The Fortress is a fantastic children’s desk, designed by At-once for L’EDITO. I am sure my two year old would approve. via Swiss Miss
Author Archives: robotchampion
Thoughts on writing from John Steinbeck
“Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day, it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised.” — “If there is a magic in story writing, and I am convinced there is, no one has ever been …
From the leading company in the Obstacle Course Industry – Tough Mudder
Tough Mudder events are hardcore 10-12 mile obstacle courses designed by British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie. …with 25-30 military-style obstacles. As the leading company in the booming obstacle course industry, Tough Mudder has already challenged 500,000 participants worldwide. FACT #1 – Marathon running is boring. FACT …
Continue reading “From the leading company in the Obstacle Course Industry – Tough Mudder”
Complaints Medieval monks scribbled in the margins
“Now I’ve written the whole thing: for Christ’s sake give me a drink.” “Oh, my hand.” “Thank God, it will be dark soon.” “I am very cold.” “As the harbor is welcome to the sailor, so is the last line to the scribe.” Find more at Brain Pickings // Photo via Muffet
World’s longest bridal train – 1.85 miles long and in a hot air balloon
A model rides in a hot air balloon to show the worlds longest wedding dress train during a Guinness World Record attempt in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, March 20, 1012. Romania has set the world record for the world’s longest bridal train. The nearly 3-kilometer (1.86-mile) long ivory train, which took 100 days to stitch, was …
Continue reading “World’s longest bridal train – 1.85 miles long and in a hot air balloon”
The Cosplay of WonderCon
Cosplay = Costume Play Adults dressed up like their favorite heroes, villians, video games, and even genres at WonderCon 2012 in Anaheim. via Crave Online. Another video on the costumes at WonderCon 2012.
A new energy form unknown to science, Dark Energy, is expanding the Universe
The year was 1998 and two highly competitive groups of astronomers were each rushing toward the same goal: they hoped to hunt down the effects of gravitational braking in the universe. Ever since astronomers had accepted the idea of the Big Bang, they had been out hunting for its subsequent cosmic deceleration. While the Big Bang …
Continue reading “A new energy form unknown to science, Dark Energy, is expanding the Universe”
What is the Dark Side of the Moon?
Does the Moon rotate? And if the Moon rotates, why do we alway see the same side – it never seems to change. Well, the Moon does rotate. In fact, the Moon takes 27.3 days to turn once on its axis. But the Moon also takes 27.3 days to complete one orbit around the Earth. …
“We photograph all our guests for our blog.”
Not that I would ever do this…but I do want one of those photo backdrops with the 1X57 logo on it. LA Times Magazine, Social Studies, January 2012
Award winning short film, CatCam, documents the mysterious life a cat outside the house
Mr. Lee, an adopted stray cat, routinely disappeared from his South Carolina home for days on end. Intrigued by Mr. Lee’s whereabouts, his owner Juergen, a German engineer, created a camera designed to fit around the feline’s neck. Engineered to capture continuous photographs, Juergen hoped to discover the mysterious life of his cat. After many …