Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Cameron Clapp - WOW
I read about this in the www.nytimes.com this a.m.
Here's a teaser - read the entire article. The kid also has his own web page. He mentions Hanger Orthotics - I wonder if that is the same Hanger Orthotics that Michael goes to for his leg brace....
Cyberbodies
Robo-Legs
By MICHEL MARRIOTT
Published: June 20, 2005
BLOND and buff, Cameron Clapp is a teenage star.
Dressed fashionably in a faded T-shirt, baggy shorts and sneakers, he recently strolled the crowded sidewalks of Times Square. He walked confidently, flashing the megawatt smile that brightens his Web site and various photographs in newspapers and magazines that have chronicled his story as he travels the country.
...
Mr. Clapp lost both his legs above the knee and his right arm just short of his shoulder after falling onto train tracks almost five years ago near his home in Grover Beach, Calif. After years of rehabilitation and trying a series of prosthetics, each more technologically sophisticated than the last, he finally found his legs.
The above is from the New York Times - go read it.
Here's a teaser - read the entire article. The kid also has his own web page. He mentions Hanger Orthotics - I wonder if that is the same Hanger Orthotics that Michael goes to for his leg brace....
Cyberbodies
Robo-Legs
By MICHEL MARRIOTT
Published: June 20, 2005
BLOND and buff, Cameron Clapp is a teenage star.
Dressed fashionably in a faded T-shirt, baggy shorts and sneakers, he recently strolled the crowded sidewalks of Times Square. He walked confidently, flashing the megawatt smile that brightens his Web site and various photographs in newspapers and magazines that have chronicled his story as he travels the country.
...
Mr. Clapp lost both his legs above the knee and his right arm just short of his shoulder after falling onto train tracks almost five years ago near his home in Grover Beach, Calif. After years of rehabilitation and trying a series of prosthetics, each more technologically sophisticated than the last, he finally found his legs.
The above is from the New York Times - go read it.
Friday, July 01, 2005
Dog Idioms
See below, these idioms are from:
http://doghause.com/
I love it! I am not the only Dog-Obssesive!
http://doghause.com/
I love it! I am not the only Dog-Obssesive!
- a barking dog never bites
Someone who makes threats all the time, seldom carries out the threats.
Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) - bark up the wrong tree
Pursue an erroneous course of action.
Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries) - his bark is worse than his bite
Someone comes across as being very mean and nasty, but doesn't necessarily act on their threats
Source: Lewis, Stacey - why keep a dog and bark yourself
You should not do something you hired some one else to do.
Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries)
Dog Superstitions
I found this neat web site @ http://doghause.com/
It has all sorts of funny and odd info:
Here is a teaser of Dog Supersittions:
Dogs Greeks thought dogs could foresee evil.
"If you have your new-born baby licked by a dog, your baby will be a quick healer. "
Howling dogs mean the wind god has summoned death, and the spirits of the dead will be taken.
A dog eating grass - rain Source: oldsuperstitions.com
A howling dog at night means bad luck or somebody close to you will be very sick or worse.
According to Matt Groening, a dog with seven toes can see ghosts.
Dogs have always been credited with the power of sensing supernatural influences, and seeing ghosts, spirits, faeries or deities which are invisible to human eyes. In Wales only dogs could see the death-bringing hounds of Annwn; in ancient Greece the dogs were aware when Hecate was at a crossroads foretelling a death. Dogs are believed to be aware of the presence of ghosts, and their barking, whimpering or howling is often the first warning of supernatural occurrances. Source: Vanessa's Pagan Place Folklore Page
There are many instances of black dog ghosts which are said to haunt lanes, bridges, crossroads, footpaths and gates, particularly in Suffolk, Norfolk and the Isle of Man. Some black dogs are said to be unquiet ghosts of wicked souls, but others are friendly guides and protectors to travellers; the Barguest of northern England could also appear as a pig or a goat, but was most commonly a huge black dog with large eyes and feet which left no prints. Packs of ghostly hounds have also been recorded all over Britain, often heard howling as they pass by on stormy nights rather than actually seen; these hounds generally foretell death, or at least disaster, if they are seen and the proper action is to drop face-down onto the ground to avoid spotting them. Source: Vanessa's Pagan Place Folklore Page
When a dog howls in an otherwise silent night, it is said to be an omen of death, or at least of misfortune. A howling dog outside the house of a sick person was once thought to be an omen that they would die, especially if the dog was driven away and returned to howl again. A dog which gives a single howl, or three howls, and then falls silent is said to be marking a death that has just occurred nearby. Source: Vanessa's Pagan Place Folklore Page
Dogs were feared as possible carriers of rabies; sometimes even a healthy dog was killed if it had bitten someone, because of the belief that if the dog later developed rabies, even many years afterwards, the bitten person would also be afflicted. Remedies for the bite of a mad dog often included the patient being forced to eat a part of the dog in question, such as its hairs or a piece of its cooked liver. Dogs were also used to cure other illnesses; one old charm which was often used for childrens' illnesses was to take some of the patient's hairs and feed them to a dog inbetween slices of bread and butter; the ailment was believed to transfer to the animal, healing the patient. Source: Vanessa's Pagan Place Folklore Page
In Scotland, a strange dog coming to the house means a new friendship; in England, to meet a spotted or black and white dog on your way to a business appointment is lucky. Three white dogs seen together are considered lucky in some areas; black dogs are generally considered unlucky, especially if they cross a traveller's path or follow someone and refuse to be driven away. Fishermen traditionally regard dogs as unlucky and will not take one out in a boat, or mention the word 'dog' whilst at sea. Source: Vanessa's Pagan Place Folklore Page
"Just thought I would add to your animal superstitions with one I learned from a elder South Dakota Lakota Sioux Indian was that if a member of the tribe would get sick they would lay with a dog and the sickness would transfer from the tribal member into the dog. On some of the reservations, among the elders, this practice is still taking place."
