Rainbows over Laguna Lake

As the storm from last week was clearing through, we saw an amazing rainbow from our backyard . . . .

Find a good charity

It's not too late to help. To determine whether the charity you going to give to is worthy, use this website to do some research . . . click here

Mt Washington in New Hampshire

Mount Washington is the highest point in New England and the second highest peak on the Eastern half of the United States. Nestled in the majestic Presidential Range of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the peak rises to an elevation of 6,288 feet above sea level.

The highest winds ever recorded on Earth were measured at the summit at 231 mph. Since it was first climbed in 1646 131 people have died hiking and climbing in the Presidential range of New Hampshire of which Mt Washington is highest peak. If the weather is nice you can drive to the summit in 20 minutes!

In October 2005, I was there and enjoyed a very cold but clear cloudless day. Unlimited visibility in every direction . . . . 10 days later there was 72" of snow there!


Take a little time to check out this amazing mountain at :


http://www.mountwashington.org/

Climbing for CARE with Dan Dominy

One of my best friends, emmy award winning cameraman, Dan Dominy left for an epic trip to Africa to trek up Kilimanjaro and raise $150,000 for farmers in Senegal last January. Dan was part of the film crew. You can learn more about the climb here

Pareidolia

It's a new phenomenon that scientists have named for the "perception of patterns where non are intended". The latest example is a water mark on a wall at home in Los Vegas that people are attributing to an apparition of the Virgin Mary. Another example is when one hears a strange sound in the house and attributes it so an intruder, when in most cases, it's just the wind.

The Death of DVD's ???

Circuit City's disastrous results in big-screen television prices weren't all that ailed the company in its third quarter. DVD sales, or the decline of them is mind boggling. We bought a big-screen Vizio 37" at Costco some time ago for $695 when everything else (Panasonic, etc) was over $1600 and now they are all much less money. But no one is buying DVD's anymore with on-demand video available and netflix being so easy to use.

The World's Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame

Never heard of it? Of course not. That's because the mass media only reports what the athletes are doing when they get caught doing something wrong. That's wrong in my view and I just found out about the WSHHF click here to see it

How to invest with a better chance . . .

Ken Fisher (Forbes Magazine) says "the key to winning in investment—I paraphrase him here—is making bets “only” when you know things that most other players in the market don't".

Jesus Police is not a faith based website but seeks the truth

The mission of this website is to correct all the mis-information concerning the Life and Times of Jesus. This website seeks to collect the most accurate information we can about important issues related to Jesus. This is not a faith based website and nothing on this website is intended to prove or disprove whether or not Jesus is God or the Son of God. click here

BE FLEXIBLE IN YOUR VIEWS

"I have more respect for people who change their views after acquiring new information than for those who cling to views they held thirty years ago. The world changes. Ideologues and zealots don't." Michael Crichton STATE of FEAR

Ahmet Ertegun passes

There was no one bigger to us boomer music fans. He made it all happen.

read about his incredible life here

Walk Don't Run

The Ventures created one of the most played and popular tunes ever in Walk Don't Run which was used as a theme in Hawaii Five Oh and made it to the top of the pop charts in the 60's. They went on to record many of the best surf tunes ever . . . . but they have never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . . . why or why?

my website

Have you checked my website lately you can do so at www.craigkincaid.com . . . . there you can learn a great deal about hardwood lumber, trading and my music world.

Grad School is the New College

Despite what you have heard, there is very little wage pressure throughout most of the system. Select, high paying jobs that require highly educated workers have wage pressure. Most of therest of the labor market does not. Kids, that's a lesson worth learning: Don't just stay in school, but keep adding letters after your name -- Grad School is the new college.

Can it get any worse for W ??? . . . . probably

His approval rating is the lowest ever according to the latest Zogby poll . . . click here

Mt Whitney . . . the tallest peak on the continuous USA

was initially called Fisherman's Peak by the "Three Fishermen" who first scaled the summit in 1873. Mt Whitney creates it's own weather!

Remembering the 60's

If you're a boomer then you'll remember everything at this website with fondness. It was a great decade. Click here

Foreigners love our debt . . .

and that's a real good thing.

In dollar terms, foreign investors increased their debt holdings by $190.3 billion and equity holdings by $115.9 billion in the third quarter.

Foster Brooks

want to see one of the funniest comediens ever? go to this link and see some of the Foster Brooks routines at the Friars Club. youtube

Making art from junk

For 16 years, NorCal Waste Systems (a private company) has provided Bay Area artists with a $1900 monthly stipend, fully equipped work space and an end of term public art exhibit. About 60 artists apply each year and between 4 and 8 are accepted. You can check out some of their work here

Best Enviromental Ski Areas Report

the Ski Area Citizens' Coalition, a group of environmental groups led by Colorado Wild in Durango, Colo., has released its report card on 77 western ski areas. check it out here