I liked National Parks! Best TV programming I've learned something from in a very long time when do we get the Duncan and Burns program?
Any one been to any Disney Parks lately not here in the States or France but the other Disney Parks where attendance is up and innovation and attractions are in production?
Read some Twain it keeps the Doctor away, Dr. Jekkel and Dr. Frankenstien that is.
I wish Abe Lincoln had been a friend of mine. Can't we clone him?
Schools are closing but not because of swine flu but mostly because of reality shows, news coverage of reality shows and life itself.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
National Parks two down four to go
National Parks
http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/
I am enjoying the inter-National Television debut of National Parks though I wonder if
all the pre-publicity and Ken Burn's busy PLUG schedule did much other then to stir the
beans. Might it not have been better to share that time with any of the organizations
referred to in the production?
I am watching National Parks with the same enthusiasm I had many years ago when our family gathered about the TV to watch Wonderful World of Disney only this time, we watch it with HI Def TIVO recording and three TV's going in three parts of the house.
I enjoyed the 10 questions page in Life Magazine and admired Mr. Burns desire not to be in the limelight and the reference to the previous administration. Curious though as to why only your youngest daughter accompanied you to The Arches?
I enjoy the series and have heard lots of; wows, never knew that’s', really, I'm going to go there’s' which is certainly refreshing to hear with today’s Television Programming.
Hat's off to Ken Burns co-producer Dayton Duncan.
Two episodes down and four to go and I hope not to miss a second!
http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/
I am enjoying the inter-National Television debut of National Parks though I wonder if
all the pre-publicity and Ken Burn's busy PLUG schedule did much other then to stir the
beans. Might it not have been better to share that time with any of the organizations
referred to in the production?
I am watching National Parks with the same enthusiasm I had many years ago when our family gathered about the TV to watch Wonderful World of Disney only this time, we watch it with HI Def TIVO recording and three TV's going in three parts of the house.
I enjoyed the 10 questions page in Life Magazine and admired Mr. Burns desire not to be in the limelight and the reference to the previous administration. Curious though as to why only your youngest daughter accompanied you to The Arches?
I enjoy the series and have heard lots of; wows, never knew that’s', really, I'm going to go there’s' which is certainly refreshing to hear with today’s Television Programming.
Hat's off to Ken Burns co-producer Dayton Duncan.
Two episodes down and four to go and I hope not to miss a second!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Get it while you can
Picked up a 'free copy' of a demo/ad for Ken Burn's National Parks at Barnes and Noble. Hurry they were going fast. It's worth the watch.
Mark Twain was a lefty and a couple of other little known facts
moneymakersmagazine.com
http://www.pbs.org/search/search_results.html?q=Mark+Twain (Well worth the click)
Points out that, Pbs.org gives this little know fact: "Mark Twain was a lifelong creator and keeper of scrapbooks. He took them with him everywhere and filled them with souvenirs, pictures, and articles about his books and performances. But in time, he grew tired of the lost glue, rock-hard paste, and the swearing that resulted from the standard scrapbook process. So, he came up with the idea of printing thin strips of glue on the pages to make updates neat and easy to do. In 1872, he patented his “self-pasting” scrapbook, and by 1901, at least 57 different types of his albums were available. It would be his only invention that ever made money."
http://www.pbs.org/search/search_results.html?q=Mark+Twain (Well worth the click)
Points out that, Pbs.org gives this little know fact: "Mark Twain was a lifelong creator and keeper of scrapbooks. He took them with him everywhere and filled them with souvenirs, pictures, and articles about his books and performances. But in time, he grew tired of the lost glue, rock-hard paste, and the swearing that resulted from the standard scrapbook process. So, he came up with the idea of printing thin strips of glue on the pages to make updates neat and easy to do. In 1872, he patented his “self-pasting” scrapbook, and by 1901, at least 57 different types of his albums were available. It would be his only invention that ever made money."
Monday, August 31, 2009
Monday August 31st 2009
"Sage-Brush is very fair fuel, but as a vegetable it is a distingushed failure. Nothing can abide the taste of it, but the jackass and his illegitimate child, the mule." - Mark Twain from Wit and Wisecracks
Ever heard a Neil Young song? Can you think of one now? I can.
Each day I come to explore my own blog, I look for evidence from the beyond or even fellow followers but nothing changes so I find my path back home and write again.
Ever heard a Neil Young song? Can you think of one now? I can.
Each day I come to explore my own blog, I look for evidence from the beyond or even fellow followers but nothing changes so I find my path back home and write again.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Newbies
I am not “Just a Senior” and I am certainly not “The Senior”. - Me
"I have learned from the animal world, and what everyone will learn who studies it is, a renewed sense of kinship with the earth and all its inhabitants." - Walt Disney from The Quotabale
"I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me." - A. Lincoln from Wit and Wisdom
"I have learned from the animal world, and what everyone will learn who studies it is, a renewed sense of kinship with the earth and all its inhabitants." - Walt Disney from The Quotabale
"I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me." - A. Lincoln from Wit and Wisdom
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Dupped
Well I am disappointed and I feel I have been lied too, cheated and mad to be a fool which shouldn't surprise anyone, especially me. Seems the Mars thing was a bit exaggerated. Though it is closer and does reflect more light, it will not get as big as the moon. I have been dupped! I'm not much for links but read it for yourself as I did not think I made the whole thing up! http://features.csmonitor.com/discoveries/2009/08/10/once-in-a-lifetime-view-of-mars-in-a-couple-of-weeks-dont-bet-on-it/
Monday, August 24, 2009
Twain Quote
When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this but we all have to do it. - Mark Twain
I wish I could start remembering all over again. Then I could be more selective about the things I should have remembered. - Me
I wish I could start remembering all over again. Then I could be more selective about the things I should have remembered. - Me
Saturday, August 8, 2009
WATCH MARS especially 08/27
Just face East morning and dusk and look up about 75 degrees. Remember it's the red planet.
