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Radar stops car doing Mach 3 A police radar in…

Radar stops car doing Mach 3


A police radar in Brussels recently stopped a car travelling at three times the speed of sound …

The supersonic motorist was apparently let off with a warning.
A camera about 350 feet from the intersection measures speed and tells the light whether to do its business. Traffic engineers plan to give drivers a few miles per hour of wiggle room. But once speeding is detected, the red light will turn on for at least 10 seconds — or 30 seconds-plus if cross traffic is waiting.
Thanks to BoingBoing for the link and exceptional headline!
One third of all high-speed police pursuits nationwide resulted in the death of an innocent bystander, according to a Harborview analysis of nine years of national statistics released Wednesday.
Thanks to Fark for the headline and link!

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Bush Ad Is "Troubling" Indeed The President’s ad…

Bush Ad Is “Troubling” Indeed

The President’s ad recycles bogus claims, then tells only part of the story about Kerry’s position on tax breaks for couples and children.


A Bush Cheney ’04 ad released April 1 repeats several misleading claims that FactCheck.org has de-bunked before. It also adds something new, saying Kerry repeatedly opposed tax breaks for married couples and families — breaks that Kerry has repeatedly and consistently said he would preserve.
This is a wonderful write-up complete with quoted sources for information to confirm the facts and links to related information. No Bush 2004!
Thank you FactCheck.org!

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We took the horde to the dentist then to the mall …

We took the horde to the dentist then to the mall for ice cream. Something ironic there. Let’s clean our teeth then dive into a sugary product! The boys enjoyed the Game Board. Parents “Don’t ask for anything because the answer is no” Boys in the store “ew! Ah! Can I have this? Can I buy that? Can I pay you back? This thing is free. …”

Amy continues to shine having more than one person comment on her fantastic smarts in the dentist office.

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A New Day! Let’s start the day off with a PayPa…

A New Day!

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This Morning

Woke at 3:33. Thought that was significant and almost…almost!…got out of bed to try to get some work done. It’s the only way I ever will so I have to start getting up around 3 or 4!

Woke again at 5. Then 6. Did not want to get out of bed.

Desire: Go backcountry camping.

Goals: I failed to acheive almost all my goals yesterday. Today’s goals should be to accomplish yesterday’s goals. MUST print some of Sarah’s digital pictures (her school wants them on print so they can scan them in–stupid!). 3 eldest children have dental appointments today. I had wanted to spend this morning downtown at the City County Building and the Chamber of Commerce but I didn’t get my p’s and q’s in order yesterday so it would be a waste of time. I’m so aggrivated with myself!

Last Night/Afternoon

Spent the latter part of the afternoon building a baby bed for Amy. She loved it! And at one point walked back to the room with the bed, laid down in it, covered herself up and went to sleep for a good couple of hours. She’s such a big girl!

I had a meeting at Sarah’s school to discuss their class trip. I’m going to chaperone. So far I’m the only dad. 24 boys going. I can handle that!

[The human mind is incredible. I just picked a candy sprinkle (like on a doughnut) up off the table. It’s so tiny I could barely pick it up. But I was able to toss it 10 feet into the sink. I didn’t see it fly or land but I heard it roll around in the sink. The toss was done effortlessly. Can you imagine the calculations that had to be going on for that to happen?]

I promised the boys a bonfire for roasting marshmellows so I instructed Tommy on how to build it then we lit it up and had a good ol’ time. We roasted marshmellows, ordered pizza, had more marshmellows, got everyone bathed and to bed. I wanted some time to gather my thoughts but Cathy was bathing and Amy decided it wasn’t bed time so she needed to play then slept in the crib.