Archive for September, 2005
Not leaving on a jet plane
Wednesday, September 28th, 2005So, would you rather spend $200K on a home or an airplane? To live in of course. This guy chose a 727.

What does it cost?: I paid $100K for the aircraft. But I think retired 727-200’s are significantly lees expensive now. The costs of staging site rent, wing and tail removal, moving, and other logistics will total slightly over another $100K. So the project total will be a bit over $200K.

Why not just live in a stick house like everyone else?: The practical reasons: I don’t mean to offend, but wood is in my view a terrible building material. It biodegrades - it’s termite chow. And microbe (rot) chow. Or it’s firewood. It just depends upon which happens first. It’s a relatively weak material, and it’s secured with low tech fasteners using low tech techniques. And traditional rectangular designs are inferior structurally - they unreasonably sacrifice strength for boxy ergonomics (geodesic structures solve this problem at least). Rectangular stick homes can’t withstand sever winds or severe earthquakes, they frequently kill people when they explode into flames, they’re easily broken into by burglars, they’re leaky, and they degrade quickly. On the positive side, they are relatively economical to build (although geodesic homes are too).
Daily Dancer
Friday, September 23rd, 2005Okay this is pretty much as awesome of a site you can come across. This guy is “a software developer who loves to dance. Three days a week, I post a new video of me dancing to a different song.” He has a girlfriend who controls the music and the taping. He has gone to hip hop dance classes.
Without further ado, two of my favs:

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (even though he does the song with a hippo)

Whoomp, There it is (taped at GF’s moms house)
More best videos:
- Outkast’s Hey Ya (using a hula hoop)
- I like big butts
- Right Said Fred’s I’m Too Sexy (yes he does remove his shirt)
Lots of videos here: http://www.dailydancer.com/
Archive:
http://dailydancer.com/videos.html
Fighting back against unsolicited letters
Friday, September 23rd, 2005Tired of receiving mounds of unsolicited letters and offers in the mail? Want to fight back? Want to get rid of that old tire in your garage that the garbage man won’t take? Then read on……


Chernobyl (Ghost Town) photos
Thursday, September 22nd, 2005
You’ve seen some before posted here from (http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html)
These are bettter quality…pretty freaky.
Carnival
Monday, September 19th, 2005The Federal Emergency Management Agency leased the 1,452-passenger Holiday and two other vessels from Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines for six months for $192 million
FEMA spokeswoman Lynne Keating said the new Katrina passengers volunteered to leave the shelters in the Pascagoula area. About 150 arrived Sunday, but it’s unclear how many more will come.
Keating said the goal is to empty the Red Cross shelters in Jackson County. Red Cross spokeswoman Rosemary Byrne in Biloxi said there were 233 people in three shelters in the county before the ship began accepting them.
Note: Assuming all 3 ships are the same size, that’s 64M for each ship. Divide by 6 months and you have 10.6 for the Holiday for each month. Divide that by a max of 1452 passengers and you have a cost of $7,346 for each passenger. A typical 5 day cruise ranges from $400-$800 per person. Carnival will save even more money by not using fuel for these 6 months.
That means FEMA is shelling out more than $44,000 per person. Why not just buy them a house? A family of three can buy a pretty decent house for $132,000.
Van welding
Monday, September 19th, 2005Pizza Fork and Cutter
Thursday, September 15th, 2005
Slice and eat with the same utensil! This time-saver cuts through pizza crust, forking up bites and delivering them right to your mouth! Great for other pancakes and waffles too. Stainless steel; dishwasher safe. 8 1/2″L x 2″W.
$5.99
Fire Bible
Friday, September 9th, 2005
When was the last time your class saw how “HOT” God’s Word is? Open this authentic looking “bible” and begin to share the scripture for the day as real flames are seen coming from your “bible”. This full size book comes with a battery operated ignition system. All you supply are the batteries, lighter fluid and composure as your class gets excited. (special note: Fed-Ex shipping is available if you absolutely have to have the Fire Bible for this Sunday!)
Jesus Bingo
Friday, September 9th, 2005
By popular request, Kids Domain is providing JESUS BINGO cards. This was the most requested BINGO card as of this date.
These JESUS BINGO cards can be printed off for any number of children. The cards refresh on the screen with random numbers. Be sure to check back for BINGO cards for other holidays too!
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/cegif/bingo/jesus.htm
Note: Somebody needs to patent that cuz there lies a pot of gold.
