Whisky A GoGo

wut

2011-08-23T10:30:00.002-05:00

Is this still here? Do tell.

Well, things are much worse than we could ever dream. Our plutocracy is evolving nicely. FSM help us all.

King Jimmy

2010-11-06T19:14:00.000-05:00

KJV or The King James Version of the Bible was first published in 1611.

To me, this means that all the changes that needed to be made over the years to
suit the powers that be had already been included.

That being said, here is an interesting piece from Boston.com.

So long Pontiac

2010-10-31T13:46:00.000-05:00

Boy, when I was a young teen I wanted a GTO in the worst way. That car personified the whole 'Muscle' car thing for me.

Maybe if they hadn't made the Sunfire they might still be around.

This is just not right

2010-10-28T18:46:00.000-05:00

NPR has an interesting story on how the Arizona immigration law began.

I know the got rocks will spin this as best for the country; however a shadow group of corporations including a private prison group should have ZERO say in making laws.

Steampunk

2010-10-27T09:48:00.000-05:00

I admit to liking this 'genre'; however when taken with the eye of Charlie Stross it doesn't look like so much fun.

Mr Stross has a great blog post on Steampunk entitled, 'The Hard Edge of Empire'.

Life does fashion

2010-10-25T17:50:00.000-05:00

I may be bleeding into blah blah's territory; however it is a big ole internet.

Life magazine has a photo slideshow of some of their covers featuring fashion over the years.

Three Dee Tee Vee

2010-10-21T14:13:00.000-05:00

You can't avoid it. '3DTV Without Glasses!'

Really?

Here is how the powers-that-be want you to believe 3DTV looks like:

Below is actually how it looks.

Actually the Time Tunneltm effects work pretty good and cost us nada.

This holiday season consumers should spend friviously and spend often!

New blogger alert!

2010-10-14T11:20:00.000-05:00

Have a browse of The Flip-Side of Reason.

In the sea of so much blather on the intertubes TFSOR is a dose of realism and art and music and opinion and and, heck it's fun!

Late night talk show wasteland(US version)

2010-10-14T11:16:00.000-05:00

It is no secret that almost anything is better than what passes for late night talk tv. Steve Allen is threatening to rise up! (You know, that would be a cool show, all the old late night hosts rising from the grave doing Zombie Talk!)

Conan O'Brien has a new show coming up and if this trailer is any indication it should be a goodie.

See his new trailer here.

Wish I could write

2010-10-08T02:24:00.000-05:00

If I were an author I would want to be a mix of Isaac Asimov, Philip K Dick, Robert Heinlein, Charles Stross, Cory Doctorow, Frank Herbert, Brian Aldiss, Larry Niven and a plethora of talented folks past and present.

Since I am just a consumer I am happy knowing that I have been able to experience these folks take on what we call reality.

Good homebrew film

2010-09-20T10:07:00.002-05:00

Transformers from repey815 on Vimeo.

fear

2010-08-30T17:50:00.002-05:00

Fear is being hospitalized for a week with no insurance and sent home with an open wound. Should have stayed in the UK methinks.

You know wha' they say: See a broad to get that bodiac lay'er down an' smack 'em yack 'em.

2010-08-23T13:07:00.000-05:00

So, the Justice Department is going to fill nine positions for Ebonics experts.

I really worry about the inmates running our asylum.

What?

2010-08-21T18:28:00.000-05:00

I read today that the US is in active negotiations with the Taliban for some kind of 'settlement'.

Now, I will not pretend to be privy to any information other than what I have seen on the media for the last 15 or 20 years; however I have seen news stories outside the US shores so I feel there is some truth in them.

I don't think that these people can be reasoned with on any level. They are just like the Westboro church fanatics. Their way of the highway.

If we are going to use a military solution then tell the indigenous populations that anyone holding a weapon is considered an enemy and deal with it accordingly.

If it is not to be a military solution then bring our soldiers home and let the locals deal with it.

Oh yeah, we have to make the region safe so our version of unfettered capitalism has some cheap labor.

For Sale

2010-08-20T13:02:00.000-05:00

1stdibs has an amazing 1970's era Lucite Organ for sale.

Giant Bubbles on the Beach

2010-08-19T14:39:00.000-05:00

I used to have a similar bubble making device. Never did it at a beach; however it really does draw crowds! Good times!

Modern stoves.

2010-08-18T23:36:00.000-05:00

The Hi-fire at the Design Blog is one sweet looking cooking appliance!

I really like this Vulcan Stove by Arthur Senant. You can check this out at yatzer.com.

Zero-material seating

2010-08-18T15:28:00.000-05:00

The OOoo chair., by Decker Yeadon.

Directors cut for Gilligan's Island

2010-08-17T16:25:00.002-05:00

Shuffler

2010-08-17T16:08:00.000-05:00

Shuffler is a great way to listen to music online. It takes you to a blog and plays a track from that artists site. I have only tried the folk; however there is hip hop, indie, electronic etc.

Thanks to Mark F @ boing boing for the heads up!

Some days you just need this

2010-08-16T17:48:00.000-05:00

Amanda Palmer

2010-08-16T16:37:00.001-05:00

This young lady is an incredible artist/musician!

Plus, she is Neil Gaiman's babe. Or, Neil Gaiman is her main squeeze.

Amateur art

2010-08-16T16:34:00.000-05:00

Some good stuff up in here! Lotte's Artwork

Look at all the cobwebs.

2010-08-16T02:01:00.002-05:00

Ok then. This thing's is a little creaky; however it is still serviceable.

Look at all the cob webs!

2009-12-31T03:05:00.002-06:00

Let me dust this thing off(cough cough).

Well, two double ought nine is fast nearing completion.

Been a mixed year.

Started out shaky; however this year has ended on the highest of highs!

Watch this space.

retro cartoons

2009-01-16T14:21:00.003-06:00

Was wading through a ton of you tube cartoon themes and such from my youth. Boy, were some of those themes a bit homo erotic or is it just me(not to fear, that will be a post also)?
Anyway, found a great one using the Super Chicken theme.

Musical Monday

2009-01-12T14:19:00.000-06:00

The Handsome Family

Sometimes it takes just one lil thing

2009-01-12T14:04:00.002-06:00

Back in July I read Last Light by Alex Scarrow. I commented on how much I liked the book. Today I get a comment from Mr Scarrow hisownself!!
My brush with greatness!
Hold me Stimpy!

My election statement

2008-11-16T12:46:00.002-06:00

There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama

2008-11-10T02:58:00.000-06:00

No thanks

2008-11-07T14:12:00.001-06:00

Apparently pig organs are to be used for human transplants. Uh uh, I'll just die.

05 November

2008-11-06T14:56:00.002-06:00

Bonfire night.

The celebration of Guido Fawkes is incredible.

Is like the 4th with more concussive devices.

Nice

Yay America!

2008-11-05T15:56:00.002-06:00

I have been thoroughly enjoying a BBC News post of world political reaction to the US presidential election. Here is a fave:

AFGHAN TALEBAN SPOKESMAN QARI YOUSUF AHMADI

"There is neither joy, nor sorrow among our ranks by the election of Barack Obama.

"The question is not about a change in the face of the American President, but a change in American policy."

Freaky Fashion Friday

2008-10-31T13:19:00.004-05:00

As befitting All Hallows Eve and the sad departure of Blah Blah Blog here is some Freaky Fashion in hommage:

I got dust in my eye

2008-10-28T13:13:00.003-05:00

Living as an ex pat is both enlightening and infuriating, is also...wait, that's three things......

Anyway, from afar, the American 'Collective', or the guvmint you people put in, scares the hell out of people. Then, there is the country I grew up in; as I had forsaken the people in charge of the 'collective' long ago.
To me, this is what you do when you can.

