August 31, 2005
Random Ass Clownery!
Yeah, we all hate terrorism. I hate it, you hate it and the assclown redneck in Frederick County, MD driving this PT Cruiser REALLY hates terrorism, so much so that he had to buy a terribly tacky decal of Calvin peeing on it. Thanks to bootleggers and assclowns alike...
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08-31-05
August 30, 2005
How to Help Katrina Victims
The American Red Cross has a telephone hotline to receive donations from citizens. The number is 1-800-435-7669. Other information on Red Cross emergency programs is available at the Red Cross Web site. Other relief organizations soliciting donations include: Salvation Army National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Episcopal Relief and Development...
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08-30-05
August 29, 2005
Can't Stop Watching
For information on hurricane Katrina relief, call 866-GET-INFO or visit www.redcross.org I am addicted to The Weather Channel, CNN and even the FOX News Network right now. Katrina has its hold on me. This is tragic history happening live and I can’t stop watching. I can’t stop thinking about the...
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08-29-05
Walking with Soldiers
This past Saturday I volunteered at Antietam National Battlefield. In spite of the light rain that fell most of the day the park was busy. A Confederate Artillery re-enacting battery was on hand and provided three firing demonstrations throughout the day. I witnessed one of the displays and I would...
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08-29-05
August 26, 2005
Battlestar Friday ~ 08.26.05
Colonial Warrior's Jacket from the 1977 Battlestar Galactica TV show. Sold in Starglog magazine. A Colonial Viper and Cylon Raider from the Mattel toy company, 1977. For this week's Battlestar Friday I went back into my personal way back machine - AKA the walkin closet in the basement -...
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08-26-05
One More Chupacabra?
Steve-O, this one is for you my brother!...
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08-26-05
Lilac Chaser
Surprisingly this is not something you drink after you drink something else, but something you watch, and you can watch it right here. Watch this optical illusion at your own risk. Via MM from From Michael’s “Optical Illusions & Visual Phenomena”...
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08-26-05
I'm only 0.163 Years Old
If I was born on and lived on Pluto. Find out how old you are on the different planets of our solar system. Excluding that mysterious Planet X that is. Via Larry D....
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08-26-05
August 25, 2005
Half People
Half People, Mannequins photographed on Ocracoke Island, NC, June 2005. "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." -- Soren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855)...
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08-25-05
August 24, 2005
A Jedi You Will Become, After Much Time at Work You Waste
Via Steve-o Aspire to become Jedi do you? Wish you to wield a weapon that is not as clumsy or as random as a blaster? A more elegant weapon do you desire? Then here you must click to begin the training. Your boss, do not let him or her know....
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08-24-05
August 23, 2005
MINI and the Bear
While commuting home last night I spied this giant stuffed bear in front of a shop on Route 108 in Ashton, MD. I just had to park the MINI in front of him and snap a photo. My commute is so nice and relaxing, and I see some cool...
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08-23-05
Phoenix from the Ashes
It was the middle of summer 2003 when Michael, his girlfriend Lisa, and I went walking around the ruins of Clipper Mill in the Woodberry neighborhood of Baltimore. The above building was a burned out partially collapsed structure. Peering inside we could see the roof was gone, but for...
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08-23-05
August 22, 2005
17" Dell Monitor for Sale
Anyone local to the Ellicott City, MD area in need of a 17" color monitor for their PC? I have one in great shape and for sale at $25 (Cash only). You need to come and pick it up. First come, first served....
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08-22-05
Da Vinci and the Automobile
We're all familiar with the Da Vinci drawing, Vitruvian Man, and we all know that the Great Master designed gliders and helicopters as well. It has just been dicovered that Da Vinci also had thoughts on a form of self propelled ground transport for the everyday man! Not only did...
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08-22-05
August 21, 2005
I'll Have a Coffee and a Blog Roll to go!
I am adding a few bloggers to the links at left under Blogs I Read. Jazzy G is a college student, jazz musician and photographer in the Lone Star State. You know the place where the star at night are big and brite. She said once that she wants to...
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08-21-05
August 20, 2005
The Gray... DOOR?
Do you remember when the above boarded up door looked like this? It was two years ago. Clipper Mill is rapidly becoming an new apartment, townhome, gallery and office complex. The scenes of the ruins that I photographed there no longer exist. Michael and I visited Clipper Mill this...
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08-20-05
Black Eyed Susans and Mini
Have I said lately how much I totally dig this car? No? Well I do. I really do, baby, YEAH! The MINI parked in front of Michael's place in the Woodberry neighborhood of Baltimore, MD. I made this photo from his kitchen window....
