From foxnews,com, edited by yours truly: Irv Gordon, a NYC teacher, has passed away at 78. He is the world famous owner of a 1966 Volvo 1800 S, on which he put more than three million miles. His commute to work was 125 miles, and he traveled extensively, hitting every state but Hawaii, and also driving across Europe. He set the world record in 1998, 1.69 million miles by an original owner. He hit two million in 2002, three in 2013. He maintained the car religiously, had the engine rebuilt twice. He regularly teamed with Volvo for events and became a promotional partner of Castrol, which he said was the only brand he’d ever used. He once offered to sell the car back to Volvo for $1 per mile. They didn't bite. Here's a pic:
You're driving along, cursing Mother Nature, and all of a sudden you see this:
The camel, named Einstein, was let out of its van, which was stuck in traffic 40 miles north of Philly.
I watched a youtube video last night. What do these actors have in common: Jason Statham, Wesley Snipes, Taylor Lautner, Michael Jai White, John Cusack, Ashton Kusher and Ed Oneill? All have black belts in the martial arts. Some have several. Keanu Reeves, Hugh Jackman and Chloe Grace Moretz all train extensively for kick-ass roles. According to his bio at IMDb, Jackman goes all out to make Wolverine authentic. He can bench press 300 pounds! He acts, he sings, he dances, he lifts heavy weight - he should be playing Superman.
My thanks to Bob, who bought Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff, the only sale of the today's session. At least the snow is almost gone already.
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