Just some links that caught my interest
These are links to websites that happen to catch my attention as I surf the web. Maybe they will interest you too - and maybe not. I have divided them up into my areas of interest. I hope you will give them a look. There isn't much yet but it's growing and evolving. Expect constant changes to this lens.
Squidoo
- Optical illusions the Visual Photo Phenomena
- Prepare to be amazed. Weird illusions to challenge your mind, an optical illusion also called a visual illusion is characterized by visually perceived images that differ from objective reality.The information gathered by the eye is processed in the brain to give a percept that does not tally with a
Aviaition
- YouTube - King Air Gear Up Landing
- http://www.aviationvids.comThis pilot demonstrates an absolutely picture-perfect gear-up landing, caught on tape by the media.
- AOPA Aviation Summit: An Electra goes to the movies
- When Joe Shepherd of Fayetteville, Ga., traded a Cessna 195 for a Lockheed 12A Electra Junior in 1988, he never thought that he'd spend 18 years restoring the airplane. And he certainly never expected to find himself sweating in its cockpit on a hot summer day, wearing a wig and scarf intended to make him look-from a distance-like Amelia Earhart.
- Close call with terrain
- On June 10th, 2009 I went for a plane ride on a Beechcraft Bonanza with some friends to videotape another friend flying in an L-39. Long story short- we cam...
- Cactus Flight 1549 Accident Reconstruction
- The NTSB released the public docket for Flight 1549 on June 9, 2009. The docket contains a wealth of information that can be utilized in a full 3D reconstruction of the accident.
- Bear vs. Cub vs. Man
- The images are the story, and the story is that bears aren t the best custodian for your fabric airplane.
- A Heavenly Airline Experience
- AVweb s podcast series features exclusive, original news, interviews, and analysis from the world of aviation, suitable for pilots or non-pilots and ready to be listened to on your iPod or MP3 player -- or right at your computer.
Genealogy
- Free genealogy family history photo search by surname - Dead Fred .com
- Free genealogy search for your family history in photos. Search by surname, state, country and more. If you find a photo of a family member owned by the archive, we'll send it to you free!
- Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Help Save the Massachusetts State Library!
- Still another state library is under attack by the politicians. At a press conference on Thursday, October 29, the Governor's Office announced that Governor Patrick is considering closing the State Library of Massachusetts as a cost-saving measure. This closure will have a monumental impact on the c
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailor System
- Look up your civil war ancestors on this site
- FamilySearch Labs
- Home
Blog Welcome to FamilySearch Labs FamilySearch Labs showcases new family history technologies that aren't ready for prime time. Your feedback will help us refine new ideas and bring them to market sooner. Have fun playing with these innovations and send your feedback directly to our devel
Photography
- Moose News Blog
- Master outdoor photographer Moose Peterson
- 30 Photo Effect Photoshop Tutorials Every Designer Will Love | Graphic and Web Design Blog -Resources And Tutorials
- Fun and useful Photoshop tutorials
- Cardinal Photo | Nature and Travel Photo Specialists
- Nature and Travel photography, photo safaris, photo workshops and high quality stock photo images and prints. Plus digital imaging and photography forums for serious photographers specializing in Nikon and Canon.
Curiosities
- The Mad Trapper of Rat River
- A mystery!
- Giant snake capture was a hoax? - Yahoo! News
- A man who caught a 14-foot (4.2-meter) python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture.
- BillionaireXchange, Online Luxury Auctions
- Auction and trade luxury items, new & used exotic cars, luxury homes, boats & yachts, luxury real estate, art & antiques, jewelry & watches and planes & helicopters.
- Dead wrong: Man attends own funeral after mix-up over body's ID - CNN.com
- On the holiday known as the Day of the Dead, a Brazilian bricklayer walked into his own funeral.
- 1982 Honorable Mention: Lawn Chair Larry
- 1982 Honorable Mention: Lawn Chair Larry: Larry Walters of Los Angeles is one of the few to contend for the Darwin Awards and live to tell about his exploits. 'I have fulfilled my 20-year dream,' said Walters, a truck driver for a company t
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Humor
- Lake Wobegon Darryl Tollerud's Long Day
- One of the stories of the greatest storytellers of our time, Garrison Keillor. His voice is soothing to hear.
- How to Get the Weather from Barack Obama
- How to Get the Weather from Barack Obama. How should you dress for today's weather? Now you can let President Barack Obama show you what to wear based on your local weather forecast. Obama Weather is a fun way to check the conditions...
- How to Buy the Worst Christmas Gifts Ever for Your Spouse or Significant Other
- How to Buy the Worst Christmas Gifts Ever for Your Spouse or Significant Other. Christmas shopping is hard and the hardest person of all to shop for is your spouse or significant other. After all, you spend a large part of your life with that person. By now you have learned...
Travel
- Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Peggys Cove is a small rural community located on the eastern shore of St. Margarets Bay in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.
- Britannia: British History and Travel
- The Internet's most comprehensive information resource for the times, places, events and people of British history.
- What To Pack for a Cruise - Everything You Need to Take on a Cruise Vacation|Cruise Reviews|Cruise Line And Cruise Ship Ratings
- What to pack for a cruise? - ultimate list gives you everything you need to take on a cruise vacation, then research hundreds of discount cruises from 24 cruise lines.Get a free discount cruises quote,shop online,compare discount cruise prices.Cruise reviews and cruise ship ratings.12,000 Cruise Sea
Computers
- Cranberry DiamonDisc(tm) - The 1,000 Year DVD
- Visit Cranberry to protect your most important files so they can be available to future generations or to you when failure is not an option.
Internet
- Addictomatic: Inhale the Web
- Addict-o-matic; inhale the web. Instantly create a custom page with the latest buzz on any topic.
Informative
- The Willard Suitcase Exhibit Online
- When Willard Psychiatric Center in New York's Finger Lakes closed in 1995, workers discovered hundreds of suitcases in the attic of an abandoned building.
Entertainment
- Jim Carrey - Official Site
- Explore the eccentric, psychedelic corners of Jim Carrey's mind on his official site. Discover archived appearances and movie trailers, behind the scenes clips, family photos and even notes from Jim himself!
- Devilstrampingground.com
- Dark Flash Animations based on historic Ghost stories and folklore from the 1800's
- Showtime: Dexter: Early Cuts
- Before the series
- Free Online Games at FreeArcade.com - 3 New Games Added Daily
- Free online games with new games added everyday! Play arcade games, puzzle games, sports games plus many more!
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- jgelien jgelien Nov 14, 2009 @ 5:25 pm
- You've got quite a varied assortment here. I'll be checking out a lot of them. I thought I would share one of my favorite 'happened upon' sites. It is http://www.ducttapeguys.com/
I enjoyed your lens.
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- tclough tclough Nov 16, 2009 @ 7:45 am
- Ya gotta love duct tape!
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