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We Shall Never Forget!
Fifteen
years ago this month (my how time flies), we were attacked by
terrorists on several fronts and the world has never been the same. I
can still remember (like all of us) where I was and what I was doing at
that moment when the second plane hit the second tower at the World
Trade Center. I remember thinking that the first tower looked like a
small plane had accidentally hit the tower and that it didn't look that
bad. Then the realization that this was terrorism struck as the United
flight veered into the second tower. The towers shockingly fell and we
all looked on in horror. How did that happen?
I remember how
quiet the skies were in the days that followed and how you just felt
violated as a nation. Do we really remember? Are we honoring those who
died so innocently now? I personally would like to see us recognize
9/11 as an official national Holiday and that we coincide the end of
summer with that day instead of Labor Day. Just my opinion. Labor Day
seems less important to me but that's just me.
Usually, I like
to keep these newsletters light and funny but I feel like somehow we are
forgetting as a nation what happened and how so many people lost their
lives that day. I think about those children who lost parents that day
and how they must feel 15 years later. I think about the loss and how
our response as a nation was unified. So many years later and there
seems to be less unity and so much more division. We now see attacks on
the police. What is happening?
I'd like to remember this month
that we are Americans and that our strength lies in being able to have
differing opinions and yet peaceful discourse. Oh how I wish we could
be more unified...
Please remember the lessons we learned and
continue to learn seemingly each month. Be vigilant, be diligent, be
smart and say something if you see something. Ok. Enough. Moving on.
Remember this meme (or rather hoax)? I think it might have been the first one ever and I thought it was real. Did you?
Last month's winner of the "guess the location" game
was Tim Walsh with the correct guess of San Francisco. Thanks for playing. More about
the location below...
And
now for a new picture above- Can you
guess where it is by looking through the keyhole? "This group of
islands is far away from the US and is mostly visited by Europeans. They
were uninhabited throughout most of history but eventually were by the
French and colonized by the British (shocking). It is now a playground
to the rich and famous." Can you guess the location?
Correct answers will be given recognition but half the fun is trying to figure
it out. The correct answer will be revealed in the subsequent
issue. Good luck and have fun.
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San Francisco, CA - Keyhole Answer
"This
city is home to giants, sharks, an old prison, a famous bridge and a
very twisty road. You can have a drink at the top of the Mark too."
The
city of San Francisco is home to the Giants, Alcatraz Island (tons of
sharks in the bay), the Golden Gate Bridge, Lombard Street and the very
famous Top of the Mark Restaurant.
The Top of the Mark is a
rooftop bar located at the top of the Mark Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill at
California and Mason Streets in San Francisco, California. Located at
the highest point of downtown San Francisco, on fog-free days the Top of
the Mark features spectacular views of the financial district,
Chinatown, North Beach, The San Francisco Bay, and especially of Grace
Cathedral and Huntington Park.
During its
29 years of operation, the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary claimed that no
prisoner successfully escaped. A total of 36 prisoners made 14 escape
attempts, two men trying twice; 23 were caught alive, six were shot and
killed during their escape, two drowned, and five are listed as "missing
and presumed drowned". The most violent occurred on May 2, 1946, when a
failed escape attempt by six prisoners led to the Battle of Alcatraz.
Before it was a Federal Prison, it was a military garrison and then a
military prison.
Here are some things you may not know about the Golden City or City by the Bay:
1. The Chinese fortune cookie was invented by a Japanese resident of San Francisco.
2. And Irish coffee? It was perfected and popularized in the City by the Bay.
3. Lombard Street gets all the love, but Filbert St. between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets is the steepest—31.5 degrees!
4. San Francisco was part of Mexico until the Mexican-American War in 1848.
5. During the Depression, not a single San Francisco-based bank failed.
6. Business was so good, the city constructed the Oakland Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge during the Depression.
7.
When Al Capone was held at Alcatraz, he gave regular Sunday concerts
with the inmate band, the Rock Islanders. He played the banjo.
8.
In 1901, the city outlawed burials. Most of its cemeteries are in
Colma, Calif. There, the dead outnumber the living by over 1000 to 1.
9. The “Summer of Love” actually started in the winter. The January 1967 Human Be-In at Golden Gate Park kicked it off.
10.
