Following up from back in May, the question of Who's Bob is finally answered...
Located here in Limestone County Texas
Click here to learn more about BOB and it's Mexia roots
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Infiltration: The Nonsense Museum
We had to check out (or gawk at) this place, made famous by Bill Maher in "Religulous" and the many protests staged by legitimate and respected evolutionary biologists or just anyone with at least half a brain. I'm not going to go into it, I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves.
Note: Admission is a ridiculous $24.95 per adult. My dad scoffed and the staff tried to compare the place to King's Island (even though it has no rides). I went as far as I could before I had to pay that.
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| How cute. A little girl with her pet t-rex. |
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| A spear-fishing robot. |
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| You can get a t-shirt with this little chart on it. |
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| The entertainment. |
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| Notice that most of these "scientists" are connected with someplace with "theology" or "seminary" in its name, or they actually work for the organization that runs the museum, "Answers in Genesis." |
If you want to get even more frightened, read the reviews on the TripAdvisor page. If you want to see what the inside of the museum looks like from another gawkers perspective, click here.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
The Cincinnati Subway-Taking You Nowhere since 1927
According to the Wikipedia entry, "The Cincinnati Subway is a set of unused tunnels and stations for a rapid transit system beneath the streets of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is recognized as the largest abandoned subway tunnel in the United States. Construction took place in the early twentieth century, but the project was not completed so it never hosted a paying customer."
Further, "The project has been described as 'one of the city's biggest embarrassments,' and 'one of Cincinnati's biggest failures.' Some argue that because rapid transit was never completed Cincinnati is smaller, forces its citizens to be automobile-dependent, has its downtown area dominated by highways and parking lots, lacks 'walkable communities,' motivates people to live outside of the city, and has spawned today's traffic jams."
Taking a tour of the tunnels is on my bucket list, but for now I just have to look at what others have posted on the internet of this wonder. I imagine the abandoned New York subway tunnels from Ghostbusters 2.
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| This is a entrance point located along I-75. Creepy! There's also this documentary about the history of and politics surrounding rapid transit in the city: |
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Goetta Fest 2011-Newport, KY
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| Note: Proctor and Gamble World Headquarters can be seen in the top right corner of this picture. |
According to Wikipedia, "Goetta is a breakfast sausage of German origin that is popular in the greater Cincinnati area. It is primarily composed of ground meat and oats. Pronounced gétt-aa, ged-da or get-uh Americanized pronunciation, this dish originated with German settlers from the northwestern regions of Oldenburg, Hannover, and Westphalia who emigrated to the Cincinnati area in the 19th century. The word "Goetta" comes from the Low German word götte."
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| Amish selling their kettle corn. Hey! No electric fans allowed! |
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| Goetta Ring Toss. Notice it says "Proceeds go to (painted over) individuals and families." They really go to that dude sitting there. |
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| I felt the glass and it was not cold indicating that raw meat might be in the food temperature danger zone. Notify the local health department at once. |
No, you're a security threat.
The above individual was observed checking in for a flight at Austin Bergstrom International Airport on 8/5/11 at approximately 8:00AM. I've people-watched at a lot of airports in several different countries and this guy is the most frightening person I've ever seen at an airport.
(Note: Faces have been blurred to protect the innocent.)
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