I arrived early at the mechanic this morning to drop off my car, and the door was locked. While standing outside I noticed a car stopped in the turn lane of the intersection. It emergency flashers were on a woman flagged me over. As I was crossing the street, another man saw what was going on and stopped to help.
It was obvious that we should push it into the parking lot of the mechanic's business. We had to wait for the light to change before we went.
He and I started pushing, her daughter was inside steering. The other man was on my right, and I was positioned in the middle of the trunk to give her room to help. That apparently wasn't necessary-as she judged it-because she was talking on her cell while walking next to me. Because she was otherwise engaged, she did not help direct traffic around us either, as we had to cross two lanes of traffic to get to a parking lot. The other man and I managed to do that as well after someone zoomed by us seemingly unaware of what we were doing.
After we arrived in the parking lot, she hung up the phone and began to tell me what she had recently gotten fixed on the car, and began complaining about what's wrong now.
She did not thank us for helping. The other man and I walked away. He was in a hurry to resume his day; I thanked the other man for helping me.
And lady, you're welcome.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Hans Rosling and the Magic Washing Machine
On the surface, by the title, I wondered why this was on TED. But as usual, Mr. Rosling brings a unique POV to the topic and evokes deep thought.
There are four major devisions in the world's population of 7 billion. The people of fire, bulb, wash, and air. And their energy requirements will only increase as they shift up the scale.
There are some environmentalists that proudly do not drive cars, but how many of them do not use a washing machine?
What's the real gift of the washing machine? The time to read books.
There are four major devisions in the world's population of 7 billion. The people of fire, bulb, wash, and air. And their energy requirements will only increase as they shift up the scale.
There are some environmentalists that proudly do not drive cars, but how many of them do not use a washing machine?
What's the real gift of the washing machine? The time to read books.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Full Moon 14% Bigger on March 19th
The moon, like the planets and other moons, orbits in an ellipse. When it is close to the earth in that ellipse it is called perigee. When the perigee and a full moon coincide, the moon will be 14% larger than it normally appears. This interesting occurrence happens about every 18 years.
The perigee in March 1993 was four hours off of the full moon, pretty close. However, this year's will be only one hour from perfection. So get your best cameras ready!
Even though NASA chose the title of "Super Full Moon", I didn't like the connotation.
Their write up is here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16mar_supermoon/
NASA ScienceCast video
The perigee in March 1993 was four hours off of the full moon, pretty close. However, this year's will be only one hour from perfection. So get your best cameras ready!
Even though NASA chose the title of "Super Full Moon", I didn't like the connotation.
Their write up is here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16mar_supermoon/
NASA ScienceCast video
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
A Monkey Wears a Woman Mask in Resturant
This doesn't quite trigger my automatonophobia, but it's really creepy!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Utopia vs. Dystopia
"Utopias are where we want to live; dystopias are what we want to read about."
-me
-me
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Brain Anatomy and Functions Simply Explained
Brainstem by Pinky and The Brain
And a Tongue Twister to help you use that big beautiful brain!
And a Tongue Twister to help you use that big beautiful brain!
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