YURI GAGARIN

47 YEARS LATER

Thats right. On this day in 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first known human to enter space, when he made his famous single orbit around the globe in Vostok-1. This year there are over 250 parties being held around this small blue marble in his honor. A fitting tribute.

Another fitting tribute is the monument recently erected, in Moscow, to Laika, a 2-year old female dog that became the first earthling to leave the planet. Her launch was on November 3, 1957.

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This is the greatest application .....what a guy!!!

He should live to be a really old fella with that attitude!
This is an actual job application that a 75 year old senior citizen submitted to Walmart in Arkansas .
They hired him because he was so funny.....

NAME: Kenneth Way (Grumpy Old Bastard)

SEX: Not lately, but I am looking for the right woman (or at least one who
will cooperate)

DESIRED POSITION: Company's President or Vice President. But seriously, whatever's available . If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place

DESIRED SALARY: $185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz style severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.

EDUCATION: Yes.

LAST POSITION HELD: Target for middle management hostility.

PREVIOUS SALARY: A lot less than I'm worth.

MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: My incredible collection of stolen pens and post-it notes.

REASON FOR LEAVING: It sucked.

HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK: Any.

PREFERRED HOURS: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?: Yes, but they're better suited to a more intimate environment.

MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?: If I had one, would I be here?

DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM LIFTING UP
TO 50 lbs.?: Of what?

DO YOU HAVE A CAR?: I think the more appropriate question here would be "Do you have a car that runs?"

HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?: I may already be a winner of the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes, so they tell me.

DO YOU SMOKE?: On the job - no!

On my breaks - yes!

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?: Living in the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde supermodel who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now.

NEAREST RELATIVE....7 miles

DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF YOUR
KNOWLEDGE?: Oh yes, absolutely.
***Old People Rock! *

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Finally made contact with Alissa today, after playing "telephone tag" for a few hours. She and her best friend are going to join me for dinner on Monday night. I had already made plans to take Judy & Richard out that evening, it's Judy's birthday.

We also plan to get together with her entire family so I can spend time with them and meet Nora for the first time. That date is still up-in-the-air. Wednesday is Leah's birthday.

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In Los Angeles this week, two teenage girls were killed when a their participation in an armed robbery of a cabbie went sour. Their two male companions have been arrested/jailed for capitol murder. The cabbie was hospitalized for wounds incurred in the traffic collision and for the slashings he received from a box cutter the girls were using. What a waste of a good cab. The original story (link includes video and images) suggested that the cabbie could be charged in the girls deaths. Not bloody likely. This isn't the UK.

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In an area where jobs are scarce, a 150 year old industry may be coming to an end. Ecologically, it makes sense but the folks who live in the Pacific Northwest are going to be hurt bad.

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MPD was involved in a shooting incident yesterday while executing a search warrant in Makawao (upcountry Mau'i). One person was killed and several officers were injured. Details on the web and on local TV have been rather sketchy. This is the best & most detailed to this moment.

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According to a recent paper, the odds of the cosmos teeming with life, as we understand it, may not be as great as previously thought. In fact all life on Earth will be gone in, at least, 1 billion years. Only planets that develop sufficiently "intelligent" life and technology to migrate off-world would have a chance to spawn into the universe.

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Not a lot on my agenda today but I will be back tomorrow. Hope you can stop over. I truly appreciate your visits.

Mahalo

Aloha

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