tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35914571920471945472012-02-09T00:46:05.725-05:008^) BECKER'S BITZ!Editornoreply@blogger.comBlogger4601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-58346274784393494452012-02-05T01:40:00.000-05:002012-02-05T01:40:01.325-05:00Peek At Our FutureThe results shown here are typical of what you get from both private and public school students. I saw it over and over in the classroom for thirty years.
It does not get much better than this even after they finish high school and college.
What is worse is the lack of understanding how our government works by the general population.
But the general population will know who is who on "Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-44575309651675090772012-02-01T15:37:00.002-05:002012-02-01T15:37:57.048-05:00When Adam And Eve's Sons Decided To Get MarriedEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-52970734794654027602012-02-01T15:35:00.002-05:002012-02-01T15:35:53.767-05:00Snowmen SaleEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-84622822952295360132012-02-01T15:34:00.002-05:002012-02-01T15:34:46.902-05:0050 Years Change In EducationEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-87672324090890937712012-02-01T15:33:00.002-05:002012-02-01T15:33:26.723-05:00Rabbit CookoutEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-45876903782395375592012-02-01T15:32:00.003-05:002012-02-09T00:46:05.926-05:00Boneless Pork Rectums - Inverted!
An explanation HERE Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-39162301214918883822012-02-01T15:31:00.002-05:002012-02-01T15:31:28.173-05:00Newt Cross HereEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-10049367232091253842012-01-31T02:25:00.000-05:002012-01-31T02:25:22.369-05:00Firemen Fight Fire Knee Deep In Beer CansTEMPE, Ariz. -- Hundreds of empty beer cans and other debris made it difficult for firefighters to knock down a late-night house fire and probably cost a Tempe man his home.
Crews were called out to a house in the neighborhood southwest of University Drive and Mill Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Monday. The flames were already going strong inside the house when they got there.
When they opened the Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-20918207976867092832012-01-27T16:02:00.000-05:002012-01-27T16:02:34.715-05:00World War III Would Be Just the Beginning For NewtNewt Gingrich doesn’t just want to lay waste to his political enemies and a large part of the news media. The former House speaker and presidential hopeful wants to bomb a significant part of the planet, too.
Gingrich is on the record favoring American military intervention from North Korea to Lebanon. He recently threatened cyberwar with China and Russia. And on Monday, he called for an all-outEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-34754975296650991952012-01-27T15:34:00.000-05:002012-01-27T15:34:24.520-05:00I Had My Bi-annual Appointment With My Dental Hygienist Last WeekEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-37350077038533828352012-01-27T15:27:00.000-05:002012-01-27T15:27:29.580-05:00Reincarnation...Believe In It!Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-68245778893972977382012-01-27T15:24:00.000-05:002012-01-27T15:24:44.309-05:00We All DieEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-50820244383421756252012-01-27T15:20:00.000-05:002012-01-27T15:20:36.294-05:00Your Are Fired: 21 CEOs Landed $100M PlusLooking at these figures my mind keeps seeing them as in the hundred thousands so I have to force myself to see that they are in excess of hundred of millions.
I worked myself burning the candle at both ends and ruined my health only to see people like these having more money than they can possibly spend in five lifetimes. I really wonder at times if there is a way to "take it with you when Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-11370561724967988252012-01-23T21:11:00.000-05:002012-01-23T21:11:22.922-05:00Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Spoken WordI was raised in a Catholic environment and went through all the required steps. Then I moved out. During the next few years I became exposed to other religions and a whole lot more of life. Most of all I learned to think for myself. I eventually settled to become a Baptist but that too eventually did not satisfy my thinking.
Like the author/poet giving us his opinion below I too do not Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-57047998535848517692012-01-19T12:27:00.001-05:002012-01-19T12:33:23.343-05:00Newt's Ex-wife Tells All On NightLineShe said when Gingrich admitted to a six-year affair with a Congressional aide, he asked her if she would share him with the other woman, Callista, who is now married to Gingrich.
"And I just stared at him and he said, 'Callista doesn't care what I do,'" Marianne Gingrich told ABC News. "He wanted an open marriage and I refused."
