2015

Today’s “Thanksgiving Special” edition of “Oldies with the Old Guy” has been uploaded to Mixcloud and is available for your listening pleasure by simply clicking on the following link.
https://www.mixcloud.com/billdickerson/oldies-with-the-old-guy-11-24-15-thankgiving/

It features some great music from Neil Diamond, Abba, Brewer & Shipley, and even Dido (whom you don’t hear often on Oldies w/ the Old Guy). It’s really good and truly “in the spirit.”

In the meantime — today’s Mini Monotony Breaker is filled w/ some golden memories — enjoy. . .

Remember Slow Food?

‘Someone asked the other day, ‘What was your favorite fast food when you were growing up?’

‘We didn’t have fast food when I was growing up, I informed him.

‘All the food was slow.’

‘C’mon, seriously. Where did you eat?’

‘It was a place called ‘at Home,” I explained. !

‘Mom cooked every day and when Dad got home from work, we sat down together at the dining room table, and if I didn’t like what she put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I did like it.’

By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn’t tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table.

But here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I figured his system could have handled it :

Some parents NEVER owned their own house, never wore Levis, never set foot on a golf course, never traveled out of the country or had a credit card.

In their later years they had something called a revolving charge card. The card was good only at
Sears Roebuck. Or maybe it was Sears & Roebuck.
Either way, there is no Roebuck anymore. Maybe he died.

My parents never drove me to soccer practice. This was mostly because we never had heard of soccer.

I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed, (slow)

We didn’t have a television in our house until I was 11. It was, of course, black and white, and the station went off the air at midnight, after playing the national anthem and a poem about God; it came back on the air at about 6 a.m. And there was usually a locally produced news and farm show on, featuring local people.

I was 19 before I tasted my first pizza, it was called ‘pizza pie.’ When I bit into it, I burned the roof of my mouth and the cheese slid off, swung down, plastered itself against my chin and burned that,
too. It’s still the best pizza I ever had.

I never had a telephone in my room. The only phone in the house was in the living room and it was on a party line. Before you could dial, you had to listen and make sure some people you didn’t know weren’t already using the line.

Pizzas were not delivered to our home But milk was.

All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers—my brother delivered
a newspaper, six days a week. It cost 7 cents a paper, of which he got to keep 2 cents. He had to get up at 6 AM every morning.

On Saturday, he had to collect the 42 cents from his customers. His favorite customers
were the ones who gave him 50 cents and told him to keep the change. His least favorite customers were the ones who seemed to never be home on collection day.

Movie stars kissed with their mouths shut. At least, they did in the movies. There were no movie ratings because all movies were responsibly produced for
everyone to enjoy viewing, without profanity or violence or most anything offensive.

If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren.
Just don’t blame me if they bust a gut laughing.

Growing up isn’t what it used to be, is it?

MEMORIES from a friend :

My Dad is cleaning out my grandmother’s house (she died in December) and he brought me an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to ‘sprinkle’ clothes with because we didn’t have steam irons. Man, I am old.

How many do you remember?

Head lights dimmer switches on the floor.

Ignition switches on the dashboard.

Heaters mounted on the inside of the fire wall.

Real ice boxes.

Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards.

Soldering irons you heat on a gas burner.

Using hand signals for cars without turn signals.

Older Than Dirt Quiz :

Count all the ones that you remember not the ones you were told about.

Ratings at the bottom.

1. Blackjack chewing gum

2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water

3. Candy cigarettes

4. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles

5. Coffee shops or diners with table side jukeboxes

6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with
cardboard stoppers

7. Party lines on the telephone

8 Newsreels before the movie

9. P.F. Flyers

10. Butch wax

11.. TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning. (there were only 3 channels…
[if you were fortunate)

12. Peashooters

13. Howdy Doody

14. 45 RPM records

15.S&H green stamps

16. Hi-fi’s

17. Metal ice trays with lever

18. Mimeograph paper

19. Blue flashbulb

20. Packards

21. Roller skate keys

22.Cork popguns

23. Drive-ins

24. Studebakers

25. Wash tub wringers

If you remembered 0-5 = You’re still young
If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older If you remembered 11-15 = Don’t tell your age,
If you remembered 16-25 = You’ re older than dirt!

I might be older than dirt but those memories are some of the bestparts of my life.

