Quick Quote...

"Some National Parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong."

George Carlin

Missed it by that much....

I Missed St. Patricks Day...D'oh!

Here's a joke for the green folk...

What's the difference between an Irishman and a canoe?

You can tip over a canoe.

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Quick Quote...

"Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good"

Thomas Sowell

Sobering thought.

Some Coolness!

Fractals
I played with them a bit a few years ago. I had a DOS program (Fractint) that produced the most incredible fractals. Works of art, all from a mathematical formula. These fractals are a bit different, these pictures are examples of fractals found in nature. Hmmm...sounds like chaos...Mighty cool.

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Wonders of the Chinese Landscapes
These pictures take my breath away. Not sure if they were Photoshopped or not, I hope not. This planet never ceases to amaze.

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A Day in the Life of A Russian Motorist

After seeing some of these pictures and seeing the living conditions some folks endure, I won't complain about the poor condition of our roadways.

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Lenticular Clouds
From the site...Lenticular clouds, technically known as altocumulus standing lenticularis, are stationary lens-shaped clouds that form at high altitudes, normally aligned at right-angles to the wind direction. Have a look...Amazing!

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OPTICAL ILLUSION

I didn't believe it and you won't. I checked the colour values in Photoshop and they both had the same RGB values...

Block A is the same Color as Block B.

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Dark Roasted Blend
Here is a cool little Blog with the motto: Something old, Something New, Something Cool. Plenty of brilliant photography, dear to this writers heart. Have a look. If you visited any of the links above, you will have noticed they all reside at DRS. . .Bookmark this one!


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i-ro-ny (noun) an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.

Indian Embassy Outsourcing Visa Processing
From Political Gateway

WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- India has so many visa applications from U.S. business executives that its Washington embassy plans to outsource some of the processing.

The embassy placed a classified ad in the Wall Street Journal this week soliciting companies "for outsourcing visa collection and delivery." One reason for the heavy work load is that India is a magnet for U.S. companies that want to outsource back-office functions like telephone call centers, help desks and software design.

Harley Shaiken, a specialist in labor studies at the University of California at Berkeley, told the Los Angeles Times that it's "a man bites dog story."

"It's a small irony in an otherwise serious situation," he said.

The number of U.S. residents applying for visas to India tripled between 2000 and 2006 to about 150,000.

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