Tidbits

Weather station in the Alps

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Photos from a weather station in the Alps (not taken by me). I'd sure
love to live there -- or at least stay there for a nice, long while.

The death of Common Sense

An Obituary printed in the London Times (or so the email said...)

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who
has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was,
since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:

- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair, and
- Maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend
more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children,
are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but
overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy
charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens
suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher
fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the
job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly
children. It declined even further when schools were required to get
parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student;
but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted
to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses;
and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common
Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar
in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to
realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in
her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was
preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife,
Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, I Want It Now,
Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If
you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do
nothing.

Capadocia, orasul subteran

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Disney '36 - Silly Symphony - The Country Cousin

Who Do You Call When You Find an Abandoned Litter of Squirrels? -- New York Magazine

Dutch House Cat Adopts Red Panda — Cute Overload

Fitness in the 50s

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One way to burn off those pesky calories... No wonder people weren't that fat during those times. Their diet had more fat and calories in it, but they burned them off like this, or by working hard, not sitting around in chairs all day, like we do these days.

Rege peste tine insuti

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Un scurt clip audio numit "Rege peste tine insuti".

My friend the bear

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A man adopts a bear cub and it becomes his best friend. A story told in pictures. It's amazing to see the bond between the two.

Photrade is closing

Got this tonight from Photrade. Never really used their service, only created an account with the intent to use it at some point. Still, their business model was interesting. Too bad they couldn't get traction for their services.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: MyPhotoAlbum <photobuddy@myphotoalbum.com>
Date: Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:01 AM
Subject: Photrade is closing

Dear Photrade Users,

At the end of 2008 you were informed by the owners of Photrade.com that they had lost their funding and would not continue to develop the website. And at some point earlier this year, all of the full sized images that had been uploaded to Photrade were deleted. I hope you kept a backup copy of your images.

Last month, MyPhotoAlbum Inc. acquired some of the Photrade.com assets. We will be adapting some of the Photrade.com technology to enhance the MyPhotoAlbum.com service. Please note that we also own and operate dotPhoto.com.

We invite you to try the MyPhotoAlbum photo service and are pleased to offer you complimentary use of our Club Membership subscription service for one year - FREE. Simply sign up for a FREE MyPhotoAlbum account and then drop a line to our Support Team at http://support.myphotoalbum.com, quoting reference PHOTRADE to receive your free upgrade.

Please note that we will be announcing the MyPhotoAlbum Pro Service within a month that will include all of the Photrade services and more!

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at peter@myphotoalbum.com.

Thanks,
Peter Macnee
CEO, MyPhotoAlbum Inc.