tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61723636156216777462024-03-13T11:33:28.362-04:00NancTWoPbtw - blogger has a delete-blog tool, so if you quit updating, why leave it up getting stale and wasting bandwidth?Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.comBlogger464125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-18428996574952880132020-11-17T22:27:00.000-05:002020-11-17T22:27:05.562-05:00quick Google Search box===== <b> search Blogspot or all the Web </b> =====
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* hopefully this old code works :-)
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<p>Link above takes you to a set of photos (copyrighted) that show a rare PiNK manta ray happily swimming near Australia.
Seemed just the thing for a Valentine month, especially since its male... and was chasing a faster female !
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<p>
Don't want to give a scam person/website your phone #?
Give them a real #, but one that helps a cause instead.
Just make sure its an auto-response (no real human) tel#.
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Example: Dialing 1-855-443-6554 gives author Suzanne Collins an automatic vote in PBS's fav 100 books & authors poll. So, according to my pal Matt, if you always give scammers a # like that, which leads to an auto-response you will add hassle to a scammer's day w/o inconveniencing a real human. Brilliant.Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-34862041458094019402018-04-06T22:01:00.001-04:002018-04-06T22:01:43.655-04:00<b> omg... owls eat crayfish?</b>
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Amazing. I did not know that.
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Want to see the live version? Below is the link to a 24/7 web cam inside an owl nest. The male has brought more than one crayfish to his lady. And now they're raising 3 eggs / owlets. Enjoy !
link in new window: <a href="http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/43/Barred_Owls/" target="_blank"> Barred Owl Cam </a>
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<img src="https://img.delicious.com.au/xuz1bBCO/del/2016/03/main-28681-1.jpg" height=300, width=400>
<center>
*pic is from: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BD51nr3LZKn" target="_blank">here, on instagram </a></center>
<p>
This is the creation of Vegedeco Salad in Nagoya, Japan.
Look closely - its almost all vegetables except that the
'cake' part is made gluten-free & low-carb with soy bread.
<p>
see also article from: <a href="http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/blogs/salad-cakes-great-idea-or-cruel-joke" target="_blank"> Mother Nature News </a>
Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-68330074348360380502016-01-05T21:12:00.000-05:002018-10-04T17:35:03.422-04:00PAN - worth seeing!<b>How did we miss this 2015 fantasy film?</b>
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The plot is a quirky 'prequel' to Peter Pan. The bad reviews came about because early ads made it look like a Hugh Jackman action movie and it definitely isn't that. HJ is Blackbeard, not Hook. So instead its a swashbuckling movie with some cool special effects - complete with people & ships flying & swimming all over.
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<b>I liked it. Go and see if Peter fulfills his destiny.</b>
<i>Wiki info link:</I> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_(2015_film)" target="_blank"> 'PAN' movie, a 2015 prequel to the Peter Pan story.</a>
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<p>
'The Leftovers' is not old parts of a feast, instead its a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Leftovers_(novel)" target="_blank"> book written by Tom Perrotta</a>. And last year HBO turned it into a<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Leftovers_(TV_series)" target="_blank"> tv show</a>.
The story opens 3 years after the 'Sudden Departure', where 140 million people around the world simply vanished. The audience follows the impact in the residents of the town of Mapleton, NY. Naturally we suspect that the townsfolk weren't all exactly normal before this mini-Armageddon began... and now here it is with even more oddness in S2.
<p>
And if you'd like to see more, here's HBO's recap of S1:
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<b>Keep those home fires burning, folks. Literally.</b>
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<p>*also part of this week's <a href="http://www.theme-thursday.com/2015/11/theme-thursday-for-november-5-2015.html">Theme Thursday </a>:)
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<b>According to 2,000 UK adults (18 to 65) here's what you need:</b>
<p><blockquote>
TOP 20 BARE NECESSITIES OF LIFE
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<p>1. Internet connection
<p>2. Television
<p>3. A cuddle
<p>4. A trustworthy best friend
<p>5. Daily shower
<p>6. Central heating
<p>7. Cup of tea
<p>8. An “I love you” now and then
<p>9. A solid marriage
<p>10. Car
<p>11. Spectacles
<p>12. Coffee
<p>13. Chocolate
<p>14. Night in on the sofa
<p>15. Glass of wine
<p>16. A good cry every now and then
<p>17. A full English breakfast
<p>18. A foreign holiday once a year
<p>19. iPhone
<p>20. A pint</blockquote>
<p>
Hm. Tv, a shower, central heat & tea beat out Love & Marriage?
