Category Archives: Austin
Giant Squid- divers encounter & get great vid of massive creature. See in blog. Probably the best video yet of the elusive denizen of the deep.
Ever since I was a little boy who watched "2,000 Leagues Under the Sea" as the Sunday night movie on TV, I've been fascinated by underwater creatures. It started with the scene where the giant squid a...
Jan 23, 2023 Mike Seyfang / CC
M&M characters going away. The why and why I don't care if they're woke or not in blog. Also, video on history of M&M characters.
Say goodbye to the commercials with the talking M&Ms. People have gotten so upset about a candy that they consider "woke" that the company is pulling all of the M&M characters. Mars, who owns ...
Jan 23, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Looks like Governor PIllen likes to stretch his legs at lunch.
Apparently Governor Pillen is a runner. My wife, who works close to the capitol, was out for her daily walk at lunch when he came running by decked out in red running clothes. She said there was a sta...
Jan 17, 2023 Matt Johnson / CC
Freshwater fish horribly contaminated by chemicals- new study by EPA. Eating insects doesn't sound so bad now.
You might want to think twice before hitting the local fishing hole and eating what you caught. The EPA just published a study of fresh water fish. They found that eating a single serving of something...
Jan 17, 2023 Bob schenkenberger / CC
Footage from inside plane that crashed. Being able to show it doesn't mean you should.
I saw a headline on a news site today that said, "Passenger video appears to show final harrowing moments of Nepal plane crash". I didn't open the story to read it. That headline infers that there is ...
Jan 17, 2023 Tony Hisgett / CC
"History Of The World Part 2" is almost here!!! When, where, and trailer is in my blog.
Mel Brooks' "History Of The World Part II" is finally a thing! Part one is a hilarious classic. Even though I probably didn't get half the adult jokes at the time, I used to watch it over and over aga...
Jan 16, 2023 Jason Lander / CC
Don't make fun of my chicken cake. Baking experiment fails one way, but has unexpected positive outcome.
I've been trying to create a recipe for a chicken flavored cake. My friends on the Froggy 98 Morning Show were having a good laugh about it this morning. It's at the 1:30:01 mark on the link. I'm sure...
Jan 16, 2023
Actor's face severely cut up by camera drone hitting it; 30 stitches. Picture before accident on link in blog.
A Taiwanese actor working on a movie for Netflix had his face shredded by an out of control drone. It's not real clear about how it happened, but it looks like they were shooting in China and it happe...
Jan 16, 2023 Dennis Sylvester Hurd / CC
Titanic movie poster is freaking people out. The picture and why in blog.
"Titanic" will be in theaters February 10th to celebrate the 25th anniversary. The movie studio has also re-released the movie poster that shows Jack holding Rose. But, the poster was digitally remast...
Jan 13, 2023 Steve Jurvetson / CC
Company wants to fill sky with particles to block the sun.
The company Make Sunsets thinks we should be fighting global warming by putting a bunch of particles in the atmosphere that would reflect some of the sunlight back into space. Oh yeah, they say they'v...
Jan 13, 2023 gr33n3gg / CC