I have loved flying ever since I was a boy. When I got my first paper route in sixth grade, one of the first things I bought with my own money was a subscription to Flying magazine. We bought a Coleman pop-up trailer in the summer of 2001. It has taken me five years of […]
Archives for May 2006
Study – Learn – Live
I was reading “Married to the Craft” in the June 2006 issue of Popular Photography. Hanson Fong, the subject of the article, was quoted as saying, Over the years, a few really talented artists have been gifted with the rare ability to light and pose faces and bodies to make them most attractive. I knew […]
Information About Identity Theft
Are you worried about identity theft? Me, too. My friend, Chris Kramer, has put together a web site Identity Theft, Information to help you understand the scope of this crime and it includes useful information on topics like FACTA, the Fair and Accruate Credit Transaction Act, FACTA and the FTC, and things you can do […]
Geometric Whirlpools
Nature.com reports, in Geometric whirlpools revealed – Recipe for making symmetrical holes in water is easy, that it is surprisingly easy to make “holes” in a bucket of water that have all kinds of interesting shapes. The researchers found that once the plate was spinning so fast that the water span out to the sides, […]
Mothers Day Magic Carpet
Our plane proved itself a magic carpet today, taking us from St. Charles, MO to Kalamazoo, MI to visit Candy’s mother (and family); then on to Valparaiso, IN to visit my mother (and family); and then back home. We could not possibly have spent time on Mother’s Day with everybody using any other vehicle. Total […]
Happy 1st Birthday
The Cheerful Curmudgeon web site is one year old today! Since we all know that birthdays mean presents, join me in celebrating. I like the Hobbit’s tradition that the one having the birthday gives presents to other people. (You have read The Fellowship of the Ring, haven’t you?) So here’s the deal: You, Gentle Reader, […]
U.S. has second worst newborn death rate in modern world
Do you care passionately about the situation in Iraq or Afganistan or Darfur? Are you up in arms about the AIDS epidemic in Africa? Does the Palestinian crisis infuriate you? Did you know that a newborn African-American is nearly twice as likely to die within his first 24 hours than a white baby? According to […]
Jet-Powered VW
When bugs fly / Auto geek hits highway for surreptitious runs in jet-powered VW I can’t even think of anything to add.
Original Star Wars Trilogy Coming to DVD
Finally, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release the original Star Wars trilogy on DVD. Look for two disc sets to be available in September. Each set will contain both the 2004 digitally remastered version and the original theatrical versions of Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of […]
