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Can we sign her for the Vikings?

A woman in China broke her arm while catching a toddler that fell from the 10th floor of her apartment building.  

Wu Juping kicked off her high heels and raced over to break the fall of the plummeting 2-year-old, breaking her arm in the process but saving the little girl’s life

Good for the lady.  Most people would try to help in the same situation, but she was able to catch the little one in mid air, suffering only minor injuries herself.

Now, if we can just get her over here to coach receivers and punt returners, we’d be much better off.

by daddybear71 on July 3, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 3, 2011

https://daddybearsden.com/2011/07/03/can-we-sign-her-for-the-vikings/

Today’s Earworm

Hoowah!

by daddybear71 on July 3, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 3, 2011

https://daddybearsden.com/2011/07/03/todays-earworm-132/

News Roundup

Supreme Court Justice Ginsberg has said she plans to stay on the Court as long as her health allows it.  From her lips to God’s ear, as my grandmother used to say.  I’d like her to stay on until at least February of 2013 so the next president can appoint her successor.

The U.S. military is reporting that Iran is providing support to terrorist organizations in Iraq.  They also report that water is wet, it gets hot in the desert in July, and that the sun rose in the east this morning.  Are we actually paying for this hard charging intelligence work?

Venezuelan strongman and former street clown Hugo Chavez has admitted that a cancerous growth was removed from his body a few weeks ago in Havana.  No word yet on his overall condition and what kind of cancer it was.  We here at DaddyBear’s Den wish Mr. Chavez a speedy recovery so he can return to his job of watching for the plane for Mr. Rourke.

Maria Shriver has filed for divorce from her husband Arnold Schwarzenegger after the Governator admitted fathering a child with one of the household staff.  I feel for Arnold.  I didn’t mess around on my wife, but divorces suck no matter what.  Of course, he’s got a lot more to lose than I did.  It’s going to hurt a heck of a lot more to write a check for several million dollars to his ex than it did for me to write one for $143.50 to mine.  No word yet on whether Arnold will be moving into a small apartment or a condo, or when he will be hitting Bed Bath and Beyond to furnish it.

by daddybear71 on July 2, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 2, 2011

https://daddybearsden.com/2011/07/02/news-roundup-107/

Today’s Earworm

Be kind to your webfooted friends

by daddybear71 on July 2, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in Earworm

Posted by daddybear71 on July 2, 2011

https://daddybearsden.com/2011/07/02/todays-earworm-133/

The Lord looks out for fools and drunkards

A woman jumped onto the tracks of the light rail train near San Fransisco.  She apparently fell between two tracks and escaped with only minor injuries.  Considering that she didn’t fry like a hot dog connected to a car battery on the 3rd rail, nor did she get beaten and broken like a pinata, I’d say she’s pretty lucky.

Police are saying that this may have been a suicide attempt, but if it is, she needs more practice.  Maybe she could go to an amusement park and try throwing herself onto the tracks of a roller coaster a few times?  Or she could just go to the same platform on Tuesday morning and announce to the commuters she inconvenienced that she’s the one that held up their trip to work and watch how quickly she’s beaten to death with laptop bags.

by daddybear71 on July 2, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 2, 2011

https://daddybearsden.com/2011/07/02/the-lord-looks-out-for-fools-and-drunkards/

Interesting idea

Scientists are considering adding sewage to a section of the canal system that links the Great Lakes to the Mississippi, which would cause bacteria to use up all of the oxygen in the water and make it harder for big head carp to get into the Great Lakes.  I wish them luck.  These non-native fish have been reeking havoc on some of the game fish here in Kentucky.

But that solution makes me think that maybe there’s another place it could be applied.

How about we add more sewage to the mile or so between the White House and the Capitol, let the bacteria eat up all of the oxygen that the oxygen thieves there need to thrive, and try to keep the invasive species from the federal government from continuing to contaminate our country?

Just a thought.

by daddybear71 on July 2, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 2, 2011

https://daddybearsden.com/2011/07/02/interesting-idea/

An experiment

I have this blog set up with SiteMeter and Google Analytics, but part of me wonders how accurate they are.  I’m not that worried about stats, but I’m curious as to how many people read this little collection of thoughts.

So what I’d like to do is ask a favor of all of you.  If you don’t mind, please leave a quick comment to this post. Nothing too involved; just something to tell me you’ve been here.  You can identify yourself or do it anonymously.  I’ll compare the number of comments to what Analytics and SiteMeter say, and see what we can see.

Thanks!

by daddybear71 on July 2, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 2, 2011

https://daddybearsden.com/2011/07/02/an-experiment/

Today’s Earworm

by daddybear71 on July 1, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on July 1, 2011

https://daddybearsden.com/2011/07/01/todays-earworm-134/

I’ll take some

Officials in New York say that ammunition that has been found at the bottom of New York Harbor may be from a barge that broke up and dumped its cargo in the 1950’s.  They say that the ammunition probably isn’t dangerous because of water getting into the cartridges.

However, I’d like to be on the record as saying that if any of this ammunition is viable and sealed in spam cans, I’d be interested in taking it off of their hands.

I’ve got CMP .30-06 that was manufactured in 1953, and ComBloc 7.62x54r that was manufactured in the 1960’s.  The cans the 54r came in look like they were buried under a tool shed behind an apartment building before they were dug up, dusted off, and sold to the importer.  The M-2 ball is in great shape, although it must have been stored in a cow barn somewhere in England until the CMP got hold of it.

It amazes me when people won’t shoot bullets that are more than a couple of years old.  As long as they’re intact and don’t show corrosion, I’ll use them.

If Secretary Panetta is interested in letting me dispose of any viable ammunition his crew may find, I can be contacted through the comments.  I’ll be waiting.

by daddybear71 on June 30, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on June 30, 2011

https://daddybearsden.com/2011/06/30/ill-take-some/

Do a Good Guy a Favor

Larry Correia, author of the Monster Hunter International and Grimnoir Chronicles series, has his next book coming out on July 26.  He’s asking as many of us who want to read it and can afford it to either pre-order it or buy it the first week it’s out.  He’s hoping to repeat the success that his other books have enjoyed and drum up a little more publicity for his books and his publisher.

I’ve read the three books that he’s published so far, and so has Girlie Bear.  If you’re looking for a book that you can share with family or friends, these should fit the bill.

So, if you can and are going to read it anyway, why not do the author a good turn and buy it when it will do the most good?

by daddybear71 on June 30, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by daddybear71 on June 30, 2011

https://daddybearsden.com/2011/06/30/do-a-good-guy-a-favor/

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