Orange Christmas

Looks like we are having an orange Christmas. You probably have to watch "The Middle" to understand what this is.

My Cousin, Austin Daye

I have a cousin on the Detroit Pistons. Who da thunk. Small world, huh? We seem to be a diverse family. We look alot alike I think. WHAT???

The Tourist

I see my bro(not Johnny Dep, but the other Johnny) has a new movie coming out Friday. He didn't say much about the filming so I can't say what you should expect. Angelina seems to be a ball buster so he should have an interesting story to tell.

Good Bye Ole Betsy

Ole Betzy Mueller has served us well, but it's time for a younger model.

Today in History

Legacy of Letters

Legacy of Letters from Luca Barcellona on Vimeo.

Mesmerized by this.

Turkey Bunny?

Happy Thanksgiving

Just us and the turkey.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning? That doesn't sound good.

Signs and symptoms

Carbon monoxide is toxic to all aerobic forms of life. It is easily absorbed through the lungs.[5] Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and non-irritating, which makes it difficult for humans to detect.[5] Inhaling even relatively small amounts of the gas can lead to hypoxic injury, neurological damage, and even death. Different people and populations may have a different carbon monoxide tolerance level.[6] On average, exposures at 100 ppm or greater is dangerous to human health.[1] In the United States, the OSHA limits long-term workplace exposure levels to less than 50 ppm averaged over an 8-hour period;[7][8] in addition, employees are to be removed from any confined space if a upper limit ("ceiling") of 100 ppm is reached.[9] Carbon monoxide exposure may lead to a significantly shorter life span due to heart damage.[10] The carbon monoxide tolerance level for any person is altered by several factors, including activity level, rate of ventilation, a pre-existing cerebral or cardiovascular disease, cardiac output, anemia, sickle cell disease and other hematological disorders, barometric pressure, and metabolic rate.[11][12][13]

The acute effects produced by carbon monoxide in relation to ambient concentration in parts per million are listed below:[14][15]
Concentration Symptoms
35 ppm (0.0035%) Headache and dizziness within six to eight hours of constant exposure
100 ppm (0.01%) Slight headache in two to three hours
200 ppm (0.02%) Slight headache within two to three hours; loss of judgment
400 ppm (0.04%) Frontal headache within one to two hours
800 ppm (0.08%) Dizziness, nausea, and convulsions within 45 min; insensible within 2 hours
1,600 ppm (0.16%) Headache, tachycardia, dizziness, and nausea within 20 min; death in less than 2 hours
3,200 ppm (0.32%) Headache, dizziness and nausea in five to ten minutes. Death within 30 minutes.
6,400 ppm (0.64%) Headache and dizziness in one to two minutes. Convulsions, respiratory arrest, and death in less than 20 minutes.
12,800 ppm (1.28%) Unconsciousness after 2-3 breaths. Death in less than three minutes.

What you been up to Dove?

Whistler at UMMA

Visited the Whistler Exhibition at UMMA this past weekend. Highly recommend going.
Nice to get out and about.