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Blow Bridges

WHat’s better than videos of a bridge blowing up… an HD slow motion video of a bridge blowing up… Lake Marble Falls Bridge demolished last month by Texas DOT — shots courtesy of Kirk Drummond

Oh! They Missed A Darwin Award by THAT Much.

Two brothers in Kansas blew up their house while celebrating lottery win with drugs.

Authorities say two brothers accidentally blew up their house after celebrating a $75,000 winning lottery ticket by purchasing marijuana and meth.

Wichita police Sgt. Bruce Watts says one of the brothers was taken to a hospital and the other to [...]

Holy Shitsky!

Meteorite storm hits Russia… watch upper left corner, injuring nearly 1,000 people:

A terrifying meteorite shower left more than 950 people injured, buildings devastated and the mobile network wiped out when it hit Russia this morning.

Brightly burning rocks could be seen for miles as they crashed at around 9.20am local time and [...]

Super Fly (Over)

This video is a few years old, but NFL Films did this on pregame flyovers and it’s pretty awesome. I love the reaction shots of the players and coaches… nothing impresses like raw power and speed. When the planes are yours it’s like being an awestruck kid. There’s even some helicopter love for Outlaw.

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Sir John the Inflated

If and when John F. Kennedy ever comes up in any of my classes I usually end up telling them that the hushed reverent tones with which he is referenced will become more skeptical and realistic as those Baby Boomers die out. I realize we all view our heroes through rose-colored glasses, but besides [...]

Some people have no sense of humor…

I would have welcomed this, but of course I’m crazy like that.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — An F-15 fighter pilot with the Florida National Guard put on an impromptu air show in the skies over the western Des Moines suburbs Tuesday morning.

“It was coming down really fast — and then it seemed to [...]

Can’t Buy Me Love

From The Telegraph: “… This year we closed the Olympics with the painfully drawn out strains of “Hey Jude” howled at us by an OAP. We gave the world the greatest show on earth; why did we end it like this?

…A lot has happened in those years. And the Beatles brand has aged [...]

Fifty Shades of Gray

What’s the best way to attract younger nudists to your park? Hold a bash hosted by older nudists of course.

Sunsport Gardens principal shareholder Morley Schloss tells the paper the park has been trying to bring in younger members with lower prices, 24-hour hot tubs and Friday night drum circles.

The gathering at the [...]

Another Reason To Love Texas.

I personally don’t care if you Californians ever wise up, but you’d think after a while even the most dim-witted would figure this out.

The Greediest Generation

Reason’s Nick Gillespie gets down to brass tacks on the current fiscal crisis and economic outlook:

Take a break from getting yet another tattoo on your ass bone or your nipples pierced already! And STFU about the 1 Percent vs. the 99 Percent!

You’re not getting screwed by billionaires and plutocrats. You’re getting screwed [...]

And then San Diego apologized profusely and skulked out the door…

San Diego’s “Big Bay Boom” 17 minutes fireworks spectacular malfunctioned and all of the fireworks went off 5 minutes before showtime and in a space of about 30 seconds. CNN has the story here.

Yes it’s crass, but it reminds me of this (NSFW).

“Half of What I Say is Meaningless”

If you haven’t heard of Axelrod and Julia you can read about them here.   Every once in awhile a linebacker or blitzing back will so successfully read the offense that he meets the quarterback or running back when the hand-off takes place and is able to grab the ball.  Or, sometimes a defensive end [...]

Eat the Rich

(I saw this quote in a comment on another site.  I would accredit it, but the commenter was quoting someone else and he or she did not give credit, so I don’t know the source.)   “Apparently, I’m supposed to be angrier about what Mitt Romney does with his money than what Barack Obama [...]

Hope and Change

I haven’t written about politics much lately.  For those of you unfamiliar with my earlier work, I have a good track record on political predictions.  I predicted Barack Obama would win the Democratic nomination while Hillary was ahead in the polls and most everyone thought she was unbeatable.  I predicted John McCain would choose [...]

50 Years Ago This Week…

A plane designed with slide rules and imagination first took off. Throughout its career it set world records that have never been equaled. It was retired not because we have something better but to save money. The Lockheed family of the A-12/YF-12/SR-71 were a national treasure and an engineering masterpiece. A real tribute to [...]

Dick Clark — R.I.P.

Dick Clark, longtime host of American Bandstand and television producer has died of a heart attack.

Dick Clark, the music industry maverick, longtime TV host and powerhouse producer who changed the way we listened to pop music with “American Bandstand,” and whose trademark “Rockin’ Eve” became a fixture of New Year’s celebrations, died today [...]

He’s a Super Phreak

Grandpa, patriot who goes by ‘The Raptor’ claims credit for taking down Al Qaeda websites, http://fxn.ws/Hved0X

Don’t screw with America or grandpa you jihadist peckerwoods.

The Alan Parsons Project Hits the Navy?

The U.S. Navy is claiming it will have a laser weapon ready for use in 4 years. From Wired’s Danger Room:

The dream of sailors, nerds and sailor-nerds everywhere is on the verge of coming true, senior Navy technologists swear. Within four years, they claim they’ll have a working prototype of a laser cannon, [...]

3D Weekend Five: It’s All in the Game

The only nice thing about doctor-ordered bedrest?  Discovering the Game Show Network.

5.  Gambit:  Simple, and simply blackjack; but getting to 21 always satisfies.

4.  Newlywed Game:  The classic version with Bob Eubanks.

3.  Dating Game:  Check out the sideburns.  And the celeb guest stars.

2.  Match Game ’73:  Made me happier than a [blank] [...]

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