Sunday, August 31, 2008

Thursday, August 28, 2008

I hate this crap

I cried tears of joy when Hillary Clinton read Obama's nomination. Tears man. I knew it was made for tv manipulative bs setup crap, and still there I sat tears streaming down my cheeks.

Go figure.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

HMS Research 1877

Witch Bottles

Blatantly stolen from Archaeology Magazine Nov/Dec 2002 issue...


Click to embiggun

Monday, August 25, 2008

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Marston Mats

James Aalan Bernsen: Relics of War - Marston Mats
Shortly before WWII, American Engineers were looking for a way to quickly build roads, airfields and dozens of other projects with mass-produced materials that could be quickly brought to the front and assembled. In short, they were looking for the "legos" of infrastructure.

The solution they came to was Marston Mats - sheets of interlocking pierced steel planking that could be pieced together quickly. They could provide all-weather traction over mud in the South Pacific, Tundra in the Aleutian Islands, volcanic ash on Iwo Jima and Sand on Normandy. And once a flat base had been bulldozed by Army Engineers or Seabees, they could be laid down as the foundation of a temporary airfield.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Sunday, August 03, 2008