Edinburgh Nightlife

Doctor Who Exhibiton

While one our trip to Glasgow, Scotland, I made Dr. Bray go with me to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum to see the Doctor Who Exhibition.

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Train Model Money Shot

Eddie Haskell, The Beaver and Wally!

Eddie Haskell, The Beaver and Wally! Are we REALLY that Old

Model Train Day

2010 Chris Brown's Liver Memorial Great Golf Outing

The planning committee is beginning the process of choosing a date for
the 2010 Great Golf Outing. Despite intense lobbying by several
commercial sponsors, including Duck Rabbit Brewery, Triangle Brewery,
Woodford Reserve Distilleries, and Balvenie Distilleries, the
committee has decided that the 2009 GGO will be held in honor of Chris
Brown's liver, which passed in a tragic drinking accident during the
2009 GGO. In honor of Chris Brown's liver, the 2010 GGO will not have
a title sponsor, but rather will be called the Chris Brown's Liver
Memorial Great Golf Outing, or CBLMGGO. Said Chris Brown, "We had a
great run, that liver and me. While I'll miss it out on the course, at
least I can still use it as an anchor when I go fishing."

Dates under consideration for the 2010 CBLMGGO are January 22, 23, and
24; and February 18, 19, and 20. Although Brunswick Plantation has not
posted official rates for those dates yet, anticipated rates for the
January dates are $189.95 plus tax, while the February rates are
expected to be $219.95 plus tax. To avoid the conflict with the NFL's
Super Bowl that occurred last year, the NFL is considering February 7,
2010 for the Super Bowl. Said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, "After
numerous players and coaches were late for last year's Super Bowl
kickoff, we realized that we couldn't compete with the GGO and so
we're making a conscious effort to work with the CBLMGGO planning
committee this year. Plus, I was a huge fan of Chris Brown's liver and
wouldn't want anything to mar its memorial tournament."

The public comment period is now open on the prospective dates for the
CBLMGGO. Interested individuals should send comments to the CBLMGGO

Granddad Doc

This is a photo of my Grandfather Doc. I found it on Facebook.

Waiting for the bus

I'm putting this foot down

Since I started posting on Facebook, I feel like I've been letting down my Fred Hotline reader(s). I'm going to start doing a better job at posting on the Hotline.

I took a poll

My Political Views
I am a center-right social libertarian
Right: 2.65, Libertarian: 6.06

Political Spectrum Quiz

Pumkinseed Fish

The pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) is a freshwater fish of the sunfish family. It is native to northeastern North America, from New Brunswick to South Carolina but it has been introduced elsewhere in North America.

Pumpkinseeds reach a maximum length of about 16 inches, sizes of 6–8 inches are more typical. Weights are normally less than one pound. The fish present an oval silhouette and are very compressed laterally; it is this body shape, resembling the seed of a pumpkin, which provides them with their common name. The coloration includes orange, green, yellow, or blue speckles on an olive back, yellow sides and a yellow to orange belly and breast. As with all centrarchids, they have sharp spines in the dorsal and anal fins.

Pumpkinseeds prefer shallow water with some weed cover. They are often typical of ponds and small lakes. They are active during the day and rest at night.

These fish reproduce rapidly and are low on the food chain. They eat a variety of insects, including mosquito larvae, along with small molluscs and crustaceans. They also feed on smaller fish, including smaller pumpkinseeds. In the shallow areas of which they are typical, the fish exploit the entire water column from the bottom to surface.

Sexual maturity occurs at age two. Males prepare nests in colonies on gravel bottoms in late spring. The males are territorial and chase even early-arriving females away. When a female reaches a nest, she is joined by the male, and eggs are deposited in a cloud of milt. The eggs settle and stick to the pebbles. The female departs as soon as the eggs have been deposited. Males may welcome several females over several days. The male guards the nest as the eggs hatch in a few days. The males continue to guard the offspring, herding them into a ball-like cloud. After a week or two, the young gain sufficient energy and maintaining the order of the cloud becomes impossible at which point the offspring disperse and the male departs the nest. Pumpkinseeds are known to interbreed with the closely-related bluegill, which they resemble in form and coloration.

