Nation
next Monday, remember the wisdom of our Founding Fathers and how hard
they fought to give us what we take for granted today.
Have a Safe
and Sane experience
Fly Old-Glory HIGH.!.!
(and
properly as noted at .. http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html
)
See also
..
http://www.3dflags.com/world/united-states/national-flag/classic-waving-clip-art.html
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTrd7Zap-kc_N1EBjL2sps4sQbLAGcmU-xCpMRJbeI1BJSBfi6-
Happy
Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
DOWNEYITES:
For a recent item in the local weekly paper looking
back about street developments and name changes, see at ...
http://thedowneypatriot.com/bookmark/14620660-Looking-back-on-Streets-roads-boulevards
ADDITIONAL
elements in the City's chronology are noted at ...
http://downeyhistoricalsociety.org/chrono1a.htm
Any
HELP appreciated with filling-in the ??QuestionMarks??
Thanks..
Would also like to learn where the local court was
housed before it moved to Downey Ave, just north of 4th St.;
any ideas welcomed.
DOWNEY Vikings, All:
Lash Stevenson of
DUHS'57 has started a fund-raising campaign for the support of Downey
High athletics. See the details at ...
http://www.lashsplace.com/fund.html
Just
got a new E-Mail addr for Henry Orlan Mitchell; he's now at ...
sahomitch@comcast.net
and still in Georgia.
Welsh
mathematician Robert Recorde is generally credited with inventing the
equals-sign ("="); he said that he reasoned thus "because
no two things can be more equal."
Somebody else from
far-back times is credited as saying something to the effect that
"you cannot analyze much about anything until you can express it
in numbers". Maybe it was Newton, Bohr, Euclid, Archimedes,
daVinci, Fermat, Euler, Turing, Babbage, vonNeumann, etc., etc.. Have
tried Googling to identify the person, but to no avail.
Q. Can
anyone help me to recall who made this observation?
Just how
well did the Mall near you invoke the Sprit of America for the 4-th.
as compared to ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5lbNXNn3CI&feature=player_embedded
The
Star Spangled Banner has a 4-th verse, as noted by a Marine
at
(stand up, now) ...
http://nation.foxnews.com/culture/2010/06/07/watch-marine-stuns-crowd-tea-party
Your
next portable computer might take a page from a REALLY OLD desk, as
at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=7H0K1k54t6A
All
computer programmers/users should check to see if they are qualified
as per the notes at ...
http://linuxvm.org/present/SHARE105/S5007jeb.pdf
There
is a very interesting set of financial numbers displayed (give it a
few seconds to fill-in) on the site at ...
http://usdebtclock.org/
Rumor
has it that when the debt gets to 14.29 trillion, then the Earth will
stop spinning.
If you think that you've heard it all about
Global-Warming, then you might find it interesting at ...
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread733613/pg1
http://blogs.forbes.com/jamestaylor/2011/07/27/new-nasa-data-blow-gaping-hold-in-global-warming-alarmism/
For
a thumb-nail sketch of your average military man, see at ...
http://www.lmtcg.com/entertainingpages/military/ourmilitaryis.htm
http://fabiosekoff.posterous.com/the-average-age-of-the-military-man-is-19-yea
It may not help create more jobs and get you better
service, but you might give a try with the suggestions outlined in
...
http://forums.stockfetcher.com/sfforums/?mid=100965
http://preparetosurviveincalifornia.blogspot.com/2011/04/you-can-help-create-jobs-in-us.html
The
thingy/service called MySpace was bought 6 yrs ago for just under
$600,000,000.
Recently it was sold for
$35,000,000.
One of the new "brains" in the operation
will be that champion/wizard of InterNet Technology -- Justin
Timberlake, as see ...
http://www.secaucusnewjersey.org/myspace-bought-at-35-million-by-specific-media-timberlake-on-board-team-1484.html
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1024&bih=636&q=myspace%20timberlake&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbm=nws&source=og&sa=N&tab=wn
Some
really cute people+animals pics are in the PowerPoint at ...
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/15249725/1052248180/name/LLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.pps
Have
a Cold? Take Cold Medicine for it? May need to consider the effects
...
http://altnews.com.au/drop/node/111
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/InformationbyDrugClass/ucm150767.htm
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2005_register&docid=fr22de05-18
However,
the whole scare is about 6-to-7 years old.
Perhaps the only
thing safe is distilled water -- and Jack Daniels.
In
the days of bus-riding there used to be a sign that read --
"The Law Forbids Unnecessary Conversations with the Driver".
It
also applies in the situation shown at ...
http://www.shotoverjet.com/the-video
For
a look back at the good-old days of Pacific Electric (and other)
trains and buses, checkout the effort at ...
http://www.erha.org
None
of my contemporaries with whom I broached the subject remembers the
phrase
"If it won't go, chrome it."
As I recall, it was used as a derogatory term directed toward
guys who had added excessive chrome to their cars, ostensibly because
they could not otherwise get what they felt was their desired level
of attention -- because of the car's sub-optimal performance.
Q.
Am I alone here? Does anyone else remember this? Am POSITIVE that I
didn't make it up.
There is a LOT of talk about a new tax on
home sales beginning after the 2012 elections. Well, maybe not
exactly, but you can never trust a tax once it gets its foot in the
door; actually they seem to take on a life of their own -- quite like
a fungus. See more at ...
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/government/a/Health-Care-Real-Estate-Tax.htm
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/aug/23/chain-email/health-care-law-sales-tax-home-sales-no/
It's
comforting to know that they are available and ready when needed, but
would not care to professionally "meet" one of the dogs at
...
http://lbchandler.posterous.com/archive/6/2011
Would
appreciate identification of the place shown at ...
http://heap.popcornpot.com/STILLS/PLACES1/DSC658A.jpg
sorry
about the quality but I photographed my TV screen it get this.
Maybe
it's Alaska? Maybe not?
Compared with the apparent
intelligence of modern politicians with so much technology at their
disposal, our founding fathers were PURE GENIUSES -- especially
Thomas Jefferson when dining alone, as see at ...
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasjeff136410.html
Possibly
this was due in no small part to the hardships that they had to
endure to give us the luxuries that we enjoy today.
Well,
there are some exceptions as -
http://www.popcornpot.com/IMAGSET1/tvcomp.jpg
A
while back there was mention about using a PC to carve stuff onto a
wooden 1x12 plank inserted into a device as at ...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-216696872011597761&hl=en
Well,
now it's also possible with metal, as see ...
http://www.plasmacam.com/indexfla.php
And
also for 3-D tools with moving parts, as see ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZboxMsSz5Aw
For
a message from the President, press the button at ...
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiH3NcJ2ZBwBUA-0fe1O2C88S9heGibDzg2eP8f5dHoQFqVSBC
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQP6EyQGVmZuB20P5yxDQ59I9A8p15cbOmZSdviuFfwGgrW3zFs
Many folks take their dogs with them in their car or truck to
get the feel of the wind in their face, but there are some
exceptions, as at ...
http://twitpic.com/1pg7ko
http://lyle-lylesplace.blogspot.com/2010/06/lady-was-telling-her-neighbor-that-she.html
An
ex-co-worker's July 4-th residential neighborhood bicycle
extravaganza is available at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sBuztTjEGE
now
THAT'S PATRIOTISM.!.!