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08-20-05
August 19, 2005
Battlestar Friday ~ 08.19.05
This week BSG fans I bring you, via the weekly TV Guide, a spotlight on the women of Battlestar Galactica. Of the four highlighted I am going to focus on one and believe it or not I am not focusing on Boomer this week. I know, I know, you’re shocked....
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08-19-05
Let's Get Ready to RUMMMMMMMMM-BULL!
It's a tag fight! Click this link and let the fight begin. It's easy. Enter in who or what you want to see in a fight. For example; Darth Vader VS. George Bush, OR Mini Cooper VS. Maxi Pad. Who or what will you have fight? Who or what will...
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08-19-05
August 18, 2005
Seashells by the Seashore
This is a small sampling of the hundreds of shells Jenne collected when we went beach combing on Ocracoke and Portsmouth Islands on our Outer Banks vacation back in June. In the above photo are seen clam and scallop shells. We spent hours walking the beautiful beaches collecting shells,...
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08-18-05
August 17, 2005
Blue Door
Blue Door, the sign to a gift shop selling art and art supplies on Ocracoke Island, NC....
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08-17-05
August 16, 2005
The Dragonfly
Stained Glass Dragonfly. Seen in an Ocracoke Island, NC shop. Zipping to and fro Flying low over the pond The dragonfly hunts --Will Burnham I was inspired to post the above image by Lynn's recent blog entry....
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08-16-05
Are you a poet and don't know it?
Go over to my friend Steve's web site and write some Hiaku for his Hiaku Tuesdays, AKA Kusday. This week's theme is 'Tired'. I posted mine....
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08-16-05
August 15, 2005
There's No Place Like Home
Jenne just called me about ten minutes ago from HOME! She's back from her ten-day Canadohio vacation to visit family, fish for walleye with her dad and brothers, and play friendly games of cards for money (hopefully American $$ and not that Canadian script). She left her brother's place in...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-15-05
Is there such a thing as cheap gas anymore?
Another public service announcement brought to you by BDTH for my Maryland and Virginia friends and readers. Check out these two sites to fing out where you can find the cheapest gas (and even the most expensive) near you. I hope this helps you plan that next trip to Anchorhead....
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08-15-05
An End to Bachelorhood OR In for a Penny, In for a Pound
Well, yesterday was my last full day of temporary bachelorhood. Did I do anything different from what I do when Jenne is home? Nope. I still played video games, watched DVDs, saw friends and slept in, if you consider 9:00 AM on the weekends to be sleeping in. Today Jenne...
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08-15-05
August 14, 2005
Say Cheeeeeese!
I actually meant to post this earlier in the month. Anyway, when I flipped the pages of the 2005 Simpsons Fun Calendar at the end of July I was greeted by the above scene for August. A flood of not-so-good memories came rushing into my noggin about my first...
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08-14-05
August 13, 2005
Bilbo Baggins' Pub
Friendly Service is a Hobbit, our waiter & bartender can be seen at left. Saturday a week ago I traveled down to Old Town Alexandria to visit with friends, Larry and the ever lovely Anne. We took a nice stroll around Old Town and stopped in at Bilbo Baggins'...
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08-13-05
August 12, 2005
An Old Co-Worker Says Hello
Hey, guess what. A co-worker from my former job stopped by and said hello in this entry. That was real nice of John Cognetti to drop in and leave a comment. He even left a URL link for his current/my old employer and he even left his whole name. From...
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08-12-05
Battlestar Friday ~ 08.12.05
For this week’s Battlestar Friday I have a blast from the past for you. It’s The Official Battlestar Galactica Scrapbook by James Neyland. The book was published in 1978. I have looked on eBay for this book and could not find it anywhere. I wonder how many copies still...
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08-12-05
Laid by the Best ~ What do you see in this ad?
Via MM, a professional graphic artist. Sometimes graphic artists can be very sneaky and a little perverse. It's only when you turn this flooring ad upside down do you see the hidden picture stealthily down in by the artist. To save you the trouble of contorting your body to see...
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08-12-05
August 11, 2005
I don't know nothing 'bout birthin' no babies...
... but I do know what unsafe practices and fracking neglect are all about. The ASS-CLOWN of the month - maybe even the entire year - award goes to the mother who saw fit to leave her toddler straped into a car seat in a locked and closed up car...
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08-11-05
August 10, 2005
Got Artoo?
Artoo...that, that iPod's broken loose again! See if you can't lock it down! Thanks to my good friend, Clark the MINI, Red 5 now has its very own Artoo unit. He suprised me with the decal just a little while ago....
