17 July 2006
My world was Flat
Last night we went to watch the fireworks from Weber State. This is a tradition we have been doing for many years. For that last 5 or 6 years we have avoided the traffic nightmare of campus and viewed the fireworks from either the Mount Ogden Golf Course or Wasatch Elementary School.This morning I had to change a flat tire on my truck before I drove into work. That was probably the most exciting that has happened all day unless you count the brown water coming from all the taps in the building. Oh well, I did surf a little today...
I was reading an article from Entertainment Weekly about the 'Top Sidekick of all time'. Out of the below pictures can you guess who the winner was?
[Chewbacca]
[Robin]
[Ed McMahon]
[George Costanza]
Did you cheat? Entertainment Weekly named Ed McMahon as the top sidekick. I would cancel my subscription but I don't subscribe. ARRRRUGEGGGEEEE!!! That's Wookie for recount!!!
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The space shuttle landed safely earlier today.
Discovery approaching the runway at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla
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I came across this NASA website that offers panoramic views of the moon missions.
[Apollo 17 - Last man on the moon]
[Apollo 11 - The First Man on the Moon]
These missions are one of mans greatest accomplishments.
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I found this cool poster for 'Spiderman 3'.
As soon as I find more information I will blog about it. But this is a great teaser.
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I came across this image of 'The Best Lightning'.
Sorry I did not save the link.
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When I was a kid my sister and I would ride our bikes over to a little store on 9th East in Provo. It was located across the street from where my dad's gas station is. I would save up my money so I could but an actual Matchbox car that came in a match box.
This is one of the many sweet rides of my youth. A Lotus Super Seven that flew like a bat out of he!!. Today I came across a website that showed many of those cars of my youth.
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What's it good for?
It is a crazy day, at work everything hit at once [like I thought it would].
My wife wrote an article for the paper and it included a picture of my son. Usually the reporters will submit a 'photo request' for a photographer to take pictures or 'art' of what the story is about. I have been to a couple places where my wife has been writing a story and the photographer is there too. Their paths hardly cross. This is true of this story too. The picture should never have run with the story but I was glad to see him anyway.
We are going to pick him up this evening. I get to eat at 'La Casita'. The best Mexican food on the planet, if not Utah county [and I live in Ogden!!!].
Last night we went and visited Pam Garrett and the Shreeves. Pam had us sit on her front porch during the visit. She could tell us about everyone on the street. She has lost 3/4 of her vision due to her high blood pressure and hypertension. She says it was brought on by the time we asked her to spend in the nursery. The Shreeve's home looks good. I have been in there 3 or 4 times in the last few years. Every new owner tears out the carpet and paints the walls. The Shreeves also replaced the kitchen cabinets and floor.
Today has been crazy, not a lot of time to surf....
I am concerned but the events that are happening in Gaza. The aggression is getting pretty bad. I hope that this won't turn into a full regional war. Between the bombings in India yesterday and the strike on the Beirut airport today that tinderbox is ready to burn and there are US troops right in the middle.
You can read more about it here.
After a serious topic like this the rest of the blog seems trivial. I guess viewing the world through this monitor can't be all fun and games.
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I read this article about 'The top 10 most expensive cars in the world'.
Hey when you go to buy one of these cars will you pick me up a new Camera, Artoo Potatoo, and a Hawaiian Shirt?
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I have had the same desktop image on my computer at work for the last seven years. I copied it to make the background image of this blog.
Today I read an article about the above experiment left on the moon during that visit that is still used today.
"Here's how it works: A laser pulse shoots out of a telescope on Earth, crosses the Earth-moon divide, and hits the array. Because the mirrors are 'corner-cube reflectors,' they send the pulse straight back where it came from... Back on Earth, telescopes intercept the returning pulse... The round-trip travel time pinpoints the moon's distance with staggering precision: better than a few centimeters out of 385,000 km, typically. Targeting the mirrors and catching their faint reflections is a challenge, but astronomers have been doing it for 35 years".
There is also a link in the article to a photo of a robot that should have been in the top ten of that stupid list from earlier this week.
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I've lost my keys. Now I'm 'Locked in Forever'.
I thought I had found a link to another classic Internet game that floated around a year-or-so ago. But alas I will have to post that link another day. This game is short but stubborn.
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Do you recognize this guy?
He made the documentary 'SUPER SIZE ME', One mans journey into the world of weight gain, health problems and fast food. Winner of 'Best Director Award' at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. If you haven't seen it watch it here.
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This photo took 1st Place in the 2005 Micro World photography competition.
[One insect was killed in the making of this photograph]
This gallery is pretty cool considering that awesome image I posted of Velcro received only a Honorable Mention.
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Today I found a cool Hawaiian Shirt.
Cartman hates Hippies!
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Today I came across another Photographer named Pete Seaward.
I googled him and saw hundreds of links to places to purchase hit posters. I really like is urban images, but he shoots a variety of themes.
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Here's another game.
