Taken at Beale Air Force Base in 2011…
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Quote Of The Day: Transport for London (TfL)
It’s true. Don’t wait… We are merely circuitboards of neurons, veins and chemical agents completely at the mercy of our material, constituent components acting in concert. And soon, sooner than you think, you will degrade into your constituent parts and nothing you say or believe now will matter at all. So, make the most of … Continue reading »
Disaster Tourism Destinations
When visiting the Chernobyl site a couple of years ago, I ran into a guy that was writing about “Disaster Tourism”. I thought that was an interesting concept and for some reason I’ve been thinking about that conversation and disaster tourism destinations in general tonight… Now, I should clarify what he meant by “disaster tourism” … Continue reading »
The Vox Pop Article: “What Makes Your Job Interesting?”
I very recently did a series of vox pop interviews in my neighborhood for Reuters and figured the resulting article was sufficiently interesting to merit posting on The Velvet Rocket: ****** “And then there was the giraffe incident…” I’m with 56-year-old sanitation worker Travis Greene as he describes his job. Certainly, it’s easy to find … Continue reading »
The Heads Up Display (HUDS)
Remember Top Gun? I’ve always been curious how those displays worked. Were they splashed across the windshield? If so, what projected the image up there and where was the projector located? How did it work? Well, the answer was finally presented to me in a post Michael Yon did on air crews in Afghanistan… There … Continue reading »
Photo Of The Day: Conducting Business In Afghanistan
The Goat Church In Sopron, Hungary
The Goat Church in Sopron, Hungary: It’s curious name stems from a legend that the church’s construction was financed by a goatherder whose flock unearthed a cache of loot. In gratitude for this gesture, an angel supposedly embraces a goat on a pillar at the church. However, I couldn’t find it, so I went with … Continue reading »
