FANTASTIC!

I keep having to come up with new superlatives.  See if you agree that the word fits the following photos --
I don't know the location of these pics, with one exception.

 

That's the Golden Gate Bridge under the fog.

Humor --

Henry found out that he is allergic to beer, garlic, and paprika.
So he gave up garlic and paprika.

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!

I was looking for something else, when I stumbled upon an old video.  As best I can figure, it was taken around 1982-83.  Frankly, the quality is pretty poor, and so the pics I pulled from it are of equally poor quality.

Now!  A question for you.  Look at the first three photos, and see if you can tell where we are.  The third one is certainly a dead giveaway.

 

Where are we?

That's right!  Yosemite National Park.

In the fourth and fifth, the woman is Amalie, my late wife.  But who is the kid?  He sure has a happy, buck tooth grin in the sixth.

Finally, this guy is trying to get out the door in the seventh.

And there I am, recognizable to those of you who have met me.  But I'm about three inches shorter now.

Yeah, the youngster is Cliff, at about age 11 or 12.  Just for the record, Amalie convinced some 

agency in Santa Clara County to pay to have Cliff’s teeth straightened.  Take a look.

T-Shirt humor -

 ~ On the front: 60 IS NOT OLD... On the back: IF YOU'RE A TREE

 ~ AT MY AGE, "GETTING LUCKY" MEANS FINDING MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT

 ~ MY REALITY CHECK JUST BOUNCED

 ~ LIFE IS SHORT. MAKE FUN OF IT

 ~ IT'S MY CAT'S WORLD--I'M JUST HERE TO OPEN CANS

TYPEWRITER ART, concluded

Enjoy some more of Paul Smith’s typewriter art work --

Fun --

ANOTHER EXCERPT FROM BBC QUIZ PROGRAMS -

BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)
Jamie Theakston:  Where do you think Cambridge University is?
Contestant:  Geography isn't my strong point.
Jamie Theakston:  There's a clue in the title.
Contestant:  Leicester

JUSTICE IS SERVED

I have been following in the local paper, a lawsuit by a giant in the bicycle industry against a tiny, two person bicycle manufacturer.  Both firms make high end bikes -- four to five thousand dollars each.  The giant accused the tiny one of stealing the giant’s secret designs.  The tiny firm countered by saying that the giant simply did not want any competition, and wanted to drive Tiny out of business.

It seems both of the individuals at Tiny (named Volagi) had worked at Giant, and Giant contended that one of the two fellow began planning his own competing company while working at Giant  Not supposed to do that.

As the trial progressed, the judge threw out many of Giant’s claims, the most important being the claim of theft of trade secrets.  Nonetheless, the jury found that the one former employee had violated his contract obligations because he began planning his own firm while still employed by Giant.

As a result, Giant was awarded damages

in

the

stupendous

amount

of

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Almost there

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One dollar!

Both sides claimed victory.  Giant released a statement claiming to be satisfied with the amount awarded because “... the lawsuit was a matter of principle.”

In the meantime, Tiny (Volagi) is still in business.

So who won?  It makes a difference, as each side spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees.  Both sides can seek reimbursement, claiming that they won.  Pardon me, while I go eat a piece of chocolate.

Fun --

From the court house to the office -- cartoons, that is.  Thank you, Marty.

 

JUST A TYPEWRITER

He lived at Rose Haven Nursing Home, in Roseburg , Oregon for years.  Paul Smith, the man with  extraordinary talent was born on September 21, 1921, with severe cerebral palsy. Not only had Paul beaten the odds of a life with spastic cerebral palsy, a disability that impeded his speech and mobility but also  taught himself to become a master artist as well as a terrific chess player even after being  devoid of a formal education as a  child.

When  typing, Paul used his left hand to steady his  right one. Since he couldn't press two keys at  the same time, he almost always locked the shift  key down and made his pictures using the symbols  at the top of the number keys. In other words, his pictures were based on these characters  ..... @ # $ % ^ & * ( )_ . Across seven  decades, Paul created hundreds of pictures. He often gave the originals away. Sometimes, but not always, he kept or received a copy for his own records. As his mastery of the typewriter grew, he developed techniques to create shadings, colors, and textures that made his work resemble pencil or charcoal  drawings."

 

This great man passed away on June 25, 2009, but left behind a collection of his 

amazing artwork that will be an inspiration for many.  

Humor --

EXCERPT FROM BBC QUIZ PROGRAMS 

BBC NORFOLK
Stewart White:  Who had a worldwide hit with “What A Wonderful World?”
Contestant:  I don't know.
Stewart White:  I'll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?
Contestant:  Arm
Stewart White:  Correct. And if you're not weak, you're...?
Contestant:  Strong.
Stewart White:  Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name?
Contestant:  Louis
Stewart White:  Well, there we are then. So who had a worldwide hit with the song “What A Wonderful World?”
Contestant:  Frank Sinatra?

A RARE TREAT

Would you believe!  An albino hummingbird!

Fifteen-year-old photographer Marlin Shank was fortunate enough to capture several images of a rare albino ruby-throated hummingbird while in a park in Staunton , Va

Very high quality photographs for such a fleeting subject.

I'd always thought that albinos had red eyes, but perhaps that is not always so.

Humor -- T-shirt humor --


 ~ EARTH IS THE INSANE ASYLUM OF THE UNIVERSE

 ~ DANGEROUSLY UNDER-MEDICATED

 ~ MY MIND WORKS LIKE LIGHTNING--ONE BRILLIANT FLASH AND IT'S GONE.

 ~ LIVE YOUR LIFE SO THAT WHEN YOU DIE, THE PREACHER WON'T HAVE TO TELL LIES AT YOUR FUNERAL