Gadget may wreak traffic havocIn-car device lets drivers change stoplights; officials fear gridlock, seek to block signal. Tired of sitting at endless red lights? Frustrated by lights that turn from green to red too quickly, trapping you in traffic?
Now anyone can breeze through congested intersections just like the police, thanks to a $300 dashboard device that changes traffic lights from red to green, making nasty commutes a thing of the past and leaving other drivers open-mouthed at your ability to manipulate traffic. Via Hotlinks

I’m sorry for the lack of updates this week. Spare time seemed elusive.

Family Update:Dad is home from the hospital. This finishes up his second round of Chemo Therapy. It may be that this is the last chemo that he has to go through for the upcoming Bone Marrow Transplant. We shall find out after the results of tests that he will have to go through starting next week.Welcome Home!

secondEvery Second Counts (Every 10th of a Second Too): This game, made up of primarily holding down a button, is more challenging and addictive than you’d think.

Here is an old picture of My Dad (in the corner) and his brother, my Uncle Herby back when they where in their teens.Via Lastleg

No work today!! Yippie! (sorry anyone from work reading this)I was supposed to go “Golfing” with Eric today but we decided not to due to the shitty weather forecast. (is that a patch of sun peeking out from behind the clouds I see?) arrg! Dad has been admitted into the hospital as of this morning. Mom, Tracy and I will go visit him later on this evening.stay tuned…

Concordes Last FlightConcorde’s last flight as documented by the SR-71 team. Excellent pictures.

A big Happy Birthday goes out to my old friend Michael Bonsera!(how old is that? tee hee.)

About Daylight Saving Time - History, rationale, laws & datesCome learn the history of daylight saving, from Benjamin Franklin to the present…

Just as sunflowers turn their heads to catch every sunbeam, so too have we discovered a simple way to get more from our sun.
We’ve learned to save energy and enjoy sunny summer evenings by switching our clocks an hour forward in the summer.

Mrs. Wally and Mr Cow had a good laugh yesterday afternoon at the “Haunted Barn” in Northport, NY.