Why Your Clock Has A 9 Minute Snooze

More useless information I can draw on at parties. Click the picture to get the details.

Thanks To Keith at BagOfNothing

David Robinson's Hall Of Fame Speech

A truly moving speech. You owe it to take 8 minutes to watch it!

Are We All Kanye West

I am not a fan of awards shows. The only award shows I like are the ones at the end of the World Series, Super Bowl, NCAA Championship, etc. I generally don't care to watch the ones with music & movie stars. And since I don't watch them I missed the episode where Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech to tell the world that he did not think she deserved to win. It sounds like a pretty rotten thing to do. Sounds like a good reason to 'hate on' Kanye.

Well, this morning the blog Stuff Christians Like reminded me that we are all Kanye. Click on the picture above to read that article.

The Marshmallow Test

It's a good thing I am not a big marshmallow fan...

Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo.

Thanks To Keith at BagOfNothing

Big Picture: One Year After Hurricane Ike

These pictures are amazing. On most of them you can click the picture to see a before and after shot. Don't miss out on seeing the changes.

One year after Hurricane Ike tore across the gulf coast of Texas, residents paused on Sunday to observe the anniversary of the costliest natural disaster in Texas history. Destroying or damaging many thousands of houses, including 3/4 of all homes in Galveston, Ike's 110 mph winds caused more than $29 billion in damage, and took the lives of at least 72 in the United States. In Galveston one year later, 75% of businesses have reopened, much of the debris has been cleared, and 95% of the population has returned, but much work still remains to be done as residents continue to rebuild and recover. Collected here are a series of before-and-after photographs - which (starting with the second one below) will fade between "before" and "after" when clicked. This effect requires javascript to be enabled. (13 photo pairs total)

Man Finds Love & Forgiveness Where His Brother Committed Mass Murder

10 years ago this week Larry Gene Ashbrook walked into a Wednesday night youth rally and concert at Wedgewood Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Nobody really knows why he did it, but when it was over there were seven wounded and eight dead, including the gunman.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram published an article about the brother of the killer. It is a great testament to love and forgiveness. Click the picture above to read the article.

Big Picture: Remembering September 11th

Eight years after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, we remember and here, take a look back, and a look at the present. This year's remembrance is emphasizing volunteerism and service, honoring the private citizens that volunteered after the attacks and encouraging the observance of the anniversary to be a day of service. Construction at Ground Zero, the site of the former twin towers, is years behind because of construction delays, design disputes and litigation involving developers, state and local officials and insurance companies. At this point, One World Trade Center (formerly the Freedom Tower), the 120-story anchor building on the site, is scheduled for a 2013 completion. (38 photos total) CAUTION: SOME PICTURES ARE GRAPHIC

Click the image to see the full collection.

Homing Pigeon Faster Than Broadband?

What was old is new again.

IT experts at a firm in South Africa said it takes up to six hours to transfer four gigabytes of encrypted data between two of its offices which lie 50 miles apart.

Today staff at the financial services company will save valuable time by instead having the information transported by a homing pigeon named Winston.

Workers will attach a memory card containing the data to bird's leg and let nature take its course.

Experts believe the specially-trained 11-month-old pigeon will complete the flight in just 45 minutes - and at a fraction of the cost.

Click the picture to read the article.

Thanks To Keith at BagOfNothing