ESA's Jules Verne

2008-10-17T06:08:00.003-05:00

The European Space Agency built a robotic spacecraft to dock with the ISS. Once unloaded it was sent back home in a controlled reentry. Below is a very nice picture of it as it breaks up in the atmosphere on reentry. Courtesy APOD

The bright side of the economic meltdown

2008-10-12T11:17:00.001-05:00

On the upside, now that people will be more broke than usual I bet all the crying over caged chicken eggs will die down. As little as anyone cares about PETA, they will care less now.
Good times, good times.

pretty pathetic

2008-10-12T06:31:00.002-05:00

Well, we've got Western governments handing our money over to their banker pals because we won't even whimper.
Now, to add to the further collapse of what is right(whatever that means), they are using a mediator for the Somali pirates. One well placed missile and the tanks and pirates are in Davey Jones Locker and whoever owned the ship gets insurance. Why is this so hard to understand?
Or, even better, hey arms dealers and other miscreants that use the shipping lanes near the east coast of Africa, why not hire some nation(any one come to mind comrade?), to escort you. Cheapskate wussies.

A parable for our times

2008-10-10T16:25:00.002-05:00

"Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the
villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers seeing
that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest, and started
catching them.

The man bought thousands at $10 and as supply started to diminish, the
villagers stopped their effort. He further announced that he would now
buy at $20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started
catching monkeys again.

Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to
their farms. The offer increased to $25 each and the supply of monkeys
became so little that it was an effort to even see a monkey, let alone
catch one!

The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at $50 ! However, since
he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy
on his behalf.

In the man's absence, the assistant told the villagers 'Look at all
these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell
them to you at $35 and when the man returns from the city, you can sell
them to him for $50 each.'

The villagers rounded up all their savings and bought all the monkeys
for $35 each. Then they never saw the man nor his assistant again. They had
the monkeys, and the man had their money.

Now you have a better understanding of how the stock market and the
government work."

Hadal Snailfish

2008-10-10T14:54:00.003-05:00

British and Japanese researchers have released a vid of these fish that live almost 5 miles underwater. Footage after the deepest sighting below.

Is very very cool stuff; however in 1960 Jacques Piccard and David Walsh of the US Navy took a bathyscaph 35,600 feet down in the Marianas Trench.
Here's what Mr Piccard was quoted as saying, “…. And as we were settling this final fathom, I saw a wonderful thing. Lying on the bottom just beneath us was some type of flatfish, resembling a sole, about 1 foot long and 6 inches across. Even as I saw him, his two round eyes on top of his head spied us - a monster of steel - invading his silent realm. Eyes? Why should he have eyes? Merely to see phosphorescence? The floodlight that bathed him was the first real light ever to enter this hadal realm. Here, in an instant, was the answer that biologists had asked for the decades. Could life exist in the greatest depths of the ocean? It could! And not only that, here apparently, was a true, bony teleost fish, not a primitive ray or elasmobranch. Yes, a highly evolved vertebrate, in time’s arrow very close to man himself. Slowly, extremely slowly, this flatfish swam away. Moving along the bottom, partly in the ooze and partly in the water, he disappeared into his night. Slowly too - perhaps everything is slow at the bottom of the sea - Walsh and I shook hands.”

Best bass player in the world

2008-10-04T09:21:00.003-05:00

I am bass. I love bass. When I decided the sporting life wasn't for me I wanted to do music. Like the old Western Swingers holler...'that's right m'boy...HIT BOTTOM!', I like bottom.
John Entwistle, what a bass player. Bob 'BJ' Jorin built his own! Gimme bass! The thing is, Matt Freeman is the bestest bass player I have ever heard. Will see him
on 4 November...weeeeeee!

Banks warn of Christmas credit squeeze

2008-10-02T13:06:00.001-05:00

Ya think?

The Taxman

2008-10-02T11:33:00.002-05:00

Now my advice for those who die, (Taxman!)
Declare the pennies on your eyes, (Taxman!)
‘Cos I’m the Taxman,
Yeah, I’m the Taxman.

Friedrich Schiller has been sent a notice of some overdue taxes. He has been dead over 200 years.

Dumbing down of civilisation

2008-10-01T14:21:00.003-05:00

Look around. It ain't like it used to be. Myself, I think it's a whole Tri--lateral Commission plot, but there you go.
Anyway, in today's 'txt' driven world, some things need to be put in terms everyone understands, so there is no confusion.
Here's an example:

(1) Just one God

(2) Put nothin' before God

(3) Watch yer mouth

(4) Git yourself to Sunday meetin'

(5) Honor yer Ma & Pa

(6) No killin'

(7) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal

(8) Don't take what ain't yers

(9) No tellin' tales or gossipin'

(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff

There, how hard is that?