Marianne described her "shock" at Gingrich's behavior, including Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-17545434937297031192012-01-19T12:02:00.000-05:002012-01-19T12:02:16.610-05:00GOP Primary RaceEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-24837168922848928022012-01-18T16:32:00.000-05:002012-01-18T16:32:01.116-05:00Knife In The FaceI cant help but wonder if the photo HERE is the same guy when he was in grade school?
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-44757380560274567322012-01-16T22:06:00.001-05:002012-01-17T00:16:14.779-05:00Man Hides 10-inch Pistol In His Rectum Smuggles It Into JailJACKSONVILLE, N.C. — Authorities say medical officials found no signs of injury during an exam of a Georgia man who is suspected of smuggling a handgun into a North Carolina jail in his rectum.
Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown told The Daily News of Jacksonville that a medical exam on Friday showed that 22-year-old Michael Leon Ward of Canton, Ga., had suffered no injuries.
Deputies said last Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-2844945920181040022012-01-16T20:56:00.000-05:002012-01-16T20:56:53.823-05:00Two Stop Motion Videos: Organizing Bookcase & The Joy Of BooksEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-65178742044997494652012-01-11T23:26:00.002-05:002012-01-11T23:26:55.837-05:00Global Warming Deniers Winter GamesEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-14631927126692537042012-01-11T20:26:00.000-05:002012-01-11T20:26:20.967-05:00Sample Job Description For Quality Assurance AssociateQA Associate (Quality assurance associate)
Job description:
Technician responsible for mechanical testing of toggle-controlled electrical contact devices.
Reality:
Job task: Manually flip a wall switch on and off repeatedly until it was switched on and off 500,000 times or until the switch breaks.
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-81901864342237422202012-01-08T18:26:00.000-05:002012-01-08T18:26:20.167-05:0030-story building built in 15 days (Construction time lapse)And here in the USA the replacements for the destroyed World Trade Center are still not finished.
What can you accomplish in 360 hours?
The Chinese sustainable building company, Broad Group, has yet attempted another impossible feat, building a 30-story tall hotel prototype in 360 hours, after building a 15-story building in a week earlier in 2011.
You may ask why in a hurry, and is it safe? Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-33895277147756988852012-01-07T17:33:00.000-05:002012-01-07T17:33:26.369-05:0018 foot long saltwater crocodile jumping straight up out of the watergiving a boatload ofAustralian tourists a moment they'll never forget.
So as if sharks were not enough reason here is an example of how you are not too safe being several feet away from a crocodile. I remember seeing video of one jumping almost completely up out of the water to get a dangling chicken.
Photographer Katrina Bridgeford took this amazing photograph of Brutus, a 5.5m (18 feet) Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-18597742297194882352012-01-02T01:15:00.000-05:002012-01-02T01:15:17.023-05:00Ram-Bunk-Shush by Bill DoggettEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-80956068466457530562011-12-24T00:06:00.002-05:002011-12-24T00:06:14.648-05:00Off For The HolidaysEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-7816838692884411602011-12-24T00:05:00.002-05:002011-12-24T00:05:38.190-05:00Done ShoppingEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-51895999222932409532011-12-24T00:04:00.002-05:002011-12-24T00:04:46.959-05:00Belly BumpEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-2331308936732780682011-12-23T23:59:00.001-05:002011-12-23T23:59:28.457-05:00Santa PleaseEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-18573575417868796422011-12-21T17:12:00.000-05:002011-12-21T17:12:22.328-05:00Financial CompensationEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-45006469917038924892011-12-18T20:50:00.002-05:002011-12-18T20:50:21.583-05:00Jenga Style Silo DemolitionEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-43449593240439671162011-12-17T23:00:00.002-05:002011-12-17T23:00:18.945-05:00Concrete Buffer Gone WildEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-59744821121007305662011-12-16T21:23:00.002-05:002011-12-16T21:23:44.362-05:00Un-Aired LOWE'S Commercial for "All-American Muslim"Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-51722160063864084302011-12-15T17:39:00.000-05:002011-12-15T17:39:14.884-05:00Husbands doing dishesEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-17360007438298379922011-12-10T20:05:00.002-05:002011-12-10T20:05:28.815-05:00Russian Burger King CommercialEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-87636074292698037722011-12-07T19:00:00.003-05:002011-12-08T17:03:14.193-05:00Mythbusters Cannonball Misfire - Jamie and Adam Survey Damage and ApologizeA "Mythbusters" TV experiment went horribly wrong when a cast iron cannonball hit two California homes before landing inside a minivan.
