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October 11th, 2008
02:23 pm
Today in History - October 11
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1910 - Ex-president Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane. He flew for four minutes with Arch Hoxsey in a plane built by the Wright Brothers at Kinloch Field (Lambert-St. Louis International Airport), St. Louis, Missouri.
1968 - Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful manned Apollo mission, with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham aboard. Less than a year later, there are American footprints on the moon.
1975 - Bill Clinton weds Hillary Rodham. Q: What do you get when you cross a crooked politician with a crooked lawyer? A: Chelsea Clinton. The second joke that happened on this date was the premiere of Saturday Night Live with George Carlin as host.
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Current Music: Celtic Comfort - Steven Halpern
Today in History - October 11
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1910 - Ex-president Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane. He flew for four minutes with Arch Hoxsey in a plane built by the Wright Brothers at Kinloch Field (Lambert-St. Louis International Airport), St. Louis, Missouri.
1968 - Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful manned Apollo mission, with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham aboard. Less than a year later, there are American footprints on the moon.
1975 - Bill Clinton weds Hillary Rodham. Q: What do you get when you cross a crooked politician with a crooked lawyer? A: Chelsea Clinton. The second joke that happened on this date was the premiere of Saturday Night Live with George Carlin as host.
Current Mood:
annoyedCurrent Music: Celtic Comfort - Steven Halpern
October 10th, 2008
03:22 pm
Today in History - October 10
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
732 AD - Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, France, leader of the Franks, Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors, stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe. The governor of Cordoba, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, is killed during the battle. So now they’re doing it from the inside and we’re all too nice and politically correct to call our enemies what they really are and to stop them.
1780 - The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in the Caribbean. FEMA slow to respond. Bush widely blamed.
1845 - In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors. “Squid School†is now in session.
1913 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike thus ending construction on the Panama Canal.
1938 - The Munich Agreement cedes the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany. It’s part of the “peace in our time†move.
1973 - VP Spiro T. Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion & resigns.
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Current Music: Slowly Rowing Through Ghost Melodies - Paul Ellis
Today in History - October 10
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
732 AD - Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, France, leader of the Franks, Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors, stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe. The governor of Cordoba, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, is killed during the battle. So now they’re doing it from the inside and we’re all too nice and politically correct to call our enemies what they really are and to stop them.
1780 - The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in the Caribbean. FEMA slow to respond. Bush widely blamed.
1845 - In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors. “Squid School†is now in session.
1913 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike thus ending construction on the Panama Canal.
1938 - The Munich Agreement cedes the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany. It’s part of the “peace in our time†move.
1973 - VP Spiro T. Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion & resigns.
Current Mood:
amusedCurrent Music: Slowly Rowing Through Ghost Melodies - Paul Ellis
October 9th, 2008
08:38 pm
Random pithy quote: If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Drone Zone on SomaFM - msng
Random pithy quote: If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.
Current Mood:
amusedCurrent Music: Drone Zone on SomaFM - msng
12:31 pm
Today in History - October 9
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1003 - Leif Erikson lands in L’Anse aux Meadows, Canada, becoming the first European to reach America. Didn’t make a big deal of it. Didn’t claim it for the king. Didn’t convert the natives. Didn’t get the publicity.
1865 - 1st US underground pipeline for carrying oil is laid in Pennsylvania. Baby seals immediately start dying.
1872 - Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business . His catalogs go on to become essential stock in outhouses. Some people even read them.
1876 - 1st 2-way telephone conversation over outdoor wires.
1926 - NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) forms. In 2008 its name is changed to National Barack Channel.
1936 - Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.
1946 - 1st electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50. Nice, but no comparison to home-made quilts, a feather mattress or the warm cuddly body of a happy partner.
1967 - A day after being caught, Che Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia. A murdering, cowardly commie thug is dead, and moonbats gain a T-shirt icon.
1999 - The last flight of the SR-71. Retirement of a magnificent record-setting aircraft. One thought crosses my mind: what are they using to replace it?
Current Music: Pat Metheny Trio Live - Giant Steps - Pat Metheny Trio
Today in History - October 9
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1003 - Leif Erikson lands in L’Anse aux Meadows, Canada, becoming the first European to reach America. Didn’t make a big deal of it. Didn’t claim it for the king. Didn’t convert the natives. Didn’t get the publicity.
1865 - 1st US underground pipeline for carrying oil is laid in Pennsylvania. Baby seals immediately start dying.
1872 - Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business . His catalogs go on to become essential stock in outhouses. Some people even read them.