For an interesting interview with an
U.S. Astronaut, see at ...
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2081919,00.html
Just
in case you missed the story about the guy who stole a safe
containing moon rocks and tried to sell them to undercover FBI
agents, see at ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/10/sunday/main20078224.shtml
Contrary
to the visions of some, my computer room does NOT look like ...
http://media.photobucket.com/image/%252522computer%20room.jpg%252522%20guns/VTOLYMPIC/RealMansComputerRoom.jpg
For
a look back at the National Highway system in the west in the prior
millennium -- especially as relates to getting between the National
Parks, see (all of 'em) at ...
http://theplaygroundtrail.com/Playground/Map_of_Park-to-Park.html
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/westgard.cfm
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/west02.cfm
For
a super time-lapse of the manufacturing of a jet-liner, see at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=zKnsyYbfC60&feature=popular
Bring
your picnic lunch and let's go for a drive into the wilds at ...
http://www.forwardon.com/view.php?e=Id1288a1b8a6552831
Before
the next hike in the forest, consider the plight of the 3 guys at
...
http://www.matthewpico.com/jokes/jokes.asp?pid=114
When
the local amusement BumperCar Emporium goes out of business, then
it's time for INGENUITY ...
http://dalesdesigns.net/bumper.htm
http://forwardon.com/view.php?e=Id124f971d3f824b1a
http://www.cruisintimes.org/cruisin/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=188:street-legal-bumper-cars&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Well, now that the Shuttle Program has drawn to a screeching
halt, there is a LOT of talent needing a good day job just to keep
their skills honed and ready for the next big assignment, as at
...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmQ5LsNMXZ4
A
few days ago I got a message apparently from a friend on AOL, but it
looked suspiciously as though the sender's system was infected with
some MalWare. When I tried to forward the message back to the sender
to ask if it was an intentional send, then AOL rejected it with a
message indicating that AOL did not like some of the content.
Accordingly I made minor modifications to one of the URLs in the text
and sent back it again. This time AOL accepted it. Apparently AOL
audits the incoming mail for questionable URLs but does NOT audit the
outgoing mail for the same sort of content.
Remember the name
"2010-TK7". It's the name of an asteroid that is in the
same orbit at the Earth. Be sure to duck when it goes by. See more
details at (all of) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_TK7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_asteroid
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_18560403
Raising
the debt ceiling to ease a financial crisis is like raising the
allowable blood alcohol limit to reduce the number of DUI
citations.
"Giving money and power to government is
like
giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."
-- P.J. O'rourke
If you are not yet doing much
text-ing, then perhaps you might want to take a texting-training
class, as demo'ed at ...
http://www.forwardon.com/view.php?e=Id12e2404f7394a3e4
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22I+just+learned+how+to+text%22&num=20&hl=en&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=FKQwTtr3Mu3KiAKG0pmhBg&ved=0CF8QsAQ&biw=1024&bih=636
If
you like to toy with numbers, then consider ...
http://content.wuala.com/contents/calozinho/Ficheiros%20Comicos/PowerPoint%27s/A_beleza_dos_numeros-VMFM.pps
Better, yet: curl up with the really good book ...
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=0691141347&x=0&y=0
The
background music may be Jeopardy's, and the brainteasers sub-par, but
anyway checkout the items at ...
http://llerrah.com/brainquiz.htm
Happy
Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
Stuff Seekers, All:
POTENTIAL FOR E-MAIL ADDRESS CHANGE - -
-
Special offers are often too good to pass up, and therefore I
may be changing my Internet Service Provider (ISP) sometime in the
future.
I may actually be taking my own advice that I've been
offering many others for a long time, as at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/emailing.htm#addrchg
In
order not to have any synchronizing problems whenever I might decide
to make a change, please begin to send mail to me at ...
hugh360@gmail.com
It is good NOW
and will survive any such change that I may make.
If and when I
ever do make a change, then I will just switch that address to be
forwarded to my new ISP address. It's a simple switch and will avoid
problems for the long term future.
Meanwhile, until any switch
might be made, please do not be confused by my outgoing E-Mails'
appearing to come from my current account at ...
hthoskins@earthlink.net
which is about 14-yrs old, I
think.
Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.
By
popular demand and as an exercise in format conversion, some of the
prior Compendiums are being gathered into year-sized grunches (groups
of bunches) for your convenience. Return with me now to those
thrilling days of yesteryear at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/COMPENDS/
For
some sage Thoughts of Wisdom, see the collection at ...
http://www.cojoweb.com/Tofwisdom.html
Q.
Who is it that wanted change for a hern?
Thinking about
changing InterNet Service Providers?
Worried about notifying all
of your E-Mail contacts about the change?
Concerned about missing
some people who may get their e-mails to you rejected?
Anxious
about everyone's managing the change over the same weekend???
Are
these things troubling you, Bunky? (apologies to Spike
Jones)
Then get an E-Mail account RIGHT NOW at GMAIL.COM and never
worry about any of these things in the future, because you can manage
it any (or all) of 3 ways: download it via POP3, forward it to any
other E-Mail address (e.g., your old ISP then switch it to your new
ISP), manage it via a browser from ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD.
If you
do finally later change ISPs, then you have complete and ultimate
control and do NOT need to tell anybody to change your address in
their addr-book.
See more at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/emailing.htm#addrchg
For
a wonderful look around the cockpit of a Space Shuttle, be sure to
use the up/down/right/left arrow keys at ...
http://360vr.com/2011/06/22-discovery-flight-deck-opf_6236/index.html
There
are Laws of ThermoDynamics, Laws of Gravity, Laws of Co-Sines, but
some Laws apply to many many diciplines; they are called Universal,
as see ...
http://emergencymedicalparamedic.com/universal-laws
Would
appreciate receiving recommendations for any Registry Cleaner utility
with which there have been good experiences.
If a man speaks
in the forest and there are no ...
http://www.skinnernet.com/ifaman.html
For
a neat educational game for kids AND adults, see at ...
http://www.eaieducation.com/Product/534030/Tower_of_Hanoi.aspx?gclid=CI606dO8saoCFQQ3gwod2RgM-Q
It
can be played On-Line at ... (( endless hours of fun ))
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex12/towerhanoi.htm
To
play it on your own system, it can be downloaded for free from ...
http://www.mobyware.net/towers-of-hanoi-by-step-soft-games-download-free-81436.html
See
more about it at ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Hanoi
then,
too . .
http://www.google.com/search?num=20&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=603&q=%22tower+of+hanoi%22+game&oq=%22tower+of+hanoi%22+game&aq=f&aqi=g8g-v2&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=16l316l0l1414l3l3l0l0l0l0l352l943l2-1.2l3l0
For
something to which many of us can look forward for making end$ meet,
see at ...
http://www.eons.com/groups/topic/2566999-11-8-Stores-with-Senior-Discounts
Now
that the Debt Ceiling has been raised for the USA, there are job
openings at IKEA, as see ...
http://www.jobsape.com/index.php?/gallery/image/461-ikea-job-interviewjpg/
For
an EXCELLENT PowerPointPresentation of some Space Photography, see at
...
http://images.altpresident1.multiply.multiplycontent.com/attachment/0/TegNowooCn0AAAo9h7g1/A_Ride_Thru_Space.pps?key=altgroup:journal:1124&nmid=453812818
For
more about animal names than you ever wanted to know, see at (all
of) ...
