I just watched this streamed from Netflix. It literally brought a tear to my eye ( Read more... )

This was a pretty sad story to me. I guess I'm a tree-hugger at heart.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/12/27/when_this_tree_falls_he_will_feel_it/?page=1

That tree was around for the American

I've agreed to stop motorcycling & scootering to try and be a responsible husband and future father. They say I'm 1200% more likely to die in a motorcycle crash than in a car crash ( Read more... )

...decided we don't need to encrypt the video footage taken by our unmanned planes in Iraq?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126102247889095011.html?mod=yhoofront

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81fwEmP2CKY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAfo4u6m5o4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU3vCabDYqc

Something to do tonight, if you can get away from the light pollution:

http://yearinreview.yahoo.com/2009/blog/13

100 per hour here (~ 2 per minute)

300 per hour in China.

So, last Sunday (22nd, i think) I was out for probably the last nice ride of the year and managed to wrap myself around a tree. Broke my right leg in three places and I'm going to be laid up for quite a while.

The complete story and pix are in this thread: (my first post in it is not until pg. 5)
http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/ ( Read more... )

I finished putting the big-bore piston kit into my motorcycle. I don't remember (and I'm too lazy to check) whether I mentioned I'm doing this.

In case you're curious what that involves, here is a link to Part 1 of the pictorial installation guide I wrote on it:

http://secure.mycart.net/client_images/catalog2486/pages/files/ ( Read more... )

So earlier this year, I bought my 10th motorcycle. For some reason, I don't keep them long ADHD I guess ( Read more... )

http://blogs.static.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/34971.html

I'm floored that some of these people with this incredible gift seem to waste it. (assistant at a Jewish school? Unemployed!?)

At least one of them is using his memory to win stuff. I'd probably try the casinos, ala Rain Main.

I think I'd be a surgeon. What would you do? (seriously)