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Sacred Cow
The Sacred Cow was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s personal plane. The term Air Force One was not used at that time.
The Road To Geekdom
Every day I sit at this keyboard typing away, I’m reminded of all that led up to the system that sits before me now. In my many, many years (never mind exactly how many), I’ve had the privilege of owning countless computers but it’s the very early ones that were responsible for starting me off on the road to geekdom.
The very first computer I ever owned I bought in 1982. It was a Timex Sinclair 1000. This was the American version of the Sinclair ZX81. I bought it as a kit for under $100. I assembled the thing but it didn’t work properly so I sent it off to the manufacturer to fix and it came back a few weeks later in good working order. I started to teach myself BASIC computer programing but the little Timex was just too limited to do much of anything. It came standard with…wait for it now…a 
whooping 1K of memory! I purchased the add-on 16K memory module. There were no hard drives back then and the Timex, like most hobbyist computers, used cassette tapes for long term storage. I don’t recall what I ever did with this computer but it’s long gone. There is one school of thought that claims the little Timex was more suited to be a door stop than a computer.
My next computer was a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. The TI cost less than $200 (by the time I bought it) and was a “real” computer. It was built like a ton of bricks and took ROM cartridges that could contain games or applications. I taught myself the BASIC language all over again and really had some fun with this computer. I had several decent games but really didn’t use the thing for any serious computing. The large silver box you see behind the computer in the picture is actually just for expansion cards and a floppy drive. From what I recall, the expansion box cost WAY more than the computer itself. I still remember the ads with Bill Cosby as pitchman I sold this computer to my cousin a few years later.
Next on the hit parade was an Atari 800XL. This is where the “luck of the Picard’s” really reared it’s ugly head. You see, I had been lusting after an Atari 800 for quite some time. The Atari 400 and 800 computers were THE computers if you were a serious user. Atari replaced the 400 and 800 with the 600XL, 800XL and the totally new 1200XL. I gave the new models some time to mature while saving up the cash for my own. I finally picked up a shiny new 800XL and proceeded to teach myself Atari BASIC and then, BAM, Atari discontinued their entire PC line. They literally yanked the rug right out from under me. Adding to my displeasure was the fact that I purchased a RANA Systems 1000 floppy drive that never worked quite right. I still have my old Atari sitting in a box in the basement.
About this time (early to mid 90’s) the PC industry was just starting to take off and I bought a tower PC by a company named Cybermax. I paid about $2500 for a PC with a Cyrix P166+ Processor, 12MB of RAM and a 250 MB hard drive. This was a far cry from any of my previous systems. This, however, is a story for another day.
The Mother Of All Kitty Condos
“Honey, why don’t you make a kitty condo for Lana?” Gee, that sounds like a simple request for a guy with a woodworking jones and a full featured shop. Most projects start out just like this; innocent and simple.
I spent a few hours searching the web for examples and came up with several that were close to my vision. I figured that the most expensive part of this thing would be the carpet to cover it with. I headed out to a local carpet store’s warehouse where I was able to pick up a 12′ x 6′6″ remnant for only $17. All I had on me was a $20 bill and, being a warehouse, they didn’t have change. The carpet guy was all concerned about the extra $3 I had coming to me and promised to make it up to me the next time I came in. I told him: “Dude, I was planning on spending up to $100 so don’t worry about it. Go buy a beer or something.” I picked up the rest of the supplies and headed home.
Fast forward about two weeks later and it’s all done. I think it weighs in around 100 pounds but that’s just a guess. All I know is that I had to use a dolly to get it upstairs. It’s about 72″ tall and 24″ square at the base. Lana is starting to get accustomed to it. This morning she climbed to the top and fell asleep all on her own. The only modification I think I’m going to have to make is to add an extension platform in front of the entrance to the box. There’s not quite enough room for her to exit the house and make the turn to jump up. Yesterday she fell off and landed on top of Mari’s (one of our springers) neck. Mari ran about 5 feet with Lana draped over her shoulders before the cat fell off. It was like watching a bronco busting championship. If there’s ever a nuclear war I think I’ll hide under the kitty condo. It may be the only thing to survive.
The Mean Kitty Song
For this post I was simply going to link a YouTube video that I found. I’ll still post the video seeing as it’s pretty funny, however, after exploring this guy’s videos I really feel you should check out his YouTube channels. He’s got a ton of interesting video blog posts as well as short films. He’s even got a YouTube channel for his cats. Watch the video here and then follow the links below for more fun.
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Here’s a little bit about the video’s creator:
My name is Cory Williams, better known as “Mr. Safety”. I’m an actor, stuntman, writer and director who has worked in pretty much every form of entertainment except porn (if you don’t count that time I ran across San Francisco naked).
I’m just a guy who loves to make short films which are mainly just parodies of my real life or videos of me being a complete numbnut. Video was a hobby I picked up after I graduated high school in 1999 (search “smpfilms 1999″ for my earliest videos). I started out making funny DVDs with my friends for my friends which is why SMP stands for “Simple Minded People”. Since 2005 I’ve been a full-time as an indie film maker and have been on many TV shows and even a few movies.
Transport Canada
May God help you if you’re flying into the USA from Canada!
How To Shower Like A Woman/Man
This video has been around for a while, but it’s still funny:
Amazon.com Products Of The Week
It’s been a while since I’ve spotlighted any of the strange and unusual items on Amazon.com so let’s get right to it!
Fresh Whole Rabbit
Yep, you read that right: Fresh Whole Rabbit. Little did I know, Amazon.com sells processed bunnies. The best things about this listing are the user submitted pictures and the reviews. One of the best reviews is by “Vlad The Mad” and is titled: “Baal-Hammon rejects it!” Vlad writes: ”I am Director of Unholy Sacrifices for a prominent pagan bloodcult. Since our traditional sacrifical practices have been banned in 189 countries and the moon, we are now allowed only to use animal carcasses purchased on the internet. Let me warn you, Baal-Hammon will NOT be appeased by this offering. The Dark One will only accept sacrifices of mammals larger than a badger. If he is displeased, he will, depending on his mood, incinerate you, disembowel you, or turn you into an American. I hope this review helps, because I incurred his wrath and now live in Virginia.”
Uranium Ore
If you need to test your Geiger Counter, this is the stuff for you. Other than that, I’m not quite sure what you’d do with this. Once again, read the reviews.
Everything Is Cool In Slow Motion
This is a very well made compilation video of many different sports all shot in slow motion. Very nice.
Garages Of The Rich And Famous
I’ve got a 3-car garage. Even with all that space, however, it’s still a wonder that we can park even ONE car in it. If you spend a few days cleaning it up and organizing things, it might…just MIGHT, look like one of the garages in this image gallery. Oh yeah, I almost forgot: you also need to close your eyes and dream. There, NOW my garage looks like one of these:
Your Daily Demotivation
I while back I posted a photo gallery of demotivational posters. Well, as always, there are already a ton of people doing the same thing only doing it better. VeryDemotivational is a blog featuring a daily smattering of demotivational posters. Yep, you guessed it: Yet ANOTHER site I’ve got to check out every day.
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