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2009 Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers Golf Tournament

The Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers seventeenth Golf Tournament will be August 3, 2009 this year. This event is our major fund-raising effort of the year. Again this year our golf tournament will be sponsored by Edward Jones, J & S Cafeterias, Harley Davidson of Greensboro and Greensboro Merchants Association. All proceeds will benefit the Crime Stoppers Reward Fund and contributions are tax deductible.

The tournament will be held at Stoney Creek, and it will again be a Captain’s choice with a shotgun start at 8:30 A. M. Sponsorship opportunities include: Tees, Greens, Longest Drive, and Closest to the Pin, Scoreboard, Carts and Holes. All hole sponsorships are available for $150.00. The cost of the team is $300.00 or $75.00 per individual. ENTRY FEE INCLUDES LUNCH, SNACKS, BEVERAGES AND DOOR PRIZES.

This program, operated by the Greensboro Police Department, has been an effective law enforcement tool in our area for over 28 years. Since inception in 1981, we have recovered drugs and stolen property in excess of $16.5 million, and cleared 6,637 cases.

Crime Stoppers is funded solely by contributions from the community. All reward funds are donated by businesses in the community. Thanks again for your support as we strive together to further the goals of law enforcement in our community to make your community a safer place to live.

All prizes donated help to make our tournament so successful. Our Federal Tax Identification Number is 59-2116563. If you have any questions please call the Crime Stoppers office at 574-4020 or 574-4021.

Sincerely,


Randy Harris, Golf Tournament Chairman
Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers, Inc.
randyharris@triad.rr.com

2009 48 Hour Film Project

This is why I didn't want to give my mom my email address

Lauren Lambert Brower
GREENSBORO -- Ms. Brower, 42, died on Saturday, May 2, 2009. She is survived by her parents Eleanor and Lawrence Lambert and will be missed by many others.
Services will be held at 2:00 Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at the Congregational United Church of Christ, Radiance Drive, Greensboro, NC. Visitation will follow in Fellowship Hall.
Lauren was born September 12, 1966. She graduated from Southeast High School and UNCG. Performing Arts were her passion and she appeared in many productions at local theaters. Singing engagements took her to many parts of the country. Writing became a major part of her battle with Cancer. Her concern for young women to be screened for Cancer and others to understand led to the authoring of several books and a web site that reached many in other countries. She was a prolific writer and poet. She loved her country home and reaching out to animals in need of help. Lauren had a depth of understanding on any subject, a love of all life had to offer and she will be missed.
The family could not have managed without the help of Hospice of Greensboro where Lauren was residing at the time of her death. A special thank you to all who have helped.
Memorials may be made to Beacon Place Hospice of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC 27405, or to Animal Rescue League.
Forbis and Dick Guilford Chapel is assisting the Brower Family, offer condolences at www.forbisanddick.com.
Published in Charlotte Observer on 5/4/2009

Kevin's Train Layout

Ben sends a note from Bike Week

"Hello All,
So.......The Lebanese Luva went to Bike Week, and all he got was this lousy
new chopper. The pictures truly do not do the thing justice.
Please give him an appropriate ration of poop!
Benjamin"
(In case that was ever any doubt-He's better than you. Danny, not Ben.)

Coach K at the book store

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Happy Mother's Day

Fred Hotline Gets "Pimped" by Gate

"The Fred Hotline is a humorous blog that is done by the creator of the Greater Greensboro Open blog, a blog done in homage to the PGA tournament in Greensboro, NC. We have been meaning to pimp it for awhile and have not taken the time to do so. Untill today.


What drove us was his post on the Hooters bikini competition in Winston-Salem. It was a fine piece of journalism and we want to make sure that we recognize it.

We like Hooters and have written about it many times. Our thoughts on the food and our concerns about its over expansion have been some of our best posts. But we don't think that we love Hooters as much as the GGO and Fred Hotline blogger. The man is truly a Hooters expert.

So GGO blogger, this post is for you."

(Thanks Gate. You called my blog humorous and me an expert in the same post. I am very proud.)

To read more go to www.gatecity.blogspot.com