November 13, 2011
African Cliff Hanger
Clinging on for dear life to the side of a vertical cliff, the tiny
lion cub cries out pitifully for
help. His mother arrives at the edge of the precipice with three other lionesses
and a
male. The females start to clamber down together but turn back daunted by the
sheer drop.
Eventually one single factor determines which of them will risk her life to save
the youngster – motherly love.
The drama begins: The mother arrives at the edge of the cliff as her son cries
out for rescue
after being trapped when he slipped.
On the brink: Four lionesses look
over the edge before aborting their rescue mission because of the sheer drop slowly, agonizingly, the big cat edges her
way down towards her
terrified son, using her powerful claws to grip the crumbling cliff side.
One slip from her and both animals could end up dead at the bottom of the
ravine.
Just as
the exhausted cub seems about to fall, his mother circles beneath him and he is
snatched up in her jaws. She then begins the equally perilous journey back to
the top.
Minutes later, they arrive and she gives the frightened creature a
consoling lick on the head.
The dramatic rescue, captured by wildlife photographer Jean-Francois Largot, was
played out in Kenya’s Masai Mara game reserve. Despite the presence of wardens to
deter poachers, day-to-day life for the lions is not without its dangers … as
the cub learned the hard way.
Rescue mission: The mother inches her
way down the cliff face to rescue the terrified cub
before locking him in her jaws and making her way back up the cliff face.
Motherly love: The mother gives her
son a lick to say that all is well in the pride following the
drama.
The Sneeze Syndrome
A man and a woman were sitting beside each other in the first class section of an airplane.
The woman sneezed, took out a tissue, gently wiped her nose, then visibly shuddered for ten to fifteen seconds.
The man went back to his reading.
A few minutes later, the woman sneezed again, took a tissue, wiped her nose, then shuddered violently once more.
Assuming that the woman might have a cold, the man was still curious about the shuddering.
A few more minutes passed when the woman sneezed yet again.
As before, she took a tissue, wiped her nose, her body shaking even more than before.
Unable to restrain his curiosity, the man turned to the woman and said,
"I couldn't help but notice that you've sneezed three times, wiped your nose and then shuddered violently. Are you OK?"
"I am sorry if I disturbed you, I have a very rare medical condition; whenever I sneeze I have an orgasm."
The man, more than a bit embarrassed, was still curious.
"I have never heard of that condition before" he said. "Are you taking anything for it?"
The woman nodded, "Pepper."
The woman sneezed, took out a tissue, gently wiped her nose, then visibly shuddered for ten to fifteen seconds.
The man went back to his reading.
A few minutes later, the woman sneezed again, took a tissue, wiped her nose, then shuddered violently once more.
Assuming that the woman might have a cold, the man was still curious about the shuddering.
A few more minutes passed when the woman sneezed yet again.
As before, she took a tissue, wiped her nose, her body shaking even more than before.
Unable to restrain his curiosity, the man turned to the woman and said,
"I couldn't help but notice that you've sneezed three times, wiped your nose and then shuddered violently. Are you OK?"
"I am sorry if I disturbed you, I have a very rare medical condition; whenever I sneeze I have an orgasm."
The man, more than a bit embarrassed, was still curious.
"I have never heard of that condition before" he said. "Are you taking anything for it?"
The woman nodded, "Pepper."
November 11, 2011
November 9, 2011
Shortarmguy and the Dude Submission for "The Office" Commercial Competition back in 2006
My sons and I were just watching some old videos on my website and found this video that I hadn't seen in a long time. It was created by "The Dude" who used to be a co-worker of mine.
NBC's The Office was having a contest to see who could come up with a creative commercial to promote their program and this is what we created:
This was the remix:
My boys got a good kick out of these. I hope you enjoy them as well!
November 8, 2011
The Complete Story of Comet Elenin & YU55
Apparently we're all going to die tomorrow.
It was nice knowing all of you!
November 6, 2011
Halloween 2011
Halloween 2011
Shortarmguy's Diary Update for November 6, 2011
I thought my boys were getting too old for trick or treating, but that's all they wanted to do this Halloween. Luckily, they found a soldier, a Jamaican, an escaped convict, and a Ninja to join them as they went begging for candy.
Has anyone else noticed that Halloween seems a lot more vicious now than it was when we were kids? Maybe it's just me.
Poor Luke. He just doesn't quite get the concept that he's supposed to be scared of these creatures. Every time he sees a scary ghoul like this, he tries to approach them to "Discuss Their Problems". I guess he's just watched too much Oprah in his life.
On Wednesday, I attended the local Intel Technology Conference to learn what Intel thinks is happening in the computer industry and the areas where they think we can make money. It seems to me that life would be a lot simpler if they would just give us a bunch of money, but apparently things don't get to work that way.
I've been having some weird pains in my lower back the past few weeks, so my doctor thought it would be a good idea for me to go to the hospital to get a "Cat Scan". I haven't seen the results yet, but if they find out that I have a cat inside me I'm going to be damned surprised.
On Friday night, we went to the retirement party of our family hero, Dr. Singh. He's been Luke and Avery's cardiologist since Miss Sheri was only 3 months pregnant. He's guided us through a lot of scary times in our lives and we're really going to miss his guidance. That being said, if anyone deserves to retire and relax for the rest of their lives, I know this guy does.
Apparently we weren't the only ones who felt this way. We arrived at 5:30pm and were surprised that the place was packed. We later heard that Dr. Singh's patients started showing up at 3:30pm and the line to see him didn't end until well past 7:30pm. It's amazing to get a glimpse at how many families that this man has helped throughout the years. Thanks so much for everything you've done for us, Dr. Singh!!!
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