Greetings friends and strangers. There has been an awful lot of depressing news lately. What with shootings and floods and all. Therefore I wanted to take a moment to remind you of a very easy way to cope with the worries and stress of modern day life. Enjoy...
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life - Monty Python (The Life Of Brian)
I am sorry for the lack of posts lately. I will try to be better about posting next week. Take care and have an awesome day!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Everybody Loves Cake
Hello all. I haven't posted in a couple of days due to lack of inspiration. Still having trouble in that area but I heard a new song that I really enjoy and I thought I'd share it with you. Its from one of my favorite bands CAKE.
Sick of You - CAKE
"Sick of You" was released on 1/11/11 and is the first single from Showroom of Compassion which is available where ever you buy your music these days. Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome day!
Sick of You - CAKE
"Sick of You" was released on 1/11/11 and is the first single from Showroom of Compassion which is available where ever you buy your music these days. Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome day!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
"Coons? When racoons try to get on our back porch, Momma just chase 'em off with a broom."
Better Know A Fictional Character - Part 4 - Crockett the Raccoon
Everybody knows the stories of Davy Crockett, Kind of the Wild Frontier. He was known far and wide and was always seen wearing his coon skin cap. What few people know is that wasn't just a raccoon skin. It was a friendly raccoon named Crockett. That is actually where Davy gets his last name. When he was a child people would say look here comes Dave and Crockett again. Over the years this turned into simply Davy Crockett. As the young lad grew into a man. He did not want to part with his life long friend so he trained him to sit on his head in a ball resembling a coon skin cap. The two were never apart for long and were always there for each other. No body was found after the Battle of the Alamo so we are unsure what happened to Crockett after his friend was killed defending the fort. Rumor has it Crockett launched a sneak attack on General Santa Anna himself. Crockett crept into the General's tent the night after Davy was killed and leapt the General's neck. The General heard the sound and caught Crockett in mid air with a knife to the gut, killing the critter instantly. Nothing is available to back up these rumors though so we really don't know.
Thanks for stopping by to read the tale of Crockett. Take care fo yourselves and have an awesome day!
Everybody knows the stories of Davy Crockett, Kind of the Wild Frontier. He was known far and wide and was always seen wearing his coon skin cap. What few people know is that wasn't just a raccoon skin. It was a friendly raccoon named Crockett. That is actually where Davy gets his last name. When he was a child people would say look here comes Dave and Crockett again. Over the years this turned into simply Davy Crockett. As the young lad grew into a man. He did not want to part with his life long friend so he trained him to sit on his head in a ball resembling a coon skin cap. The two were never apart for long and were always there for each other. No body was found after the Battle of the Alamo so we are unsure what happened to Crockett after his friend was killed defending the fort. Rumor has it Crockett launched a sneak attack on General Santa Anna himself. Crockett crept into the General's tent the night after Davy was killed and leapt the General's neck. The General heard the sound and caught Crockett in mid air with a knife to the gut, killing the critter instantly. Nothing is available to back up these rumors though so we really don't know.
Thanks for stopping by to read the tale of Crockett. Take care fo yourselves and have an awesome day!
Friday, January 7, 2011
The 1950s Weren't All Innocence And Happiness
On January 7, 1953 President Harry S. Truman, in his final State of the Union address before Congress, tells the world that that the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb.
First H Bomb Test
Ivy Mike was the first H Bomb test. It was exploded at 7:15 am local time on November 1st 1952. The mushroom cloud was 8 miles across and 27 miles high and the canopy was 100 miles wide. 80 million tons of earth was vaporized. This fell to earth as radioactive mud followed by heavy rain. Ivy Mike was the first ever megaton yield explosion. This footage is available in the "TRINITY AND BEYOND™ (The Atomic Bomb Movie)" movie. The 62-ton device was essentially a building that resembled a factory rather than a traditional bomb. At its center, a very large cylindrical thermos flask or "cryostat", held the cryogenic deuterium fusion fuel. A regular fission bomb (the "primary") at one end was used to create the conditions needed to initiate the fusion reaction. In total, 9,350 military and 2,300 civilian personnel were involved in the Mike shot. A large cryogenics plant was installed on Parry Island, at the South end of the Eniwetak atoll, to produce the liquid hydrogen (used for cooling the device) and deuterium needed for the test.
