| Friday, February 03, 2006 |
| Free Prose Friday |
1. Remember "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel? Yep, we all can hum the tune. I heard it again today on the radio and thought I'd look up the lyrics. Reportedly, Billy Joel wrote the song after overhearing a young boy say that he felt sorry for "older people" like Billy Joel because no "history" took place during their lifetime. He wrote "We Didn't Start the Fire" as an answer to the young boy's comments. The song is full of history.
The song includes historical events that span over 30 years. And they're in chronological order! The song begins with Harry Truman -- a reference to his 1949 first-ever televised Presidential Inauguration address. It ends with "China's under martial law" and "rock and roller cola wars" -- references to the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 and the Michael Jackson/Pepsi and Paula Abdul/Coke clash, respectively.
I wonder if any history teachers use the song as a tool. In all, I counted 119 references to historical figures or events.
2. Currently, the Joe Napalm blog is trading for $12.05 per share at Blogshares.com. Blogshares.com is a "fantasy blog stock market". I am the majority owner with 51% of the shares. Want some?*
 3. A ferrofluid is a "stable colloidal suspension of sub-domain magnetic particles in a liquid carrier." Please don't confust ferrofluids and magnetorheological fluids. Just kidding. Really, check into this at Wikipedia.org. There is even an artistic video found at Video.Google.com (not computer generated). When a magnetic field is applied to a ferrofluid the particles suspended in the fluid orient along the field lines almost immediately.
Interestingly, the US Defense Department has kept classified the materials composition of the B-2 bomber's radar-absorbing skin. The Air Force's B-2 Spirit is often called a "fair-weather jet" because heavy rain causes "discrepancies" and because the plane cannot be based overseas without expensive climate-controlled hangars. It appears that the materials that give it the ability to evade detection and tracking by enemy forces have something to do with ferrofluids.
4. I love that 5-cent bubble gum that comes in the buckets!
* All information provided "as is" for informational purposes only, not intended for trading purposes or advice. Neither Joe Napalm nor any of independent providers is liable for any informational errors, incompleteness, or delays, or for any actions taken in reliance on information contained herein. |
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$12.05 a share wow!
I saw where your portfolio contains some E. and C.? Trying to commit a hostile takeover?
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$12.05 a share wow!
I saw where your portfolio contains some E. and C.? Trying to commit a hostile takeover?