The Hindenburg catastrophe occurred on 6 May, 1937. The cause of the fire remains unknown, though there are multiple theories. Surprisingly, only 36 people perished in the disaster, one of them a ground crewman. The loss of the Hindenburg caused a decline in public interest in airship travel. What would have happened if the Hindenburg had not been lost? Maybe zeppelins would have remained popular. Also the band Led Zeppelin would have had to come up with a different photo for their debut album's cover. Personally, I'd like to fly on an airship some day. But I'm eccentric like that.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Thoughts from the White Board - April 12

Feeling pretty warn out today.  Job, school, etc...  And I had more interesting dreams this morning.  One featured characters from that show "My Name is Earl," which I watch when I get home from work around 3:30-ish (if I'm home by then).  So that is easy to explain that dream, as I got home from work last night at about 3:40 AM.

The other dream involved a drive down to Clearfield, Utah to watch the Fourth of July parade.  But for some reason, the city was much more developed than it actually is, and it was at night.  The Clearfield Fourth of July parade is always in the morning.  And there was a lot more to it than usual.  Huge elephants and lots of local high school pep squad dancers and a menagerie of animals and marching bands and such.  Not at all the running advertisement that the Clearfield Fourth of July parade is famous for being.  Not a used car dealership float in sight.  In fact, it was more like what I imagine a circus parade would be, though I've never seen one that I know of.

Toward the end of the dream, my job even snuck in.  The freight carts we use at my workplace were being "driven" by some people from one of the local stores, and they were being pulled by goats.  One of the carts started to tip over and I was able to reach out and grab it and keep it from crashing.  The gal riding inside it was thankful, and a bunch of people who were escorting the parade jumped in to get the thing back on course and make sure the little hiccup didn't interrupt the festivities.  I'd imagine that part was having to do with all the junk we've been getting lately at work, but where did the goat pulling the cart come from?  Who knows?


So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date. - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience. - Audrey Hepburn

If you're going through hell, keep going. - Winston Churchill

The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall. - Mitch Hedberg


The parting comment for today was brought to my attention by a co-worker last night.  I got a real kick out of it.

Oh Henri, you poor Ennui-stricken cat.

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1 comment:

  1. Mr. WongApril 13, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    My friend Nicole wrote (via Facebook): "Hahaha My kitty Purrssee looks just like Henri. she even has the same facial expressions."

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