This is awesome!
Mexico City illustrator John Raya used his creative skills to reimagine every NFL team’s football helmet with an awesome Star Wars theme. You can view more of John’s National and American Football Conference Star Wars helmets on Behance.
American WEST. Coruscant, Vaders
Posted in Because I Can, Sports
As I grew up, I spent many a night watching animated specials. I always looked forward to the Christmas season (for many reasons wink-wink) for the shows on TV like Rudolph, Frosty, The Little Drummer Boy and such.
Well, Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass were the creators of them, as well as 1977’s The Hobbit.
Arthur Rankin passed away January 30th of this year, and I just heard about it. Thank you for a million memories.
Posted in Because I Can, News, The Little Screen (Television)
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on its 28th mission; all seven crew members aboard perished.
Columbia launches on its final mission, STS-107.
The crew of STS-107. L to R: Brown, Husband, Clark, Chawla, Anderson, McCool, Ramon.
Columbia STS-107 Mission Patch.
Posted in Because I Can, On This Day, Patriotic, Planes Trains and Automobiles
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.
Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882 – January 31, 1956)
Posted in Because I Can, Literary, The Little Screen (Television)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would count computer programming classes toward fulfilling foreign-language requirements in public schools.
The goal is to enhance programming skills, enabling more Kentucky students to land high-paying jobs in the growing computer industry, said Sen. David Givens, the bill’s sponsor.
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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. All seven astronauts on board were lost.
Challenger launches on its final mission, STS-51.
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.
STS-51 mission patch.
Posted in Because I Can, On This Day, Patriotic, Planes Trains and Automobiles
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”.
Harold Ray Ragsdale (January 24, 1939 – )
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