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Heaven
Judaism doesn’t have much of a tradition of an afterlife, but based on one of my father’s stories, I’m sure that there was at least some belief in heaven ( Read more... ) -
Spam of the week
I have always wanted to work on a Nepalese fish packing crew. But what is a SCHENGEN TOURIST/VISITORS VISA ( Read more... ) -
Iron butterfly
I saw something that mentioned that Led Zeppelin, when first touring the US, opened for Iron Butterfly. I remembered going to an Iron Butterfly concert with Eric S. back in the day. I don't remember much about the opening act, only that Iron Butterfly wasn't all that much better than them. Could it have been Zeppelin? Hello Google ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
Bangkok blues jam was small but interesting. Sidewalk Bob drove up from somewhere sound of Lurie and steered us mostly to one chord Mississippi tunes. He also brought a Lowebow electric guitar. Normally, we stay acoustic, but this thing is a combination guitar 7 bass. You can get an idea of what it sounds like from the youtube below. (except ( Read more... ) -
Turdus migratorius,
Latin phrase of the day: Turdus migratorius is the scientific name for the American Robin. Linnaeus himself named the bird Turdus. He coined migratorius from the latin migrare "to go". Of course, we all know what a turd is. I guess this is the "go shit" bird ( Read more... ) -
headline of the Day
Wrestling midgets killed by fake hookers
honest. http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Wrestling_midgets_killed_by_fake_hookers&in_article_id=696603&in_page_id=34 -
daggering
The good news: I am in the low risk group. The bad news: the high risk group is having a lot more fun.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_385317.html -
Facebook
I knew that facebook was good for something. Just found the following entry on my wall:
Kobie sent you a message.
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Subject: James Lande
James Lande passed away on 31 May 2009 due to a motor vehicle accident. He was a nice, friendly and humble person and will be missed.
Take care
Kobie Gloy
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