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April 25, 2016
Dusting Off My Old Prancing Horse T-Shirt I Bought When Michael Schumacher Was Driving
At the end of the month,the month of April,theRussian Formula 1 Grand Prixwill be held.The fourth race of the season.Even thoughNico Rosberghas won the first three,it has been a season of exciting upsand downs for all the teams involved.SomeSporting News Outlets(br)predicted before the season opening race that the fight would be betweenLewis HamiltonandSebastian Vettelfor the Championship.
Yet,in my mind,it was always going to be aboutHamiltonandRosberg.Nicois doing what he is supposed to do,butLewisseems to be lost this season.Not having his usual edge that he displayed the last two years.I have a small theory on that,and I am sure if my suspicions were correct,theMercedes' Brain Trustwould have seen it too.At the beginning of the season,so people around the World would not think thatMercedeswas playing favorites with their drivers,five mechanics who worked withLewis Hamiltonlast yearand five mechanics who worked forNico Rosberg,traded positions.For the last few years,
before 2016, Nico,had more mechanical problems with his car thanLewis
did.This year,Lewisis having more problems with his car thanNico.Rosbergeven said after theChinese Racethat hisMercedes AMGwas set up the best it has ever been.Maybe there is one mechanic out of the bunch who has the perfect touch when setting up a race car?It is just a thought.Since the first seven races are held two weeks apart from each other,I have been looking for a way to fill the void of my love forF1during the breaks.I have found three documentaries that I think will fill the time nicely.Weekend of a Champion.A movie directed by a youngRoman PolanskiaboutJackie Stewart'sattempt to win the1971 Monaco Grand Prix.I haven't finished it yet,but halfway through,I love it.Hunt vs Lauda.Story about the 1976 rivalry between these two Formula 1 drivers.I watched it a couple of years back,but will be watching it again.It is a good story.In 2013,Ron Howardmade the movie Rushabout the same story.I love that movie.The last documentary is
Gonchi.I haven't seen it yet so I cannot tell you any thing about it except what it says onGonchi, The Movie - Official TraileronYou Tube.
"GONCHI tells the story of a Uruguayan car racer that dreamt about being in F1 and did all that was possible to reach his goal. When he was about to reach his best prize, he died in a car accident at the CART World Series tests in Laguna Seca, US." And if those documentaries don't do it for me,I have the2015 F1racing game for myXbox One!Dammit!Pastor Maldonadojust hit me from behind.Wow,it is almost like driving a real
F1 Car
back in 2015!
This is,Dusting Off My Old Prancing Horse T-Shirt I Bought WhenMichael Schumacher Was Driving,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“If you wait, all that happens is that you get older” - Mario Andretti -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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Yet,in my mind,it was always going to be aboutHamiltonandRosberg.Nicois doing what he is supposed to do,butLewisseems to be lost this season.Not having his usual edge that he displayed the last two years.I have a small theory on that,and I am sure if my suspicions were correct,theMercedes' Brain Trustwould have seen it too.At the beginning of the season,so people around the World would not think thatMercedeswas playing favorites with their drivers,five mechanics who worked withLewis Hamiltonlast yearand five mechanics who worked forNico Rosberg,traded positions.For the last few years,before 2016, Nico,had more mechanical problems with his car thanLewis
did.This year,Lewisis having more problems with his car thanNico.Rosbergeven said after theChinese Racethat hisMercedes AMGwas set up the best it has ever been.Maybe there is one mechanic out of the bunch who has the perfect touch when setting up a race car?It is just a thought.Since the first seven races are held two weeks apart from each other,I have been looking for a way to fill the void of my love forF1during the breaks.I have found three documentaries that I think will fill the time nicely.Weekend of a Champion.A movie directed by a youngRoman PolanskiaboutJackie Stewart'sattempt to win the1971 Monaco Grand Prix.I haven't finished it yet,but halfway through,I love it.Hunt vs Lauda.Story about the 1976 rivalry between these two Formula 1 drivers.I watched it a couple of years back,but will be watching it again.It is a good story.In 2013,Ron Howardmade the movie Rushabout the same story.I love that movie.The last documentary is
Gonchi.I haven't seen it yet so I cannot tell you any thing about it except what it says onGonchi, The Movie - Official TraileronYou Tube.
"GONCHI tells the story of a Uruguayan car racer that dreamt about being in F1 and did all that was possible to reach his goal. When he was about to reach his best prize, he died in a car accident at the CART World Series tests in Laguna Seca, US." And if those documentaries don't do it for me,I have the2015 F1racing game for myXbox One!Dammit!Pastor Maldonadojust hit me from behind.Wow,it is almost like driving a real
F1 Car
back in 2015!
This is,Dusting Off My Old Prancing Horse T-Shirt I Bought WhenMichael Schumacher Was Driving,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“If you wait, all that happens is that you get older” - Mario Andretti -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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April 24, 2016
A Part Of My Life Today And Some Headlines I Was Going To Write Stories On
I just got back from a new tradition which is starting in our household.Going for a Sunday hike on one of the many trails inSouthern California.This trail is off ofSandia Creek Drivenear theCity of Fallbrook.