Speaking of seasonal confusion, Mark Twain wasn’t as down on San
Francisco’s weather as some people would have you believe. Twain never
uttered the quote, “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San
Francisco.”
11. The neighborhoods of Marina, Mission Bay, and Hunters Point are all built atop a landfill.
12. The first bubonic plague epidemic in the continental US broke out in San Fransisco’s Chinatown in 1900.
13. As historical beginnings go, the United Nations Charter was drafted and ratified in San Francisco in 1945.
14. And as historic endings go, the Beatles gave their last full concert at Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966.
15.
San Francisco was huge on the mid-century treaty circuit. In 1951, the
Treaty of San Francisco officially ended Japanese hostilities from World
War II.
16. When prospectors caught gold fever and hightailed it
to California, San Francisco’s port became packed with abandoned ships.
With demand to build the city booming, the ships were torn apart and
re-purposed into banks, businesses, and homes.
17. Decades later, in 1906, three quarters of the city was destroyed by an earthquake and fire.
18.
Contemporary reports of the fire note that an unlikely hero helped save
the city: Redwood trees. When fire hit buildings made of redwood, which
has low resin content and a porous grain that takes in lots of water,
they didn’t go up in smoke.
19. In September 1859, San Francisco’s favorite eccentric resident, Joshua Abraham Norton, declared himself America’s emperor.
20. Emperor Norton had a following: Nearly 30,000 people later packed the streets for his funeral.
21. The bear on California’s state flag is modeled after a California grizzly named Monarch, who was held at Golden Gate Park.
22.
The U.S. Navy originally planned on painting the Golden Gate Bridge
black with yellow stripes. The famed “International Orange” color was
supposed to be a sealant.
23. In 1867, San Francisco instituted
America’s first “ugly law,” which prohibited unsightly people from
showing their faces in public. (It’s since been repealed.)
24. The city’s cable cars are the only National Historical Monument that can move.
25.
The Liberty Bell once vacationed in San Francisco! When San Francisco
hosted the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, America’s
most famous bell made a national train tour to be part of the fun. After
the exposition ended, it returned to Philadelphia, where it’s stayed
ever since. Once you’ve seen San Francisco, why travel anywhere else?26. The average depth of the San Francisco Bay is only as deep as a swimming pool
at approximately 12-15 feet deep. Large ships in the bay must follow
deep underwater channels that are maintained by frequent dredging.
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Dropbox HACKED
Wait, how many accounts were affected by a 2012 hack on Dropbox? About 60 million, according to multiple reports.
Back
in 2012, Dropbox disclosed that a hacker had accessed its internal
systems and accessed a list of user email accounts. It didn't say the
list included passwords.
Comiskey Park Gets a New Name
 I am not so sure it sends a good message about the team for the next 13 years.
Windows 7 and 8.1 - The End is Nigh
Polk County Sheriff
 POLK COUNTY FLORIDA SHERIFF, GRADY JUDD An
illegal alien, in Polk County, Florida, who got pulled over in a
routine traffic stop, ended up "executing" the deputy who stopped
him.The deputy was shot eight times, including once behind his right ear
at close range. Another deputy was wounded and a police dog killed. The
murderer was found hiding in a wooded area. As soon as he took a shot
at the SWAT team, officers opened fire on him. They hit the guy 68
times. Naturally, the media went nuts and asked why they had to shoot the poor, undocumented immigrant 68 times. Sheriff Grady Judd told the Orlando Sentinel, "because that's all the ammunition we had." The
Coroner also reported that the illegal alien died of natural causes.
When asked by a reporter how that could be, since there were 68 bullet
wounds in his body, he simply replied: (BEST QUOTE ever) . . "When you are shot 68 times you are naturally gonna die."
TURNkey IT Endorses Ryan Lochte
Okay.
So the kid got hammered, ripped down a poster at some gas station and
embellished his story about a gun being cocked to his head. The truth
of the matter is that there was a gun involved, a language barrier and
alcohol. We have a whole governmental department called the ATF that
deals with two of the three elements in this story. In fact, I'm quite
sure that someone had to be smoking around that gas station, so we may
have the trifecta involved here - ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS. Give
the kid a break.
That smug Matt Lauer, the super sleuth that he
is, really busted Mr. Lochte and the poor kid lost all of his
endorsement deals. Well not this one. TURNkey IT knows how to forgive
and learn from mistakes.
