Look-a-like?

Got a GChat message from a friend today:

Friend: saw a picture of robert gibbs on politico today
thought it was you

Me: (after visiting Politico's homepage) thx - i know my hairline is receding and i gained a little weight on the campaign , but ....


Him: it was just the glasses and the smirk (then went offline)

Thanks - I guess...

What do you think?

Air Show #2

As promised - some pictures from the Air Show. Enjoy!

We had a blast. The pictures don't do some of the tricks justice (plus, I didn't get pics of the Thunderbirds or the ethanol stunt plane) -- so when we download, edit, and upload the video we recorded at the show, you can check out more of the A.W.E.S.O.M.E.N.E.S.S.

Air Show #1

On Saturday, Jill and I went to the Joint Services Open House (JSOH) hosted on Andrews Air Force Base (AFB) [the home of Air Force One]. There were planes and helicopters out on the base, and lots of fun aerial demonstrations.

We're in the process of getting our pictures and videos loaded, so keep an eye out for more of what we saw.



In the meantime, check out this video [click the image above] of the final air show act we saw - the F-22 Raptor. The linked video is hosted on what appears to be the Raptor's official site: www.f22-rapor.com. We got some video of this while we were waiting for the bus. Although it was a long day, we were glad we got to catch this before we left. The other shows were very cool: the Army Golden Knights parachute team, the Red Bull helicopter that flew upside-down and did a loop-the-loop and the Red Bull MiG, the stunt planes, the F/A-18 Super Hornet, the A-10, and--of course--the Air Force Thunderbirds. But this plane seemed to defy the laws of gravity /physics / aerodynamics. Enjoy the professional video from the first demo at Langley AFB; we'll post our stuff soon!

Quote of the Day for 11 May 2009

Or, the private jet industry's new spokesperson.

"It’s Great to Have a Private Jet." Oprah Winfrey

“It’s great to have a private jet. Anyone that tells you that having your own private jet isn’t great is lying to you.”

Really? Cuz I wouldn't know anything about that. Maybe you have a spare one I could borrow for a while?

And while you're at it, think you can get me a new TV? Muchas gracias!

Word of the Day: Wikidness

Wikidness (noun): the quality or state of being Wikid
Wikid (adjective): mischievous or playfully malicious; knowingly falsifying material added to Wikipedia (or other, similar Wiki sites), typically done out of spite, evil or morally bad intent, or similarly abject desires

See it in context HERE in the CNET article, "Media outlets (and Wikipedia) fooled by Irishman".

Of course, this would all have sounded even better in the native French. But what is truly disheartening is Fitzgerald's explanation for his descent into Wikidness.

Here's some more information on the story:

If any of you have ever studied sociology, you'll know that it largely consists of making stuff up about society and pretending that you've discovered an astonishing truth.

This might be at least the acorn for an oak of explanation as to why an Irish sociology student named Shane Fitzgerald decided to make up a quote and slip it into a Wikipedia entry.

Fitzgerald chose the Wikipedia entry of recently deceased French composer Maurice Jarre, who wrote the music for films such as "Doctor Zhivago," "Dead Poets Society," and "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo."

He inserted his poetry into the dead man's mouth, only to see Wikipedia's incisive editors excise it.

He tried again. Within 6 minutes, Wikipedia's editors flicked it off as if it were a defecating fly. However, the third time he tried, [...] the quote stayed up for 25 hours.

This was enough time for the Guardian, the Independent, and many other newspapers and blogs to insert it in their obituaries of Jarre.

You have to love Fitzgerald's explanations (if you can believe the CNET writer).

Anyone else out there either (1) done some Wikid editing, or (2) seen this in action elsewhere?