Earplugs

Could have used them those last couple of nights, these look outstanding. Quiet last night. Stupid enough to even help drywall tonight, the shower afterwards felt fantastic. Being stupid enough to help was priceless. Well, I was neighborly even if no one else will be, damnit. I had better sleep through a quiet coasttocoastam stint tonight, moving is in the near future and my grace is waning.

I have had the pleasure of chatting with Jack Sullivan lately. He is a local Irish tenor and he told me of singing in Italy during the war. He sang God Bless America, and he sang it in a USO show. He was an 18 year old wounded infantryman and Irving Berlin was there. The details and his enthusiasm I could not convey. I'll try a few details though. He told me of the stage fright involving a "Balloon Barrage." He didn't know what one was, but Jascha Heifetz did, and between push ups let him know. (It seems he did push ups to steady the nerves and played to one person, to focus, even as there were sixteen thousand for that performance alone.) As he conveyed it the condoms which were issued to all of the soldiers were inflated and waved or popped in disapproval of a performance. Jack did not receive a barrage, and did receive a hug from the diminutive Irving Berling, who insisted on using his given name of "Israel Baline." I expressed my astonishment that Jack had sang that song with that individual to watch, but when I kept saying Irving Berlin I was corrected with what Jack insisted was the same manner Israel had insisted. Jack continued singing, regionally and with success. He has other stories I enjoy listening to, and he loved a joke involving a dentist and tooth extraction, and one involving mud baths and terminal illness.

He apologized for reminiscing, but it has always been my treat to listen. I like to fish and exaggeration or distortion are stereotypical for the ilk. Whether or not Jack or the others I have listened to fall into that matters less than the pleasure of their company. God Bless America and the Great Generation which sired the worst...more on that anon...

Oh...Jack Sullivan is not to be confused with Jackie'O

Tamper protection

This article reminded me of a very good piece in American Scientist, which would be worth subscribing to as Bugmenot seems to have worked in the past but is just not cutting it now.

Liveleak

Liveleak is a good source for under the radar or more local media snippets. They also will have easy convenient links to the pertinent media feeds for larger stories as well. Worth a browse.

There is potential for great good in this news but time will tell as always.

Gates of Vienna

Is a fine blog. And here is a well worded look at one aspect of political correctness. I witnessed a concerted, well practiced CAIR game play last night. We are screwed.

Check back

I have the internets and will post more now...

Bigfoot Autobiography

Someone brought it in and I had some difficulty on the syntax/grammar. But it was clear he dated Koko. It ended in jaded, muffled celebrity disaster, they kept quite the lid on it, Lindsey was more in the news. I believe Koko or the Sasq is involved in this video. Could be any Silverback (if he had gotten on that bus they never would have found him, they say.) "I thought it was a person," she said. "I thought it was a guy with a big black jacket and a snorkel on."

And she was interested.

School videos

Educational short vids. May bring a smile.

This is funnier though, opens vid.

Watch to the end so you see how they filmed it!

Cat contest

Here is a hint using a different photo.

(Click to enlarge for more mystery solving hint-goodness!!!)

Homey photos

If Homey was in the shot I snapped it between vomits...If a shark is in the shot Homey caught it and I snapped it...same for the grouper (but that falls under Homey indication)...Todd's cat is in one snapped by Homey or Cyn and I will ask of the trip he shot the others on. I need to organize my photos and have added his to complicate the organization, but it is worth it as you will all enjoy everything soon because---
I will put other Homey photos up but will do so in a less slipshod fashion. Questions on the slipshod labelling were justified, you can settle down now, Abbey! (and anyone else.)

Homey's camera is a very versatile and usable Pentax that is water resistant and in the neighborhood of 7 megs.

The Alaska photos at the beginning of this Blog were taken on an older Pentax 35 mm point and shoot and I think they had a company called Asahi that made the lenses...I am going to clean it up and use it again.

Bad day

But they seemed to take it with equanimity.

Renovation revelations

I just spent a moment with the Landlord. Hmmm...

Uh...

Please, all of you, go and read Little Green Footballs and catch up on it at least once or twice a week.

Please.

It was all very polite, though I'm sure I filthed up the very world with my presence.

New Twist

On charging murder. via overlawyered