Tag Archives: Events of the Day

Chaos in action

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Kelly Sedinger

Note the framing of this video as it starts, implying the direction the big smokestack is expected to fall after the demolition explosives are set off. Whoops! (It’s funny because nobody was killed or injured, but this could have been … Continue reading →

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The future’s pretty cool!

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Kelly Sedinger

Earlier tonight, I was sitting at my desk, sipping a cup of tea, while I used my portable personal computer to watch video that was streaming wirelessly in my home. The video I was watching was live coverage of something … Continue reading →

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What do you get him for Boss’s Day?

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Kelly Sedinger

Via Cal, I saw this collection of memos sent from a boss to his employees at an oil company in Houston in 1977 and 1978. The memos paint a pretty, shall we say, surreal picture of what it must have … Continue reading →

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Might want to check the whole screen, guys….

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Kelly Sedinger

Here’s a screengrab of what is, as of this writing, on the NFL section of the FOX Sports website: The main headline there refers to Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, who may have a big day in today’s playoff game … Continue reading →

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Connections….

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Kelly Sedinger

When horrible things happen, after we hear the initial news of the event and the enormity starts to sink in, what happens next is the local connection: what people around here are affected directly, either by their actually being there … Continue reading →

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