daily doses of whats on my mind :: from sites i like to view :: to viewable sites :: local news that alters my heart rate and international news that might alter yours ...
:: 'v' for victory or 'v' for violence? ... arafat leaves compound; says rabin's killers now in power ... flashing 'v'-signs and giving a thumbs-up, pa chairman yasser arafat emerged from his headquarters in ramallah, hours after idf troops withdrew from the compound and released the palestinian leader from months of confinement ...
:: screen dump ... a simple macintosh utility to take snapshots of your desktop and upload the picture to display on a webpage ... and then there is lurk ... a webcam browser ... set a refreshrate, watch the cam and archive the pictures ... and they're freeware.
:: hubble's advanced camera unveils a panoramic new view of the universe ... jubilant astronomers unveiled humankind's most spectacular views of the universe, courtesy of the newly installed advanced camera for surveys (acs) aboard nasa's hubble space telescope ... the tadpole, a colliding galaxy ... the mice, spectacular collision between two spiral galaxies ... the cone nebula, a craggy-looking mountaintop of cold gas and dust ... the omega nebula, reveals a watercolor fantasy-world of glowing gases, where stars and perhaps embryonic planetary systems are forming ... amazing stuff ...
[phooter :: 'stsci' ... the 'space telescope science institute' is operated by the 'association of universities for research in astronomy, inc.' (aura), for 'nasa', under contract with the 'goddard space flight center'. the 'hubble space telescope' is a project of international cooperation between 'nasa' and the 'european space agency' (esa).]
:: round like a shot going to bed the other night, i noticed people in my shed stealing things.
i phoned the police but was told no one was in the are to help. they would send someone over as soon as possible.
i hung up. a minute later i rang again. ‘hello,’ i said, ‘i called you a minute ago because there were people in my shed. you don’t have to hurry now, because i’ve shot them.’
within minutes there were half a dozen police cars in the area, plus helicopters and an armed response unit. they caught the burglars red-handed.
one of the officers said: ‘I thought you sad you shot them.’
to which I replied: ‘I thought you said there was no one available.’ -by Tony Gladstone
[phooter :: go on ... admit it! you laughed! i loved it! i have received this article a few times. some asked that i 'put it up’ ... who is tony gladstone? which newspaper? us, uk, oz or nz? someone give me a clue ...]
:: i have a palm vx ... i'm doing some thinking ... what about a blog that's the width of a palm screen? it could ... wait a minute! what if it already exists? so i decide to see what would find at palm.blogspot.com and i quote ...
what is this site?? it is a weblog, posted to exclusively from my palm pilot via the pda portal avantgo.? it is the things I cannot say at my main journal, written on the fly, on the road, and on the toilet.? sometimes sexual, occasionally provocative, most of the time just stupid.? enjoy.
:: getting ready for the 'un' ... palestinians are adding bodies from cemetery to jenin mass grave ... residents have been instructed to erase any militant symbols and hide weapons ... and refrain from taking any militant action while the 'un' teams are present ...
:: back down, slow down ... you may be wondering [i hope not wandering] why there have been so few posts over the past few days ...
i have injured my spine ... quite severely ... and as such, have been forced to spend most of my time lying flat on the floor ... and it is extremely boring, to say the least.
three weeks ago, the chair i was sitting in collapsed ... the two back legs gave way and ... 'kadoonk' i hit the stone floor ... still in the chair. it didn't hurt. i went to work, but was uncomfortable, with a slight 'twist' in the back. i also noticed, and felt, a discomfort in my left leg ... the thigh and the calf ... stiff and very sore, as well as a 'numbness' in my foot. i went to the doctor. he said that there was definitely some form of bruising in the lower back and a 'swelling' of the nerves [siatic?] ... hence the pain in the leg. i found it difficult to stand for more than 10 minutes or to sit in a chair for more than 20 minutes. i can't even walk to the store 100 m down the road. the doc ordered a set of x-rays ... they showed a forward movement of the vertebra l-5 over s-1 ... the medical term they used is 'spondylolithesis'.
and so he ordered a 'ct' scan. this shows the l-5 vertebra forward movement. it also shows a herniation of the anulis around the disk, between l-4 and l-5. these two conditions have caused pressure to be exerted on the epidural sack, which in turn has given me this great discomfort and pain. i now have to go and see an 'orthopod' to see and find out what can be done ...
meantime, i remain on my back on the floor!!! i will gladly read any email you send ...
:: note to self ... send email to scott david herman :: at random [not really] i choose the name ‘david’ [my sons’ name], and did a search at the mirror project ... and found this pic ... and followed the link to this page ... and then followed the sdh link ...