<p>
...Is it possible they only surveyed the House of Lords?
<p>
<center>Maybe they just asked Her Majesty's extended family?</center>
<p>
link in new window: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2339523/The-20-necessities-modern-life-simply-live-without.html" target="_blank"> the Daily Mail article </a>
<p>
<b>also, its <a href="http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/June/icedteaday.htm" target="_blank">National Ice Tea Day</a>, enjoy!</b><p>
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<object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dre7oPyk6hM&hl=en&fs=1&start=11"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dre7oPyk6hM&hl=en&fs=1&start=11" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="323"></embed> {2 min} </object><br />================<br /><strong>As for me?...<br />I've yet to unwrap my Katy Perry simlife.<br /><br />Maybe I'm not ready for all those colorful choices?</strong><br /><br />For TT's <a href="http://www.theme-thursday.com/2012/07/theme-thursday-for-july-5-2012-lifes.html" target="_blank">'Life Uncertainties'</a> day<br />================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-2542329884899723132012-06-06T22:08:00.002-04:002012-06-06T23:34:19.859-04:00Walk Around The Lake<b>... in just a few <i>million</i> footsteps.</b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Circle-555-mile-Around-Worlds-Largest/dp/0942235231" target="_blank" alt="link to book" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.lakesuperiormagazine.com/cat/gfca.jpg" width="133" /></a><br /><br />On April 29 2010, Kate Crowley & Mike Link, veteran naturalists, set off via foot & kayak to circumnavigate Lake Superior. <blockquote>145 days later they'd gone full circle.<br />It was 1555 miles. (<em>2503 km</em>)<br />That's quite a walk.</blockquote><br />They took video, and collected valuable data on water quality, invasive species, ecology, geography, and human impacts all along their hike. So it was a scientific venture as well as a personal adventure.<br /><br /><a href="http://fullcirclesuperior.org/dispatch_map.php" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42U8TkpZ9rnTGJnHs2fjHZvUz3SpDZl8evMm9xsfHduL0GBERz3nIeGtsGT0nPnSh9ForFauUxCDuhCb5ZTO4OQkpPLpfVU4avQ-W-ipxzT6jICQwEieOjWkpXw_j0ncJtFKN_S-Z3SY/s400/Full-circle-map.jpg" alt="click for big" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518670041162331730" border="0" /> link to their interactive map</a><br /><hr><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-yHl-tCgTHwH65pY3ZCwnlt6Dvu178I9_96TFHLbz_3lBvyahAZODOYVEN4sitw6TwJxJ-780xfFOKbY0HgaIIybvZGvIR38Z7fngxvLgaK99t1V-23I-gOVvWpUbxzHaSipCeT5jx0/s1600/SplitRockLight.jpg" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608406840006926914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="click for big" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUBNkCf5ohCFqQgveEf7K9PLs_fBa58tdvkr_FL4XglQHLNR71JXPTREGVBTNICHFugd-B6OD-4_Z71stDwEHhVLOaZ5MlvhNu44qpALvvHKHpwZFYTAAQ8TcqWVIKmNUqQwtH1ZxVf4/s400/MN10+split+rock+lighthouse+510_6958.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Their trek struck a chord with me because my family traveled to see Split Rock lighthouse, one of their landmarks, when I was a child. The shore was rocky, the lake was clear, cold & endless.<br /><br />
And I was chilly after only a few minutes.<br/>
Can't imagine how bone-cold you'd be after 5 months.<br/>
<object width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lv2yYatNZBM&hl=en&fs=1&start=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lv2yYatNZBM&hl=en&fs=1&start=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="323"></embed> {99 sec} </object><br /><strong>They saw these moose tracks along the shore...<br /><br />...and maybe it went in circles around them but<br />I bet it didn't go as far as they did. :)</strong><br /><br /><br />For TT's '<a href="http://www.theme-thursday.com/2012/06/theme-thursday-for-june-7-2012-full.html" target="_blank">Full Circle</a>' day<br />=======================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-81425943470567101312012-06-02T22:44:00.005-04:002012-06-02T23:36:33.647-04:00A Round of Donuts<b>Have a ball, its Nat'l Donut Day!