Don’t forget to pass this along!!
Especially to all your really good OLD friends

Monotony Breaker – 11/24/2015

Today’s Monotony Breaker begins w/ something rarely seen — identical locations shown in photos 70 years apart. I assure you it is impressive.

And something else you will enjoy is today’s edition of “Oldies w/ the Old Guy” — my weekly radio show — this week reflecting the fact that Thanksgiving is but a couple days away. Check it out at www.titanradio.org at 8:00 am Pacific (11:00 am Eastern) or at the “ifullerton” app on your smart phone in less than one hour from right now.

In the meantime — enjoy today’s Monotony Breaker. . .

1944 THEN 2014 PHOTOS Just click on an old or a new picture and 70 years of changes will appear.

Just click on an old or a new picture and 70 years of changes will appear.

A terrific set of photos!!!
1944 then 2014 (or vice versa)

Directions : Just click on the photo anywhere and it will become 2014. Click again and it will go back to 1944; or you can left click and hold on each photo, and then drag your mouse gently from
left to right on the original photograph and it will be become a photo of the exact same location and view in 2014. Drag it back to the left and you are back in 1944!

Scroll down for more of the same.

http://interactive.guim.co.uk/embed/2014/apr/image-opacity-slider-master/index.html?ww2-dday

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Seniors’ Shades of Grey

After nearly 40 years of marriage, Charlie and his wife were lying in bed . . Suddenly the wife felt Charlie begin to massage her in ways he hadn’t done in quite some time . .

It almost tickled as his fingers started at her neck, and then began moving down past the small of her back . . . He then caressed her shoulders and neck, slowly worked his hand down, stopping just over her stomach . . . .He then proceeded to place his hand on her left inner arm, working
down her side, passing gently over her buttock and down her leg to her calf . . . .Then, he proceeded up her thigh, stopping just at the uppermost portion of her leg . . . .He continued in the same manner on her right side ….then suddenly stopped, rolled over and became silent . . . .As she had become quite aroused by this caressing, she asked in a loving voice….“Honey, that was wonderful ….Why did you stop . . .?

To which he responded…. “I found the remote…

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PARAPROSDOKIANS are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence is unexpected… Winston Churchill loved them.

1. Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.

2. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

3. If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.

4. War does not determine who is right – only who is left.

5. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

6. They begin the evening news with ‘Good Evening, ‘ then proceed to tell you why it isn’t.

7. To steal ideas from someone is plagiarism. To steal from many is called research.

8. In filling in an application, where it says, ‘In case of emergency, notify: ‘I put ‘DOCTOR.’

9. I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

10. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they look sexy.

11. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

12. A clear conscience is the sign of a bad memory.

13. I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not so sure.

14. Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be. Nor is there any future in it.

15. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

16. Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.

17. I’m supposed to respect my elders, but it’s getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

18. I am not arguing with you, I am explaining why you are wrong .

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And finally — a reminder of why some of us spend the Winter Months in Southern CA. . .

http://www.youtube.com/embed/xKy2lLNQYrI?rel=0&iv_load_policy=3&showinfo=0

Mini-Monotony Breaker – 11/17/2015

And a note that today’s “Oldies w/ the Old Guy” was just uploaded to Mixcloud and I really think you’re going to like it as it features more great music from
101theONE — the radio station in Vermont that plays outstanding music that you just don’t hear every day. Check it out at

https://www.mixcloud.com/billdickerson/oldies-with-the-old-guy-11-17-15-101theone-part-2/

On Second Thought…Maybe I was wrong?

Monotony Breaker – 11/16/2015

Photo compilations are everywhere on the internet — but what follows is particularly interesting — and even a bit heartwarming. Enjoy. . .

And of course — don’t forget to check out “Oldies w/ the Old Guy” Tuesday morning at 8:00 am Pacific (11:00 am Eastern) for another special show that emphasizes
the “great” music of “101theONE” in Vermont — the radio station at which I worked weekends this past Summer. Some really GREAT songs that I guarantee you are going to enjoy. Check it out at
www.titanradio.org or the “ifullerton” app on your smart phone.

In the meantime, enjoy today’s Monotony Breaker. . .

These are sooooo cute!!!

Peaches, a loving therapy dog, spends time with an elderly

woman at a nursing home. They both seem to love it.

Following an earthquake in Japan , this terrified giant panda

grabs the leg of a policeman for comfort. Animals feel fear

too. Knowing that animals feel pain and fear is enough of a

reason to change the way we treat and think about them.

