John's Junk Drawer - Day Today

Dennis Ritchie, Creator of the C programming language, dead at 70

nospam@example.com (John) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:51:16 -0700

main()
{
    printf("goodbye, world\n");
}

Robot Arm Inventor and Pioneer Dies

nospam@example.com (John) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:06:00 -0700

George Charles Devol
Inventor of Robot Arm

20 February 1912 — 11 August 2011

The self taught inventor of the robotic arm, which has become an icon of factory automation from Detroit to Asia, has died.

Story: Pioneer of the long arm of factory floor technology

Thankful for the things they've done.

nospam@example.com (John) — Sun, 29 May 2011 09:49:00 -0700

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
-John 15:13

Happy Memorial Day 2011

Who's On First - Abbott and Costello - Phillies

nospam@example.com (John) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:57:48 -0700

In Memory

nospam@example.com (John) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:27:11 -0700

Sometimes people get a lot of style, sometimes people get a lot of class. It is very rare for one person to get a lot of both.

Rest in peace Elizabeth.

Today Is Martin Luther King Day

nospam@example.com (John) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:05:57 -0800

"We've learned to fly the air as birds,
we've learned to swim the seas as fish,
yet we haven't learned to walk the Earth
as brothers and sisters."

- Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

Longwood Gardens Was Open Today

nospam@example.com (John) — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 20:09:38 -0800

Got it? People who garden love gardening, so they didn't mind the snow.

Note to the accountants and suits in the NFL: IF YOU DON'T LOVE FOOTBALL YOU'RE IN THE WRONG BUSINESS !

Perhaps you should try gardening.

-djr

Lunar Eclipse 21-Dec Totality starts at: 2:41 Eastern

nospam@example.com (John) — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:04:17 -0800

Lunar eclipse (total from all of U.S.) Tuesday 21-Dec. Begins: 01:32 (am - EST). Totality is achieved at 02:41 and lasts for 72 minutes.

Best time to look?

At 03:17 am EST the Moon will be in deepest shadow, displaying the most fantastic shades of coppery red.

Why Red?

From the article at NASA:

" A quick trip to the Moon provides the answer: Imagine yourself standing on a dusty lunar plain looking up at the sky. Overhead hangs Earth, nightside [facing you], completely hiding the sun behind it. The eclipse is under way. You might expect Earth seen in this way to be utterly dark, but it's not. The rim of the planet is on fire! As you scan your eye around Earth's circumference, you're seeing every sunrise and every sunset in the world, all of them, all at once. This incredible light beams into the heart of Earth's shadow, filling it with a coppery glow and transforming the Moon into a great red orb. "

Last time a lunar coincided with solstice?

1638 DEC 21, Next time it will happen? 2094 DEC 21

Happy Thanksgiving

nospam@example.com (John) — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:14:02 -0800

That's Life

nospam@example.com (John) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:15:00 -0700

As funny as it may seem...
Some people get their kicks
stomping on a dream...

Amy Grant - Better Than a Hallelujah

nospam@example.com (John) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:57:15 -0700

Better than a church bell ringing. Better than a choir singing out.

Ahhh... Baseball...

nospam@example.com (John) — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:06:49 -0700

Nine innings of wholesome, regimented, fun.

And if you go a little crazy, and have a spontaneous moment, that's okay too...

...Our tazers are charged and ready.

The man is dead, but his dream lives on...

nospam@example.com (John) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:22:01 -0800

Skin color is based on the concentration of melanin in ones epidermis. That is its only real relevance.

E. E. Cummings said:

"deeds can not dream, what dreams can do"

-djr

Yay Phillies

nospam@example.com (John) — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:08:47 -0800

All season they played with class, and esprit de corps. Each man played the role of the star, and each man played the role of supporting the other stars on the team. Imagine, how alien it would have seemed, if someone from the Phillies organization had spit on the field of a city where they were guests. I am thankful for the Phillies, and proud of the culture of teamwork and good sportsmanship they cultivated. I miss it.

The "science" of kissing up

nospam@example.com (John) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:06:00 -0700

From the: "it's all about the grant money" file

What is the latest euphemism for "kissing up"?

Ingratiating Behavior

Article about the study

-djr