Oh to be young and agile again. I am in pretty good shape for my age, what with all the hard labor that the farm demands from me each day, I do fairly well for my age, but I’m no spring chicken anymore to be sure. Skateboarding has become such a popular sport these days, it takes a whole different breed from back in my day. The tricks and stunts that these young whipper snappers can do on these skateboards [...]
I saw this on the news and had to look and see if I could find it on YouTube.com. I surprised myself and actually found it and had to share it here for a laugh.
With VH1′s past few season’s with Dr. Drew’s Celebrity Rehab, drug and alcohol addiction is becoming an issue easier to talk about and seek treatment for. I’m sure there are many people who are turning to drugs and alcohol due to the stress of this economic disaster that is effecting most of use, which can lead to bigger issues in it’s self. I enjoy an alcoholic beverage every now and then but am cautious about relying on it each and [...]
I do enjoy reading a good book at night while trying to fall asleep. I have read many of James A. Michener’s books and having always learned so much from them all. I just started reading his book, Alaska, it is a fairly large paper back that will keep me entertained for some time with over 1,000 pages full of entertainment and education of the great state of Alaska.
Notice the scale…the men look smaller in the torch and larger nearer the camera. At first glance the entire artwork looks proportional. Note the numbers of men in the parts of the Liberty Figure at the end I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists! And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see. This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918. It is 18,000 men preparing for war in [...]