Saturday, December 27, 2008

The size of Obama's "Carbon Footprint"...

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"Obama Departs for Vacation 11:11 a.m. CHICAGO –
President-elect Barack Obama, sporting a baseball cap, boarded a chartered plane here on Saturday morning and headed to his native Hawaii for a 13-day Christmas vacation.
Mr. Obama, joined by his wife and two daughters, did not wave to the cameras as he ran up the steps to a United 767 plane. Several friends from Chicago also are spending the holidays with the Obama family in Hawaii, where they have rented beachfront houses in Kailua, but they are traveling separately.
A handful of reporters, staff and Secret Service agents were aboard the nine-hour flight for Honolulu."
Story here...
Now I have never been to Hawaii, in fact the longest flight I was ever on was one from NJ to California but that was on a DC-08 with a couple hundred "Smelly Tourists", as Senator Harry Reid (D) likes to call 'em, so our individual "Carbon Footprints" were probably a bit smaller then Obama's...

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Peace on Earth...

Yankee Phil has a classic clip of Bing on his site and I had to post my favorite Bing Crosby with David Bowie video...

Enjoy and have a Merry Christmas...

Sunday, December 21, 2008

"Those with experience"....



Point Pleasant Dive Team assists Marine Mammal Stranding Center...

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The Point Pleasant (NJ) Scuba Rescue Dive Team assisted the Marine Mammal Stranding Center staff recover a Harbor Seal that was found on the beach this weekend.
More info and photos can be found at the Point Pleasant Rescue Dive Team site...