Things We Can Do To Save The Environment - Issue No. 17 - Open a Window

Who would have thought opening a window could help the environment?  Geez, I haven't slept with an open window since I was a child.  And with today's recent events, it's practically unheard of.  But who says you can't do it during the day?  By following a few suggestions from today's article, you can lose up to 4000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

Giving credit to TIME,  I'd like to thank them for showing us the many ways we can help save the environment.  Just one person can make a difference, and it starts with YOU!
 
                                                   ~ Peter aka Blade7184  

17. Open a Window

Most of the 25 tons of CO2 emissions each American is responsible for each year come from the home. Here are some easy ways to get that number down in a hurry without rebuilding. Open a window instead of running the AC. Adjust the thermostat a couple of degrees higher in the summer and lower in the winter. Caulk and weatherstrip all your doors and windows. Insulate your walls and ceilings. Use the dishwasher only when it's full. Install low-flow showerheads. Wash your clothes in warm or cold water. Turn down the thermostat on the water heater. At the end of the year, don't be surprised if your house feels lighter. It just lost 4,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide.
 

Make sure to follow Blade 7184 every Tuesday for a new issue of Things We Can Do To Save The Environment.  Each issue is thought-provoking, informative and may hold the key to saving your children and grandchildren's future.  Please feel free to click on my logo to read previous issues.

50 Ways To Say Goodbye and I Didn't Even Know It

This just goes to show how much I pay attention to the lyrics to a song. Last night, Ryan showed me the music video to Train's, "50 Ways To Say Goodbye" and I never realized how hilarious the song was until I saw it.  Suffice it to say, I was embarrassed. LOL.  I listen to this song everyday as I walk from the gym to the office.  It has an upbeat tempo and it brightens my day.  But omg, it's so cruel!  LMAO.

The video stars David Hasselhoff and Taryn Manning - It is absolutely hilarious.  If you haven't seen it, check it out here.

Things That Make You Go Hmmm...

The Boston University Bridge is the only spot in America where a boat can sail under a train - driving under a car - driving under an airplane.  Pretty interesting, huh?  Things that make you go hmmm....

You can read more about the BU bridge here.

The Complete Pet Care Manual for your DRUNK FRIEND

LMAO!  Thank God this book wasn't around during my drinking and partying days.  

We all know how much I love Caldwell Tanner over at College Humor.  Well, he's provided the blogosphere with a good laugh this morning, and I thought I'd share it with you.  (Some profanity makes this post NSFW)

The Complete Pet Care Manual for your DRUNK FRIEND has everything you need to help care for your drunken buddy; From "Walking Your Drunk," to "Feeding, Housebreaking, and Playing With Your Drunk."

Loving One Another - Issue No. 024

The Walking Dead/Toy Story Conspiracy

Remember the Zombie Story I posted last month?  Well, here's further proof that The Walking Dead has more in common with the Toy Story franchise than you might have thought.  This will finally put all those conspiracy theories to rest.

The Walking Dead meets Toy Story in this re-imagining of the opening sequence to the popular AMC television series.

Cyanide and Happiness: Afraid To Show It

And These Pics Are The Reason Commas Are Important....

I know I'm not a great writer and I know that I use commas way too often;  But when I look at these pics, I'm glad I do.  LMAO.  Either these pics will make you laugh, or give you an answer to "Are People Really This Stupid?" lol.

I don't think a comma could've helped the last one, no matter which way you put it.

Seven more after the jump...

Blade's Box of Jams: Track #17 - Gentleman

Currently listening to

PSY

I haven't posted a jam in over a year, so I figured why not let you join in on "Gentleman" from your favorite Korean artist, PSY.

I never understood the craze behind his previous song, "Gangnam Style," but since it surpassed Justin Bieber's single, "Baby" on April 1st, he must be doing something right. lol.

Here's the video and song for your enjoyment; And yes, while I don't understand what he's saying, I'm still listening to it.

Poster of the Week - Issue No. 59 - Strife

Continuing alphabetically, I bring you this week's poster, "Strife".

These are meant to be funny, and in no way meant to be taken seriously. 

Beautiful Light Bulb Explosions

Exploding light-bulbs helped save this young photographer's life. And not just any type of photography, but those taken with a high-speed camera. 

John Smith loves to fill light bulbs with different items and then shoot at them with a pellet gun. He uses anything from ball bearings, chalk dust, daisies, candies, marbles - you name it. 

