Let It Be: The Beatles Final Album

05.08.2013 Music
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The Beatles released Let It Be, their 12th and final album 43 years ago today. It was released May 8th 1970 by Apple Records shortly after The Beatles had announced their break-up. Let It Be wasn’t really the Beatles last recording and was actually recorded before the Abbey Road album. A disagreement between Phil Spector and [...]

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“Stonewall” Jackson was Wounded 150 Years Ago Today

05.02.2013 History
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Thomas Jonathan ”Stonewall” Jackson was a famous Confederate General from the American Civil War. Jackson earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) on July 21, 1861. As the Confederate lines began to crumble under heavy Union assault, Jackson’s brigade provided crucial reinforcements on Henry House Hill, demonstrating the discipline he instilled in [...]

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Cool Things I Have Been Doing at Work.

04.23.2013 911

I guess I should give credit where credit is due.  My boss has done an excellent job involving me in cool projects. I thought it might be time to highlight a few of these projects. NAED Navigator 2013 Presenter: Last week I got to be a presenter at National Academies of Emergency Dispatch’s (NAED) Annual Navigator Conference. [...]

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James May and Kris Meeke’s Bentley Rally – Top Gear

04.10.2013 Cars
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This is why I love  the BBC’s Top Gear.  What other show would take at $250,000 car and a professional rally car driver and race in a real race.? In this clip James May and Kris Meeke compete at the WRC Rally GB in a Bentley Continental GT Speed. That’s right a Bently Continental GT [...]

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The Only Constant in Life Seems to Be Change

04.07.2013 About Me
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Recently life in my family has changed. Our foster son moved out after 6 and a half years of living with us.  We all knew that this day was coming.  We all thought we had another school year before this happened.  Apparently we didn’t.  It ended abruptly with out notice and certainly without closure. Its [...]

Thirty Years Ago: Michael Jackson First Moonwalked

03.27.2013 Music
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I can’t believe that its been 30 years since Michael Jackson wowed the world with his “moonwalk”. The dance move that changed the world was performed at the end of Jackson’s performance of  ”Billie Jean” at the Motown 25th Anniverssary Special. I was in the 7th grade in a tiny all white school in Northern [...]

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Maxine Waters: “Over 170 Million Jobs Could Be Lost Due To Sequestration”

02.28.2013 Anti-Hero
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“If sequestration takes place, that’s going to be a great setback. We don’t need to be having something like sequestration that’s going to cause these job losses — over 170 million jobs that could be lost,” explained Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif. 43rd District). I don’t know who votes this lady into office but man… They should [...]

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King County MAP “Where Commuters Run Over Black Children”

02.21.2013 Humor
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Today I was browsing through ESRI’s GIS magazine, ARC News  Winter 2012/2013 edition, when I stumbled across an amusing article on page 10. The articles title was “Greg Babinski: Tireless Advocate for Expanding GIS Use in Local Government.” In the body of the article was a graphic. The title of the map featured in the graphic, “Where [...]

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Speedrun: Back to the Future I in 60 seconds

02.10.2013 Movies
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The hit movie Back to the Future came out when I was in high school and is forever linked to my teen age years. Its tough not to stop and watch a scene or two anytime its on TV. 1A4 Studios has created an ingenious 60 second cartoon clip of the movie. I think it [...]

Paul Harvey’s God Made a Farmer

02.03.2013 Business
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My favorite ad from the Super Bowl was Dodge’s use of Paul Havey’s God Made a Farmer. Paul Harvey’s  God Made a Farmer And on the 8th day God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker!”. So, God made a farmer! God said I need somebody to get up before [...]

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