mmafighting.com: 70-Year-Old MMA Fighter John Williams Got in the Cage to Feel Alive Again

"The point of life is living it. And I tell you, I got in that cage and I felt alive. I felt human again. You get that thing over your head, people think you're 70 and you don't know [expletive]. They don't bother to get to know you. I like Eminem. I like rap music. ...Mentally, I feel the same as I did when I was 30. I like the same kind of cars and the same kinds of women. Nothing's changed for me, but there's this stereotype. You don't change, but they try and make you fit a mold and be something you don't want to be, which is an old person. Not me. I've been a fighter all my life."

Age is just a number.

Update:
Interesting interview @ Bleacherreport.com: Dr. John Williams: 70-Yr-Old MMA Fighter Setting Guinness World Records

NYTimes.com: Giant South Dakota Hailstone Breaks US Records

The size- 8 inches in diameter weighing nearly 2 pounds.  Seeing hail that size falling would make me feel like I was seeing the end of the world.

Saw these magnets while out shopping.  Looks like icons from the iPhone, right?  If you look closely at the icons and compare them to the ones on the iPhone, they've all been changed to avoid copyright issues.  Still looks pretty good!

Get your own App Magnets at Amazon.com

It's kind of hard to believe but it's back to school time at the stores.  Target is helping out with their "College Essentials 2010".

Let's see what Target thinks is essential this year.
Garbage cans, memo note holders, pen cups, desktop Buddha.
It's been a while since I was in college, but a Hulk colored Buddha is a college essential?  Maybe if you're Buddhist.  But, if you're Buddhist, I'm doubting that you're buying this cartoonish looking Buddha from Target.  I must have missed the bright orange desktop Christ.

NYTimes.com: Japanese Village Creates Art From Hues of Rice

A Japanese village creates art using rice paddies as their canvas.  Amazing.

It's going to be hotter than heck tomorrow, but if you're looking for something outdoors to do, try blueberry picking at Rouster's Apple House in Milford.  We went several weekends ago and had a fun time picking over 25 pounds of blueberries.  We ate a lot of them fresh and then froze the rest for smoothies and pancakes for the rest of the year.

It's a fun family thing with lots of kids around.  These days with most of us living in the city, it's nice to see where your food comes from.

At $2.50/lb you don't really save money, but you do have the satisfaction of finding blueberries that are sweeter and larger than what you find at the store.

Check Rouster's schedule for blueberry picking dates and times.


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Seattle Times: Seattle City Council passes ban on cadaver exhibits like 'Bodies'

The Seattle City Council has voted to effectively ban the cadaver exhibit "Bodies ... The Exhibition" from returning to the city. The ordinance that now goes to Mayor Mike McGinn would bar commercial displays of human remains that don't have proof of consent.

When Bodies the Exhibition was in Cincinnati I protested it primarily because the bodies were Chinese individuals that were displayed without any consent.  It has been show that these bodies are often purchased on the black market.

Boycott Bodies the Exhibition Page.

NYTimes.com: Nokia Profit Falls on Tough Smartphone Competition

"We believe that the Nokia N8, the first of our Symbian 3 devices, will have a user experience superior to that of any smartphone Nokia has created," Mr. Kallasvuo said. The new handset, he added, will be followed by others that will "give the platform broader appeal and reach, and kick-start Nokia's fightback at the higher end of the market."

Not superior to the iPhone or Android?  This is a case of doing your best isn't quite good enough.

This is a clever breast feeding ad from the Brazil Ministry of Health.  I wonder if the FCC would allow a television ad like this to run here in the U.S.For those who don't get this, look closely at the picture.

I came to my office/warehouse today and found that my air conditioner compressor had been stolen.  Just ripped off its pedestal.  Thieves are stealing anything that has metal to strip and resell. Unfortunately, for the $100 dollars of metal that the thieves got, the replacement costs for me are going to be over $1000.  After I get it replaced, I think I'll be putting a metal cage over it to protect it.

Boston.com: Team should roll dice with Las Vegas star Lin

Taiwanese American Jeremy Lin is on the cusp of making the NBA.

We were in Lexington, KY on Sunday and decided to visit the Parkette Drive In that is going to be featured on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.

Unfortunately this is all we got to see, as the Parkette is closed on Sunday.  Bummer.
Looking at empty spaces you can almost imagine what it was like in the 50's on a crowded Friday night.  There must have been places like this in Cincinnati in the past, but they're all gone.

I saw this sign at the Ikea West Chester and thought it was a little odd.  When you think crayfish, Sweden's not the first place that comes to mind.  But with a little Googling, I found from Wikipedia that indeed, Crayfish parties are held in Sweden.  Kräftskiva is a traditional summertime eating and drinking celebration held in the late summer.

Everything you need to know about Sweden, you can learn at Ikea! 

Wired.com: Video: Stormtroopers Storm New York Subway



I love this.  The only thing wrong about this is that you can see the neck of the tall stormtrooper.

NYTimes.com: Trying to Stop Cattle Burps From Heating Up Planet

Australia contributes more greenhouse gases per capita than just about any other country, with its coal-fired power plants leading the way. But more than 10 percent of those gases come from what bureaucrats call livestock emissions -- animals' burping.

After posting yesterday's photos of the Indianapolis City Market, I realized that I haven't posted a few photos that I have taken at the Columbus North Market.

It's a nice foodie market with a much different vibe than Cincinnati's Findlay Market.


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Yahoo Sports: Same youth team produced Strasburg, Leake

Wow!  Stephen Strasburg and Mike Leake played on the same youth baseball team.  They're two of the best rookie pitchers in Major League Baseball.

I took a day trip up to Indianapolis over the weekend and encountered the Indianapolis City Market.  It's been open since 1821 and about to go through a major makeover.  Which is good, because it's nearly empty right now.  It was still open when we got there, but there was not a single person inside that we could see.  Kind of eerie.  The market is very large and has the potential to be like the Milwaukee Public Market. or the Columbus North Market.


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Examiner.com: The Contemporary Arts Center's satanic mural

The mural on the side of the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) contains Satanic symbolism. This mural, perhaps part of an exhibit that long ago left town, is partially funded by your tax dollars.

This guy has mistaken Shepard Fairey's Andre the Giant image for Satan.  The comments in the story are pretty funny, especially from Satan. 

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