Pecan Party :: Carnage

So,  I’ve got this HUGE Pecan tree in my yard.   And, for the last few weeks,  the Squirrels around here have been bombarding my office window the nuts from that tree.  The really have sounded like they were having a great time.  Throwing their shells at my windows, then running up a Dogwood tree and hiding till I look away.  Quite a show let me tell you.  I should probably set up a video camera…. Maybe a webcam.  Yes,  we could have a “Squirrel Pecan Party Cam” in the back!

These guys sure do make a mess.  Here’s a couple of pointless pictures of the Carnage, to go with this pointless post.

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Welcome Readers!

Hello all, I was planning a post for today… have a couple in mind actually but, like everyday I got distracted. I thought… Hey!… I’ve set up that Google Analytics thing but never actually looked at it’s VERY detailed reports. I wonder what people are already reading.

Well, to my surprise… (and to yours, I’m sure ) I actually have some readers out there. And this, as you can image, distracted me even further. “Where are these people coming from? Turns out, my site has seen hits from 66 different countries in the last month! The Majority of hits did come from the North America and Alaska… Apparently, I’m a hit in Alaska.

Who’d a thunk it?! Not me… What do you think? Bots or People? I would suspect Bots but, it’s cool none the less. So now, I must prepare a new post. What should this new post contain? Should I preach on World Peace, technical support, or that funny new Fart Joke I heard last week?
Knowing myself as I do, I’m afraid we may get another Fart Joke. *sigh* the responsibility is overwhelming!

I will try to do better!!

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Story Time

Here’s a quick story for Nap time.

Enjoy:

[podcast]http://www.owenwebs.com/audio/story-time.mp3[/podcast]

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As I finish up my Taxes…

As I continue to work on my Taxes (is it too late to request a bailout?), I find myself needing some background noise. Normally, I would turn on BrinkFM but my wife found this little Video this weekend and I’ve become addicted.

So, I post this here for so you’ll get addicted for you to enjoy. Back to Taxes!

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Darn Silliness!

As you’ve probably noticed I’ve been listening to Brink.fm a bit here lately… not because I’m a HUGE fan of Radio (I’m more of a Audio Book person) but, because they play some pretty good stuff and a Friend of mine runs it.

Patrick asked a bunch of us to record some Station IDs for him to use during song breaks. So, I cracked my knuckles, dug out the microphone, fired up Audacity and got to work.

I decided to share some of my wonderful creations with you all… So here, for your enjoyment, are my Station IDs for Brink.fm:

1. Me, not Produced
   [podcast]http://www.owenwebs.com/audio/robert-brink.mp3[/podcast]
2. Me #2, not Produced
   [podcast]http://www.owenwebs.com/audio/robert-brink-2.mp3[/podcast]
3. “Sally-Mae” not produced
   [podcast]http://www.owenwebs.com/audio/sally-brink.mp3[/podcast]
4. “Fred” #1, not Produced
   [podcast]http://www.owenwebs.com/audio/fred-brink.mp3[/podcast]
5. “Fred” #2, PRODUCED (Patrick added some tasty music behind this one)
   [podcast]http://www.owenwebs.com/audio/FredFromTN_02.mp3[/podcast]

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Interesting: Our Tax System Explained

I saw this the other day and found it interesting… Probably not 100% accurate but it seemed worth a re-post.

Our Tax System Explained: Bar Stool Economics:

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:

The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.

The fifth would pay $1.

The sixth would pay $3.

The seventh would pay $7.

The eighth would pay $12.

The ninth would pay $18.

The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.

So, that's what they decided to do.

The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve.
'Since you are all such good customers,' he said, 'I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20.' Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free.

But what about the other six men – the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair
share?'

They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.

So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the
amounts each should pay.

And so:

The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).

The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).

The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).

The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).

The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).

The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).

Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men
began to compare their savings.

'I only got a dollar out of the $20,'declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man,' but he got $10!'

'Yeah, that's right,' exclaimed the fifth man. 'I only saved a dollar, too.

It's unfair that he got ten times more than I got' 'That's true!!' shouted the seventh man. 'Why should he get $10 back when I got only
two? The wealthy get all the breaks!'

'Wait a minute,' yelled the first four men in unison. 'We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!'

The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.

The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!

And that, ladies and gentlemen, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.

For those who understand, no explanation is needed.

For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible

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Diet Coke and Mentos: The Failed Experiment

My nephew Nicholas and I were looking for something to do Friday Afternoon and decided to attempt the Mentos & Diet Coke experiment. You know, the one where you dump a bunch of Mentos in a 2 liter Diet Coke and it creates a “Coke Geyser”.

Well, needless to say, we failed. We tried twice with Diet Coke and once with Diet Sprite… I think our delivery method for the Mentos is what was holding us back… we will need to try again.

Below is record of our failure… along with a little dancing from Nathan.

Failed Experiment from Robert Owen on Vimeo.

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