*</b> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1288&bih=773&q=doughnuts&gbv=2&oq=doughnuts" target="_blank" alt="donut dream" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/25570bphomer-dreaming-of-doughnut-posters.jpg" width="138" /></a><br />*oops, a day late, its really <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Doughnut_Day">the 1st Fri in June</a>. <br /><br />Hey, lets make it a world-wide celebration, by trying out as many different doughnut versions as we can. Here's a few to get you started:<br /> <br />China - Jin deui (煎堆) - a hollow fried pastry made of sticky rice-flour, w/ a sweet filling<br /><br />Finland - a Meat doughnut (Lihapiirakka)<br /> <br />France - Beignet - heavenly pockets of yeast dough, sugared<br />(also a New Orleans treat - that's where I had'm - yum!)<br /><br />Greece - Loukoumades - donut balls dipped in honey & spices<br /><br />and here's Japan's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fried_dough_foods" target="_blank"> <strong>Karinto</strong> </a>...<br /><br /><center><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Karintos2.jpg/300px-Karintos2.jpg"><br />Its deep-fried, of mostly flour, yeast, & brown sugar.<br />...no matter what it actually looks like....</center><br /><br />Norway - Smultring, ("lard ring") donut-like but smaller<br /><br />Peru - Picarones - a sweet, ring-shaped pumpkin fritter<br /><br />South Asia - Paratha - fried bread, stuffed with vegetables<br /><br />West Africa - Akara - fried dough made w/ black eyed peas <br /><br />Not enough? See more at this (link in new window):<center><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fried_dough_foods" target="_blank">List of international fried treats.</a></center><br /> <br />And last but not least...<br /><object width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hWxP0TiqsQw&hl=en&fs=1&start=6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hWxP0TiqsQw&hl=en&fs=1&start=6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="323"></embed> {30 sec} </object><br /><h3><strong>Gee, dogs really do love donuts... ;)</strong></h3><br /><br />================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-3792613692761004272012-05-30T20:30:00.000-04:002012-05-30T20:40:44.713-04:00Ice Cream Sandwich<b>The classic, and edible, types:</b><br /><br />Homemade, but sadly not by me...<br />Cheesecake ice cream, plus caramel !<br /><a href="http://triplescoopdesserts.blogspot.com/search?q=ice+cream+sandwich" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" width="400" alt="cheesecake & caramel" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPWeOujyEX-zPrQeWirEbZTwsLd9jF8mdvoDbjxnFdTf1RkChMiz1ZKc4IBu1hy-a1LGzsSZHGH3cdDec4tZ1icZxKYWCebHY0TXDpxbM_P8tQGRE4KyxzFe10Ew_vfRj6-P_dGYXQPPY/" /><br />Recipe from the nice lady @ Triple Scoops</a><br /><center>(click to go there)</center><br /><br />Storebought...<br />This chocolate-chocolate one is a winner.<br /><a href="http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2008/06/new-york-citys-top-10-best-ice-cream-sandwiches-nyc.html" target="_blank" alt="L&T poundcake version" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" width="400" src="http://newyork.seriouseats.com/images/20080624-icecreamsam-landt1.jpg" /><br />@ Lord & Taylor's cafe, NYC</a><br /><center>(click to go there)</center><br /><hr><br /><b>versus the newest (non-edible) type:</b> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FSFB-SMBQpATdVWSZpxUtjhhqBXt2Rxc7Bljk0ygB4RLwf_WUrwkMcU_dSmukWGvcF3aUbaEiq8NbVEGxl2nSThSx50uFFreiPmRSRrGRJJTPt0BGCL2QV7bv7Z3fEVIyzM2c1-JEYY/s1600/11x05101719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" alt="why 'ice cream sandwich' ?" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FSFB-SMBQpATdVWSZpxUtjhhqBXt2Rxc7Bljk0ygB4RLwf_WUrwkMcU_dSmukWGvcF3aUbaEiq8NbVEGxl2nSThSx50uFFreiPmRSRrGRJJTPt0BGCL2QV7bv7Z3fEVIyzM2c1-JEYY/s400/11x05101719.jpg" target="_blank" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br />Google's new OS, codenamed <em>Ice Cream Sandwich</em>.<br /><center>(not quite sure why...)</center><br /><br />The new features tempt me; they seem quite jazzy:<blockquote>- visual voicemail <br />- incognito mode<br />- panorama camera <br />- time lapse images<br />- photo editor<br />- beam data transfer<br />- more wireless access<br />- plus 'Peoples' & other apps</blockquote><strong>VERDICT:<br />Cool new product.