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A trip to Mt. Dora
Last weekend we visited Mt. Dora, a quaint little town in Central Florida, a little north of Orlando. It is a beautiful town in the hilly area of Florida (yes, Florida has some hills, albeit small). Mt. Dora sits at an elevation of 144 ft and even has some streets going up and down a slope.
It has a beautiful downtown area full of shops and cafes. No chain stores here. Not even Starbucks. A very nice atmosphere and nice restaurants.
We stayed at a great Bed and Breakfast, the Adora Inn which was fabulous. A renovated old house (built in 1916) with the hosts, Arthur and John very pleasant and knowledgeable. Both are trained chefs and the breakfast was to die for.
Mt. Dora sits on Dora Lake, from which it takes its name.
View of one of the buildings of the Lakeside Inn, the oldest hotel in town, now in the US National Register of Historic Places.
Stores on Donnelly St.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Harold Lloyd's "Safety Last"- 1923 (excerpt)
“Safety Last” one of Harold Lloyd’s most famous films.
The 12-story Bolton Building” shown in the movie is actually the old International Savings & Exchange Bank Building in Los Angeles (demolished around 1954).
Sunday, July 21, 2013
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Apollo 11 lifted off today in 1969
Today in 1969, Apollo 11 lifted off carrying first humans to fly from the Earth to the Moon. Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, along with the 400,000 men and women who worked on Project Apollo, forever proved that the word "impossible" has no place in our dictionary.
(Via Michael Okuda)
Monday, July 15, 2013
SAMMY DAVIS JUNIOR impersonates his peers.
A spectacular example of Sammy Davis at his best. Here doing remarkable impressions of Rat Pack friends Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, as well as others. Sit back and enjoy! (Corporal Henshaw)
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Photo of the Day
Fuji LM-1 a Japanese plane from the 1950s based on the Beech T-34 Mentor
@Sun-N-Fun in Lakeland
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Friday, July 12, 2013
Asiana Flight 214 Reconstruction
CGI recreation of how Asiana Flight 214 descended for landing, compared to how it SHOULD have descended for landing. (posted by John Suchocki)
Thursday, July 11, 2013
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Photo of the Day
Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) mating
Fairchild Tropical Gardens Conservatory (Miami)
Saturday, July 06, 2013
Grasshopper 325m Test | Single Camera (Hexacopter)
On June 14, SpaceX's Grasshopper flew 325 m (1066 feet)--higher than Manhattan's Chrysler Building--before smoothly landing back on the pad. For the first time in this test, Grasshopper made use of its full navigation sensor suite with the F9-R closed loop control flight algorithms to accomplish a precision landing.
Congrats to Elon Musk and the team!
