I don't think I've seen anything like this before, but this tree fell victim to a lightning strike that started a fire inside the tree. I assume that the tree was already rotting, if it were that combustible, and this fire isn't going to help that at all.
Happy birthday in the great beyond to Lee Marvin (1924 - 1987) who starred in "The Dirty Dozen" and lots of other movies. He did indeed serve in World War II, and was wounded quite severely in the Battle of Saipan. But, no matter what you read, he did not serve with Bob Keeshan, and never told a late night TV show that the man who played Captain Kangaroo was the bravest man he served with. One can only wonder what sort of person sits around and makes t
his nonsense up?
To celebrate their 150th season of baseball, the Cincinnati Reds will be wearing 15 different throwback uniforms this year, showing their finery from years gone by. This is the 1956 model, featuring baseball-headed "Mr Redlegs" on the vest. The Reds were originally the Red Stockings, but changed to just being the Reds when the Boston Red Sox came along. But during the Red Scare of the 1950s, when dunderheads came to believe that dirty communists were hiding underneath every mattress, it was not good to be called "Red," so they called themselves the Redlegs until cooler heads prevailed.
The USS Hornet was a Navy aircraft carrier that was sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in the South Pacific in October, 1942. It was found last month, and robot cameras are sending back amazing images from 17,5000 feet below the ocean's surface. Check this tractor, still aboard and still looking ready to work, 77 years later. You can even see the International Harvester logo on the machine.
Following the death of Chuck Berry, we are down to two of the original pioneers of our rock and roll music. Jerry Lee Lewis turned 83 last fall and he is still cool as a moose.
This recording of a 1964 concert has been a prized possession of mine since high school, and still sounds just as great today.
Richard Wayne Penniman had 86 candles on his last cake. Little Richard, as I and his others trillions of fans call him, shines brightly in every endeavor. Last I heard, the years were catching up with him, but he have our records and the best-ever
GEICO commercial to remember him by.
When I first saw this tribute to American Mastication, I thought the cowboy was sporting a pretty sweet ponytail, but no.
I've always thought that the Monarch Butterfly looked a lot like the Maryland state flag. It's sad that the butterfly population is dwindling rapidly, but fortunately, our ship of state is being steered by a wise leader who is in tune with the needs of nature and the flora and fauna,so I'm sure he will devote a great deal of attention to the matter.
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