Looks like Sam had some luck at Prairie Meadows.Monday, June 29, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Deer in mom's backyard
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Father's day brunch
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tornado in Aurora, Nebraska
A tornado touched down near the city of Aurora in southeast Nebraska on Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
Aurora Mayor Marlin Seeman said the twister severely damaged a rural county five miles west of his town.
Aurora Mayor Marlin Seeman said the twister severely damaged a rural county five miles west of his town.
Tornadoes seem to be hitting towns named Aurora this year as I just posted one over Aurora, CO. I'd look out if I lived near Aurora, IL.
On another note, I hope Bettys made it through the night. At about 1 AM, a tornado vortex was in NW Lucus County headed straight for Chariton. I decided to wait for it to approach Derby before I called...about then, it started to dissipate...Shwoo!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Seattle's Gum Wall
This Gum Wall, also known as the Wall of Gum, is one of the least known (and perhaps the oddest well not quite) attractions of the historic Pike Place Market - known nationally for its fish throwers and as the location of the original Starbucks logo.
It has its beginnings in the early 1990s when theatre patrons waiting in line to buy tickets or attend the theater began placing their gum on the wall. At first people used gum to anchor coins to the wall, but the practice stopped, leaving only the gum on the wall after the coins were taken by some people.
It has its beginnings in the early 1990s when theatre patrons waiting in line to buy tickets or attend the theater began placing their gum on the wall. At first people used gum to anchor coins to the wall, but the practice stopped, leaving only the gum on the wall after the coins were taken by some people.
Hum...and this is a tourist spot?
Monday, June 15, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Garage calves week 3
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Giant Anaconda
From the website Phantoms and Monsters:
It sounds like an Indiana Jones adventure. After 23 years of research including the detailed study of ancient art, cultures spanning 3000 years and three continents to the latest in satellite imaging technology, a father and son make an extraordinary trip deep into the heart of the Peruvian Amazon to confirm their theories that this is where a giant anaconda with a difference lives.
I can't tell if this is a picture or artwork. Whichever, it is creepy!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
A curious case of Lazarus Syndrome
Mr Wilkinson was pronounced dead by staff at the Royal Preston Hospital on February 1.
But 30 minutes after he was given the Last Rites doctors realised that his pulse had returned. He survived for two days before being pronounced dead a second time.
An inquest in the city heard that his return to life was known as Lazarus Syndrome - the spontaneous return of circulation once attempts at resuscitation have failed.
The syndrome takes its name from the biblical story of Lazarus being raised from the dead by Jesus. There are only 38 recorded cases in the world.
John Whittaker, a consultant at the Royal Preston's accident and emergency department, said it was "not a small thing" to pronounce a patient dead. "You make absolutely certain," he added.
In Mr Wilkinson's case medical staff had worked on him for 15 minutes before acknowledging that there was nothing more they could do to help him.
Mr Whittaker told the hearing: "There is a phenomenon known as Lazarus Syndrome. It is incredibly rare - there have only been 38 cases of this ever in the world."
He said that the patient's pulse had returned as a result of the drugs he had been administered.
Mr Wilkinson, a roofer, was pronounced dead a second time on February 3.
But 30 minutes after he was given the Last Rites doctors realised that his pulse had returned. He survived for two days before being pronounced dead a second time.
An inquest in the city heard that his return to life was known as Lazarus Syndrome - the spontaneous return of circulation once attempts at resuscitation have failed.
The syndrome takes its name from the biblical story of Lazarus being raised from the dead by Jesus. There are only 38 recorded cases in the world.
John Whittaker, a consultant at the Royal Preston's accident and emergency department, said it was "not a small thing" to pronounce a patient dead. "You make absolutely certain," he added.
In Mr Wilkinson's case medical staff had worked on him for 15 minutes before acknowledging that there was nothing more they could do to help him.
Mr Whittaker told the hearing: "There is a phenomenon known as Lazarus Syndrome. It is incredibly rare - there have only been 38 cases of this ever in the world."
He said that the patient's pulse had returned as a result of the drugs he had been administered.
Mr Wilkinson, a roofer, was pronounced dead a second time on February 3.
And the reason I posted this curious case is because a similar thing happened to a friend of mine who lost her 27 year old daughter suddenly to an allergic reaction. When the daughter was pronounced dead, the hospital administered a drug to help preserve her organs for she was to be a donor. The same thing happened though---within an hour, her heart started beating again. My poor friend--she had to sit around and wait for her daughter to die, again.
Wouldn't wish that on anybody!!
