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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

IMAGINE.....

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Another Hubble Beauty

NGC 4911


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MY OPINION of the "TEA PARTY" CROWD

THIS ALSO APPLIES TO GLEN BECK


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Saturday, August 28, 2010

5 YEARS AGO

"Hell of a job, Brownie."

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO WONDER.....
WHAT THE INSIDE OF IT MUST SMELL LIKE?

Something akin to the inside of a WWII submarine after a long patrol I would think.

I mean, there are no true bathing facilities.  They use a modified version of a "Handi-Wipe" to wash their skin. 

We've all heard about the various problem their toilet has had. 

 How many days must they wear the same flight suit and underwear?  There is not enough storage space to allow for daily changes.  I would guess they can probably change every 7-10 days. 

My imagination is the smell of a boy's high school locker room wrapped around an Ozark outhouse, on a hot summer's days.



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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

LADYHAWKE IN ACTION!

My beautiful little angel Alissa (a/k/a/ "Wiskers") sent me these pics and video of her doing a jump from a "choppa" over Superior, Wisconsin on 21-AUG-2010. I love her so much!!






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Monday, August 23, 2010

Shii - A new video game for the distaff

Okay, this is funny. I hope you have the DivX player installed so you can view it. Its only 1:17 long. Like all good jokes: Short and Sweet.


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Thursday, August 19, 2010

I LOVE THOSE HUBBLE IMAGES

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

re: 7.5 temblor in Vanuatu

000
WEHW42 PHEB 100535
TIBHWX

HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-100735-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
735 PM HST MON AUG 09 2010

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0724 PM HST 09 AUG 2010
COORDINATES - 17.6 SOUTH 167.9 EAST
LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.5 MOMENT

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.
REPEAT.
A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.



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Monday, August 09, 2010

DID ANYONE ELSE NOTICE??.....

That at 12:34:56.7 PM today (August 9, 2010), that the time/date sequence (American style) would have been:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
Thought I would pass it on in case someone might be interested.



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Thursday, July 29, 2010

THE GULF of MEXICO

A "NO SMOKING ZONE"!!??

Also:

"NO SWIMMING"

"NO WADING"

"STAY 500 METERS BACK!"

"NO BREATHING"

"MAY CAUSE CANCER"

"CAUTION: EXPLODING WATER!"

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ARE AMERICANS REALLY THIS STUPID??

GAWD, I HOPE NOT!
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Gotta Love Those BIG BRAINS in the Tea Party Movement

Thanks, Lugosi

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

YING / YANG

Well, the past 2 days have run the gamut of emotional extremes.

Yesterday (Tuesday 20-JULY-2010) I was informed that after 2 years of legal battles with the Social Security system that I have been granted disability.  The end result is a nice sum of money in a lump payment and a 30% increase in my monthly stipend.  Exact amounts are still pending while the bean counters crunch the numbers, a process that could take from 3 weeks to 6 months.  Govt's aren't always efficient but they are methodical.   Thank god that patience is one of the few virtues that I still have.

That was the "YING."

The "YANG" hit today, naturally. My oncologist made the following statement:
"I wouldn't be surprised if you are still alive 2 years from now.   I also wouldn't be surprised if you are dead one year from today."

So that's the gist.   As we get closer to the inevitable he'll be able to refine the parameters but what he said today represented the extremes.   So, lets split the difference and say that I probably have 18 months left, give or take 6 months or so.

Whatever, its been a fun trip these 62+ laps around the Sun.  Wouldn't have missed it for anything.   But, alas, all good things must come to an end.

Besides, the pain-killing drugs I take are rather pleasant.

The funny thing is that while the gov't is going to have to pay me extra money, they won't have to do it for very long.

Feel free to make a comment but go easy on the sympathy shit.  I don't really need it.  I have no regrets.  I only ask for one very small favor.  As long as you are alive, please celebrate my birthday (November 13th) by having a party and raising a toast to me.  That's not too much to ask, is it?   Call it Wil's Day.   Maybe the idea will catch on globally and it could mushroom into a big event at some point in the future.  The theme will be "Screw the multi-nationals and the governments they run.  Spit in the bastard's eye."
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Monday, July 05, 2010

Echoes of the Big Bang:

Telescope captures 'oldest light' in the cosmos

THE EUROPEAN Space Agency (ESA) has released the first whole-universe image captured by the Planck satellite. Launched in 2009, its mission is to help cosmologists understand the very earliest years of the universe and explain why it is shaped the way it is today.
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1st Foundational Falsehood of Creationism


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2nd Foundational Falsehood of Creationism


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3rd Foundational Falsehood of Creationism


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