I hope this blog inspires you, makes you laugh, makes you cry, makes you angry, and basically makes you feel. Life is an embodiment of feelings. Both the good and the bad help us experience life to the fullest. If there were no bad feelings then how would we know what was good? I guess it’s that yin yang thing.
I really enjoy watching this guy, Rick at Prayingmnantis72, shoot his trick pool shots. In the first video you see a trick shot never seen before because its never been created.. until now!!! Cue balls hit each other and bank back three rails and pocket matching balls in opposite pockets!!
Ten years ago, Jay Shafer downsized to an 89-square-foot house and reinvented both his lifestyle and career in the process. I love this idea! I want one!
Hi, this is just to have a little fun. Post a video showing what you look like in the morning on Oldmanblurts YouTube using the new YouTube Moderator between now and July 5, 2010. It can be a video you've already made or just one showing us what you look like. (please nothing inappropriate)
Then vote for your favorite video. The winner will be featured on my channel and on one of my blogs.
Check out my video to see what I look like and for some fun random thoughts. Have a good time with it. Good luck and God Bless.
Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first synthetic living cell.
The researchers constructed a bacterium's "genetic software" and transplanted it into a host cell.
The resulting microbe then looked and behaved like the species "dictated" by the synthetic DNA.
The advance, published in Science, has been hailed as a scientific landmark, but critics say there are dangers posed by synthetic organisms.
The researchers hope eventually to design bacterial cells that will produce medicines and fuels and even absorb greenhouse gases.
The team was led by Dr Craig Venter of the J Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in Maryland and California.
He and his colleagues had previously made a synthetic bacterial genome, and transplanted the genome of one bacterium into another.
Now, the scientists have put both methods together, to create what they call a "synthetic cell", although only its genome is truly synthetic.
Dr Venter likened the advance to making new software for the cell.
The researchers copied an existing bacterial genome. They sequenced its genetic code and then used "synthesis machines" to chemically construct a copy.
Dr Venter told BBC News: "We've now been able to take our synthetic chromosome and transplant it into a recipient cell - a different organism.
"As soon as this new software goes into the cell, the cell reads [it] and converts into the species specified in that genetic code."
The new bacteria replicated over a billion times, producing copies that contained and were controlled by the constructed, synthetic DNA.
"This is the first time any synthetic DNA has been in complete control of a cell," said Dr Venter.
'New industrial revolution'
Dr Venter and his colleagues hope eventually to design and build new bacteria that will perform useful functions.
"I think they're going to potentially create a new industrial revolution," he said.
"If we can really get cells to do the production that we want, they could help wean us off oil and reverse some of the damage to the environment by capturing carbon dioxide."
Dr Venter and his colleagues are already collaborating with pharmaceutical and fuel companies to design and develop chromosomes for bacteria that would produce useful fuels and new vaccines.
But critics say that the potential benefits of synthetic organisms have been overstated.
Dr Helen Wallace from Genewatch UK, an organisation that monitors developments in genetic technologies, told BBC News that synthetic bacteria could be dangerous.
"If you release new organisms into the environment, you can do more harm than good," she said.
"By releasing them into areas of pollution, [with the aim of cleaning it up], you're actually releasing a new kind of pollution.
"We don't know how these organisms will behave in the environment."
Dr Wallace accused Dr Venter of playing down the potential drawbacks.
"He isn't God," she said, "he's actually being very human; trying to get money invested in his technology and avoid regulation that would restrict its use."
But Dr Venter said that he was "driving the discussions" about the regulations governing this relatively new scientific field and about the ethical implications of the work.
He said: "In 2003, when we made the first synthetic virus, it underwent an extensive ethical review that went all the way up to the level of the White House.
"And there have been extensive reviews including from the National Academy of Sciences, which has done a comprehensive report on this new field.
"We think these are important issues and we urge continued discussion that we want to take part in."
Dr Gos Micklem, a geneticist from the University of Cambridge, said that the advance was "undoubtedly a landmark" study.
But, he said, "there is already a wealth of simple, cheap, powerful and mature techniques for genetically engineering a range of organisms. Therefore, for the time being, this approach is unlikely to supplant existing methods for genetic engineering".
The ethical discussions surrounding the creation of synthetic or artificial life are set to continue.
Professor Julian Savulescu, from the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford, said the potential of this science was "in the far future, but real and significant".
"But the risks are also unparalleled," he continued. "We need new standards of safety evaluation for this kind of radical research and protections from military or terrorist misuse and abuse.
"These could be used in the future to make the most powerful bioweapons imaginable. The challenge is to eat the fruit without the worm."
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In an article by Alex Jones & Aaron Dykes at Infowars.com on May 9, 2010 they warn the new film 'Machete" has the potential to ignite a race war here in the United States. They write, "Director Robert Rodriguez’ new film ‘Machete‘ has created controversy after a promotional trailer released online makes provoking comments about Arizona– namely its new immigration laws– before depicting a machete-wielding vigilante who leads an uprising and massacre against Texas authorities. The filmmakers called it a ’special’ Cinco de Mayo message to Arizona, inviting viewers into a violent on-screen race war with red-saturated 70s exploitation violence and endless killing."
Here is a video of Alex Jones discussing this film.
In this related video a Los Angelos Teacher Calls for Mexican Revolt in the U.S.
This is MACHETE’S “ILLEGAL” TRAILER – A ‘CINCO DE MAYO MESSAGE TO ARIZONA’
A minister who was very fond of pure, hot horseradish always kept a bottle of it on his dining room table. Once, at dinner, he offered some to a guest, who took a big spoonful.The guest let out a huge gasp. When he was finally able to speak, he choked out, "I've heard many ministers preach hellfire, but you are the first one I've met who passes out a sample of it."
A group of chess enthusiasts had checked into a hotel, and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. “But why?,” they asked, as they moved off. “Because,” he said, “I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.”
I hate the country, all those animals walking around un-cooked.
Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.
Drugs may lead to nowhere, but at least it's the scenic route.
It's a little known fact that the Dark Ages were caused by unresolved Y1K issues.
Statistics are like bikinis. What they conceal is more important than what they reveal.
Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.
The economy depends about as much on economists as the weather does on forecasters.
Time is the best teacher. Unfortunately, it eventually kills all its students.
A ship carrying blue paint collided with a ship carrying red paint. The crew are believed to be marooned.
Bessie stopped giving milk the other day. She's an udder failure.
Chopped cabbage - not just a good idea, it's the SLAW.
How do you get holy water? Boil the hell out of it.
Inquiring gnomes want to mine!
Two guys sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank - proving once and for all that you can't have your kayak and heat it, too.
What do you call a boomerang that doesn't work? A stick.
Why are there so many Smiths in the phone book? They all have phones.
Why aren't fishmongers generous? Their business makes them selfish.
Some people are going to leave a mark on this world, you might leave a stain.
E=mc2. - Written underneath it: Very nice, Albert. Next time show your work.
I suffer from chronic apathy, I was going to go see a doctor about it, but I didn't really care.
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
Don't trust reality. After all, it's only a collective hunch.
If the #2 pencil is so popular why is it still #2?
Most books now say our sun is a star. But how does it know how to change back into a sun in the daytime?
People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.
War doesn't determine who's right but who's left.
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
Never let a computer know you're in a hurry.
The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
I'm afraid of the dark, and suspicious of the light.
Did Noah keep his bees in archives?
Does the Little Mermaid wear an algae-bra?
If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?
If you mix milk of magnesia with vodka and orange juice, do you get a Phillip's screw driver?
If you throw a cat out a car window, does it become kitty litter?
If you lost your left arm, your right arm would be left.
Never use the words 'Evil Diabolical Plan' on your resume.