Enjoy the time you have with your loved ones… no matter how different they may be.

Even baby camels are cute

A little girl hugs a newborn mini horse

This is how one little girl is greeted every day after school.

Lucky girl !

This animal rescue center has a program called “Book Buddies”

where kids read to shelter cats to soothe them………..

the center of attention —

and loving every minute of it!

Japanese dwarf flying squirrels

My mother’s friend adopted this lovely dog after he was

abandoned by his previous family. His name is Shaun.
Shaun had always been very good at eating all his food.

Every last bit that was, he ate it.
One day he started leaving a little bit behind.

He wouldn’t eat everything, no matter what.

He always left a little behind.
Every morning when my mother’s friend checked

Shaun’s bowl, the food was gone.

That was very strange, because Shaun always spent the night by her side.
One night she decided to investigate the food situation.

She waited quietly by the food bowl and then, in the middle of

the night, a cat came through the window and ate the

remaining food. She noticed the cat was actually pregnant.
She realized that Shaun had been saving his food for the mommy cat.

A week or so later the cat came into her house and gave birth to six little kittens.
Shaun took care of them as if they were his own babies. My mother’s friend

adopted the cat too (her name is Meow) and they took care of

the kittens until they all found loving homes.
Nowadays, Meow and Shaun live happily together as a

family and they each have their own bowls of food.

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Seniors’ Shades of Grey

After nearly 40 years of marriage, Charlie and his wife were lying in bed . . Suddenly the wife felt Charlie begin to massage her in ways he hadn’t done in quite some time . .

It almost tickled as his fingers started at her neck,   and
then began moving down past the small of her back . . . He then caressed her shoulders and neck,   slowly
worked his hand down, stopping just over her stomach . . . .He then proceeded to place his hand on her left inner arm,   working
down her side,   passing
gently over her buttock and down her leg to her calf . . . .Then, he proceeded up her thigh,   stopping
just at the uppermost portion of her leg . . . .He continued in the same manner on her right side ….then suddenly stopped, rolled over and became silent . . . .As she had become quite aroused by this caressing,   she
asked in a loving voice….“Honey, that was wonderful ….Why did you stop . . .?

To which he responded…. “I found the remote…

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Declan was 4 years old and was staying with his grandfather
for a few days.

He’d been playing outside with the other kids, when
he came into the house

and asked, ‘Grandpa, what’s that called when two people
sleep in the same

bedroom and one is on top of the other?’

His Grandpa was a little taken aback, but he decided
to tell him the truth.

‘Well, Declan, it’s called sexual intercourse.’

‘Oh,’ Little Declan said, ‘OK,’ and went back outside
to play with the other kids.

A few minutes later he came back in and said angrily,
‘Grandpa, it isn’t called

sexual intercourse,. It’s called Bunk Beds ,

And Jimmy’s mom wants to talk to you.’

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And finally. . .

This is “laugh out loud “ funny.

In case you do not know him, Mark Lowery is a Baptist preacher from Houston with a bizarre sense of humor.
He tells about having a motorcycle wreck (while not wearing a helmet) and what happened to him afterwards.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/46fk02enulQ?rel=0

Mini-Monotony Breaker – 11/10/2015

. . . to let you know that today’s edition of “Oldies w/ the Old Guy” has been uploaded to Mixcloud

https://www.mixcloud.com/upload/billdickerson/oldies-with-the-old-guy-11-10-15-unesco-world-peace/complete/ and also to provide “the answer” to something that’s been bugging me for the past couple years. . .

THIS MADE ME FEEL BETTER. SO I’M SHARING IT.

Brains of older people are slow because they know so much . People do
not decline mentally with age, it just takes them longer to recall
facts because they have more information in their brains, scientists
believe . Much like a computer struggles as the hard drive gets full,
so, too, do humans take longer to access information when their brains
are full.

Researchers say this slowing down process is not the same as cognitive
decline . The human brain works slower in old age, said Dr. Michael
Ramscar, but only because we have stored more information over time.
The brains of older people do not get weak. On the contrary, they
simply know more.

Also, older people often go to another room to get something and when
they get there, they stand there wondering what they came for. It is
NOT a memory problem, it is nature’s way of making older people do
more exercise.

