Monday, November 30, 2009

Top 6 Most Expensive Movies Ever Made

$500 million to make ONE movie?!? Clearly I'm in the wrong business...

Sunday, November 29, 2009

The Beatles 3000



Pretty funny. A humorous reminder that some of what we think we know about the past may not be all that exact...

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Colorado Governor's Mansion TP'ed

Governor Ritter and his family woke up on Thanksgiving morning to an unusual sight for an official residence: during the previous night a prankster had blanketed the mansion with toilet paper. Well I guess this opens a whole new way of protesting leaders of both parties who aren't really listening to us. So put away the tea bags and break out the whoopie cushions and flaming bags of dog poo!

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

56-Year-Old Man Brought Back To Life After 47 Minutes

Stories like this one just reaffirm my belief in God...

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Ho Chi Minh's Biography

Interesting video about this infamous Vietnamese leader.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt

Interesting discovery.

Monday, November 9, 2009

World War I in Color

Interesting color photos from World War I found at Spiegel.

20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall



It's hard to believe that 20 years have passed since the Berlin Wall fell. I was serving in the US Navy at the time and remember being stunned at the news. I honestly thought that the Cold War, even with perestroika having an impact on communist Europe, would drag on till I was an old man. I was very pleased to be proven wrong.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean

Sometimes science can be so cool to read about...

Monday, November 2, 2009

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Comes Out of the Closet - To the Point on KCRW

Very interesting debate from a couple of weeks ago regarding DADT and the recent Joint Forces Quarterly article on this subject:

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Comes Out of the Closet - To the Point on KCRW

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Cement’s basic molecular structure finally decoded

Considering how important cement is in my field, as well as to building in all modern nations, this is an interesting find.

"Her R71 ballot was the last document that she attached her signature to."

Nice story.