Happy Hour

"IF A LIFETIME CAN BE LIKENED TO A DAY, THEN THIS IS HAPPY HOUR!"
BUCK PENNINGTON

Mother, Mother Ocean

Mother, Mother Ocean, I've heard you call
Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
You've seen it all, you've seen it all
Watched the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam
In your belly you hold the treasures, few have ever seen
Most of 'em dream, most of 'em dream
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred year's too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late

Yoda

"Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is."
―Yoda, to Luke Skywalker

Counted the Stars

Counted the stars on the 4th of July
Wishing we were rockets bursting in the sky
Talking about redemption and leaving things behind
I have these pictures and I keep these photographs
To remind me of a time
These pictures and these photographs
Let me know I'm doin' fine
We used to be so happy once upon a time
Once upon a time
But the sun sank west of the Mendocino County Line
And the sun sank west of the Mendocino County Line


""SOME SEE A GLASS AS HALF FULL, SOME SEE IT AS HALF EMPTY, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO’S DRINKING MY RUM."
Rumbear

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Alice Finch builds massive LEGO Hogwarts from 400,000 Bricks





Hogwarts  






Gryffindor common room interior
Last October at BrickCon 2012, Seattle-area builder Alice Finch unveiled what just might be the largest LEGO structure built by a single person, a near-complete minifig-scale rendition of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series of books and the corresponding movies.

The complete story is at the link............................................click it and enjoy......................................
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2013/02/26/alice-finch-builds-massive-lego-hogwarts-from-400000-bricks/

Rule 5 for 2-27-2013

One picture. All this one needs. When you read the caption on it, you will understand.

Monday, February 25, 2013

THIS DAY IN JEWISH HISTORY, FEBRUARY 25, 1885

Courtesy of my Facebook Friend, Mark Bernstein
Birthdate of Princess Alice of Battenberg, the mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, who personally saved Rachel Cohen and two of her children from the Nazi death camps. The Cohens stayed in Princess Alice's residence until liberation. There were times when the Germans became suspicious, and Princess Alice was even interviewed by the Gestapo. Using her deafness, she pretended not to understand their questions until they left her alone. Princess Alice was named as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem in 1993. She is buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Sandstorm in Cal City

We had very strong winds today. I took The Blue Beast in for an oil change midday. That was when it really picked up.
I present the evidence................................................


Click to enjoy full sized views.
Around 50-55 mph gusts here. The Blue Beast was shaking.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Faith Hill and Carlos Santana

Like.......................................
A mix that no one would have thought.........................

Thursday, February 21, 2013

A final salute from 300 strangers: Royal Marine, 70, with no family gets a grand send-off after vicar rallies mourners on Facebook

A friend of mine had this on our little airplane and girls page at Facebook.
Good read for all.
Bugler
Sound Taps
Hero: Former Royal Marine James 'Jimmy' McConnell, of Southsea, Hampshire, died last month aged 70
 Hero: Former Royal Marine James 'Jimmy' McConnell, of Southsea, Hampshire, died last month aged 70


In remembrance: A motorcycle procession took place at the funeral of former Royal Marine James McConnell
In remembrance: A motorcycle procession took place at the funeral of former Royal Marine James McConnell
  • James McConnell, of Southsea, Hampshire, died last month at age of 70
  • Care home staff thought they would be only people at Portsmouth funeral
  • But vicar put appeal on Facebook and more than 200 strangers attended
  • Little is known of Marine but he arrived at care home with Falklands photos
  • Your Brother, My Brother he is.........................................................................

  • Wednesday, February 20, 2013

    Grateful Dead - Hell In A Bucket - 06-26-94

    Cruising that thing Buck calls the Tube O' You.......................
    I like the Dead. Not a full fledged Dead Head but close enough for government work..........................

    Monday, February 18, 2013

    Dumont Dunes Weekend














    Up north of Baker on CA 127 going to Death Valley Junction to the East of the Southern portion of Death Valley Monument is Dumont Dunes. Not much there but sand and BLM Rangers.

    Saturday, February 16, 2013

    KC-135 refueling a B-52 carrying a D-21 Drone

    Up at Air Refueling Archive.
    This has some really good pictures of the business of inflight refueling........................go and check it out.............
    http://airrefuelingarchive.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/kc-135-refueling-a-b-52-carrying-a-d-21-drone/

    Click to enlarge. Cool Shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    A B-52 carrying a D-21 reconnaissance drone and rocket booster.

    Saturday, February 09, 2013

    Saturday Funny

    The floor is now open........................................................

    Sunday, February 03, 2013

    THINGS I DIDN'T LEARN IN HEBREW SCHOOL

    From Peter Bromberg at G Plus.
    meh................................................

    1. The High Holidays have absolutely nothing to do with marijuana.
    2. Where there's smoke, there may be salmon.
    3. No meal is complete without leftovers.
    4. According to Jewish dietary law, pork and shellfish
        may be eaten only in Chinese restaurants.
    5. A shmata is a dress that your husband's ex is wearing.
    6. You need ten men for a minyan, but only four
        in polyester pants and white shoes for pinochle.
    7. One mitzvah can change the world; two will just make you tired.
    8. After the destruction of the Second temple, God created Nordstroms.
    9. Anything worth saying is worth repeating a thousand times.
    10. Never take a front row seat at a Bris.
    11. Next year in Jerusalem.
         The year after that, how about a nice cruise?
    12. Never leave a restaurant empty handed.
    13. Spring ahead; fall back - winters in Boca.
    14. WASP's leave and never say good-bye;
           Jews say good-bye and never leave.
    15. Always whisper the names of diseases.
    16. If it tastes good, it's probably not kosher.
    17. The important Jewish holidays are the ones
          on which alternate side of the street parking is suspended.
    18. Without Jewish mothers, who would need therapy?
    19. If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it.
          But if you can afford it, make sure to tell everybody what you paid.
    20. Laugh now, but one day you'll be driving a Lexus
           and eating dinner at 4:00 PM in Florida .

    Last minute Condors heroics come up short in 3-2 shootout loss – BakersfieldCondors.com

    Last minute Condors heroics come up short in 3-2 shootout loss – BakersfieldCondors.com
    Missus ORPO and I took in this game. The Condors are not having a good year but the fan base in Bakersfield is amazing.
    Bakersfield.......................................Dwight and Buck.......................................
    Merle Haggard.................................Kern River..................................................
    You have to be there to understand.....................................................................

    I will not go down and tell my children I didn't have the courage, the conviction, the commitment or the character to fight for this country...Don't go home and let your children down~~ LTC Allen West

    Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

    ‎"Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.("Therefore, he who desires peace, let him prepare for war")" from "Epitoma Rei Militaris," by Vegetius (Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus)