I Didn't Think It Would Happen So Soon...

THEY ARE AT THE MALL!!

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Animatter Generated Naturally On Earth...Cool!

Tilly And The Wall

Use Less Plastic from TakePart on Vimeo.

Tilly and the Wall :: Shake it Out; Director :: Lorenzo de Guia from Lorenzo de Guia on Vimeo.

DTV Shredder ~ Clip for Military Show

Ha, Gun Fight And Light Sabers...

3 Minutes from Ross Ching on Vimeo.

Queensland AU Flooding Video

http://video.ap.org/?f=AP&pid=tK4_szGX3Td3mBrvCIeOBVT8A_8_jyZ1

http://video.ap.org/?f=AP&pid=DyU_qmMJG4njd3UWtLMmBN_uzrN5fO_2

http://video.ap.org/?f=AP&pid=zVFwPgdJ6UOdXutV8FX249YSpMTahfIi

I still have a tough time for people living in a flood plain.  If I see one house on stilts, it means the whole area should be off limits to housing.  Problem is, some of the places being hit are nowhere near a river, it's just flowing out of the hills...  Blimey!!

The Black Keys

Thanks to Stacy Dupree (of Eisley), I had not hear this before...

I Hope Sarah Palin And The Republicans Are Happy..

Yes, you John Bo[eh]ner, Eric Canter, Palin and all the right wing pundits. All of you. You have driven your worshipers to kill (at least 6 dead just today). To gun down totally innocent people. Keep spouting "Job Killing", when not a single person has lost a job due to the Affordable Health care Act.

Yeah, Sarah put that bullseye right on a Democrat's forehead. And on 6 others who were killed. A dozen or more wounded. It's so completely irresponsible to behave as you all have. You lie, and blame others, for your own failed policies. You incite hate and violence (Rush, Hannity). You (John) say you will be civil, but by calling your new "bill" a repeal of the "Job Killing" health care law, causes this kind of behavior.

To both Democrats and Republicans; Stop acting like spoiled angry children, and try to work together. You will totally cripple the country if you don't.

Back Room Casting Couch - Interview

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/nyc.podcast.play.it/media/d0/d0/d0/dW/dI/dC/dL/WICL_3.MP3

This is one of the most riveting interviews I have heard in a long time...

Shit Happens...

Cool Looking House/Apartment...

Full spread here: http://freshome.com/2010/09/02/the-collector%E2%80%99s-loft-art-gallery-and-living-space-combined/

I am all in...

Susana Martinez Turns New Mexico Around

I dunno why, but she kind of reminds me of Son Of Godzilla.  So, she wants to back out of all the efforts to clean up the air?  I am not a fan of cap-n-trade, but why not invest in some renewables??  Oh RIGHT, those fluorescent bulbs and wind mill power is not in the Bible...gimme coal power and incandescent bulbs!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/01/cap-and-trade-new-mexico-global-warming-climate-change.html

If you don't know who Son Of Godzilla is, see below;

Susana (and her Dad) attack archeologists who are trying to unearth proof Evolution is real...

ISS Tranits Solar Eclipse

How damn cool is that???
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Wait a second, could that be the Death Star and a Tie Fighter???

David Romo = Busted

Romo was the "Bishop" of the Santa Muerte cult in Mexico.  It's a mix of the Aztec/Spanish/Guns/Drugs religions.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1344235/Holy-Death-Cults-high-priest-David-Romo-arrested-Mexico-City.html

Eskimo

Eskmo 'We Got More' (Official Video) from Ninja Tune on Vimeo.

Pretty mind blowing...

Perfume

Ok, they are a light and I am a moth..






Don't fucking judge me, and they are from Japan.

Bye Gerry Rafferty

Why doe most people pass around the end of the year??

New House Rules, 112th Congress

If you go here, you can read the full text; http://rules-republicans.house.gov/Media/PDF/112-Hres5-CP_xml.pdf

13    (2) EXEMPTION OF CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
14    RELATED TO THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—
15    For any bill or joint resolution, or amendment there
16    to or conference report thereon, that makes appro
17    priations for fiscal year 2011 for contingency oper
18    ations directly related to the global war on ter
19    rorism, then the new budget authority or outlays re
20    sulting therefrom shall not count for purposes of ti
21    tles III or IV of the Congressional Budget Act of
22    1974.

So what the hell does that mean?? Well, it lets the House keep all of the War expenditures off the numbers for the Deficit. It makes them look like they are spening less that they are (the same way they did under Bush). Enjoy being hood-winked by these people YOU elected. About as "transparent" as a sheet of lead.

Anne Francis, Dead At 80

So sad to hear that she passed, but she had a huge career. 80 years young. Besides the few Movies she did, she was a staple on TV from 1960 through the 1980s. I always thought she was so damn pretty, that it hurt...

Boblo Island Amusement Park

The Boblo Island Amusement Park opened in 1898 and operated till 1993 (95 years).  Click all the pics to enlarge them.

We would go there many summers, just one time a year.  There were 3 boats that could get you there, one a small ferry from the Canadian side of the Detroit River in Amherstburg.  We mostly took the longer boat rides from near Detroit, south to the Island.  These were the big boats, one is pictured above.  I loved the ride, the smell of the water, the noise of the engines.

They had plenty of "characters", but these guys hung around near the park entrance.  I don't recall seeing them, besides coming and going.

They had the first real roller coaster I had ever seen.  I didn't have the balls to ride it at first. Once I did, I was hooked on coasters..

The Log Flume (?) was no problem for me.  If us kids weren't on it, we were usually lurking around the path near the bottom of the big hill, just so we could get soaked.  Kids love getting wet when it's not appropriate.  I was fascinated at the mechanics of the ride.  I probably spent more time figuring out how it all worked, than actually paying attention to the ride.

 I really liked the old fashioned car ride.  It was on a track, like slot cars, so the kids car "steer".  That's not my family pictured.  I couldn't find any pics of the sky trolly cars, but they were fun too.

Some old school pics below, besides the first one, way before my time..

I do remember the Safari Train, but I think it was eliminated in the early 1070s.

Today, the Park is almost gone, and they sold the island to a property developer.  There are mostly big assed houses all over, a few smaller ones.  Most of the islands in the Detroit River have been annexed by the social elite.  A great way to separate themselves from the common folk.  The few landmarks remaining from the park, sit and rust:

This was the welcome entryway, from where the boats tied up.  Where the creepy "characters" would greet people after getting off the boat. There was a great echo in here, from the screaming kids, itching to get off the boat and into the Park.

 

 The spire, you can see it here and in the very first pic, on the right.  I doubt it goes up or down anymore.

 The Pavillion still stands today. Beautiful stone work and hard wood floors.  It doubled as a roller rink and a hall for the occasional band.  The brown boards you see above didn't exist back then, it was open-air. 

 

And finally, the Boats.  They actually get a second chance:

http://www.freep.com/article/20101228/NEWS06/12280351/1318/Decrepit-Boblo-boat-to-get-a-new-life-new-mission