the Brits seem to have more interest in more types of steam vehicles and engines than we in the USA do. first we have some sort of early steam tractor. next is a beautiful paddle steamer at sea. next is...hey, how'd that damn cat get in here? oh, well. next is a steam bus. this one operates the year round hauling tourists and anyone else who wants a ride. and finally a Foden road steamer with solid rubber tyres.
Did you know she is a daughter of actor/ bodybuilder, Mickey Hargitay and actress, Jayne Mansfield?
It is a 1990 low-budget horror movie about a motorcycle possessed by an evil spirit. Kind of a spoof of Stephen King's "Christine"
She is always one of the most adorable ladies to me.
Aviator goggles, a satchel, and a cafe-ed up CB550SS. I bet the pair of red leather gloves comes in handy for hand signaling
Well, It is Halloween season... Figured we should talk about Motorcycle related horror movies here. One of them is "Chopper chicks in zombie town"
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this thursday we have USS Chicago one of the first 4 new American Steel Navy warships. she was a protected cruiser thus having an armored protective deck over the machinery and ammunition spaces. commissioned in 1889 Chicago was armed with four 8" rifles, eight 6" rifles and two 5" rifles plus assorted smaller guns and 2 Gatlings. her armament put her equal to similar ships in foreign navies but, her engines were not up to date. she originally had two compound overhead beam engines while everyone else was going to triple expansion. later on Chicago was re- engined with triple expansion engines. she was also at that time re-armed with more modern guns for her main battery. she was 325ft. long and her top speed was around 15kts or a little more. she lasted in service from 1889 to 1936 when she was sold out of the USN and was supposed to be scrapped. however the old ship had other ideas and foundered at sea while being towed to her scrapping place. top two pictures are both starboard and port sides in her original form with full barque rigging as well as steam. she later gave up the sailing rig after being re-engined and re-armed. the last picture is of Chicago in this guise. a much cleaner ship and more modern looking as well after the rigging was gone.
i know i've put USS New York on show previously. this is such a good picture in color{a postcard} i couldn't resist putting her on the blog again. BB34 has just come under the Brooklyn Bridge accompanied by a small flotilla of tugboats.
i've been thinking about going shooting one of these days. my brother just bought a Savage 99 so i thought i'd picture one of those. designed by Arthur Savage in 1899{hence the model #}it was an improved Model 95 which had been designed for the military. the Model 99 originally came in .303 Savage for a cartridge which was real close to the famous 30-30 round. over the years it was also chambered for at least 13 other different rounds. originally the rifle was equipped with a 5 shot rotary magazine. only late in it's life was the Model 99 given a box magazine which was mainly to make production cheaper. this rotary magazine made it possible for the Model 99 to use spitzer bullets which other lever actions of the time could not use due to their tubular magazines. thus the Savage could use more powerful and faster ammunition than the others. it was also a hammerless design which gave it a faster lock time than the other lever actions of the time. it is still a popular rifle to this day. pictures include a blow up of the rifle showing all of it's parts, a rifle without scope, an ad for the rifle and finally a picture with scope.
"A daily dose of whole body vibration may help reduce the usual bone density loss that occurs with age, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.
Researchers found vibration improved density around the hip joint with a shift toward higher density in the femur, the long bone of the leg, as well. Hip fractures are a major cause of disability and death among the elderly.
They also found a reduction in a biomarker that indicates bone breakdown and an increase in the surface area involved in bone formation in the vibrating group."
If you don't like riding your motorcycle, I guess you can just go for a jog or strap your dildos onto your body. I would suggest jogging more than dildos. Exercise is better for you regardless of your age. I think Harleys would vibrate too much. Bad for your blood circulation. Prolonged Harley riding can lead to motor neuropathy caused by contraction of vascular vessels of the limbs. Anything should be done with moderation...
via Eureka Alert
Danbo is a cardboard robot character. And it was commissioned by Amazon Japan from Azuma Kiyohiko, the creator of the manga character Yotsuba-chan who lives with her adoptive work-at-home dad, and whose happy-go-lucky adventures are recounted in the popular serial, Yotsubato/Yotsuba&___. [You can read Chapter 28, Yotsuba to Danbo in English. Remember, it goes right to left.]
Pictures of the small action figure have been popping up in Flickr. Other than this guy's work, you will find bunch of them there.... such as this one
The picture above is from Randy Santa Anna’s photostream
