An ancient tortoise shell I saw in a small museum outside of Charlotte, NC.

Sticking with the cemetery theme, here is one from a local Confederate monument. It is an attempt at infrared so comments and suggestions are always welcome.

This particular monument was obvious for a small child and has to be one of the most remarkable ones I have ever seen. In case you were wondering I blurred the name.

Ok I said how much, here is the fun part. $125 just to get the repair company to come look at it, then whatever the charge is for them to replace / repair the transmitter. The support person was nice enough to tell me it would probably be in the range of $400 - $500 for a new dish / transmitter. Then of course I am on the hook for another 24 months with them. Nope not this time.

So I was stuck trying to figure out the best way to get connected at a decent speed without breaking the bank. I could always put up the funds for a cellular card but I have multiple machines that need connectivity and none of them are laptops so that creates an issue. After looking at when I spend my time online, mostly post 7 pm local time during the week and all weekend it hit me, those times happen to coincide perfectly with my unlimited minutes on my cell phone. Whooo Hoo :). So a quick Google on how to get my cell phone and my Mac playing nice and I connected right up.

For those of you who have true high speed the speed will of course seem terribly slow but the service is dependable and you can’t beat the price. Now I am not saying drop your satellite for the cell phone but so far no complaints on my part and I am a $130+ a month richer

According to an assistant professor at the University of New Hampshire campus, one David Berlinsky,

“In the wild, black sea bass are born as females and turn into males at around two to five years old,” Berlinsky explains. “When you bring them into captivity, they change into males more quickly.” Some captive-born fish emerge as males even before reaching adulthood, devoting energy toward reproductive development and away from growth. Such problems make breeding and growing the fish in captivity a tricky proposition.”

Ok so I see how it ended up on my Google results but still …
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On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Station. Over 500,000 people rush through Grand Central every day, but today, things slowed down just a bit as commuters and tourists alike stopped to notice what was happening around them. Enjoy the video first and then go behind the scenes with our mission report and photos.

About 80% held up their hands.
The minister then repeated the question and all responded by raising their hands except one small, elderly lady.
“Mrs. Jones? Are you not willing to forgive your enemies?”, the
minister asked.

“I don’t have any”, she replied, smiling sweetly.
“Mrs. Jones, that is indeed unusual. How old are you?”
“Ninety-eight” she replied.
“Mrs. Jones, would you come down front and tell the congregation how a person can live for ninety-eight years and not have an enemy in the world?” The little lady tottered down the aisle, faced the congregation, smiled sweetly and said,

“I outlived the bitches.”

“There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
— Albert Einstein

Sorry that was just too funny not to post. Go ahead laugh you know you want to.