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/got_questions_groups_list.html
http://dictionary2.classic.reference.com/writing/styleguide/animal.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_names
http://www.animalsguru.com/animal-terms.html
http://macchiato.com/words/animal_adjectives.htm
The
engineering marvel of the new millennium is demonstrated at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Fg_JcKSHUtQ
And
then there are other marvels as at ...
http://www.wimp.com/championwhistler/
Hugh's
definition of "Art" ...
If I can do it, then it's not
Art.
If I don't wish that I could do it, then it's not Art.
If
I cannot do it but wish that I could, THEN it is ART. ---
Hugh
Now for a really great and very young Artist, consider
the budding career of the gal at ...
http://www.jackieevancho.com/us/home
Mark
your calendars for 10 years from now and see what she's doing.
She
may not have the gusto of Schumann-Heink, but the QUALITY of Beverly
Sills is there.
Not sure if it's art by any stretch, but some
may consider as just plain dangerous stupidity, the actions at ...
http://www.jcrows.com/lion.html
Now
it is UNQUESTIONABLY ART from the good olde days of the USA at ...
http://heap.popcornpot.com/PWRPOINT/NormRock.pps
Thanking
the Men in Uniform ...
http://www.dragoons.org/2010/02/14/the-sack-lunches/
http://www.sfspatches.com/news.html
http://storyoffaith.blogspot.com/2011/05/unforgettable-flight.html
If
you get an occasional item in the mail about having your car
repaired, then you might like to compare it to the one from out of
the past at ...
http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?p=229626
http://ontheroadtoforever.blogspot.com/2011/02/sensible-tune-up.html
http://www.bensoncountynews.com/v2/content.aspx?module=ContentItem&ID=182676&MemberID=1979
For thoughts about the year that you were born and the
changes since, see at ...
http://whathappenedinmybirthyear.com/
The scenery is MAGNIFICENT, but the anxiety of landing on the
12% grade is ---, well you'll see at ...
http://www.himalayas-trekking-pictures.com/lukla-airport.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3bN4c7CfVM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqgZvb37NX0
[ BUSY, BUSY BUSY...!.! ]
Believe it or not: One of the major
airlines is ...
http://www.yetiairlines.com/
My
customer support experiences usually have been rather SUB-optimal,
but recently I had a problem with an Epson printer driver, and after
getting to their Advanced Product Support (APS), then I had a very
favorable experience with a patient and competent member of their
team who isolated the problem to be a slight INcompatibility between
WordPerfect's print feature and the Epson printer driver that
effectively negated Auto-Duplexing, but it works fine with other
applications. I try to stay away from HP and prefer to stick with
Epson, Brother, Okidata, Panasonic.
Some miscellaneous sites
that might be interesting to some ...
http://www.nycresistor.com/
http://www.makerbot.com/
http://www.digikey.com/
Friendly convenience features may make life easy for you, but
they also may open up an easy avenue for those with unfriendly
criminal malevolent intent, as see more at ...
http://www.star94.com/info2go/story.aspx?ID=1524905
http://hosted2.ap.org/txash/f7ded15e4d4846268a17b79c1c4b7cb8/Article_2011-08-19-Auto%20Theft%20by%20Texting/id-aee52472953e4770badcd2280b1fd6e8
http://detnews.com/article/20110819/AUTO01/108190405/Computer-hackers-can-force-cars-to-unlock-doors--start-engines
SEE
ALSO a DEMO at ...
http://www.bit.ly/n6axTv
Consider,
similarly, the convenience feature of a keychain fob with which you
can activate and deactivate your residential burglar alarm. If
someone steals your keys, then they can drive (maybe even in your
car) to your house and enter it carefree.
It seems to me that
I recall hearing a few years back that the U.S.Navy had a new ship
built that depended so very much on computerization that it could not
be operated manually. It went out on its first shake-down cruise and
had to be towed back to the mainland. Would appreciate a link to any
documentation on this.
For a "LESSON" in being
eco-friendly "green" see ...
http://www.clevelandseniors.com/people/green-thing.htm
http://www.mymcpl.org/blog/green-thing
http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/928496-golfitobob/203714-the-green-thing-and-the-modern-truth
We
are all left to wonder how much longer we can have the right to bear
arms in light of a move to accept a policy banning them in a UN
treaty which might supercede our own Constitution, as see ...
http://forum.brokeroutpost.com/loans/forum/2/305873.htm
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/benstein-health-plan.htm
http://spectator.org/archives/2009/07/24/weve-figured-him-out
For the latest sign at the WalMart CheckOut counter, see at
...
http://sportsandwrestling.mywowbb.com/forum4/20878.html
http://www.theospark.net/2011/08/new-sign-at-walmart.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheoSpark+%28Theo+Spark%29&utm_content=Google+International
http://concernedcitizenscoalition.blogspot.com/2011/08/remember-when-america-was-dumbing-down.html
In slow motion, clouds move quite like the waves in the
ocean, as see ...
http://vimeo.com/23205323
http://vimeo.com/elcielodecanarias/tenerife
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/08/23/stunningly-lovely-timelapse-video-of-cloud-formations-and-the-sky-in-the-canary-islands.aspx?e_cid=20110823_DNL_art_2
"Wise
men never argue with fools, because people from a distance can't tell
who is who."
"Never Argue With A Fool ﾖ
They Will Drag You Down To Their Level, Then Beat You
With Experience!"
See more at ...
http://www.simonpreacher.com/blog/success_journal/never-argue-with-a-fool/
Other
keen proverbs are at ...
http://www.draac.com/laughin/proverbs.html
Some
ancient civilizations divided the 4 seasons into two(2) halves. See
more about this and watch the earth revolve around the Sun at the
site at ...
http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/
Esp.
note where we are "today".
See also ...
http://www.almanac.com/
http://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-seasons
For
a modern-day explanation of the seasons and the boundary conditions,
see at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/seasons.htm
Attn:
Additions and/or corrections solicited.!
For a rendition
of a Martian theme song, see/hear at ...
http://www.youtube.com/v/6RzcvFLPg1A?version=3%3E
Scientists
have identified 1.9-million species on Earth.
From this they have
extrapolated that there must be 8.8-million species still
UN-identified. If you'd like to make sure that they have identified
you and/or if you would like to help in identifying the remaining
6.9-million, then see at ...
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=16936082
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110824/ap_on_sc/us_sci_millions_of_species
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/08/23/1727269/wild-world-millions-of-unseen.html
http://news.channelone.com/ap/science/Wild-world%3A-Millions-of-unseen-species-fill-Earth-53482111-fm
For
a first-hand account re the Tues 23 Aug 2011 Earthquake in Virginia,
see at ...
http://heap.popcornpot.com/TEXT/2011QAKE.htm
For
some thoughts about what our fine country has become, consider the
item at ...
http://wapatu.com/whathasamericabecome
http://realissues.us/2011/01/18/what-has-america-become/
For
some insight into the whys and wherefores of super-sonic flight and
sonic booms, see at ...
http://www.wimp.com/supersonicflight/
Have
gotten a LOT of messages lately which were apparently sent by people
that I know, but they did NOT really send them; their "From:"
address was spoofed and my address (and others) had been mined by
some MalWare somewhere for the "To:" field. In answering
their questions, the following pages have been updated ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/malware.htm
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/spoofers.htm
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/spoofadd.htm
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/peers.htm
Following
the greatest service that member of the Military can give,
the
government then often treats them rather shabbily, as see at ...
http://military-veteran.com/html/VaBan.html
My
2 most-common typos are now ...
