A really big cat.

This a photograph (with no graphics tricks) of a Liger, which is a cross between a male lion and a female tiger (the reverse is called a Tigon)

The folks in the picture with the animal clearly demonstrate it's scale. (Yes, I know they look like refugees from the movie Barbarella.)


Here is another picture of the cat standing: (over 12 feet)


This particular animal weighs over 900 lbs which is heavier than the combined weight of it's parents. Ligers can breed as well. Go here for more pictures.

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All men are brothers

Here's a list of how many people went into creating you.

The list goes back 30 generations (about 900 years - 30 years per gen.)

Keep in mind that there was only an estimated 320 million people on Earth around 1100 AD.

Gens Persons
back

0 1 (You)

1 2 (Your Parents)

2 4 (Your Grandparents)

3 8 (Your Great Grandparents)

4 16 (etc..).

5 32

6 64

7 128

8 256

9 512

10 1024

11 2048

12 4096

13 8192

14 16384

15 32768

16 65536

17 131072

18 262144

19 524288

20 1048576

21 2097152

22 4194304

23 8388608

24 16777216

25 33554432

26 67108864

27 134217728

28 268435456

29 536870912

30 1073741824

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Ever feel like this guy?

John Lithgow (Bigbooty?) from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)


The best of pure camp!!!

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Are we alone? Ask Drake.

Go to this website to calculate the odds that extra-terrestrial civilizations exist in our galaxy.

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Napster link update.

I reset Internet Explorer (IE) to its default settings (Tool->Internet Options->Advanced Tab->Reset Button). This change has fixed the problem I was having with the Napster links in IE.

Of course I'm not sure which setting reset actually fixed the issue. If you want to maintain your settings (not do a reset) your on your own.

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Note about Napster links.

I seem to be having problems with the Napster links when in Internet Explorer (7.0). It's probably a security setting. I'm not having any problems with Firefox though. I'll post a work-around as soon as I figure this out. If any one has a suggestion, let me know.

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Go Napster!!!

Napster.com is now offering music sharing.

Here are a few tracks I've selected:

Summer Soft - Stevie Wonder

Somebody's Crying - Chris Isaak

Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots

Always There - Ronnie Laws

Use Me - Bill Withers


Technology is amazing isn't it?

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Hearts do mend

Fragile Heart

Hello fragile heart.

Don't recede in times of doubt,
For the love is there for you.

Take that step and again another.
And you will find it true.

The world may not concede
A path on broadened plains.

From painful depths you can ascend
And shuffle off your chains.

Take me on my word for this
It is something I've endured.

I've walked that bitter mile
Over broken glass I've toured.

True hearts fall and mend again
And this you will not change

It is the fabric of a life
A rolling mountain range.

Around each peak will lay a valley
The land where life plays out.

Life's only what you make it.
On this point never doubt.

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