Saturday, October 25, 2014

die well



Then out spake brave Horatius,


The Captain of the gate:


"To every man upon this earth


Death cometh soon or late.


And how can man die better


Than facing fearful odds


For the ashes of his fathers


And the temples of his gods."


Monday, October 20, 2014

Zond 3: Frame 25


This is frame 25 from Zond 3 on a lunar flyby in 1964. It is one of the first photographs taken of the far side of the moon. Frame 25 captured this image of a 22 mile high structure on the limb of the moon.
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stranger at the pentagon

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Thursday, October 16, 2014

haiku




Worker bees can leave


Even drones can fly away


The queen is their slave

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

war on peace



the "war on drugs" got us more drugs


the "war on poverty" brings us more poverty


the "war on terror" brought us more terror


maybe we should have a "war on peace" !

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Robert Wadlow with his father


Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, is the tallest person in history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. The Alton and Illinois monikers reflect the fact that he was born and grew up in Alton, Illinois.

Wadlow reached 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) in height and weighed 439 lb (199 kg) at his death at age 22. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood were due to hyperplasia of his pituitary gland, which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death. (read more)

The Watchers (MisterEThoughts and Jon Mix) -GOD- (41 FLY)

Monday, October 6, 2014

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Wednesday, October 1, 2014