Windmill accident

I just saw this on TV. A windmill in Denmark was overloaded in the wind and broke it's brakes. It ran at 5x speed until it finally shattered.

We have a new pet: Tiger

Tiger is a snapping turtle: " If you need to handle a snapping turtle to remove it from harm’s way, always approach and handle it from behind." [from: nps.gov].

UPDATE: Tiger jumped the wall of his (puny) cage and is currently running hellbent for leather for the border...

GeoCaching Proto-Picnic Event

This was a fun little event in Central Park: Manhattan Proto-Picnic, got together with a few new friends. I met a fellow alumni there and we thought that we should do a similar event for RPI-NYC.

NPR: Fetch 2.0

An old story, but I love the video: NPR: Fetch 2.0: Guy Builds Machine for His Dog

NameVoyager | The Baby Name Wizard

NameVoyager | The Baby Name Wizard

Popularity of names starting with MARSH

Watching the Olympic Pole Vault

CBC Olympics: "One vaulter famously arrived at his destination to discover an airport worker had sawed his poles in half to fit them in the hold."

also

"The vaulters can no longer “Volz” the bar, a technique made popular under previous rules by the U.S. vaulter Dave Volz who would clear the bar then touch it with his hands to make sure it stayed on."

Checkout the Olympic...

... "Sandboni" on Flickr, it's for beach volleyball.

Rubber Duck News: Ducks Around the World

Rubber Duck News: "Rubber Ducks Circumnavigate the Globe"

Victor A. Harder, grandfather of George A. Harder

I was looking for some genealogy info and found this: Obituary: Victor A. Harder - The New York Times, which proves she's really from Brooklyn too. (skip the first part about the guy from NJ).

Got stress?

Because sometimes...you just need to break something: Sarah's Smash Shack San Diego, CA

Is your kitchen Sabbath compliant?

Our friends just bought a new stove that has a Sabbath mode, which led to some googling: GE Monogram: Sabbath Mode Kit for Refrigerators

Song of the day: "One Night in Bangcock" from Sirius

UPDATE 090208: The NY Times had an article about Kosher technology.

Word of the day - 15.08.2008

Every day is special - 15.08.2008: "plebiscite" (from Turkey)

Filed from Burkittsville

Billboard: "The most trusted name in the b usiness: Haldeman"

Seen near my current location.  The billboard did not say which business.

http://maps.BlackBerry.com?lat=40.58709&lon=-75.59578&z=1

Boggle for blackberry

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