tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post6559670486280495701..comments2023-10-31T09:21:18.317-04:00Comments on wonders never cease: It's a Shocker!Rebecca Ramseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-84583251315148550812008-09-29T23:50:00.000-04:002008-09-29T23:50:00.000-04:00I didn't know that about "eclair". And now I total...I didn't know that about "eclair". And now I totally want some chocolate. Thanks a lot!CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537821831479150677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-43363029552653375602008-09-29T12:51:00.000-04:002008-09-29T12:51:00.000-04:00Great - as always!!!Great - as always!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06948631272816359901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-40007649238685541512008-09-28T21:36:00.000-04:002008-09-28T21:36:00.000-04:00Sorry to awaken all these scary lightning memories...Sorry to awaken all these scary lightning memories people! I'd hate to think my blog had given you nightmares!<BR/><BR/>Randy, wow...your brain is on fire! (Maybe it's the lightning!) Sounds interesting. And I have no idea about any lightning energy storage studies. You ought to investigate that!Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-77269057621196446502008-09-28T13:24:00.000-04:002008-09-28T13:24:00.000-04:00Hi Rebecca. Hope you're having a good weekend. :...Hi Rebecca. Hope you're having a good weekend. :)Alexandra MacVeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317852980496492650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-31680575110596347962008-09-28T10:31:00.000-04:002008-09-28T10:31:00.000-04:00Hi Becky,I have missed starting my day reading you...Hi Becky,<BR/><BR/>I have missed starting my day reading your posts. Girl- you are just too funny. When is another book on the way?<BR/><BR/>Thank you for making me smile and laugh daily.<BR/><BR/>hugs,<BR/>BarbBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994497495485079152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-42403600326251152872008-09-27T21:17:00.000-04:002008-09-27T21:17:00.000-04:00Stunning picture of the Effiel. Boy, you truly ca...Stunning picture of the Effiel. Boy, you truly captured the magical quality of lightening. We don't get that too often where we live, but it always shakes me. Going forward, I plan to view lightening in an entirely new *light* :-)<BR/><BR/>YUMMY eclairs. I just can't find anything near as good as the ones I tasted in France.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271864194625919704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-10833728590249117122008-09-27T17:10:00.000-04:002008-09-27T17:10:00.000-04:00Hi Becky,You you know I'm a brainstormer even with...Hi Becky,<BR/>You you know I'm a brainstormer even without trying, it's just there always with me. I think I became this way after taking a year of Physics for Engineers at NC State. Anyway, I glance at the first lightning photo, watch the video, and WOW it hit me! Becky - a tremendous source of energy for humans to capture. We are all hearing about free sources of energy - Wind, Solar, Tidal, Thermal, etc. - LIGHTNING !!! I forsee using a humongous capacitor, which is like a high-speed high-input and output battery. They're in old TV's and radio's and they store a lot of electrical energy (voltage x amperage = watts). So I envision huge capacitors or batteries (soon to be designed I hope), which are very large with tall towers with lightning rods to attract the lightning. Then bingo, everytime they strike on of those, your town has electricity for a week !!! You sure know how to trigger my brainstorming to kick in. Thanks Becky. If you spread the word about this, put my name in there. Or you can burst my bubble and tell me that there are already a number of urgent studies going on about how to capture lighting and store the energy from it.<BR/>RandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-54951918543948359222008-09-27T12:23:00.000-04:002008-09-27T12:23:00.000-04:00Now you've got me watching all these lightning vid...Now you've got me watching all these lightning videos on YouTube . . .Susan Sandmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164808807596808866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-49401740441987347492008-09-27T10:57:00.000-04:002008-09-27T10:57:00.000-04:00Oh that first college break down…ouch!!!!I think i...Oh that first college break down…ouch!!!!<BR/>I think it is harder on the mom sometimes….<BR/>The protective momma bear comes out and we <BR/>want to run and save our cub..<BR/><BR/>Great post but I do hate lighting… I grew up in the highest point of our town and the storms were awful..<BR/>My poor grandmother would get out her rosary and pray that the barns would not be hit by lighting.<BR/>A few years after her death a barn did get hit and burnt down to the ground … <BR/><BR/>LouiseLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991997893130824007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-84247474236272594442008-09-27T09:13:00.000-04:002008-09-27T09:13:00.000-04:00Lightening...hmmm..not a fan anymore...at least no...Lightening...hmmm..not a fan anymore...at least not since a month ago when it struck our house and blew out all kinds of things! <BR/><BR/>:( BUT, I DO love the lightening bug! ;)Alexandra MacVeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317852980496492650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-40286782459194650982008-09-26T21:03:00.000-04:002008-09-26T21:03:00.000-04:00Hey guys!Gina, yes, I LOVE The Secret Life of Bees...Hey guys!<BR/>Gina, yes, I LOVE The Secret Life of Bees. It's one of my favorite books! Love, love, love it!