The trail hikes along theSanta Margarita River.It is a blast to do since it is with my family.Here are some headlines I was going to write stories on,but after I saved the links for awhile,I lost the enthusiasm for them.So now I need to delete them,but maybe you will be interested in reading about them. "Overdue Library Book Returned 49 Years Later" by Tana Weingartner for 91.7 WVXU Cincinati
"James Philips says he must've forgotten to return History of the Crusades to the University of Dayton library when he joined the Marines. Now, 49 years later, the book is finally returned and heading back into circulation. The university contacted Philips who told them he checked out the book in 1967 but left school for the Marine Corps without returning it. He says he picked it up either for a class or just because it looked interesting. According to a statement, the late fee in 1967 was two cents per day. However, UD says it won't be sending Phillips a bill, which WVXU estimates at around $350."
"Richard Nixon Adviser Reveals The War On Drugs Was Really War On Blacks And Vietnam Protesters" by Zachary Volkert for INQUISITR
"Former president Richard Nixon and the War on Drugs are possibly two of the least loved facets of 20th century American history, and according to a former adviser, a link between the two might make them even more unpopular. For years, many have suspected that the Nixon administration’s “dirty tricks” against its rivals exposed in Watergate were also present in the War on Drugs. There was, however, scant evidence of these claims being true. Now, a 1994 interview is being shared with the public for the first time in a Harper magazine piece called “Legalize It All.” John Ehrlichman — “You want to know what this was really all about? The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the anti-war left and black people. You understand what I’m saying? We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.”
"Daniel Shaver, unarmed man killed by Arizona police officer, cried and begged for life before shooting" by Jason Silverstein for Daily News
"An unarmed man who was shot and killed by an Arizona police officer in January cried, complied with police orders and begged for his life before the fatal firing, according to a newly released police report. Mesa Police Officer Philip Brailsford has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of Daniel Shaver, a 26-year-old Texas man. Authorities have declined to release Brailsford’s body cam footage from the deadly encounter."
Look at this asshole.
"Massive Document Leak Shows How The World's Wealthy Hide Money" by Justin Streight for INQUISITR"How do the ultra-wealthy hide their money? A massive document leak reveals a lot of the process, even exposing Vladimir Putin’s friends use of shell companies. But Putin is just one of the many, many public figures that have been caught using the shadowy “offshore world.” The massive data leak, known as the Panama Papers, contains about 2.6 terabytes of data, roughly 11 million documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca & Co. showing how some of the world’s wealthiest people dodge taxes and launder money. Over 370 journalists sifted through the papers and some of the first results have been published through the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. According to the Seattle Times, the developing list of implicated people ranges from Kings to drug-dealers. Namely, the list includes the Kings of Morocco and Saudi Arabia, the Prime Ministers of Iceland and Pakistan, close associates to Bashar Al Assad and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. Even the families of British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese President Xi Jinping have been implicated. The papers show information on webs of shell companies, offshore bank accounts and phony transactions that can be used to launder money or simply hide it from taxation. For example, Ian Cameron, the British PM’s father, “helped create and develop Blairmore Holdings Inc. in Panama in 1982” according to the documents, which became a $20 million entity by 1998. Cameron was then able to advertise Blairmore as a company “not liable to taxation” to potential investors. Fusion put together a few profiles on the more famous names in the documents, but the media is focusing largely on one man — Vladimir Putin. The Russian president doesn’t have shell companies of his own, but his close friends had plenty. The Guardian created a map to simplify the complicated relationship between Putin and the roughly $2 billion dollars that was funneled in and out of Russia. Sergey Roldugin, known as a world-class cellist and close friend of Putin since the 1970s, owns three shell companies — two of them funded through what the U.S. calls “Russia’s personal bank for senior officials.” He’s a major player in a number of real businesses too, owning 12.5 percent of Russia’s biggest TV advertising agency, Video International, and 15 percent of a major truck company called Raytar. Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, billionaire brothers and also close friends with Putin, own seven British Island shell companies. They’re sanctioned by the U.S. and have been accused of corruption and of profiting from contracts in the Sochi Olympics. Although the journalists uncovered connections to people accused of various crimes, the massive data leak might lead to a surprisingly low amount of criminal charges. There’s nothing inherently illegal about maneuvers in the “offshore world.”
TheIRSestimates that 150 billion dollars is lost in tax revenue each year due to the rich hiding their money in offshore accounts.If the filthy rich paid their fair share,this country would not be in debt!And the Republicans say the Rich need Tax Breaks to stimulate the Country.What a bunch of bullshit!
This is,Was Not Expecting This Post To Go Political,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too.” - Steve Martin -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
Because fighting cancer once would be too easy...
Please help by donating what you can to the Michael Belcher cancer fund.Thank you.
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The trail hikes along theSanta Margarita River.It is a blast to do since it is with my family.Here are some headlines I was going to write stories on,but after I saved the links for awhile,I lost the enthusiasm for them.So now I need to delete them,but maybe you will be interested in reading about them. "Overdue Library Book Returned 49 Years Later" by Tana Weingartner for 91.7 WVXU Cincinati"James Philips says he must've forgotten to return History of the Crusades to the University of Dayton library when he joined the Marines. Now, 49 years later, the book is finally returned and heading back into circulation. The university contacted Philips who told them he checked out the book in 1967 but left school for the Marine Corps without returning it. He says he picked it up either for a class or just because it looked interesting. According to a statement, the late fee in 1967 was two cents per day. However, UD says it won't be sending Phillips a bill, which WVXU estimates at around $350."
"Richard Nixon Adviser Reveals The War On Drugs Was Really War On Blacks And Vietnam Protesters" by Zachary Volkert for INQUISITR
"Former president Richard Nixon and the War on Drugs are possibly two of the least loved facets of 20th century American history, and according to a former adviser, a link between the two might make them even more unpopular. For years, many have suspected that the Nixon administration’s “dirty tricks” against its rivals exposed in Watergate were also present in the War on Drugs. There was, however, scant evidence of these claims being true. Now, a 1994 interview is being shared with the public for the first time in a Harper magazine piece called “Legalize It All.” John Ehrlichman — “You want to know what this was really all about? The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the anti-war left and black people. You understand what I’m saying? We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.”
"Daniel Shaver, unarmed man killed by Arizona police officer, cried and begged for life before shooting" by Jason Silverstein for Daily News
"An unarmed man who was shot and killed by an Arizona police officer in January cried, complied with police orders and begged for his life before the fatal firing, according to a newly released police report. Mesa Police Officer Philip Brailsford has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of Daniel Shaver, a 26-year-old Texas man. Authorities have declined to release Brailsford’s body cam footage from the deadly encounter."
Look at this asshole.
"Massive Document Leak Shows How The World's Wealthy Hide Money" by Justin Streight for INQUISITR"How do the ultra-wealthy hide their money? A massive document leak reveals a lot of the process, even exposing Vladimir Putin’s friends use of shell companies. But Putin is just one of the many, many public figures that have been caught using the shadowy “offshore world.” The massive data leak, known as the Panama Papers, contains about 2.6 terabytes of data, roughly 11 million documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca & Co. showing how some of the world’s wealthiest people dodge taxes and launder money. Over 370 journalists sifted through the papers and some of the first results have been published through the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. According to the Seattle Times, the developing list of implicated people ranges from Kings to drug-dealers. Namely, the list includes the Kings of Morocco and Saudi Arabia, the Prime Ministers of Iceland and Pakistan, close associates to Bashar Al Assad and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. Even the families of British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese President Xi Jinping have been implicated. The papers show information on webs of shell companies, offshore bank accounts and phony transactions that can be used to launder money or simply hide it from taxation. For example, Ian Cameron, the British PM’s father, “helped create and develop Blairmore Holdings Inc. in Panama in 1982” according to the documents, which became a $20 million entity by 1998. Cameron was then able to advertise Blairmore as a company “not liable to taxation” to potential investors. Fusion put together a few profiles on the more famous names in the documents, but the media is focusing largely on one man — Vladimir Putin. The Russian president doesn’t have shell companies of his own, but his close friends had plenty. The Guardian created a map to simplify the complicated relationship between Putin and the roughly $2 billion dollars that was funneled in and out of Russia. Sergey Roldugin, known as a world-class cellist and close friend of Putin since the 1970s, owns three shell companies — two of them funded through what the U.S. calls “Russia’s personal bank for senior officials.” He’s a major player in a number of real businesses too, owning 12.5 percent of Russia’s biggest TV advertising agency, Video International, and 15 percent of a major truck company called Raytar. Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, billionaire brothers and also close friends with Putin, own seven British Island shell companies. They’re sanctioned by the U.S. and have been accused of corruption and of profiting from contracts in the Sochi Olympics. Although the journalists uncovered connections to people accused of various crimes, the massive data leak might lead to a surprisingly low amount of criminal charges. There’s nothing inherently illegal about maneuvers in the “offshore world.”
TheIRSestimates that 150 billion dollars is lost in tax revenue each year due to the rich hiding their money in offshore accounts.If the filthy rich paid their fair share,this country would not be in debt!And the Republicans say the Rich need Tax Breaks to stimulate the Country.What a bunch of bullshit!
This is,Was Not Expecting This Post To Go Political,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too.” - Steve Martin -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
Because fighting cancer once would be too easy...
Please help by donating what you can to the Michael Belcher cancer fund.Thank you.
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April 22, 2016
Eggberta - Lay Those Golden Eggs
Man,am I bushed,tired,and exhausted.I spent the whole day building aChicken Coop.
For our newest pet,Eggberta.
So I hope you don't mind if I take the day off.If you believe I made theChicken Coopyou see above,I have someGolden Eggsto sell you!It looks something like that,but no way as square. How about if I show you my backyard with my new tractor.Tomorrow I am going to plow the fieldsand see if I can grow some corn.
This is,Hoping It Rains Soon - My Backyard Looks Dry,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Shoving feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.” - Brad Pitt -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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For our newest pet,Eggberta.
So I hope you don't mind if I take the day off.If you believe I made theChicken Coopyou see above,I have someGolden Eggsto sell you!It looks something like that,but no way as square. How about if I show you my backyard with my new tractor.Tomorrow I am going to plow the fieldsand see if I can grow some corn.
