Kenneth Bruce Gorelick William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-18-18

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era. You probably know him as Kenny G.

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-18-18

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-18-18

LifeLog William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-17-18

The Pentagon had an ambitious plan to build a database tracking a person’s entire existence. It was called LifeLog. The idea was to gather in a single place just about everything an individual says, sees or does; the phone calls he made, the emails he sent, the movies he watched and the music he liked. Civil libertarians found out about it, however, and raised a fuss.

So on Feb. 4, 2004, it was announced that the intrusive project was being cancelled.

Entirely coincidentally we are sure, that was the date Facebook was launched.

LifeLog William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-17-18
LifeLog William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-17-18

 

Ayumi Hamasaki William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-16-18

You ever hear of Ayumi Hamasaki? Neither have I but she has sold 80 million records.

Ayumi Hamasaki William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-16-18

Ayumi Hamasaki William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-16-18

Gwangbokjeol William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-15-18 

Gwangbokjeol — which means “the day the light has returned” — occurs Aug. 15 and is the only public holiday celebrated in both Koreas. Actually North Korea calls it Liberation of the Fatherland Day. It commemorates the surrender of Japan in World War II and the liberation of the peninsula from its tyrannical rule.

Gwangbokjeol William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-15-18

Gwangbokjeol William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-15-18 

 

Smallest cat breed William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-14-18

The smallest cat breed is the Singapura. It weighs between 5-8 pounds.

Smallest cat breed William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-14-18
Smallest cat breed William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-14-18
I could take it!

Knifefish family William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-13-18

An electric eel is not an eel. It is a member of the knifefish family.

Knifefish family William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-13-18

Knifefish family William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-13-18

Quintal William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-11-18

Someone says he has 100Q of beans and you wonder what he is talking about. It means he has 100 kilograms of them. Q stands for quintal which is a unit of mass in the metric system equal to 100kg.

Quintal William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-11-18

Quintal William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-11-18

 

Farthest known galaxy William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-10-18

Don’t figure on taking a trip to GN-z11. It’s 13 billion light years away.  Discovered in 2016 by the Hubble Space Telescope, it is the farthest known galaxy. Note that a light year equals 5.9 trillion miles. Note it takes 31,709 years to count to a trillion.

farthest known galaxy
It’s about time, ti’s about space.
Farthest known galaxy William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-10-18

 

Strongest wind William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-9-18

The strongest wind ever recorded was a 253 mph gust that occurred on  Australia’s Barrow Island during Cyclone Olivia in 1996.

Strongest wind William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-9-18

Strongest wind William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-9-18

 Gird your loins William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-8-18

Trouble’s coming. Should you gird your loins? Well you can’t really do that unless you are wearing a tunic. Back in the day when tunics were standard male attire, it meant wrapping the lower part between the legs and around the waist. This would free the legs for action while protecting important parts of the anatomy.

 Gird your loins William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-8-18

 Gird your loins William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-8-18