<BR/><BR/>Liz and Susan, scary lightning stories! Once when Ben and Sarah were little, we were eating dinner at our kitchen table when lightning struck a huge tree about 10 yards from our window. It zapped the bark right off the tree and cracked it open in a big slit all the way up the trunk...and I fell out of my chair. Very frightening. And awesome! <BR/>Luckily the tree lived.Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-13599843520305996672008-09-26T16:45:00.000-04:002008-09-26T16:45:00.000-04:00That commercial is hilarious! I love lightening. ...That commercial is hilarious! <BR/>I love lightening. :)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-76568197297678288122008-09-26T15:35:00.000-04:002008-09-26T15:35:00.000-04:00Ohh, years and years ago,lightening came in throug...Ohh, years and years ago,lightening came in through my screen door and struck an open umbrella that was drying on the floor. Hubby had just helped a friend to her car in the rain. Freaky.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293768327215520595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-41926359672972832762008-09-26T13:44:00.000-04:002008-09-26T13:44:00.000-04:00Lightening struck our house when I was little, spa...Lightening struck our house when I was little, sparks flew out of the wood stove. Scared me so bad!Liz Harrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085308886362660283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-24147906030985549272008-09-26T13:28:00.000-04:002008-09-26T13:28:00.000-04:00I've had a little coup de foudre myself. On a tota...I've had a little coup de foudre myself. On a totally unrelated note, or maybe you blogged about it before I "knew" you, but I am guessing you've read The Secret Life of Bees? I am a latecomer. Did you love it?Gina M Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153527688211264822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-16986219967373922912008-09-26T12:32:00.000-04:002008-09-26T12:32:00.000-04:00Oh I love that video of the lightning. One of my ...Oh I love that video of the lightning. One of my favorite things is the heat storm of a summer night. <BR/><BR/>Glad you refrained from college girl's life for the moment--a huge gift to her. Deal with the appliance, catch a lightning bug and eat a little chocolate:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-69203784543698367942008-09-26T12:24:00.000-04:002008-09-26T12:24:00.000-04:00I love lightening! We just don't get enough of it ...I love lightening! We just don't get enough of it here in Southern California, so when we do it's a big deal. <BR/>Have a great weekend!<BR/>RosemaryRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901666326985976038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-77219304054526755052008-09-26T12:20:00.000-04:002008-09-26T12:20:00.000-04:00Now I'm missing those great thunderstorms of the e...Now I'm missing those great thunderstorms of the east coast - but once in a while here we get a great lightning show, without the rain. Very cool post!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-56741210767698511912008-09-26T11:44:00.000-04:002008-09-26T11:44:00.000-04:00Always something new and fun here! How do you do i...Always something new and fun here! How do you do it? Thanks again for the fun post, friend!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569720420483740487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-76973793668851733512008-09-26T11:36:00.000-04:002008-09-26T11:36:00.000-04:00Hi Becky ..oh your posts(:) you just have such an ...Hi Becky ..oh your posts(:) you just have such an eye to discover these things(:) <BR/>AND thanks on my Carter ~~ yes bring on OCTOBER (:) Halloween..hehe ..We shouldn't wish away ''our time'' though.. LOL<BR/>big hugs, PattyAttic Clutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023839842783334031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-12797862010646273792008-09-26T11:24:00.000-04:002008-09-26T11:24:00.000-04:00Cool Post - liked the video too. I don't think I e...Cool Post - liked the video too. I don't think I ever saw REAL lightning 'til moving to Fla - Wicked stuff. Maybe it just shows up better cuz it's so flat here - I dunno.David Ebrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037059701518103541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-16287120122548775922008-09-26T11:12:00.000-04:002008-09-26T11:12:00.000-04:00I also love to say "coup de foudre." It's one of ...I also love to say "coup de foudre." It's one of my favorites French phrases. It just rolls around in your mouth. There are so many wonderful kinds of lightning. You forgot Harry Potter's lightning scar. <BR/><BR/>Whoa! Les eclairs au chocolat! Yum! I could never get enough of those in France. It's a good thing I did a ton of walking. <BR/><BR/>Those eclair candies from India look good too. That commercial reminds me of the bollywood films I've seen. They are so funny. Have you seen any of those?<BR/><BR/>I've always loved lightening and thunderstorms. Growing up in SC we sure had plenty of both. I loved how they would cool things off in the summer. Flash, drumroll, kebang! Cooler air. Ah! It was nature's own way of announcing relief on the way.lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-38385303784929958142008-09-26T11:03:00.000-04:002008-09-26T11:03:00.000-04:00great photo of the Tour d'Eiffel - I would be glad...great photo of the Tour d'Eiffel - I would be glad to view from a distance!the Amateur Book Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235316930103813960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-657360840911229372008-09-26T09:51:00.000-04:002008-09-26T09:51:00.000-04:00Your posts always make me smile!!! Oh, and there'...Your posts always make me smile!!! Oh, and there's always Lightening McQueen from the movie Cars. Oh, how I wish I could forget him...<BR/><BR/>"Momma, can we watch the vroom vroom movie again?"a Tonggu Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365812914466181060noreply@blogger.com