Archives for: March 2009
We see what we want to see

My sons reckoned they saw a UFO today (I was quick to remind my eldest that the last UFO he saw turned out to be a seagull). Like father like son.
Ever since I watched ‘Close Encounters Of The Third Kind’ as a kid, I’ve been fascinated by UFO phenomena. As a Christian, I definitely believe there is something out [...]

By Symon with 4 comments
Narnia the Whippet… so there.

Narnia is:
1. The fantasy world created by C. S. Lewis as the location for his series of seven fantasy children’s novels.
2. Our 6-week-old purebred Whippet girl puppy!
It’s interesting the snide remarks certain people have made about the Whippet breed… and that I should have picked a real dog like a Pitbull. Meh. It seems like people use their dog [...]

By Symon with 11 comments
Man survives 55m Niagara plunge

This brief post is dedicated to all my water-fall jumping friends…
A suicidal man jumped into Niagara Falls yesterday, miraculously surviving the 55m plunge. He resisted rescue attempts before eventually being pulled from the icy water to safety.
He had minor injuries, but no broken bones
See the news video below.

By Symon with 7 comments
Titanaboa update

Don’t ask me why I’m writing multiple posts about giant snakes. I really don’t have a clue, other than the concept is an entertaining one.

Anyway, I came across this diagram depicting the size of Titanoboa in comparison to a bus and human… goodtimes.

For those wondering if Titanoboa is just a fable, click here to read all about it.

By Symon with 7 comments
Great Snakes: the slither continues…

And just when you thought my giant-snake obsession was over!
While having some brief down-time and browsing some crypto blogs I came upon the above photo (click on image to enlarge). The caption translated follows (the original photograph has it written on the back):
“This is a ‘jiboia’ snake of which only part appears. It has approximately 48 meters and was found [...]

By Symon with 3 comments
X-ray vision… for real

Comics of the 70’s, and early 80’s were graced with mail-order children’s novelty advertisements. These, I used to practically drool over, but it was torturous, as they never posted outside of the US. There were two items that I coveted most (well, three if you include ‘Kissing Secrets’ but that’s a bit embarrassing)… The classic ‘Sea Monkeys’ (more about them [...]

By Symon with 4 comments