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August 2, 2008

Guns

You may or or may not agree, but my friend sent me this email:

A Gun in the House

The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense.

The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either.

The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.

1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he's too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.

3. I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.

4. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.

5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers.

The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him

'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'

6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.

7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented

on his wearing his sidearm. 'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?'

'No Ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle.'

8. Beware the man who only has one gun. . .HE PROBABLY KNOWS HOW TO USE IT!!!

But wait, there's more!

I was once asked by a visiting lady if I had a gun in the house. I said I did. She said,

'Well I certainly hope it isn't loaded!' To which I said, 'Of course it's loaded;

can't work without bullets!' She then asked , 'Are you that afraid of someone

evil coming into your house?' My reply was, 'No not at all. I am not afraid of the house

catching fire either, but I have fire extinguishers around. . .and they're all loaded too.'

To which I'll add. . .having a gun in the house that

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May 1, 2008

How To Get A Fast Reaction From Cops

This is a true story … at least that’s what I’m told.

George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi was going up to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window.

George opened the back door to go turn off the light but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

He phoned the police, who asked 'Is someone in your house?' and he said 'no'. Then they said that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his door and an officer would be along when available. George said, 'Okay,' hung up, counted to 30, and phoned t he police again.

'Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed . Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I've just shot them.' Then he hung up.

Within five minutes three police cars, an Armed Response Unit, and an ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence and caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the Policemen said to George: 'I thought you said that you'd shot them!'
George said, 'I thought you said there was nobody available!'

Seems a good way to get results when you're put off!!

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January 5, 2008

Fake UFO Photos

Want to know how to manufacture your own UFO photos? Tom Callen reveal how he uses UFO models he creates using white soap, a hobby knife and sanding and spray paint and super glue. Hollywood uses the similar tricks on their special effects shoots .

After the model is created, he shows you how, using a neutral background to photograph a “cut out” that allows one to super impose the model UFO into any photograph you want it to appear in. He also shows how he introduces blur and horizontal motion to simulate reality as well as foreground objects.

Using Paint Shop Pro saved JEPEG format files are used to composite the final images. He uses an astronomy program Starry Night Pro to calculate the altitude above the horizon and azimuth around the horizon for the Son so the UFO has the proper lighting and shadows as real objects in the photograph. You’ll need that and other neat tricks to make a photograph believable to fool the experts.

For the complete article and a lot more details on the how to see: http://csicop.org/si/2003-09/faking-ufo-photos.html

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December 9, 2007

Photo Blogs

Facebook is another source that allows your pictures and comments a platform to share with your friends. You can even add content for other videos and pictures from different source (Flickr, Picassa, Soapbox, YouTube… etc.).

Windows Live Writer (WLW) allows you to publish rich content to most of the major blog services Including Windows Live Spaces, SharePoint, Wordpress, Blogger. It allows you to insert photos and videos, maps, tags and lots of other cool content and editing features include tables, spell checker, and quick hyperlinks.

You can preview your posts and compose them off line. It may work for you.

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December 6, 2007

Share Digital Photos

Digital photos are a way to share togetherness no matter how far families are apart. Along with descriptive text, you can share the holidays, vacations, gift unwrappings and create a warm interpersonal exchanges.

Photos are easy to upload into email and your photo replaces thousands of words by capturing the occasion and mood. It is a storytellers delight!

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November 9, 2007

Digital Camera Reviews

After studying digital camera reviews and ratings, perhaps even video reviews and user opinions you may be ready to compare prices. Most popular digital cameras, camera buying guides, prices, and comparisons.

Buying a camera used to be all about mega pixels which where expensive but today almost every camera, perhaps except the low end cheapest ones, have enough pixels unless you are going to print large sized posters.

More important is lens quality and size of the CCD. Lens quality is difficult to judge. We recommend comparing pictures from different cameras. Use this basic rule: the larger CCD per pixel the better.

Battery time is also a factor to consider i.e. how many pictures per charge and how long time it takes to charge the battery or batteries.

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November 4, 2007

Consumer Report

Compact Cameras continue to improve with longer battery life, higher resolution, lower prices and larger LCD Screens.

Small cameras are more prone to camera shake and small size controls than the larger body cameras. Go to Best Buy, Ritz Camera or a similar store and test them to see if they are something workable and comfortable in your hands.