Saturday, March 28, 2009

FIRE IN DOWNTOWN GETTYSBURG

:::::FIRE SAFETY:::::

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This is where my wife Linda and I stayed while in Gettysburg Pa. This hotel is located right on the square and is convenient to “everything”. Great rooms, service,and food..

This is what happened about one block away:::: 

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     What I find strange; there was no mention of this incident in the local paper the next day. I haven’t been able to get any information by doing computer searches. In essence I don’t know for sure what was going on. I didn’t see any fire or smoke though I did smell  smoke .

     When Linda and I got back to our hotel we did check the safety features there , and everything seemed to be ok. Each year there are over some 30 million fires that strike Americans at home, in hotels, or at the workplace.

     This is what we did: 1. We planned our escape route. Our room was on the third floor and jumping didn’t seem a good idea. 2. We familiarize ourselves with the locations of the fire exits nearest our room. 3.We found nearby fire alarms and fire extinguishers. I do know when traveling and staying in Hotels/Motels etc. I will be more cognizant of the “safety features.”

If I every get back to Gettysburg I will certainly stay at  the Gettysburg Hotel again.. 

By the way we stayed in the Boyd’s Bear room..

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MORE LATER….. JOE TODD

Monday, March 23, 2009

6:55 AM ,3/23/09, SQUAD RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE

SQUAD ON OAKWOOD

THE NEIGHBOR LADY, AGE 50+, WAS KNOCKED OVER TAKING HER DOG OUT THE BACK DOOR. SHE HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE AS SHE FELL AND WAS KNOCKED OUT. WHEN SQUAD ARRIVED SHE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE POLICE SCANNER AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS BLOG TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.

     REMINDS ME: ALL WE HAVE IS TODAY.. ALSO, THOUGHT OF (SNOWBRUSH) HE FOLLOWS MY BLOG. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR UPCOMING OPERATION AND MAKE SURE YOU FIND SOMEONE TO WALK THOSE DOGS….

JOE TODD

Sunday, March 22, 2009

GETTING READY TO GO TO GETTYSBURG AND HARPERS FERRY

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The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War http://www.nps.gov/gett/

HARPERS FERRY:::Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It is situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers  http://harpersferry.roedeo.com/harpersferry/

Harpers Ferry A.T. Visitor Center and ATC Headquarters

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Appalachian Trail :The A.T. passes close by the Visitor Center, and is connected via a 0.25-mile blue-blazed side trail.  This side trail junction is located 0.5 mile south of the Potomac River Footbridge, and 0.3 mile north of the bridge over the Shenandoah River http://tiny.cc/HyOJW

MAY TAKE A SHORT HIKE ON THE A.P. JUST TO BE ABLE TO SAY I DID IT….

LAST BUT NOT LEAST::AS SOME OF YOU KNOW MY WIFE MAKES AND COLLECTS TEDDY BEARS. SOOOO::IN GETTYSBURG

Welcome to Boyds Bear Country™, the World's Most Humongous Teddy Bear Store™...and the flagship store of
The Boyds Collection Ltd®.

http://www.boydsbearcountry.com/

SOME OF MY WIFES BEARS:::

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WILL BE LEAVING IN A DAY OR SO IF ALL GOES WELL…………JOE TODD

Thursday, March 19, 2009

RATS IN A CAGE

EARTHS

POPULATION

EQUATES TO 

BACTERIA ON A :::::

NASA-Earth

PETRIE DISH

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What we are seeing is  an exponentially increasing __ WORLD population__SEE CHART#1 BELOW

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CHART #2 BELOW::

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THIS IS A CHART OF BACTERIAL GROWTH IN A PETRIE DISH POPULATION (L) OVER TIME (T). RELATE THAT TO WORLD POPULAYION GROWTH…

SECTION(A) –10000 TO –4000 ON TIME SCALE

SECTION (B) –4000 TO 2009 As of March 2009, the world's population is estimated to be about 6.76 billion.

