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05 April 2008
Quarantine
One of the many interests of the company I work for is seniors homes. At one of them, Influenza B has struck. I was at this facility at 1730 on Friday when the Health Officials declared that the facility was under quarantine. All present were locked in and will not be able to leave until a clean bill of health has been passed. According to the Health Officials, Influenza B is very serious and could affect body functions. Yikes!
There are several people already sick, and all have been given treatment. So we are crossing our fingers and hoping this gets better real soon.
I managed to sneak some time on a computer at a nurse's station to write this. Anyway, take care and be back soon.
Steve.
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04 April 2008
Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone
Bye-bye! Have fun!
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Where's the money?
It pays to follow the money
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A tribute to the unknown victims
We remember
However, friends and loved ones do remember them. Washington's Other Monuments notes all the heartfelt tributes made to these "unknown" victims of violence. (We have the same tributes in British Columbia, Canada.)
You are not forgotten.
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End Of Days (1999)
Between your faith and my Glock nine millimeter, I'll take the Glock.
The Soundtrack
Composed by John Debney
Released: 1999
Label: Varese Sarabande Records
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Frank and Dean
Las Vegas now is less Rat Pack and more brats in the car. (Robert Lang)
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Robin Williams hijacks BBC debate
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The Diesel Tree
Grow Your Own Oil
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National Geographic Lampooned
An April Fool's parody
on there?The folks at the Cambridge, Massachussetts-based Harvard Lampoon persuaded National Geographic employees to help them ensure their April Fools' parody—with satire on Mongolia's wildest water parks and "Native Girls Gone Wild"—looked authentic.
The issue, out today, is the latest in a string of magazine parodies by editors of the student-run Lampoon. But the long-running satire magazine had never done National Geographic.
(via National Geographic)
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Sergey Tyukanov
His virtual Museum of Art
“Each person has his or her own idea of the world. Pictures are the window to the world of the artist, who has an opportunity to create things that are impossible in the real world. My world is the world of the metamorphosis and paradox, which are reality for me, and this reality I materialize in my works. I like to be surprised and astonished, I like to surprise and astonish myself. Creativity should inspire and arouse creativeness. I invite you to travel in the world of my fantasies.”
The Museum of Art
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Steve McQueen in Nevada Smith
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Tiny USB Office
An office that will travel with you
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How to Take a Picture of the Steam from your Meals
Step 1 Materials
Here is what you will need:
* Window/door where the light shines through
* Hot food/beverage
* Spot to place your food where it is in direct range of the sunlight
* Camera
* Morning/Evening time slot.
Step 2 Find a Window
Find a window in your house that lets the light in well. I have a door near my kitchen table, so the light flows in nicely. Find a time when it is either morning, or evening. This way, you can catch the sun's direct rays as it is rising or setting.
Step 3 Grab your Camera
Once you have a good window of light shining through to where your food it, walk to the opposite side of the food from where it is getting the direct light.
So if the window is shining on the right side of the plate, move to the left side to take the picture: and vice versa.
Take your picture with a decent camera that can focus pretty well. If you can see the steam rising from the hot platter of food; you are in the right spot.
Take the snapshot, and there you go.
(via Instructables)
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My airline is grounded — now what?
Will I get my ticket money back?
What now?
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03 April 2008
Guys, take note
Body Hair: 5 areas that make women cringe
The second most commonly detested area for male body hair is undoubtedly the buttocks. Though less offensive than back hair, butt bangs are not an attractive feature. Molly, 29, is not a fan. “When a man has a whole bunch of hair growing out of the top of his butt, that you can see when his shirt lifts up, I don’t like that.” Other women agreed. “When you’re feeling a boy’s butt and your hand is covered in hair...that’s disgusting,” said Carrie. Having a baboon butt is a bit of a sticky situation because no self-respecting man is going shave his behind on a regular basis. Waxing and laser removal are expensive but viable options to consider. However, if you feel comfortable with your tush toupee or feel there are just too many trees to clear the forest, butt hair is not the worst thing you can have. “I can stand a little bum hair,” said Mackenzie, but quickly added, “But too much makes me gag.”
(More via Sympatico Lifestyle)
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The fast pass for airport security
Clear's first year price is $100 plus the TSA vetting fee of $28 for a total charge of $128.
(via Clear)
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When is Good?
Just click the grid for all the times that a good for you - we send you a link to circulate to your participants. They see your proposed times and click on when they are free. You see the combined results. Simple.
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The Secret Life of Toys
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A view from a tent
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Throwing bones in the air as 2001 turns 40
My God, it's full of stars!
(More via Movie City Indie)
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Life by the Sea
As I gaze upon the sea! All the old romantic legends, all my dreams, come back to me. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
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There’s More to Productivity Than Time Management
What does it mean to be productive?
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Excellent ad for bicycle safety
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BBC April Fool's Joke
BBC comes clean about April Fools penguin joke
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Handy Bath Tub
BathTub with Book Storage for Bookworms
(via Bornrich.org)
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Steve McQueen in Le Mans
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Shutter (2008)
Watch Ring instead
American movie companies have to stop remaking Japanese/Asian movies. It was fun at first with Ring. Now, with Shutter, this trend has become staler than old bread. I had the "honor" of seeing this movie with a friend. She insisted on seeing it - inspite of my pointing out that this was going to be an awful movie. Hint: it was not screened for the critics. Well, she got the message thirty minutes through the movie. A waste of money and time. Avoid Shutter at all costs.Shutter movie info
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You Use It Every Day. But Can You Make It Cook?
