Baby Birdies (OC)

Generations of these birds have done this exact thing at my house for years. They literally build a nest the same exact way - in the same exact place - every single year. Not only that, it wasn't but just about 2 months ago that 3 babies hatched and finally flew away. This year they used the same nest twice, and this time there are 4.. Amazing!



And here's Momma:

These are mine..

How Does a Double-shot of Legs Diamond Sound?

Fugitive

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Woman

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Most Cats & All Kittens

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The House in the Middle of Nowhere

Enlarge!!                                                                       Via / Image Source: Karl Kreipl

Image is taken from Golica, a mountain in the Alps, separating Slovenia and Austria. The cabin is on the Slovenian side. (Source)

Approximate Google Maps location..

Adrenaline Mob - Indifferent

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Pretty sure I posted "Undaunted" a few months ago. Here is another new one.

Last Words of a Primate

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Human Brain Activity

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Well done ESPN! Are You kidding me?

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Mudvayne - Scream with Me

(2009 - Self titled Album)

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The U.S. Open Begins Today!

And here are my TWO foursomes for the ESPN Majors Challenge.


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Entry 1:
Phil Mickelson - 15.0
Dustin Johnson - 13.6
Webb Simpson - 13.3
Blake Adams - 8.0

Entry 2:
Lee Westwood - 14.9
Jason Dufner - 14.1
Davis Love III - 11.5
Stewart Cink - 9.4

< - 50 point cap - >

Here is the full list..

Sweet Simile

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I once knew a guy who would chew gum - while dipping Copenhagen..

He Has a Point

Source: Jim Borgman / Via - (NSFW)

Dream Theater - Misunderstood (LIVE)

in LA, 2007 (probably a re-post, but hey.. some things are worth re-posting)


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I continue to learn more and more about the band that I've loved for 20+ years. Believe it or not, I just learned the existence of Mike Portnoy's Twelve Step Suite a few weeks ago. Just recently I also learned the following fact, when seeing what Wikipedia had to say about Six Degrees of Inner Turbelence:

In the song "Misunderstood", John Petrucci wrote and played the guitar solo, and then reversed it. He then learned how to play this reversed version, and after recording it reversed it once more. This resulted in a solo that sounded like his original solo but with a unique twist to the way the notes played. His use of such a technique was predated by George Harrison, on the Beatles song "I'm Only Sleeping". (Source)

An Asian Restaurant Nearby (OC)

This one's mine..

Historic Quotes: Malcolm X

Original Image Credit: National Museum of American History / Via - (NSFW)

How about a Chevelle Set

Family System - Wonder What's Next, 2002

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Comfortable Liar - Wonder What's Next, 2002

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The Clincher - This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In), 2004

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Humanoid - Vena Sera, 2007

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Forfeit - Wonder What's Next, 2002

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Face to the Floor - Hats Off to the Bull, 2011


Jars - Sci-Fi Crimes, 2009


And the best two for last..

The Red - Wonder What's Next, 2002


When I first heard "The Red" on the radio in late 2002, I told a lot of my friends "this band is gonna be huge!" To this day this is the song that defines Chevelle, and more importantly I was right about them 10 years ago. Chevelle is one of about a half-dozen bands that I've made this prediction with. But for me it was my most important. They have gone on to kick butt with every single release, and nothing has disappointed.

There is also a song that may be one of my favorite songs of all-time. This song just happened to carry me through a lot of tough times during 2003, and beyond. It has lingered with me - forever, and I thank you Chevelle for this masterpiece:

Send the Pain Below

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The Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland

Via / Image Source: John Rogers

Here is the castle's website, and also its Wikipedia page..

And here's another gorgeous wallpaper of the castle..

Colin has a Cat Problem

..and apparently a reading problem, too.


Via, and everywhere..