Those daring young men in their flying machines

2008-09-28T08:42:00.002-05:00

Friday we had Fusionman flying across the Channel with a jet propelled wing.
Today a French dude is flying a human powered blimp across the Channel.
Hear! Hear!

Sunrise

2008-09-27T10:40:00.003-05:00

Here is a snap of sunrise over the South Pole. This was taken on 21 September 2008, the first time the sun has risen there in six months.It will set when spring starts for us. Nice.

Ultra-High-Speed Fungus Spore Discharge

2008-09-26T14:09:00.002-05:00

This fungus, Pilobolus, was filmed discharging it's spores using a camera that films 250,000 frames per second. Is truly amazing. Make sure to listen, the background music is cool too.

Retirement Plan

2008-09-26T12:46:00.002-05:00

If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel
stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00.

With Enron, you would have $16.50 left of the original
$1000.

With WorldCom, you would have less than $5.00 left.

If you had purchased $1000.00 of Delta Air Lines
stock you would have $49.00 left.

If you had purchased United Airlines, you would
have nothing left.

But, if you had purchased $1000.00 worth of beer one
year ago, drank all the beer,
then turned in the cans for recycling, you would have
$214.00.

Based on the above, the best current investment advice
is to drink heavily and recycle.

This is called the 401-Keg Plan

To Infinity and Beyond!

2008-09-25T05:55:00.004-05:00

Yves Rossy is to attempt to fly some jet propelled wings across the English Channel. It really looks cool. I hope he makes it.

Update 15:26 GMT.

The flight has been delayed due to weather conditions. He is to try again tomorrow.

There Will Come Soft Rains

2008-09-24T12:52:00.003-05:00

A Russian animation of the Ray Bradbury story. Very, very well done(shudder).

Musical Monday

2008-09-21T19:03:00.001-05:00

How about a little steampunk! I present, My Mama Was Too Lazy To Pray by Deltahead.

Um, that right, Kemosabe

2008-09-21T10:00:00.002-05:00

In California they carved grooves in a road like a record. It was supposed to play the William Tell Overture when driven over at 55 mph. Residents are not amused.

One string diddy bo

2008-09-20T09:50:00.000-05:00

Whoa!

2008-09-20T05:16:00.002-05:00

Over at ireport I was reading about this one house that survived Ike. Apparently the owners had their home razed when Rita paid a visit. They rebuilt to withstand a Cat 5 storm. Incredible!

Pfriday Pfunny

2008-09-12T14:07:00.001-05:00

This clip is from a weekly show here in Britain called Mock The Week. Is one of the funniest shows I have ever had the pleasure to watch. My favorite on this show is a Scottish dude named Frankie Boyle. He is even more cynical than me! and friggin hilarious.(caution, the clip below contains language that is not suitable for work, but if you are watching this at work you really have a cool job).

Best weather alert ever!

2008-09-12T00:05:00.001-05:00

I think I have seen it all now, and I quote...

PERSONS
NOT HEEDING EVACUATION ORDERS IN SINGLE FAMILY ONE OR TWO STORY
HOMES MAY FACE CERTAIN DEATH.

Today

2008-09-05T14:37:00.004-05:00

I recently built myself a new puter. Ain't top o the line, but I would stand it beside any Win XP machine for usability, and just laff at anyone trying to push Fista.
The downside is with a new machine my music database starts over. Here is a snap of my 'favorites' in the 3 months since the build. I am such a punk, or a Shaver and Rancid fan, go figure. Good music is good music.

Gustav

2008-09-02T15:20:00.003-05:00

Coverage provided by real people. Kudos to TVN. Weird thing is when they're in their vehicle driving through the storm it sounded like some of my sons music. Maybe that is the allure of a storm. Very cool nonetheless.

Top three punk bands

2008-09-01T16:08:00.004-05:00

I understand that punk isn't for everyone, so screw you, as the punks say.