"I was going through a deep depression and was feeling like nothing was going right, nothing was good in my life, and I lost control,” John says. “Photography saved me because it allowed me to see the world in a different way. It reminded me to live in the moment.”

Smith is known as WideEyedIlluminations on Flickr.  Feel free to check out some of his work.

So Same Sex Couples Don't Make Good Parents?

Just Sayn'

Image courtesy of FCKH8

Ship My Pants

Clever or classy?  Take your pick.  I'm sure there will be those who absolutely hate it, because we know what "ship" really means. LOL.  I think the recent ad from Kmart is pretty darn clever.  Take a look and discover "shipping" your pants?

Crimes of the Century - No. 19 - The Unabomber, 1996

The Unabomber, 1996

Ted Kaczynski, PhD, killed three people and wounded 22 with his mailbombs, but it could have been much worse. He managed to sneak a bomb onto American Airlines Flight 444 from Chicago to Washington D.C. It exploded but only caused a small fire. Otherwise, a Boeing 747 passenger jet might have fallen out of the sky on Nov. 15, 1979. As it is, the mad genius, whom investigators tagged as the University and Airline Bomber, would terrorize the country for nearly two decades. 

From his cabin in the woods in Montana, the reclusive mathematician would send out bomb after bomb, and letter after letter haranguing victims who had survived his attacks and taunting the media. No one was able to figure out who he was. And then, in 1995, in a blast of egotistical rage, he sent out a 35,000-word manifesto against technology and industrialization, which the Washington Post and the New York Times published in order to prevent the Unabomber from carrying out his threat to blow up a plane over Los Angeles. Someone recognized his ideas in that manifesto. It was his brother, David. And so, the brutal chess game between bomber and government came to an end as a family drama between two brothers, very much alike and yet different enough for one to give the other up for the public good.

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One of the FBI's costliest investigations, Kaczynski was accepted into Harvard at the age of 16; 25 when he started teaching as a professor at U.C. Berkley.  When the FBI took over the investigation from the U.S Postal Service, they code named the incidend UNABOM (UNiversity and Airline BOMber).  To read more about this idiot and how he terrorized a nation, go here.  Sources: Time, Wikipedia

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TIME Magazine posted this article online several years ago, along with a list of 24 additional notorious crimes that I have been posting and will continue to post every Saturday on my blog.  Hope you enjoy.

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Shark Tries to Steal Kayak Fisherman's Fish

Okay, I'm going to say this guy was probably scared shitless.  Excuse my French, but I would have screamed for dear life if I was fishing on a Kayak and a shark jumped out of the water to take my fish.

Quoted - Winona Ryder on Being Bullied in High School

“I was wearing an old Salvation Army shop boy’s suit. As I went to the bathroom I heard people saying, ‘Hey, faggot.’ They slammed my head into a locker. I fell to the ground and they started to kick the shit out of me. I had to have stitches. The school kicked me out – not the bullies. Years later, I went to a coffee shop and I ran into one of the girls who’d kicked me, and she said, ‘Winona, Winona, can I have your autograph?’ And I said, ‘Do you remember me? Remember in seventh grade you beat up that kid?’ And she said, ‘Kind of.’ And I said, ‘That was me. Go fuck yourself.’”
  
                        – Winona Ryder on being bullied in High School.

Disney Prince of the Week 013

Last week I restarted my Disney Prince of the Week series.  Can you guess the movie and the name of the character who played this week's Prince?

Quick Guide to 50 Weird Laws

So yesterday I posted a humorous "Quick Guide to The Supreme Court Justices", and today I'm posting a suprisingly "Quick Guide to 50 Weird Laws" courtesy of YouTube Vlogger, John Green.  He informs us of the illegal activities such as throwing snowballs, playing BINGO (for longer than 5 hours), or using Silly String.  And yes, Adultery is still a crime in New York.

The Evolution of Gmail

It's crazy how much time has passed since Gmail came into existence.  In the short 9 years, it has gone from 1GB to 10 GB of storage, and so much more.  Check out this pretty cool chart courtesy of Mashable.

I can't recall when I started using Gmail.  But it was definitely after getting rid of my SBC, Comcast and AOL accounts.  Wow, those were the days. LOL.  Click on the pic or read more here.

Post Secret Fridays - Issue 112

PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.

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