Pilots of small private planes in Australia are being offered a chance that’s normally blocked to them, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. A tip o’ the hat to Australian reader Andrew for sending me the link. Private pilot Mark Keech has flown in and out of Sydney Airport as a passenger many times, but he… Continue reading Private pilots get their kicks down under
Tag: Cool
It’s good to see great football without the politics
I, like many Americans, refuse to kowtow to the current plague of political correctness that’s dominating many professional sports at present. I haven’t tuned into a single NFL game, and I won’t unless and until they get back to their job of being sports entertainers. If I want politics, I know where I can find… Continue reading It’s good to see great football without the politics
Earth in the very dim and distant past
Ian Webster has created a very interesting visualization of how the Earth – the entire planet – looked during various past ages and eras and epochs. One can select an era from a drop-down menu, and see what the globe would have looked like during that time. The continents move, vegetation patterns are shown, and… Continue reading Earth in the very dim and distant past
Someone had WAAAAY too much time on his hands!
I shudder to think how much time, effort, matches and glue went into this. I think, if I’d spent so much time and effort building that, I might have shed a tear or two as I watched my creation destroy itself. Oh, well . . . Peter
Snappy answers to silly questions – Twitter edition
I’m obliged to reader R. K. for sending me the link to these two tweets. Back in 2019, a Twitter user asked: The replies to that question are often amusing, but this one caught my eye. Brilliant! How to baffle people with tech-speak bull-byproduct! A Twitter hole-in-one! Peter
OK, this is amazing art!
I came across an article about an amazing “field artwork” by a French street artist who goes by the moniker “braga_last_one”. He has an Instagram account under that name. He started with an old gas tank: And when he’d finished, it looked like this: There are full-size versions of both images in the article, together with… Continue reading OK, this is amazing art!
The Church Militant – with pirates!
I had to laugh at this rendition of the “pirate hymn”. I’d never heard of it before. Clearly, I’ve lived a more sheltered life than I thought I had! I’m very glad there’s so much good, clean, funny humor still out there, if you look for it. One gets very tired of profanity in the… Continue reading The Church Militant – with pirates!
I’m going to absquatulate with the flummadiddle
I found an article at Merriam-Webster that had me laughing. It’s titled “‘Slantindicular,’ ‘Flummadiddle,’ and 8 More Silly Words from 19th-Century America“. Flummadiddle Definition: something foolish or worthless Flummadiddle is the sort of word that rolls nicely off the tongue, and even if people with whom you use the word don’t quite know what it… Continue reading I’m going to absquatulate with the flummadiddle
Fixing stupid
Found on Gab – clickit to biggit: I think I’ve met that old codger. Heck, at my age, I think I may be that old codger by now! Oh – and where can I buy that T-shirt? If anyone knows, please tell us in a comment. I think it’d be perfect for the members of our… Continue reading Fixing stupid
The man who put the hole in the donut
I was intrigued to learn the history behind the hole in the donut. Captain Gregory, 85, lived at the Sailor’s Snug Harbor in Quincy, Mass. His fame as the inventor of the modern donut had spread, and the Washington Post interviewed him in a story published March 26, 1916. He told the reporter he discovered… Continue reading The man who put the hole in the donut