It has all sorts of funny and odd info:
Here is a teaser of Dog Supersittions:
Dogs Greeks thought dogs could foresee evil.
"If you have your new-born baby licked by a dog, your baby will be a quick healer. "
Howling dogs mean the wind god has summoned death, and the spirits of the dead will be taken.
A dog eating grass - rain Source: oldsuperstitions.com
A howling dog at night means bad luck or somebody close to you will be very sick or worse.
According to Matt Groening, a dog with seven toes can see ghosts.
Dogs have always been credited with the power of sensing supernatural influences, and seeing ghosts, spirits, faeries or deities which are invisible to human eyes. In Wales only dogs could see the death-bringing hounds of Annwn; in ancient Greece the dogs were aware when Hecate was at a crossroads foretelling a death. Dogs are believed to be aware of the presence of ghosts, and their barking, whimpering or howling is often the first warning of supernatural occurrances. Source: Vanessa's Pagan Place Folklore Page
There are many instances of black dog ghosts which are said to haunt lanes, bridges, crossroads, footpaths and gates, particularly in Suffolk, Norfolk and the Isle of Man. Some black dogs are said to be unquiet ghosts of wicked souls, but others are friendly guides and protectors to travellers; the Barguest of northern England could also appear as a pig or a goat, but was most commonly a huge black dog with large eyes and feet which left no prints. Packs of ghostly hounds have also been recorded all over Britain, often heard howling as they pass by on stormy nights rather than actually seen; these hounds generally foretell death, or at least disaster, if they are seen and the proper action is to drop face-down onto the ground to avoid spotting them. Source: Vanessa's Pagan Place Folklore Page
When a dog howls in an otherwise silent night, it is said to be an omen of death, or at least of misfortune. A howling dog outside the house of a sick person was once thought to be an omen that they would die, especially if the dog was driven away and returned to howl again. A dog which gives a single howl, or three howls, and then falls silent is said to be marking a death that has just occurred nearby. Source: Vanessa's Pagan Place Folklore Page
Dogs were feared as possible carriers of rabies; sometimes even a healthy dog was killed if it had bitten someone, because of the belief that if the dog later developed rabies, even many years afterwards, the bitten person would also be afflicted. Remedies for the bite of a mad dog often included the patient being forced to eat a part of the dog in question, such as its hairs or a piece of its cooked liver. Dogs were also used to cure other illnesses; one old charm which was often used for childrens' illnesses was to take some of the patient's hairs and feed them to a dog inbetween slices of bread and butter; the ailment was believed to transfer to the animal, healing the patient. Source: Vanessa's Pagan Place Folklore Page
In Scotland, a strange dog coming to the house means a new friendship; in England, to meet a spotted or black and white dog on your way to a business appointment is lucky. Three white dogs seen together are considered lucky in some areas; black dogs are generally considered unlucky, especially if they cross a traveller's path or follow someone and refuse to be driven away. Fishermen traditionally regard dogs as unlucky and will not take one out in a boat, or mention the word 'dog' whilst at sea. Source: Vanessa's Pagan Place Folklore Page
"Just thought I would add to your animal superstitions with one I learned from a elder South Dakota Lakota Sioux Indian was that if a member of the tribe would get sick they would lay with a dog and the sickness would transfer from the tribal member into the dog. On some of the reservations, among the elders, this practice is still taking place."