But after all, the thing is sitting there, built into my wall. You have one, too, unless it broke and you haven’t replaced it (understandable but unusual). Shouldn’t you be using it for more than reheating coffee?
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01 April 2008
Dirty Harry (1971)
Well, I'm all broken up over that man's rights!
Dirty Harry movie info
The Soundtrack
Composed by Lalo Schifrin
Released: 2004
Label: Aleph Records
Scorpio's Theme by Lalo Schifrin
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Women, Glorious Women
Sexy Babe at the Laundromat
Hot Asian Babes
The 10 Hottest Weather Girls With Big Boobs
Sexist Posh
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Four Brothers
When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life. (Antisthenes)
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A Toot and a Snore in '74
The John Lennon/Paul McCartney jam Session
w[citation needed], details were brought to light in May Pang's 1983 book, Loving John, and it gained wider prominence when McCartney made reference to the session in a 1997 interview. Discussing with Australian writer Sean Sennett in his Soho office, McCartney claimed the 'session was hazy... for a number of reasons'. The story is corroborated by biographies such as Christopher Sandford's 2006 McCartney.Lennon was producing Harry Nilsson's latest album, Pussy Cats, when Paul and Linda McCartney dropped in on the Burbank Studios session on March 28, 1974. They were joined by Stevie Wonder, Harry Nilsson, Jesse Ed Davis, May Pang, Bobby Keys and producer Ed Freeman for an impromptu jam session.
Lennon was in his "lost weekend", separated from Yoko Ono and living in Los Angeles with May Pang. Sandford paints the scene very vividly, as the room froze when McCartney walked in, and remained perfectly silent unil Lennon said, "Valiant Paul McCartney, I presume?" McCartney responded: "Sir Jasper Lennon, I presume?" ("Valiant Paul" and "Sir Jasper" were characters played by the two, in a televised Christmas play early in the Beatles's career.) McCartney extended a hand, Lennon shook it, and the mood was pleasant but subdued, cordial but not especially warm, at least initially.
What followed was not very productive. Lennon sounds to be on cocaine—he can be heard offering Wonder a snort on the first track, and on the fifth, asks someone to give him a snort. This is also the origin of the album name, where John Lennon clearly asks: "You wanna snort, Steve? A toot? It's goin' round." In addition, Lennon seems to be having trouble with his microphone and headphones.
Lennon is on lead vocal and guitar, while McCartney sings harmony and plays drums. Stevie Wonder sings and plays electric piano, Linda McCartney on organ, May Pang on tambourine, Harry Nilsson provides vocals, Jesse Ed Davis is on guitar, producer Ed Freeman fills in on bass, Bobby Keyes plays saxophone.
(via Wikipedia)
A Toot and a Snore in '74 - Part 1
A Toot and a Snore in '74 - Part 2
A Toot and a Snore in '74 - Part 3
A Toot and a Snore in '74 - Part 4
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3 Days Later: Jesus Christ Zombie Lord
A parody of Jesus Christ Superstar
(via)
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Steve McQueen and Jackie Gleason in Soldier In The Rain
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The top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes
Isn't it appropriate that the month of the tax begins with April Fool's Day and ends with cries of "May Day!"?
spaghetti harvest In 1957 the respected BBC news show Panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in. Many called the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this the BBC diplomatically replied that they should "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best."
(More via The Museum of Hoaxes)
Other foolish matters:
The Top 10 Worst April Fools Day Hoaxes Ever
The Origin and History of April Fools Day
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Stuff
The Best Story Ever
South Pole telescope looks for dark energy
Shadow Unit
The Apple logo can make you think differently
Green tea helps beat superbugs
Toilet signs
The Home Page of Peter Pan
Bob's prostitute emporium
YouTube Doubler
Tonight, Tonight by The Smashing Pumpkins
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Old World Radio
The Golden Age of Radio!
Welcome to OldRadioWorld.com! Here at OldRadioWorld.com you will find some of the most popular radio programs of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Before television, radio provided entertainment by presenting radio plays and programs of mystery, intrigue, and comedy. Of course, news was present as were many soap operas."The Shadow" - One of the most popular radio shows in history. The show went on the air in August of 1930.
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" The opening lines of the "Detective Story" program captivated listeners and are instantly recognizable even today. Originally the narrator of the series of macabre tales, the eerie voice known as The Shadow became so popular to listeners that "Detective Story" was soon renamed "The Shadow," and the narrator became the star of the old-time mystery radio series, which ran until 1954.
Agnes Moorehead, the first Margot LaneA figure never seen, only heard, the Shadow was an invincible crime fighter. He possessed many gifts which enabled him to overcome any enemy. Besides his tremendous strength, he could defy gravity, speak any language, unravel any code, and become invisible with his famous ability to "cloud men's minds."
Along with his team of operatives, the Shadow battled adversaries with chilling names like The Black Master, Kings of Crime, The Five Chameleons, and, of course, The