Number one: Rancid.
These guys rock me on every level. They rock. They ain't pretty. They are real. Thanks. Oh yeah, they are all still alive.

Number two: The Clash. The late Joe Strummer and Mick Jones wrote and played some amazing music.

Number three:The Sex Pistols.
They started it. Total eff you to society. For some reason they struck a chord with me. Maybe it was because of the whole fake American Dream thing(read mothers killing their kids in Texas today).

the dumbing down of society is complete

2008-09-01T12:58:00.003-05:00

This story jumped out at me....as OnStar is fielding oh, so many calls from evacuees(sorry Ford, Chrysler, Toyota and Nissan owners. If you own a Kia just suicide now.. A HURRICANE IS COMING!). The good news is the ones that call have all the bells and whistles needed in a consumerist society. The sad news is that they are idiots. Just sayin'.

On hiatus

2008-08-10T10:56:00.001-05:00

Curtailing the web presence a bit.

door hardware sport

2008-08-04T13:50:00.004-05:00

Isn't that a great name for a sport? It gets better, and I quote,
The nice thing about lockpicking is that you can practice just about anywhere. A long journey by rail, or are you obligated to go along to a boring lecture? Bring a couple of difficult locks with you, and your day will not be long enough!

This knowledge will also be good after Peak Oil.

Settled

2008-08-03T08:08:00.002-05:00

Or as settled as I will allow myself to get. Only wifi access, and that sux. I don't care how 'good' the wifi connection works, I don't want to rely on it, give me CAT5 please.

I am here If you go up Lilac to Cherry to Broomhill to a right on Nottingham Road over to Bestwood Rd, up to Story Gardens. Down to the bottom, then left up some steps and there is the Tramline! Welcome to my world. Is really cool doing the urbannocarthang.

I have less carbon footprint than yooouu...neener neener neener!

Health and safety, pshaw!

2008-08-02T01:51:00.001-05:00

Poor Booze

Move along

2008-08-01T13:24:00.001-05:00

Decided to move the Ross Sisters down a post(what a screen cap though!).

Oh yeah, I am here. Move 98.4% complete.

That's what I call talent!

2008-07-25T18:41:00.000-05:00

Solid Potato Salad - The Ross Sisters - The best home videos are here

The current playlist of faves

2008-07-24T18:08:00.002-05:00

Adam Carroll - Ol Milwaukees Best
Joe McGuinness - Trashcan Full of Butterflies
Malcolm Holcombe - Back to Hell in a Greyhound
Butthole Surfers - Pepper
Mark Selby - Don't You throw That Mojo On Me

each and every one a forever song

Shout Out

2008-07-24T17:06:00.002-05:00

Just purchased a recording from cd baby.
What a painless way to acquire music you may have heard somewhere other than a Clear Channel radio station. The whole process was relatively painless, and even though they are in the US they accept PayPal and I got a new album in under a minute. Well done cd baby. I see you getting lots of my meager expendable wealth in the future.

Sobering

2008-07-24T16:33:00.001-05:00

Hope everyone sleeps well.

Advertising

2008-07-23T15:22:00.003-05:00

...or why multinational corporations shouldn't try to be cool.
Let's see, I am Samsung and I want to push my new digital camera. I know, let's make a video of some lions, use some cheesy computer animation and have the half eaten carcass of an antelope do a dance. They had me til the dance...

Last Light by Alex Scarrow

2008-07-21T14:35:00.001-05:00

Best book I have read since State of Fear!

ikan billis

2008-07-20T07:33:00.002-05:00

I bought a bag of dried anchovies at the Asian store and they have been laying in the cupboard as I didn't know exactly how I was going to use them. Today I Googled dried anchovies and found a recipe for ikan billis(from a Korean website). Is dried anchovies, 3-4 sliced hot peppers, a sliced onion and a tb of garlic mixed with flour and water then fried. Pretty dang good if I say so. Not to rest on my laurels(and as I still have half a bag of anchovies), I kept looking and found an Indonesian recipe that will be made soon.....

