Category Archives: Because I Can

Icy Lake Bay

Posted on March 13, 2012 by James| Comments Off on Icy Lake Bay

Icy Lake Bay

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Happy Birthday, Douglas Adams

Posted on March 11, 2012 by James| Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams

Douglas Noël Adams (March 11, 1952 – May 11, 2001)

Douglas Adams was an English author, comic radio dramatist, and musician. He is best known as author of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series. Hitchhiker’s began on radio, and developed into a “trilogy” of five books (which sold more than fifteen million copies during his lifetime) as well as a television series, a towel, a live theater show, a drink, a comic book series, a computer game and a feature film that was completed after Adams’ death. He was known to some fans as Bop Ad (after his illegible signature), or by his initials “DNA”.

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

Norman Rockwell Star Wars

Posted on March 10, 2012 by James| Comments Off on Norman Rockwell Star Wars
Norman Rockwell Star Wars

James Hance is a machine that manufactures awesomeness. He does so in both high quality and massive quantity. He does so by making many mashups of Star Wars, often pairing the science fiction franchise with Winnie the Pooh. But recently, he recreated a classic Norman Rockwell illustration called “Boy and Girl Gazing at the Moon.”

Edit: James has his own page now, with LOTS of art to see, and buy! Visit here.

Posted in Because I Can, The Big Screen

RIP Gary Gygax

Posted on March 4, 2012 by James| Comments Off on RIP Gary Gygax

RIP Dungeon Master.

Ernest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008 ) was an American writer and game designer, best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson, and co-founding the company Tactical Studies Rules (TSR) with Don Kaye in 1974. Gygax is generally acknowledged as the father of the role-playing game.

D&D Basic Set

Posted in Because I Can, Gaming

Elevator Floor Illusion

Posted on March 4, 2012 by James| Comments Off on Elevator Floor Illusion

Elevator Floor Illusion

Would YOU step in there?!

Posted in Because I Can, Humor

RIP Philip K. Dick

Posted on March 2, 2012 by James| Comments Off on RIP Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982)

Philip Kindred Dick was an American science fiction novelist and short story writer. He often drew upon his own life experiences and addressed the nature of drug use, paranoia and schizophrenia, and mystical experiences in novels such as A Scanner Darkly and VALIS.

In addition to his novels, Dick wrote approximately 121 short stories, many of which appeared in science fiction magazines. Although Dick spent most of his career as a writer in near-poverty, nine of his stories have been adapted into popular films since his death, including Blade Runner, Total Recall, A Scanner Darkly and Minority Report. In 2005, Time Magazine named Ubik one of the one hundred greatest English-language novels published since 1923. In 2007, Dick became the first science fiction writer to be included in The Library of America series.

Posted in Because I Can, Literary, The Big Screen

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss

Posted on March 2, 2012 by James| Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss

Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991), better known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss, was a famous American writer and cartoonist best known for his children’s books, particularly The Cat in the Hat. He also wrote under the pen names Theo. LeSieg and Rosetta Stone.

Seuss Stamp

Postage stamp honoring Dr. Seuss and depicting him along with several of his creations, such as The Cat in the Hat and The Grinch (courtesy of the United States Postal Service).

Seuss Google Doodle

Google's 2009 Tribute to Dr. Seuss

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RIP Jeff Healey

Posted on March 2, 2012 by James| Comments Off on RIP Jeff Healey

Jeff Healey

Jeff Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008)

Norman Jeffrey Healey, known professionally as Jeff Healey, was a blind Canadian jazz and blues-rock guitarist and vocalist.  Healey was most widely known for his appearance as the blind guitar player in Roadhouse, and for his distinctive way of playing his guitar laid flat across his lap.

Healey was blind; he lost his sight when he was one year old, due to retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the eyes which he suffered from throughout his life and which ultimately killed him.

Posted in Because I Can, Music

RIP Chuck Jones

Posted on February 22, 2012 by James| Comments Off on RIP Chuck Jones

Charles Martin “Chuck” Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Brothers cartoon studio.

In 1966, he produced and directed the TV special How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

He directed the Rudyard Kipling book adaptation of “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi“, which was released on January 9, 1975.

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

Rest in Peace, James Bulger

Posted on February 12, 2012 by James| Comments Off on Rest in Peace, James Bulger
James BulgerMarch 16, 1990 – February 12, 1993 (Age 2)
Murdered by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, both age 10.
Wikipedia LinkI pray you are in a much better place.

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Occupy Monopoly

Posted on February 10, 2012 by James| Comments Off on Occupy Monopoly

Occupy Monopoly

Posted in Because I Can, Critters, Humor

Dog’s life vs Cat’s life

Posted on February 9, 2012 by James| Comments Off on Dog’s life vs Cat’s life

Dog's life vs Cat's life

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Management vs. Leadership

Posted on February 2, 2012 by James| Comments Off on Management vs. Leadership

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

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In Remembrance – Space Shuttle Columbia & Crew

Posted on February 1, 2012 by James| Comments Off on In Remembrance – Space Shuttle Columbia & Crew

On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on its 28th mission; all seven crew members aboard perished.

Columbia Launch STS-107

Columbia launches on its final mission, STS-107.

Columbia STS-107 Crew

The crew of STS-107. L to R: Brown, Husband, Clark, Chawla, Anderson, McCool, Ramon.

Columbia STS-107 Mission Patch

Columbia STS-107 Mission Patch.

Wikipedia Link

Posted in Because I Can, On This Day, Patriotic, Planes Trains and Automobiles

That’s Gonna Leave a Mark (I Hope)

Posted on January 31, 2012 by James| Comments Off on That’s Gonna Leave a Mark (I Hope)

That's Gonna Leave a Mark (I Hope)

USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS John C. Stennis

These are the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS John C. Stennis, two of the ten nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft supercarriers in service with the United States Navy. TheLincolnjust arrived to theStrait of Hormuzas tension keeps mounting up in the area.

She has joined the USS Carl Vinson as the USS John Stennis leaves to the Pacific, according to the Pentagon. It’s nice that the Navy got to show off three carriers in the same area simultaneously, though. Not that Ahmadinejad and his cronies didn’t know that the US had ten of these, but it’s different to see the three of them right in your backyard than just knowing about them. I’m sure that made them a little bit uncomfortable.

Posted in Because I Can, News, Patriotic

RIP A. A. Milne

Posted on January 31, 2012 by James| Comments Off on 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)

Wikipedia Link

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

In Remembrance – Space Shuttle Challenger & Crew

Posted on January 28, 2012 by James| Comments Off on 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.

Wikipedia Link

Posted in Because I Can, On This Day, Patriotic, Planes Trains and Automobiles

Happy Birthday, Ray Stevens

Posted on January 24, 2012 by James| Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Ray Stevens

Ray Stevens (born Harold Ray Ragsdale on January 24, 1939) 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 - )

 Wikipedia Link

Posted in Because I Can, Humor, Music

Happy Birthday, Benny Hill

Posted on January 21, 2012 by James| Comments Off on 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)

 Wikipedia Link

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Hawkeye

Posted on January 20, 2012 by James| Comments Off on Hawkeye

“I will not carry a gun, Frank. When I got thrown into this war I had a clear understanding with the Pentagon: no guns. I’ll carry your books, I’ll carry a torch, I’ll carry a tune, I’ll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia, I’ll even ‘hari-kari’ if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun.”

-Hawkeye Pierce

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