DIS (from the
IMS /DIS command), when I mean DIR (for the DOS command)
.hth (my initials), when I mean .htm (for the file name extension for
HTML)
These are somewhat esoteric, but am sure that many of
you will understand.
For a keen stage performance see at
...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If6gUDsEbkA
he should run for public office; he would be less harmful than
many.
Someone once said ...
The world likely will not
need more that 5 or 6 LARGE computers.
The most memory that
any PC would ever need is about 640,000 bytes.
For a nostalgic
look back to when times were a bit slower, easier, less hectic, see
at ...
http://www.whs1959.com/Comments-1955.html
http://www.armsmart.com/includes/emails/55_years_ago.html
http://www.livingeachday.com/a-cnf-1950s_unk/
If
you ever wonder about anything, then see at ...
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/
their tag line of "It's taking longer than we thought" is
spot on.
Who is Alan Hill? What does he have to do with
84001,0?
Happy Surfing,,
/s/ Hugh
Stuff Seekers, All:
For a peek as what happens every Friday
morning at The Pentagon, see at ...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/fridaymorning.asp
Some
people can be responsible for themselves; some cannot.
Some
government officials can leave us alone; some cannot.
Some
of them want us to conform to their concept of responsibility.
For
some, the phrase "right to carry" has different
meanings.
If the government keeps messing too much with our "right
to carry", then maybe we can still order what we need for
convenient living from ...
http://www.bagsunlimited.com/c-415-high-density-t-shirt.aspx
https://www.bradleybag.com/catalog/GUIDisplayCatalog.asp?wci=GUIDisplaySKUS&FKProductID=54&ParentID=Null,4
choose your size and color; please dispose responsibly.
It's
strange how a simple change of verb tense can impact the direction of
a action. Consider the following constructions ...
1.- Joe Smith is offered $50k for antique car.
2.- Joe Smith has offered $50k for antique car.
In (1) Joe was
offered the $50k by someone who wanted to buy Joe's car.
In (2)
Joe had offered the $50k to someone who wanted to sell the
car.
Speaking of English ponderings - -
When it crashes to
Earth, it may be called a 10-ton meteorite.
When they
finally do weigh it, they may say that it weighed 12 tons.
Why
isn't more than 1 always plural?
For more space images than
was once thought to be possible, see at ...
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
If
you haven't had a great vacation lately, then you might consider
moving to California and then applying to do as many have who are
noted at ...
http://videos2view.net/welfare-vacations.htm
The
FIRST L.A.County Sheriff's Dept car can be seen at ...
http://downeyhistoricalsociety.org/PRJ004/PVU-FLAT/1907%20Hupmobile%201st%20car%20assigned%20to%20S-O.jpg
Before
having your next gift presentation plaque or nameplate made, it just
might be wise to consider the problem with the concept at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/IMAGSET1/PLAQUE1.jpg
Whenever
you browse to a WebSite, then it can obtain certain info about your
system. Just to get some idea of what that might be, see at ...
http://www.thismachine.info/
There
likely are some dumb animals, but then others make up for it, as seen
at ...
http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2011/07/what-a-dog-does-when-its-cold/
Each
Rockwell employee and sub-contractor had a very small part in the
whole of the effort for the Apollo and Shuttle projects. We all had a
common goal and strived to create "Space-Rated" products.
Reflecting on the ENORMITY of the effort gives us a feeling of
satisfaction. As see ...
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5092094/ManInSpaceSJB
http://dannybell.com/__Uploads%207%20Oct/Oct%207/Humor%20Video/ManInSpaceSJB.pps
See more of this guy's assortment at ...
http://dannybell.com/__Uploads%207%20Oct/Oct%207/Humor%20Video/
For
different listS of the names on the VietNam Memorial,
see at ...
http://www.virtualwall.org/
http://www.virtualwall.org/iStates.htm
http://www.virtualwall.org/iAlpha.htm
click
on a name for further info.
For some LosAngeles area traffic
cameras, see at
...
http://www.smartraveler.com/traffic.asp?market=Greater%2BLos%2BAngeles&zone=LosAngeles
To
obtain your NACI (Non-Alzheimer Coefficient Index),
simply
click on the numbers in NUMERICAL order at ...
http://www.chezmaya.com/jeux/game33.htm
Stretching
before jogging might be a good idea.
Stretching after
jogging might be a useless endeavor.
Stretching under the wrong
circumstances could be costly, as seen at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyeWaYD0yxM
In
many cases, you can use blanks and punctuation
"~!@#$%^&*()_+[]:;',./<>?"
symbols
in
your passwords; see how long it might take to guess yours with the
evaluator at ...
(try using "pass\23word" )
http://www.howsecureismypassword.net/
CAUTION:
The site may even collect them to use to hack your email,
so use something similar and NOT your real data.
Possibly your
mom or sister got stopped for speeding, or maybe this was just a
total stranger senior noted at ...
http://www.takdriver.com/showthread.php?t=1525
http://www.huntingpa.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2329458
Perhaps
some public housing has been good for society as a whole.
Perhaps
some has been abused.
And then there are the special cases, as
noted at ...
http://www.blogster.com/feduptohere/the-problem-with-public-housing
There
are a lot of UNused coins that nobody wants, but they just keep
getting made anyway, because Congress said to; see more at ...
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/coins-costing-taxpayers-14076274
For
some historic scenes of LosAngeles, see at ...
http://www.roaminangels.com/htmls/clubnews/www/oldLA.html
Using
highway surfaces as solar panels for electricity might seem super
crazy, but it is a concept being considered by some, as see ...
http://www.wimp.com/solarhighways/
Perhaps
your new whiz-bang HiDef TV isn't as top-notch as you thought.
Now
there are devices to produce 4-times as many pixels (and in 3-D,
too), as see at ...
http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/95561-sony%E2%80%99s-30000-projector-leads-the-way-to-4k-resolution
Some
rattlesnakes have been known to grow LARGE and not bother with a
warning sound, as see at ... (be careful where you
walk)
http://truehealthistruewealth.blogspot.com/2011/07/rattlesnake-bite.html
http://www.spearfishingplanet.com/f173/rattle-snake-gruesome-pics-warning-24854/
All
to often it takes someone from another Country to recognize what it
wrong or right in the USA. The guy sure got it RIGHT at ...
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/soapbox/nistorescu.asp
As
you consider whether or not your (grand-)kids are sufficiently
challenged by the schools, a LOT of thought needs to be given to the
matter noted in the recent item at ...
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_18935993
http://www.arcamax.com/politics/esthercepeda/s-951292
Try
to imagine Joshua Lionel Cowen's modeling the yard at ...
http://g.co/maps/uxdfz
Hey,
those new Google Map references via the "Link" menu's
option of "Short URL" is a real good idea, as see the URL
above; wonder how long they last until they are re-used for another
URL shortening for someone else.