1876 - 1st 2-way telephone conversation over outdoor wires.
1926 - NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) forms. In 2008 its name is changed to National Barack Channel.
1936 - Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.
1946 - 1st electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50. Nice, but no comparison to home-made quilts, a feather mattress or the warm cuddly body of a happy partner.
1967 - A day after being caught, Che Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia. A murdering, cowardly commie thug is dead, and moonbats gain a T-shirt icon.
1999 - The last flight of the SR-71. Retirement of a magnificent record-setting aircraft. One thought crosses my mind: what are they using to replace it?
Current Music: Pat Metheny Trio Live - Giant Steps - Pat Metheny Trio
12:03 am
Random pithy quote: If a train stops at a train station, and a bus stops at a bus station, what happens at a workstation?
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden
Random pithy quote: If a train stops at a train station, and a bus stops at a bus station, what happens at a workstation?
Current Mood:
amusedCurrent Music: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden
October 7th, 2008
02:14 pm
Today in History - October 7
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
3761 BCE - The epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar.
1714 - People riot due to beer tax in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Got a better reason to riot?
1763 - George III of Great Britain issues British Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing aboriginal lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlements. If we’d paid attention to this political verbiage this would have pretty much limited the Colonies to the eastern seaboard. Instead, we rebelled, the colonies became the United States, and Manifest Destiny took us across the continent to the Pacific shores.
1806 - Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood. Remember carbon paper? And you could tell how far down the food chain you were by which of several carbon copies you got. The smudgier, the lower on the totem pole. I did morning reports in the Army with the original and eight onionskin carbon copies.
1919 - KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company) of the Netherlands was founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
1931 - 1st infra-red photograph, Rochester, NY. Funny. That’s my job for tomorrow: Infrared thermography of a running gas turbine.
1942 - In their worst move of the war, US & British govt announce establishment of United Nations, thereby guaranteeing a worldwide bureaucracy and a forum for thugs and dictators and despots.
1944 - World War II: Uprising at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Jews burn down crematoria. Brave. Futile, but still brave. Sometimes you HAVE to fight, even if the odds are against you.
1950 - US forces invade North Korea by crossing 38th parallel. That’s the same 38th Parallel that the North Koreans crossed the previous June 25th when they invaded South Korea. US and UN forces proceed to kick North Korea all the way back to the Chinese border. The the Chinese come to the rescue of North Korea, and it’s a whole new war.
1985 - The “Achille Lauro†is hijacked by Palestinian terrorists. These noble freedom fighters demonstrate their bravery by murdering wheelchair-bound American Leon Klinghoffer and throwing his body overboard.
2003 - Gray(out) Davis is recalled as Governor of California, three years before the official end of his office term. Film star Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected Governor. You have to ask yourself exactly how goofy a Lefty politician has to be to get recalled in the land of fruits and nuts.
Current Music: The Heat of the Day - Pat Metheny
Today in History - October 7
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
3761 BCE - The epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar.
1714 - People riot due to beer tax in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Got a better reason to riot?
1763 - George III of Great Britain issues British Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing aboriginal lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlements. If we’d paid attention to this political verbiage this would have pretty much limited the Colonies to the eastern seaboard. Instead, we rebelled, the colonies became the United States, and Manifest Destiny took us across the continent to the Pacific shores.
1806 - Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood. Remember carbon paper? And you could tell how far down the food chain you were by which of several carbon copies you got. The smudgier, the lower on the totem pole. I did morning reports in the Army with the original and eight onionskin carbon copies.
1919 - KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company) of the Netherlands was founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
1931 - 1st infra-red photograph, Rochester, NY. Funny. That’s my job for tomorrow: Infrared thermography of a running gas turbine.
1942 - In their worst move of the war, US & British govt announce establishment of United Nations, thereby guaranteeing a worldwide bureaucracy and a forum for thugs and dictators and despots.
1944 - World War II: Uprising at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Jews burn down crematoria. Brave. Futile, but still brave. Sometimes you HAVE to fight, even if the odds are against you.
1950 - US forces invade North Korea by crossing 38th parallel. That’s the same 38th Parallel that the North Koreans crossed the previous June 25th when they invaded South Korea. US and UN forces proceed to kick North Korea all the way back to the Chinese border. The the Chinese come to the rescue of North Korea, and it’s a whole new war.
1985 - The “Achille Lauro†is hijacked by Palestinian terrorists. These noble freedom fighters demonstrate their bravery by murdering wheelchair-bound American Leon Klinghoffer and throwing his body overboard.