Mythbusters hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage were reportedly attempting to calculate how fast a cannonball would travel when it misfired and shot hundreds of feet in the air.
The cannonball was supposed to go through several barrels of water and through a Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-58989535763154089362011-12-06T16:19:00.000-05:002011-12-06T16:19:09.790-05:00Pop Phone Handset for those that like old phones but have new phonesI'm right there with that. I like the new phones but I still want to have the former handset style phone to use. This solves the problem but then it presents a problem when you are out and about. It would be perfect for use at home. And it comes in a wide selection of colors.
Looking for this under my tree...if it would would work with my phone. There's not much detail about what phone it Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-83050068839601411662011-12-05T22:14:00.002-05:002011-12-05T22:14:54.787-05:00No Hell Nor Heaven Priest ExplainsEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-47807980000949237472011-12-03T13:17:00.001-05:002011-12-03T13:29:25.932-05:00Happy Holidays Word OriginsThe extremists that cry foul so loudly about those saying "Happy Holidays" need to get educated.
The word holiday is an evolution (OMG another word of horror...evolution!) of the words holy days.
So I hope everyone has a Happy Holiday season and may there be many holiday presents under your holiday trees. Worship the religion of your choice during this Pagan holiday season when the Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-51241957209577546962011-12-01T21:33:00.002-05:002011-12-01T21:33:19.847-05:00Science Bob On Live! With KellyVoice changes, static electricity, chemicals
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-83855338310639253042011-11-30T11:59:00.000-05:002011-11-30T11:59:15.459-05:00Rescued Cage-Raised Beagles Taste Freedom For the First Time72 beagles arrived in Los Angeles last week, after they'd been saved by the Animal Rescue, Media and Education's (ARME) Beagle Freedom Project. On its web site, the Beagle Freedom Project describes itself as a "mission to rescue beagles used in animal experimentation in research laboratories and give them a chance at life in a loving forever home." Huffington Post writer Laura Hibbard spells out Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-64572473813925235042011-11-30T11:56:00.000-05:002011-11-30T11:56:15.732-05:00Stress Free HolidaysConsider these less-material ways to celebrate the holiday with your loved ones:
1. Spend time together.
2. Make charitable donations.
3. Exchange good deeds.
4. Protect the environment.
5. Volunteer.
6. Enjoy nature.
7. Have a holiday potluck.
8. Admire holiday decor.
9. Join in community celebrations.
10. Celebrate simple pleasures.
Read the details at the link:
http://Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-4543104744152817672011-11-30T02:35:00.002-05:002011-11-30T02:35:54.118-05:00The Pig and the Cookie ChallengeOrmie loves cookies. Not a problem for the pig. But get a cookie turns out to be a real challenge .
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-29002496947055096702011-11-29T20:48:00.000-05:002011-11-29T20:48:35.924-05:00Two Mountain Coaster Rides (Europe and U.S)
Cranmore Mountain Coaster - North Conway, NH
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-39824970509622691782011-11-24T02:22:00.000-05:002011-11-24T02:22:45.624-05:00Kids Flour Avalanche VideoThe general consensus is the video is a set up and I have to agree with it.
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-65470360014360345412011-11-22T13:02:00.002-05:002011-11-22T13:02:39.061-05:00Kitten Born Blind and His First ToysEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-39033603280982314152011-11-21T21:26:00.003-05:002011-11-21T21:27:46.574-05:00Enjoy One of the Strange Phenomena of NatureEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-51144232751573197422011-11-21T02:22:00.000-05:002011-11-21T02:22:08.458-05:00Overdose On Sweet OwlsEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-58372740504564603592011-11-17T14:08:00.000-05:002011-11-17T14:08:24.887-05:00Auditory IllusionPlay the following video a few times in a row, and you’ll notice the scale continuing to rise in pitch, despite the fact that the same sound file is playing over and over. This proves how powerful selective hearing can be; we literally hear what we want to hear:
To replay repeatedly keep your mouse in the bottom left corner and click on the replay symbol located there. I had more success by Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-4043739089885200232011-11-17T02:06:00.000-05:002011-11-17T02:06:09.652-05:00Health Insurance and Pre-existing ConditionsThe way it is now:
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-9669947209308981922011-11-17T02:02:00.000-05:002011-11-17T02:02:27.541-05:00Staring ContestShe just stood there in the corner staring at me.