Are we better off as a human beings for having access to weapons of such awesome destructive power? Yes and No. As a certain superhero said (over and over until we were sick of it) "With great power comes great responsibility!" As long as those that are in charge of these weapons bear this in mind we should be ok. Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome day!
First H Bomb Test
Ivy Mike was the first H Bomb test. It was exploded at 7:15 am local time on November 1st 1952. The mushroom cloud was 8 miles across and 27 miles high and the canopy was 100 miles wide. 80 million tons of earth was vaporized. This fell to earth as radioactive mud followed by heavy rain. Ivy Mike was the first ever megaton yield explosion. This footage is available in the "TRINITY AND BEYOND™ (The Atomic Bomb Movie)" movie. The 62-ton device was essentially a building that resembled a factory rather than a traditional bomb. At its center, a very large cylindrical thermos flask or "cryostat", held the cryogenic deuterium fusion fuel. A regular fission bomb (the "primary") at one end was used to create the conditions needed to initiate the fusion reaction. In total, 9,350 military and 2,300 civilian personnel were involved in the Mike shot. A large cryogenics plant was installed on Parry Island, at the South end of the Eniwetak atoll, to produce the liquid hydrogen (used for cooling the device) and deuterium needed for the test.
Are we better off as a human beings for having access to weapons of such awesome destructive power? Yes and No. As a certain superhero said (over and over until we were sick of it) "With great power comes great responsibility!" As long as those that are in charge of these weapons bear this in mind we should be ok. Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome day!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Thank you Mr. Morse
Before there was an internet, before there was a television, or radio, before there was even a telephone there was the telegraph. Today in 1838, Samuel Morse's telegraph system was demonstrated for the first time at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, New Jersey. The telegraph is a device which used electric impulses to transmit encoded messages over a wire. It would eventually revolutionize long-distance communication, reaching the height of its popularity in the 1920s and 1930s. Would this other technology have been created without the telegraph coming along first? Surely something would have come along and one invention doesn't necessarily hinge on the previous. However Samuel Morse saw a need and he filled it. Giving us as a nation a way to communicate with our friends and family over distance. And for this we should all be thankful.
Thanks for viewing my little blog. Take a moment from your busy life to stop, breathe, and enjoy just being alive. Sometimes things move so fast we forget how wonderful it is simply to be here. Have an awesome day!
Thanks for viewing my little blog. Take a moment from your busy life to stop, breathe, and enjoy just being alive. Sometimes things move so fast we forget how wonderful it is simply to be here. Have an awesome day!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Muppet Madness
Everybody seems to love the Muppets. They are a happy reminder of the good parts of my childhood for me. I remember watching The Muppet Show on the TV in my parent's room when I was little. It was always entertaining and I can never remember any arguments or yelling while it was on. I thought I'd post a few of my favorite clips from the show and think of happier times.
Ode To Joy - Beaker - The Muppet Show
Manamanah - The Muppet Show
Danny Boy - Beaker, Swedish Chef, Animal - The Muppet Show
I hope you enjoyed my little trip down memory lane. Take care of yourselves and have an awesome day!
