Google - $30m To Any Private Firm That Can Land A Rover On The Moon...

It has been many decades since we explored the Moon from the lunar surface, and it could be another 6 - 8 years before any government returns. Even then, it will be at a large expense, and probably with little public involvement.
- X PRIZE Founder, Peter H. Diamandis, MD

When we were creating Google, the concept of a web search engine able to capture everything in the Internet seemed like an unimaginable goal and yet today many companies, Google among them, are able to do this.
- Google Co-Founder, Sergey Brin

Source: http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/


How cool is that? I wonder who will step up to the challenge, and when it will happen...

-KJW

You ain't nothin' but a Hound Dog...

Meet our new family member... Roxy!




Jilliane and I rescued Roxy from Animal Shelter, Inc., located in Sterling MA on Saturday. It was about a 1hr 45min drive, and it went by fast on the way there, but we hit traffic on the way back! Lucky for us Roxy has a very calm temperament, and slept the whole ride home.

As far as her breed goes we know she is part Hound Dog, but we are not sure which kind. Our friend April did a little research and discovered she looks a lot like an American Foxhound! So far she is a very nice puppy, and we are glad we were able to rescue her and provide a nice home.

Let the house training begin!

-KJW

'Storm Stories' - Could have been my car...

This car was TWO parking spots over from mine, and I almost most parked Jilliane's car in that exact spot last night. When the tree hit the car we were still in bed, and we thought the back steps were coming apart from the building!



I'm just glad no one was in it... As you can see if someone was sitting in the drive seat it would not have been pretty! I spoke with my neighbor, and he said that he normally would have been in the car around the time the tree fell on it. The only reason he was not in the car was because his son's school was cancelled!

Freaky stuff...



-KJW

The Departed

I know I'm a little behind with this film, but I just got around to watching it last night and it is great! I'm a big fan of Scorsese films to begin with: Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Casino... Those are some tough films to be compared to, but The Departed is right up there with them. Check out the trailer below...

-KJW