If Israelites come from Israel, then what come from Paris?
The difference between British and Americans is, Americans think a hundred years is a long time and the British think a hundred miles is a long drive.
Today is Yom HaShoah. According to Jennifer Rosenberg, "It has been over 60 years since the Holocaust. To survivors, the Holocaust remains real and ever-present, but for some others, sixty years makes the Holocaust seem part of ancient history. Year-round we try to teach and inform others about the horrors of the Holocaust. We confront the questions of what happened? How did it happen? How could it happen? Could it happen again? We attempt to fight against ignorance with education and against disbelief with proof."
Today is the day we make a special effort to remember the Holocaust, those that suffered, those that fought, and those that died. Six million Jews were murdered. Many families were completely decimated.
In remebrance I offer this prayer.
Lord, remember not only the men of good will, but also those of ill will. But do not remember all the suffering they have inflicted upon us. Remember rather the fruits we have brought, thanks to this suffering: our comradeship, our loyalty, our humility, the courage, the generosity, the greatness of heart that has grown out of this. And when they come to judgment, let all the fruits we have bourne be their forgiveness.
For more information about Yom HaShoah click here.
An Amish boy and his parents were visiting a mall. While the mother looked for cotton fabric for a new apron, the father and son stood around, amazed by almost everything they saw. They were especially amazed by two, shiny silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again.
The boy asked, "What is that, father?"
The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, "Son, I have never seen anything like this in my life. I don't know what it is."
"Could it be a time machine?" asked the boy. “I heard about this movie picture show where people leave the earth in shiny vehicles.”
"Praise the Lord", said the father. "There sure are miraculous things in the city."
While the boy and his father were watching with amazement, an old lady in a wheel chair rolled up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened and the lady rolled between them into a small room. The walls closed, and the boy and his father watched the small circular numbers above the walls light up. They continued to watch until the last number was reached, and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order.
Finally, the walls opened again and a gorgeous 24-year-old woman stepped out. The father, not taking his eyes off the young woman, said quietly to his son, "Go get your mother."
While others have way too much time on their hands..
A friend sent me the pics below in an email. I don't know where they came from but some of them are hilarious. I numbered them where you can make up your own captions and put them in the comments. I will comment back with some of my captions later. Have Fun! I did the first one. I had a hard time with it, maybe I'll do better on some of the others. Let your imaginations soar!
Looking for a great place to celebrate the holiday. Well, You have probably waited too late to get a room at the second largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the United States. Living in Georgia and being of Irish decent, I am well aware The St. Patrick's Day celebration in Savannah, Georgia is the city's largest annual celebration and the second largest St. Patrick's Day event in the United States. It is compared by some to a Mardi Gras celebration. The St. Paddy's Day festivities in Savannah go on for several days, attracting roughly 500,000 visitors both of Irish and honorary Irish decent each year in addition to locals. The comparison to Mardi Gras ends when it comes to displays of public nudity, however, which in Savannah will "get you arrested."
Many believe this celebration stems from the city's Irish Catholic roots. However, there really wasn't a large Catholic community to speak of in 1824 when a Protestant group known as the Hibernian Society held the first parade. Their mission was to celebrate Irish culture to raise money for poor immigrants. By the mid-1800s, many of the immigrants fleeing the Great Famine in Ireland settled in Savannah where they found work in the ports. By 1860, the Irish community made up 22 percent of Savannah's white population.
It has been several years since I have attended the parade but it is well worth the trip to the coast. But wherever you celebrate this St. Patrick's Day be sure to check out this video on How to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Like an Irishman where you can commemorate St. Paddy's Day like they do in the old country.
I leave you with a clip of Monday night's concert at the Cathedral by Carrigbyrne Pike Choir.
recorded Live at the Capital Theatre in Macon Georgia on May 18th, 2007. This is the first song of the encore, and includes an introduction of the band members and band by Kevin Dockrell.