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-32587816696984498492011-11-16T13:53:00.000-05:002011-11-16T13:53:14.029-05:00Punk Rock BarbieThere's a new Barbie doll this season that is stirring up some controversy. Other than the clothing she comes with there is the large tattoo on her back and arm.Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-54980398421786410862011-11-15T14:56:00.000-05:002011-11-15T14:56:28.973-05:00Draw A Stickman - FunInteractive fun for all ages
http://www.drawastickman.com/
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-87848981792238962492011-11-14T13:31:00.000-05:002011-11-14T13:31:14.278-05:00Cockroaches On The Plane!Personally I think I could deal with snakes on a plane better than cockroaches. You will have to deal with one of those ubiquitous ads first.
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-50966796700775076252011-11-14T12:56:00.005-05:002011-11-14T15:36:06.946-05:00Video of the Earth as seen from International Space StationI re-edited this post to put up a stable player of the video than what I originally posted.
I was mostly fascinated by the view of the lightning and the Aurora Borealis from overhead and note the movement of the station's solar panels tracking to capture the sunlight.
Time-lapse images taken over 200 miles above Earth have been edited together to produce a mesmerising video of our planet.
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-78275778157356544872011-11-13T21:03:00.000-05:002011-11-13T21:03:14.372-05:00Michele Bachmann Says If You Are Unemployed, You Should StarveDuring a speech at the Family Research Council (November 7,2011) in Washington, Michele Bachmann bashed the unemployed in perhaps the most heartless way possible. After vowing to weaken social safety net programs such as Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, and unemployment benefits, Bachmann said that if you are currently not working, you should not be eating.
“Our nation needs to stop doingEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-2055690378572416872011-11-12T00:57:00.002-05:002011-11-12T00:57:49.657-05:00Siri and FurbyEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-88176101573986121202011-11-09T16:45:00.000-05:002011-11-09T16:45:39.158-05:00Teacher Said vs Student HeardI recently caught this item by one EVERETT BRACKEN that hits close to home to me so I decided to share it with you:
Recently in class I explained, very thoroughly, an assignment that was due soon. About an hour after class I received a text from one of my students that said: “What are we supposed to do for that assignment?” I simply responded: “Please withdraw from my class.” (In my head I did, Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-62623111778072809752011-11-06T16:37:00.000-05:002011-11-06T16:37:55.911-05:00Earthquake Damage In OklahomaThousands of historical artworks were destroyed at the Etch-A-Sketch Museum due to the earthquake and the aftershocks. Here is a view of some of the damage:Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-86927870404069767712011-11-06T16:30:00.000-05:002011-11-06T16:30:55.920-05:00Choosing Your ReligionWorth a look and a hootSent to me by someone that found it on http://www.holytaco.com/ This is a slightly cleaned up/modified versionEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-59203465124580135372011-11-04T13:27:00.000-05:002011-11-04T13:27:15.752-05:00How To Tell Your Sushi Is Really FreshEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-56009370924952691022011-11-04T10:14:00.000-05:002011-11-04T10:14:27.051-05:00TWM (Texting While Marrying)What does this say about the importance of the moment?Click on the picture or the link below the picture to view the video.
Biertijd.com // Media » Wedding MessageEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-86869778351730792672011-11-01T13:07:00.000-05:002011-11-01T13:07:39.971-05:00Pumpkin Carving SimplifiedCut partway through the outer rind and doe this:
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-88154441601611330842011-10-28T00:32:00.000-05:002011-10-28T00:32:07.593-05:00Man Grabs Crab; Crab Get RevbengeEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-56060653084381863852011-10-25T23:13:00.001-05:002011-10-25T23:14:32.305-05:00Another 9-Year-Old Designated DriverI guess if one person can have their child be a designated driver it must be a good idea. (LINK to previous event)
For the second time this month, authorities have charged a father with allowing his 9-year-old child to be a designated driver.
