Just last week, the United States Navy launched its latest Prototype: The U.S.S. Independence. It is of the Littoral Combat Ship design.

Hattip: Instapinch

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Welcome to the April edition of Searchy Fun.

For those of you who came in late, these are the top 20 search strings used to find Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com on the various search engines of the World Wide Web.

Lets get to Checking!
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It should not come as a surprise that The Editors of Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com are becoming somewhat Old School as we get older; with phrases like Born After Star Wars, Coffee-Cocktail, Macification and United Statesian.

Well, one of the debates I like to get into, with the younger crowd, is the proper order of C.S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia”.

I mentioned it before, Here, but with Prince Caspian coming to theaters, I thought I would amplify it.
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Sometimes, when I’m walking about, during my day, and I have my iPod headphones crammed in my ears. I see the looks from my fellow passers by, and they are looks of, well, I guess you could call them looks of disappointment, or even perhaps disdain. Their eyes are asking the tacit question: “Why is that tall white boy separating himself?”

I didn’t really think about it. Then I heard Neil Cavuto’s analysis on the subject:

As some of you know, at least twice a week I perform something we jokingly call the “DeathMarch” It is a “Nature” walking path up a small mountain called Tumamoc Hill. It is a rather easy climb, for a mountain climber. But for a walking person it is a great cardiovascular workout. As there is a 730 ft. elevation change in all of 1.55 miles. That is an average ratio of 11.2 feet horizontal to 1 foot vertical. (Though, most of the elevation change happens in the last half of the hike)

Anyways, a group of us have been doing this Deathmarch for over half a year now, and we’re getting pretty good at it. (Though, now it is warming up in the desert, and as you can see from the pictures below, there is a lot of dust and pollen in the air {Its Palo Verde Season, and the trees are blooming} which makes breathing a little difficult.)

But tonight, I took my camera along and captured a few pictures for your viewing enjoyment. Today skies were clear with an air temperature of about 90 degrees.
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I’m noticing a weird new trend in my not-so-daily blogging career.

It seems, that just minutes, or hours after I post, I get at least one pingback or trackback from some strange “robot site”.

Usually these sites have a theme, like Hillary Clinton, or Barack Obama, or hemroids, and they link with the phrase, “Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com has an interesting post: [Insert Article Title]
[Then an incomplete excerpt]”
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Two Days after the Pennsylvania Challenge, Barack Obama has lost another Big State to Hillary Diane Clinton. Some pundits are scratching their heads with concern, as the Obama Campaign had more money, press, and good will going into Pennsylvania, but lost by what appears to be 10% of the vote.

With all those advantages, how did he lose?

It got me to thinking, especially listening to his comments after his miserable showing at the ABC Philadelphia Debate. His attitude and comments are suggestive of a man who wants this to be over. In setting an expectation that Hillary needs to set aside, because he has won this thing. He’s tired of media pressing him with questions, he’s tired of the photo ops, tired of the debates, tired of more primaries and caucuses.

“Won” being an unfamiliar term, its like watching a football team cease to play in the late third quarter when they have the lead. There is still 25% of the game to play, you have not won yet, and the other team is rallying, and diminishing your lead.

That is what Obama looks to be doing, coasting to the finish line. At least, he wants to.

It is my opinion, that this is what Obama is used to in his political career.
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Chad, over at The Pirate King wrote the following article in my direction. (I think it was to celebrate the Pennsylvania Primary Election, yesterday.) I was tickled to read it, and had to post it here.

Warning: Cisco, this is going to be more of that Philly Stockholm Syndrome.
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At Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com we love Earth Day. It gives us an excuse to burn fossil fuels and perhaps consume large portions of the precious and delicious animal population.

Or perhaps celebrate the largest carbon emitting vehicle out there (at least in the Military): The U.S.S. Kitty Hawk.

Or perhaps punch a horse:

Some Previous Earth Day Articles:

• Earth Day 2004
• Earth Day 2005
• Two Headed Monster: Earth Day 2006

Or a related Holiday: International Eat an Animal for PeTA Day

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Thanks to PowerLine, I’m reminded that tonight is the 233rd anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride.
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