At first I thought this was a blast from the past but then I realized this multiplayer version is not your fathers Asteroids.
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I'm cutting out early today. How many 'cools' was that?
Phi Alpha new guy!
My wife wrote an article for the paper and it included a picture of my son. Usually the reporters will submit a 'photo request' for a photographer to take pictures or 'art' of what the story is about. I have been to a couple places where my wife has been writing a story and the photographer is there too. Their paths hardly cross. This is true of this story too. The picture should never have run with the story but I was glad to see him anyway.
We are going to pick him up this evening. I get to eat at 'La Casita'. The best Mexican food on the planet, if not Utah county [and I live in Ogden!!!].
Last night we went and visited Pam Garrett and the Shreeves. Pam had us sit on her front porch during the visit. She could tell us about everyone on the street. She has lost 3/4 of her vision due to her high blood pressure and hypertension. She says it was brought on by the time we asked her to spend in the nursery. The Shreeve's home looks good. I have been in there 3 or 4 times in the last few years. Every new owner tears out the carpet and paints the walls. The Shreeves also replaced the kitchen cabinets and floor.
Today has been crazy, not a lot of time to surf....
I am concerned but the events that are happening in Gaza. The aggression is getting pretty bad. I hope that this won't turn into a full regional war. Between the bombings in India yesterday and the strike on the Beirut airport today that tinderbox is ready to burn and there are US troops right in the middle.
You can read more about it here.
After a serious topic like this the rest of the blog seems trivial. I guess viewing the world through this monitor can't be all fun and games.
-------------
I read this article about 'The top 10 most expensive cars in the world'.
Hey when you go to buy one of these cars will you pick me up a new Camera, Artoo Potatoo, and a Hawaiian Shirt?
-------------------
I have had the same desktop image on my computer at work for the last seven years. I copied it to make the background image of this blog.
Today I read an article about the above experiment left on the moon during that visit that is still used today.
"Here's how it works: A laser pulse shoots out of a telescope on Earth, crosses the Earth-moon divide, and hits the array. Because the mirrors are 'corner-cube reflectors,' they send the pulse straight back where it came from... Back on Earth, telescopes intercept the returning pulse... The round-trip travel time pinpoints the moon's distance with staggering precision: better than a few centimeters out of 385,000 km, typically. Targeting the mirrors and catching their faint reflections is a challenge, but astronomers have been doing it for 35 years".
There is also a link in the article to a photo of a robot that should have been in the top ten of that stupid list from earlier this week.
-------------------
I've lost my keys. Now I'm 'Locked in Forever'.
I thought I had found a link to another classic Internet game that floated around a year-or-so ago. But alas I will have to post that link another day. This game is short but stubborn.
-----------------
Do you recognize this guy?
He made the documentary 'SUPER SIZE ME', One mans journey into the world of weight gain, health problems and fast food. Winner of 'Best Director Award' at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. If you haven't seen it watch it here.
-----------------
This photo took 1st Place in the 2005 Micro World photography competition.
[One insect was killed in the making of this photograph]
This gallery is pretty cool considering that awesome image I posted of Velcro received only a Honorable Mention.
---------------
Today I found a cool Hawaiian Shirt.
Cartman hates Hippies!
---------------------
Today I came across another Photographer named Pete Seaward.
I googled him and saw hundreds of links to places to purchase hit posters. I really like is urban images, but he shoots a variety of themes.
---------------
Here's another game.
At first I thought this was a blast from the past but then I realized this multiplayer version is not your fathers Asteroids.
--------------
I'm cutting out early today. How many 'cools' was that?
Phi Alpha new guy!
Stormy JB MickeyD in SLC games - COOL
Well my oldest son spent the night last night at my parents home in Provo. He will be camp tonight and we will pick him up tomorrow. I hope he has a blast. I want to squeeze out of work early tomorrow but it looks like the log-jam is going to break free just in time. Murphy's Law.
I went surfing today.
One of the photoblog I frequent posted another 'Stormy Sea' picture today.
I feel like this sometimes. I can see the trouble rolling in, it is inevitable. I just have to wait until it hits and hope I miss the worst of the storm.
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I love Jack Black. One night several years ago I was watching Conan O'Brien and 'Tenacious D' was the musical guest.
I really like the songs they played on the show. I googled them the next day and have been a fan ever since. Be warned most of their songs are not family friendly, but I have managed to assemble mp3s and clips of them playing versions of their songs that are cleaned up a little.
JB has a new movie out called 'Nacho Libre'.
It is written and directed but the guy who did 'Napoleon Dynamite'. [No, I haven't seen Nacho yet.]
Now there is a game on the Internet inspired by the movie.
You can check it out here.
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I came across this photo site, called 'India Nature Watch', that allows people to post pictures taken in India.
[This is Mt Nanda Devi.]
"India Nature Watch is a non-commercial website that focuses on sharing the joy that nature has on offer. We welcome all nature lovers to join us in sharing that joy."
I mildly recommend that you take a look because you really have to dig around to find the good pix.