</strong> And lets hope it will be <u><em>unlike</em></u> my other OS's and my other ice cream sandwiches, and won't ever 'freeze up'. :)<br /> <hr><br />Unveiling their new symbol @ Google's office:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RX4btquQzUE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RX4btquQzUE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed> {1 min} </object><br /><br />For TT's <a href="http://www.theme-thursday.com/2012/05/theme-thursday-for-may-31-2012-ice.html" target="_blank">'Ice Cream'</a> day <br />================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-7247690122284118682012-05-29T17:21:00.003-04:002012-05-29T18:02:22.968-04:00DriveBy Funnies<b>Stop, Look & Lol @ Funny Signs:</b><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDO_C0e9hU66pI7RJJfNWNCEQr_ZRy-by-uMbL9572NusbhY7ZnXR2H3sukAlEhwKTn8sYesks3W8e28L6tqa6zDtBU3CLYuZenUZ4N4zrnveg6X0f1hFnsYOrrvC1kJ1plyPljE_ya8/s1600/3+beware.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDO_C0e9hU66pI7RJJfNWNCEQr_ZRy-by-uMbL9572NusbhY7ZnXR2H3sukAlEhwKTn8sYesks3W8e28L6tqa6zDtBU3CLYuZenUZ4N4zrnveg6X0f1hFnsYOrrvC1kJ1plyPljE_ya8/s1600/3+beware.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6sVM19xMMi8efFkuLsbdryVZ9bCSUfPLbn6YNpnR7E0bqPWR3uSTWdF96zMXmBT81iqP-pvTm8IHHnMW4GQtWyxJgaL2w6xvQIpqcNwoVLhrNwz5RXo_pn8luRc_KiOcG7LFXrUhC5E/s1600/8+do+not+read.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" target="_blank" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6sVM19xMMi8efFkuLsbdryVZ9bCSUfPLbn6YNpnR7E0bqPWR3uSTWdF96zMXmBT81iqP-pvTm8IHHnMW4GQtWyxJgaL2w6xvQIpqcNwoVLhrNwz5RXo_pn8luRc_KiOcG7LFXrUhC5E/s1600/8+do+not+read.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVv5SIgZ1QuOmgLyCZHlgnfzvtrxIHmkCxFfwMJhgHjh44wa3MRBuuwCDdT6YTsuGFbG0mCvtZ2IbQ0ti_sYTBOLu41CTyB0X3PIvQkwrtjX5p2-L-B4JB3QEDJTJS_9Q_ruqOk9hXkM/s1600/daily_picdump_964_640_80.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" target="_blank" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVv5SIgZ1QuOmgLyCZHlgnfzvtrxIHmkCxFfwMJhgHjh44wa3MRBuuwCDdT6YTsuGFbG0mCvtZ2IbQ0ti_sYTBOLu41CTyB0X3PIvQkwrtjX5p2-L-B4JB3QEDJTJS_9Q_ruqOk9hXkM/s400/daily_picdump_964_640_80.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><strong>And because it can't be mentioned enough...</strong><br /><br /><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/28/article-2151137-13555224000005DC-848_634x547.jpg" width="400"><br /><br /><strong>Finally, don't forget:</strong><br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kIWY2DV0KnE/TGtPFayE1rI/AAAAAAAAHak/fTjOC6nLc9I/Animal%20signs%203%20-%20Boulders%20Beach%2C%20Cape%20Town.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; ;" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kIWY2DV0KnE/TGtPFayE1rI/AAAAAAAAHak/fTjOC6nLc9I/Animal%20signs%203%20-%20Boulders%20Beach%2C%20Cape%20Town.jpg" alt="Car Penguins?" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><h3><strong>I just needed a few laughs today...<br /><br /><center> - Hope you did too :)</center></strong></h3><br /><br /><hr><br /><strong>btws, just found this - long but has good ones:</strong><br /><br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/R322nEgEJwg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/R322nEgEJwg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed> {9 min} </object><br /><br />(A few more lol signs <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2151137/Lost-translation-The-hilarious-foreign-signs-don-t-English-quite-right.html" target="_blank"> @ DailyMail </a>)<br /><br />================<div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-52141324939997227252012-03-21T13:40:00.006-04:002012-03-21T14:15:57.009-04:00Hunger Games Aussie Review<b>Found this Australian gal's spoiler-free review.</b><br />First thing she says is that the movie is 'amazing'...<br />She saw 'Hunger Games' last night, 24hr ahead of U.S. release.<br /><br /><strong>Watch her self-video as she walks home @ 2am:</strong><br /><object width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i-j_ZcGhg80&hl=en&fs=1&start=210"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i-j_ZcGhg80&hl=en&fs=1&start=210" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="323"></embed> *starts @ actual review, {restart to see her intro} </object><br /><center>She says its just 'amazing' <br />'faithful adaptation w/o being beholden to the book'<br />'Jennifer Lawrence was sublime'<br />'Thought Josh brought the spirit of Peeta'<br />'Its got pace and tightness'<br />'good even for people who've already read the book'</center><br /><br />So, according to her 'The Hunger Games' will be a hit.