Tales of a Desk Jockey

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Dec
18
I wanna do this!

I wanna do this!

Sep
28
“ Bildung ist, was übrig bleibt, wenn man alles, was man in der Schule gelernt hat, vergesst. Albert Einstein  
Sep
24

For Mark

Yes I’m still alive on this blog - just haven’t visited Tumblr in quite a long time….

Are you happy now, Mr. Apple God???   :-D

Jul
24

laureola:

Best thing you’ll watch all day

> via soupsoup

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todaysdocument: 0658 RECOVERED 2 HELOS. ASTRONAUTS, N.A. ARMSTRONG, LCOL M. COLLINS USAF, AND COL E.E. ALDRIN JR USAF Deck Log of the USS Hornet, 07/24/1969 Documenting in rather matter-of-fact terms both the arrival of the President of the United States and successful recovery of the Apollo 11 astronauts. via DocsTeach

todaysdocument:

0658 RECOVERED 2 HELOS. ASTRONAUTS, N.A. ARMSTRONG, LCOL M. COLLINS USAF, AND COL E.E. ALDRIN JR USAF

Deck Log of the USS Hornet, 07/24/1969

Documenting in rather matter-of-fact terms both the arrival of the President of the United States and successful recovery of the Apollo 11 astronauts.

via DocsTeach

Jul
02

todaysdocument:

U. S. Navy Report of the Search for Amelia Earhart, July 2-18, 1937

Excerpted pages detailing the efforts of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington in the search for pioneering aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who went missing 75 years ago today, on July 2, 1937.

Jun
06
scarletintheocean: La bocca è grande uguale

scarletintheocean:

La bocca è grande uguale

(via placidiappunti)

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architizer:

Foot and Cyclebridge over the Rhein by Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes

(via npr)

Jun
05
germanheit: The name of this little village in the North translates to “fun word”. ;)

germanheit:

The name of this little village in the North translates to “fun word”. ;)

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motherjones: A team of scientists and photographers aims to document Africa’s threatened and fading glaciers—before they melt away.

motherjones:

A team of scientists and photographers aims to document Africa’s threatened and fading glaciers—before they melt away.

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Aww - Sandy has her own shows that she gotta watch!  :-) edatrix: We can’t change the channel because Sandy is really into this show.

Aww - Sandy has her own shows that she gotta watch!  :-)

edatrix:

We can’t change the channel because Sandy is really into this show.

May
15
guardian: Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images Painter Lisa Burton poses with the latest waxwork of Queen Elizabeth II at Madame Tussauds. This is Madame Tussauds’ 22nd model of Her Majesty - see how she’s changed through the years in our gallery

guardian:

Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

Painter Lisa Burton poses with the latest waxwork of Queen Elizabeth II at Madame Tussauds. This is Madame Tussauds’ 22nd model of Her Majesty - see how she’s changed through the years in our gallery

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wow - this is pretty crazy… ilovecharts: Los Angeles Police Department officials described the shooting death of a 19-year-old man [Abdul Arian] after a bizarre high-speed chase on the 101 Freeway “tragic” but defended the officers’ actions.

wow - this is pretty crazy…

ilovecharts:

Los Angeles Police Department officials described the shooting death of a 19-year-old man [Abdul Arian] after a bizarre high-speed chase on the 101 Freeway “tragic” but defended the officers’ actions.

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I’m sure that dog is enjoying himself.

I’m sure that dog is enjoying himself.

(Source: epicwtfs)

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usagov: Image description: In 1817, Karl Drais, a young inventor in Baden, Germany, designed and built a two-wheeled, wooden vehicle that was straddled and propelled by walking swiftly. Drais called it the laufmaschine or “running machine.” By 1818, the draisine craze reached the United States, but the high cost of the vehicle, combined with its lack of practical value, made it little more than an expensive toy. The two-wheeled vehicle would not become sustained until pedals were added in the late 1800s. Photo from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

usagov:

Image description: In 1817, Karl Drais, a young inventor in Baden, Germany, designed and built a two-wheeled, wooden vehicle that was straddled and propelled by walking swiftly. Drais called it the laufmaschine or “running machine.”

By 1818, the draisine craze reached the United States, but the high cost of the vehicle, combined with its lack of practical value, made it little more than an expensive toy. The two-wheeled vehicle would not become sustained until pedals were added in the late 1800s.

Photo from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History