This is the last video from the bus. Didn’t take much video on it since uploads were so poor.
Darla Dawald is a darling and can sing a bit too. Her picture on the Tea party Express site doesn’t do her justice.
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A quick video from the Tea Party Express Bus
Posted: April 15, 2010 by datechguy in fun, opinion/news, short films/interviews, special eventsTags: darla dawald, tea party express
The BBCWorldwideTv channel “frees” The Doctor
Posted: April 8, 2010 by datechguy in doctor who, funTags: 4th doctor, bbc, doctor who, nostalgia, tv, youtube
Sometime around 1978 I was channel surfing the way we used to in the days before Cable: (We turned the knob) and on Channel 12 in Rhodie Island I found a strange TV show with a fellow with a long scarf traveling in a blue box.
I thought it was cool but didn’t note the time but several months later on another Saturday I turned on the TV and found the very same episode on the very same channel. Shortly after that I discovered Channel 2 and I was hooked.
I was big into history and that episode not only took place in the past but took place in 15th century Italy. You couldn’t find a combination more likely to attract me. If I had managed to find the episode before or the episode afterward I might not have been so excited, but the Masque of Mandragora started me off and the rest was history.
It’s a good episode but not my favorite, it’s not even my favorite episode of season 14 (The Deadly Assassin) but because it was my first experience of the character it holds a special place to me.
Imagiane my surprise and delight when I discovered that BBC Worldwide has all four episodes available for free viewing online. They don’t allow an embed but the direct link is here if you want to give it a shot.
You will have to set up an English Proxy Server if you want to watch it.
I was going to comment on this story…
Posted: April 5, 2010 by datechguy in doctor who, fun, odditiesTags: 10th doctor, bees, doctor who
…about the bees disappearing last week:
The decline in the US bee population, first observed in 2006, is continuing, a phenomenon that still baffles researchers and beekeepers.
Data from the US Department of Agriculture show a 29 percent drop in beehives in 2009, following a 36 percent decline in 2008 and a 32 percent fall in 2007.
Scientists are stumped:
Researchers have looked at viruses, parasites, insecticides, malnutrition and other environmental factors but have been unable to pinpoint a specific cause for the population decline.
Of course some of us aren’t, we know the Bees come from Melissa Majoria, there is even a blog about the gardens there.. but I couldn’t talk about that last week.
What a difference a week makes
I’m watching Gran Torino today and found a fatal flaw in the movie…
Posted: March 31, 2010 by datechguy in funTags: football, movies
…I’m sorry the idea that someone might have a desire to get Detroit Lions season tickets goes beyond the willing suspension of disbelief.
Detroit Lions 2009 season 2-14-0 .125 246 points for 496 points against.
Other than that so far so good.
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