Author Archives: James

Happy Birthday, ISS

Posted on November 20, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Happy Birthday, ISS

On November 20, 1998, the first segment of the ISS, the Zarya FGB, was launched into orbit on a Russian Proton rocket, and was followed two weeks later by the first of three ‘node’ modules, Unity, launched aboard STS-88.

Wikipedia Link

Posted in Because I Can, On This Day, Patriotic

RIP “Mr. Whipple”

Posted on November 19, 2014 by James| Comments Off on RIP “Mr. Whipple”

 

 

Mr. Whipple

Dick Wilson as Mr. Whipple with the Charmin.

Dick Wilson, born Riccardo DiGuglielmo (July 30, 1916 – November 19, 2007), was a British-born American character actor who played the role of finicky grocery store manager Mr. (George) Whipple in over 500 Charmin toilet paper television commercials (1965–1989, 1999).

Posted in Because I Can, The Little Screen (Television)

Happy Birthday, Calvin & Hobbes

Posted on November 18, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Calvin & Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes is a comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson, following the humorous antics of Calvin, an imaginative six-year old boy, and Hobbes, his energetic and sardonic—albeit stuffed—tiger. The pair are named after John Calvin, a 16th-century French Reformation theologian, and Thomas Hobbes, a 17th-century English political philosopher. The strip was syndicated daily from November 18, 1985 to December 31, 1995. At its height, Calvin and Hobbes was featured in over 2,400 newspapers worldwide. To date, more than 30 million copies of the 18 Calvin and Hobbes books have been printed.

Wikipedia Link

Posted in Because I Can, Humor, Literary

Oh, Crop!

Posted on November 17, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Oh, Crop!

Oh, Crop!

Posted in Humor

RIP Glen A. Larson

Posted on November 16, 2014 by James| Comments Off on RIP Glen A. Larson

Legendary TV creator Glen A. Larson has passed away at the age of 77 from esophageal cancer. He created the original Battlestar Galactica TV series, brought Buck Rogers to TV, and the kitschy ’80s hit Knight Rider and the less fortunate but cult favorite Manimal and Automan series.

Larsen was responsible for a great deal of you favorite TV series of the ’70s and ’80s, but he didn’t just work in scifi; he created other phenomenally popular shows like Magnum P.I., The Fall Guy and Quincy M.E., and he produced the 1977 Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series, for which we’re also grateful. Basically, he’s one of the greats, and all of television owes him a debt of gratitude. Of course, we’ll always be most thankful to him for Battlestar Galactica.

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

My Shelf

Posted on November 16, 2014 by James| Comments Off on My Shelf

My Shelf

Posted in Humor

Oh the Humanity!

Posted on November 15, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Oh the Humanity!

Oh the Humanity!

Posted in Critters, Humor

How bad can it really be?

Posted on November 14, 2014 by James| Comments Off on How bad can it really be?

How bad can it really be?

Posted in Humor

Someone was watching out…

Posted on November 13, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Someone was watching out…

This is the incredible moment two people were pulled alive from a car that had been almost entirely flattened by a shipping container falling on top of it.

Firefighters arriving at the scene in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province were convinced that nobody could have survived the shocking accident, which occurred when a lorry overturned and shed its load.

But they were amazed to discover that despite the vehicle being crushed into a barely recognizable shape, a woman could be heard calling for help from inside the twisted metal and giving the thumbs up through a tiny gap in the window to indicate both she and a male friend were somehow still alive.

A woman in a car crushed flat when a shipping container fell on top of it gives the thumbs up through a crack in the bodywork to indicate she is somehow still alive.

A woman in a car crushed flat when a shipping container fell on top of it gives the thumbs up through a crack in the bodywork to indicate she is somehow still alive.

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Posted in News, Planes Trains and Automobiles

Vodquila

Posted on November 13, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Vodquila

Vodquila

Posted in Food

Vacuuming

Posted on November 12, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Vacuuming

How to get a man to vacuum!

Posted in Gadgets, Humor

Salute the Troops – send them Slim Jim while you’re at it!

Posted on November 11, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Salute the Troops – send them Slim Jim while you’re at it!

Slim Jim - Salute the Troops

Edit: It was good while it lasted. All good things come to an end.

Posted in Because I Can, Patriotic

Veteran’s Day

Posted on November 11, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Veteran’s Day

Veteran's Day

Posted in Because I Can, Patriotic

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Posted on November 10, 2014 by James| Comments Off on The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Edmund FitzgeraldThe SS Edmund Fitzgerald, May 1975.

SS Edmund Fitzgerald was a cargo ship that sank suddenly during a gale storm on November 10, 1975, while on Lake Superior. The ship went down without a distress signal in 530 feet (162 m) of water at 46°59.9′N 85°6.6′W, in Canadian waters about 17 miles (15 nm; 27 km) from the entrance to Whitefish Bay. All 29 members of the crew perished. Gordon Lightfoot‘s hit song, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, helped make the incident the most famous marine disaster in the history of Great Lakes shipping.

Posted in Because I Can, On This Day

This Does NOT Equal THAT!

Posted on November 9, 2014 by James| Comments Off on This Does NOT Equal THAT!

THIS does NOT equal THAT

Posted in Humor

You Twit Face

Posted on November 8, 2014 by James| Comments Off on You Twit Face

You Twit Face

Posted in Humor

Basketball Mouth

Posted on November 7, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Basketball Mouth

Basketball Mouth

Posted in Critters, Humor

BioLock

Posted on November 6, 2014 by James| Comments Off on BioLock

BioLock BioLock with Finger

  • Your fingers are your keys! Just slide your finger to unlock instantly! Never worry about lost, stolen or forgotten keys anymore. Semiconductor slide sensor-based fingerprints or biometrics recognition technology.
  • Super large 10-fingerprint storage, allowing up to 10 users to use the lock (one administrator and another 9 persons). No computer needed.
  • Indoor use only. Powered by 2 AAA batteries. The lock retains all stored fingerprints even out of battery. Zinc alloy body and stainless steel shackle.
  • Prompt low battery warning. No worry of drained batteries.
  • Avoid costly rekeying or changing locks. Granting temporary access for specific users (employees or guests) that can be changed any time.

Website

Posted in Gadgets

Hot Dog

Posted on November 5, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Hot Dog

Hot Dog

Posted in Critters, Humor

We have had it with the two of you…

Posted on November 4, 2014 by James| Comments Off on We have had it with the two of you…

We have had it with the two of you...

Posted in Because I Can, Patriotic