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Ocean Towers on South Padre Island Goes Boom!

// December 14th, 2009 // No Comments » // Random, Video

In case you didn’t see the SPI Ocean Towers implosion live, here are three of the best HD videos I could find on Youtube.  Wow!

Goodbye Bodhi

// September 15th, 2009 // No Comments » // Random

Patrick Swayze, star of stage and screen, died yesterday of pancreatic cancer.  He was 57.

Most of you guys in my age group will remember Patrick Swayze from his roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, and of course as the nice-guy bouncer who politely beats the crap out of bad guys in Roadhouse.

In my mind however, he will always be remembered as Bodhi from Point Break.  Laugh if you want, but that movie, and especially the character he portrayed, gave me more cause for thought than the dozens of philosophy text books I read in college.

Vaya con dios brah.

4th of July 2009 Fireworks Grand Finale, McAllen, TX

// July 6th, 2009 // No Comments » // Memories, Video

Here piggy, piggy!

// April 27th, 2009 // No Comments » // Random

Like any respectable pandemic, the Swine Flu – or Piggy Plague as I like to call it – has made its way to America. As of this morning, there are 40 confirmed cases in the United States, and the CDC says that their investigation and response is ongoing. If my memory serves me correctly, that’s basically the opening scene to almost every zombie movie ever made.

Fortunately, Google has created this handy infection tracker to help you keep an eye on new infections as they emerge, and plan your subsequent escape from the zombie hordes.

Look, it’s only a matter of time before the Zombie Apocalypse begins, so get your weapons ready now. Remember, the only good zombie is a dead zombie. Now I know you must be asking yourself “how do you kill something that’s already dead?”, but if there’s anything I’ve learned from video games and movies, it’s that head shots work best.

View H1N1 Swine Flu in a larger map

Airsoft Skirmish @ Fort Bad

// January 20th, 2009 // No Comments » // Random