It's been a few weeks since I last blogged, but an event occured this morning that woke me from my slumber.
A 4.3 earthquake hit Morgan Hill, CA along the Calaveras County Fault and I felt the rumble 30 miles away at work in Mountain View, CA.
Earthquakes in California aren't anything exciting, and to be honest, I think they are pretty "fun". But lately I have been hearing that a much larger earthquake is "due" to strike.
I am going to look for sources to back up this statement, but I have to get back to work now.
Hopefully the BIG ONE, doesnt hit before I get back on here.
Here is a compilation of several videos from the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake:
Monday, March 30, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Feelin irie-ish?
As St.. Patrick's Day approaches, this is for those of us of the Irish persuasion and those who wish they were . . .
On vacation in Rome, a young man noticed a marble column in St. Peter's with a golden telephone on it. As a young priest passed by, he asked who the telephone was for. The priest told him it was a direct line to Heaven, and if he would like to call,it would be a thousand dollars. He was amazed, but declined the offer.
Throughout Italy, he kept seeing the same golden telephone on a marble column. At each, he asked about it and the answer was always the same: a direct line to Heaven and he could call for a thousand dollars.
Then he finished his tour in Ireland and decided to attend Mass at a local village church. When he walked in the door he noticed the golden telephone. Underneath it there was a sign stating:
"DIRECT LINE TO HEAVEN . . . 25 cents."
"Father," he said, "I have been all over Italy and in all the cathedrals I visited, I've seen telephones exactly like this one. But the price is always a thousand dollars.
Why is it that this one is only 25 cents?"
The priest smiled and said, "Son, ye're in Ireland now. Tis a local call..."
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Dwayne Wade - What a game?!
D. Wade: 48 PTS - 6 REB - 12 AST
Three of his 48 points happened to be this game-winning hangning jumpshot after an amazing steal!
This is why I love basketball.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Live Coverage of Missing NFL PLayers
Here is the live coverage of the missing NFL players:
One of four boaters who went missing off the Florida coast Saturday has been found, according to the Coast Guard. Three others, including two NFL players, are still missing. An overturned vessel was discovered today with former University of South Florida football player Nick Schuyler clinging to it, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer James Harless.
****UPDATE****
March 17, 2009 - http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/11514337
One of four boaters who went missing off the Florida coast Saturday has been found, according to the Coast Guard. Three others, including two NFL players, are still missing. An overturned vessel was discovered today with former University of South Florida football player Nick Schuyler clinging to it, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer James Harless.
****UPDATE****
March 17, 2009 - http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/11514337
Happy Birthday Me et al.
Births
1316 - Robert II of Scotland, (d. 1390)
1409 - John II of Alençon, Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche (d. 1476)
1459 - Pope Adrian VI (d. 1523)
1545 - Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and library founder (d. 1613)
1578 - George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)
1705 - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)
1760 - Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician (d. 1794)
1770 - Louis Gabriel Suchet, French Marshal (d. 1826)
1779 - Joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (d. 1851)
1793 - Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas (d. 1863)
1800 - Evgeny Baratynsky, Russian poet (d. 1844)
1810 - Pope Leo XIII (d. 1903)
1816 - Alexander H. Bullock, 26th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1882)
1820 - Multatuli, Dutch writer (d. 1887)
1824 - Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer (d. 1884)
1829 - Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (d. 1906)
1836 - Henry Billings Brown, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1913)
1842 - Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer (d. 1914)
1843 - Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (d. 1911)
1849 - Robert Means Thompson, U.S. Naval Officer (d. 1930)
1859 - Sholom Aleichem, Russian novelist (d. 1916)
1860 - Susanna M. Salter, American politician (d. 1961)
1862 - Boris Borisovich Galitzine, Russian physicist (d. 1916)
1876 - Pope Pius XII (d. 1958)
1878 - William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1944)
1886 - Willis O'Brien, American animator (d. 1962)
1900 - Kurt Weill, German composer (d. 1950)
1902 - Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (d. 1972)
