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Windmills Tilted, Scared Cows Butchered, Lies Skewered on the Lance of Reality ... or something to that effect.


Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Aviation Adventurer Missing


Steve Fossett - the first man to circle the globe in a balloon solo and the plane he was flying in went missing after taking off from a Nevada airstrip yesterday.

Teams are out in the rugged Nevada terrain looking for the plane as we speak. Hopefully all aboard are well.

Beefeaters



Quietly two months ago history was made in London as Moira Cameron of Argyll, Scotland, who at age 42 and a warrant officer 2 in the British military became the first female Yeoman Warder aka Beefeater to be among the 35-man (along with a Chief Yeoman Warder and a Chief Yeoman Gaoler - 'jailer'), unit guarding the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London.

Established in 1485 to guard the treasures of the Crown and the family of the Crown and quickly thereafter assigned to guard prisoners of the Crown in the Tower this elite corps has been an all male affair and even still was after Moira Cameron's appointment for the last couple of months because her turn on the active duty roster did not come until September 1st of this year.

Today's Beefeaters main function (outside of guarding the Crown Jewels), is to guide tourists and to patiently pose smiling for pictures. Unlike the guards at Buckingham Palace they are allowed to move and speak, and are quite jovial about their jobs. However I for one would not care to be on the receiving end of their non-jovial side should one attempt any maliciousness at the Tower much less attempt any thievery.

And you can look to we Scots to pave the way into the future, remember t'was a Scottish lass what came to be the first woman Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London.

And I Quote


Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

~ Anna Mary Robertson
aka Grandma Moses

Morning Musings

Morning Musings:

What is the price of tea in China?

Can there be a successful movie with an all nude cast ... and not be a 'sex flick'?

When will there be enough hours in the day?

How is it possible that when otherwise intelligent people gather in large groups they get 'dumber'?

Who are 'They' and why are 'They' always saying things?

Where is Hunky Dory?

Do you have to remember stuff you forgot, too?

Will the earth continue to tolerate us mucking around with it much longer?

Is there intelligent life?

It's been an interesting morning so far, it has ...

Morning Funny

Going Green


Going Green!

With cars that look like this being 'green' might not be so bad. What's more is this one is faster than most other cars.

Can't you just see yourself tearing down the highway is this sleek machine?!