Will Return Tuesday Sept 4
It’s my birthday and I’ll blog if I want to – but the thing is, I don’t want to. I’m taking a break from blogging and plan on enjoying a five day weekend. Sorry to disappoint.
August 30th, 2007
Archive for August, 2007
The Key That Would Have Saved The Titanic
It was perhaps the most catastrophic lapse of memory in history, costing more than 1,500 lives.A sailor called David Blair forgot to leave behind a key as the Titanic set off on its maiden voyage.
Without it, his shipmates were unable to open a locker in the crow’s nest containing a pair of binoculars for the designated lookout.
The binoculars were to look out for dangers in the distance including signs of bad weather – and icebergs.
Lookout Fred Fleet, who survived the disaster in which 1,522 people lost their lives, later told an official inquiry that if they had binoculars they would have seen the iceberg sooner.
When asked by a US senator how much sooner it might have been spotted, Mr Fleet replied: “Enough to get out of the way.”
Ninety-five years later, the key which may have saved the luxury liner is up for auction – along with a postcard from Mr Blair telling of his disappointment at not being on the maiden voyage.
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Karl Rove Gets Punked
Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove’s car, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007, after someone wrapped the car in plastic wrap and put eagles and stickers, including one with I love Obama on it. The car was parked on White House grounds.
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Thrillvania
My Bible Community is planning events for the fall, and one of the choices is a corn field maze. The one WifeGeeding and I use to go wasn’t open last year, so while looking for alternatives I ran across Thrillvania which is located a little east of Dallas in Terrell (home of Jamie Foxx).
It turns out this is a first rate thrill park put together by former Disney Imagineers.
DALLAS — America’s Best Haunts, LLC, the authority on premier haunted attractions throughout the country, has released its official list of the top frights for 2007. Established as the only expert resource of its kind, America’s Best Haunts scoured the U.S. to select only 11 among hundreds of thrill attractions to honor with its prominent seal. Dallas’ Thrillvania made a list of the top 11 best haunts in America.
Thrillvania is the nationally-acclaimed thrill park featuring six different haunted attractions, a midway with fun and games, food and beverages and a haunted store. Founded nearly 20 years ago, the renowned park is located on 50 acres of haunted property approximately 30 miles east of Dallas. Attracting more than 25,000 visitors each Halloween season, Thrillvania is the premier area attraction for discerning thrill seekers.
I also thought their website was top-notch. http://www.thrillvania.com/Â
Be sure to check out the video from the Travel Channel. When I saw fire spewing from the chimney stacks I just about wet myself.
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For all those in church media
I would like to recommend Collide magazine:
I know a lot of you in church media are readers of BON, such as all the Tech, No Babel readers. For those of you interested in writing an article about the church and media, this link may interest you.
You can even get a free trial issue and enter a chance to win an iPhone.
Come on, give it a try. I know some of the staff, and I highly recommend their work. You won’t be disappointed. And in case you are wondering, I’m not getting any sort of compensation for this entry. It’s just I really like the work these guys publish.
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Recommended Recipes From Governors
Our elected officials share some of their favorite recipes, many featuring foods special to the part of the country they so proudly represent. You can find interesting recipes from soups to desserts, award winning recipes and family favorites.
“Unfortunately” a recipe from Gov Good Hair isn’t included. You can get a high resolution photo of his hair here on his website.
