A quick post on Facebook asking where people love to eat in Southwest Florida — results in a ton of Southwest Florida Restaurant Recommendations!

Enjoy!

It all started in 1998, and this time-lapse video from USAToday shows you exactly how the International Space Station has been updated and added to over the years.

Enjoy!

documenting the Known Universe – scientifically rendered for you to see.

This film was produced by Michael Hoffman, and directed by Carter Emmart. Brian Abbot manages and Ben R. Oppenheimer curates the Digital Universe Atlas. The exhibition at the Rubin, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, opened on December 11 and continues through May 10.

Thanks, Mongoola, for sharing this with me!

The World’s fastest, highest performing amphibious vehicle ever designed and built…

The Python Watercar!

The Python features:

• Speeds over 60mph on the water!
• 0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds on land!
• 5 Passenger, convertible!

and so much more.   Be sure to check it out!

…done listening to it, you blink your eyes, quickly shake your head, and have to come back into the present moment?

One song that has always done it to me is Alice in Chains – Down in a Hole.

Like my favorite song of all time, Estranged — I can really relate to it.

Alice in Chains always had a knack for riffs and rhythms that would “suck me in”, but “Down in a Hole” is one of their best.

I’ve also always enjoyed Alice in Chains songs these as well:

How about you? What song, or songs, take you away?

…I’d say, without a doubt, it’s Estranged by Guns N Roses (found on the Use Your Illusion – Volume II CD).

So, what makes this song such a long term favorite?

First: It stands the test of time, and it gives me chills every time I hear it.

The first time I heard it in 1991, it was a stand-out track, to me, on the Use Your Illusion CDs.  Not necessarily because it was better than the rest — but, because it spoke directly to me (what a killer opener!)  I’ve lived a pretty interesting life, and lived many times way out of my comfort zone (especially when I went out on own by starting my own business in 1994!) — these lyrics, and their delivery, have always meant something to me:

“No one ever told us how it was going to be — what’ll happen to us — guess we’ll have to wait and see…”

Believe it or not, in 2005, those lyrics really helped me cope with the reality of my feelings before, during and after my divorce.   And these, really kicked it up a notch for me as well:

“With all of the changing seasons in my life, maybe I’ll get it right next time.”

Since it seems I’m always on a ‘quest to do my best’, it rings true almost all of the time.

Second: It’s moody.

From beginning to end (9 minutes and 24 seconds!), it really explores the ups and downs of my consciousness.

Finally: It’s Guns N Roses, musical tastes aside, their passion was unparalleled.  The intense passion the original line-up had through their early career (be sure to read about it) carried straight through to their music.  They didn’t let producers & executives alter their message — and put everything on the table when pushed.

So, what’s your ‘go to’ song — that stands the test of time, helping you cope with things in your life?