SO THERE .
Now when I reach for a word or a name , I won’t excuse myself by
saying “I’m having a senior moment”. Now, I’ll say, “My disk is full!”

I have more friends I should send this to, but right now I can’t
remember their names.

So, please forward this to your friends; they may be my friends, too.

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Yesterday my son e-mailed me again, asking why I didn’t do something useful with my time.

Like sitting around the pool and drinking wine is not a good thing? I asked.

His talking about my “doing-something-useful” seems to be his favorite topic of conversation.

He was “only thinking of me”, he said and suggested that I go down to the Senior Center and hang out with the gals.

I did this and when I got home last night, I decided to play a prank on him.

I e-mailed him and told him that I had joined a Parachute Club.

He replied, “Are you nuts? You are 78 years old and now you’re going to start jumping out of airplanes?”

I told him that I even got a Membership Card and e-mailed a copy to him.

He immediately telephoned me and yelled, “Good grief, Mom, where are your glasses?! This is a Membership to a
Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club.”

“Oh man, I’m in trouble again, I said, I really don’t know what to do. I signed up for five jumps a week!!”

The line went quiet and his friend picked up the phone and said that my son had fainted.

Life as a Senior Citizen is not getting any easier, but sometimes it can be ever so much fun.

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And finally — proof that one is NEVER to old to learn something
new. . .

VASELINE

This is what old people do for entertainment when they can’t golf anymore !

http://safeshare.tv/w/NOZOjdApvG

Monotony Breaker – 11/9/2015

Totay’s Monotony Breaker begins with a correction to last week’s video regarding the Banana resuscitation —

http://www.snopes.com/banana-resurrection/

But I can assure you that the following items have been “thoroughly researched for entertainment value
— regardless of the factual basis. . .

Oh — and don’t forget to check out “Oldies w/ the Old Guy” — Tuesday morning at 8:00 am Pacific
(11:00 am Eastern). UNESCO has designated November 9^th as “World Science Day for Peace and Development” — and I “guarantee” you are going to enjoy our Celebration. Check it out at
www.titaninternetradio.org or
http://tunein.com/radio/Titan-Internet-Radio-s2638/ or the “ifullerton” app on your smart phone. Enjoy. . .

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GOT MY CONCEALED GUN PERMIT YESTERDAY ……

…and went over to the local Bass Pro Shop to get a small 9mm for home

protection. When I was ready to pay for the gun and bullets, the cashier

said “Strip down, facing me.”

Making a mental note to complain to the NRA about the gun control wackos

running amok, I did just as she had instructed. When the hysterical

shrieking and alarms finally subsided, I found out she was referring to

how I should place my credit card in the card reader!!!

I’ve been asked to shop elsewhere in the future.

They need to make their instructions to Seniors a little clearer. I still

don’t think I looked that bad.

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People often complain about the police, but you rarely hear about the positive things they do, such as this incident involving a biker
and a frozen carburetor.

Last January on a bitterly cold winter’s day, a North Dakota State Trooper on patrol came upon a motorcyclist who was stalled by the roadside. The biker was swathed in heavy protective clothing and wearing a full-face helmet to protect the face from the cold
weather.

“What’s the matter? asked the Trooper

“Carburetor’s frozen,” was the terse reply.

“Pee on it. That’ll thaw it out.”

“I can’t,” said the biker.

“OK, watch me closely and I’ll show you how.”

The Trooper unzipped and promptly warmed the carburetor as promised.

Moments later the bike started and the rider drove off, waving.

A few days later, the local State Troopers’
office received a note of thanks from the father of the motorcyclist.

It began: “On behalf of my daughter Jill…”

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Some Truisms about life to make one think. . .

Number 9 – Death is the number 1 killer in the world.

Number 8 – Life is sexually transmitted.

Number 7 – Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

Number 6 – Men have two emotions: hungry and horny……and they can’t tell them apart. If you see a gleam in his eyes, make
him a sandwich.

Number 5 – Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to use the Internet and they won’t bother you for
weeks, months, maybe years.

Number 4 – Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in the hospital, dying of nothing.

Number 3 – All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

Number 2 – In the 60’s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, and people take Prozac to make it
normal.

Number 1 – Life is like a jar of jalapeno peppers. What you do today might burn your ass tomorrow.

…and as someone recently said to me: Don’t worry about old age; it doesn’t last that long.

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A couple thoughts on “Stress” with which we can each identify. . .