Be sure to watch Mars as it will get as big as the MOON. It appears to be growing now and it won't get this big again for a couple of hundred years although it hasn't been this big for several thousand years! Who knows?
on a brighter note... ???
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
Albert Einstein
Be sure to watch Mars as it will get as big as the MOON. It appears to be growing now and it won't get this big again for a couple of hundred years although it hasn't been this big for several thousand years! Who knows?
on a brighter note... ???
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
Albert Einstein
On again off again...
Just in Spielberg's Lincoln is off again... funding has been off again on again...
Cameron's Avatar should be out soon
Cameron's Avatar should be out soon
Friday, August 7, 2009
Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass and Me (Beam yourself up here)
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Heard Spielberg's new movie 'Lincoln' is back on! Ken Burns new National Parks is out in September!! Yes!
"With educated people, I suppose, punctuation is a matter of rule; with me it is a matter of feeling. But I must say I have a great respect for the semi-colon; it's a useful little chap." - A. Lincoln from Wisdom and Wit
" I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday." - A. Lincoln from Wisdom and Wit
"Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong." -A. Lincoln from Wisdom and Wit
"It is better only sometimes to be right, than at all times to be wrong." - A. Lincoln from Wisdom and Wit
"Bad promises are better broken than kept." - A. Lincoln from Wisdom and Wit
"Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed." - A. Lincoln from Wisdom and Wit
I could recite the Gettysburg Address at 13, could Lincoln do it? - from an old Jack Benny radio show
I don’t know, I don’t think the purchase price of this wordy piece of work would be too bad of an investment because, I could include a guarantee, that in the event that anyone wanting their money back, they would be welcome to do so but, only after I have used any proceeds from its sale to pay my bills, get my kids educated, put gas in my old car and spend it on all things I didn’t expect to spend it on, except for myself and enough to go fishing, dine out or take a small excursion once in a while. - ME
Then and only then would I consider a money back guarantee that could say something like, Now that you have journeyed here to see me and would like to get your money back please get in line with all or any of the others but remember to be polite and respectful, wait for your turn and do not litter, leave any marks, break or graffiti anything as that is not a commonly excepted practice where one has been put to rest. Then on the other side of things I would try to accommodate your request, though Houdini never gave a refund for any tickets to anyone that didn’t like any of his shows, that I’m aware of. - ME
Enough, that’s it and time to move on.
" I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday." - A. Lincoln from Wisdom and Wit
"Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong." -A. Lincoln from Wisdom and Wit
"It is better only sometimes to be right, than at all times to be wrong." - A. Lincoln from Wisdom and Wit
"Bad promises are better broken than kept." - A. Lincoln from Wisdom and Wit
"Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed." - A. Lincoln from Wisdom and Wit
I could recite the Gettysburg Address at 13, could Lincoln do it? - from an old Jack Benny radio show
I don’t know, I don’t think the purchase price of this wordy piece of work would be too bad of an investment because, I could include a guarantee, that in the event that anyone wanting their money back, they would be welcome to do so but, only after I have used any proceeds from its sale to pay my bills, get my kids educated, put gas in my old car and spend it on all things I didn’t expect to spend it on, except for myself and enough to go fishing, dine out or take a small excursion once in a while. - ME
Then and only then would I consider a money back guarantee that could say something like, Now that you have journeyed here to see me and would like to get your money back please get in line with all or any of the others but remember to be polite and respectful, wait for your turn and do not litter, leave any marks, break or graffiti anything as that is not a commonly excepted practice where one has been put to rest. Then on the other side of things I would try to accommodate your request, though Houdini never gave a refund for any tickets to anyone that didn’t like any of his shows, that I’m aware of. - ME
Enough, that’s it and time to move on.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Coming soon to this Blog
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Openers, First Post... come on in and look around
Disclaimer: I disclaim anything wrong with this BLOG. - Me
“I never could tell a lie that anyone would doubt, nor a truth that anybody would believe.” – Mark Twain
"In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then He made School Boards."- Mark Twain from Wit and Wisecracks
"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint." – Mark Twain
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." – Mark Twain
"If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed." – Mark Twain
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please."
— Mark Twain
"A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain." - Mark Twain
I never had an original thought that wasn’t mine or one you thought was yours. - Me
Don't know if I feel like go'n back home just yet
another California Firework
Flowers?
... or Weeds?
Going to work
the secret way around
All aboard
Quick behind the scenes way around the park
