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Friday, August 3, 2012

Epic Slow Mo Footage



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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Beaker's Ballad



I love Beaker!!!







And my favorite two muppets appear at the end of the video as a bonus!



Sunday, February 7, 2010

WLOS Blooper Reel From Early Nineties





I think these were the best years of WLOS...

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Shake Your Tail Feather




I have no idea what kind of bird this is or even who sings the song, but this dancing bird is adorable!!!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Monday, February 9, 2009

Marijuana Testicular Cancer Link


I'm gonna file this story in the "Poetic Justice File"...



The study of 369 men, published in the journal Cancer, found being a regular marijuana user doubled the risk compared to those who never smoked it.

The results suggest that it may be linked to the most aggressive form of the cancer.

A spokesman for Cancer Research UK said that no previous studies had found a link between marijuana and the disease.

 Dude, these scientists are just working for the man. 
A Random Paul Pot Head
--Campaign for Liberty Institute

Testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers in younger men, with approximately 2,000 new cases each year in the UK.

Incidence in Europe and North America is far higher than in some other parts of the world, and has been rising steadily for no apparent reason.

Known risk factors for the cancer include previous injuries to the testicles, a family history of the disease, or suffering from undescended testicles as a young child.

The study from scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle is the first to look specifically at marijuana use in relation to the disease.

They studied 369 men aged 18 to 44, who had been diagnosed with testicular cancer, and quizzed them about marijuana use.

Their replies were compared to those from almost 1,000 apparently healthy control subjects.

Even after adjusting the figures to take account of the other known risk factors, marijuana use remained a clear risk factor for testicular cancer.

Just being a marijuana smoker seemed to carry a 70% extra risk, while those who smoked it regularly, or had smoked from an early age, had twice the risk compared to those who had never smoked it.



Source: BBC


Friday, January 2, 2009

Fun With Guns

The title says it all. 

Follow the adventures of Earl Bob, Joe Bob and Bob Bob as they have some "Fun With Guns":


Thursday, December 25, 2008

Christmas Lights: Deck the Halls

Christmas Lights: Music Box Dancer

Christmas Lights: Carol of the Bells

Christmas Lights: Silent Night



MERRY CHRISTMAS!

And don't forget that Jesus is the Reason for the Season!

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Christmas Lights: TSO Nutcracker

Christmas Lights: Wizards in Winter

This is the video that started the whole new craze of setting your Christmas light display to music:

I loved it so much I bought the iTunes version.

My postings for the rest of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be a series of fourteen posts of videos of some of these amazing displays.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Petroglyphs Found in Jackson County

I must have walked by these rock carvings for years, and never noticed them until one day last week while it was raining. I was having some fun, taking photos of familiar locations in darkened conditions when I noticed a rock had what looked like the figure of a man carved in it, as in this photograph below:



And here is a wider shot of the rock:



So, how do I know that I have walking past these petroglyphs for years?

I found a clue on a nearby rock, pictured below:




I know I shouldn't have led you on like this, but I was feeling mischievious and couldn't help myself!

I imagine that the rock is a class project to see how petroglyphs age in the weather, and also involved a trip to a local famous petroglyph, Judaculla Rock.

My favorite blogger West of the Balsams has posted on the Judaculla Rock in the following posts:


Could Entopics Explain Judaculla Rock?

Judaculla Strides Into Town

His Friends Called Him Champ

Seven Wonders of Jackson County

Judaculla's Microscope

Here are some additional sources of information about the Judaculla Rock:

The Serious

UNCA Judaculla Page

Appalachian History

Judaculla Highway Marker

Judaculla Rock on Flickr

UNC lesson plan



The Weird

L.E.M.U.R. Page on Judaculla

WNC Pagan Meetup

UFO Area (you have to pay to see the article)

I expect to visit the rock myself sometime next spring to take numerous pictures and do some pondering myself about this mysterious carved rock sitting in the middle of nowhere.









Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Barneycam 2008

Here is the annual light-hearted skit put out by the White House to show the season from Barney's point of view:



Thursday, December 11, 2008

Scenes From A Rainy Morning, Part I


This morning, I turned a two minute walk into a twenty minute excursion into a dark and glorious wonderland while I played with my camera. There are about a dozen or so (I haven't counted them) that I will be posting here throughout the day. Stay Tuned.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Did I Go Overboard?


The only thing worse than putting them up will be taking the blasted things down.