<br /><br />But the most unique thing about her experience to me was the small theatre she was in. The theater provided champagne on little numbered tables? And those table dots with numbers (D1, D2) indicate that they had assigned seating in this cozy little cinema. <br /><br />Personally, I wouldn't care what film I was seeing if I got to see it in large comfy seats with a glass of champagne in my hand...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-19776913471283428702012-03-15T11:02:00.004-04:002012-03-15T11:20:31.739-04:00Seasons of the Moon<b>Our moon never seems to change...</b><br />Its fissures, craters and other formations look permanent, frozen except for a few small indents here and there.<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/FullMoon2010.jpg/250px-FullMoon2010.jpg"><br /><br />We know the moon didn't always appear like this... <br />And now, thanks to NASA, we get to watch its history:<br /><br /><b>NASA's 'Evolution of the Moon'</b><br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UIKmSQqp8wY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UIKmSQqp8wY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed> {3 min} </object><br /><br />Credit goes to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter group - thanks to their hard work we can all experience the 'seasons' of the moon.<center><br /><b><br />And without having to wear a spacesuit,<br /> or even an anti-meteor helmet. ;-)</b></center><br /><br /><br />For ThemeThursday's: <a href="http://www.theme-thursday.com/2012/03/theme-thursday-for-march-15-2012-season.html" target="_blank"> 'Season' </a><br />================<div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-91868379720885955932012-01-25T17:50:00.005-05:002012-01-25T18:23:35.863-05:00Escaping the Costa Concordia<b>Teen films as family escapes the ship.</b><br /><br />This 5 minute amateur video chronicles their evacuation, from the moment they felt the crash during the magic show, until they reached the emergency shelter on shore.<br /><br />The kid added explanations (in text windows) so you know what's going on during each individual video clip. Interesting raw footage, and well worth a look.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tTHwz9CfZqU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tTHwz9CfZqU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed> {5 min} - a text intro, then clips start at :24</object><br /><br />Imagine getting in a lifeboat like that, and then just when you think you're rescued, it tips so badly that you have to go back onto a sinking ship. And try to fathom what was like, climbing down the side of that giant boat in the dark! <br /><br /><strong>Scary, nightmare scary...</strong><br /><br />================<div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-74552488900642754322011-10-27T22:52:00.008-04:002011-10-27T23:48:12.537-04:00Bring Us Your In-Laws`<br /><b>I like amusement parks...</b><br /><br />Especially the ones with quirky, unique rides.<br /><br />I remember going to Disneyland as a teenager, and thinking 'Gee, wouldn't it be great to -live- here?!'. Then I grew up and realized that perhaps a few more vegetables and a few less decibels might make for a better life.<br /><br />Yet I still yearn to see these two in person:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2gbQ12DRgrI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2gbQ12DRgrI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed> {14 sec} </object><b><br /><center>Cool Water Slide in St. Joseph, Missouri.</b><br /><hr><br />and<br /><b>Wildwood NJ's not-so-spooky boat ride:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rVz9hfKhDhA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rVz9hfKhDhA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed> {76 sec} </object><br /><br />Marvel at the bright day-glow colors.<br /><br />Then <u>lol at that final sign</u> inside.</b></center><br /><br /><h3>Thrills for the entire family...<br /><br />so plan ahead for Halloween. ;-)</h3><br /><br />For our H'ween TThursday topic: '<a href="http://www.theme-thursday.com/2011/10/theme-thursday-for-october-27-2011_26.html" target="_blank">Thrill</a>'<br />==============================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-28204055659638739622011-10-13T19:44:00.001-04:002011-10-13T20:16:44.941-04:00One Fish Two Fish Red Fish OMG FISH<b>A five foot flying fish, actually.</b><br /><br />Ever want a 5 ft remote-controlled helium-filled flying fish? The video below shows a family that owns both the Shark and the Clown Fish 'Air Swimmer' models:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BdUXdgMxZH0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BdUXdgMxZH0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed> {90 sec} </object><br /><b><br />They fly both of them throughout the house.