A most-interesting 1/8-th of
an hour can be spent wondering what the building really looks like
behind the images shown at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=XVTga6GmbGw&vq=medium#t=74
Maybe
this has been covered before, but classy entertainment art is good
for the soul and needs to be seen often, as at ...
http://videos2view.net/Hope-Cagney.htm
Some ANCIENT documents are now available online, and you can
read them without smelling the dust at ...
http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/
As
for other ancient stuff find more following . . .
The Library of
Congress has an ORIGINAL Gutenberg Bible printed in Germany in the
middle 1450's. Have see it and the one at the British Library. It was
printed with moveable type in the Latin language with the standard
roman alphabet, but the type font from that era has made it VERY hard
(for me at least) to decipher the letters -- much less even
read/pronounce the words.
The L.O.C. allowed theirs to be
digitally photographed, and it is now available for a price on a set
of 2-CDs -- along with a cross-linked English translation.
For
more info on the product, see at ...
http://www.octavo.com/editions/gtnbbl/index.html
see also the more of their site for other offerings and
bundles ..
http://www.octavo.com/editions/
http://www.octavo.com/store/editionsfeatures.html
http://www.octavo.com/store/bundles.html
Additional information concerning the production of the Bible CD is
mentioned at ...
http://www.dclab.com/digital_gutenberg.asp
For a peek at the text of other bibles, see at ...
http://www.biblegateway.com/
The
British Library's two(2) copies (paper/vellum) of the GUTENBERG BIBLE
are available at ...
http://www.bl.uk/treasures/gutenberg/homepage.html
http://prodigi.bl.uk/treasures/gutenberg/search.asp
and
you can turn the pages and read the whole thing for free.
For
a look at some of the other ancient books at the British Library (you
can turn some of these pages too, but perhaps not as easily), see at
...
http://www.bl.uk/
http://www.bl.uk/treasures/
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/homepage.html
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html
some
are a bit awkward to operate at times, but it can be
interesting.
For a further look at Gutenberg Bible items, see
at ...
http://www.gutenbergdigital.de/gudi/eframes/index.htm
where
there will be found additional digitized images of apparently still
another impression of the work. The original images are available,
and selecting "Verses" in the header will get to a
transcription of some selected areas and also a translation into some
languages.
Then, too, there is a humongous bunch of old books
available online as see at ...
http://www.gutenberg.org/
A
Power Point potpourri of one-of-a-kind UNrelated images can be found
at ...
[ these are a MUST-SEE
]
http://forum.mind.org.il/
download.php?id=6371 my THANKS to Jim, who sent me the file, but it really took some time and finagling to come up with the website for it and construct the URL. Onions can be good, or bad, or neutral depending on your info source, as ... http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/o/onions-flu.htm http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=34003.0;prev_next=prev It is essentially possible to use the phones (corded and cordless) that are all over your house as extensions of a cell phone. This requires cradling a cell phone (new or current) in a special device connected to one of the jacks in your home. This might provide ... .- when the cell phone rings, then all of the ringers in your house will sound-off and the call can be answered from any of those phones. .- the discontinuing of your land line service. .- keeping your original home phone number .- having unanswered calls forwarded to the cell phone in your pocket (with another number). If your home is wired for multiple lines and one is still UNused, then it can be used for this purpose, otherwise you will need to disconnect your existing land line service from the phone company, which may have been a part of the reason for doing this in the first place. See MUCH more at ... http://www.lavasurfer.com/info/replace-landline.html Just got a new recommendation for an ISP speed test, as see at ... http://toast.net/ http://performance.toast.net/ Not everything that can be "Seen On The Internet" is real and true.
There are two(2) links to a real(1) and a fake(2) set of beauty
contest interviews on the site at ...
http://mathjokes4mathyfolks.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/should-math-be-taught-in-schools/
BE
CAREFUL what you believe.
After agonizing for quite a while if
the following should be included due to considerations of viability,
accuracy, and feasibility: here it is - -
This is a test to see if
your system, video card, and monitor can display the latest landscape
photography formats. If you do not see an image of the Matterhorn
between the two X's below,
X (missing Matterhorn image) X
then
perhaps you might benefit from the upgrade/fix noted at ...
http://tinyurl.com/fixup11
Do
NOT know how much they might read, but just recently discovered that
there are real people with the surname of Magaziner.
And
then, too, there is this quote from Sir George Circumference, KBE
...
"How I like a drink, alcoholic of
course,
after the heavy lectures
involving quantum mechanics. " ;-)
Happy Surfing,,
/s/
Hugh
Off-Air Notice
Hello,
Everyone:
This system will be OFF THE AIR from Fri 21 Oct
through Mon 31 Oct inclusive.
Your cooperation would be
appreciated in ...
A. NOT sending any messages, except small
ones of the GREATEST importance.
B. understanding that any
messages which you might send could ...
1. be
rejected by my ISP if the allotted space fills-up.
2. be lost among the spam - as I perhaps carelessly delete such
messages on my return.
3. cause some more
important messages to suffer one the fates mentioned
above.
Meanwhile, please understand that any lack of a reply does
not indicate a lack of interest on my part.
Meanwhile, please
recall a potential change of my email address as per ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/emailhth.htm
Thanks
for your cooperation.
/s/ Hugh
_____________________
DUHSers:
Janet
Frederick/Mooshagian of DUHS'52 died Sunday16Oct2011 in a traffic
collision. There are a few details at
...
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/10/17/2580412/victims-in-friant-road-double.html
Lotsa
old stuff about DUHS and class members, will be found at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/DUHS53/SCHLWIDE/
____________________________________________________________________
Stuff
Seekers, All:
To see how old you might really be, see at
...
http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/stories/older.htm
http://www.barefootsworld.net/olderthandirt.html
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=31578
Some
animal videos are NOT what they seem to be, but what you see is what
you get at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=xdj67XknFrM#t=5
While
I do NOT mean in any way to take away from the Smithsonian's National
Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., as at ...
http://www.nasm.si.edu/
Please
note that MUCH closer to here in the area of LAX there can be found
the
Flight Path Learning Center
and Museum, as at ...
http://www.flightpath.us/
For
a clearer understanding of the concept of Investment-Derivatives, see
at ...
http://bigpicture.posterous.com/derivative-markets-an-understa
http://www.xerraireart.com/blog/2009/07/26/heidis-bar-in-detroit/
There
is some consideration that the USA is going to let an international
treaty supercede the US Constitution, as noted at ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/10/15/us-arms-usa-treaty-idUSTRE59E0Q920091015
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/u/UN-Arms-Treaty.htm
For
some interesting views of the happenings of the Supreme Court of the
United States, see at ...
http://www.supremecourt.gov/
http://www.scotusblog.com/
For
an example of how to handle the situation if a piece of space junk
were ever to fall on your house or car, see at ...
http://www.wimp.com/nasasatellite/
An
then there was ...
http://www.tv.com/shows/just-for-laughs/clips/
http://www.tv.com/shows/just-for-laughs/episodes/
For
some nostalgic autos see at ...
http://saddlebrookesmiles.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/woodies-from-a-time-we-cannot-replace/
There
would appear to be some good financial cautions and advisories at
...
http://www.uexpress.com/scottburns/
http://www.uexpress.com/scottburns/?uc_full_date=20111006
see also the prior editions of this columnist.
