USS Grunion
Now this is a great story, and we need more of this type of stuff in the news.
Seems that the team led by John and Frank Abele have located the USS Grunion which disappeared in July of 1942. Their father Mannert L Abele was the commander of this sub.
They have a website and blog documenting their work. The last post is Status Report August 24th #2 and has some great photos they uploaded to Picasa.
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Movies On The Internet
Since the temperature outside is holding around 100 during the day, I think tomorrow I will research the best way to watch movies on the Internet. I have seen a lot of information for free movies on the Internet and I just wonder how many of those are legal and easily accessible?
I spend more time on the computer than in front of a television so watching movies on the Internet sounds like it might be a good option. I tend to watch old movies over and over while I work on the computer, it is probably just to have background noise, but I do enjoy a good old movie.
August 24th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Internet, Movies, Ramble On, Television Comments (0)
Baby Boomers
I never gave much thought to the fact that I am at the tail end of the Baby Boomer generation until recently when every search I do for my own personal use seems to return some match that begins or ends with Baby Boomers.
Stuff like eyesight. I started researching my failing eyesight. I have to take a pair of reading glasses everywhere I go. I finally gave in and wear a pair around my neck.
So there it is; Baby Boomers need glassses, Baby Boomers preparing for retirement, Baby Boomers blah blah blah….
Tags : Baby Boomers
August 23rd, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Blogging, Ramble On Comments (2)
Internet search is like nothing else
Ya gotta love it. Digging around on the Internet is like nothing else we have ever seen before. You can find anything if you look hard enough.
While working with a new program, Micro Niche Finder, I was doing some basic research and came across a site that just got my attention. AntiqueBulldozers.com, now how much more focused on a market can you get. Antique Bulldozers, years ago that would have been like finding a needle in a haystack, and now it is just a few clicks away.
If you have a need for doing phrase and keyword research, check out Micro Niche Finder. It is not that it does anything that you can not do yourself, it is the fact that it does it so organized and fast. And I know I can use all the time saving help I can get, lol.
August 22nd, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Blogging, Ramble On Comments (0)
Flooding and Heat Wave
The weather patterns in the south are very strange right now. Oklahoma and Texas are flooding, and just a mere 300 or so miles to the east we are in a dry spell and heat wave in Mississippi.
Although Hurricane Dean is headed to Mexico, it could still spell disaster for Texas and Oklahoma. I lived in South Texas 19 years ago when Hurricane Gilbert missed Texas, hit Mexico and then drifted to the north and east causing all kinds of rain and tornados in Texas.
Tags : Hurricane, flooding, Oklahoma, Texas, Mexico, Hurricane Dean
August 20th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: News, Ramble On, Weather Comments (0)
Hurricane Dean
It looks like Hurricane Season as jumped into full gear after a very quiet summer. After living through the nightmare they called Hurricane Katrina, I would never wish for Hurricane Dean to hit the U.S. but we could certainly use some of the rain to cool off the south.
I have lived in Mississippi for 10 years and this summer has been the worst that I can recall. The heat alone is bad, but the lack of rain and the normal Mississippi humidity is enough to make you sick, literally. If you drive a car without air conditioning the air coming in feels like a heater is pointed right at you, so fans are not much help. So here is hoping for some tropical rain without the actual storm front hurting anyone.
Tags : Hurricane, Hurricane Tracker, Caribbean, National Hurricane Center
August 17th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Mississippi, News, Ramble On, Weather Comments (0)
89th PGA Championship
It has gotten to the point with Tiger Woods that if you are a Pro Golfer, and you wake up on a Saturday morning and see his name at the top of the leaderboard, you have to know it is up to him. You could shoot your best score ever, set records, but if Tiger is on, it’s all but over.
And this weekend looks like it’s another case of Tiger time at the PGA Championship.
Tiger looked upset that he only shot a 63 to tie the Majors record, instead of a 62 to have it to himself.
Tags: Sports, Golf, Tiger Woods
August 11th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)
Recent Earthquakes
This morning another earthquake hit California. There is no doubt that there is more seismic activity recently. Looking at the map on the USGS website indicates a lot of earthquakes are happening. This will certainly give new cause to people like Al Gore to jump up and down and blame it on everyone for not taking care of their earth. Well, I don’t buy it. The earth has been through a lot worse times than we see now, and long before it was over populated, so that can not be the only reason for this type activity.
I do believe we should take better care of our resources, however, I do not think we can control and manipulate the planet based on a small percentage of the people changing how we do things. And especially when most of the people who jump up and down screaming save the planet are themselves not doing the things they support, it really makes it hard to get behind any movement. It’s like listening to John Edwards say he understands poverty, yeah right, sure you do John.
Maybe God (or whatever, or whoever you want to have faith in), has a plan. You want me to believe that it was all created on accident, and then you want me to change it based on some better plan?
Maybe it is just the way it is, or is that just being naive?
search : Earthquake Los Angeles, California Earthquake, Recent Earthquakes, Earthquake News, Seismic Activity, Earthquake Watch, Earthquake Map, Earthquake Center, Earthquake Tracker, Richter Scale, Earthquake Activity, Earthquake Information, Usgs Earthquake, Us Geological
August 9th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: News, Politics, Ramble On Comments (0)
Brooklyn Tornado
As odd as that sounds, there are reports that a Tornado in Brooklyn New York caused damage to homes and flooding to subway stations.
The National Weather Service is sending a team to investigate and see if they can tell if it was in fact a Tornado, or some other type storm that swept through the area.
NEW YORK -
Torrential rain blamed for at least one death flooded subways and delayed flights at New York’s three major airports early Wednesday, leaving thousands of commuters stranded for hours.
Source : Forbes.com
search : Weather, Tornado, Brooklyn, New York
August 8th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: News, Ramble On, Weather Comments (0)
Interesting Sports Day
Yesterday, Saturday August 4th, 2007 was a very interesting day in sports.
Baseball - Barry Bonds hit # 755 to tie Hank Aaron’s career home run record, a record that a lot of people thought would stand for a lot longer time than it did.
Football - The NFL Hall of Fame inducted 7 new members. Michael Irvin, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Matthews, Gene Hickerson, Charlie Sanders and Roger Wehrli. The highlight had to be Michael Irvin’s speech. Michael seems to have realized the importance of God and family after a rocky end to his career and what he said will certainly be remembered as he spoke of his relationship with God. Look Up, Get Up and Don’t Give Up.
X Games - Ricky Carmichael brought a new level of awareness and showmanship to the games.
Nascar - Robby Gordon proved again, he can dish it, but he can’t take it. With his help, the Busch race in Montreal was marred by a confusing and ugly finish. He refused to take the black flag from Nascar and contends he won the race. Maybe it’s time for Robby bail on his not so stellar Nascar career.
search : Major League Baseball, NFL Football, X Games, Nascar
August 5th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Football, Ramble On, Sports Comments (1)
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