Author Archives: James

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.

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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

RIP Michael Crichton

Posted on November 4, 2014 by James| Comments Off on RIP Michael Crichton

John Michael Crichton, M.D., (October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008 ) is best known as the author of Jurassic Park and the creator of NBC’s ER.

Crichton’s books have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide. He was the author of The Andromeda Strain, Congo, Disclosure, Rising Sun, Timeline, State of Fear, Prey, and Next. He was most famous for being the author of Jurassic Park, and its sequels.

His most recent novel, Next, about genetics and law, was published in December 2006.

He had won an Emmy, a Peabody and a Writer’s Guild of America Award for ER.

Posted in Because I Can, Literary, On This Day

I got fired!

Posted on November 3, 2014 by James| Comments Off on I got fired!

I Got Fired!

Posted in Humor

Extremely Rare Bi-Colored Lobster Caught in Newfoundland

Posted on November 2, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Extremely Rare Bi-Colored Lobster Caught in Newfoundland

Bi-colored Lobster

A fisherman recently caught this mottled red and blue lobster off of Felix Cove in Newfoundland, Canada. This super rare bi-colored lobster is considered gynandromorph, meaning it’s both female and male.

Posted in Because I Can, Critters

Daylight Savings Time Ends

Posted on November 1, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Daylight Savings Time Ends

Daylight Savings Time Graph

Clocks turn back an hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, marking the beginning of standard time for the next few months.

This means that this weekend will be an hour longer than normal, but it will get dark an hour earlier in the evenings.

Standard time will be used through March 8, when clocks will “spring” forward an hour to begin Daylight Saving Time.

Ironically, standard time is no longer the norm. About two-thirds of the days during the year now operate on Daylight Saving Time.

Daylight Saving Time now begins on the second Sunday of March each year and ends on the first Sunday of November.

DST has roots tracing to 1918 in the United States, though not all places always observed it. Currently, it is not used in Hawaii and most of Arizona.

Posted in Because I Can

Halloween Humor

Posted on October 31, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Halloween Humor

Candy Corn CannibalismHappy Halloween!

Posted in Humor

Jack-O-Lanterns

Posted on October 30, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Jack-O-Lanterns

Posted in Because I Can

Today…

Posted on October 29, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Today…

In 1886, the ticker-tape parade is invented in New York City when office workers spontaneously throw ticket tape into the streets as the Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

In 1929, the New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of ’29 or Black Tuesday, ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.

In 1960, in Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.

In 1969, the first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.

In 1998, Space Shuttle Discovery blasts-off with 77-year old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space. He became the first American to orbit Earth on February 20, 1962.

Posted in Because I Can, On This Day

Happy Birthday, Charlie Daniels

Posted on October 28, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Charlie Daniels

Charles Edward Daniels is an American country music, Southern rock, and jazz singer, fiddler, and guitarist.

Charlie Daniels

Charles Daniels (October 28, 1936 – )

Wikipedia Link

Posted in Because I Can, Music, On This Day

RIP Rex Stout

Posted on October 27, 2014 by James| Comments Off on RIP Rex Stout
Rex Stout

Rex Stout (December 1, 1886 – October 27, 1975)

Rex Todhunter Stout was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. Stout is best known as the creator of the larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe, described by reviewer Will Cuppy as “that Falstaff of detectives.”  Wolfe’s assistant Archie Goodwin recorded the cases of the detective genius from 1934 (Fer-de-Lance) to 1975 (A Family Affair).

Posted in Because I Can, Literary

Some People

Posted on October 26, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Some People

Some People

Posted in Humor

RIP Roger Miller

Posted on October 25, 2014 by James| Comments Off on RIP Roger Miller
Roger Miller

Roger Miller (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992)

Roger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs. His most recognized tunes included the chart-topping country music and pop music hits King of the Road, Dang Me, and England Swings, all of which came from the Nashville sound era of the mid-1960s.

Wikipedia Link

Posted in Because I Can, Music, On This Day

RIP Don Messick

Posted on October 24, 2014 by James| Comments Off on RIP Don Messick

On October 24, 1997, the animation industry lost a treasure. Don Messick‘s entertainment career spanned seven decades, with forty years of voice work in animation. Messick performed in over 100 animated programs, providing voices for some of the most beloved cartoon characters on television, including Astro and Rudy on “The Jetsons,” Bamm Bamm on “The Flintstones,” Boo Boo and Ranger Smith on “Yogi Bear and Friends,” Dr. Benton Quest and Bandit on “The Adventures of Jonny Quest,” Ricochet Rabbit on “Magilla Gorilla,” Papa Smurf on “The Smurfs,” and his most famous role, Scooby Doo, in countless formats.

Thank you, Don, for one of my most cherished memories of childhood. Scooby Doo was my hero. – James

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

Math

Posted on October 23, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Math

Math

Posted in Humor

I use this cutting board periodically

Posted on October 22, 2014 by James| Comments Off on I use this cutting board periodically

I user this cutting board periodically.

Posted in Gadgets

Moose Car Interface

Posted on October 21, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Moose Car Interface
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Posted in Critters

Krispy Kreme Double Hundred Dozen

Posted on October 20, 2014 by James| Comments Off on Krispy Kreme Double Hundred Dozen
Krispy Kreme 2400

Krispy Kreme UK has created the Double Hundred Dozen, a tremendous box of 2,400 doughnuts to promote their new catering service Krispy Kreme Occasions. Krispy Kreme UK held a contest on their Twitter account to select a winning business to receive the giant box of doughnuts, and the prize went to360 Resourcing Solutions who tweeted a celebratory image.

Edit: Check out this video on YouTube:

Posted in Because I Can, Food

RIP, Mr. Cunningham…

Posted on October 19, 2014 by James| Comments Off on RIP, Mr. Cunningham…

Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley (October 1, 1927 – October 19, 2010)

Thomas Edward “Tom” Bosley was an American actor, best known for his starring and supporting roles on the television shows Happy Days; Murder, She Wrote and Father Dowling Mysteries, as well as the title role in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fiorello!

Wikipedia Link

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