Ode To Joy - Beaker - The Muppet Show
Manamanah - The Muppet Show
Danny Boy - Beaker, Swedish Chef, Animal - The Muppet Show
I hope you enjoyed my little trip down memory lane. Take care of yourselves and have an awesome day!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Happy Birthday Mr. Newton
Better Know A Fictional Character - Part 3 - The Apple
Today is the birthday of a great man of science. Sir Issac Newton was born on January 4 1643 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
Little did this intellectual giant realize that even as a child his greatness had been noticed by an unlikely source. There is a great evil in our world people. Something older and more ancient than mankind itself. The apple is no mere fruit. It is a sentient race of beings that have existed on our planet since prehistoric times. Back in the days of the dinosaurs there was a comet strike. This event led to the extinction of said dinosaurs. This was partly due to the catastrophic damage of the impact, dust cloud, nuclear winter, etc. However it was also due to what arrived in that comet. The cryogenically preserved seeds of a sentient race of fruit. They had existed on their own planet for millions of years. Their constant scheming and manipulation eventually led to the destruction of their sun, wiping out their entire solar system. Fortunately for them they foresaw this and sent the seeds of their race into space to seek out a new home world. Purely by chance this containment field wandered into our solar system and crashed into Earth. Their seeds grew into trees and birthed the first crop of Apples. They psychically fed on the last surviving dinosaurs gaining strength. Once mankind appeared they decided to use us to do their bidding.
The Apples are stealthy, and cunning so not much is known of their activities until the 1600's. They learned of Sir Issac Newton's work and decided to aid in mankind's knowledge of science. They studied him for many years. They watched and read his research and notes monitoring his progress until the day they finally decided to give him the push he needed.
One of them dropped onto his head and the theory of gravity was born. This of course was purely for their own good. Apples while brilliant and very much evolved over humans have no arms, legs, or hands to get things done. They therefore need us to carry out their schemes and plans. Even today they sit in silence plotting against us from their headquarters.
Their goal is simple, complete and total world domination. They make Hitler and the Nazis seem like philanthropists. They keep a tally of every one of their kind we eat, make into pies, or simply smash for fun and revenge will be theirs. The Apple Apocalypse is coming friends and it will change the world as we know it.
Knowledge is power! Thanks for stopping by to get educated on this serious problem. Take whatever steps necessary to prepare yourselves and your families for the battle to come, and have an awesome day!
Today is the birthday of a great man of science. Sir Issac Newton was born on January 4 1643 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
Little did this intellectual giant realize that even as a child his greatness had been noticed by an unlikely source. There is a great evil in our world people. Something older and more ancient than mankind itself. The apple is no mere fruit. It is a sentient race of beings that have existed on our planet since prehistoric times. Back in the days of the dinosaurs there was a comet strike. This event led to the extinction of said dinosaurs. This was partly due to the catastrophic damage of the impact, dust cloud, nuclear winter, etc. However it was also due to what arrived in that comet. The cryogenically preserved seeds of a sentient race of fruit. They had existed on their own planet for millions of years. Their constant scheming and manipulation eventually led to the destruction of their sun, wiping out their entire solar system. Fortunately for them they foresaw this and sent the seeds of their race into space to seek out a new home world. Purely by chance this containment field wandered into our solar system and crashed into Earth. Their seeds grew into trees and birthed the first crop of Apples. They psychically fed on the last surviving dinosaurs gaining strength. Once mankind appeared they decided to use us to do their bidding.
The Apples are stealthy, and cunning so not much is known of their activities until the 1600's. They learned of Sir Issac Newton's work and decided to aid in mankind's knowledge of science. They studied him for many years. They watched and read his research and notes monitoring his progress until the day they finally decided to give him the push he needed.
One of them dropped onto his head and the theory of gravity was born. This of course was purely for their own good. Apples while brilliant and very much evolved over humans have no arms, legs, or hands to get things done. They therefore need us to carry out their schemes and plans. Even today they sit in silence plotting against us from their headquarters.
Their goal is simple, complete and total world domination. They make Hitler and the Nazis seem like philanthropists. They keep a tally of every one of their kind we eat, make into pies, or simply smash for fun and revenge will be theirs. The Apple Apocalypse is coming friends and it will change the world as we know it.
Knowledge is power! Thanks for stopping by to get educated on this serious problem. Take whatever steps necessary to prepare yourselves and your families for the battle to come, and have an awesome day!
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