1904 - Dr. Seuss (Theodore Seuss Geisel), American author (d. 1991)
1908 - Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov, Yakut-born Soviet sniper (d. 1968)
1908 - Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. 1990)
1909 - Mel Ott, American baseball player (d. 1958)
1912 - Henry Katzman, American composer and pianist (d. 2001)
1913 - Godfried Bomans, Dutch author and television personality (d. 1971)
1913 - Celedonio Romero, Spanish guitarist (d. 1996)
1913 - Mort Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1958)
1914 - Martin Ritt, American director (d. 1990)
1917 - Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born American actor and bandleader (d. 1986)
1917 - Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (d. 1976)
1917 - David Goodis, American writer (d. 1967)
1918 - Peter O'Sullevan, Irish horse racing commentator
1919 - Jennifer Jones, American actress
1919 - Tamara Toumanova, Russian ballerina and actress (d. 1996)
1922 - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American jazz tenor saxophonist (d. 1986)
1923 - Orrin Keepnews, American writer and critic
1923 - Robert H. Michel, American politician
1923 - Basil Hume, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, England (d. 1999)
1926 - Murray Rothbard, American economist (d. 1995)
1927 - Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist and econimist
1928 - Father John Romanides, Greek priest and professor (d. 2001)
1930 - Emma Penella, Spanish actress (d. 2007)
1930 - John Cullum, American actor and singer
1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1931 - Tom Wolfe, American author
1935 - Al Waxman, Canadian actor (d. 2001)
1937 - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
1938 - Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile
1938 - Lawrence Payton, American singer and songwriter (The Four Tops) (d. 1997)
1940 - Tony Croatto, Italian-born composer (d. 2005)
1941 - David Satcher, 16th United States Surgeon General
1942 - Peter Guber, American film producer
1942 - John Irving, American author
1942 - Luc Plamondon, French Canadian lyricist
1942 - Lou Reed, American singer and guitarist
1942 - Kwang Jo Choi, the founder of Choi Kwang- do and is one of the twelve original Masters of Taekwon-Do.
1943 - Zygfryd Blaut, Polish footballer (d. 2005)
1943 - Claude Larose, French Canadian ice hockey player
1943 - Tony Meehan, English drummer (The Shadows) (d. 2005)
1943 - Peter Straub, American author
1944 - Uschi Glas, German actress
1947 - Harry Redknapp, English football manager
1948 - Larry Carlton, American guitarist
1948 - Rory Gallagher, Irish guitarist (d. 1995)
1948 - Jeff Kennett, Australian former politician
1949 - Alain Chamfort, French singer
1949 - Gates McFadden, American actress
1949 - J. P. R. Williams, Welsh Rugby Union player
1950 - Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (d. 1983)
1950 - Jeffrey Chodorow, American restaurateur and financier
1952 - Mark Evanier, American writer
1952 - Laraine Newman, American actress
1953 - Russ Feingold, American politician
1955 - Shoko Asahara, Japanese cult leader
1955 - Jay Osmond, American musician (The Osmonds)
1955 - Ken Salazar, American politician
1956 - Mark Evans, Australian bassist (AC/DC)
1956 - John Cowsill, American musician (The Cowsills)
1958 - Ian Woosnam, Welsh golfer
1958 - Peter Arnold, American architect
1958 - Kevin Curren, South African-born tennis player
1960 - Hector Calma, Filipino basketball player
1961 - Simone Young, Australian conductor
1962 - Jon Bon Jovi, American musician (Bon Jovi)
1962 - Al Del Greco, American football player
1962 - Morioka Hiroyuki, Japanese writer
1962 - Tom Nordlie, Norwegian football coach
1962 - Michael Salinger, American poet
1962 - Scott Sterling, American musician (Scott La Rock)
1962 - Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
1963 - Tuff Hedeman, American bull rider
1963 - Tanyu Kiryakov, Bulgarian pistol shooter
1964 - Megan Leigh, American porn star (d. 1990)
1964 - Mike Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. 1987)
1965 - Ron Gant, American baseball player
1965 - Lembit Öpik, British politician
1968 - Daniel Craig, English actor
1971 - Amber Smith, American actress and model
1971 - Dave Gorman, English documentary comedian
1971 - Elizabeth Lackey, American actress
1972 - Richard Ruccolo, American actor
1973 - Trevor Sinclair, English footballer
1973 - Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player
1974 - Monika Niederstätter, Italian athlete
1974 - Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer
1976 - Glenn Rubenstein, American writer and journalist
1977 - Chris Martin, English musician (Coldplay)
1977 - Dominique Canty, American basketball player
1977 - Heather McComb, American actress
1977 - Andrew Strauss, English cricket player
1977 - Jay Gibbons, American baseball player
1978 - Giannis Skopelitis, Greek footballer
1979 - Damien Duff, Irish footballer
1979 - Sergei Davydov, Belarusian figure skater
