Let me invite my online friends to take a look at these dramatic photographs of Normandy. You will get to see World War II battleground photos juxtaposed with the same exact view from today's France. My father is both a World War II and Korean War Veteran. Thanks, Dad.
The link and one screenshot are given below.
http://opendoorway.multiply.com/video/item/172/Normandia-ontemehojePARTE1
This is almost funny, except it could have been tragic (fuel, aircraft handling, other jets, etc). Two Northwest / Delta pilots of an Airbus A320 "missed" Minneapolis on Wednesday and took a "Sunday drive" over central Wisconsin. Now I know many folks from both coasts consider Minnesota "Fly Over Land", but this is taking it to the extreme. Anyhow, the flight from San Diego missed Minneapolis (we really are a big city) and flew on into Wisconsin
Traffic controllers tried for 78 minutes to contact the wayward jet ... while it maintained radio silence and flew past my fair city by 150 miles. While the speculation is the pilots fell asleep, I have a much more logical explanation ... maybe the pilots are Green Bay Packer Fans who are upset the Vikings now have Brett Favre!
And of course the classic cover from the New Yorker Magazine ... a New Yorker's view of America. Notice Minneapolis is not even on the map! I think we're somewhere up in Canada.
Well ... it's time out from my serious tutorials (Google Fast Flip and Wonder Wheel) for some fun and a new Northstar Nerd Tutorial ... Triumph of the Proletariat! (or how to bag leaves). The process shown actually does save a HUGE amount of time (i.e. mulch leaves first with a mower, than take a second pass to pick up what's left ... I only filled four bags as opposed to over 40!).
However, this tutorial has some fun with the process (and my wife, Molly). Any woman who has put up with anyone like the Northstar Nerd for over 26 years must be a saint! After watching my tutorial, and hopefully leaving a comment on Photopeach, make certain you maximize the YouTube link and watch the Soviet Anthem Music Video. It's a hoot! Finally, you may wish to link to Wikipedia and bone up on your understanding of the proletariat.
Triumph of the Proletariat! (or how to bag leaves) on PhotoPeach
Finally ... a static screenshot is given below for my RSS Readers ... giving you a flavor for why you should watch the movie. Have fun!
As part of eContent's transformation and domain mapping using NorthStarNerd.Org you will now find Northstar Nerd TV. Enjoy!
Ron ... we know you can hear us. We had good times in the old neighborhood ... trading baseball cards, playing in the 8th street woods, and at recess for the Lab School.
Rich and Phil
Are you an alien? If you lived on the star Alpha Centauri ... relatively close ... you saw Michael Jackson perform in the Super Bowl five years ago. However, if you live near the star Aldebaran, you just learned about World War II. One of my favorite blogs (Map Scroll) just posted an interesting star chart ... click to maximize the image and give it some thought ... this is our culture. I'm not sure I would initiate contact with humans!
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