Random Thoughts
Dunkin Vegetables
I Hate when I think I'm buying organic vegetables and, when I get home, I discover they're just regular donuts. — Anonymous
Secret to a Successful Relationship!
In 1964, Roddenberry proposed the original Star Trek TV series to Desilu Studios as "like Wagon Train, a Wagon Train to the stars." The network rejected the show's first pilot, "The Cage", starring Jeffrey Hunter as Enterprise Captain Christopher Pike; however, NBC...
Too Hot Labor Day!
Not again for 823 Years
This month, August 2014, will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens only once every 823 years.
The Pale Blue Dot
From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of any particular interest. But for us, it's different. Consider again that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being...
How To Write Good
1. Avoid Alliteration. Always. 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3. Avoid cliches like the plague. They're old hat. 4. Comparisons are as bad as cliches. 5. Be more or less specific. 6. Writes should never generalize. Seven: Be consistent! 8. Don't...
Squirrels
We have a small Squirrel problem, they want to dig up any plants we have growing in pots. They love leaving a mess of half-eaten oranges and nuts all over the patio. Even the bird-feeder 20-feet up isn't safe from these varmints. In an unrelated item, I found this...
Can you keep and eye on the cross?
Is it rotating?
Notice how the animation seems to rotate when you first observe it. But if you look at each individual dot, you find that they only move back and forth in a straight line.
LOST Water
Print your own labels for "Dharma Initiative Water" as seen in the TV Show LOST. Just download this PDF and print.
Moving through a tunnel?
While staring at the image, it should appear as you are traveling towards the planet.