This is,Hoping It Rains Soon - My Backyard Looks Dry,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Shoving feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.” - Brad Pitt -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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April 21, 2016
How Do Some People Get The Right To Drive?
OK,I have a complaint,a grievance,a beef against society.I am going to bitch about something we all have come across if we areLicensed Drivers.All the morons who,by the grace of insaneDriving Instructors,somehow got themselves aLicense to Drive!
The individual in the picture above may not be a crazy driver,I am just using hisDMV picture to illustrate the kind of card it takes to become a moron.But with further contemplation,he does look a little embarrassed,"Like how did I get this license?"He has those beady little eyesand that flaming red hair.Yah,he is a nut behind the wheel.What I want to complain about is all the Psychos who think it is OK to drive through a
Red Light
by being at the tail end of a line of cars!
I have to sit behind aGreen Lightof my own so I don't hit the crazy guy who cannot wait another three minutes before his turn is up again!When are drivers going to pay attention! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAh!I just hit the back of aSubarusince I forgot to look up from my tablet as I was typing this,after punching the gas peddle.
This is,Looking For My Insurance Card,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
"I would never belong to a cult er I mean group that would have someone like me for a member."- Jeff Povlich April 20, 2016 at 8:28 AM -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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Watch out People of Earth, Jeff is trying to take over the World! He is the Demon Spawn behind, "My Hometown News!"
Thanks for reading.
P.S. If you have ever watched Teen Titans Go,you already know that you"Can't Say No To The Jeff!"
The individual in the picture above may not be a crazy driver,I am just using hisDMV picture to illustrate the kind of card it takes to become a moron.But with further contemplation,he does look a little embarrassed,"Like how did I get this license?"He has those beady little eyesand that flaming red hair.Yah,he is a nut behind the wheel.What I want to complain about is all the Psychos who think it is OK to drive through aRed Light
by being at the tail end of a line of cars!
I have to sit behind aGreen Lightof my own so I don't hit the crazy guy who cannot wait another three minutes before his turn is up again!When are drivers going to pay attention! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAh!I just hit the back of aSubarusince I forgot to look up from my tablet as I was typing this,after punching the gas peddle.This is,Looking For My Insurance Card,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
"I would never belong to a cult er I mean group that would have someone like me for a member."- Jeff Povlich April 20, 2016 at 8:28 AM -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
Like what you are reading,or do not like what you see.Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post.
Watch out People of Earth, Jeff is trying to take over the World! He is the Demon Spawn behind, "My Hometown News!"
Thanks for reading.
P.S. If you have ever watched Teen Titans Go,you already know that you"Can't Say No To The Jeff!"
April 20, 2016
"Tales of Ratiocination."
The first modernDetective Storywas published,on this date,inGraham's Magazinein the year of 1841.It was written by one of my first literary heroes,Edgar Allan Poe.The story he published was,"The Murders in the Rue Morgue."
Poe referred to it as one of his"Tales of Ratiocination."The wordRatiocinationis sounded out a lot different then you would think by its spelling.(rash-ee-os-uh-ney-shuhn)Its meaning?The process of logical reasoning.Dare I say,hisRatiocination Storieswhere a precursor to theSherlock Holmes sagas.There are two stories that predate Poe's story, Das Fräulein von Scuderi byE. T. A. HoffmannandZadigbyVoltaire.Yet Poe is credited with bringing the genre to the mainstream reader.I wonder if someone is still leaving the bottle ofCognacat his grave stone every year?A toast,to the man who wrote stories that scared me so much as a young boy,that I held a flashlight next to my bed for three years!
Man that is some good stuff!
This is,Going To Take Another Sip In His Honor,Jim Hauenstein, And, “Poe isn’t for everyone. He’s too heady a draft for that. He may not be for you. But there are secrets to appreciating Poe, and I shall let you in on two of the most important ones: read him aloud and alone!”- Neil Gaiman - That is my story and I am sticking to it! Like what you are reading,or do not like what you see.Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post. Thanks for reading.
Poe referred to it as one of his"Tales of Ratiocination."The wordRatiocinationis sounded out a lot different then you would think by its spelling.(rash-ee-os-uh-ney-shuhn)Its meaning?The process of logical reasoning.Dare I say,hisRatiocination Storieswhere a precursor to theSherlock Holmes sagas.There are two stories that predate Poe's story, Das Fräulein von Scuderi byE. T. A. HoffmannandZadigbyVoltaire.Yet Poe is credited with bringing the genre to the mainstream reader.I wonder if someone is still leaving the bottle ofCognacat his grave stone every year?A toast,to the man who wrote stories that scared me so much as a young boy,that I held a flashlight next to my bed for three years!
Man that is some good stuff!This is,Going To Take Another Sip In His Honor,Jim Hauenstein, And, “Poe isn’t for everyone. He’s too heady a draft for that. He may not be for you. But there are secrets to appreciating Poe, and I shall let you in on two of the most important ones: read him aloud and alone!”- Neil Gaiman - That is my story and I am sticking to it! Like what you are reading,or do not like what you see.Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post. Thanks for reading.
April 19, 2016
He is Annotator Jeff - Since He Will Not Join My Cult
Annotator Jeff,had aCommenton myPost"Were you cannot tell the difference from our men from our women!"He said,actually he quoted someone "We are willing participants in the corporate world game. With glee in our eyes we run towards our slaughter because we might get something free. Some people prefer cupcakes but I care less for them."