CRISPY, SPICY AND GARLICKY DRIED ANCHOVIES

Ingredients

500gr dried anchovies (ikan bilis a.k.a ikan teri kering)
2-3 tablespoons Chilli paste
15 cloves garlic, sliced
Vegetable oil

Method

Take a double kitchen towel then add two handfuls of dried anchovies to it.
Dropped some vegetable oil on your hand then rubbed completely into dried anchovies. Process with microwave about 4 minutes until crispy, continue steps above until your dried anchovies are completely done. Set aside.

Keep it ready your sliced garlic, fry until aroma to golden brown--don’t forget keep watching while frying other wise it will get burnt and will taste bitter, set aside.

In a wok add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil then heat it up to a medium fire, take 2 tablespoons chilli paste depending on how much spicy you want to be--means that you can add more chilli paste if needed.
Stirring about a minute then add the dried anchovies which had done by microwave process.

Continue to fry until the chilli paste and dried anchovies are well blended.
Remove from the heat then sift them out using a plastic basket with medium holes on purpose to get rid of unwanted granules.
lastly, toss your crispy garlic then keep it into a tight container.

Store in a dry area to make them last long.

MMVIII

2008-07-19T16:55:00.000-05:00

I just like how that looks. What year is it? ummmvaye!

Perspective

2008-07-18T17:34:00.003-05:00

I have seen some lists of what is being listened to on a media player. Been thinking of how to join in as my smack is eclectic at best. I took a couple of screenshots of what is happening in this part of the world.

the Wylie Llama

2008-07-18T17:17:00.000-05:00

Logos

2008-07-16T12:01:00.002-05:00

Where have I seen this before? From ectoplasmosis...

This is the logo for the Diabol Industrial Chemical Company of Paris, France. The logo, in use by 1931, may seem familiar to you. This may be because it bears a striking resemblance to certain masked vigilante. Rich Johnston, in his column for Comic Book Resources, lays out this daisy-chain of relationships:
Bob Kane worked at Max Fleischer Studios from 1934. Max’s brother, Dave Fleischer, was a director at the studio and had previously worked at the French film studio, Pathe.
Obviously, no mention of this logo has been mentioned in the official history of Batman’s creation. In his 1989 autobiography Kane presented the following recollection of how the character was designed, with the help of Bill Finger:
One day I called Bill and said, ‘I have a new character called the Bat-Man and I’ve made some crude, elementary sketches I’d like you to look at’. He came over and I showed him the drawings. At the time, I only had a small domino mask, like the one Robin later wore, on Batman’s face. Bill said, ‘Why not make him look more like a bat and put a hood on him, and take the eyeballs out and just put slits for eyes to make him look more mysterious?’ At this point, the Bat-Man wore a red union suit; the wings, trunks, and mask were black. I thought that red and black would be a good combination. Bill said that the costume was too bright: ‘Color it dark gray to make it look more ominous’. The cape looked like two stiff bat wings attached to his arms. As Bill and I talked, we realized that these wings would get cumbersome when Bat-Man was in action, and changed them into a cape, scalloped to look like bat wings when he was fighting or swinging down on a rope. Also, he didn’t have any gloves on, and we added them so that he wouldn’t leave fingerprints.
So there you have it. Does this game of Six Degrees of Bob Kane ring true, or is this a crazed conspiracy theory? Did the Dark Knight actually start out as a corporate shill? We may never know. However, it is interesting to note that Batsy’s first appearance in Detective Comics #27 is entitled “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate”.

First story from Comic Book Resources

The logo for the Diabol Industrial Chemical company of Paris, France, in use at least by 1931.

Bob Kane worked at Max Fleischer Studios from 1934. Max's brother, Dave Fleischer, was a director at the studio and had previously worked at the French film studio, Pathe.

"The Batman" was created in 1939, credited to Bob Kane.

Is this too much of a stretch?

"Fear will pierce your flesh..

2008-07-15T11:14:00.001-05:00

..Until every nerve in your body...EXPLODES!!"

Musical Monday

2008-07-13T23:52:00.000-05:00

Oh yeah, concise

2008-07-12T18:44:00.003-05:00

Here's the link as I am sure that your name actually has a concise meaning.

Motorsports

2008-07-12T14:35:00.001-05:00

..and the wall...

