And it was just like a vacation
And I’m sure we had us some fun
It was just like a vacation
And I swear we even sat out in the sun
(Mrs’ mother died a few days ago. At least we got down here several days before hand so they could visit. Then it was siblings, lawyers, guns, and money.)
1931 – 2014
We’ll miss you.
This gives me goosebumps – guess I’m still just a starry-eyed kid from the 60s.
Elon Musk will be known as the “Father of Modern Commercial Space Flight”.
Stay tuned … The future will be televised on the web.
NOT
In fact Toyota sees no future at all in battery electric vehicles like Tesla or the Nissan Leaf. Toyota sees the future through hydrogen tinted glasses.
Click on the image above or the URL for the full story with many cool videos.
http://www.toyota.com/fuelcell/
This explains why Toyota abandoned its relationship with Tesla and will eventually stop making the RAV4 EV. Toyota is betting on hydrogen … at least in California … where it plans to build a hydrogen infrastructure sufficient to fuel a limited fleet of Fuel Cell Vehicles. This fleet of FCVs will satisfy California requirements for zero emissions vehicles and allow Toyota to continue auto sales in California.
Tesla EVs or Toyota FCVs, which will prove to be the most successful solution? Only time will tell.
16 Tons … Brazilian composer Roberto Neves wrote the Portuguese version “Dezesseis Toneladas”, first recorded by Noriel Vilela in 1971. (Source: Wikipedia)
Noriel Vilela died in 1974 due to an allergic reaction to anesthesia at the dentist.
Popularized on Heineken | The Odyssey
Raw, unedited, unfiltered … Cats at play
We’re bored daddy, come play with us
Have you been watching the new BBC series Sherlock? If not, you should.
It is, to use the British phrase, ‘brilliant‘!
Season Three just finished. Not sure if it is on Netflix yet, but it is available on both iTunes and Amazon.
Start over at the beginning! It’s brilliant.
Jonathan Coulton
First of May
A delightful little song about some fun, albeit unrealistically exhibitionist and generally illegal, outdoor activities from the prolific writer/singer who brought you the songs that I showcase in the three earlier posts:
Smart Electric Drive
Production Plant Hambach
That was boring …
From The Nudist War – Day 43
Jess was officially diagnosed with MS ten years ago, not long after she posted for the position at the CDC in Atlanta. She noticed that she had a “floater” in her left eye that didn’t go away. When she saw her Ophthalmologist he diagnosed her with optic neuritis, for which he prescribed a course of oral steroids to reduce the inflammation. “One thing you should know,” he told her, “there is a good chance that you have Multiple Sclerosis. Let me refer you to a Neurologist who specializes in MS treatment. She’s the best one in Atlanta.” After a CT scan, several MRIs and lumbar punctures, the diagnosis was in. “Ms. Munroe, I am so sorry to have to tell you this. The MRI analyses and spinal fluid tests both indicate positive for Multiple Sclerosis.”
Hardcopy, ebook, or audiobook available at:
Amazon
Audible
Apple iBook
Apple iTunes
and other retailers
Maybe I should put Jess on this diet.
http://www.smartusa.com/models/electric-drive/overview.aspx
Disclaimer:
I go not own a Smart Electric Drive or other Smart Car. I do not work for Mercedes Benz, Smart, or any other related entity.
I admit to being interested in the Smart Electric Drive, but have yet to so much as test drive one. I have no interest in a petrel fueled Smart. The Smart ED has no transmission, high torque, lower center of gravity (due to battery placement). At 100+ mpge, and small nimble size it appears to be the perfect urban commuter car.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Reusable
First Test Flight 250m
This is NOT the ‘Grasshopper’ which appears to be visible on the right of the opening scene.
Related posts:
Via the interwebs
(and my Egyptian friend)
(Though not Latino … It could be me)
It speaks for itself …
The Vikings would be so disappointed in their heirs.
OCTOMORE SCOTTISH BARLEY
http://www.bruichladdich.com/the-whisky/octomore/octomore-06-1-scottish-barley
I just snagged a bottle. The stock photo above is better than anything I could take. Click the photo or the link to go the the official Bruichladdich webpage.
I can tell you that I like it (I had better at almost $200 a bottle). It is not a sweet as the 10 year old OCTOMORE. Although it has twice the peaty/smokey goodness as measured by ppm, it did not strike me as that much smokier. It’s good stuff.
But don’t take my word for it. Watch what the people who make it say about it:
Jim McEwen’s passion for his creation is inspiring.
Related posts:
Семь красных линий
Syem krasnikh liniy
(Seven red lines)
This is the original of the
Engineer in the Corporate World. Watch it first and then watch this one. It is almost word-for-word identical.
Then read the Technical Discussion
How it feels to be an engineer in the corporate world
I can not begin to tell you how many times I have been the ‘expert’ in similar meetings.
If you liked that you will also like Conference Call
If you have ever participated in a conference call …
Patches sleeping
Hillary sleeping
Through my many years of cat ownership, I feel confident to say that I understand ‘Cat’ speak.