- Frank Zappa -
A very appropriate quote for that Post of mine.Jeffis still only anAnnotatorthanks to his recurring commentaries.I would like to get him into the fold completely though,but he seems leery in becoming a full-fledgedTwo Buck Howiecultist. Maybe if he read my PostI'm Going To Start A Religion All My Own, And You're Invited To Join!He would see the benefits I would,I mean he would receive by being inducted into myCult's "Hall Of Fame!"There are only 24 people in my"Hall of Fame"because they are the only ones who have signed upand given me all their Worldly possessions.Come one,come all!Join in on the party!The party atTwo Buck Howie's Blog!
I am so happy that F1 has gone back to its 2015 style of Qualifying.That style of qualifying has an excitement to it that other racing venues just can't compete to.Happy to sayNico Rosbergwon theChinese Grand Prix.There has been threeFormula 1races so far this yearand each one has been more exciting than the last race.
This is,Been Busy Doing The Family Thing Lately,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” - Leo Tolstoy -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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- Frank Zappa -
A very appropriate quote for that Post of mine.Jeffis still only anAnnotatorthanks to his recurring commentaries.I would like to get him into the fold completely though,but he seems leery in becoming a full-fledgedTwo Buck Howiecultist. Maybe if he read my PostI'm Going To Start A Religion All My Own, And You're Invited To Join!He would see the benefits I would,I mean he would receive by being inducted into myCult's "Hall Of Fame!"There are only 24 people in my"Hall of Fame"because they are the only ones who have signed upand given me all their Worldly possessions.Come one,come all!Join in on the party!The party atTwo Buck Howie's Blog!
I am so happy that F1 has gone back to its 2015 style of Qualifying.That style of qualifying has an excitement to it that other racing venues just can't compete to.Happy to sayNico Rosbergwon theChinese Grand Prix.There has been threeFormula 1races so far this yearand each one has been more exciting than the last race.This is,Been Busy Doing The Family Thing Lately,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” - Leo Tolstoy -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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April 17, 2016
M3-2 - A Flash Fiction Story
CEO, Chancellor, and Executor of United Funds of the Planet Earth, this is my final report. Everything I report as far as traveling in a direction or as time is concerned will be stated by one degree west in longitude of Earth's International Date Line and its standard rotation. The reason for this is because the Planetary Body, LT14, orbiting Star, S108, has the Moon, M3, orbiting in an elliptical pattern, influenced by the secondary smaller Star, S208. These facts were known by NASA and calculations were made to account for the varying degrees of sunlight on the health of the Colonists since there would be no darkness for their body cycles to acclimate to after sending out the Space Exploration Craft, Columbus Five. Which was not known is the two smaller Moon type objects orbiting M3. It would seem that Admiral Zechariah Adams change Columbus Five's objective by trying to colonize, what will now be known as M3-2, when he reached orbit around LT14. LT14 is still a viable Planet to colonize, but it seems the temptation to land on M3-2, was unanimously agreed upon by the Columbus crew and the colonists. After further study of the Personal, Scientific, and Military logs sent back to Earth for family, friends, the United Nations Armed Forces, NASA, ESA, CSA, UKSA, CNSA, and all the other contributing countries, M3-2 was deemed a paradise by all. It was called Eden by many on board the Columbus Five. It has it's own rotating iron core generating a magnetic field, which protects the life that is abundant on this Secondary Moon. LT14's magnetic field does reach out, into space, as far as M3-2. Giving the Moon an extra blanket of protection from the dual attack of solar winds emanating from the binary star system. All life on the moon was deemed as a form of plant. No type of animal, under NASA classification protocol, was discovered by the Colonists upon their arrival. One report stated, which I have confirmed, of a form of plant made of a crystal like substance, referred to by many, as the Black Glass Rose. Because of the dual binary influence on the planet's atmospheric condition every day at around the same time, I will say at 12 noon Earth standard, high and low pressures would form winds which always blew at 270 meters per minute in a Northerly fashion.
These winds would vibrate the unique shape of each petal on a Black Rose to make a distinctive sound. Many colonists believed these Glass Roses were singing to them personally.
Another weather phenomenon influenced by the binary system that must be taken into account to explain the Colonists actions was the daily thirty five minute rainfall, which I will say happened approximately at Earth's time of 6 PM. Many colonists built shelter under, what can only be described as an umbrella shaped, single leaf, grayish tree. The tree's leaf soaked up all drops of water which fell upon it, leaving a dry cozy area of Moon dirt to inhabit. There was no need to clear areas of the Black Glass Rose plant or on what the Colonists thought were a grassy type plant. The habitats were built under the Umbrella Trees. Where dry, cleared areas were already provided. The problem arose from the soft, fuzzy type of grass the colonist said felt like lying on feathers. After only seven months on Moon M3-2 all the different plant life started releasing their seeds. I have classified and studied several different kinds of seeds all with the same property of holding a significant amount of helium. Helium reacts the same on M3-2 as it does on Earth. Every seed from every form of plant life floated an estimated five hundred kilometers above the surface of the Moon, M3-2. This had a darkening effect, blocking out all sunlight from the binary system, around the whole Moon.
