This time the musical instrument is a Glass Harmonica which was invented by Benjamin Franklin. Yep! That's right!
Rumor has it that the sound is so eery that some communities outlawed the playing of the instrument due to its hypnotic sound. I'll say this, it sure is pretty cool!
Campy Out!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Really GOOD Geeky Christmas
Let's hear it for a bit of innovation, some spare time, and Geeky friends! Another one to put your Scroogish attitude to rest!
The things people do with iPhone and iPads!
Campy Out!
The things people do with iPhone and iPads!
Campy Out!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
This should put you in the mood
This post should get ya in the mood!
This is a pretty wicked display of the mastery needed in several "art" forms to pull this off. Showmanship, musician, exquisite wood working, compressed air management, pipe fitting, brazing and soldering, mechanical and electrical engineering, not to mention a few hours sitting on that big big bench!
Thanks Michele! Great find and a WICKED COOL job! (Imagine... that's his JOB!)
Campy Out!
This is a pretty wicked display of the mastery needed in several "art" forms to pull this off. Showmanship, musician, exquisite wood working, compressed air management, pipe fitting, brazing and soldering, mechanical and electrical engineering, not to mention a few hours sitting on that big big bench!
Thanks Michele! Great find and a WICKED COOL job! (Imagine... that's his JOB!)
Campy Out!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Why didn't I get the lights on the house today?
This is a basic rundown of today....
0430 - Awake and feeling wonderful! Big change after a week and a half with a cold!
0700 - Kiss the wife goodbye! Off to work she goes!
0750 - While sitting on the can, the house phone rings, then my cell phone, then the house phone, then the cell phone, then the house phone... This has got to be more important that what ever I was trying to achieve. (Bummer#1) I make a full attempt to answer the phone... as soon as I am able to...
0800 - Emergency errand received! Bring green bag and ID Badge to Susan at work!
0810 - Start Saturn, notice red low coolant idiot light! Top off coolant with antifreeze. Scrape windows. Drive to Tacoma.
0840 - Call Susan to tell her I'm almost at the Hospital, when I notice I forgot the ID and Green Bag! DUMMY! Back to Port Orchard! (Bummer#2)
0905 - Low coolant alarm, and steam from engine compartment. Can't see leak! But it looks pretty much isolated to the radiator or the upper hose. Move to the truck! (Bummer#3)
0910 - Start truck, scrape windows, move my gear and the green bag and ID Badge to the truck. Notice that left front tire is pretty low.
0915 - Head to Chevron close to home to inflate tire.... No air pump! Butt Heads wrecked it! Head back home. (Bummer#4)
0920 - Bum Ford key from Kelsi. Start Ford, Load Ford up with all gear, scrape windows, head out to Tacoma.
0945 - Arrive at hospital, deliver goods! Depart Tacoma, proceed to coffee shop.
1010 - Arrive at coffee shop. Nice to see the guys after a week and a half off!
1100 - Leave coffee shop. Dog puked in car. (Bummer#5)
1140 - Clean up Dog puke. (Bummer#6)
1300 - After blowing like four inline fuses (Bummer#7) and tripping the circuit breaker twice (Bummer#8), I decided that chasing those old blown out, large colored, light bulbs like my father used to do 25 years ago was not going to be conducive to me maintaining a positive attitude.
Normally I'm not cool with not doing the easy stuff on my Stuff to Do (STD) list. However today I really didn't want to push my luck any further! Hope you had a better day than I did!
Hey I'm still breathing, and I know I'll ready to give tomorrow another go at it!
Campy Out!
0430 - Awake and feeling wonderful! Big change after a week and a half with a cold!
0700 - Kiss the wife goodbye! Off to work she goes!
0750 - While sitting on the can, the house phone rings, then my cell phone, then the house phone, then the cell phone, then the house phone... This has got to be more important that what ever I was trying to achieve. (Bummer#1) I make a full attempt to answer the phone... as soon as I am able to...
0800 - Emergency errand received! Bring green bag and ID Badge to Susan at work!
0810 - Start Saturn, notice red low coolant idiot light! Top off coolant with antifreeze. Scrape windows. Drive to Tacoma.
0840 - Call Susan to tell her I'm almost at the Hospital, when I notice I forgot the ID and Green Bag! DUMMY! Back to Port Orchard! (Bummer#2)
0905 - Low coolant alarm, and steam from engine compartment. Can't see leak! But it looks pretty much isolated to the radiator or the upper hose. Move to the truck! (Bummer#3)
0910 - Start truck, scrape windows, move my gear and the green bag and ID Badge to the truck. Notice that left front tire is pretty low.
0915 - Head to Chevron close to home to inflate tire.... No air pump! Butt Heads wrecked it! Head back home. (Bummer#4)
0920 - Bum Ford key from Kelsi. Start Ford, Load Ford up with all gear, scrape windows, head out to Tacoma.
0945 - Arrive at hospital, deliver goods! Depart Tacoma, proceed to coffee shop.
1010 - Arrive at coffee shop. Nice to see the guys after a week and a half off!
1100 - Leave coffee shop. Dog puked in car. (Bummer#5)
1140 - Clean up Dog puke. (Bummer#6)
1300 - After blowing like four inline fuses (Bummer#7) and tripping the circuit breaker twice (Bummer#8), I decided that chasing those old blown out, large colored, light bulbs like my father used to do 25 years ago was not going to be conducive to me maintaining a positive attitude.
Normally I'm not cool with not doing the easy stuff on my Stuff to Do (STD) list. However today I really didn't want to push my luck any further! Hope you had a better day than I did!
Hey I'm still breathing, and I know I'll ready to give tomorrow another go at it!
Campy Out!
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Prohibition of POT
My two favorite Governors! Christine Gregoire of Washington, and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island... trying to bring sense to the senseless!
In 1920 Congress passed the 18th Amendment to the Constitution which prohibited the, "...manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States..." Thirteen years later and who knows at what price to the government both in cost of enforcement and prosecutions, and in lost revenue, Congress ratified the 21st Amendment to the Constitution thus repealing the prohibition of alcohol.
How much longer does this have to go on? If we, the people of the United States, forget about the potential medical benefits of marijuana and focus on the industrial implications of this prohibited "weed," we just may be able to create another industry around this formerly accepted textile, which by the way, was a huge player in helping the US win World War II.
Thanks to YouTube, WikiPedia, the Oregonian, and the Tacoma News Tribune!
Campy Out!
In 1920 Congress passed the 18th Amendment to the Constitution which prohibited the, "...manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States..." Thirteen years later and who knows at what price to the government both in cost of enforcement and prosecutions, and in lost revenue, Congress ratified the 21st Amendment to the Constitution thus repealing the prohibition of alcohol.
How much longer does this have to go on? If we, the people of the United States, forget about the potential medical benefits of marijuana and focus on the industrial implications of this prohibited "weed," we just may be able to create another industry around this formerly accepted textile, which by the way, was a huge player in helping the US win World War II.
HEMP FOR VICTORY!
Thanks to YouTube, WikiPedia, the Oregonian, and the Tacoma News Tribune!
Campy Out!
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