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Hurricane Irene, as seen from space

Posted on August 26, 2011 | Comments Off

Hurricane Irene, as seen from space, Aug. 26, 2011. From NASA and NOAA, a “Full Disk Image of Earth” captured from the GOES-13 satellite on August 26, 2011. Hurricane Irene (NASA info page here) is now almost one-third the size of the US East Coast. Yikes! (via Boing Boing)

In Awe of Creation – Hurricanes ( Irene – Latest Space Station View) (rodiagnusdei.wordpress.com)
NASA satellites Hurricane Irene almost one-third the size of US east coast (physorg.com)
Hurricane Irene Looks ‘Terrifying’ From Space, Astronaut Says (space.com)

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Tagged East Coast, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Irene image from space, NASA and Hurricane Irene, weather

Adam Bomb Garbage Pail Kids Card

Posted on August 25, 2011 | 1 comment

How badly did you want this card when you were a kid? This was the Holy Grail of Garbage Pail Kids cards back in the day. I once held one that was severely damaged, but it didn’t matter. I was in awe. Adam Bomb was #8a in the 1st series in 1985.

During the height of the card series’ popularity, Garbage Pail Kids were banned in many schools worldwide.

Follow this link to view some of the other popular cards from the Garbage Pail Kids collection.

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Frozen Ghost Vodka

Posted on August 25, 2011 | Comments Off

Frozen Ghost Vodka, The Supernatural Super Premium Vodka

Frozen Ghost Vodka, the “Supernatural Super-Premium Vodka”, not only has the spookiest vodka packaging around but also a chilling backstory. Here’s an excerpt:

Generations ago, a family in Western Canada had a proud but small farm. They raised crops and livestock so plentifully, they outproduced all the other farms in the colony. Soon, people began to realize that the spring that watered their land was the sweetest and purest in the area and was thought to be the source of their success…

Tobias’s body was later discovered in the ice that froze the pond deep on that frigid winter night…

View their cool website here.
(via Rusty Blazenhoff)

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Incredible wingsuit flying video

Posted on August 25, 2011 | Comments Off

I recommend watching the whole video, but skip to 1:15 if you want to see a terrifying close call. I have jumped out of a plane before, but there is no way I could do this. I wonder if these wingsuits have a military application? Could you imagine flying through a combat zone in one of these? Talk about the element of surprise!

(via Today I Learned)

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Tagged BaseJumping, Wingsuit flying, wingsuit flying video

Marlins-Reds Game Attendance Hits Sad Low of 347 Fans

Posted on August 25, 2011 | Comments Off

If you didn’t know better, you might guess that someone called in a bomb threat before last night’s game at Sun Life Stadium. The Florida Marlins rank dead last in total attendance this season and second-to-last in attendance percentage, ahead of only Toronto. The unofficial count of 347 was after the first pitch, but I am assuming everyone in the seats did their own counting and got about the same number. The money collected likely didn’t pay to run the scoreboard.

I understand that this was a rescheduled game, but is that really an excuse for this low of a turn out? This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this with the Marlins either. Is it time to contract?

You could likely hear the umpire call strikes from these seats last night. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk)

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A Groupon for me to poop on

Posted on August 25, 2011 | Comments Off

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Tagged Groupon, humor, the Insult Comic Dog, triumph

First day of kindergarten

Posted on August 24, 2011 | 2 comments

This poor kid is not so sure about this whole school thing. I did the same thing on my first day of kindergarden. So much so that my mother had to sit outside the classroom the entire day. I eventually got over it. However, I did still feel like crying on the first day of each subsequent year all the way through college. It even happens now as an adult on Mondays when I start the work week.

I wish I could say it gets better kid, but it doesn’t.