Every year we hear all of the horrible terrifying news from the annual Running of the Bulls, and it seems to be that time of the year once again. I have never really understood why this annual event even takes place considering the fatalities and injuries that occur each and every year! And for this to take place in the middle of July when the heat is at it’s worst, beats me. I wonder how many people are going to get hurt this year.
Today’s GPS
It’s cool how GPS tracking is being used more and more this days and has become very easily accessible through websites such as Live View GPS has, which is where I have found a tremendous amount of information about this up and coming fascinating technology. Whether is be for business or for your own personal use, it has now become more affordable to protect and monitor anything that you deem necessary to. In fact their live vehicle tracking, positions and is updated every ten seconds, that can be viewed by any computer hooked up with the Internet anywhere. That certainly could and would come in handy for so many needs that I can think of. It is an interesting read and worth the time to check out, if you will.
Craig Brings Out the Best
Sometimes when I have trouble falling asleep I put the TV in our bedroom on the channel that has the late night Craig Ferguson show. He is so funny and adorable at the same time. I love his Scottish accent and the way he pokes fun at himself, and he has a cast of hilarious characters – played by himself, of course.I’m surprised at how many big name stars agree to come on his show. He always has guests that are fun and lively and talkative. I get a feeling that they are relaxed and more like themselves as real people when they are on his show. Craig brings out the best in everyone
5 Somali pirates drown with ransom share
The latest on the tremendous amount of pirating that is taking place in the Gulf of Aden, is that 5 of the pirates drowned along with their share of the 3 million dollar ransom money that was paid. Piracy is one of the few ways to make money in Somalia, and this particular bundle of cash was delivered to the deck via a parachute.
This is an ongoing situation and one that we modern day pirates are keeping close eyes on, days have certainly changed on the high seas.
San Diego Chargers Kicked Some Butt
Last night’s game between the Colts and the Chargers was an exciting game right on up until the end, which resulted in having to go into overtime where the Chargers kicked some butt. The Chargers played a great ball game all evening and certainly deserved to win this game and I hope that they go all the way this year!
The Super Bowl will be a fun event, I look forward to entertaining a few friends at the house while watching it in a few weeks!
Our Next President – Barack Obama
The announcement that Barack Obama had enough electoral college votes by 10:30 last night so that he was declared the winner was a surprise. I knew the election was going to be very close. I’m not sure what the final popular numbers were, but it was very close. It must be very strange to step into a new job and know right off that half of the people don’t like you and don’t want you. Can you imagine working on that kind of hostile environment? He has a lot of challenges ahead, that’s for sure.
Hurrican Ike Devastates Texas
Watching the news about how badly Hurricane Ike has damaged the Galveston and Houston areas has me so concerned for all thos poor people who are now homeless and have few, if any, of their possessions. I’m sure most of them only have what they could load into a car or truck and take with them when the officials told them they had to evacuate.
If I lived there I would have taken everything I could grab and stuff into my car with the expectation that nothing left behind will be there when I return. And that’s how it worked out for most of the people who lived there. It is a terrible thing to happen and my heart goes out to them.
Jay Leno and John McCain
Last night I actually stayed up long enough to watch Jay Leno and his interview with Senator John McCain, which was surprisingly entertaining and certainly showed a much needed humorous side of the Republican’s choice of candidates, running for President. And none too soon, the election is only a few months away and Senator McCain has been receiving some pretty bad publicity as of late, and he needed a chance to redeem himself and Jay Leno gave him the opportunity to do just that last night.
The coolest Dancing Around the World Video
I ran across a blog that I really enjoyed reading and actually took the time to make a comment one, which is a rarity for me, I generally don’t stop to take the time to register and get passwords and all that in order to leave a comment on most blogs that I read, but this time I just had to.
The site is http://www.bladam.com/ and he has a video that you just have to see if you haven’t already about “Where The Hell Is Matt”. I’m embarrassed to say that I tried and failed several times to place the link to video here on my site, and finally gave up and have just provided the link to the web-site of somebody much more sophisticated with all of this technology that I am just now beginning and struggling, at times, to learn.
So if you would like to see an awesome video that will most assuredly put a smile on your face, go ahead and check it out. In the mean time I am still going to attempt to link the video directly onto here, who knows what will happen.