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This image is not Photoshopped. Large sinkholes devour Guatemala City.

A giant sinkhole larger than a street intersection has swallowed a three-story building and a house in Guatemala, as residents reel from a storm that has killed at least 146 people across Central America.

It Didn't Explode!

It's the time of year to burn the fields in preparation for the new hay season.  I have a bit of pyromania in my blood so I always look forward to this task.  Armed with my LP tank and weed burner attachment I set out burning the field south of the house.  All went well until the flames crossed under the fence into the neighbors field, but that isn't really too much of a problem.  I surveyed the situation and set down my flamethrower well away from the burning area, then climbed the fence to put out the small fire in the neighbors pasture.

Shortly after working on the absconding flames something made me turn around and I immediately learned that I, uh, well, I had a problem.  I swear that in less than a minute the wind changed and pushed the flames right up to my LP tank!  I just about shit a brick!  I watched in horror as the fire engulfed the tank and melted the hose to the weed burner attachment.  The tank valve was open all the way as there is a second valve at the top of the burner.  I ran.  Like the wind.  But, as the title of this post says, it didn't explode.  Despite being totally engulfed in flames for a minute or so, the fire just passed over the tank and burned on down the hill, just the way it was supposed to do. 

I've since learned that LP tanks of any size rarely explode even in much larger fires, probably because of the internal pressure release valve.  Anyway, it was an exciting day, and now Sandi thinks I'm even more of an idiot ...sometimes.

 

Redneck Turkey Roasting

The skewer kept slipping and I had to resort to using something to hold things together.  It worked well!

New From Apple?

While playing 'Words With Friends' on my iPhone I suddenly became aware of why apple named their new tablet PC the iPad:

 

Christmas season has started

I thought I'd launch the season with a pic taken in 2004 or 2005.  I dressed up as Santa at the NC Telecom offices and greeted kids and adults alike.  Bad Santa.

 

A Classic Explanation

 
 

Sad H1N1 Vaccine Story

I don't usually add stuff here unless it relates to our life somehow, but this is an exception.  My purpose in linking to this video is not to discourage people from getting the vaccine, but to show how strange the human body functions.  Keep in mind that the odds of experiencing this type of reaction, if it is indeed an actual reaction to the vaccine, are extremely small.  

I have checked to confirm the validity of this clip and everything available suggests it is not a hoax.  If you find information that suggests otherwise please let me know.  A sad story that we can only hope gets better with time.

We're famous! Look at us!

^^ Sandi was featured in a gallery exhibition in Denver.

^^ They put me on a gate fence just at the entrance, I drew quite the crowd.

Hehehe, actually it is just a new free iPhone app called PhotoFunia that embeds your photos in a number of different and fun situations.  It is also available on the web at the PhotoFunia web site.

... along came a spider

Found this cutie inside the lid of a sprinkler valve box.

Blast from the past (redux)

Taken sometime in fall of 1968 is my best guess. Joanne (first wife) and I met at UM College Park. The Zonker raced at Capitol Raceway and posted high twelves.