1979 - Amanda Ireton, Cast member of MTV's A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
1979 - Nicky Weaver, English footballer
1980 - Édson Nobre, Angolan footballer
1980 - Lance Cade, American professional wrestler
1980 - Karl Dominik, China based foreign actor
1981 - Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress
1982 - Kevin Kurányi, German footballer
1982 - Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
1982 - Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
1982 - Corey Webster, American football player
1983 - Glen Perkins, American baseball player
1983 - Jay McClement, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 - Elizabeth Jagger, English model and actress
1985 - Robert Iler, American actor
1985 - Reggie Bush, American football player
1985 - Luke Pritchard, British singer (The Kooks)
1988 - Keith Jack, British singer and actor
1988 - Matthew Mitcham, Australian diver
1988 - Nadine Samonte, Filipino actress
Thank you Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2
1316 - Robert II of Scotland, (d. 1390)
1409 - John II of Alençon, Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche (d. 1476)
1459 - Pope Adrian VI (d. 1523)
1545 - Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and library founder (d. 1613)
1578 - George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)
1705 - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)
1760 - Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician (d. 1794)
1770 - Louis Gabriel Suchet, French Marshal (d. 1826)
1779 - Joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (d. 1851)
1793 - Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas (d. 1863)
1800 - Evgeny Baratynsky, Russian poet (d. 1844)
1810 - Pope Leo XIII (d. 1903)
1816 - Alexander H. Bullock, 26th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1882)
1820 - Multatuli, Dutch writer (d. 1887)
1824 - Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer (d. 1884)
1829 - Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (d. 1906)
1836 - Henry Billings Brown, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1913)
1842 - Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer (d. 1914)
1843 - Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (d. 1911)
1849 - Robert Means Thompson, U.S. Naval Officer (d. 1930)
1859 - Sholom Aleichem, Russian novelist (d. 1916)
1860 - Susanna M. Salter, American politician (d. 1961)
1862 - Boris Borisovich Galitzine, Russian physicist (d. 1916)
1876 - Pope Pius XII (d. 1958)
1878 - William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1944)
1886 - Willis O'Brien, American animator (d. 1962)
1900 - Kurt Weill, German composer (d. 1950)
1902 - Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (d. 1972)
1904 - Dr. Seuss (Theodore Seuss Geisel), American author (d. 1991)
1908 - Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov, Yakut-born Soviet sniper (d. 1968)
1908 - Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. 1990)
1909 - Mel Ott, American baseball player (d. 1958)
1912 - Henry Katzman, American composer and pianist (d. 2001)
1913 - Godfried Bomans, Dutch author and television personality (d. 1971)
1913 - Celedonio Romero, Spanish guitarist (d. 1996)
1913 - Mort Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1958)
1914 - Martin Ritt, American director (d. 1990)
1917 - Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born American actor and bandleader (d. 1986)
1917 - Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (d. 1976)
1917 - David Goodis, American writer (d. 1967)
1918 - Peter O'Sullevan, Irish horse racing commentator
1919 - Jennifer Jones, American actress
1919 - Tamara Toumanova, Russian ballerina and actress (d. 1996)
1922 - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American jazz tenor saxophonist (d. 1986)
1923 - Orrin Keepnews, American writer and critic
1923 - Robert H. Michel, American politician
1923 - Basil Hume, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, England (d. 1999)
1926 - Murray Rothbard, American economist (d. 1995)
1927 - Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist and econimist
1928 - Father John Romanides, Greek priest and professor (d. 2001)
1930 - Emma Penella, Spanish actress (d. 2007)
1930 - John Cullum, American actor and singer
1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1931 - Tom Wolfe, American author
1935 - Al Waxman, Canadian actor (d. 2001)
1937 - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
1938 - Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile
1938 - Lawrence Payton, American singer and songwriter (The Four Tops) (d. 1997)
1940 - Tony Croatto, Italian-born composer (d. 2005)
1941 - David Satcher, 16th United States Surgeon General
1942 - Peter Guber, American film producer
1942 - John Irving, American author
1942 - Luc Plamondon, French Canadian lyricist
1942 - Lou Reed, American singer and guitarist
1942 - Kwang Jo Choi, the founder of Choi Kwang- do and is one of the twelve original Masters of Taekwon-Do.