You see, cats are very self-centered. It’s all about them.
Meow? (Rising) … Me?
Me-yow? (Rising) … (For) Me ?
Myow myow (emphatic) … Me (too) me (too)
MYOW (short) … (Leave) Me (Alone)
Myew (quiet) … (Who) Me?
Myew myew … (Luv) Me (luv) Me
MEOW (Desperate) … (Feed) Me
• • •
Try out your new-found knowledge of ‘cat speak’ on the following video …
Tomorrow is 22,001 🙂
Even tho’ I know it’s only
Me and my dreams
That drive me so let me go please
Let me go onto tomorrow
One day at a time
Now I know the only foe is time
22,000 days, 22,000 days it’s not alot,
It’s all you got 22,000 days
22,000 nights, 22,000 nights, it’s all you know
So start the show and this time
Feel the flow and get it right
The Date 2012
• • •
Jaan Pechan Ho, Mohammed Rafi,
Gumnaam, 1965
• • •
Drink responsibly
• • •
• • •
Drink responsibly
Déjà vu
With the current weather in the North East of the U.S., I though it might be interesting for my new followers to see what ‘real’ driving is like.
Enjoy
I just got this in an email. I spent the better part of the ’90s working off and on in Siberia. Today Russian drivers mostly have dashboard videos. This is from the site vk.com/dashboard Auto Video. The title, Второй день рождения, translates as “Last Christmas”.
I really like the background music.
cb
I couldn’t have done it without you.
1970s
2005
– – –
This is not your father’s Oldsmobile
… and substitute my own.
I just saw it on TV and it made me laugh.
More Walken
Ever wonder where the phrase “more cowbell” came from?
Never seen the classic SNL skit?
More cowbell
Walk without rhythm and we won’t attract the worm – Paul Atreides, Dune (film) 1984, David Lynch, based on Dune by Frank Herbert
The David Lynch movie, Dune , is second only to 2001 A Space Odyssey in my list of epic sci-fi movies. It is highly quotable … at least it has been in the life of the Mrs and I.
Some of our more used quotes are:
Get out of my mind!
You will live out the rest of your life in a pain amplifier
Fat Boy Slim’s Weapon of Choice includes the walk without rhythm phrase in the lyrics. If you have seen the music video, here it is to enjoy again. If not, then you are in for a treat!
Walken with rhythm
Despite all the other fun bits that I include in my blog … my cats, the interesting YouTube video, various fun facts, music, history … my real reason for blogging is that I want to write fiction. I currently have two main streams of fiction: the Day 42 zombie saga and the Mars collection of science fiction short stories.
I recently wrote a new short story titled Rocket Man.
I included various supplementary material on either side of it. Prior to posting Rocket Man. I reblogged both Phobos Rising and Jumper. After I posted it, I included a history of the Rocket Man song. Intermixed with this was a variety of other video posts and a cat post.
The material on either side of the Rocket Man short story got numerous ‘likes’ … yet Rocket Man got only a single ‘like’.
I am perplexed.
• Did you read it and not like it?
• If you read it and did not like it, can you tell me what you disliked?
Be frank I’m a big boy I can take criticism.
• If you didn’t read it why not?
As always I am extremely appreciative of your feedback.
Thanks cb
A history of Rocket Man through the decades …
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Man_(song)
1972
1978
2009
2012 (40th Anniversary)
If you enjoyed this, you might also enjoy my short story Rocket Man
PS I especially like William Shatner’s 2011 rendition of Rocket Man on Seeking Major Tom
Moscow 26 February 2012
Puttin’ On The Ritz 1929 by Irving Berlin
Birth name: Israel Isidore Baline (Beilin) (Belarusian: Ізраіль Бэйлін, Russian: Израиль Бейлин)
Prerequisite reading …
[Author’s note: This is part of the Project Mars series of short stories.
To start at the beginning go >> HERE << ]
Copyright © 2013 by Christian Bergman, All rights reserved.
All people, places, and events are fictional … except when they aren’t.
http://en.almareekhwiki.org.mars/jumper_(spacecraft)
Jumper (spacecraft)
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Jumper, also known as ballistic jumper, is the primary short range transport vehicle for Mars. It is a variant of the lunar jumper in use since the mid twenty-first century. Like the lunar jumper, upon which it is based, it comes in three variants: ballistic crew jumper…
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1975
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Isn’t it time to watch this again?
Are you too young to remember this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_Show
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073629/
Music and video available on iTunes, Amazon, and all usual places.
Another classic Jonathon Coulton song. I love this song and I really love this particular music video of it.
This video is titled ‘Code Monkey AMV‘ by Kagatoamv
(AMV = Anime Music Video)
More info after the break …
The song is by Jonathon Coulton.
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/wiki/Code_Monkey
You can purchase it on iTunes, or directly from Jonathon Coulton directly. You can also donate if you feel so inclined,
The video is from
The Legend Of Black Heaven (aka Hard Rock save the Space)
Peace
PS … Enjoy this as I work on Day 52
A very good one hour documentary.
Contrafactual 