The world's population is expected to reach about 9 billion by the year 2040

PROJECTIONS SHOW WORLD POPULATION will crest as early as around 2050 at under 9 billion, or 10 to 11 billion__AREA ( C ) .

AREA ( C) ON ABOVE CHART::

1.Food prices in the early 21st century are rising sharply, and causing  malnutrition to spread widely

2.SO FAR Food production has kept pace with population growth . Yet, food production is dependent on (fertilizer) which is   petroleum-based .

3.Recoverable oil reserves are significantly less than total oil in place. At current consumption levels,  known recoverable reserves would be gone around 2039, potentially leading to a global energy CRISIS……REMEMBER  All fertilizer doesn’t come from petroleum there are “natural or organic fertilizers” BUT IT IS ALL CARBON CHEMISTRY….

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SUMMARY: “OR AREA D”

IN THE ABOVE CHART::

1.Bacteria on the Petri dish use up all the NUTRIENTS and die

2.DO WE EXHAUST EARTHS RESOURCES YIELDING A MASS “DIE OFF” OF billions of people on this spherical Petri dish CALLED EARTH…

3. WILL “ALPHA MALES” OF THE WORLD FIGHTING OVER LIMITED RESOURCES,AIDS, ETHNIC CLEANSING, AND TERRORIST ACCELERATE MANKINDS DECLINE.IS POPULATION CONTROL THE ANSWER? WILL THERE BE A Malthusian catastrophe??

WHAT IS THE ANSWER??

I DO KNOW THAT PEOPLE THINK AND BACTERIA DON’T. WE ALSO HAVE LANGUAGE. IS THE EARTH REALLY LIKE A PETRIE DISH OR IS THE EARTH A ““LIVING ORGANISM”” IN ITS OWN RIGHT ? ASK OUR NATIVE AMERICANS.  THERE ARE OTHER RESOURCES::

UNIVERSE JUST THE WHOLE UNIVERSE AND WITH OUR INGENUITY

SPACE SHUTTLE A WAY TO GET THERE..

WHAT I REALLY THINK :: I , WE , ARE NOT IN CHARGE ANYWAY.

A SUPREME BEING OF MY “NO UNDERSTANDING” CALLS THE SHOTS ...

SO LETS BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE EARTH :::AND::: GIVE THE “ALPHA MALES” PROZAC OR SOME ORGANIC HERBS GROWN IN Mendocino COUNTY CALIF. FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES ONLY..

I’M GOING GOLFING

THANKS… JOE TODD

MARCH 19, 2009::TIME TO CELEBRATE::Saint Joseph's Day is the Patronal Feast day for persons named Joseph, THATS ME.....

MARCH MADNESS NOOOOO IT IS Morel Madness 2009 http://www.morels.com/

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

BASTILLE BEING STORMED

BASTILLE BEING STORMED

SOCIAL CHANGE

Causes of the French Revolution

High unemployment and high bread prices caused more money to be spent on food and less in other areas of the economy.Unemployment rate rises to highest level in 14 months -

Another cause was the continued conspicuous consumption of the noble class .Outrageous $450 million AIG bonus payout.

The inefficient and antiquated financial system was unable to manage the national debt.

U.S. National Debt: 10.9 Trillion & Clicking

Plight of the poorest who faced a daily struggle with malnutrition.It may be hard to believe, but the City of Los Angeles is the hunger capital of the United STATES

OBAMA ascended to the throne amidst a financial crisis; the nation was nearing bankruptcy and outlays outpaced income.

Finally, perhaps above all, was the almost total failure of OBAMA and his advisers to deal effectively with any of these problems.JUST A WORD TO THE WISE HERE….

Estates-General of 2009

The Estates-General was organized into three estates:::::

(Executive branch,Legislative branch,Judicial branch),,,WALLSTREET,,,,(THE SUCKER,US,There's a sucker born every minute)

National Assembly (French Revolution)

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1. Obama vowing to rid Washington of earmarks before signing a bill that had almost 9,000 of them.

2.Senator Ted Stevens, a  felon, receiving $122,000 a year from a government pension.

