My Fortune Cookie Last Week...

"Don't be hasty, prosperity will knock on your door soon."   - I'm still waiting....

National Park Foundation remember attacks of 9/11

Friend of the National Park Foundation,

Nine years ago, we vowed to NEVER FORGET the terrorist attacks of September 11th. As a nation we promised to honor all of those lost that fateful day.

Among the heroes of 9/11 are the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 who made the ultimate personal sacrifice in order to save countless lives in our nation’s capital.

This is their courageous story…

Now, in a matter of minutes, you can make good on the promise to never forget those we lost that day. Join the National Park Foundation as we build the Flight 93 National Memorial – the only national memorial dedicated to the events of 9/11 and the heroes of Flight 93.

IS IT TROTLINE OR TROUTLINE

This morning I was having a discussion with my wife and son about a trotline.   They thought it was a TROUT line and I thought it was a Trot line so... I had to GOOGLE IT!  It is Trotline!!!

Trotline
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A trotline is a heavy fishing line with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods. A snood is a short length of line which is attached to the main line using a clip or swivel, with the hook at the other end. A trotline can be set so it covers the width of a channel, river, or stream with baited hooks and can be left unattended. There are many ways to set a trotline, with most methods involving weights to hold the cord below the surface of the water. They are used for catching crabs[1] or fish (particularly catfish[2]).

Trout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trout is the name for number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the ....

NASA images detailing 50 years of space on flickr.com

Incredible photographs depicting the history behind man's journey into space have been released by NASA.
The collection of fascinating images detailing more than 50 years of spaceflight are now online as part of a partnership with photo-sharing site Flickr.

Mark Ingram undergoes minor knee surgery, to miss San Jose State game

Alabama's Heisman Trophy-winning tailback Mark Ingram underwent arthroscopic surgery this morning on his left knee, according to a statement by Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban.

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Quashing the Myth of a Moon-Sized Mars

The infamous Mars hoax that widely circulated on the Internet since its first appearance in the summer of 2004 is rearing its head again. It comes in the form of an e-mail message titled "Mars Spectacular," originating from an unknown source.

The Mars hoax e-mail has been passed on to countless others who haven't been able to resist forwarding it to their entire address book. In some cases, the message has been turned into a full-blown PowerPoint presentation, accompanied by snazzy-looking graphics seemingly providing a sense of authenticity to the message.

The e-mail declares that on the night of Aug. 27, the planet Mars will come closer to Earth than it has in 60,000 years, thereby offering spectacular views of the Red Planet. The commentary even proclaims, with liberal use of exclamation marks, that Mars will appear as bright as (or as large as) the full moon.

The problem is that "Aug. 27" is actually Aug. 27, 2003. Mars made a historically close pass by Earth that night (34.6 million miles, or 55.7 million km). The Hubble Space Telescope used the opportunity to make some great images of Mars. But even then, to the naked eye Mars appeared as nothing more than an extremely bright yellowish-orange star, not at all like the full moon.