Nathan Walter Sikkenga, 31, of Gillette, Wyo., told troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol in Orlando on Saturday that he and his wife “were under the Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-84052021982081229042011-10-25T17:49:00.002-05:002011-10-25T17:54:24.386-05:00Who Are The One Per Cent?Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world
AS PROTESTS against financial power sweep the world this week, science may have confirmed the protesters' worst fears. An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies, mainly banks, with disproportionate power over the global economy.
The study's assumptions haveEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-91331843305735239732011-10-19T01:29:00.000-05:002011-10-19T01:29:22.289-05:00Drunk Dad's Nine Year Old Daughter Is His Designated Driver"I got a designated driver," he says. "Nine years old. Nine. Dad, drinking. Listen, we're leaving, and she's driving." The girl says, "And I parked." Grant said Weimer was "argumentative" with the arresting officers, saying it was his right to teach his daughter how to drive. He was charged with second-degree child abuse, a felony that could bring a four-year sentence.
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-3048835108034121582011-10-19T01:28:00.000-05:002011-10-19T01:28:10.719-05:00Baby's Getting Coordinated SlowlyEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-71802827500602293652011-10-13T20:36:00.000-05:002011-10-13T20:36:33.721-05:00Are We Raising The iPad Generation?Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-42633043312527978452011-10-11T16:14:00.000-05:002011-10-11T16:14:15.317-05:00Mountain bike rider gets ambushed by an antelopeEvan van der Spuy is fortunate not to have been seriously injured, or worse, when a red hartebeest sprung from the brush and head-butted him off his bike during a weekend competition at Albert Falls Dam in South Africa. The amazing incident was captured on video by another rider who was wearing a helmet cam. (Warning: Video contains a brief expletive after the collision.)
Red hartebeests, a Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-25986961388067777892011-10-01T10:56:00.000-05:002011-10-01T10:56:25.577-05:00Cat's Map Of The BedEd Inoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-41275587804379422692011-09-30T22:10:00.000-05:002011-09-30T22:10:22.754-05:00Selling Yourself on the StreetEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-30152644930873374662011-09-27T22:37:00.002-05:002011-09-27T22:37:31.964-05:00Slinky Drop In Slow Motion Science ExplainedEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-7318187817743375602011-09-25T20:46:00.001-05:002011-09-25T20:49:29.609-05:00Pan Am's Stewardess's On Friendlier SkiesI remember the era the new TV series is supposed to depict. Well not exactly like they will be showing on the TV series but a time when it was a joy to deal with airport parking, getting your ticket/boarding pass (they were both one and the same back then) and flying.
A flight from Atlanta to Pittsburgh included a full meal even though the time to serve it and put all up afterwards took up all Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-50042142927837609892011-09-20T13:21:00.002-05:002011-09-20T13:25:32.893-05:00Teen Lands 800 Pound 'GatorAfter the commercial
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-47420094933017907452011-09-18T21:23:00.002-05:002011-09-18T21:23:54.877-05:00What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Fransisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-48349656155097652252011-09-14T21:45:00.000-05:002011-09-14T21:45:17.553-05:00Bear Movie Part 1The other parts can be linked to from the final screen shot:
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-48388446231587926472011-09-13T22:29:00.000-05:002011-09-13T22:29:06.790-05:00Too Hot To Fish..The Full StoryFirst of all here's a bit of the article as it appeared in the newspaper:Kirk, who is known in this neck of the woods as an expert at training beagles to run rabbits, said he fishes most days at Lake Oconee, especially around the Dyar Pasture area of Greene County.
On the morning of July 12, Kirk went to the lake and set trot lines for catfish, which he planned to check the following morning. He Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-55046030770556141352011-09-13T14:05:00.002-05:002011-09-13T14:05:44.414-05:00Day's ruinedEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-31669952032719202412011-09-13T13:55:00.000-05:002011-09-13T13:55:37.054-05:00Blind Man Uses An ATM For The First TimeBlind film critic Tommy Edison shows us what it's like for him to use this ATM machine for the first time.
