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Going to the Mat: Fun Stuff
Showing posts with label Fun Stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fun Stuff. Show all posts

Thursday, August 06, 2009

My Previous Reads

This is a list of the books I have read and posted on this blog. As new titles are added, this post will move up. Over time, I hope to get a review done for each one.

Updated 7/29/2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Previously Listened To:

This is a list of the CD's I have listened to and posted on this site. Over time, I hope to get my review of each disk posted. As this list is updated, I will be moving it to the top of the postings.

Updated 2/10/2009

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Seriously--VooDoo

The Mexican National Team has a seriously long list of injured first teamers in advance of the World Cup qualifier with the U.S. on Feb. 11 in very frigid Columbus.

They need so much help, they are turning to Voodoo--seriously?

I wonder what Sven-Goran Erickson thinks of this plan.

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Frak Me--A word bound for Webster's

The Education Wonks links to a story about Glen A. Larson's word creation and its popularity.

I love the new Battlestar Galactica and they use the word regularly for just about every purpose you could think of for the other f-bomb.

And you can't get censored for it.

This quote stuck out:
"I mean why are we not offended by 'frak' because it means exactly the same thing as the other thing?" said [actor Jamie] Bamber, who plays fighter pilot-turned-president Lee "Apollo" Adama. "So it raises questions about language and why certain words are offensive. Is it their meaning? ... Clearly it's not their meaning. Clearly it's literally their sound."
It is an interesting question of vocabulary and language.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Cool: Exoskeleton helps paralyzed man walk again.

Too cool for words.
The device, called ReWalk, is the brainchild of engineer Amit Goffer, founder of Argo Medical Technologies, a small Israeli high-tech company.

Something of a mix between the exoskeleton of a crustacean and the suit worn by comic hero Iron Man, ReWalk helps paraplegics -- people paralyzed below the waist -- to stand, walk and climb stairs.

Goffer himself was paralyzed in an accident in 1997 but he cannot use his own invention because he does not have full function of his arms.

The system, which requires crutches to help with balance, consists of motorized leg supports, body sensors and a back pack containing a computerized control box and rechargeable batteries.

The user picks a setting with a remote control wrist band -- stand, sit, walk, descend or climb -- and then leans forward, activating the body sensors and setting the robotic legs in motion.
Human ingenuity at its best.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Babe of the Week : Jessica Alba

For just having had a baby, WOW!!!Courtesy of FoxSports.com Photo Gallery

GodBlogCon Returns to Vegas

Something is just odd about a Christian blog conference being held in "Sin City."

But still, I think this is good.

Friday, July 04, 2008

A Military Funny

A Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine got into an argument as to which
service Was "the best." The arguing became so intense the four
servicemen failed to See an oncoming truck. They were struck and
killed instantly.

Soon the servicemen found themselves at the Pearly Gates where they
met St. Peter. They decided only he could be the ultimate source of
truth and honesty. So, the four asked him, "St. Peter, which Branch
of the United States Armed Forces is the best?" After a few moments he
replied that he could not answer that and would have to kick it up to
God for an answer the Next time he saw Him. Meanwhile, thank you for
your service on earth and welcome to Heaven.

Some time later the four see St. Peter and remind him of the question
they had asked when first entering Heaven. Suddenly a sparkling white
dove lands on St. Peter's shoulder. There is a note, glistening With
gold dust, in the dove's beak. "This must be the answer from the
Boss, let's see what it says."

He opens the note, trumpets blare, gold dust drifts into the air,
harps play Crescendos, and St. Peter reads aloud to the servicemen.


MEMORANDUM: FROM THE DESK OF THE ALMIGHTY.

TO: Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines.

SUBJ: WHICH MILITARY SERVICE IS BEST.

Gentlemen, all branches of the United States Armed Forces are
honorable and Noble. Each serves America well and with distinction.
Being servicemen in the United States Military represents a special
calling warranting special respect, tribute and dedication. Be proud
of that.

Sincerely, GOD, MCPO USN (Ret.)


For the uninitiated, MCPO stands for Master Chief Petty Officer, the highest enlisted rank in the NAVY.