Regardless of
your religion, do not burglarize; see lesson learned at ...
http://www.apsense.com/subject/48145.html
http://jokstop.com/1Si
http://judah.xanga.com/732678662/item/
Paragliding can make strange flight-fellows, as at ...
http://www.parahawkusa.com/Home.html
For
some great pics of Mother-Earth, see at ...
http://www.slideshare.net/rahul/photos-of-earth-by-sunita-williams
http://www.slideshare.net/Midwinter/photos-of-earth-from-space-by-sunita-williams
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/dynamo-674131-2008pictures-of-earth-1/
Know
that it sounds impossible, but there is now a special drill press
which uses triangular bits to drill square holes, as see at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqOe2In9ShQ
Gotta
wonder if it can do triangular or hexagonal holes.
See how you
feel about Bernie Madoff's release date as noted at ...
http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=bernard&Middle=&LastName=madoff&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=59&y=12
Other lookups are possible. Check some relatives.
Some may
have begun to wonder why it is that others point out errors,
especially regarding hoaxes and far-fetches; well, a good part of the
reason may have been discovered recently, as noted in the
peer-reviewed discussion at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/IMAGSET1/toon11e.jpg
Recently
encountered a problem with a DSL modem's apparently getting RESET to
a greater extent than usual; the manifestation and solution was very
NON-intuitive. Perhaps the scenario might help others who could
accidently get into the same predicament. See more at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/dsl.htm#prob1
( it's always easy once you have the key )
IRrespective of
your religion, see at ...
(sorry about the fuzziness, but I couldn't find a clearer set)
http://gwcatholicforum.blogspot.com/2011/01/biblical-humor-part-2.html
As
if there wasn't already enough confusion in the area:
Word for the month: OCTOTHORPE
First, try to figure it out,
then look it up and be surprised.
In case of trouble deleting
any JUNK mail, some sage advice can be seen at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/IMAGSET1/toon11j.jpg
For
a little light reading while waiting for the next batch of
Trick-or-Treaters, check out the tome described at ...
http://www.amazon.com/Higgs-Hunters-Guide-John-Gunion/dp/073820305X
(maybe at a local library nearby)
From my youthful days of
yesteryear, I firmly recall hearing the Lyrics ...
"When the buzzards come back to Hinckley, Ohio,"
Less
firmly I believe that I heard them sung by Tom Lehrer (aka. Thomas
Andrew Lehrer) either at a concert or on one of his records.
Try
as I might, have not been able to come up with the lyrics, or proof
that Lehrer did it, or even that such a song ever existed.
Would
appreciate any lead in the right direction and/or confirmation that I
did NOT make this up.
The following are offered as possible leads,
but they got me nowhere ...
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/tom+lehrer/
http://www.frommers.com/articles/533.html
http://www.frommers.com/articles/533.html#ixzz1bFUXb993
http://www.fansofrealitytv.com/forums/general-discussion/55265-fort-koffee-klatch-1482.html
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19800325&id=H0tPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LQMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3145,7159856
There
are wedding announcements, and then there are, well see at ...
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQb44UP5c6in1qAu-q_WNrpl_-WOoI2v_6b3BZVBPcVvnPbSYm-2A
Those
of your from So.Ca. may recall a place called JoeJost's, as discussed
at ...
http://www.presstelegram.com/columnists/ci_19128333#.Tp83Tb5jgvc.email
For
a (disappointing) look at life in the future based on the past and
the current trends, see at ...
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=123461747216&topic=18150
http://baliandtourism.blogspot.com/2011/10/bali-bali-fw-9-things-that-will.html
For
a counter-point of a positive uplifting look at the future, see at
...
http://tinyurl.com/posilife
http://www.notmilk.com/forum/790.html
Happy
Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
Stuff Seekers, All:
Have a very
HAPPY THANKSGIVING..
For an Eye-Opening example
of theft via Wi-Fi, see the news item at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4QD_wMC3VA&feature=player_embedded
(ignore
the opening commercial)
For a VERY CONCERNED look at the Right
of Bear Arms, see at ...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-40697615378
(ESPECIALLY NOTE HER LAST SENTENCE ﾖ
THAT's THE BEST !!!
- AND MOST ACCURATE).
There's good reason to be
perplexed/skeptical about lemon juice and cancer.
Many say it's
wonderful. Many say it's useless. Many have a profit motive. Many are
fear mongers. Many are paranoid. See more info at ...
http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/lemons.asp
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/lemon-cancer-cells.shtml
(( snopes is typically left-wing, not sure of their leaning in this
case ))
My lovely wife picks a fresh one for me a coupla times a
day, and I drink the squeezings of a whole one at each meal in about
16-oz of water. I just LOVE the taste; sure better than plain H2O. My
oncologist says it will NOT hurt. I have no idea if it is helping my
situation. I feel good. He says that I'm "stable".
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/hughstat.htm#latest
For an overview of prior meetings of the No.1 & No.2 NCAA
Football teams, see at ...
http://heap.popcornpot.com/PDFS/ncaaf11a.pdf
[ there are 4 sorts: by Date, by Participant, by Winner,& by
Loser ]
For an explanation of the reason for the high prices
of Microsoft products, see at ...
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=1QkZm2F2nHiG-UnuJ1KRPa2AAuxI9b_WiGfllJBmX47P8DD1gW7PDGLzies9t&hl=fr
angels we have heard on high tell us to go out and buy to support the
devil from Redmond.
There are differing schools of thought
about the best places to seek refuge in case of an earthquake, see a
variety of each/several at ...
http://www.amerrescue.org/arti_survivalarticle.htm
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/t/triangle-of-life.htm
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/triangle.asp
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_triangle_of_life.htm
http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2004/09/disaster_hero_w.html
It's
really amazing how much controversy there can be on such a
subject.
By now, the original author probably feels like Galileo,
and would not bother to publish any more life-saving advice, lest he
be further scorned and driven to contrition.
It
will likely never make it into the Oxford English Dictionary or even
into Merriam-Webster, but I sorta like the new word noted at ...
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-of/ineptocracy
Some
wonderful winter scenery with some comments on lessons of life are at
...
http://caracommunity.com/sites/default/files/user2326/45lesonsinlife-091118003935-phpapp02.pps
Speaking
of green power and solar energy --
There once was a scheme to aim
mirrors at ship sails to burn them, see the results at ....
(see them ALL)
http://math.nyu.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Mirrors/legend/legend.html
http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/experiments/deathray/10_Mythbusters.html
http://kwc.org/mythbusters/2006/01/episode_46_archimedes_death_ra.html
http://mythbustersresults.com/episode46
There
are Chevy Short-Bed trucks and then there are ...
http://videos2view.net/xM-WLT.htm
Can
tumors cause pain? Can pain cause tumors? See what happened to the
poor guy whose ultrasound is seen (OUCH!) at ...
http://www.thestar.com/article/1079655--man-s-face-appears-in-tumour-in-ultrasound-oddity
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/284237/71/Face-appears-on-ultrasound-of-testicular-tumor
We
got a letter from a company headquartered in LosAngeles, which
expressed an interest in buying our house as-is for an unspecified
amount of cash with a 7-day escrow. We are not interested in such a
deal, but are wondering if we were singled-out by virtue of some
characteristic, or if anyone else got such a letter from ...
http://www.warrenventuresllc.com/
Many
of my IMS friends will find something of interest at ...
http://hotIMS.com/
http://info.hotIMS.com/34459-755
http://info.hotIMS.com/
Some
people just have a knack for reducing emotions and situations to a
simple and humorous form, such a man was ...
http://www.kypost.com/dpps/news/national/family-circus-creator-bil-keane-dies-at-89_6904572
http://www.wftv.com/ap/ap/entertainment/family-circus-creator-bil-keane-dies-at-89/nFZDp/
Not
only is there a law about ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law
but
another similar one about ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_Law_of_Triviality
AND
then there is to corollary that -
The volume of stuff
that gets kept will increase
so as to
fill all available space.