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Current Poll Results: Sitcome
If you could bring back one sitcome to come back on the air, it would be
- Cheers: 7% (9)
- Seinfeld: 25% (34)
- Friends: 13% (18)
- Golden Girls: 4% (5)
- Small Wonder1: 1% (2)
- Friends1: 2% (3)
- The Wonder Years1: 4% (5)
- Fresh Prince1: 2% (3)
- X Files1: 6% (8)
- arrested development1: 6% (8)
- The Cosby Show1: 4% (5)
- ALF1: 3% (4)
- Mary Tyler Moore Show1: 1% (2)
- MASH1: 9% (12)
- Hogan’s Heroes1: 1% (2)
- All In The Family1: 2% (3)
- My Mother the Car1: 1% (1)
- Taxi1: 1% (1)
- The Munsters1: 2% (3)
- The Stupid Poll Family1: 1% (2)
- Fraser1: 1% (1)
- Night Court1: 1% (1)
- SOAP1: 1% (1)
- sex in the city1: 1% (1)
- Fresh Prince of Bel Air1: 1% (2)
- Twin Peaks1: 1% (1)
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Methodists Love Amazing Grace
Here is the list of the top twenty favorites from 2006. There are actually twenty-two titles because of virtual ties in the voting for numbers ten and fourteen.
- “Amazing Grace”
- “Here I Am, Lord”
- “How Great Thou Art”
- “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”
- “Hymn of Promise”
- “In the Garden”
- “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
- “Holy, Holy, Holy”
- “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
- “Spirit Song”; “Blessed Assurance”
- “Old Rugged Cross”
- “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High”
- “Lift High the Cross”
- “Sanctuary”; “Be Thou My Vision”
- “It Is Well with My Soul”
- “Shine, Jesus, Shine”
- “Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today”
- “Because He Lives”
- “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
- “On Eagle’s Wings“
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The State Fair of Texas is a month away
Here’s a nice little article about the food at the fair.  I haven’t heard of fried avacado.Â
But I’d rather stick to the basics, like a turkey leg.
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10 Surprising Uses For Aspirin
For instance you can use it for pimples:
Crush an aspirin tablet and add a little water to make a paste. Cover the pimple with this paste and after a few minutes rinse it off. The pimple will be less red and reduced in size. Aspirin is an astringent.
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Christian Coalition Rankings
“The Christian Coalition was founded in 1989 by Dr. Pat Robertson to give Christians a voice in government. We represent millions of people of faith and enable them to have a strong, unified voice in the conversation we call democracy
Our Five-Fold Mission: Represent the pro-family point of view before local councils, school boards, state legislatures, and Congress Speak out in the public arena and in the media Train leaders for effective social and political action Inform pro-family voters about timely issues and legislation Protest anti-Christian bigotry and defend the rights of people of faith”
The following ratings indicate the degree that each elected official supported the interests of the organization in that year.
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Crosswalk Madness
Ninety-four high school students in Austin, Minnesota pulled this prank by using an underground tunnel connecting the two school buildings. The chicken and cow suits crack me up.
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I wonder what caused the crash
ALBUQUERQUE (Reuters) – A New Mexico motorcycle police officer crashed and died on Monday while escorting U.S. President George W. Bush and his motorcade from a political fund-raiser back to the airport, the White House said.
The officer, Germain Casey, crashed as the president’s motorcade was arriving at the airport and his limousine passed by the scene where two other officers were performing CPR on the fatally injured man.
An ambulance in the president’s motorcade stopped to provide assistance, as did a member of the White House medical staff. A local television station reported the officer had collided with another motorcycle.
Bush said he was deeply saddened by the officer’s death and grateful for his protection. He later called the officer’s wife to express his condolences.
Motorcycle police officers often escort the president’s motorcade, blocking off intersections as it proceeds. A motorcycle officer in Hawaii died last year after sustaining injuries in a crash while escorting Bush.
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Croc Clothing Expansion
They are pilloried in the fashion world for their ugliness – but Crocs colourful rubber clogs have been such a cult hit that their manufacturer is launching a plastic-inspired clothing range. Colorado-based Crocs yesterday announced that enthusiasts would soon be able to buy shirts, shorts and skirts containing its trademark Croslite soft, spongy foam resin. The resin will be blended with natural fibres such as cotton to create a breathable, sweat-resistant substance for outdoor activity.
My feelings on the Crocs phenomenon.
Found at I Hate Crocs Dot Com.
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