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

LIVEBLOGGING THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS: JULY 2, 1776

Rick Moran is "liveblogging" the Continental Congress that produced the Declaration of Independence. From Rick's site:
Faithful readers of The House will recall that in previous years, my “Liveblogging the Battle of Gettysburg” occupied this site at around this time. Sadly, I have taken that project about as far as possible and declined to involve myself with it this year.But over the last months, several of you have urged me to “liveblog” an historical event using a similar premise – that the internet existed at the time and that I could then link to and comment on the event from the perspective that we were all living it rather than viewing it from afar.You asked for it. You got it. Let’s go to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 2, 1776 – the day that American Independence was literally willed into existence by the people of the United States through their representatives in the Continental Congress.
Could something as powerful and as profound as that historic meeting, or the Constitutional Convention that generated our Constitution have survived in the world of blogging and independent media?

I am not sure, but Moran's exercise is wonderful writing and scholarship. Seriously, go read it now.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

G-String Causes Eye Damage

and a lawsuit. It is not quite what you think, but it is sort of humorous nonetheless.

Via Drudge

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Milestones: 3,000th Post

That is this one. So I thought I would add a little funny to the post. Here is a Three-D sidewalk art by English artist Julian Beever, Politicians Meeting Their End.

For more of Beever's Art, go here.

Friday, March 14, 2008

Monday, March 10, 2008

Flying the SR-71

Thoughts on the flying the fastest plane ever made.From the mind of Lockheed's legendary Kelly Johnson and the "Skunkworks" it is hard to believe the plane is over 40 years old.
The SR-71 was the brainchild of Kelly Johnson, the famed Lockheed designer who created the P-38, the F-104 Starfighter, and the U-2. After the Soviets shot down Gary Powers' U-2 in 1960, Johnson began to develop an aircraft that would fly three miles higher and five times faster than the spy plane-and still be capable of photographing your license plate. However, flying at 2,000 mph would create intense heat on the aircraft's skin. Lockheed engineers used a titanium alloy to construct more than 90 percent of the SR-71, creating special tools and manufacturing procedures to hand-build each of the 40 planes. Special heat-resistant fuel, oil, and hydraulic fluids that would function at 85,000 feet and higher also had to be developed.

In 1962, the first Blackbird successfully flew, and in 1966, the same year I graduated from high school, the Air Force began flying operational SR-71 missions. I came to the program in 1983 with a sterling record and a recommendation from my commander, completing the week long interview and meeting Walter, my partner for the next four years. He would ride four feet behind me, working all the cameras, radios, and electronic jamming equipment. I joked that if we were ever captured, he was the spy and I was just the driver. He told me to keep the pointy end forward.
I like this funny little bit:
One day, high above Arizona, we were monitoring the radio traffic of all the mortal airplanes below us. First, a Cessna pilot asked the air traffic controllers to check his ground speed. 'Ninety knots,' ATC replied. A twin Bonanza soon made the same request. 'One-twenty on the ground,' was the reply. To our surprise, a navy F-18 came over the radio with a ground speed check. I knew exactly what he was doing. Of course, he had a ground speed indicator in his cockpit, but he wanted to let all the bug-smashers in the valley know what real speed was 'Dusty 52, we show you at 525 on the ground,' ATC responded. The situation was too ripe. I heard the click of Walter's mike button in the rear seat. In his most innocent voice, Walter startled the controller by asking for a ground speed check from 81,000 feet, clearly above controlled airspace. In a cool, professional voice, the controller replied, 'Aspen 20, I show you at 1,742 knots on the ground.' We did not hear another transmission on that frequency all the way to the coast.
In all the time since 1962, no plane has ever flown faster than the Blackbird. Pretty Amazing.

Hat Tip: The Instapundit.

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Lots of Accents

But which is her real one. from Althouse.

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Soccer Bloopers Video

Nothnig left to say.Soccer Bloopers Video . Best highlight, the referee who clotheslines a player and the player mockingly giving the Referee a Red Card.

Hilarious stuff.

You May be Addicted to Soccer If…

Courtesy of Laurie at the MLS BlogYou May be Addicted to Soccer If… . According to the point score I am just barely addicted. My wife still thinks I am normal, but I am not sure why.








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