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Some Old Ford – A story about a man and his car

• 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 XL
• Factory “Z” code car, originally with a 390 cubic inch engine and factory 4-speed
• ’63 “R” code 427 engine with a big input Toploader 4-speed
• Factory cast iron long tube headers with 2″ exhaust and stock mufflers
• 427 rebuilt to stock specs in ’78 or ’79 by Leifert Automotive
• 3.91 Traction-Lok rear
• 15″ steel rims and radial tires

The Unofficial Star Wars Family Portraits

This artist, Steven Quinn, is one of those people that I’ve never heard of until today, and when I visited his website, I was blown away. There are so many colorful, abstract, fun and creative paintings, designs, illustrations, photographs, etc… There is visual inspiration overflowing there.

These paintings below were particularly interesting to me. We all know how boring it is to go to a professional photographer and have family portraits made. As a matter of fact, after my son turned five, I stopped putting him through that experience. It seems unnatural and over-posed. To me, it’s so much more fun to just take candid photos of life as it happens. So, it was interesting and bizarre to see these paintings created by Steven Quinn. They are the unofficial Star Wars family portraits.

The Big Picture: Libya: Unrest and uncertainty

As militiamen and mercenaries loyal to Moammar Khadafy ferociously strike back at rebels in and around the Libyan capital of Tripoli, much of the rest of the nation is embracing a bracing reality: After 41 years of ruthless and total control by Khadafy, they are suddenly free to rule themselves.

Cellphones Are Altering Your Brain!

Proof positive once again that cell phones will kill you! Well, until next week, when a new study proves they are good for you! But this week…brain tumor.

Spending 50 minutes with a cellphone plastered to your ear is enough to change brain cell activity in the part of the brain closest to the antenna. But whether that causes any harm is not clear, scientists at the National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday, adding that the study will likely not settle recurring concerns of a link between cellphones and brain cancer.

The world’s biggest family: 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren

Ziona Chana lives with all of them in a 100-room mansion. His wives take it in turns to share his bed and it takes 30 whole chickens just to make dinner.