3.Congressman Charlie Rangel,  man most responsible for the U.S. tax code, failing to pay taxes on his  vacation home

4.DON’T FORGET::

Bernie Madoff's $50 Billion Ponzi Scheme  OR
How I Got Screwed by Bernie Madoff

TO BAD BERNIE

THIS COULD GO ON FOREVER BUT I THINK I’LL GO GOLFING INSTEAD..

NOT INSPIRED BY:::THE REVOLUTION WILL DEVOUR CONGRESS

Sunday, March 15, 2009

BAD BREATH FROM THE GARDEN….

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PLANTED ONION SETS IN THE SIDE

GARDEN TODAY . SIXTY WHITE

ONIONS AND SIXTY RED ONIONS.

FIRST I HAD TO CLEAN UP THE

YARD DEBRIS .THEN I RAKED THE

GROUND, PLANTED THE ONION

SETS, AND APPLIED AN

APPLICATION OF PREEN PRE-

EMERGENT WEED KILLER.

    EARLIER IN THE WEEK I HAD MIXED SOME SCOTTS MIRACLE GROW INTO THE SOIL. ALSO, HAD TO BUY A NEW GARDEN HOSE. THIS HOSE IS SUPPOSE TO BE A “LIFE-TIME” HOSE . WE WILL SEE. I GET REALLY TIRED OF HAVING TO BUY NEW GARDEN HOSE EVERY COUPLE YEARS. WHAT A( P.I.A.)

    IN THE “GREEN HOUSE” STARTED FROM SEED:

FERRY-MORSE :BUTTERCUP SQUASH,EARLY GIRL HYBRID TOMATO,BLACK BEAUTY (ZUCCHINI)SQUASH,AND STRAIGHT EIGHT CUCUMBER .BURPEE SUMMER CHOICE TOMATO AND CHARLESTON GRAY WATERMELON.FROM HIGH MOWING SEEDS CRIMSON SPRINTER SLICING TOMATOES AND PARTENON F1 HYBRID ZUCCHINI SQUASH.

     I REALLY DON’T KNOW IF ANYONE WILL READ THIS OR EVEN CARE BUT THATS OK.. I GOT TO SPEND SOME “QUALITY TIME” IN THE GARDEN TODAY AND IT WAS FUN/WORK.. THIS SUMMER WHEN THINGS ARE “GROWING” THE VIEW WILL BE ENJOYABLE AND THE EATING WILL BE FINE…

THATS ALL FOLKS  JOE TODD

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THIS IS SIDE OF HOUSE A FEW SUMMERS BACK….

  

 

Saturday, March 14, 2009

CORRELATION

Pi Day United States of America constant π and is usually observed today, on March 14 (3.14, get it?)

MATHMATICALLY SPEAKING:

\rho_{X,Y}={\mathrm{cov}(X,Y) \over \sigma_X \sigma_Y} ={E((X-\mu_X)(Y-\mu_Y)) \over \sigma_X\sigma_Y},

Correlation

Correlation is a statistical technique that can show whether and how strongly pairs of variables are related. For example, height and weight are related; taller people tend to be heavier than shorter people.

QUESTION: WHAT IS THE CORRELATION

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THATS ALL FOLKS

Thursday, March 12, 2009

HAUNTED Zaleski State Forest

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(NELSONVILLE,OHIO) ON MY WAY TO

(HAUNTED HOPE FURNACE) AND

THE ( PIONEER CEMETERY )

TOOOO MANY PICTURES SO LETS DO

A VIDEO

 

THATS ALL FOLKS. HAVE

A GOOD DAY…..

 

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

ProShares Ultra S&P500

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I HAVE A SMALL POSITION IN (SSO)

REFLECTS: (200%) the daily performance of the S&P    VERY SIMPLE  : IF WE HAVE A MARKET RALLY

SSO WILL DO WELL, BUT “JUST IN CASE” I SOLD COVERED CALLS (MARCH, AT $16.00 STRIKE PRICE)..

