Posted on April 29, 2009, 6:33 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
Random Thoughts.
This video of the classic tune “Stand by Me” is so cool. The video producer started by taping a street musician in Santa Monica, California. He then had other musicians around the world add their piece as they listened to the original on headphones. Watch it by clicking here.
Posted on April 27, 2009, 8:52 pm, by GrandpaRichard, under
Observation.
Sit on a chair. Raise your right foot and move it in small clockwise circles in the air. Keep the foot going and then take your right hand and draw a ’6′ in the air. What happens to your foot’s direction?
Posted on April 24, 2009, 6:22 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
News.
[warning: some readers may find the following graphic talk about sex disturbing. In that case, switch sites now.] “Oral Sex Is the New Goodnight Kiss” is a new book by Sharlene Azam that will probably both shock you and open your eyes. We are not talking traditional prostitution here. We are talking high school girls [...]
Posted on April 20, 2009, 3:03 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
Observation.
The Globe and Mail’s website ( http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ ) allows reader comments on many of its stories. Reading these can cause you to laugh or maybe express some naughty words. I read their story about yet another political candidate who has resigned over inappropriate material coming to light. In this case it was a racy photo [...]
Posted on April 20, 2009, 2:07 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
News.
There are literally thousands of different sales taxes across the United States at the state, locality, tax district (and other) levels. This makes it an atrocious system for an online retailer like Amazon.com to maintain. Thus, the logic in a 1992 tax case was decided in favour of out-of-state retailers and they were not required [...]
Posted on April 20, 2009, 1:48 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
News.
To some degree the answer to this question is “Yes”. Best example is cloud seeding to encourage rain. But can we control hurricanes? If we could, think of the savings, not only in lost property, but actual lives. Aw, but whatever man can think up to come to the aid of mankind, military thinkers can [...]
Posted on April 19, 2009, 1:19 pm, by GrandpaRichard, under
Opinion.
Pirate Bay. If you are in the know about internet matters and downloading music and video, then you know about Pirate Bay. The owner’s of this notorious website were recently found guilty of breaking some laws regarding their site helping people download pirated materials. I posted a comment on the Globe and Mail’s article about [...]
Posted on April 19, 2009, 11:53 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
News.
Photographers tailing Madonna startled her horse when they appeared suddenly from surrounding bush on Saturday, causing Madonna to take a tumble. She is said to have only suffered “minor injuries” and bruises.
Posted on April 16, 2009, 2:42 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
News.
Heather Storey, 25, was driving to work on March 16 when her vehicle was in a collision. Heather’s laptop, which police suspect was lying on the back seat, flew up and hit her in the back of the head. The blow was hard enough to cause Heather’s death. Police suggest that your secure all personal [...]
Posted on April 5, 2009, 10:23 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
News.
You all know the story of the wolf and the 3 little pigs and their houses. This story is not about a wolf blowing down a straw house. It is about whether a powerful earthquake can knock down that straw house. And the answer? No. it could not. See http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090403104229.htm for more details.