AND then continue to grow
according to ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble%27s_law
All of which may result in ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposophobia
Perhaps
some teaching methods need to be modernized, as noted at ...
http://faffajane.blog.co.uk/2011/08/30/old-vs-new-11750025/
http://double-ended-candle.blogspot.com/2011/07/at-least-is-still-apple.html
http://www.naseerahmad.com/2011/09/18/old-vs-new-at-least-a-is-still-apple.html
For
notes on the effect of accelerated mortgage payments, see at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/intamort.htm#accel
For
how the length of a mortgage term will impact the interest cost
and
the overall payment total, see at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/intamort.htm#length
Do
NOT know where to buy this device/attachment, but it seems to be the
mechanical equivalent of the GFI feature on many electrical
appliances and could well save body parts or even a life. See demo at
...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=E3mzhvMgrLE&NR=1
What was the origin of the name of the boat in "Gilligan's
Island"?
There's a new fitness craze; it's called
TEXercise, and describes those who send text messages while
running.
It is also a reinforcement of Darwin's theory about
thinning out the herd.
It irritates me no end that most
WebSites will not accept credit card numbers with imbedded dashes or
spaces. What the heck: their zillion-dollar systems should be able to
remove them as might be needed.
Recently I used a site that
displayed dots for each digit, so verifying the my typing was
impossible.
Today an e-retailer's customer service site refused to
accept a message from me because it contained a 16-digit number which
they were afraid might be a c/c number. Their rejection message
suggested that I add dashes, which would then be in the middle of
their part-number.
It continually amazes me that 42 years after we
sent a man to the moon, these jerks can't decide how to handle dashes
and can't accept their own 16-digit part numbers in messages.
In
case you've never heard these cute lyrics by IrvingBerlin ...
http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/irving_berlin/the_secret_service-lyrics-779361.html
If
a circular lawn sprinkler with radius R will cover an area A, then
what area will 2 of them cover if spaced apart by a distance
R?
Given: A certain rectangular piece of paper.
Which: When
cut in half parallel to a short side.
Results: In two pieces with
the SAME aspect ratio as the original.
(albeit turned 90-deg.)
Q. What is that aspect ratio?
Q. How
many times can each resulting piece be similarly cut to give the same
very same ratio? How small can this be repeated with the name
result?
Q. Where is this concept currently employed?
If you
don't like the government's prohibiting certain toilets and
light bulbs, then your pain is eloquently shared by the Senator seen
in ...
http://videos2view.net/smackdown.htm
And
then there were the Siamese twins from Scotland who were joined at
the Kilt and vacationed each summer in the USA so that the other one
could get to drive.
BEFORE looking them up, rack (or maybe it
should be wrack) your grey matter over these words for thought ...
sister, sistroid, cissoid, cisalpine. cislunar, cistern, vomitory,
vomitorium
Have a very HAPPY
THANKSGIVING..
Happy Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
[
My wife is so cute -- that babies carry a picture of her in their
wallets. ]
Stuff Seekers, All:
Have a very MERRY
CHRISTMAS.
See this year's Xmas Card at
...
http://www.popcornpot.com/2011xmas.htm
Sure
hope that you enjoyed your Thanksgiving-2011, and that you have many
more, but be aware of the potential for the future as noted at ...
http://www.jshott.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-in-future.html
http://texasfred.net/archives/12887
For
a view of the life and thoughts of Thomas Jefferson, see at
...
http://www.craigharris.org/2011/01/26/thomas-jefferson-was-a-very-remarkable-man/
If
no one cared enough to make you the recipient of one,
then you
just might consider gifting yourself with a ...
http://www.cyberguys.com/product-details/?productid=54900
or
another of the myriad of products in their catalog, which they will
send free for the asking. If you can't find something there that you
need, then maybe you are not really reading an email message that
come over the InterNet.
Be the first on your block to have
these official timely documents ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/201Xcldr.pdf
http://www.popcornpot.com/2011cldr.pdf
http://www.popcornpot.com/2012cldr.pdf
http://www.popcornpot.com/2013cldr.pdf
For
views on the basis of the modern calendar, see conflicting concepts
at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/calendar.htm
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/millennium.php
Several
times a week the L.A.Basin hears about the invention of ...
http://www.nndb.com/people/902/000166404/
In
case of certain smartphones you may be being watched closer than you
think, because of some software that tracks everything you do on your
phone, even when you donﾒt
have any signal. Itﾒs
on blackberries, iphones, Android phonesﾅ
and you canﾒt
delete it. See more at ...
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/secret-software-logging-video/
and
http://mobile.latimes.com/p.p?a=rp&m=b&postId=1275083&curAbsIndex=2&resultsUrl=DID%3D6%26DFCL%3D1000%26DSB%3Drank%2523desc%26DBFQ%3DuserId%253A7%26DL.w%3D%26DL.d%3D10%26DQ%3DsectionId%253A6220%26DPS%3D0%26DPL%3D3
Directly from their marketing page:
http://www.carrieriq.com/overview/IQInsightExperienceManager/index.htm
ﾓIQ
Insight Experience Manager uses data directly from the mobile phone
itself to give a precise view of how users interact with both their
phones and the services delivered through them, even if the phone is
not communicating with the network.ﾔ
There's
a reputed 1st-hand account of the demise of BinLaden at ...
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/bitter-seals-tell-of-killing-bert-laden/story-fn8ljzlv-1226186934623
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/11/09/seals-tell-of-killing-bert-laden/
For
a VERY CONCERNED look at the Right of Bear Arms, see at ...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4069761537893819675
(ESPECIALLY NOTE HER LAST SENTENCE ﾖ
THAT's THE BEST !!!
- AND MOST ACCURATE).
This is a repeat
with a corrected URL,
which several
pointed out was wrong last month.
If you were ever "visited"
by Kilroy, then you might enjoy the background item at ...
http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/kilroy.asp
Recently
I was recalling a movie that I showed to our class in Jr.HighSchool,
and sure enough it's such a classic that it's now available in modern
times, as see at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4z-a8IJ99g
when
it was finished I asked about when we would get to see the second
reel.
And I felt similarly cheated out of a better ending after
watching what I was sure would be a fakir/magician walking away from
an apparent tragedy, as seen at ...
[ CAUTION - VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED - CAUTION ]
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80647819/
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9jw2z_extremely-shocking-video-y-indian-r_news
If
you enjoyed the transition through the Y-2-K era, then consider
...
