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Saturday, October 08, 2011

And Once Again....

Pitt falls flat on its collective face.

Gotta wonder when our local sports writers are going to get it through their skulls that this team hasn't been good for 30 years.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 8:57 PM |

Thursday, October 06, 2011

Goodbye Steve Jobs

I'm not an Apple person, but the man had an impact on the way most of us do things.

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Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Belief-O-Matic!

There's a fun little questionaire over at Beliefnet that determines your religious "fit" by a percentage score, and then ranks how your views fit with major religious traditions on a descending percentage scale. Not suprisingly, it listed me as 100% secular humanist. Here's my ranking:

Secular Humanism (100%)
Unitarian Universalism (92%)
Liberal Quakers (76%)
Nontheist (75%)
Theravada Buddhism (73%)
Neo-Pagan (64%)
Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (60%)
New Age (49%)
Taoism (47%)
Reform Judaism (45%)
Orthodox Quaker (42%)
Mahayana Buddhism (42%)
Baha'i Faith (32%)
Scientology (31%)
Sikhism (31%)
Jainism (31%)
New Thought (29%)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (25%)
Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (24%)
Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (23%)
Islam (22%)
Orthodox Judaism (22%)
Seventh Day Adventist (21%)
Hinduism (20%)
Eastern Orthodox (18%)
Roman Catholic (18%)
Jehovah's Witness (12%)

It certainly isn't perfect, I really don't see how a 20 question survey can tell all that much about you, but its a fun little diversion. If you want to take the Belief-O-Matic test, click here!

I'm amused that Roman Catholicism, the faith I was raised in, is second from the bottom. Guess the nuns didn't beat me hard enough.

So, how did you do?

Labels: religion

# posted by Ol' Froth : 6:21 AM |

Saturday, October 01, 2011

Remember?

# posted by Ol' Froth : 8:24 AM |

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

A Busy Halloween

According to this story, its illegal for groups of more than 2 people to wear masks at an event. I suspect the police in New York will be very, very busy October 31st arresting and jailing kids.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 6:46 PM |

New Market

Due to unforeseen circumstances with my family (don't worry, everything is OK) I found myself in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley over the weekend. I had some time to myself, and decided to visit the New Market battlefield, which is unfortunately neatly bisected by Interstate 81. The 1864 battle is famous for the participation of VMI's Cadets on the Confederate side. The cadets played a pivotal role in the battle, filling a hole in the rebel line, and capturing a federal cannon. Ten cadets of the more than 250 on the field were killed or died from their wounds. The battle is also famous for the so called "Field of Lost Shoes." The Bushong farm, where the battle was fought, was a muddy quagmire after several days of rain, and many of the cadets lost their shoes in the mud as they charged the Federal line. It was the last battle the south would win in the valley.

This monument is the only large marker on the field, although there are some smaller stones placed about. It was dedicated to the men of the 54th PA.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 10:33 AM |

The hilltop the 54th PA crossed. Unfortunatly for them, there was a huge number of rebels waiting for them in the little valley where the large tree at center-left is growing.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 10:31 AM |

The 54th PA fought a fighting retreat through this field of cedar trees. The soldiers named this area "The Bloody Cedars." When the 54th PA's monument was dedicated, some of the survivors took seedlings home with them. Information from the park states that some of these cedars still stand at a cemetary in Johnstown PA where some of the 54th's members are buried.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 10:28 AM |

The Battle of New Market was fought on the farm belonging to the Bushong family.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 10:27 AM |

This is the farm's blacksmith shop.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 10:26 AM |

I was trying to do something "artsy" with horizontal lines. Don't think it worked.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 10:25 AM |

Looking towards the main farmhouse. The small structure with the dinner bell next to it is the baking oven.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 10:23 AM |

The summer kitchen. Many 18th and 19th century homes had a kitchen in a seperate structure for cooking in the summer heat, so as to not make the main home too hot.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 10:22 AM |

The springhouse.

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Looking towards the Confederate position. The fence at the far edge of the field by the Bushong farm is where the Confederates formed up to charge the Federal guns.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 10:20 AM |

Looking across The Field of Lost Shoes from the Federal position. The guns represent the cannon captured by the VMI cadets.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 10:18 AM |

Looking from the Confederate positions with the Bushong farm in the distance.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 10:03 AM |

Looking across The Field of Lost Shoes.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 9:57 AM |

A small monument to the VMI cadets.

# posted by Ol' Froth : 9:55 AM |

Saturday, September 17, 2011

And Another One

Another from my sister-in-law.

If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, 'Who's on First?' might have turned out something like this:

COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.

ABBOTT: Your computer?

COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.

ABBOTT: What about Windows?

COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?

ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?

COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows?

ABBOTT: Wallpaper.

COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOTT: Software for Windows?

COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOTT: I just did.

COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOTT: Recommend something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!

ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.

COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?

ABBOTT: Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: Word in Office.

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?

ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue 'W'.

COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue 'W' if you don't start with some straight answers. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.

COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?

ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.

COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?

ABBOTT: One copy.

COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?

ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.

COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?

ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!

(A few days later)

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?

ABBOTT: Click on 'START'...