the boomer live

Photo: Gobierno de Guatamala Pinellas and Pasco County residents are mindful of sink hole problems and the extra cost of home insurance associated with them.  However I have never seen a local sinkhole like this  seemingly bottomless  one that opened up in Guatemala City over the weekend,  looks like it might go on for ever!  [...]

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We just booked a cruise on Enchantment of the Seas leaving from Panama going to Costa Rica, Columbia and Aruba, finishing in Ft. Lauderdale.  It was a good deal since its a repositioning cruise for the ship, and we need a break!  Got me thinking of the “old days” when we transited the canal quite [...]

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Enter this Cunard Sweepstake and if you are very lucky you can travel back in time and cross the Atlantic the way it was done in the days before jet aircraft.  Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Sweepstake Good Luck!

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Joe & Megan’s school has been closed for the past couple of days because of the snow enveloping the U.K. (see previous post) So they decided to build a snowman for Nana Vicki  & Grandad Mick, its the only Statue of Liberty snowman in the UK!

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This recent NASA photo shows England, Wales, and Scotland completely covered in snow.  It’s a really nice photo but can’t be very nice for people on the ground! Reminds me of the winter of 1962-1963 which was the one of the worst in recorded history.

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One of my favorite automotive programs on TV is Top Gear from the BBC. Apart from reviewing the latest and greatest cars the presenters get up to a bunch of unusual things.  This video of presenter James Mays flying in a U2  to the edge of space definitely takes the cake!  I love the bit [...]

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Some of this video is absolutely amazing, now if I was 30 years younger…………. wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo. ……… Nope, I still wouldn’t do it!!

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  Here is the first video I have seen of the Flight 1549 crash landing in the Hudson River . The video is fro a from a US Coast Guard camera.  After 2 minutes the plane suddenly enters from the left of the screen.  At 2 minutes 30 seconds (30 secs elapsed since crash), the [...]

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