After all, we have forgiven people in this country for much bigger transgressions...
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky NOT having sexual relations in the oval office
Hugh Grant picked up a prostitute when married to Elizabeth Hurley (really?)
Mike Tyson for Biting Ivander's ear off
Robert Downey Jr. and his drug use
Michael Jackson and his Neverland Ranch
John Wayne was a racist
Dr. Dre beat up an Interviewer
Chris Brown beat up Rhianna
Matthew Broderick killed two women in a car accident in Ireland
Sean Penn hit Madonna with a baseball bat
Come on. Join me and give Ryan your support today! GO USA!
MILLENIALS - the song
 This clever little ditty is set to a famous Beatles tune and is a capella. Very funny and well done. Listen hereAlso a viral Millenial rant by a Millenial here
Joke of the Day
How many Apple Geniuses does it take to change a light bulb?
One Thousand. One to change the bulb and 999 to blog about it.
Vodka...
Who Knew???
1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The stuff dissolves adhesive.
2.
To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a trigger-spray
bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set five minutes and wash
clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.
3. To
clean your eyeglasses, simply wipe the lenses with a soft, clean cloth
dampened with vodka. The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and
kills germs.
4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with
vodka and letting your safety razor blade soak in the alcohol after
shaving. The vodka disinfects the blade and prevents rusting.
5. Spray vodka on wine stains, scrub with a brush, and then blot dry.
6. Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face as an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.
7.
Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo. The alcohol
cleanses the scalp,removes toxins from hair, and stimulates the growth
of healthy hair.
8. Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle with vodka and spray bees or wasps to kill them.
9
Pour one-half cup vodka and one-half cup water into a Ziploc freezer
bag and freeze for a slushy, refreshing ice pack for aches, pain or
black eyes.
10. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar with freshly
packed lavender flowers, fill the jar with vodka, seal the lid tightly
and set in the sun for three days. Strain liquid through a coffee
filter, then apply the tincture to aches and pains.
11. To relieve a fever, use a washcloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.
12. To cure foot odor, wash your feet with vodka.
13 Vodka will disinfect and alleviate a jellyfish sting (don't pee on it - that doesn't work).
14. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy to remove the urushiol oil from your skin.
15. Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth. Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.
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 Humanity's first open source CNC machine
Drag & Drop Farming
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your liking, and save.
Real-Time Control
Move
FarmBot and operate its tools in real-time with the manual controls.
Scare birds away from work or next time friends are over, pull out your
phone for a quick and impressive demo.
Favorite Olympic Moment...
This
athlete and US soldier dropped his pole during the competition when he
heard the national anthem. You will notice that he is standing at
attention and not covering his heart. This is customary for soldiers to
do. You will also note that he is looking around for the flag so that
he is properly honoring his country. Take a moment and watch it here.
Squatty Potty
Say goodbye to streetlights? Could this be the coolest thing or the weirdest thing? Glowing trees? Article here
Quotable
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son of a bitch."
- Jack Nicholson
 When
they were young lads, Brian and Greg walked into a pharmacy one day,
picked out a box of tampons and proceeded to the checkout counter. The
pharmacist at the counter asked Brian, "Son, how old are you?” “Eight,”
Brian replied. The man continued, “Do you know what these are
used for?” Brian replied, “Not exactly, but they aren't for me.
They're for Greg. He's my best friend. He's six.” "Oh,
really?" the pharmacist replied with a grin. “Yes," Brian said. "We
saw on T V that if you use these, you would be able to swim, play tennis
and ride a bike. Right now, he can't do none of that.”
Cheeseburger Skewers
Ingredients 1 lb. ground beef 1/2 c. plain breadcrumbs 1 large egg 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp. yellow mustard kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 6 slices cheddar cheese, cut into squares the size of your meatballs 6 pieces Bibb lettuce, torn into large pieces 1/3 c. dill pickle chips 1/3 c. cherry tomatoes DirectionsMake
slider mixture: In a large bowl, combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg,
garlic, Worcestershire, and mustard and season with salt and pepper.
Mix until fully combined, then form into meatball-sized slider patties. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Cook meatballs until your desired done-ness, 12 to 14 minutes for medium. Top
meatballs with cheddar and cover with lid to melt, 2 minutes. Assemble
appetizer skewers by layering slider, lettuce, pickle, and tomato.
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