2003 - Gray(out) Davis is recalled as Governor of California, three years before the official end of his office term. Film star Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected Governor. You have to ask yourself exactly how goofy a Lefty politician has to be to get recalled in the land of fruits and nuts.
Current Music: The Heat of the Day - Pat Metheny
October 6th, 2008
09:20 pm - via Instapundit.com
Will the Massachusetts Initiative to Repeal the Income Tax Have Any Effect if it Passes?
Selection Votes
Yes. How can they resist the will of the voters? 18% 922
No. The pols will protect their phony-baloney jobs no matter what it takes. 82% 4,287
5,209 votes total
pollcode.com free polls
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pessimistic
Current Music: Umbra - Synaesthesia
Will the Massachusetts Initiative to Repeal the Income Tax Have Any Effect if it Passes?
Selection Votes
Yes. How can they resist the will of the voters? 18% 922
No. The pols will protect their phony-baloney jobs no matter what it takes. 82% 4,287
5,209 votes total
pollcode.com free polls
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08:06 pm - Let's give a big ol...
Happly Birthyday! to dersupergee. Best to you and hope to see you at MiniCon soon. :)
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Andromedia - Synaesthesia
Happly Birthyday! to der
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12:25 pm
Today in History - October 6
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1683 - William Penn brings 13 German immigrant families to the colony of Pennsylvania, marking the first German people to immigrate to America.
1939 - Hitler announces plans to regulate Jewish problem, denies he intends to go to war against France & Britain. One truth, one lie. And today Achmadinejad of Iran makes Hitler sound sane.
1973 - 80,000 Egyptian troops cross the Suez Canal, destroying the fortified Israeli Bar-Lev Line and starting the Yom Kippur War. Israel got a bit complacent and this is the result.
1976 - New Premier Hua Guofeng orders the arrest of the Gang of Four and associates and ends the Cultural Revolution in the People’s Republic of China. So what if a few million Chinese die? The had those neat uniforms and posters and that little red book. Our own Left has similar aspirations.
1981 - President of Egypt, Anwar al-Sadat is assassinated. Apparently he pi*sed off some folks by signing a treaty with Israel.
Current Music: Lumia - Synaesthesia
Today in History - October 6
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1683 - William Penn brings 13 German immigrant families to the colony of Pennsylvania, marking the first German people to immigrate to America.
1939 - Hitler announces plans to regulate Jewish problem, denies he intends to go to war against France & Britain. One truth, one lie. And today Achmadinejad of Iran makes Hitler sound sane.
1973 - 80,000 Egyptian troops cross the Suez Canal, destroying the fortified Israeli Bar-Lev Line and starting the Yom Kippur War. Israel got a bit complacent and this is the result.
1976 - New Premier Hua Guofeng orders the arrest of the Gang of Four and associates and ends the Cultural Revolution in the People’s Republic of China. So what if a few million Chinese die? The had those neat uniforms and posters and that little red book. Our own Left has similar aspirations.
1981 - President of Egypt, Anwar al-Sadat is assassinated. Apparently he pi*sed off some folks by signing a treaty with Israel.
Current Music: Lumia - Synaesthesia
October 5th, 2008
12:42 pm
Today in History - October 5
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1793 - French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France. “Enlightment†is supposed to fill the void that is left. It isn’t up to the task.
1914 - World War I first aerial combat resulting in a kill. Not part of this incident, Britain’s first aerial wound results when a flight officer is shot “in the fleshy part of his rearâ€.
1944 - Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German jet fighter over France.
1947 - The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
1969 - The first episode of the famous comedy show Monty Python’s Flying Circus aired on BBC.
Current Mood: amused
Today in History - October 5
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1793 - French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France. “Enlightment†is supposed to fill the void that is left. It isn’t up to the task.
1914 - World War I first aerial combat resulting in a kill. Not part of this incident, Britain’s first aerial wound results when a flight officer is shot “in the fleshy part of his rearâ€.
1944 - Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German jet fighter over France.
1947 - The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
1969 - The first episode of the famous comedy show Monty Python’s Flying Circus aired on BBC.
Current Mood:
amused01:21 am
"Brevity is the soul of lingerie." - Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Desideratum_Synaesthesia_1_Andromedia.mp3
"Brevity is the soul of lingerie." - Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)
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October 4th, 2008
02:18 pm
Today in History - October 4
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:17 am
1824 - Mexico adopts a new constitution and becomes a federal republic. With long tradition of despot, king and strongman, the idea of a ‘republic’ doesn’t catch on.
