Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Kristallnacht...

Just over 62 years ago, on November 9, 1938, the Nazis unleashed Kristallnacht on their Jewish citizens.  This is a short video piece, with contemporaneous footage.  Via reader Simon M.:




If you listen to the Arabs and Iranians today, you can't help but realize that 62 years later, this could happen again...

Down South...

Bill Cosby has some fun with a Southern accent and some confusing geography.  YouTube has dozens of such video clips of Bill Cosby, and every one of them I watched was just as funny.  Via my mom:


Rescued Baby Hummingbird...

Via my mom:

Drug Problem...

Click the thumbnail at right to read this newspaper clipping.  It's probably not what you're expecting!  Via my cousin Mike D.

I had this kind of drug problem when I was a kid...

Honoring the Fallen...

A video news story you won't want to miss.  I have to link, as the video is not embeddable.  Via my mom:

An Excellent Story...

It combines SR-71s, pilot machismo, and geekiness.  And it's allegedly a true story.  What more could you possibly want?