Website: http://blindfilmcritic.com
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/my3qtK
Twitter: http://bit.ly/m55jpn
YouTube Subscribe: http://bit.ly/kNNM0ZEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-60477118288336067562011-09-12T11:21:00.001-05:002011-09-12T12:34:16.948-05:00How far away is tomorrow? It's closer than you think.And a minute away is longer distance than a week.
This was too much and way too early for me to wrap my head around today but this is the kind of stuff that simplifies physics for many.
A lot more similar minute physics videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/minutephysics#g/pEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-6738624389077854432011-09-09T19:58:00.000-05:002011-09-09T19:58:26.753-05:00Astronauts Flew Jet To Moon?http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/09/apollo_17/Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-10970674688049397552011-09-08T17:13:00.001-05:002011-12-07T21:31:18.966-05:00Best Bookbag/Backpack EverIt has a reptilian look that might keep the other kids at bay in the crowded halls...or get the kid attacked.
This has a look that makes me want one. I can see my connecting oxygen line leading from the portable oxygen tank in the backpack on my back. If people don't already sneak a look at me now when I am out and about they sure will with this bag.
You can get one HEREEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-63914416566662513952011-09-08T12:53:00.000-05:002011-09-08T12:53:19.590-05:00What teachers really want to tell parentsRon Clark, author of "The End of Molasses Classes: Getting Our Kids Unstuck -- 101 Extraordinary Solutions for Parents and Teachers," has been named "American Teacher of the Year" by Disney and was Oprah Winfrey's pick as her "Phenomenal Man." He founded The Ron Clark Academy, which educators from around the world have visited to learn
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(CNN) -- This summer, I met a principal who was recently Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-83275398971377900072011-09-07T23:23:00.000-05:002011-09-07T23:23:51.187-05:00Somewhere Over The Rainbow sung by Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole with LyricsIsrael "IZ" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kaˌmakaˌʋiwoˈʔole]; May 20, 1959 - June 26, 1997) was a Hawaiian musician.
He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993. His medley of "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World" was subsequently featured in several films, television programs, and commercials. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-80003225038230316182011-09-04T16:39:00.000-05:002011-09-04T16:39:59.990-05:00NASA internet tool to explore the solar system(Works for Windows and Mac)
Introduction video follows this brief description
NASA is giving the public the power to journey through the solar system using a new interactive Web-based tool.
The "Eyes on the Solar System" interface combines video game technology and NASA data to create an environment for users to ride along with agency spacecraft and explore the cosmos. Screen graphics and Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-56869724862315642632011-09-01T16:03:00.000-05:002011-09-01T16:03:14.574-05:00Flat Tax
The idea of a “Flat Tax,” a single-rate tax to replace the existing progressive personal income tax, corporate income tax and estate tax, was first proposed in a 1983 book by Robert Hall and Alvin Rabushka.
The Flat Tax authors wrote that it “will be a tremendous boon to the economic elite”1 and also admitted that “it is an obvious mathematical law that lower taxes on the successful will have Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-28816722475504381692011-08-31T20:09:00.000-05:002011-09-01T11:06:25.957-05:00The News According To Jersey Shore SnookiI now have seen it all. Now you can see Snooki, the Jersey Shore Bimbo, report the news streaming on http://www.cambio.com/news/snooki-news
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-8940663825642179742011-08-31T15:48:00.000-05:002011-08-31T16:00:23.433-05:00CEO Rewards for Tax Dodging
I had just been watching one of those "newz" opinionator programs that had a scroll going across the bottom of the screen saying that corporations were ready to cut back over 51,000 jobs - and then I saw this when I came over to the computer:
Remember this: The Supreme court ruled that corporations are the same as people. Therefore the corporations can donate as much as they want to politicalEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-28060489246002869602011-08-30T17:20:00.000-05:002011-08-30T17:20:35.282-05:00Pendulum WavesWhat it shows: Fifteen uncoupled simple pendulums of monotonically increasing lengths dance together to produce visual traveling waves, standing waves, beating, and random motion. One might call this kinetic art and the choreography of the dance of the pendulums is stunning! Aliasing and quantum revival can also be shown.