Lassie and Dave Barry and then Groucho Marx
"Lassie looked brilliant, in part because the farm family she lived with was made up of idiots. Remember? One of them was always getting pinned under the tractor, and Lassie was always rushing back to the farmhouse to alert the other ones. She'd whimper and tug at their sleeves, and they'd always waste precious minutes saying things: "Do you think something's wrong? Do you think she wants us to follow her? What is it, girl?", etc., as if this had never happened before, instead of every week. What with all the time these people spent pinned under the tractor, I don't see how they managed to grow any crops whatsoever. They probably got by on federal crop supports, which Lassie filed the applications for." -- Dave Barry
"Outside of a dog, a book is probably man's best friend, and inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." -- Groucho Marx.
"Outside of a dog, a book is probably man's best friend, and inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." -- Groucho Marx.
Legally blind musher gets a new guide
A teaser:
IDITAROD RACE: Rachael Scdoris to enlist aid of veteran musher Tim Osmar in 2006.
The Associated Press
Published: June 25th, 2005 Last Modified: June 25th, 2005 at 05:40 AM
KENAI -- Musher Tim Osmar of Ninilchik will serve as Rachael Scdoris' "visual interpreter" for next year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
The 20-year-old woman from Bend, Ore., who is legally blind, will be embarking on her second attempt to get to Nome. She got to Eagle Island in the 2005 Iditarod -- a distance of 731 miles -- before calling it quits because her dogs were sick.
Check out the article @
http://www.adn.com/outdoors/story/6643798p-6530194c.html
IDITAROD RACE: Rachael Scdoris to enlist aid of veteran musher Tim Osmar in 2006.
The Associated Press
Published: June 25th, 2005 Last Modified: June 25th, 2005 at 05:40 AM
KENAI -- Musher Tim Osmar of Ninilchik will serve as Rachael Scdoris' "visual interpreter" for next year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
The 20-year-old woman from Bend, Ore., who is legally blind, will be embarking on her second attempt to get to Nome. She got to Eagle Island in the 2005 Iditarod -- a distance of 731 miles -- before calling it quits because her dogs were sick.
Check out the article @
http://www.adn.com/outdoors/story/6643798p-6530194c.html
The Swedish Wedding
| Swedish Fish - Yummy! |
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Melinda is on the east of the picture - with the dark hair..... | "When old dogs bark, it's time to watch out."
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| Linda M Roberts |
| Linda M Roberts |
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Holland - Land of windmills & wooden shoes
I signed up for a newsletter from www.holland.com and am lusting after a vacation there...Lucky Beeper just went through the Amsterdam Airport on her way to the Sweden wedding....what can I say - Tulips, windmills, wooden shoes, Van Gogh...
We looked at a vase in a thirft store a few weeks ago. It was a Gouda vace, black, and with some flowers on it....
Here's a web site - though it has those animated things at the bottom that cause me vertigo: Gouda Designs
Here are some photos that to me just say Holland. Course there is the quaint phrase that Uncle Henry uses to describe my mom - "Wooden Shoe Dutch":
wooden shoes
Tulips and WIndmills
Van Gogh
We looked at a vase in a thirft store a few weeks ago. It was a Gouda vace, black, and with some flowers on it....
Here's a web site - though it has those animated things at the bottom that cause me vertigo: Gouda Designs
Here are some photos that to me just say Holland. Course there is the quaint phrase that Uncle Henry uses to describe my mom - "Wooden Shoe Dutch":
wooden shoes
Tulips and WIndmills
Van Gogh
Monday, June 20, 2005
Ha! The Polar Bears are Hungry!
Check this out, Here's a teaser:
Scientists Fend Off Polar Bears, Caribou To Get Telescope
POSTED: 11:39 am CDT June 20, 2005
PORT COQUITLAM, British Columbia -- To examine data on the universe's earliest stars and galaxies from a balloon-launched telescope, scientists had to fend off earthly creatures in the Canadian Arctic.
The telescope landed there by parachute Saturday and was quickly surrounded by wildlife.
"The secret of our universe's beginnings was being protected by caribou and polar bears," said John Kageorge, communications manager for AMEC Dynamic Structures Ltd. in this Vancouver suburb. "As it turns out, the scientists needed to go back with a rifle to protect themselves."
It's an AP story - so look for it.
Scientists Fend Off Polar Bears, Caribou To Get Telescope
POSTED: 11:39 am CDT June 20, 2005
PORT COQUITLAM, British Columbia -- To examine data on the universe's earliest stars and galaxies from a balloon-launched telescope, scientists had to fend off earthly creatures in the Canadian Arctic.
The telescope landed there by parachute Saturday and was quickly surrounded by wildlife.
"The secret of our universe's beginnings was being protected by caribou and polar bears," said John Kageorge, communications manager for AMEC Dynamic Structures Ltd. in this Vancouver suburb. "As it turns out, the scientists needed to go back with a rifle to protect themselves."
It's an AP story - so look for it.
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