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08-10-05
August 09, 2005
Red 5 Standing By
Reader and fellow blogger, Brian, owner of the blog, Life of Brian (formerly called, Mr. Miata) Photoshopped a photo I took of my MINI, Red 5. Look closely at the cockpit, the bonnet and the front license plate for the mods he made. I think Artoo is firing up...
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08-09-05
August 08, 2005
Battlestar Friday Recap
In the comments for last week's Battlestar Friday entry, I added a recap of the episode. For those who have not yet seen the episode (come on folks, get with the program here) be warned that it does contain spoilers. One of the many things that is truly amazing about...
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08-08-05
Thought for the Day
If what I'm saying doesn't make any sense, that's because sense can not be made! It's something that must be sensed... I heard this on Saturday while hanging out with Larry, the ever lovely Anne, and Jeff P. Jeff said this quote while we were watching some anime that made...
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08-08-05
August 07, 2005
Does That Come with Fries and a Drink!?
The above is an actual screen shot I made just a little while ago from the current XBox RPG I am playing called Jade Empire. This is something I never expected to hear in a video game. On a really great date sure, but in a video game?!...
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08-07-05
No Parking
No Parking Bikes in front of an Ocracoke Island, NC beach shop....
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08-07-05
August 06, 2005
In Case of Emergency ~ A Public Service Announcement from BDTH
A campaign encouraging people to enter emergency contact numbers in their mobile phone's memory under the heading ICE (In Case of Emergency), is rapidly spreading as a particular consequence of the terrorist attacks in London. Originally established as a nation-wide campaign in the UK, ICE allows Emergency Response Personnel to...
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08-06-05
Scoot
Scoot and Pedal Honda scooters and red bicycles on Ocracoke Island, NC. The main forms of transportation on Ocracoke are scooters, bicycles, golf carts and your own two feet. Cars/Trucks are welcome, but not necessarily needed on this small vacation isle in the Outer Banks....
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08-06-05
August 05, 2005
Battlestar Friday for 08.05.05
It’s actually pretty difficult to come up with something for the new Battlestar Galactica each Friday, especially when you consider that I avoid spoilers like the plague. And I cannot continue to lambaste and berate the folks who still haven’t tuned into this show. If you don’t want to watch...
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08-05-05
She Took Off to the Great White North... EH!
Jenne left this morning at 6:30 AM for Ignace, Ontario in the Great White North, eh. She'll be gone for the next ten days to visit her mom and dad, her brother, Moonie, his wife, Pennie and their two kids. She's driving to Dayton, Ohio first to meet up with...
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08-05-05
August 04, 2005
HOLY BDSM, BATMAN!!
This is an actual panel from a 1939 Bob Kane & Bill Finger Batman comic. It's not any issue that I have in my collection of Batman comics, which I started reading in 1980 and continued through 1996. Batman has long been my favorite superhero. What this says about...
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08-04-05
Green ~ Thursday Challenge Image for 08.04.05
Three Oscars He's mean, he's green and he lives in a garbage can! It's everybody's favorite grouch, Oscar the Grouch... times three. These guys are game prizes at Hershey Park, and probably at every other amusement park in the world too!...
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08-04-05
August 03, 2005
Jenne's Orchids
Yellow Orchids on Blue Orchid Porn One of Jenne's hobbies is raising Orchids. This year she has two new plants that she picked up at the annual Philadelphia Flower Show. Jenne raises them and I photograph them....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-03-05
My Water is on Tap
Do you buy and drink mass quantities of bottled water? Do you believe it is healthier, cleaner and purer than water on tap? Were you aware that bottled water - depending on brand - is 250 to 10,000 times more expensive than tap water, AND that a lot of bottled...
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08-03-05
Sherman, set the Way-Back Machine
Your host in fourth grade. A MINI me. Yeah, that's me in what I believe to be a fourth grade photo from [booming voice] CATHOLIC SCHOOL!!! [booming voice fades away] These photos of my brothers and I come to me courtesy of my cousin, Karan. Good God look at...
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08-03-05
August 02, 2005
If my Loved Ones and Blog Friends Owned MINIs
Yeah, I am MINI obsessed right now and since I already have two great friends who own MINIs (Steve and Larry) I was thinking what it would be like if my loved ones, many other great friends and blog buds owned MINIs too and what I see them motoring in...
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08-02-05
August 01, 2005
MINI versus Ford F150
"Look at me! Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm, hmm. And well you should not!" - Jedi Master Yoda This is not an article about who would come out best in a head-on collision between a MINI Cooper and a Ford F150truck, but how the two vehicles and...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-01-05