5/21/08
Panama Canal
My most loyal and dedicated reader requested a new post. I guess it will keep you guys on your toes. Here are some pictures of the Panama Canal. You would think 12 hours going thru a system of locks would be annoying, but it wasn't. I really enjoyed it, probably because I'm a nerd for structures. Over 21,000 workers died when the french attempted to remove the mountain to form the canal. John Stevens took over the project under Roosevelt. Stevens sent everyone home until plumbing and sanitary facilities were installed in panama. The mosquitoes were killed and workers were allowed to work in the area again. Stevens decided to build a lock system rather than removing the mountain. At the end of the project, the death toll was 27,000. The documentary we watched said more earth was moved for the panama canal than for the Egyptian Pyramids. Oddly, after the plans for the canal were finalized and construction was finally going smoothly, Stevens abandoned the project. The project started May 4th 1904 and it was opened August 15 1914. Enjoy.
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What has seven gold four silver and three bronze ??????? me. Make that eight gold.Try that Mark Spitz.
silver sister
$20 dollars gets us a ticket to the pirates game. food and drinks... and a t-shirt. that's redic.
so nice of the pirates to give you $20 and all that stuff just for attending a game.
bronze...again...at least i still stand on the podium.
copper, i can dig it. (see pit-mining) as long as it doesn't weather or get stolen by a guy in Chicago to scrap, since we took his only worldly possessions of a pot and bolt cutters.
does anyone ever read the blog?
papyrus
kristofer.....cheer up.It's not the dreaded papyrus,it's a non metal,glass.I think if I were to post sixth,I would have to think of not posting for a while until someone claimed the papyrus. signed poppabear
This is a blog?
The sparrow flies diligently at 9:32...the house is open. I repeat... the house is open.
CONSPIRACY!!!!
How can you say conspiracy when you post at number 13.
13th? he got bronze.
guys dont worry, its all just part of the master plan. thats why its best of 7.
I worry........The pens had better play the best of the next one or they will be calling it the best of four.
get your pens shirts on ladies and gentlemen.... it's a hockey night in pittsburgh.
first thing that popped into my head when i rolled out of bed this morning was to find a penguins shirt and put it on. i'm ready.
First thing that popped into my head when I rolled out of bed was,Ow my body hurts,where 's the hot tub.I guess we live in different worlds
i woke up this morning and decided that 8am is just too early for someone without a job....
Nicki.....I agree.You should get up at 5:30 A.M.and go to work.It is sooooooo much better.
poppa bear... you posted a little after 3... did you wake up that early? or not go to sleep till then?
Now thats the pens that we've known to grow and love.Keep up the great work.
OOPS. I posted without looking at the user account name.Oh well, at least it wasn't landon.
landon, rofl. do whatever it takes to speak it pb. i'm gonna go watch the first 34 minutes of the game that i missed since i got stuck at work. at the end of the game tho, i didnt feel like i missed a second. i love high fives, hugs and basking in the glory of victory. ps brooks orpik is my new hero after seeing him bully 5 detroit players in a row in the same corner. he really destroyed them in the span of about 10 or 15 seconds. i cant imagine that not being the best moments of his life so far. ok, maybe thats an over estimate but still. on another note, to all you bloggers out there...good night and sleep tight.
A pen's Victory and a Mark Madden defeat..........What a great day.
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