Things Caught in the Web
September 26, 2001 - Wednesday
This guy has turned a fallout shelter into a tourist attraction . So, now the Chosen One has to find a water chip for their Vault, right?
Hatten... something. I don't know what this is. I'm not sure I want to know what this is...
The Pikachizer Pokemon Translator . Make it stop, make it stop, make it stop!
And, if you have ever wondered, here is how to curse in Gaelic . Just in case it ever becomes important for some reason.
September 24, 2001 - Monday
Well, let's clear out the last few weeks worth of backlog.
For some reason, someone in Australia felt the need to create a map of public toilets .
And, a group of researchers have set out to determine why do voles fall in love ? Where do these people get these research grants from...? (And, sorry, that's not my joke.
Are you a William Shatner stalker? Take the William Shatner stalker test and find out.
In Iceland, they have figured out a way to use alligators as part of their waste disposal system . Hey, maybe New York can claim this is why they have all those 'gators in their sewers...
I'm still trying to figure this one out. This guy was bitten by his snake while attempting to "milk" (take venom from) it . As usual, alcohol was involved. When will people realize that beer and snakes don't mix? And why was he injecting himself with venom anyway?
Speaking of situations where alcohol was involved, here is the story of someone who was decapitated by a telephone pole after sticking their head out of a car window . I just want to know why the article mentions a haunted cemetary.
Ever wonder what would happen if you used a Coco Puff as a bullet? This guy did .
The Leonard Nimoy Should Eat More Salsa Foundation . I don't know, I don't know, I just don't know...
September 13, 2001 - Thursday
Like lots of people I'm still trying to come to terms with the last few days. I can't imagine what it is like up there in New York.
I work for Delta Air Lines. I heard about the first plane while driving into work; the DJs and the newsguy on the radio reported it and were talking about how a plane once collided with the Empire State Building. They (and I) assumed it was a freak accident.
I walked out of the elevator at work just as our floor admin ran past yelling "another plane just hit the other tower" and I immediately knew it wasn't an accident. And nothing has felt the same since.
Nothing got done that morning. Someone on the floor had a portable TV and we were all crowded around watching the coverage.
My desk overlooks the airport and when all flights were ordered to land, I watched planes lining up along the runway. There was no place to put all of them, so they devoted two of the runways to parking planes; hundreds of them lined up side-by-side and end-to-end.
After a while they ordered anyone not in operations to go home; I guess they were afraid that we might have someone involved working for us. So, I went home.
Yesterday I came back but all of our contract employees are still at home. They may come back next week. We spent a lot of the day pulling data trying to figure out what planes were where and how to best get them back to where they belong. Some people were pulling security related data but I wasn't involved there.
I had brought in my camera but all the planes on the runway were gone; I don't know where they moved them. It's still weird though; this close to the airport we always hear jets coming and going and to hear nothing and to see nothing taking off or landing is a bit unsettling.
I did get this picture of a highway informational sign on the way in. Along with all those planes on the runway, this really brought what had happened to me.
So, nothing amusing today. Here are a couple of articles from other people trying to make sense of it all.
September 7, 2001 - Friday
Some scientists do things like decode DNA and send probes to other planets. Others try to see if school students can cause an earthquake by jumping up and down .
September 6, 2001 - Thursday
Just a hint, if you steal a riding lawn mower, don't try to beat a train across the tracks with it .
I can see being despondant enough over a divorce to want to commit suicide. I can also see being upset about your ex-wife getting the house. But killing yourself by crashing your plane into the house ? That's really upset.
I'll confess, I like some of the "reality" shows and have a passing interest in Survivor . This guy, on the other hand, goes to the effort to get satellite photos of the Survivor sites .
There's a new ride at the Stratosphere in Las Vegas . Now, I actually like thrill rides but some of these are starting to scare me...
I know people will make beer out of almost anything, but animal dung ? They're right... I didn't want to know...
And, to keep your animal dung beer cold, we present the jet powered beer cooler . As usual in such cases, the real question is how many beers the inventor had before coming up with the idea.
State Representative Channels the Dead . I guess being able to talk to the dead would be an advantage for a politician. Easier to go out and get that dead vote...
Aw, now the landfill is not a Historic Site . Now I have to cancel my vacation plans...
Yes, it's only September but never too early to list the Live Oktoberfest Webcams ! Now, if they can only figure out a way to download the beer over the Internet we'll be all set!