Burgess Falls State Park Tennessee
August 5, 2008
Burgess Falls State Park is a state park and state natural area in Putnam County and White County, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. The park is situated around a steep gorge in which the Falling Water River drops 250 feet (76 m) in elevation in less than a mile, culminating in a 136-foot (41 m) cataract waterfall.
I was fortunate enough to be able to visit this park while on the way for a weekend camping at Standing Stone State Park. This place is totally amazing, it was like walking on to the set of Jurassic Park. The hike down the falls is pretty strenuous and along several sections the trail has a 20-40 foot drop down one side. So be careful particularly with children if you take them along like I did. Read more
Design by Committee
July 24, 2008
Ever wonder how things come to be? Watch this, laugh out loud, and bask in the knowledge that its true. Sad, but true.
Oobleck (a.k.a. Green Slime)
May 10, 2008
What the heck is oobleck?
That is the first question that comes out of everybody’s mouth when you mention the word oobleck. The earliest use of the word “oobleck” that I am aware of comes from the title of a Dr. Seuss book. In the book by Dr. Seuss, Bartholomew and the Ooblecka king bored with ordinary rain, sunshine, fog, and snow causes green precipitation called Oobleck to fall from the sky. Read more
Italian Breaded Pork Chops
May 3, 2008
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp milk
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
- 1 1/4 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- 8 pork chops - thinly sliced
- 1 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a small bowl, beat together the eggs and milk. In a separate small bowl, mix the bread crumbs and the Parmesan cheese.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook until lightly browned. Remove garlic.
Dip each pork chop into the egg mixture, then into the bread crumb mixture, coating evenly. Place coated pork chops in the skillet and brown.
The Great Detective
November 7, 2007
The Great Detective was investigating a murder in the United States. The chief suspect said, “I’m new to the area, so I just followed directions and turned south onto Interstate 46”. The Great Detective knew he was lying. How?
Twin Trouble
October 15, 2007
Bob and Sam were identical twins born in London in 1911. Bob was born before Sam but Sam was older than Bob. How come?
Library Lunacy
October 10, 2007
A public Library suddenly announced that each member could borrow up to ten books and not return them for up to six months. Why?
The Helicopter
October 8, 2007
A Helicopter was hovering 200 feet above the sea when the pilot suddenly turned off the engine. The rotor stopped but the helicopter did not crash. Why not?
Mission Statement Generator
October 2, 2007
Everybody needs their own personal mission statement. Fortunately there are resources available on the internet to assist us in creating one without having to actually think about it. 
Mission Statement Generator by Dilbert
Sample mission examples:
Our challenge is to seamlessly provide access to emerging opportunities while maintaining the highest standards
or
We interactively leverage other’s parallel paradigms and assertively maintain high-payoff benefits to stay competitive in tomorrow’s world
or
It is our business to professionally enhance prospective products and services so that we may quickly create timely deliverables to exceed customer expectations
or
It is our mission to interactively create high standards in intellectual capital as well as to competently disseminate virtual deliverables
It’s addictive, seriously, go create your own. Enjoy, David
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September 28, 2007
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Thanks to Josh for sharing this email with me!