Just look at the picture. Go ahead, keep looking. No, this is not a play on your vision and some sail boat is going to appear. Just look. Any idea yet as to what this is?

This photo is actually the first photo of a planet outside our solar system. It is known as an exoplanet which is a planet that does not rotate around the sun. The pictures were taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, which it 18 years old. That just proves that sometimes we do not need new advanced technology, the old goodies work just fine.

My only hope is if there is life outside Earth that they are as friendly and cute as E.T. I will keep some Reeses Pieces in my desk drawer just in case.




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At first glance, it seems far more likely that this 73 year old man would be shooting a free throw for the typical audience contest that takes place in many games, in the hopes of winning a prize. However, 73 year old Ken Mink is a player for Roane State varsity basketball team. Shown here shooting a free throw for the teams 93-42 win over rival King College's junior varsity team. 

Mink became the oldest person to play college basketball, and it appears age has no bearing on his performance. A full-time student at the college, the last team he played for was Lees College, 52 years ago. He was expelled and kicked off the team after someone apparently soaped the coach's office. Mink still maintains it wasn't him. 

After re-discovering his passion for the sport, he wrote to colleges in the area to see if a coach would give him a chance to play again. Randy Nesbit of Roane State gave him that chance. Now he practices every day with the team and attends classes. I guess this just proves its never too late to find your calling, or get another shot at a dream. 

To read more about this story, see the original article at:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/11/04/sports/s111803S90.DTL

At first glance I see empty spaces and some guns on the wall. Then I thought wow guns are going quick. This article's about gun owners being worried because Obama won the election'

Now that Obama has won the election, people across the country are worried about gun sales and rights. Since the election, many people have gone out and bought guns. The reason is because people believe Obama will be harsh on gun control. Many feel a harsh tax will be put on guns and ammo.

The gun dealers across the country are reporting a big hike in gun sales. Assault weapons seem to be the ones coming off the shelves the most. Many feel Obama will hit assault weapons the most with restrictions, or some feel taken right off the shelf. I don't know how to feel about this one, guns are bad if bad people have them. Then again I know responsible gun owners as well.


to see article...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/11/obama.gun.sales/index.html

No specific article goes along with this photo; however as the saying goes, this picture does say 1,000 words. The day after the Nov 4th Election the Illinois Evening Pick 3 lottery randomly generated this 3-digit winning number; 666. Call it irony, coincidence, whatever you may - it's interesting to say the least. Take it for what it's worth.