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James Hetfield Hair Watch

Originally posted on January 13, 2007 @ 10:36 pm

Tonight is a slow night for blogging but I’ve been poking around the internet and came across an interesting website dedicated to the lead singer of a favorite band of mine, James Hetfield of Metallica.

James Hetfield Hair Watch

The site: James Hetfield Hair Watch.

Yes, you read that right. There is actually a website dedicated to “Following the Follicular Foibles of the Metallica Frontman”.

I’d have to agree with the author of the site Aela that James needs to let his hair grow out again.

I also think Metallica as whole needs to get back to it’s roots and rock like the metal gods we all remember them as.

According to a news report, Metallica is in the studio as I type this working on a new album.

Lars even claims that “the new disc will be just like Master of Puppets”. We can only hope.

Thanks Aela for putting up a site dedicated to the hair of a metal god James Hetfield.

I’ll be sure to keep poking in on your site for updates!

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2007

Originally posted on January 15, 2007 @ 12:27 am

Each year on the third Monday of January schools, federal offices, post office and banks across America close as we celebrate the birth, the life and the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

As with most holidays, Google gives tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. with a special logo:

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

It’s a time for the nation to remember the injustices that Dr. King fought. A time to remember his fight for the freedom, equality and dignity of all races and peoples. A time to remember the message of change through nonviolence.

Dr. King sought to forge the common ground on which people from all walks of life could join together to address important community issues.

Working alongside individuals of all ages, races and backgrounds, Dr. King encouraged Americans to come together to strengthen communities, alleviate poverty, and acknowledge dignity and respect for all human beings. Service, he realized, was the great equalizer.

Today we celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday, hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country will remember and memorialize Dr. King by participating in service projects in their communities.

A Few Real Facts

Originally posted on January 7, 2007 @ 11:38 am

Real Fact #144: Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space.

I can hear it now “Hey Bill, before we land on Mars, I need to drop my absentee ballot off at the voting booth on the moon.” :)

Real Fact #180: The first VCR was made in 1956 and was the size of a piano.

I’d actually like to find a picture of the first VCR. Anyone up to help me locate one?

Real Fact #167: You have to play ping-pong for 12 hours to lose one pound.

12 hours?! That’s a lot of ping-pong. I don’t even think Forest Gump played that much ping-pong.

Needless to say, I won’t be adding ping-pong to my hacking the body project to help me lose weight.

More On AT&T and Cingular

Originally posted on January 20, 2007 @ 10:45 am

On January 16, 2007 I posted about Cingular becoming the new AT&T.

Thanks to my friend Felix, I have a great video to explain in a little more detail of exactly what’s taken place.

Ok, to recap, AT&T just bought Cingular and Cingular was already owned by AT&T. BellSouth owns who?!

Let Stephen Colbert from Comedy Central help you figure this out:

Did the video make your head spin? Can you name off all the companies that were mentioned in the video?

C’mon, strut your stuff by leaving a comment :)

Google New Year 2007

Originally posted on December 31, 2006 @ 8:54 pm

Google does it again with a great tribute logo to the year 2007 which is just a few hours away:

Google 2007

2007 (MMVII) is the current year in some parts of the world and the upcoming year in other parts, due to the fact that there are still a few hours left for the Western Hemisphere.

It is the 2007th year of the Gregorian calendar. It is also the 7th year in the 21st Century.

Most of 2007 overlaps with the Year of the Pig in the Chinese calendar.

Dates from the first of January 2006 until the 17th of February 2007 are in the Year of the Dog in the Chinese calendar.

The next year of the pig will start in 2019.

This year will also be the year of the sign Pisces in Western Astrology. The next year of Pisces will take place in 2019.

2007 also celebrates the Centenary of Scouting.

If you know any other interesting bits of trivia about the year 2007, be sure to leave a comment.

Be sure to check back as I have some new and exciting things planned for my Have Laptop Will Travel blog.

Have a Happy New Year. See you next year! :)