STRESS

You pick up a hitchhiker… A beautiful girl.

Suddenly, she faints inside your truck and

you take her to the hospital.

Now that’s stressful.

But at the hospital, they say she is pregnant and

congratulate you that you’re going to be a father.

You say that you are not the father, but the girl says you are.

This is getting very stressful!

You request a DNA test to prove that you are not the father.

After the tests are completed,

The doctor says the test shows you’re infertile,

And probably have been since birth.

You’re extremely stressed but relieved.

On your way back home, you’re thinking about your 5 kids at home.

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And Finally. . .

DRAW A STICK MAN / A Laugh for the day. . . . .You can enjoy this And so can your children……………..

How to keep an older person busy for a few minutes (and enjoy it !!)

This is unique, clever, and several other adjectives.

This is sooooo neat. You have to try it…. This is a keeper!! You actually have to draw a Stickman…and see what will happen..

Click here: Draw

Mini-Monotony Breaker – 11/3/2015

In the firm belief that we “learn something every day” — I present the following depiction of the “right way to do things”. . .

(and at the same time want to remind you that today’s edition of “Oldies w/ the Old Guy” has been uploaded to Mixcloud. I guarantee you will find it “fascinating”
(despite the occasional “blunders.” Check it out at
https://www.mixcloud.com/billdickerson/oldies-with-the-old-guy-11-3-15-this-day-in-music-history/ )

Right Way to do things

THE CONFESSION

Hi Bob,

This is Alan next door. I’m sorry buddy, but I have a confession to share with you. I’ve been riddled with guilt these past few months and have been trying to pluck up the courage to tell you to your face, but I am at least now telling you in text as I can’t live with myself a moment longer without you knowing. The truth is I have been sharing your wife, day and night when you’re not around. In fact, probably more than you. I haven’t been getting it at home recently, but that’s no excuse, I know. The temptation was just too much….I can no longer live with the guilt and I hope you will accept my sincerest apologies and forgive me. I promise that it won’t happen again. Please come up with a fee for usage, and I’ll pay you.

Regards, Alan.

THE ACTIONS
Bob, feeling insulted and betrayed, grabbed his gun, and shot his neighbor dead. He returned home where he poured himself a stiff drink and sat down on the sofa. He took out his phone where he saw he has a subsequent message from his neighbor:-

THE SECOND MESSAGE

Hi Bob,

This is Alan next door again. Sorry about the slight typo on my last text. I expect you worked it out anyway, but as I’m sure you noticed that my Autocorrect changed ‘Wi-Fi’ To ‘Wife’. Technology hey?!?

Hope you saw the funny side of that.

Regards, Alan

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And finally — while the East Coast has had more than its share of rain this year — a multi-year drought continues to plague CA — as entertainingly depicted in the attached...

https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeedVideo/videos/1826459504161590/

Monotony Breaker – 11/2/2015

With the World Series now little more than a memory — I thought it might be interesting to take a quick look at a fascinating video from a few years back. And did you happen to note that the guy who hit the winning hit in last night’s Series Finale (Christian Colon) played for Cal State Fullerton???

And after you check out the remainder of today’s Monotony Breaker — check out “Oldies w/ the Old Guy” Tuesday morning at 8:00 am Pacific (11:00 am Eastern).
It features This Day in Music for November 3^rd. I guarantee you will find it interesting. Check it out at www.titaninternetradio.org or
http://tunein.com/radio/Titan-Internet-Radio-s2638/ or the “ifullerton” app on your smartphone. . .

Most people are not aware that a secret service guy dressed as an umpire the night President Bush threw out the pitch during the 2001World Series at Yankee Stadium. Great story!! I’m surprised that none of the newspaper guys ever picked up on the “stranger” in the umpire’s uniform . Remember this was just after 9/11……………….

This is our country at one of its best moments….

http://www.youtube.com/embed/bxR1tZ08FcI?rel=0

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1..Jim Baker and Jimmy Swaggert have written an impressive new book. It’s called …’Ministers do more than Lay People’

2..Transvestite: A guy who likes to eat, drink and be Mary.

3..The difference between the Pope
and your boss, the Pope only expects you to kiss his ring.

4..My mind works like lightning, one brilliant flash and it is gone.

5..The only time the world beats a path to your door is if you’re in the bathroom.

