My Youngest Son Graduates HS Today

Ceremonies commence at 8pm
I have to work till 7:30pm
This is going to be hectic.

Next year my daughter garaduates HS. Then It will just be me and the wife. We had children early into our marriage because we wanted to be young enough to enjoy our lives afterward. Too bad the economy won't let us do much.

My boy is going into the Navy Seabees like his brother and his dad
My daughter wants to do military service too.
I wish them the best of luck!

So congratulations Joe, You made it thru a stepping stone. Good Job!

The Wearable Motorcycle

clipped from devicedaily.com Riding a motorcycle is really cool and the adrenaline is a really nice feeling. Well, somebody thought to change the way that the motorcycle will transport you. Jake Loniak, a student at the Art Center College of Design, has came up with a system that will act as an extension of your body. His idea came from Biomechatronics and he dubbed his concept as the Deux Ex Machina and will consist of an vertically parking motorcycle that will be managed by 36 pneumatic muscles with 2 linear actuators. The Deus Ex Machina is Yamaha-branded and it will be worn as an exo-skeleton and the helmet will be pneumatically attached. The in-wheel motor will be able to power the motorcycle from 0 to 60mph in 3 seconds and it will have a maximum speed of 75mph. The Deus Ex Machina is electric and it can cycle one hour with a recharge time of 15 minutes.

The World Wide Web

clipped from www.allmyfaves.com

Aristotle's Table Of Virtues

clipped from fs.huntingdon.edu Most moral virtues, and not just courage, are understood as falling at the mean between two accompanying vices. Aristotle's list may be represented by the following table:  Vice of Deficiency Virtuous Mean Vice of Excess Cowardice Courage Rashness Insensibility Temperance Intemperance Illiberality Liberality Prodigality Pettiness Munificence Vulgarity Humble-mindedness High-mindedness Vaingloriness Want of Ambition Right Ambition Over-ambition Spiritlessness Good Temper Irascibility Surliness Friendly Civility Obsequiousness Ironical Depreciation Sincerity Boastfulness Boorishness Wittiness Buffoonery Shamelessness Modesty Bashfulness Callousness Just Resentment Spitefulness