2008-07-11T14:03:00.000-05:00

...came tumblin' down!
This is genius.

Classy

2008-07-08T17:39:00.001-05:00

From the US presskit handed out at the G8 conference.

It refers to the Italian prime minister as a man "hated by many but respected by all at least for his bella figura (personal style) and the sheer force of his will".

It says Mr Berlusconi was said to be "regarded by many as a political dilettante (amateur) who gained his high office only through use of his considerable influence on the national media".

Firework horror follow up

2008-07-08T17:26:00.003-05:00

The other day I mentioned how 11 people out of over three hundred million died in 2006 because they were idiots and had fireworks. Seems like a good reason for media fear mongering. Like sars and bird flu, I am sure all 15 Asian families are saddened by the loss of loved ones.
In my follow up I have some stats from future leaders(read Republicans you think?). I know I said Republicans, but some of em claim to have a 'wide stance' later in life when they are caught playing gay footsie in a public toilet.
The numbers are so horrible, you may want to look away. I quote...

An Associated Press analysis of federal records found that 157 college-age people, 18 to 23, drank themselves to death from 1999 through 2005,

Wow! That is 26.2 idiots a year dying by their drinking in college. Look to the future and be proud(but don't take a laptop to the airport).

Motivation

2008-07-07T10:26:00.001-05:00

After 10 days off work one needs some motivation. I found some posters and I like this one.

From afar

2008-07-05T07:08:00.002-05:00

I decided to celebrate the 4th with something distinctly American. What could be more American than hot dogs? So, I had a can...

How big is the problem?

2008-07-04T17:50:00.005-05:00

...and I quote, In 2006, eleven people died and an estimated 9,200 were treated in emergency departments for fireworks-related injuries in the United States(end quote). Out of 301,139,947? I bet more people died from choking on dry toast than 11 for fireworks incidents.

Happy 4th!

2008-07-04T02:32:00.000-05:00

This is the toughest time of year for this expat. Thanks to the intertubes, though, I can get my patriotism worked into a fervor!

IDVIII

2008-07-01T04:46:00.003-05:00

What is more independent than going to the Drive-In on the 4th of July weekend? Only deal is that the Drive-In is here, in Nottingham for the weekend.

Friday night

2008-06-29T05:44:00.003-05:00

Friday night in London they had a show for Nelson Mandelas 90th birthday. Will Smith MC'd, Quincy Jones was there. A slew of good musicians. Here is a clip I recorded.

Runup to In-dee-pen-dunce day

2008-06-28T06:04:00.000-05:00

View from the 12th

2008-06-23T23:04:00.000-05:00

Attended a meeting on the 12th floor, couldn't resist

Proof of global warming

2008-06-22T22:13:00.003-05:00

Herbal essence

2008-06-21T23:01:00.003-05:00

Here is my 13 month old basil plant in it's new home, hanging with new pal rosemary.

English people

2008-06-19T16:37:00.001-05:00

We had a fire drill at work the other day. Emptied a 12 story building. Was impressive. Indeed, I took a snap....

Spartina alterniflora

2008-06-18T12:13:00.000-05:00

There just has to be a King novel in here!

Tuesday adventure

2008-06-17T16:31:00.001-05:00

Normal day, until got stuck in a lift(elevator), at work for 30 minutes with 9 other people. Boy did I feel guilty.

Musical Monday

2008-06-15T19:16:00.000-05:00

Taste of home

2008-06-15T07:17:00.003-05:00

I acquired some New Mexico dried chile pods. I know it is nothing for the homies, but is a bit of a chore over here.
Made a pot of red chili and some homemade chile rellenos. Muy autentico! Plus, as a bonus, I had Huevos Rancheros for breakfast. Nice weekend indeed from an epicurean standpoint.

24 Heures Du Mans

2008-06-14T08:39:00.003-05:00

Of all the endurance races in the world, Le Mans is the one. I love the start, I love that there are like 4 different classes of cars and I love that Corvette has won their class 6 out of the last 8 years. Great stuff!

What to do?

2008-06-13T15:20:00.001-05:00

Less than 3 hours in my day and I got nuthin...wait, I just typed this! I am saved. Should really use the scheduler more....