IF YOU DO WHAT I DO YOU COULD LOOSE MONEY. ACTUALLY, IF YOU DO JUST THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT I DO  YOU COULD MAKE MONEY..OH WELL MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND…

GO FOR THE GOLD

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MY FEELING IS  “GOLD” IS GOING TO TRADE IN A

CHANNEL BETWEEN $895.00 AND $1000.OO

AN OUNCE. RIGHT NOW I DO NOT HAVE A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS TRADE  SO AM JUST STAYING AWAY.. MAYBE I WILL WATCH

(GOLDFINGER)

 

HOCKING VALLEY SCENIC RAILROAD

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ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE

“NEAT” TO BE A HOBO

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Hiking, fishing, camping, horseback riding, canoeing, photography

A FEW OF THE THINGS YOU CAN DO IN THE HOCKING HILLS

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NEXT STOP ZALESKI STATE FOREST

Total acres: 26,827
County: Vinton and Athens Counties

WANTED TO POST TODAY BUT BASICALLY FELT

LAZY  the lack of desire to expend effort. A FRIEND OF MINE JUST FOUND OUT HE HAD A HEART ATTACK SOMETIME IN PAST COUPLE YEARS. HE NOW HAS TO HAVE A BUNCH OF “HEART WORK” DONE, BUT HE SAYS HE CAN PLAY GOLF ON SAT. 

THATS IT FOR NOW

JOE TODD

 

Friday, March 06, 2009

ON THE WAY TO INDIANA

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NO POSTS FOR A COUPLE

DAYS.. EVERYONE ENJOY..

ALWAYS HATE WHEN THEY SAY  ENJOY  AT A

RESTAURANT  http://www.restaurant.com/

Thursday, March 05, 2009

Alamo Day United States of America MARCH 6TH

http://www.shagtown.com/days/usa.html

LOCATED IN SAN ANTONIO

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HILL COUNTRY OF TEXAS

     IN THE EARLY SPRING OF 2008 MY SON (NATHAN) WAS AT FORT HOOD TRAINING TO GO TO IRAQ. WHEN HE GOT “LEAVE” THE “FAMILY” WENT TO VISIT. WE RENTED A HOUSE IN GEORGETOWN (RT. 35 VERY TOP OF MAP). WE TOOK ONE DAY TO GO SEE THE ALAMO.

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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: EX WIFE TERRY, NATES WIFE CASSIE, ME JOE TODD,AND MY WIFE LINDA.

GRANDCHILDREN: A.J. , NATHANIEL, ALEX, AND THE YOUNGEST WILLIAM, AND THEY ARE GRAND

WE COMBINED OUR RESOURCES AND RENTED A LARGE HOUSE IN GEORGETOWN. TERRY DID THE FOOT WORK TO GET THIS DONE, AND DID A GREAT JOB.

THE ALAMO::::

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A STONE MISSION IN DOWN TOWN SAN ANTONIO.

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MY SON NATE.. A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IS ALSO A HISTORY OF WAR.

ALAMO,VIETNAM,IRAQ,AFGHANISTAN,

IT IS “NOT SO ORDINARY” MEN AND

WOMEN THAT PROTECT US.

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THATS WHY TODAY I CAN GO HIKING,CAMPING,AND GOLFING AND THEN BLOG ABOUT IT.

THANKS…. DAD

 

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

ROCKY OUTDOOR GEAR STORE

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http://www.rockyboots.com/OutletStores/default.aspx

ROCKY FACTORY OUTLET STORE NELSONVILLE,OHIO

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STOPPED BY “THE BOOT GRILL”

ON MY WAY TO: “LAKE HOPE” AND “ZALESKI STATE FOREST”

SPECIAL: ROAST PORK,MASHED POTATOES,GREEN BEANS $5.99

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“ALL FUELED UP NOWWW TIME TO HIKE”

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OLDS HOLLOW TRAIL

PIONEER CEMETERY EST. 1853

SANDSTONE ROCK SHELTER CAVE

LAKE HOPE STATE PARK

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