I'd like to view it from above.
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-83300869295855692652011-08-29T11:23:00.000-05:002011-08-29T11:23:02.463-05:00Adult Children Sue For 'Bad Mothering'
Adult children’s ‘bad mothering’ lawsuit dismissed
BY STEVE SCHMADEKE
Chicago Tribune
First published Aug 27 2011 07:01PM
Updated Aug 28, 2011 12:06AM
Chicago • Raised in a $1.5 million Barrington Hills, Ill., home by their attorney father, two grown children have spent the last two years pursuing a unique lawsuit against their mom for "bad mothering" that alleges damages caused when she Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-37851254374564452242011-08-26T23:55:00.001-05:002011-09-02T09:17:18.920-05:00NYT Classical Music Reviewer Outraged Over Guy With Oxygen TankThe New York Times sent James Oestreich to review a free Mozart Concert at Avery Fisher Hall a few weeks ago. How was the concert? Don't ask James Oestreich! He spent the bulk of his review complaining about the presence that some selfish jerk with an oxygen tank.
James Oestreich's review:
I hesitate to delve further into details of the performances, because I was thoroughly distracted Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-46995854115647980862011-08-26T23:03:00.000-05:002011-08-26T23:03:37.960-05:00Time-Lapse Video of the building of the 9/11 MemorialEarthCam/National September 11 Memorial & Museum
This time-lapse video shows the 9/11 memorial being constructed from 2004 to 2011. The memorial is set to open on the attack anniversary.
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-92152715325936531692011-08-26T16:59:00.000-05:002011-08-26T16:59:25.447-05:00Miss An Email ? - Get Ousted From UniversityAs we move faster and faster towards being a paperless society, electronic communication, like email, is becoming increasingly important. One would-be San Jose State University freshman found that out the hard way.
Hanaroo Kim showed up to freshmen orientation at SJSU only to find out that he had been un-enrolled.
Video explanation follows but will have to deal with ads:
LINK to more detailEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-13278135467924250242011-08-25T21:39:00.000-05:002011-08-25T21:39:13.386-05:00Milky Way Time LapseI never get tired of watching stuff like this
Expand it to full screen to experience it in your heart
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-66187383236418992502011-08-25T20:19:00.000-05:002011-08-25T20:19:22.835-05:00Back To School Clean UnderwearEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-73987459463366757052011-08-25T13:45:00.000-05:002011-08-25T13:45:54.296-05:00Guess Who Got A Credit Card?Ahhh, the things people put on Facebook.
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-26317035643596157602011-08-23T22:55:00.002-05:002011-08-23T22:55:56.670-05:00Orangutan Learned BehaviorEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-2065243282159784152011-08-21T16:39:00.000-05:002011-08-21T16:39:41.590-05:00Tampons For BoysTwo young boys walked into a store one day, picked out a box of tampons and proceeded to the checkout.
The cashier asked the older boy, "Son, how old are you?"
"Eight," the boy replied.
The cashier continued, "Do you know what these are used for?"
The boy replied, "not exactly, but they aren't for me. They're for him. He's my brother. He's four. We saw on the TV that if you use these you wouldEd Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-59967288784317411862011-08-21T00:09:00.000-05:002011-08-21T00:09:58.854-05:00Exorcise The DevilSlow or difficult to load this one. Suggest you pause it when it starts and wait for it to finish loading. It is well worth the wait.
Ed Inoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591457192047194547.post-27952134423440975932011-08-20T23:22:00.002-05:002011-08-21T15:38:45.174-05:00movies make life easier for us by usually stopping in the middleAn exerpt from a review by Roger Ebert of the current movie titled "One Day" starring Anne Hathaway:"The film is carefully crafted to make even its sad moments seem not all that bad, and it modulates its progress toward happiness without unseemly haste. Every single joyous love story ends in death if you follow it long enough. The movies make life easier for us by usually stopping in the middleEd Inoreply@blogger.com0