I love cool water displays, like the fountains at the old Kahunaville. Someday I hope to grovel at the base of the Bellagio. So, naturally, I drooled a little when I saw this video clip about a specially designed waterfall that can scroll text and shapes. Alan’s probably going to get to see it in person. Hrmf.
According to the St. Catharines Standard, the Aquarama/Marine Star was scrapped, starting on September 16 last year. The former passenger and auto ferry Aquarama was sold for scrap and towed to Aliaga, Turkey, last summer. The ship had been idle since 1962. … The deep-sea tug Aetos Z. took the vessel across the Atlantic and…
Amanda’s 2003 Jetta GL 1.8T. I’m happy to say we sent the last payment today, so it’s now 100% owned by us and we’ve eliminated a loan! Always good to have one less negative on the balance sheet. Interestingly enough, I decided to check KBB to see the value and it’s placed at $9895 for…
Recently moving up to the top of my “What car am I going to buy next?” list was the Subaru Impreza WRX Sport Wagon. I’ve been looking for a car with a little more cargo room without sacrificing performance. I found this:
Today was the car show and Restore Buffalo event at the Central Terminal. Kudos to Mike over at North Buffalo Journal and Review for this photo… The HDR process he uses on the shot really makes the terrazzo stand out!
Time has a good article called The Clean Energy Scam on how the currently-politically-correct biofuel movement is exasperating environmental, economic, and social issues, not fixing them. Meanwhile, by diverting grain and oilseed crops from dinner plates to fuel tanks, biofuels are jacking up world food prices and endangering the hungry. The grain it takes to…
The fountains at the Bellagio are awesome, especially at nght. I know the next time we go to Vegas, that is a key spot to try and stay. Feeling like an Egyptian queen was not bad either though:). The Wyn also has some great fountains too. You would like it for the car dealership right in it:). I know Roy did.
I had never heard of or seen anything like that before. I had no idea what to call it, so I called it the waterfall printer.
Yes, it’s geekliciously cool. Impossible to photograph, though.