6..I hate sex in the movies. Tried it once. The seat folded up, the drink spilled and that ice, well, it really chilled the mood.

7..It used to be only death and taxes.
Now, of course, there’s shipping and handling, too.

8..A husband is someone who, after taking the trash out, gives the impression that he just cleaned the whole house.

9..My next house will have no kitchen – just vending machines and a large trash can.

10..Definition of a teenager? God’s punishment…for enjoying sex.

Thought for the day:
Be who you are and say what you feel… because those that matter..don’t mind… and those that mind… don’t matter!

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A car full of Irish nuns is sitting at a traffic light in downtown Dublin, when a bunch of rowdy drunks pull up alongside of them.

“Hey, show us yer teets, ya bloody penguins!” shouts one of the drunks.

Quite shocked, Mother Superior turns to Sister Mary Immaculata and says, “I don’t think they know who we are; show them your cross.”

Sister Mary Immaculata rolls down her window and shouts, “Piss off, ya fookin’ little wankers, before I come over there and rip yer balls off!”

Sister Mary Immaculata then rolls up her window, looks back at Mother Superior, quite innocently, and asks, “Did that sound cross enough?

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Have you ever wondered what those workers at airport security see when they do those airport full body scans!

CATSA disclosed the following Airport Screening Results:

July 28,2015 Statistics On Airport Full Body Screening From CATSA :
Terrorists Discovered	0
Transvestites	133
Hernias	1,485
Hemorrhoid Cases	3,172
Enlarged Prostates	8,249
Breast Implants	59,350
Natural Blondes	3

No surprise here—-
It was also discovered that 408 politicians had no b—s!

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And Finally — one of the greatest Marching Band Expositions I’ve ever seen. Enjoy. . .

https://www.youtube.com/embed/MjPmmCtHmfE?rel=0

Mini-Monotony Breaker – 10/27/15

Today’s latest edition of
“Oldies w/ the Old Guy” has been uploaded to Mixcloud and I “guarantee” you are going to “love” these songs. Check it out at the following link –

https://www.mixcloud.com/billdickerson/oldies-with-the-old-guy-10-27-15-one-1955-1967/

or go to www.mixcloud.com and type “billdickerson” (no space)
in the search box at the top and check some of Bill’s earlier shows. . .

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PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY — AT IT’S BEST

A quick note:
First, all panoramic photography has been shot within 180 degrees. That isn’t new. What is new here (& watch for it) is the camera pans 180 degrees, then turns 90 degrees to the original plane!

Second, all motion is ‘stopped’, so the picture had to be taken in ONE shot, not a composite of many ‘slices’. Again, very unusual, especially when you reconsider #1, above.

All beautiful settings; enjoy this video show:

PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY AT IT’S BEST

It is spectacular!! Do not bother trying to view this on a phone or IPad. You’ll want to go full screen for this…

This is some of the most spectacular photography we have ever seen. Sit back and enjoy.

click here:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/h3LeVGOBjSg

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And finally — something that seems “incredulous” — but apparently works. . .

Blow drying a ripe Banana? Astounding!

http://www.hefty.co/no-more-brown-bananas/

Monotony Breaker – 10/26/2015

Today’s Monotony Breaker begins w/ some thought-provoking signs — and continues w/ an assortment of those things that you’ve come to expect from these occasional emailings.

And for those who are so inclined — it’s the next edition of “Oldies w/ the Old Guy” Tuesday morning at 8:00 am (Pacific) 11:00 am (Eastern) at www.titaninternetradio.org or http://tunein.com/radio/Titan-Internet-Radio-s2638/ or the “ifullerton” app on your smartphone. Today’s show is truly

“All about YOU.”!!!

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In the early twentieth century, a farmer decided that he needed to improve the agriculture on his ranch in Nevada. He figured that a well needed to be dug to bring water and nutrients to the soil above.
He lived in a barren desert and the water stored deep beneath the Earth’s crust would have provided a more sustainable crop for this harsh and dry area. He knew that a well with ample water was needed to supply bountiful crops. What he didn’t know was what
was waiting for him deep below the soil
. He began to dig a deep well when problems soon arose. After digging deep into the Earth searching for water, he found what he was looking for. The problem was that the water was incredibly
hot. Over 200 degrees in fact, making it impossible to create a well at the time. He capped off his ventures and was forced to forget about supplying the area with a sustainable water source.