it's a bird. It's a plane.
posted 5 days ago by johnH56 | 4 comments
Yes Virginia it's a dream.
Boeing's 787 made it's initial flight yesterday. Tens of thousands of Beoing workers lined the tarmark as the blue and white test plane made it's maiden voyage. And all went well. Just as expected according to the test ...
Boeing's 787 made it's initial flight yesterday. Tens of thousands of Beoing workers lined the tarmark as the blue and white test plane made it's maiden voyage. And all went well. Just as expected according to the test ...
What Happens In Vegas?
posted 6 days ago by johnH56 | 6 comments
Today anyway there is good news in Vegas.
Central City officially opened. 18 million square feet - a veritable city within a city- on 67 acres on the strip. 2,400 condos. 1,200 of which have buyers.
12,500 new jobs for Vegas. 175,000 people appl...
Central City officially opened. 18 million square feet - a veritable city within a city- on 67 acres on the strip. 2,400 condos. 1,200 of which have buyers.
12,500 new jobs for Vegas. 175,000 people appl...
Don Obama
posted 7 days ago by johnH56 | 6 comments
"You must make the loan. I'm calling in a favor."
Yes, President Obama is meeting with America's largest bank presidents today. And he is calling in markers. He will be chastising "Fat Cats" in hos words.
Legally, he has a problem. The banks, no...
Yes, President Obama is meeting with America's largest bank presidents today. And he is calling in markers. He will be chastising "Fat Cats" in hos words.
Legally, he has a problem. The banks, no...
The Vaccine Is Here
posted 8 days ago by johnH56 | 5 comments
My local county health department announced this morning that the HINI vaccine is here for the general public. The announcement says that the area is not swimming in the vaccine and that there will probably still be shortages for the next few week...
Foraging At The Mall
posted 9 days ago, updated 7 minutes later by johnH56 | 9 comments
We've recently had Black Friday and Cyber Monday and stores doing their countdown to Christmas. Lots of those stores are worried about the effect of the current bad weather on sales.
But one of the more interesting things that comes out of the co...
But one of the more interesting things that comes out of the co...
An update about Eons personality, "Suzy"
posted 10 days ago, updated 3 minutes later by EonsTeam | 9 comments
Many of you on Eons know me as Suzy. Suzy is my pseudonym here on Eons. My name is actually Ri (RiReg), and I want to reintroduce myself to everyone.
Back in March/April 2007, we launched an updated version of Eons with new "social networking" f...
Back in March/April 2007, we launched an updated version of Eons with new "social networking" f...
12 and O and oh goodbye?
posted 10 days ago, updated 30 minutes later by johnH56 | 5 comments
Some time today it is expected that Brian Kelly, Coach of this year's Big East Champion Cincinatti Bearcats, is expected to announce to his players that he has taken the head coach job at Notre Dame. The undefeated Bearcats have gone 12-0 this yea...
End of a Bubble
posted 11 days ago by johnH56 | 5 comments
Not the real estate bubble of today. But rather the last of the dot.com great experiments of yesterday.
Today Aol went public. You might recall from long ago and another bubble that Time Warner acquired AOL in 2001. At the time AOL was estimated ...
Today Aol went public. You might recall from long ago and another bubble that Time Warner acquired AOL in 2001. At the time AOL was estimated ...
Gnarly Dude- "The Eddie"
posted 12 days ago, updated 14 minutes later by johnH56 | 4 comments
Hang 10, "The Eddie" is over.
In case that is all Greek to you "The Eddie" is a surfing contest in memory of Eddie Aikau. Eddie was a local surfer at Waimea Beach who died in 1978 on a traditional Hawiian sailing canoe trip to Tahiti.
But this i...
In case that is all Greek to you "The Eddie" is a surfing contest in memory of Eddie Aikau. Eddie was a local surfer at Waimea Beach who died in 1978 on a traditional Hawiian sailing canoe trip to Tahiti.
But this i...
Back To The Commune?
posted 13 days ago, updated 2 minutes later by johnH56 | 8 comments
At least the latest Newsweek e- edition suggests taking a look at the idea as we got older.
In a thought provoking article, a look is taken at alternative joint living situations for older Americans. We know of the large institutional nursing hom...
In a thought provoking article, a look is taken at alternative joint living situations for older Americans. We know of the large institutional nursing hom...
