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Sunday, December 22, 2024
Chibs is Home
When the I-75 shooting happened in my neck of the woods a couple of months ago, authorities sent thermal imaging drones over the Daniel Boone Forest to find the suspect. What they found were thousands upon thousands of deer, but no shooter, because he was already dead. But sometimes such search stories have a happy ending.
A golden retriever named Chibs went missing for more than two weeks. His family in Coventry, Rhode Island, frantically searched for him, and enlisted the help of a drone service. Four K Videos not only has drones, but thermal imaging capability as well. Watch as a thermal imaging drone leads the search party to Chibs, who was hiding in the forest after being hit by a car. He had been gone for 16 days by then, but is now back in the arms of his loving family. This is only the last part of the search; you can see a 17-minute extended video of the thermal footage at Laughing Squid.
The Five-Timers Club
The opening skit to last night's Saturday Night Live was a Christmas reunion, as stars gathered to welcome Martin Short to the Five-Timers Club. Back in the 1990s, this was a very exclusive club, but in the show's 50th season, they must have a very big closet full of those jackets.
Making Ribbon Candy
Even if you don't eat it, you must admit that old fashioned ribbon candy is beautiful and takes you back to Christmas of your childhood. Watch as the folks at Lofty Pursuits make it the old-fashioned way. Watching a confectioner make candy is mesmerizing. They make it look so simple, but we all know that without the expertise and the specialized equipment, this project is impossible. But you can buy the candy at Public Displays of Confection.
Snow
(Thanks, WTM!)Thats not a cave. 😮 pic.twitter.com/My92m1KRT6
— AlphaFo𝕏 (@Alphafox78) December 15, 2024
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Interstellar
The 2014 Christopher Nolan film Interstellar is set in the next century, when earth is worn out and astronauts try to find a different planet where humans can flourish. The movie involves bending both space and time to fulfill the mission.
Ginger Beer
Flatbush Cats advocates for the street cats of New York City. They do trap-neuter-release, adoptions, and low-cost vet services. The organization always needs new foster homes for cats, because 1. there are so many cats, and 2. there are quite a few "foster fails" when a foster family falls in love with their temporary cat and makes it permanent. That what happened to Ginger Beer, who got lucky after many years of roaming on his own.
Then Comes The Body
Sometimes it only takes one person to start something big. There was no ballet in Nigeria until Daniel Ajala watched an American movie. He was inspired to learn ballet, but without any teachers, he did it on his own by watching YouTube videos.
In America, successful ballet dancers start very young, have their choice of dance schools, and get opportunities to perform in front of audiences. In Nigeria, the public is rather unfamiliar with the art, and many think it's downright scandalous. But hard work, passion, and dedication wins out over lack of resources. Ajala opened his own ballet school in Lagos, Leap of Dance Academy, which charges no tuition. His students are going to places all over the world. Meet a few of them in the award-winning documentary Then Comes The Body by Jacob Krupnick. Besides the a students in this video, a student named Anthony Madu who went viral in 2020 is attending school in the UK and is the subject of a full-length documentary on Disney+. (via kottke)
Meanwhile, in Washington
— call634-5789 (@call634-5789.bsky.social) December 18, 2024 at 4:01 PMAre they going to ask for pre-emptive forgiveness? Or just a blessing?
Friday, December 20, 2024
The Night Before Christmas
The 1941 Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Night Before Christmas shows us Tom and Jerry cavorting among the gifts under the Christmas tree. Eventually, they are both overcome with the Christmas spirit.
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
For many years I hated this song with a passion, because every December it would be requested non-stop all day long. That kind of died out in the 20th century, yet I would still turn off the radio if the original recording came on. But this isn't Elmo & Patsy, this performance is from Postmodern Jukebox with vocalist Sunny Holiday, who gives the song a classy, melodious, and fun sound. Speaking of fun, keep your eyes on the dancers in their reindeer outfits, putting on their own show in the background to illustrate the lyrics. And there's a saxophone player hiding in the tree!
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