OK Go – This Too Shall Pass –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
Jet Ski + Jet Pack = JetLev
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-KczCp0OQ4
It looks dangerous and is, reportedly, incredibly expensive, but there is no denying the near-maximal awesome factor of the Jetlev Flyer. Power comes from a four-stroke engine in a small “boat” which drags in the water behind/below the flying harness, and to which it is tethered by a big yellow hose that supplies high-pressure water and prevents the operator from exceeding a safe altitude.
To see more videos go to: JetLev.com
Did Cupid Study Love?
The Education of Cupid – (Click on the Image to See Full Resolution)
François Boucher
1742
Oil on canvas,
Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin
It’s Super Bowl Sunday
Update: 6:20 P.M. The Super Bowl is now starting so registration is now closed.
…. so I’m opening up registrations today.
If you would like to register for the site;
A.) Read our rules
B.) Register here
Fort Ti Ghost Hunters Episode to Air
It was announced on Fort Ticonderoga’s Facebook page that the episode of Ghost Hunters that was filmed at Fort Ticonderoga will air on March 10th.
“YEEHA! Ghost Hunters is MARCH 10TH!!! Check local listings – as they say. One of the producers said it was one of his favorite episodes ever”
Mark your calendar’s now. (We are.)
Hat tip to Joanne Farley for the info.
Something New Everyday
Here’s a bar trick worth watching.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLRsFDbIIuQ
Pants on the Ground
For anyone who missed this excerpt from American Idol, its been all over the radio and Internet today. It’s a parody of those young people who wear their pants too low to the ground. Any 62 year-old who can do a split like that is OK in my book.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFx4-gyo1_0
Cocktail Genius
Here are some bartenders!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDLr99tlGiA
Friday Fun
A fun little video from Vimeo which is the product of roughly 7 months of work from 13 students in the 3rd year of the BAA Animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Electropolis from Kevin McCullough on Vimeo.
Some Days You Just Can’t Get Rid of a Bomb
Things have be quiet lately, which made me think of this clip from the 1966 Batman movie.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoUpF7rvfnk
The funny thing is when I was young, I took this show so seriously but when you watch it as an adult you get such a different perspective.
At least Batman was looking out for the people in the bar!
Bits of Everything
DEC Demands Lake George Village Make Sewage Upgrades
The Adirondack Almanack has a good story about some improvements that will hopefully be made in Lake George Village.
Small Town Vulnerable: USPS loses $3.8 billion for Year as Volume Falls
The Washington Post reports on the problems at the U.S. Postal Service because of falling mail volume. Remember, please buy your postage form the Huletts Post Office.
Have Yourself a Microscopic Christmas: The World’s Smallest Snowman
Just in time with the first snow, Mail Online has pictures of the world’s smallest snowman.
Old Lake Champlain Bridge: Demolition Soon; Public Invited to Safely View ‘Implosion’
Denton Publications Online lets everyone know the meeting schedule today in Ticonderoga where it will be announced what is going on with the Lake Champlain bridge.
Friday Afternoon Fun
The Guinness “Slide” Commercial
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHURiTjidrI
Bits of Everything
Local Athletes Try for Olympics
North Country Public Radio has a good piece on those local Adirondack athletes trying to make the 2010 Winter Olympic team.
See Where NY’s Rose Fits In
I came across this neat website where all the state flowers come together to make a beautiful bouquet. Cool!
Bits of Everything
Panel Urges Pay Cut, Furloughs for Washington County Supervisors
Give them credit for trying to cut the budget. Members of the Washington County Finance and Personnel Committee proposed cutting supervisors’ pay by 6 percent in addition to taking the equivalent of two furlough days. Read about it in the Post Star.
Unknown Filmmaker Gets $30m for Robot Movie
This is what’s great about the Internet. An unknown filmmaker from Uruguay has been given $30m by Hollywood studio bosses – to turn his $500 YouTube video of a giant robot invasion into a movie. Read about it and watch the clip here.
Ice Age Giants from our Backyard
Denton Publications reports that Mastodons roamed our area long ago. Learn about a great exhibit in Albany where 100’s of extinct local animals are detailed.