PS; We won't even go into the Mexican response to illegal immigrants
1957 - USSR launches Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. Its beeps can be received by shortwave receivers worldwide.
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: geography- great valley of gongs - andy partridge & harold budd
Today in History - October 4
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:17 am
1824 - Mexico adopts a new constitution and becomes a federal republic. With long tradition of despot, king and strongman, the idea of a ‘republic’ doesn’t catch on.
PS; We won't even go into the Mexican response to illegal immigrants
1957 - USSR launches Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. Its beeps can be received by shortwave receivers worldwide.
Current Mood:
amusedCurrent Music: geography- great valley of gongs - andy partridge & harold budd
October 3rd, 2008
08:14 pm
Today in History - October 3
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1795 - General Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence being named to defend the French National Convention against armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the three year old revolutionary government.
1906 - SOS adopted as warning signal by 1st conference on wireless telegraphy. dididit dahdahdah dididit. Morse code is gone. Dead. The only vestiges around are in its use by radio amateurs (hams) where they recognize that a Morse signal is easily transmitted from a simple transmitter, easily received with a simple receiver, needs no special equipment to decode besides a human ear, and can cut through interference better than any other form of signal.
1908 - The Pravda newspaper founded by Leon Trotsky, Adolph Joffe, Matvey Skobelev and other Russian exiles in Vienna. Its function today has been taken over by the New York Times.
1913 Federal Income Tax signed into law (at 1%). As one of those “patriotic†Americans who now is “privilieged†to be in the 20% bracket, I can tell you this is a fine example of allowing the camel to stick his nose in the tent.
1942 - Spaceflight: First successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany: the first man-made object to reach space. In a few months, they’d be re-entering the atmosphere above targets in England and continental Europe.
1955 - The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC. Today the equivalent group is ru(i)nning Congress.
1990 - Re-unification of Germany. The German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and its territory became part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. Now celebrated as German Unity Day. “Mister Gorbachev, tear down THIS wall.â€
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Electronic Step 3 - Detlef Keller
Today in History - October 3
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1795 - General Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence being named to defend the French National Convention against armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the three year old revolutionary government.
1906 - SOS adopted as warning signal by 1st conference on wireless telegraphy. dididit dahdahdah dididit. Morse code is gone. Dead. The only vestiges around are in its use by radio amateurs (hams) where they recognize that a Morse signal is easily transmitted from a simple transmitter, easily received with a simple receiver, needs no special equipment to decode besides a human ear, and can cut through interference better than any other form of signal.
1908 - The Pravda newspaper founded by Leon Trotsky, Adolph Joffe, Matvey Skobelev and other Russian exiles in Vienna. Its function today has been taken over by the New York Times.
1913 Federal Income Tax signed into law (at 1%). As one of those “patriotic†Americans who now is “privilieged†to be in the 20% bracket, I can tell you this is a fine example of allowing the camel to stick his nose in the tent.
1942 - Spaceflight: First successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany: the first man-made object to reach space. In a few months, they’d be re-entering the atmosphere above targets in England and continental Europe.
1955 - The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC. Today the equivalent group is ru(i)nning Congress.
1990 - Re-unification of Germany. The German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and its territory became part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. Now celebrated as German Unity Day. “Mister Gorbachev, tear down THIS wall.â€
Current Mood:
amusedCurrent Music: Electronic Step 3 - Detlef Keller
October 2nd, 2008
06:52 pm
Today in History - October 2
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1835 - The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia. I figure the way things are going, in another ten years it’ll be Mexico again…
1866 - J Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener.
1924 - The Geneva Protocol is adopted as a means to strengthen the League of Nations. With this one momentous step, peace is spread abroad on the wings of doves. Bloody-handed despots everywhere see the error in their ways and repent, and the world eases into an age of love and harmony. Oh, wait! That DIDN’T happen with the League of Nations. We needed the United Nations to bring worldwide love and harmony. I’m STILL waiting…
1941 - World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow. These are the same two parties that only two years before had signed a pact NOT to fight each other, meanwhile divying Poland up between them.
1968 - A peaceful student demonstration in Mexico City ends in the Tlatelolco massacre. Dead number in the hundreds. Makes that bunch of smelly hippies singing “Four dead in Ohio†sort of a sad thing…
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Inside The Womb - Atrium Carceri
Today in History - October 2
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1835 - The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia. I figure the way things are going, in another ten years it’ll be Mexico again…
1866 - J Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener.