<br />And in the city. Just watch it. Awesome.<br /><br />So awesome that I got my own 'Nemo' on Monday.<br /><br />The box it came in is surprisingly small; <br />it fit into a regular priority mail box.<br /> <br />Now to find a helium source so mine can fly.<br />And hopefully I'll avoid the ceiling fan.<br />You know how fish hate ceiling fans.</b><br /><br />And BTW, thanks Mrsupole for<br />our great new TT topic: '<a href="http://themethursday.blogspot.com/2011/10/thursday-october-13-2011-fish.html" target="_blank">FISH</a>'<br />==============================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-80760788824744828712011-09-09T16:18:00.004-04:002011-09-09T16:44:13.510-04:00How To Tell if Someone is Lying<b>Nonverbal clues, anyone?...</b><br /><br />Chimpanzees can't talk, but they can still fib. Researchers found that chimps can divert other chimps, and thus keep them from realizing that the first chimp is hiding (and not sharing) a banana. <br /><br />We humans are so much smarter, we should be able to tell when others are trying to deceive us, right? Just to be sure, here are two short videos:<br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zVO5UFgacRI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zVO5UFgacRI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed> {56 sec} </object><br />================<br /><object width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KQ3yOCqgsRw&hl=en&fs=1&start=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KQ3yOCqgsRw&hl=en&fs=1&start=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="323"></embed> {51 sec} </object><br /><br /><b>There, now I feel smarter, don't you?</b><br /><br />For TT's <a href="http://themethursday.blogspot.com/2011/09/thursday-september-8-2011-communication.html" target="_blank">Communication</a> day<br />==============================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-87672896985553450922011-07-28T17:27:00.007-04:002011-07-28T18:49:56.182-04:00Watching Letters Fly By<b>A quick post about fonts and flicks...</b><br /><br />You see common <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_typography" target="_blank">Kinetic Typography</a> when movie credits zip by as you sit in a darkened theater. btw, Its much more difficult to add floating notes during the film itself, like those sliding <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pBppXLpgns" target="_blank">rules</a> in 'Zombieland'. (<em>a fun movie, if you can stand gooey gore</em>.)<br /><br /><strong>Below is a narration enhanced with active letters.</strong><br /><br /><object width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c6Q0dfrbr10&hl=en&fs=1&start=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c6Q0dfrbr10&hl=en&fs=1&start=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="323"></embed> {99 sec} </object><br /><br />A person named Chris did the kinetic typograph above,<br />using the villian's speech from '<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/" target="_blank">V for Vendetta</a>';<br />a movie w/ Hugo Weaving & Natalie Portman, kinda<br />'Black Swan meets the bad guy from The Matrix'...<br /><br /><hr><br /><strong>This next flight of word & letter fancy is</strong><br /><br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-fU6Ub0BbQ0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-fU6Ub0BbQ0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed> {2 min} </object><br />called '<strong>X versus O</strong>', by <img src="http://i4.ytimg.com/u/gULjANiVpYwuNqOKItJm4g/watch_icon.jpg"><br /><br /><strong>Reminds me of those Sesame Street bits, but for adults.<br /><br /><center><br />* Hope you've enjoyed these very moving letters... ;-)</strong></center><br /><br /><hr><br />for TT's '<a href="http://themethursday.blogspot.com/2011/07/thursday-july-28-2011-letter.html" target="_blank">letter</a>' day<br />=====================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-54383925654735803222011-07-21T14:22:00.009-04:002011-07-21T18:40:15.870-04:00Into The Woods<b>Walk among Redwoods... in the middle of the Pacific ocean.</b><br /><br />An experiment 95 years ago led to a forest on the slope of a volcano. Someone decided to see if these California trees could survive in the relatively cool temps of Maui's <em>upcountry</em>, 5000+ feet up on the non-lava side of the Haleakala crater.