Tonight's musical interlude - Manfred Mann's Mighty Quinn:
Law, politics, art, humor, constitutional rights, self-defense, and whatever else catches my fancy.
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All alone in the night, Space Station edition
Tonight's time-lapse video - night video from the International Space Station, including some great aurora sequences:
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Taking shotgunning to a whole new level
Tonight's shotgunning video - shooting the "Gnat":
From the video's description:
From the video's description:
... GNAT offers a new and exciting challenge for shooting enthusiasts with a target like no other, a radio controlled aircraft, capable of speeds up to 80 mph. It zips by, shows a flash of its belly and pulls up into a steep climb. With each hit, it sets off a pyrotechnic charge, a puff of smoke and keeps flying. ...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Musical interlude
Tonight's musical interlude - A Capella group Perpetuum Jazzile performs Killing Me Softly:
Monday, March 19, 2012
Rope swinger
Tonight's rope swing video, sandstone arch version - filmed at Corona Arch, in Moab, Utah:
Behind the scenes video:
Behind the scenes video:
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Romney surges in polls after flaunting wealth
Tonight's political satire, Republican primary edition, courtesy of The Onion:
Friday, March 16, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Musical interlude
Tonight's musical interlude - James Taylor, Steve Martin and others rehearse Foggy Mountain Breakdown for the gala celebrating the 120th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall last year:
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Aurora
Tonight's aurora borealis video (try watching in full screen mode):
From the video's description:
From the video's description:
... Shot in and around Kirkenes and Pas National Park bordering Russia, at 70 degree north and 30 degrees east. Temperatures around -25 Celsius. Good fun. ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Big bore
Tonight's "Who's afraid of a little recoil?" video - shooting the .950 JDJ rifle, billed as the largest caliber centerfire rifle ever built - weighing in at 50 lbs, firing a 2,400 grain bullet via 240 grains of powder:
My shoulder hurts just looking at the video.
My shoulder hurts just looking at the video.
Monday, March 5, 2012
How to make an entrance at a movie premiere
Tonight's flashy entrance - Navy SEALs parachute in to the premiere of Act of Valor:
Here's a first person point-of-view:
And one from the ground:
A trailer for the movie:
Here's a first person point-of-view:
And one from the ground:
A trailer for the movie:
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Musical interlude
Tonight's brief musical interlude - How Mountain Girls Can Love, by the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys:
From the video's description:
From the video's description:
A bedroom practice of Ralph Stanley's How Mountain Girls Can Love. Brothers Jonny Mizzone age 9 on banjo, Robbie Mizzone age 12 on fiddle, and Tommy Mizzone age 14 on guitar. Jonny is playing a Huber Vintage VRB-75 Banjo.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Elephant Picasso
Tonight's artistic elephant, from Thailand:
From the video's description:
From the video's description:
Watch this elephant paint a beautiful image of an elephant holding a flower. You'll be amazed at how her talent unfolds as she carefully completes each stroke. Her mahout talks to her throughout the process as his gentle touch gives her confidence. She focuses on her work and seems to enjoy the approval of the audience and, of course, the sugar cane and banana treats. All of her training has been reward based. ...
Friday, March 2, 2012
That's like, so, you know, totally uncool
Tonight's language rant, courtesy poet and comedian Taylor Mali:
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Training flight
Tonight's Navy aviation training video - according to the video's description, footage from a fighter detachment at NASWI (Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, in Washington State) with VFA-204: