Monthly Archives: July 2015

A shark eating…

Posted on July 18, 2015 by James| Comments Off on A shark eating…

a_shark_eating

Posted in Critters, Humor

Juggler

Posted on July 17, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Juggler

juggler

Posted in Humor

Dear Alcohol

Posted on July 16, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Dear Alcohol

dear_alcohol

Posted in Humor

Smallest Network Cable ever

Posted on July 15, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Smallest Network Cable ever

smallest_network_cable

Posted in Gadgets, Humor

Nailed It

Posted on July 14, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Nailed It

nailed_it

Posted in Humor

Happy Birthday, Han Solo/Dr. Jones!

Posted on July 13, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Han Solo/Dr. Jones!

 Solo! Hay lapa no ya, Solo!

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford (July 13, 1942 – )

Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, John Book in Witness and Jack Ryan in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. His career has spanned six decades and includes roles in several Hollywood blockbusters, including Presumed Innocent, The Fugitive, Air Force One, and What Lies Beneath. At one point, four of the top six box-office hits of all time included one of his roles. Five of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry.

In 1997, Ford was ranked No. 1 in Empire‘s “The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time” list. As of July 2008, the United States domestic box office grosses of Ford’s films total over US$3.5 billion, with worldwide grosses surpassing $6 billion, making Ford the third highest grossing U.S. domestic box-office star. Ford is the husband of actress Calista Flockhart.

Posted in The Big Screen

Blinky Things

Posted on July 12, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Blinky Things

blinky_things

Posted in Humor, Planes Trains and Automobiles

Cat Coaching…

Posted on July 11, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Cat Coaching…

Posted in Critters, Humor

Tequila = Salad

Posted on July 11, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Tequila = Salad

tequila

Posted in Because I Can, Food, Humor

Former Raiders QB Ken Stabler dies at 69

Posted on July 10, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Former Raiders QB Ken Stabler dies at 69

According to his family’s announcement Thursday, Super Bowl-winning Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken “The Snake” Stabler died at the age of 69. He was nicknamed “The Snake” for his elusiveness on the field, and played 184 NFL games for the Raiders, Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. Stabler was the 1974 NFL Most Valuable Player, and led the league in touchdown passes in 1974 and 1976. Former Oakland head coach John Madden said in a statement, “If I had one drive to win a game to this day, and I had a quarterback to pick, I would pick Kenny,”

Posted in News, Sports

Cat Pong

Posted on July 10, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Cat Pong

cat_pong

(simulated, of course)

Posted in Critters, Humor

Timber Wolf

Posted on July 9, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Timber Wolf

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This is Olav the Wolf, a sculpture made from scrap lumber by Copenhagen artist Thomas Dambo. It was commissioned for the Copenhell 2015 music festival. They asked him to make a large, evil wolf, so he made it appear as if it were emerging from the underworld- and named it after a friend who helped him build it. The sculpture had lights inside, so it glowed red during the entire festival. Then by tradition, it was torched on the final night of the festival.

olav_the_timberwolf_fire

Posted in Because I Can, Critters

Still Less Complicated

Posted on July 9, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Still Less Complicated

still_less_complicated

Posted in Humor

RIP Ernest Borgnine

Posted on July 8, 2015 by James| Comments Off on RIP Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine (January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012)

Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino) was an American film and television actor whose career spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the 1950s, winning an Oscar in 1955 for Marty. On television, he played Quinton McHale in the 1962–1966 series McHale’s Navy and co-starred in the mid-1980s action series Airwolf, in addition to a wide variety of other roles. Borgnine was also known for his role as Mermaid Man in the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Borgnine earned an Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the series ER.

 

Posted in The Big Screen, The Little Screen (Television)

STS-135 launch

Posted on July 8, 2015 by James| Comments Off on STS-135 launch

Space shuttle Atlantis launches for the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station in the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff was at 11:29 a.m. (EDT) on July 8, 2011. Astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists, were on board.

STS-135 launch

 

Posted in Because I Can, Patriotic, Planes Trains and Automobiles

To Quote David S. Broder

Posted on July 7, 2015 by James| Comments Off on To Quote David S. Broder

David Salzer Broder (September 11, 1929–March 9, 2011), was an American journalist, writing for The Washington Post for over 40 years. He also was an author, television news show pundit, and university lecturer.

  • Anybody that wants the presidency so much that he’ll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office.
    • ‘Washington Post’ 18 July 1973, p. A 25

Posted in Humor

Seems to be a thing these days…

Posted on July 7, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Seems to be a thing these days…

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Posted in Planes Trains and Automobiles

Happy Birthday, Merv Griffin

Posted on July 6, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Merv Griffin

Merv GriffinThe answer is Merv Griffin. The question could be just about anything.

Mervyn Edward “Merv” Griffin, Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was an American singer, talk-show host, composer, mogul, philanthropist and puzzle fan who created the long-running hit game shows of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.

Wikipedia Link

Posted in The Little Screen (Television)

Star Spangled Banner played on Eight Floppy Drives

Posted on July 5, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Star Spangled Banner played on Eight Floppy Drives

Posted in Because I Can, Humor, Patriotic

Haiku by a Robot

Posted on July 5, 2015 by James| Comments Off on Haiku by a Robot

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At the tender age of 9, Nathan Beifuss of California showed that his creation, aptly titled “Haiku by a Robot,” fulfilled all of the requirements of a haiku, namely that it has a five-seven-five syllable structure and that it makes no sense whatsoever. Genius!

Posted in Humor, Literary