Colonist felt it was a welcome change from the constant sunlight for the first time. The fuzzy grass came to life at this point. The few messages which escaped before every man, woman and child were devoured by these fuzzy creatures described them as being a two headed caterpillar. The heads were not side by side, but on either end of the creature. It also displayed the many feet like features underneath its body like the Earth insect, the centipede.
The creature awakens with an appetite that consumes anything its two mouths can reach. Some of these creatures rip in two, trying to reach something to consume. They also eat each other.
Gentlemen, I want to be perfectly clear here. They ate absolutely everything in their path. Nothing was left on the Moon surface, except dirt, rock, and dead carcasses. The few weapons the colonists were able to use had little or no effect. The carbon fiber shelters were chewed, as if it was nothing new to these creatures. Nothing man made stops this creature's carnage. Everything is consumed. Afterwards, when the only thing left on M3-2 were decaying cadavers, the floating seeds slowly released their helium and fell back to the surface of M3-2. Probes to the Moon now show the surface full of the vegetation described by the lost colonist. After one year and four months of orbiting M3-2 the same cycle of life was demonstrated before my sensors. It is recommended that all Planets, Moons, or secondary orbiting Moons be watched by our probes for no less than two Earth years before we colonize any new planetary body or the tragedy of M3-2 could repeat itself. This is my final report as Investigative Computer S108-S208-L14-M3-2. I will now orbit the Moon M3-2 for ten more Earth years watching for any anomalies I might have missed before returning home.
End of message.This is,Wondering If You Read My Short Story,Jim Hauenstein,And,“While there may not be a book in every one of us, there is so often a damned good short story.”- Jeffrey Archer -This is my story and I am stinking to it!Like what you are reading,or do not like what you see.Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post.Thanks for reading.
These winds would vibrate the unique shape of each petal on a Black Rose to make a distinctive sound. Many colonists believed these Glass Roses were singing to them personally.
Another weather phenomenon influenced by the binary system that must be taken into account to explain the Colonists actions was the daily thirty five minute rainfall, which I will say happened approximately at Earth's time of 6 PM. Many colonists built shelter under, what can only be described as an umbrella shaped, single leaf, grayish tree. The tree's leaf soaked up all drops of water which fell upon it, leaving a dry cozy area of Moon dirt to inhabit. There was no need to clear areas of the Black Glass Rose plant or on what the Colonists thought were a grassy type plant. The habitats were built under the Umbrella Trees. Where dry, cleared areas were already provided. The problem arose from the soft, fuzzy type of grass the colonist said felt like lying on feathers. After only seven months on Moon M3-2 all the different plant life started releasing their seeds. I have classified and studied several different kinds of seeds all with the same property of holding a significant amount of helium. Helium reacts the same on M3-2 as it does on Earth. Every seed from every form of plant life floated an estimated five hundred kilometers above the surface of the Moon, M3-2. This had a darkening effect, blocking out all sunlight from the binary system, around the whole Moon.Colonist felt it was a welcome change from the constant sunlight for the first time. The fuzzy grass came to life at this point. The few messages which escaped before every man, woman and child were devoured by these fuzzy creatures described them as being a two headed caterpillar. The heads were not side by side, but on either end of the creature. It also displayed the many feet like features underneath its body like the Earth insect, the centipede.
The creature awakens with an appetite that consumes anything its two mouths can reach. Some of these creatures rip in two, trying to reach something to consume. They also eat each other.
Gentlemen, I want to be perfectly clear here. They ate absolutely everything in their path. Nothing was left on the Moon surface, except dirt, rock, and dead carcasses. The few weapons the colonists were able to use had little or no effect. The carbon fiber shelters were chewed, as if it was nothing new to these creatures. Nothing man made stops this creature's carnage. Everything is consumed. Afterwards, when the only thing left on M3-2 were decaying cadavers, the floating seeds slowly released their helium and fell back to the surface of M3-2. Probes to the Moon now show the surface full of the vegetation described by the lost colonist. After one year and four months of orbiting M3-2 the same cycle of life was demonstrated before my sensors. It is recommended that all Planets, Moons, or secondary orbiting Moons be watched by our probes for no less than two Earth years before we colonize any new planetary body or the tragedy of M3-2 could repeat itself. This is my final report as Investigative Computer S108-S208-L14-M3-2. I will now orbit the Moon M3-2 for ten more Earth years watching for any anomalies I might have missed before returning home.
End of message.This is,Wondering If You Read My Short Story,Jim Hauenstein,And,“While there may not be a book in every one of us, there is so often a damned good short story.”- Jeffrey Archer -This is my story and I am stinking to it!Like what you are reading,or do not like what you see.Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post.Thanks for reading.
April 15, 2016
"Were you cannot tell the difference from our men from our women!"