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I found this unique ad for McDonalds.
It uses the golden arches as a sundial. Am I the only one that notices ads like this and thinks they are cool? If you want my money, be clever and I will remember, don't just bury me in a mound of paper or assault my senses at every turn.
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A new study, by 'Sperlings Best Places', of the 250,000 theft complaints to the Federal Trade Commission last year names Salt Lake City as one of the 'Top 10 Cities to Have Your Identity Stolen'.
The Ten most risky cities for identity theft are as follows:
1) San Francisco
2) Seattle
3) Denver
4) San Jose
5) San Diego
6) Atlanta
7) Salt Lake City
8) Las Vegas
9) Sacramento
10) Phoenix
My sister reads my blog.
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This is a cool picture from 'Astronomy Picture of the Day'.
"Pictured above is our Sun in three colors of ultraviolet light. Since only active regions emit significant amounts of energetic ultraviolet light, most of the Sun appears dark. The colorful portions glow spectacularly, pinpointing the Sun's hottest and most violent regions."
I guess I should say this is a hot picture as opposed to a cool one.
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I found another cool listing in my travels today.
It lists every job Homer Simpson has had it also includes a reference to the corresponding episode. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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There is a really cool game that has been floating around the Internet for the last couple of years called 'Samorost'.
It takes place is a cool universe. As you click things there is a reaction and the game progresses. It you haven't played it yet you have been missing out.
Now there is a new game out very similar to Samorost called 'Wogger'.
Although this game is not as easy to figure out as its predecessor and the graphics are not as unique, I think you will enjoy figuring this one out too.
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Lastly, there were a series of video's that came out earlier this year about some Rube Goldberg type inventions from somewhere is Asia. Today I came across one I don't think I have seen before. Thought I would share.
That's all for today.
[How many times do I have to say 'cool'? Leave a comment with the total count. While you're at it throw in another word I can use in tomorrows blog.]
I went surfing today.
One of the photoblog I frequent posted another 'Stormy Sea' picture today.
I feel like this sometimes. I can see the trouble rolling in, it is inevitable. I just have to wait until it hits and hope I miss the worst of the storm.
------------
I love Jack Black. One night several years ago I was watching Conan O'Brien and 'Tenacious D' was the musical guest.
I really like the songs they played on the show. I googled them the next day and have been a fan ever since. Be warned most of their songs are not family friendly, but I have managed to assemble mp3s and clips of them playing versions of their songs that are cleaned up a little.
JB has a new movie out called 'Nacho Libre'.
It is written and directed but the guy who did 'Napoleon Dynamite'. [No, I haven't seen Nacho yet.]
Now there is a game on the Internet inspired by the movie.
You can check it out here.
-------------------
I came across this photo site, called 'India Nature Watch', that allows people to post pictures taken in India.
[This is Mt Nanda Devi.]
"India Nature Watch is a non-commercial website that focuses on sharing the joy that nature has on offer. We welcome all nature lovers to join us in sharing that joy."
I mildly recommend that you take a look because you really have to dig around to find the good pix.
----------------
I found this unique ad for McDonalds.
It uses the golden arches as a sundial. Am I the only one that notices ads like this and thinks they are cool? If you want my money, be clever and I will remember, don't just bury me in a mound of paper or assault my senses at every turn.
----------------
A new study, by 'Sperlings Best Places', of the 250,000 theft complaints to the Federal Trade Commission last year names Salt Lake City as one of the 'Top 10 Cities to Have Your Identity Stolen'.
The Ten most risky cities for identity theft are as follows:
1) San Francisco
2) Seattle
3) Denver
4) San Jose
5) San Diego
6) Atlanta
7) Salt Lake City
8) Las Vegas
9) Sacramento
10) Phoenix
My sister reads my blog.
-----------------
This is a cool picture from 'Astronomy Picture of the Day'.
"Pictured above is our Sun in three colors of ultraviolet light. Since only active regions emit significant amounts of energetic ultraviolet light, most of the Sun appears dark. The colorful portions glow spectacularly, pinpointing the Sun's hottest and most violent regions."
I guess I should say this is a hot picture as opposed to a cool one.
------------------
I found another cool listing in my travels today.
It lists every job Homer Simpson has had it also includes a reference to the corresponding episode. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
-------------------
There is a really cool game that has been floating around the Internet for the last couple of years called 'Samorost'.
It takes place is a cool universe. As you click things there is a reaction and the game progresses. It you haven't played it yet you have been missing out.
Now there is a new game out very similar to Samorost called 'Wogger'.
Although this game is not as easy to figure out as its predecessor and the graphics are not as unique, I think you will enjoy figuring this one out too.
-------------
Lastly, there were a series of video's that came out earlier this year about some Rube Goldberg type inventions from somewhere is Asia. Today I came across one I don't think I have seen before. Thought I would share.
That's all for today.
[How many times do I have to say 'cool'? Leave a comment with the total count. While you're at it throw in another word I can use in tomorrows blog.]
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