So what do I think is the best station in Atlanta. Well, I really do like all kinds of music, I can get into most genre of music but I have to admit, I grew up in the 60's, 70's and 80's and one of my favorites has to be Classic Rock n Roll. I love it with a southern flavor with songs like "Best Dressed Man" by ZZ Top and some ARS and let's not forget Skynyrd and Marshall Tucker. Throw in some Beatles and Don McLean singing "American Pie" and I am one happy old man.
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~ BEST IN ATLANTA RADIO ~
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.
Here are some pics from my birthday party. We had a great time! My sister did all of the planning and decorating and my mom served a delicious meal. It was an uplifting party and I really do appreciate all of the effort they put into it. The first pic is me and my nephew enjoying the treats we found in our goodie bags. Yes, we had goodie bags made by my sister. Even the balloons had my name on them.
Here are a couple of pics of my son and daughter.
Aww, they love each other.
Below is a pic of my son with his girlfriend.
Next we see my dad relaxing after a Fantabulous meal.
Once dinner was over it was time for the festivities. We started by playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Here I am running away before the donkey gets me for sticking him in the ribs.
My niece missed the donkey all together. At least she got it on the paper.
My daughter didn't fair much better.
I guess my son didn't want to make his sister feel bad cuz he missed it too.
My mother did a little better.
And so did my dad.
My sister missed it too which obviously her daughter thought was hilarious.
But the winner was my nephew who hit the right spot. It's nice to see the youngest of the clan win.
Next we moved on to decorating balloons. I just couldn't make up my mind on how to decorate mine.
My mother sure had a good time.
Everyone looks so serious trying to make the perfect face.
As you can see we had lots of stuff to choose from.
My brother's eldest son is holding him back from taking my balloon.
My niece's turned out beautiful.
From left to right My daughter, my brother's youngest and my sister's oldest. They did a great job!
And here's my creation. Do you think it looks like me?
Don't you love the third eye. It matches my hair going all a mess.
And here's the fab trio. My son is the one in the middle between his cousins.
Then it was time for CAKE! They used the number candles because there was not a Fire Marshall available and they didn't want the cake to melt.
Hoping my wish comes true.
Wait, don't take it away. I started not to post this pic because of my belly but then I noticed how it is no longer covering my thigh completely and I felt good about the 150 pounds I have lost thus far.
Then finally I opened my presents and cards. I am very thankful for the gifts I received.
You can't really see it but the buttons I was wearing had flashing lights.
Hi. I’m Brian, the old man. I'm a Christian father of two wonderful children, a son and a daughter. I live in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in North Georgia. In 2007, I was bed ridden. In 2009, I almost died but as they began to pray over me my vitals began to improve. Today, I have lost over 150 pounds and I am feeling great! Praise the Lord! If you would like to learn more about me watch The Legend of the Old Man on my blog or the audio track on my profile.
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Below is a pic of my son with his girlfriend.
Next we see my dad relaxing after a Fantabulous meal.
Once dinner was over it was time for the festivities.
My niece missed the donkey all together. At least she got it on the paper.
My daughter didn't fair much better.
I guess my son didn't want to make his sister feel bad cuz he missed it too.
My mother did a little better.
And so did my dad.
My sister missed it too which obviously her daughter thought was hilarious.
But the winner was my nephew who hit the right spot.
Next we moved on to decorating balloons.
My mother sure had a good time.
Everyone looks so serious trying to make the perfect face.
As you can see we had lots of stuff to choose from.
My brother's eldest son is holding him back from taking my balloon.
My niece's turned out beautiful.
From left to right My daughter, my brother's youngest and my sister's oldest.
And here's my creation. Do you think it looks like me? 
And here's the fab trio. My son is the one in the middle between his cousins.
Then it was time for CAKE!
Hoping my wish comes true.
Wait, don't take it away.
Then finally I opened my presents and cards.
I loved this one! It was a megaphone which read:
We all had a Fantabulous time!
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