It is Friday.The beginning of the weekend off for most of the work force.I noticed today,on my Post, Cyber Bombing ISIS a sexual innuendoCommentby my latestAnnotator Jeff. Jeff Povlich April 14, 2016 at 6:14 PM"I am waiting for the Japanese to create cyber women. They could drive the cars and preform other tasks."Jeff, you know as well as I do,manufacturers always put out their new products in phases.A perfect example would be whenMicrosoft first starting selling computers withExpansion Slots.IBMandApplecomputers were always sold in a closed case.Microsoft,on the other hand,knew that computers could be upgraded easier with expansion slots already in place for the consumer.They already knew what was on the horizon but were not about to play all of their cards at once.You release your products over timeand the profits keep on rolling in.That is whyMicrosoftused to sell us new upgradedOperating Systemsevery four to five years.To drag us along by our little nose.So to is the robot era.Japanese already haveCyber Womenin their plansJeff.
Don't worry about that.
Jeff,if I were you though,I would stick with thatVirtual Reality Gameyou like so much.Bangkok in Thailand."Were you cannot tell the difference from our men from our women!"
This is,The Chinese Formula 1 Race Weekend Has Already Started,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“The fact that all of this was happening in virtual space made no difference. Being virtually killed by virtual laser in virtual space is just as effective as the real thing, because you are as dead as you think you are.” - Douglas Adams -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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Don't worry about that.Jeff,if I were you though,I would stick with thatVirtual Reality Gameyou like so much.Bangkok in Thailand."Were you cannot tell the difference from our men from our women!"
This is,The Chinese Formula 1 Race Weekend Has Already Started,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“The fact that all of this was happening in virtual space made no difference. Being virtually killed by virtual laser in virtual space is just as effective as the real thing, because you are as dead as you think you are.” - Douglas Adams -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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April 14, 2016
Cyber Bombing ISIS
I have touched on this subject before.Cyber Bombs.In my PostComputer Driven Cars Are On My List To Hack,I talked about how foolish it would be to have a freeway full of"cars that are fully autonomous."Even if the system is fully off the grid,
meaning not on theWorld Wide Web.Then all you have to do is get a hold of one of these self driven cars,infecting it with a kill switch virus to go off at a certain speed when it hits the freeway,and that will cause that one vehicle crashing into other vehicles,causing a major accident.Add ten to the mix,add suicide drivers to the mix,and you have a brand new way of terrorizing the World.Cyber Bombsin cars.But fear not.The U.S. has decided to get in on the game. "Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work told reporters today that ISIL is under tremendous pressure from the United States — “from every single direction, the north, the east, the west and the south” — and the terrorist group has lost every engagement with allied forces over the last six months. That apparently includes in cyberspace. I’ve got to tell you right now it sucks to be ISIL,” he told us on his plane en route to the 32nd Space Symposium. “Those guys are under enormous pressure. Every time we have gone after one of their defended positions in the last 10 months, we have defeated them. They have left. They have retreated. They are hunkering down. That includes using all the instruments of national power, including for the first time, the use of what Work called “cyber bombs.” He credited Defense Secretary Ash Carter with being “extraordinarily innovative in his use of our capabilities against ISIL. So for example, we are dropping cyber bombs. We have never done that before. It is the first time he has given Cyber Command guidance we’re going to go after ISIL. Just like we have an air campaign, I want to have a cyber campaign. I want to use all the space capabilities I have.” Carter hinted at the use of cyber weapons when he spoke at the Center for International and Strategic Studies on April 5: “I’ve also brought Strategic Command and Cyber Command into these operations as well, to leverage their unique capabilities in space and cyber to contribute to the defeat of ISIL.” By Colin Clark for Breaking Defense
This sort of thing has been going on for a long time.It is not the first time the United States used aCyber Bomb. Remember the U.S. cyber attacks against Iran?"Iran Reportedly 'Rocked' By AC/DC Computer Worm At Nuclear Power Plants" By Brittney Fitzgerald for Huffington Post
You can bet your bottom dollar that theUnited Statesis not the only country doing this to other countries.And you can bet that corporations are sabotaging other World wide corporations too!If you are foolish enough to believe that it must be very difficult to drop aCyber Bombbecause there possibly cannot be that many people in the World who can do it?Just read what the Pentagon is asking in my PostCalling All Hackers - Calling All Hackers - The DoD Needs Your Helpor read why the"FBI paid professional hackers one-time fee to crack San Bernardino iPhone." By Ellen Nakashima for The Washington PostThat just goes to show you how many goodHackersthere are in this country alone.
