Monthly Archives: January 2013

RIP A. A. Milne

Alan Alexander Milne, also known as A. A. Milne, was a British author, best known for his books about the teddy bear, Winnie-the-Pooh, and for various children’s poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work.

A. A. Milne

Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882 – January 31, 1956)

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How bad is Detroit?

Tail Gunner on a Budweiser Truck

SysAdmin

SysAdmin

In Remembrance – Space Shuttle Challenger & Crew

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its flight after an O-ring seal in its right solid rocket booster (SRB) failed at liftoff.

Challenger STS-51 at Launch

Challenger launches on its final mission, STS-51.

Challenger STS-51 Crew

The crew of STS-51. Front row, from left to right: Smith, Scobee, and McNair. Back row, from left to right: Onizuka, McAuliffe, Jarvis, and Resnik.

Challenger STS-51 Mission Patch

STS-51 mission patch.

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Run DOS Run

Run DOS Run

SuperBowl XLVII

02 / 03 / 13 – SuperBowl XLVII

SupwerBowl XLVII

The Battle of the Brothers:  John vs. Jim Harbaugh!

According to mainstream media, this comes down to this matchup:

Flacco / Lewis / Harbaugh vs. Kaepernick / Willis / Harbaugh

Guess these 6 guys need to show up, the rest can sit on the sidelines and drink!

How Bad Is The Economy?

How Bad is the Economy?

He Has Your Wallet

He Has Your Wallet

Happy Birthday, Ray Stevens

Ray Stevens (born Harold Ray Ragsdale) is an American country music and pop singer-songwriter known for his novelty songs. His two most-popular songs are “Everything Is Beautiful” and “The Streak”.

Ray Stevens

Harold Ray Ragsdale (January 24, 1939 – )

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AVP Chess

AVP Chess

A Challenger Appears

A Challenger Appears

Happy Birthday, Benny Hill

Alfred Hawthorn Hill, better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English comic, actor & singer, best known for his television program, The Benny Hill Show. Since its debut in 1955 his television show has been sold to over 140 countries worldwide, with viewership in the billions.

Benny Hill

Alfred Hawthorn Hill (January 21, 1924 – April 20, 1992)

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Really?!

That's the sperm that won?

Happy Birthday, Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short story writer, editor, critic and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of the macabre, Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction and crime fiction. He is also credited with contributing to narrative forms of the emergent science fiction genre.

Edgar Allan Poe

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RIP “Curly”

Jerome "Curly" Howard

Curly Howard (October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952)

Jerome Lester “Jerry” Horwitz, better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian, part of the “3 Stooges.”

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Happy Birthday, A. A. Milne

Alan Alexander Milne, also known as A. A. Milne, was a British author, best known for his books about the teddy bear, Winnie-the-Pooh, and for various children’s poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work.

A. A. Milne

Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882 – January 31, 1956)

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Women’s Monopoly

Women's Monopoly

Say People!

Say People!

Johnston’s Chameleon

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Two tiny baby chameleons have hatched from eggs at Exmoor Zoo. The three horned Johnston’s chameleons are just 3cm long and are thought to be the first of their species to hatch in captivity in the UK.

They are identical miniatures of their parents who were rescued from an illegal shipment which was on its way to the Czech Republic.

They are now being fed gourmet meals of fruit flies and just-hatched crickets. At the moment they’re around the size of a 10p piece when curled up but they can grow to 30 cm or more.

Happy Birthday, Gilligan

Bob Denver

Robert Osbourne “Bob” Denver (January 9, 1935 – September 2, 2005)

Robert Denver was an American comedic actor best known for his role as Willy “Gilligan” Gilligan on the television series Gilligan’s Island.

In later life it was rumored that he hated being known as “Gilligan,” but he’ll always be Gilligan to most of us.

In tribute to a wonderful set of memories, my picture is subtle, “Gilligan”-esce, but with style.

I hope he wouldn’t mind.