1924 - The Geneva Protocol is adopted as a means to strengthen the League of Nations. With this one momentous step, peace is spread abroad on the wings of doves. Bloody-handed despots everywhere see the error in their ways and repent, and the world eases into an age of love and harmony. Oh, wait! That DIDN’T happen with the League of Nations. We needed the United Nations to bring worldwide love and harmony. I’m STILL waiting…
1941 - World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow. These are the same two parties that only two years before had signed a pact NOT to fight each other, meanwhile divying Poland up between them.
1968 - A peaceful student demonstration in Mexico City ends in the Tlatelolco massacre. Dead number in the hundreds. Makes that bunch of smelly hippies singing “Four dead in Ohio†sort of a sad thing…
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Inside The Womb - Atrium Carceri
October 1st, 2008
03:33 pm
Today in History - October 1
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1811 - The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orléans, Louisiana.
1847 - German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG & Halske. Today the name makes me grit my teeth…
1880 - John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Corps Band. I do love me some Sousa marches.
1942 - First flight of the Bell XP-59 “Aircometâ€. Our first jet, it was woefully inadequate and way behind British and especially German efforts.
1947 - The F-86 Sabre flies for the first time. In the Korean War, it’s neck and neck with the Soviet MiG-15, but achieves a 10 to 1 kill ratio. The difference? American pilots.
1960 - Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom. It immediately becomes a beacon of freedom and culture in Africa. Right?
1971 - Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States. “centrifugal Bumblepuppyâ€, American style…
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artistic
Current Music: Innerzone - Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana
1800 - Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty. Frances sells it three years later.
Today in History - October 1
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:00 am
1811 - The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orléans, Louisiana.
1847 - German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG & Halske. Today the name makes me grit my teeth…
1880 - John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Corps Band. I do love me some Sousa marches.
1942 - First flight of the Bell XP-59 “Aircometâ€. Our first jet, it was woefully inadequate and way behind British and especially German efforts.
1947 - The F-86 Sabre flies for the first time. In the Korean War, it’s neck and neck with the Soviet MiG-15, but achieves a 10 to 1 kill ratio. The difference? American pilots.
1960 - Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom. It immediately becomes a beacon of freedom and culture in Africa. Right?
1971 - Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States. “centrifugal Bumblepuppyâ€, American style…
Current Mood:
artisticCurrent Music: Innerzone - Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana
1800 - Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty. Frances sells it three years later.
September 30th, 2008
03:31 pm - Here we go again
Today in History - September 30
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:04 am
1452 - 1st book published, Johann Guttenberg’s Bible, in Mainz, Germany.
1544 - King Henry VIII draws his armies out of France. His army leaves behind a considerable amount of genetic material.
1791 - The National Constituent Assembly in Paris is dissolved; Parisians hail Maximilien Robespierre and Jérôme Pétion as incorruptible patriots. Yeah. Just like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are “incorruptible patriotsâ€.
1841 - Samuel Slocum patented the stapler. Hey! A milestone IS a milestone…
1938 - The League of Nations unanimously outlaws “intentional bombings of civilian populationsâ€. Yeah, that worked. The League of Nations died. If only the UN would do the same…
1949 - Berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights. America faces down the Soviet Union. Today’s Left would not only have signed West Berlin Over to them, but would have held a star-studded concert to celebrate.
1954 - The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world’s first nuclear reactor powered vessel.
1968 - 1st Boeing 747 rolls out. American aviation shows the world how it’s done.
2005 - The controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. Muslims are driven to a killing frenzy by cartoons. Who knew? Other things that drive Muslims into a killing frenzy: days that end with “yâ€.
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Revealing The Secret - Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana
Today in History - September 30
Filed under: History — mostly cajun @ 6:04 am
1452 - 1st book published, Johann Guttenberg’s Bible, in Mainz, Germany.
1544 - King Henry VIII draws his armies out of France. His army leaves behind a considerable amount of genetic material.
1791 - The National Constituent Assembly in Paris is dissolved; Parisians hail Maximilien Robespierre and Jérôme Pétion as incorruptible patriots. Yeah. Just like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are “incorruptible patriotsâ€.
1841 - Samuel Slocum patented the stapler. Hey! A milestone IS a milestone…
1938 - The League of Nations unanimously outlaws “intentional bombings of civilian populationsâ€. Yeah, that worked. The League of Nations died. If only the UN would do the same…
1949 - Berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights. America faces down the Soviet Union. Today’s Left would not only have signed West Berlin Over to them, but would have held a star-studded concert to celebrate.
1954 - The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world’s first nuclear reactor powered vessel.