This is,Making Plans On How To Add A Steering Wheel To My Autonomous Car,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your High School Class is running the country.”- Kurt Vonnegut -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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meaning not on theWorld Wide Web.Then all you have to do is get a hold of one of these self driven cars,infecting it with a kill switch virus to go off at a certain speed when it hits the freeway,and that will cause that one vehicle crashing into other vehicles,causing a major accident.Add ten to the mix,add suicide drivers to the mix,and you have a brand new way of terrorizing the World.Cyber Bombsin cars.But fear not.The U.S. has decided to get in on the game. "Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work told reporters today that ISIL is under tremendous pressure from the United States — “from every single direction, the north, the east, the west and the south” — and the terrorist group has lost every engagement with allied forces over the last six months. That apparently includes in cyberspace. I’ve got to tell you right now it sucks to be ISIL,” he told us on his plane en route to the 32nd Space Symposium. “Those guys are under enormous pressure. Every time we have gone after one of their defended positions in the last 10 months, we have defeated them. They have left. They have retreated. They are hunkering down. That includes using all the instruments of national power, including for the first time, the use of what Work called “cyber bombs.” He credited Defense Secretary Ash Carter with being “extraordinarily innovative in his use of our capabilities against ISIL. So for example, we are dropping cyber bombs. We have never done that before. It is the first time he has given Cyber Command guidance we’re going to go after ISIL. Just like we have an air campaign, I want to have a cyber campaign. I want to use all the space capabilities I have.” Carter hinted at the use of cyber weapons when he spoke at the Center for International and Strategic Studies on April 5: “I’ve also brought Strategic Command and Cyber Command into these operations as well, to leverage their unique capabilities in space and cyber to contribute to the defeat of ISIL.” By Colin Clark for Breaking DefenseThis sort of thing has been going on for a long time.It is not the first time the United States used aCyber Bomb. Remember the U.S. cyber attacks against Iran?"Iran Reportedly 'Rocked' By AC/DC Computer Worm At Nuclear Power Plants" By Brittney Fitzgerald for Huffington Post
You can bet your bottom dollar that theUnited Statesis not the only country doing this to other countries.And you can bet that corporations are sabotaging other World wide corporations too!If you are foolish enough to believe that it must be very difficult to drop aCyber Bombbecause there possibly cannot be that many people in the World who can do it?Just read what the Pentagon is asking in my PostCalling All Hackers - Calling All Hackers - The DoD Needs Your Helpor read why the"FBI paid professional hackers one-time fee to crack San Bernardino iPhone." By Ellen Nakashima for The Washington PostThat just goes to show you how many goodHackersthere are in this country alone.
This is,Making Plans On How To Add A Steering Wheel To My Autonomous Car,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your High School Class is running the country.”- Kurt Vonnegut -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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April 13, 2016
"Jim, I'm pretty sure you have been to outer space already lol."
This is kind of late in the day for me to be writing aPostfor thisBlog.And,just like most people in the World,my reasoning is simple. I was pretty busy today with a whole lot of errands to run.But unlike most people,I do not have to worry about going to a job since I was very lucky in lifeand retired at the ripe old age of 53 years.Don't be jealous.I got lucky that is all.
I have been joking around with an old friend of mine fromSouth Milwaukeelately.A beautiful little town I grew up in.I did move away three times,but went back to live twice after two of my moves.Once,after living inFlossmoor, Illinoisfor awhileand once,after living inHouston, Texasfor a couple of years.The third time I left,I made it out toCaliforniaand haven't looked back since.My friend,Jeff,is the one who turned me onto"News As We See It,"which I have listed under"Check These Out & Be Rewarded By Karma"on this Blog.I have them listed under their alternative name,"My Hometown News."In my PostExperimental Progressive Rock vs. Three Beer Drinking BuddiesI talk about how I am envious of theirYouTube Channelcompared to mine because they have more views.Jeff was the person who turned me onto their channeland remembering what kind of people live in that town,I had a good laugh with him about it.But I blame Jeff for my troubles.Maybe if I didn't advertise their channel on thisGlobally Viewed Blog,maybe they wouldn't have beaten me in the viewership category!
This is,Just Like Claude Monet And Vincent Van Gogh Of The Art World - My Music Will Not Be Loved By The Masses Until After My Death,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
On my Post Reading Is Fundamental where I say "Going To Be Wishing Upon A Star That I Make It Into Outer Space Someday." My friend's Comment was;
"Jim, I'm pretty sure you have been to outer space already lol."- Jeff Povlich - That is my story and I am sticking to it! Like what you are reading,or do not like what you see.Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post. Thanks for reading. If you look really close,you can see me floating in my space suit,right there behind that cloud of space stuff!
I have been joking around with an old friend of mine fromSouth Milwaukeelately.A beautiful little town I grew up in.I did move away three times,but went back to live twice after two of my moves.Once,after living inFlossmoor, Illinoisfor awhileand once,after living inHouston, Texasfor a couple of years.The third time I left,I made it out toCaliforniaand haven't looked back since.My friend,Jeff,is the one who turned me onto"News As We See It,"which I have listed under"Check These Out & Be Rewarded By Karma"on this Blog.I have them listed under their alternative name,"My Hometown News."In my PostExperimental Progressive Rock vs. Three Beer Drinking BuddiesI talk about how I am envious of theirYouTube Channelcompared to mine because they have more views.Jeff was the person who turned me onto their channeland remembering what kind of people live in that town,I had a good laugh with him about it.But I blame Jeff for my troubles.Maybe if I didn't advertise their channel on thisGlobally Viewed Blog,maybe they wouldn't have beaten me in the viewership category!This is,Just Like Claude Monet And Vincent Van Gogh Of The Art World - My Music Will Not Be Loved By The Masses Until After My Death,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
On my Post Reading Is Fundamental where I say "Going To Be Wishing Upon A Star That I Make It Into Outer Space Someday." My friend's Comment was;
"Jim, I'm pretty sure you have been to outer space already lol."- Jeff Povlich - That is my story and I am sticking to it! Like what you are reading,or do not like what you see.Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post. Thanks for reading. If you look really close,you can see me floating in my space suit,right there behind that cloud of space stuff!
