It's a small world.

A weird thing happened the other morning. I was perusing the news and saw this story about a couple stranded in shark infested waters for 19 hours. The weirdest part is that I recognized the woman.


A few years back, when I was travelling the majority of the time for work, I was spending a lot of time in California. One weekend, instead of flying home, my team and I drove into Sacremento -- as a fellow on my team had lived there for a couple years and knew the hot spots. One of these was a great English microbrewery/pub. It was a perfect California day and we spend the better part of an afternoon outside on the massive stone patio under the oaks. He had spent his fair share of time there (this could probably not be overstated) while a local, and knew the owner as well as one can though the bottom of a wine glass.

So, we were all introduced, given some appetizers and a round of drafts on the house and sat chatting with the nice lady and her business partner.

Amazingly enough - this is her:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/24836740/?GT1=43001#story

Audi awarded as European inventor of the year.

Audi wins European Inventor of the Year 2008* High distinction for Audi Space Frame technology* European Patent Office honors Audi lightweight aluminum design* Audi concept successfully reduces fuel consumptionThe European Patent Office has named AUDI AG European Inventor of the Year. The honor is bestowed on companies whose ideas have made significant contributions to Europe's economic growth and competitiveness. Audi was recognized for the invention of Audi Space Frame technology (ASF).

Free TV.

Here's a sure sign that it's spring trash pickup in Phoenix.

Is it possible? Yup. That's maybe a 60" TV sitting on that tailgate and tied to a bunch of used wood pallettes. Now that's a good day at the dumpster!

Some Political Hilarity.

Here is a selection of user submitted ideas on how Obama could still lose the nomination to Hillary. If you're under 11 or attended Freedom Farm, you shouldn't be reading this...

Here's a snippet to prime your clicking finger: "Reader Mark Schondorf submits a whole list of shocking twists, including: “Hillary summons a Kraken”; “Obama was a ghost THE WHOLE TIME!!!”; “Hillary goes back in time to kill Obama’s mother”; “Hillary wins because, as it turns out, she's Keyser Söze”; and “Unbelievably, the aliens are afraid of water.”"

Read the Slate Article Here.

A Bird in the Palm is Worth Two in the...

Funny story... after the fact. It actually really freaked me out when it happened!

I was trimming the palm trees last week. As I climbed up the ladder to trim in the front yard, I came face to face with this dove on her nest. Now it's not that doves are terribly intimidating creatures... But when you are expecting no creature at all, and it happens to be about 8 to 10 inches in front of your face... and you're on the top step of a ladder with a running chainsaw in your hand...

Well, let me tell you.

Testing mobile posting

So. As I have been busy, I thought I'd look into posting from my phone. This is the first test.