1943 - Zygfryd Blaut, Polish footballer (d. 2005)
1943 - Claude Larose, French Canadian ice hockey player
1943 - Tony Meehan, English drummer (The Shadows) (d. 2005)
1943 - Peter Straub, American author
1944 - Uschi Glas, German actress
1947 - Harry Redknapp, English football manager
1948 - Larry Carlton, American guitarist
1948 - Rory Gallagher, Irish guitarist (d. 1995)
1948 - Jeff Kennett, Australian former politician
1949 - Alain Chamfort, French singer
1949 - Gates McFadden, American actress
1949 - J. P. R. Williams, Welsh Rugby Union player
1950 - Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (d. 1983)
1950 - Jeffrey Chodorow, American restaurateur and financier
1952 - Mark Evanier, American writer
1952 - Laraine Newman, American actress
1953 - Russ Feingold, American politician
1955 - Shoko Asahara, Japanese cult leader
1955 - Jay Osmond, American musician (The Osmonds)
1955 - Ken Salazar, American politician
1956 - Mark Evans, Australian bassist (AC/DC)
1956 - John Cowsill, American musician (The Cowsills)
1958 - Ian Woosnam, Welsh golfer
1958 - Peter Arnold, American architect
1958 - Kevin Curren, South African-born tennis player
1960 - Hector Calma, Filipino basketball player
1961 - Simone Young, Australian conductor
1962 - Jon Bon Jovi, American musician (Bon Jovi)
1962 - Al Del Greco, American football player
1962 - Morioka Hiroyuki, Japanese writer
1962 - Tom Nordlie, Norwegian football coach
1962 - Michael Salinger, American poet
1962 - Scott Sterling, American musician (Scott La Rock)
1962 - Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
1963 - Tuff Hedeman, American bull rider
1963 - Tanyu Kiryakov, Bulgarian pistol shooter
1964 - Megan Leigh, American porn star (d. 1990)
1964 - Mike Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. 1987)
1965 - Ron Gant, American baseball player
1965 - Lembit Öpik, British politician
1968 - Daniel Craig, English actor
1971 - Amber Smith, American actress and model
1971 - Dave Gorman, English documentary comedian
1971 - Elizabeth Lackey, American actress
1972 - Richard Ruccolo, American actor
1973 - Trevor Sinclair, English footballer
1973 - Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player
1974 - Monika Niederstätter, Italian athlete
1974 - Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer
1976 - Glenn Rubenstein, American writer and journalist
1977 - Chris Martin, English musician (Coldplay)
1977 - Dominique Canty, American basketball player
1977 - Heather McComb, American actress
1977 - Andrew Strauss, English cricket player
1977 - Jay Gibbons, American baseball player
1978 - Giannis Skopelitis, Greek footballer
1979 - Damien Duff, Irish footballer
1979 - Sergei Davydov, Belarusian figure skater
1979 - Amanda Ireton, Cast member of MTV's A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
1979 - Nicky Weaver, English footballer
1980 - Édson Nobre, Angolan footballer
1980 - Lance Cade, American professional wrestler
1980 - Karl Dominik, China based foreign actor
1981 - Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress
1982 - Kevin Kurányi, German footballer
1982 - Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
1982 - Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
1982 - Corey Webster, American football player
1983 - Glen Perkins, American baseball player
1983 - Jay McClement, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 - Elizabeth Jagger, English model and actress
1985 - Robert Iler, American actor
1985 - Reggie Bush, American football player
1985 - Luke Pritchard, British singer (The Kooks)
1988 - Keith Jack, British singer and actor
1988 - Matthew Mitcham, Australian diver
1988 - Nadine Samonte, Filipino actress
Thank you Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2
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