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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Another musical link: Saint-Saens Piano Concerto #4

Holy smokes!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du9aGwl6am8 And he doesn't break a sweat. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Received a list of state offices, depts, colleges, etc. as tax sinkholes

My reply: Missed the individual prisons and parks/rec areas/memorials. Billions of dollars there And the sorry thing about many of these is that once a government enterprise is started, it is denied money or staff or facility to do its job. Sort of like declaring war on locusts then handing the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Well, as usual, I didn't write a Thanksgiving Day Letter.

Waiting for the insurance adjustor to come look at our water damage, and thinking of what I missed this year despite being retired. But every morning, I have this routine: 12. Wake up. 2. Slap snooze alarm a few times. 3. Get up. 4. Remark "Oh, I don't have to go to the jail today/anymore!". I win.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

"Flash Mobs"...thank you Oprah. Thank you so very much.

http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/Oprahs-Kickoff-Party-Flash-Mob-Dance To distill, about twenty-one thousand Oprah fans "took over" a part of Chicago in a "flash mob", without the lady mogul knowing, and pulled off a coordinated dance routine to an upbeat tune by the band "The Black Eyed Peas".... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 10, 2010

More Media Science: The Elderly Are Dying

NPR cites a study that as a group America's elders are dying at a faster rate than before. That means, in this case, that people eighty years old and older are dying on average a month sooner/younger than they did last year. Chronic lower respiratory issues are a large culprit. Gee....if enough... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

OK, Tea Party's over.

You didn't get Sarah Palin and Mr McCain in office, you blew a bunch of sitting Democrats out of their chairs, now you want some voice in GOP policies? " 'Tea'? Mister T? 'Tea' who???". Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 29, 2010

Wearing of the "Jays"...as in pajamas.

Alleged adults wearing pajamas and slippers to public places like grocery stores, gas stations and "my" animal shelter: not good. Taking your kids to such places and out of the car in their nighhtclothes and slippers: borderline neglect. Adults wearing their nightclothes while they take their kids... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Here we go again...attack the aid workers.

I was priviliged to be in correspondence with a volunteer who went to Haiti not long afer the earthquake to help provide emergency services and wound up spending much time keeping the mission together (logitsics, communication, security) and fending off the local politicians and ganglords who saw... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Amateur Touchless Aero-Archeaology...free!

Do you have an interest in your locale's history? Do you like to decipher visual puzzles, or do research to unravel obscure enigmas? How about many minutes melding into hours on your computer switching back and forth between websites, putting your grimy fingers onto your monitor screens, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Beatty Nevada Saves the Toads...How It's Supposed to Happen

THIS: is the Amargosa toad, aka Bufo nelsonii. Once teetering on the brink of extinction for all the usual reasons (humans and their attendant animals, autos and penchant for habitat destruction), this endearing face was a virtual shoo-in for status under the Endangered Species Act, which is... Sign in to see full entry.

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