1968 - 1st Boeing 747 rolls out. American aviation shows the world how it’s done.
2005 - The controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. Muslims are driven to a killing frenzy by cartoons. Who knew? Other things that drive Muslims into a killing frenzy: days that end with “yâ€.
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amusedCurrent Music: Revealing The Secret - Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana
03:30 pm - Bach in the saddle
Drove over to Troy NY (RPI) to see the oldest g-son. Good visit and it's a really great school. If you have any off sprung thinking of a top notch sci/eng edu then RPI has to be at the top of the list.
I never thought I'd say this but GM, in specific Caddy makes a top notch road car. Comfy, plenty fast, very well built, quiet and 27 mpg. Not bad GM, not bad.
I had my cell & a small emergency kit but I'd a been a lot more at ease going through Chi town, Detroit, Cleveland etc if I could have legal rights to be armed. Even more reason to push for a national carry/ccw bill. Life, Liberty & the pursuit of Happiness mean not fearing a breakdown on a rust belt interstate. YMMV.
Current Mood: cranky
Current Music: Revealing The Secret - Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana
Drove over to Troy NY (RPI) to see the oldest g-son. Good visit and it's a really great school. If you have any off sprung thinking of a top notch sci/eng edu then RPI has to be at the top of the list.
I never thought I'd say this but GM, in specific Caddy makes a top notch road car. Comfy, plenty fast, very well built, quiet and 27 mpg. Not bad GM, not bad.
I had my cell & a small emergency kit but I'd a been a lot more at ease going through Chi town, Detroit, Cleveland etc if I could have legal rights to be armed. Even more reason to push for a national carry/ccw bill. Life, Liberty & the pursuit of Happiness mean not fearing a breakdown on a rust belt interstate. YMMV.
Current Mood:
crankyCurrent Music: Revealing The Secret - Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana
September 25th, 2008
07:46 pm
Random pithy quote: The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Strollin' - Emily Remler
Random pithy quote: The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
Current Mood:
amusedCurrent Music: Strollin' - Emily Remler
05:58 pm - Oleg Volk needs help
Crossposted, at his request, from his LJ.
Going to court.
In December 2002, I founded The High Road forum dedicated to the advancement of responsible gun ownership. Recently, it was discovered that in 2006, the volunteer forum systems administrator, Derek Zeanah of Statesboro, Georgia, changed domain registration to himself. After he was confronted, Derek locked out all other staff from accessing the Web server administration and would not share even backup copies of its content. After failed attempts to peacefully resolve the dispute, it has become necessary for me to initiate a lawsuit against Derek Zeanah for the return of thehighroad.org domain name and the forum database.
I am seeking and would greatly appreciate donations to help with the cost of litigation. You can use Paypal (olegvolk@gmail.com) or send a check to:
Oleg Volk 3112 Chambley Ct Hermitage, TN 37076
All donations shall be returned if the lawsuit is ultimately avoided. You can also aid me by re-posting this appeal on your blog, forum or web site. My legal position is already endorsed by almost all of The High Road staff as well as Rich Lucibella, the founder of The Firing Line forum.
UPDATE: Derek's reaction was to disable The High Road forum all together. He also removed most of the staff who opposed him.
Current Mood: angry
Current Music: Strange Meadow Lark - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Crossposted, at his request, from his LJ.
Going to court.
In December 2002, I founded The High Road forum dedicated to the advancement of responsible gun ownership. Recently, it was discovered that in 2006, the volunteer forum systems administrator, Derek Zeanah of Statesboro, Georgia, changed domain registration to himself. After he was confronted, Derek locked out all other staff from accessing the Web server administration and would not share even backup copies of its content. After failed attempts to peacefully resolve the dispute, it has become necessary for me to initiate a lawsuit against Derek Zeanah for the return of thehighroad.org domain name and the forum database.
I am seeking and would greatly appreciate donations to help with the cost of litigation. You can use Paypal (olegvolk@gmail.com) or send a check to:
Oleg Volk 3112 Chambley Ct Hermitage, TN 37076
All donations shall be returned if the lawsuit is ultimately avoided. You can also aid me by re-posting this appeal on your blog, forum or web site. My legal position is already endorsed by almost all of The High Road staff as well as Rich Lucibella, the founder of The Firing Line forum.
UPDATE: Derek's reaction was to disable The High Road forum all together. He also removed most of the staff who opposed him.
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angryCurrent Music: Strange Meadow Lark - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
02:37 pm - Heh
Current Mood: amused
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