First Twin Kells Born
Note the update to the family tree: Lisa gave birth to Maggie and Mason this morning. Pictures to follow...
Strange clouds over Iowa
and never seen before...causing a 'whirlwind' of discussion amongst weather enthusiasts.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Looking out the 11th floor window of her law office, Jane Wiggins did a double take and grabbed her camera. The dark, undulating clouds hovering outside were unlike anything she'd seen before.
"It looked like Armageddon," said Wiggins, a paralegal and amateur photographer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "The shadows of the clouds, the lights and the darks, and the greenish-yellow backdrop. They seemed to change."
They dissipated within 15 minutes, but the photo Wiggins captured in June 2006 intrigued — and stumped — a group of dedicated weather watchers who now are pushing weather authorities to create a new cloud category, something that hasn't been done since 1951.
"It looked like Armageddon," said Wiggins, a paralegal and amateur photographer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "The shadows of the clouds, the lights and the darks, and the greenish-yellow backdrop. They seemed to change."
They dissipated within 15 minutes, but the photo Wiggins captured in June 2006 intrigued — and stumped — a group of dedicated weather watchers who now are pushing weather authorities to create a new cloud category, something that hasn't been done since 1951.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Post Atari Ailments
Teen hospitalized after 40 hours non-stop gaming
A 15-year-old Russian from the Siberian city of Omsk had to be rushed to hospital after 40 hours of non-stop playing computer games.
The teenager’s parents had given him the computer as a birthday present, after months of complaints that he couldn’t play the games all his friends play, Life.ru website reports.
However in just a couple of weeks the parents had to restrict gaming time, as their son’s school marks started to suffer dramatically.
When his parents finally went away for the whole weekend, the teen had the PC all to himself.
On returning home, the parents found him white as chalk and showing no reactions to anything around him.
“At first we thought he was faking, but then he started to turn blue,” his mother said.
The paramedics that arrived at the apartment took the unconscious kid, who appeared to have spent 40 hours at his computer, to hospital with low blood pressure.
The boy now faces weeks of rehabilitation, and possibly months of not playing computer games.
A 15-year-old Russian from the Siberian city of Omsk had to be rushed to hospital after 40 hours of non-stop playing computer games.
The teenager’s parents had given him the computer as a birthday present, after months of complaints that he couldn’t play the games all his friends play, Life.ru website reports.
However in just a couple of weeks the parents had to restrict gaming time, as their son’s school marks started to suffer dramatically.
When his parents finally went away for the whole weekend, the teen had the PC all to himself.
On returning home, the parents found him white as chalk and showing no reactions to anything around him.
“At first we thought he was faking, but then he started to turn blue,” his mother said.
The paramedics that arrived at the apartment took the unconscious kid, who appeared to have spent 40 hours at his computer, to hospital with low blood pressure.
The boy now faces weeks of rehabilitation, and possibly months of not playing computer games.
I thought only Atari could put you into a catatonic state. It only happened to me twice back in the early 80s. Once an addict, always an addict but these days I only play 3-4 hrs at a time...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
D.B. Cooper, Alive and Well
While attending the annual Rose Parade in Portland OR last weekend, a www.coasttocoastam.com contributor caught a glimpse of the infamous D.B. Cooper. Looks like he might have survived the jump after all!
I've been saying this for years!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
National Doughnut Day
Friday is National Doughnut Day
It is always the first Friday in June...dah...
National Doughnut Day honors the Salvation Army "Lassies" of WWI. It is also used as a fund raiser for needy causes of the Salvation Army.
The original Salvation Army Doughnut was first served by Salvation Army in 1917. During WWI, Salvation Army "lassies" were sent to the front lines of Europe. These brave volunteers made home cooked foods, and provided a moral boost to the troops. Often, the doughnuts were cooked in oil inside the of the metal helmet of an American soldier. The American infantrymen were commonly called doughboys. Salvation Army lassies were the only women outside of military personnel allowed to visit the front lines. Lt. Colonel Helen Purviance is considered the Salvation Army's "first doughnut girl".
On National Doughnut Day, look to see if your local doughnut shop, or other organizations, are offering free donuts to solicit donations for the Salvation Army or for another needy cause. If you find them, please be generous.
It is always the first Friday in June...dah...National Doughnut Day honors the Salvation Army "Lassies" of WWI. It is also used as a fund raiser for needy causes of the Salvation Army.
