tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82497902024-09-01T04:44:05.825-04:00Mike Beversluis<p>It's eponymous.</p>Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.comBlogger2230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-89814791609669475472010-11-04T11:35:00.002-04:002010-11-04T11:35:59.343-04:00Major Tom to Ground Control
via APoDMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-85471969910746708752010-10-05T20:08:00.000-04:002010-10-05T20:08:59.637-04:00scoring at home
According to this 1940's TIME magazine cartoon, I am 36% high-brow, 46% upper middle-brow, and 9% eacg lower middle-brow and low-brow. The percentages shift a little if I'm allowed to pick more than one drink... pretty ecumenical when it comes to that, actually.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-75623161366411782902010-09-15T22:26:00.000-04:002010-09-15T22:26:18.841-04:00ha ha
The NegotiatorMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-73684739344115715452010-09-07T17:54:00.000-04:002010-09-07T17:54:04.035-04:00Can't get that damn spot out???Cleaning tips from an expert.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-75734710202833289692010-09-07T06:45:00.000-04:002010-09-07T06:45:31.592-04:00ha haMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-29999885350746701922010-08-26T08:10:00.000-04:002010-08-26T08:10:10.608-04:00Phew
Facial hair trustworthiness scale - third from the left, so not too bad, or perhaps appearances are deceiving?
Via the four winds and the intarnet...Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-1652905495978678132010-08-03T12:26:00.000-04:002010-08-03T12:26:16.964-04:00Fun with wide-angle lenses
Please bear in mind that we're sitting on a rock that's hurtling through space.
[image credit and copywrite Alex Cherney (Terrastro) via APOD]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-35990410779486543062010-07-30T13:56:00.000-04:002010-07-30T13:56:01.652-04:00true'datxkcd nails it.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-2082836433992830992010-07-27T22:08:00.000-04:002010-07-27T22:08:49.612-04:00Neat-oPardon the dearth of posting, as (happily) events have taken over. In any case, here are some nice color photos from the early 1900's.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-21020244673317133262010-06-24T15:40:00.003-04:002010-06-24T15:40:53.376-04:00I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to do it for a living...but I would like to know how to do it: How to be a Butcher.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-55460569671723872032010-06-23T19:38:00.000-04:002010-06-23T19:38:36.842-04:00Getting thereThe USA isn't that old, as Eddy Izzard et al have pointed out, but occasionally you run across a bit of history that hasn't been completely shoved aside in the last 30 years. Here's an old cemetary which is now located in a Home Depot parking lot.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-67170499746358920802010-06-20T10:45:00.000-04:002010-06-20T10:45:42.743-04:00Happy Father's Day
My Dad - cool as always - digging up the yard. Love ya'.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-21604520172932416422010-06-12T11:14:00.002-04:002010-06-12T11:14:42.568-04:00lolMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-73453385797846421612010-06-10T07:59:00.000-04:002010-06-10T07:59:51.194-04:00That'll buff outThe USS Saratoga sinks due to damage from the 21 kiloton nuclear bomb test at Bikini Atoll
See, my Dad has this really great set of tools...Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-82628017397827431882010-06-10T07:49:00.003-04:002010-06-10T08:00:05.007-04:00tell me about itMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-90441778507305656652010-06-07T17:42:00.000-04:002010-06-07T17:42:27.448-04:00HopefullyA cure for ebola (and perhaps an advance in combating viruses?)Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-7854359388881245242010-06-03T20:40:00.000-04:002010-06-03T20:40:16.501-04:00timely as always
Wondermark #626Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-32093840004519032382010-06-02T19:26:00.000-04:002010-06-02T19:26:10.338-04:00yee-haw, indeedMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-9292370840007690142010-05-31T17:25:00.002-04:002010-05-31T17:36:51.124-04:00Succinctly putWhy old cars suck
To put it in bullet format:
Terrible ignition systems
Maddeningly temperamental fuel-delivery systems
Early emission control systems
Four-wheel drum breaks
Short-lived suspension components
Ineffective climate-control systems
Safety
Corrosion
Word.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-73670359036210096582010-05-28T12:50:00.000-04:002010-05-28T12:50:23.185-04:00blue ovalCheck out Ford Barn for all of your early Ford photo / forum needs, e.g., photos of early Seattle Fair attendees, balancing their cars to a 'T'...Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-79030042640900650802010-05-26T11:29:00.002-04:002010-05-26T11:29:58.297-04:00True thatMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-38863627356809378892010-05-20T11:58:00.000-04:002010-05-20T11:58:27.799-04:00Mojave 2010
I was out in the Mojave last week, and it was spectacular. I'm not sure how long the green lasts, but if it's anything like Eastern Washington's desert, not too long. The temperature was in the 80's and I drove around with the windows down, completely alone on the roads.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-28986198052119489912010-05-14T09:31:00.000-04:002010-05-14T09:31:09.674-04:00don't take it too literarlly
What's the origin of the word "cocktail"?Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-38994159482631015862010-05-12T18:19:00.000-04:002010-05-12T18:19:56.261-04:00looking for its niche in the field
The Life and Death of The Six-Wheeled Race CarMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-11346885457725054292010-05-10T10:13:00.000-04:002010-05-10T10:13:50.762-04:00Coolography something or otherMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0