<br /><br />Now they're over 100 feet tall and still growing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYquGQqa3IexvHBCAT6PvPcJaSGjft421oRquRy4sMOlCiiPR3yoAayUQvoTuuivaTTH7mZc4zceYefhWPmZSt8k3Y7PcOw-eCGbgM2ZZcErjyoWkAzyvYO8x_xBfBnGbBz-_5iJQyO_fd/s1600-h/P1030037.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYquGQqa3IexvHBCAT6PvPcJaSGjft421oRquRy4sMOlCiiPR3yoAayUQvoTuuivaTTH7mZc4zceYefhWPmZSt8k3Y7PcOw-eCGbgM2ZZcErjyoWkAzyvYO8x_xBfBnGbBz-_5iJQyO_fd/s400/P1030037.JPG" alt="Redwoods in Hawaii" border="0" /></a><center><br /><strong>Looking up in Poli Poli State Park, Hawaii.</strong></center><br /><br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UzIscJlyEq8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UzIscJlyEq8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed> {30 sec} </object><br /><br />Normally I'm not in favor of adding non-native plants to the Hawaiian islands, but if redwoods can survive where no native plants could grow, it seems okay.<br />Any botanists want to weigh in?<br /><br />fyi: <em>If you go hiking on Maui, remember to refer to any area uphill of the town of Haiku as 'upcountry' - you'll sound a bit less like a tourist</em>. <br /><center><br />But as your burnt skin peels like a banana,<br />you're still gonna <em>look</em> like one.</center><br /><hr><br />for TT's '<a href="http://themethursday.blogspot.com/2011/07/thursday-july-21-2011-country.html" target="_blank">country</a>' day<br />======================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-26894260717848327632011-07-20T19:03:00.011-04:002011-07-20T20:37:46.810-04:00Fun On A Boat With Your Chum<b>And look, a new pal drops in...</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2016911/Shark-jump-sea-boat-Mossel-Bay-South-Africa.html" target="_blank"><img alt="J A W S !" src="http://www.thedorsalfin.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/oceans-research-great-white-shark-in-boat.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />I have an irrational fear of 'Jaws', so this week's shark news gave me the creeps. Some researchers had a 9 ft, 1000~pound Great White Shark breech next to them, and then <em>fall right into their boat</em>. Yikes.<br /><br />But in the end it did more damage to their pride than their persons.<br /><br />And so, <em>after they got over the shock</em>, the crew ended up <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2016911/Shark-jump-sea-boat-Mossel-Bay-South-Africa.html" target="_blank">helping it back into the water</a>.<br /><br />What nice shark chums.<br />Wish one of them had a video cam...<br /><br />================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-45406485592899522032011-07-01T22:57:00.001-04:002011-07-03T23:58:50.430-04:00Make A Sparkler<b>Here are two simple 4-item recipes:<blockquote>1. For this <a href="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/fireworks-9.jpg" target="_blank">fireworks sparkler</a> you need:</b><br /><br />Potassium Nitrate - 6 parts<br />Granular Magnesium - 4 parts<br />Charcoal - 1 part<br />and a starch or sugar 'binder'<br /><br />Mix, and coat a wire or stick.</blockquote><strong>This guy uses -marshmallows- for his binder.</strong><br /><br /><object width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0VPIoRVt30U&hl=en&fs=1&start=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0VPIoRVt30U&hl=en&fs=1&start=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="323"></embed> {6 min} </object><br /><br /><strong>Or, if that sounds too messy...<center><br /><br />2. You can mix up a Bond Street Sparkler.</strong></center><blockquote>blackberry puree,<br />St.Germain elderflower liqueur<br />Fresh Mint<br />and a quality Champagne...</blockquote><object width="400" height="330"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QPvnL_W5nn0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QPvnL_W5nn0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed> {2 min} </object><br /><br /><strong>For a simply fun July, I might make both.</strong><br /><br />For TT's '<a href="http://themethursday.blogspot.com/2011/06/thursday-june-30-2011-simple.html" target="_blank">simple</a>' day<br />=====================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-15675931337594726682011-06-10T11:27:00.013-04:002011-06-10T21:54:46.377-04:00Catapulting Cows and Coconutsaka <b>Playing with your food, SpamALot style:</b><br /><br />1. To begin, pick your side, the English, or <em>ze French</em>! <br />2. Use the mouse cursor to drag ammo to the catapult<br />3. Aim by sliding the object at the catapult up and back.