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=5000
http://visl.technion.ac.il/~re/jokes/text/Cryogenics.txt
http://thedailywtf.com/comments/Pointy_Haired_%28Em%29Boss.aspx#125708
http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/17812
http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/17959
For
an awesome display of close-up card manipulation, see the video at
...
http://www.noob.us/entertainment/awesome-card-trick-sam-the-bellhop/
If
you are longing to relive some of the early days of TV (i.e., when it
was better), then see what some have archived and made available via
...
http://solidgoldfreeway.com/oldtime.html
and
EVEN MORE beginning at ...
http://xoteria.com/
Am
generally very disappointed in whatever such that is offered locally
in restaurants and bakeries, but if you'd like to enjoy some good
keylime pie, then you might find something scrumptious beginning at
...
http://stevesauthentic.com/
http://www.keylime.com/
At
least it might be a bit closer than ...
http://doogersseafood.com/
which offers an EXCELLENT one on its menu.
An
interesting quiz of a general nature will be found at ...
http://jeffpicard.com/blog/?p=3640
http://www.maniacworld.com/quiz-for-people-who-think-they-know-everything.html
For
a chip implant that enables terrorists to speak with God, see the
latest developments at ...
http://jeffpicard.com/blog/?p=3916
This
guy's got some more interesting things at ...
http://jeffpicard.com/blog/?p=3953
See
especially ...
http://jeffpicard.com/blog/?p=3938
Check
back often; he's bound to have updates all the time.
An
opinion about old grey haired geezers will be found at ...
http://www.bufordfamilies.com/OldPatriots.htm
http://www.texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2726243/Old_Geezers
http://inmycorner.blogspot.com/2011/10/thank-god-for-old-geezers-of-gray.html
For directions to the senior center nearest to you, see at ...
http://www.swapsale.com/commen32.jpg
http://realtexasblog.com/2010/10/11/texas-seniors/
For
some probably good non-harmful advice about treating/preventing
cancer, see at ...
http://lifevesseloftherockies.com/2011/08/johns-hopkins-update-on-cancer/
But
some of the claims may not be properly attributed or verified as seen
at ...
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/j/johnshopkinscancer.htm
http://www.scambusters.org/microwave.html
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cancer-tips-john-hopkins.shtml
There's
the road less traveled, and the stream less crossed, and then there
is ...
http://www.snotr.com/video/7331/The_Living_Bridge
For
a really wonderful set of aerial pics from all over the globe , see
at ...
http://justpaste.it/3ky
it
is WELL WORTH the time for the download and the
look-through.!
Likely you have watched through a window as
your car was being washed, but consider watching it as it is being
BUILT, as see at ...
http://www.youtube.com/embed/nd5WGLWNllA?rel=0
Chivalry
may well be alive and active in many cultures, but for some the idea
seems to have taken on a reverse polarity, as see ...
http://www.thatwasfunny.com/husband-of-the-year-awards/1492
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltzNgfUmwMU
Some
super scenic video with stunts is worth watching at ...
http://www.youtube.com/v/EEu42L0ufBY&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3
For
a complete discussion of the beginning of our Universe, consider the
discussions linked from ...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=&q=%22higgs+boson%22
Possibly
you, too, may have been ripped-off just like the folks who were see
at ...
http://wimp.com/lubeinvestigated/
One of the earliest neon signs was at the Los Angeles
Packard dealership of Earl C.
Anthony, who also owned the radio
station KECA 790-kc -- a part of
the ABC network, which was also known as the Blue Network due to the
color of the wiring used in the switch rooms to differentiate the
three BIG networks (Red, White, Blue). As see ...
http://www.neonbytj.com/historyofNEON.html
http://inventors.about.com/od/qstartinventions/a/neon.htm
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/article_75902082-c2a3-11e0-b1b8-001cc4c03286.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Network
Gasoline
truck/trailer catches fire while travelling east on Cal-60
Freeway.
Driver stops under the Paramount Blvd. bridge in
Montebello.
All traffic stopped in BOTH directions.
Rig burns
to the ground.
Bridge is structurally compromised; the freeway
pavement, too.
Demolition begins. Road still closed.
Fiber-optic
cables and telephone wires discovered in conduit along
bridge.
Construct support for conduit.
Continue tearing down
the bridge.
Or as we call it here -- Thursday and Friday and
Saturday - a Lost-Weekend.
Follow the excitement at
...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=montebello+Bridge
If
you were not gifted with the new digital camera of your choice, then
consider treating yourself to the latest item with lotsa whiz-bang
features, as at ...
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2011/12/14/sonynex7review
http://www.dpreview.com/products/sony/slrs/sony_nex7
or
perhaps the ...
http://www.dpreview.com/products/canon/compacts/canon_ixus115hs
For
years I've been stumbling over the backspace key on PC keyboards: I
keep hitting the back\\slash by mistake. Finally it dawned on me to
check some history of ergonomics, and sure enough - on the IBM 3270
terminals that I used for years up until the last time in 1998, the
backspace is twice as wide and included the location now used for the
back\\slash on a PC. Old habits are hard to break. See more at ...
http://www.quadibloc.com/comp/kyb03.htm
For
the "Rest of the Story" on Bigfoot, read down slooooowly at
...
http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2011/12/18
How
big is your bucket list of things to do before you kick it? Perhaps
you might consider adding to it something exciting of the sort of
...
http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-aroundtheworld-20111218,0,171320.story
Speaking of those buckets: on Sat 17 Dec, Wyoming hosted Temple
in a good football game. As I was watching the 11th play of their
drive, on 4th and 3 at the 21, Wyoming passed for a T-D; they only
needed 3, but took the risk and made the 21. The subsequent P.A.T.
hit BOTH uprights and went over the bar for an EXCITING extra point,
but they still lost, as see
...
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/gameflash/2011/12/17/49537/index.html#playbyplay
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=temple+wyoming+uprights
This
final item is courtesy of a HighSchool classmate -- (thanks
Jim)
Whatever your religious beliefs/leanings, the awesome views
of the art and the keen technology that makes it possible is well
worth the time spent viewing
MICHELANGELO'S MASTERPIECE ---
Follow
the directions for fantastic views; you can move the scene just at
though you were there yourself; move in any direction; rotate to it's
right-side-up, and
especially the +, zoom in,
icon.
Here is an amazing bit of technology that you would
never see in person, and you would NEVER be alone in the room. It is
ALWAYS VERY CROWDED and of course you can't see Michelangelo's
artwork close up as you can here. This is especially spectacular if
you have a large high-definition screen! Too detailed to appreciate
on an I-Phone.
TO VIEW EVERY PART OF THE MICHELANGELO'S
MASTERPIECE,
JUST CLICK AND DRAG YOUR ARROW IN THE DIRECTION YOU
WISH TO SEE.
In the lower left, click on the plus (+)
to move
closer,
on the minus (-) to move away.
Choir is thrown in free.
AMAZING! MOVE THE ARROW AND YOU WILL
SEE EVERY PART OF THE CHAPEL.
This virtual tour of the Sistine
Chapel is incredible. Apparently done by Villanova at the request of
the Vatican.
Thought you would enjoy the quality and a bit of Rome
on your computer.
Amazing what can be done with technology.
Click on this link........
http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html
For
a small captured sample, see at ...
http://heap.popcornpot.com/STILLS/PLACES1/day0.jpg
Have
a very MERRY CHRISTMAS.
See this year's
Xmas Card at ...
http://www.popcornpot.com/2011xmas.htm
Happy
Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
