Monthly Archives: April 2008

Those cars from the Cougar Ace? Destroyed.

By Jesse, himself. | Published: April 29, 2008

This is a quick follow-up to the post I made about Wired’s article Righting the Cougar Ace.
The Wall Street Journal Online has an article about how—and why—Mazda destroyed the 3000+ cars that were saved.

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The Last Flight From Da Nang, 1975

By Jesse, himself. | Published: April 21, 2008

Not sure what’s more compelling: the quality and fearlessness of journalism then, or the desperation of people whose lives and ethics have been ravaged by war. Either way, this video is difficult to watch.
Every day, every moment, every second, we have to ask ourselves what is important and what isn’t, and we have to ask [...]

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Righting the Cougar Ace

By Jesse, himself. | Published: April 21, 2008

Joshua Davis in Wired Magazine recounts this incredible saga, High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas: The Race to Save the Cougar Ace.
The drama inherent in trying to save a ship that has nearly capsized in the North Pacific is gripping, mostly because of the exotic cast of characters that populate it. From Captain Rich [...]

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Spinnin’ wheel, got to go ’round…

By Jesse, himself. | Published: April 15, 2008

A few days ago, I was lamenting that I would soon have to give up my after-work pint as I was losing the battle of the bulge. My good friend Barry who like me is a smoker-who-doesn’t-smoke-anymore and was inspirational to quite a few of us in that regard, used his usual delicacy to throw [...]

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4-Ball in the corner. On Table #3.

By Jesse, himself. | Published: April 11, 2008

Since I’ve been too swamped to write a decent post, I thought I’d post a video of someone with too much time on their hands.
Enjoy.

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