<br />4. Then release your mouse button to launch. Good Luck!<br /><center><h3><br />Click the pic to start SpamALot, the game!</h3></center><a href="http://spamalot.spam.com/go/game/" target="_blank"><p align="center"><img alt="click to play Spamalot The Game " src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Narfz/python.jpg" align="middle" border="0" width="400" /></p></a><br /><center><br /><b>*</b>Its like <b>Angry Birds</b>, but with cows <strong>;-)</strong></center><br /><br /><em>hint</em>: Get {killer bunnies!} with a Spam product code.<br />Just click the upper right 'scroll' marked 'unlock weapons'<br /><hr><br /><strong>Or, if you're the more cerebral type,<br />click pic below to go to the Spam Museum!<br /></strong><br /><a href="http://www.spam.com/games/Museum/default.aspx" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.trailergypsies.com/_images/Spam-Museum.jpg" alt="click to see the Spam Museum" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><blockquote>"The museum features 16,500 square feet of SPAM® artifacts, history and fun—and all for free! Yes, that’s right— it’s free admission to check out vintage advertising, answer SPAM® trivia, try your hand at canning SPAM® products, stock up on collectible SPAM® memorabilia, and learn about all the SPAM® products."</blockquote><br /><strong>Spam <em>artifacts</em>? Ew. Hope they're really, really old so they'll be dry by the time I visit...<br /><center>Have a great weekend!</center></strong><br /><br />for TT's '<a href="http://themethursday.blogspot.com/2011/06/thursday-june-9-2011-spam.html" target="_blank">spam</a>' day<br />===================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172363615621677746.post-5749912948106090812011-05-26T23:50:00.003-04:002011-05-27T00:35:38.875-04:00The Hazards of Being Beautiful<b>A new giant cat may become extinct before most humans know they exist... </b><br /><center><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Clouded_leopard.jpg" target="_blank"><img src=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Neofelis_nebulosa_face.jpg/220px-Neofelis_nebulosa_face.jpg" alt="Clouded Leopard"></a></center><br /><br /><strong>Here's 22 seconds of its first ever footage:</strong><br /><br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LrvVTMP-MsA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LrvVTMP-MsA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed> {22 sec} </object><br /><center><b><br />This is the Sundaland Clouded Leopard,<br />filmed in Sumatra for the first time.</b></center><br /><br />This cat was filmed using a camera trap in Berbak Nat'l Park. Can you imagine being the first person to watch it? You're expecting yet another day of wild pigs, and then suddenly <em>there it is</em>! <br /><br />...But then you'd realize that as soon as you report its existence, others will come to hunt it either for fur or 'conservation'. Having seen the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-545649/China-uses-panda-porn-sexercise-zoo-population-mating.html" target="_blank">disaster the Chinese wrought upon their pandas</a>, I've lost faith in the programs that drag animals out of their natural habitat.<br /><br /><center>And we all know if it looked like a warthog it'd be left in peace.<br /><strong>I hope its future isn't as cloudy as its pretty pelt</strong>.</center><br /><hr><hr><br />fyi: found a 3 min slideshow of clouded leopard info:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jx5ztsYORqA&hl=en&fs=1&start=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jx5ztsYORqA&hl=en&fs=1&start=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="323"></embed> {3 min} </object><br /><br />*And sadly, just as the video says, it is true that many female leopards in captivity were killed by males. Just because the 'scientists' never bothered to study those leopard mating habits in the wild, before putting random leopards together. Shameful. <br /><br />for TT's '<a href="http://themethursday.blogspot.com/2011/05/thursday-may-26-2011-cloud.html" target="_blank">cloud</a>' day<br />=====================<br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b610fc222790bba"></script></div>Nanc Twophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.com3