Category Archives: General

Happy Pi Day 2014!

Posted on March 14, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Today is March 14th (3/14) and is celebrated as Pi Day since 3, 1, and 4 are the three most significant digits of π in the decimal form. The first Pi Day was observed on this date in 1988 at … Continue reading →

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Airbag Deploying In Slow Motion

Posted on March 13, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

This is an interesting slow motion video showing how vehicle airbags deploy in an accident. If you want to skip through the set-up and right to the “bang!”, then fast forward to about the 3:13 minute mark and watch the … Continue reading →

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Fear And Ignorance Still With Us

Posted on March 12, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

It’s sad that there is still a part of the population that lives in fear and ignorance.  

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Droning On

Posted on March 9, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

A couple of months ago, Amazon talked about using drones to deliver packages to customers and last week Facebook revealed it may use drones to provide Internet access to areas of the world that cannot otherwise receive it (as opposed … Continue reading →

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Time To Spring Forward

Posted on March 8, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

It’s time to time travel again, this time into the future when we all (except for those areas that do not participate) move ahead one hour in time. Our trip is scheduled for Sunday morning at 2am. Don’t be late. … Continue reading →

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Be Careful What You Wish For

Posted on February 25, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

I’m looking at YOU, Alabama.

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Miscellaneous Meanderings

Posted on February 18, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Tonight I’m “batching” it while Cindy’s parents are out of town and Cindy is spending the night with Amber and Abby. We went to Lake Underhill this morning and walked 2.8 miles. Unfortunately, I had forgotten my cell phone at … Continue reading →

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Why Dogs Spin Before Pooping

Posted on February 14, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

If you own a dog and it turns in circles before relieving itself, this video explains why that may be happening.

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Testing The Mobile App

Posted on February 13, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Just a short test of the iPhone mobile app for WordPress. If it works we’ll all get to see it on the blog. We checked out of the airport-area hotel this morning and returned to Cindy’s parent’s home. Took Bella … Continue reading →

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Happy Darwin Day!

Posted on February 12, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Today is the 205th birthday of British naturalist and the father of evolutionary biology, Charles Darwin, and is celebrated as Darwin Day across the globe. In 1993, Dr. Robert Stephens proposed the creation of Darwin Day and co-founded the Darwin … Continue reading →

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