The original Salvation Army Doughnut was first served by Salvation Army in 1917. During WWI, Salvation Army "lassies" were sent to the front lines of Europe. These brave volunteers made home cooked foods, and provided a moral boost to the troops. Often, the doughnuts were cooked in oil inside the of the metal helmet of an American soldier. The American infantrymen were commonly called doughboys. Salvation Army lassies were the only women outside of military personnel allowed to visit the front lines. Lt. Colonel Helen Purviance is considered the Salvation Army's "first doughnut girl".
On National Doughnut Day, look to see if your local doughnut shop, or other organizations, are offering free donuts to solicit donations for the Salvation Army or for another needy cause. If you find them, please be generous.
I haven't had a doughnut in years. One (or two) sound good right now. I just might have to indulge on Friday. We used to make the best doughnut holes as a kid. We'd use a metal pop bottle lid and cut them out of pillsbury biscuit dough. Then deep fat fry them and sprinkle with lots of sugar. We'd make a meal out of them...such good eating habits being cultivated!!!
Farmers losing crops to circlers
Here is the Jellyfish crop circle that appeared yesterday in some Shire that, along with the Dragonfly, is causing some to suggest PETA is involved.
Local farmers, however, are starting to voice as the economic situation of ruined crops becomes a reality:
People who create crop circles are being urged to consider how their actions affect farmers' livelihoods.
The patterns started to appear again in Kent and Sussex with the onset of summer and now cereal farmers are urging the pranksters to stop.
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) said damage is made worse by so called crop circle tourists who trample on crops making them impossible to harvest.
The NFU believes the circles are man-made and not created supernaturally.
Creating crop circles is akin to trampling over someone's back garden - it is unfair and irresponsible
NFU spokesman
David Taylor, a farmer in Falmer, near Brighton, said: "The problems it causes are first of all the damage caused by the crop circle itself which is something we have to put up with.
"But then the problem experienced after that is the public get to hear about it and they walk across the crop to look at it and trample the crop down within the circle and that causes greater economic damage than the circle itself."
An NFU spokesman said: "Creating crop circles is akin to trampling over someone's back garden - it is unfair and irresponsible.
"Crop circlers seem to forget they are damaging someone's property and there is a financial implication.
"The crops, which have been carefully nurtured, cannot be harvested easily when they have been knocked flat.
"But people who walk in the crop circle trample the crops down further and then they really do become impossible to harvest."
What, it's not aliens doing this?
People who create crop circles are being urged to consider how their actions affect farmers' livelihoods.
The patterns started to appear again in Kent and Sussex with the onset of summer and now cereal farmers are urging the pranksters to stop.
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) said damage is made worse by so called crop circle tourists who trample on crops making them impossible to harvest.
The NFU believes the circles are man-made and not created supernaturally.
Creating crop circles is akin to trampling over someone's back garden - it is unfair and irresponsible
NFU spokesman
David Taylor, a farmer in Falmer, near Brighton, said: "The problems it causes are first of all the damage caused by the crop circle itself which is something we have to put up with.
"But then the problem experienced after that is the public get to hear about it and they walk across the crop to look at it and trample the crop down within the circle and that causes greater economic damage than the circle itself."
An NFU spokesman said: "Creating crop circles is akin to trampling over someone's back garden - it is unfair and irresponsible.
"Crop circlers seem to forget they are damaging someone's property and there is a financial implication.
"The crops, which have been carefully nurtured, cannot be harvested easily when they have been knocked flat.
"But people who walk in the crop circle trample the crops down further and then they really do become impossible to harvest."
What, it's not aliens doing this?
Dragonfly Crop Circle
A 150ft long crop circle depicting a dragonfly has appeared in a barley field in the village of Yatesbury, Wiltshire.
Crop circle enthusiasts claim the succession of animal designs have been created in an attempt make people more aware of the threat of climate change and predict they could continue throughout the summer.
In past years the crop circle season has typically run from July to August but already four have been found in barley fields stretching from Wiltshire to Oxfordshire this year.
They have been found across the ancient 'ley lines' - believed to have mystical qualities.
"There has certainly been a lot of activity and this is the busiest year since 1999 at the moment,"
"People believe they will increase in frequency up to 2012 where there will be some kind of cataclysmic world event."
Crop circle enthusiasts claim the succession of animal designs have been created in an attempt make people more aware of the threat of climate change and predict they could continue throughout the summer.
In past years the crop circle season has typically run from July to August but already four have been found in barley fields stretching from Wiltshire to Oxfordshire this year.
They have been found across the ancient 'ley lines' - believed to have mystical qualities.
"There has certainly been a lot of activity and this is the busiest year since 1999 at the moment,"
"People believe they will increase in frequency up to 2012 where there will be some kind of cataclysmic world event."
Monday, June 1, 2009
Garage calves
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