Apologies and a Consolation Prize

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Due to a debilitating and unforeseen throat in-phlegm-ation I will not be able to write the C.W.A of Dr. Zachary Smith today. 

  As a result, It won't be up tomorrow. 

 As a consolation prize, I present this family Reunion photograph that was hiding in the floorboards by the Uncle Ferdinand box:

-=Best Regards=-

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Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

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Chief Executive Officer of Early Bird Industries, Inc.

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More Steam!

This is how I spent my morning.

  MORE STEAM!

 LESS PUNKS!

You can take this however you want, As a call to arms for Steampunks across the world to weed out the posers, Or to weed out the punks by accepting them into the subculture. 

 The least we can do either way is do away with those horrible low-hanging trousers.

EDIT: Re-reading this post I had this image in my mind of squads of roving Steampunks traveling the alleys and byways of the city transforming those regular punks into upstanding citizens.

Somebody get on that.

-=Best Regards=-

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Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of Early Bird Industries, Inc.

Helium Road and the Peregrination

I Worked so hard on that "Invisible Zachary" Picture, It's too bad I can't find a good Warehouse Picture anywhere. But Dont wory Folks! I am looking, and it should be back sometime. Probably in a new post. But Until then, here is this DeskTop Wallpaper I Made from a Picture I Took:

It Is formatted for widescreen Macboo– I Mean, Computer screens.

That Is An Actual road in Amarillo Texas.

Photo released in accordance with the Legal Disclaimer, scroll down.

-=Best Regards=-

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Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of Early Bird Industries, Inc.

Rating System Part 2

I Made this today so that in case I ever get around to reviewing things, and if I ever find something Exceptional, I'll Be prepared!

-=Best Regards=-

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Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of Early Bird Industries, Inc.

Non Sequitur

Here is a neat article in the apple website;

http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/profiles/airventures/?sr=hotnews.rss

Not about me, unfortunately, but neat all the same!

-- Posted From My iPhone,
Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

-=First leg of the trip; A third of the way there=-

The E.E.B. Sure gets small after 24 Hours aboard, I'll be glad when we meet up with the Peregrination and begin our trip in earnest. We stocked up on food yesterday when we stopped for lunch, but in a Blimp no larger than a DC-3, between the spare helium and the crew there isn't much room to store food. Luckily there is enough room for a bathroom, otherwise this trip might have taken twice as long.


-- Posted From My iPhone

-=Falling.=-

Well,  autumn has come to the top-secret Early Bird Industries compound, and everyone here at the office is planning of taking the emergency escape blimp and meeting up with His Majesty's Zeppelin the Peregrination in it's undisclosed location.  But I kind of like the Fall, with it's new colors, the perfect tempurture for tweed, and I can even wear my new wool fedora without worrying about the rains of summer or the snow of winter ruining the shape. It's the perfect Month!
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Besides, Who'd want to leave this?  At least, not until the emergency escape blimp is fueled and ready for rendezvous with the H.M.Z. Peregrination, leaving soon for warmer climates!

-=Best Regards=-

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Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of Early Bird Industries, Inc.

-=See the World!=-

Already Seen the World? Don't despair! This new poster Ushers in a new era in æner* travel, on the 15th of every month We are leaving from top Zeppelin ænerports*, with stops in New York•Paris•London•Stockholm• And More!

Call 1-276-477-2687*

Or contact your local Travel Official for details!

-=Best Regards=-

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Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of Early Bird Industries, Inc.

*I mean Air. It's LuftSpråk.
*Airport.
*Please Do Not. It's not mine. I don't know where it goes.

-=Stamp=-

This is a Close-up of the stamp, just by itself. Why? because I am really quite proud of it, and I felt that it got hidden underneath all that other stuff.

-=Best Regards=-

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Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of Early Bird Industries, Inc.

-=New Insignia!=-

Isn't it Great? it's a combination of my initials, {J.D.F.} and a neat flying-type design! It reminds me of some sort of postal seal… Hm, that reminds me, I think I have a letter here, somewhere, Capital example of the JakobRikeILuften postal system, it arrived at my desk a mere three days after sending!

Wait a minute, says here its only from Engineering, and that's only down the hall and around the corner!

-=Best Regards=-

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Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of Early Bird Industries, Inc.

-=Don't Panic=-

Hey Folks! this is a test of the Emergency image link system, Don't Panic.

EDIT: I meant to say that the image above is a link, click for Save the Croissants .com!

-=Best Regards=-

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Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of Early Bird Industries, Inc.

-=A Few Notes On JakobRikeILuften=-

On the agenda today;

Modifications to the constitution and A new National anthem.


Modifications to the constitution

Modification#1: It has been brought to my attention that my Constitution is too strict, and so I am modifying it from: "… 5. There will be no smoking, drinking of alcohol, or illegal substances in JakobRikeILuften. Anyone possessing any of these things, will be given a fair trial, and then shot. If "the Boss" decides to take mercy on your soul, you will merely be deported and restricted from entering JakobRikeILuften in your lifetime. …"

to: "… 5. There will be no smoking, drinking of alcohol, or illegal substances in JakobRikeILuften. Anyone possessing any of these things, will be given a fair trial, and if found guilty they will be deported and restricted from entering JakobRikeILuften. Or until they swear off illegal contraband. …"

A new National anthem

I would like the new national anthem to be "Come Fly with me" by Mr. Frank Sinatra, but set to a rousing march, and the chorus to be set to the chorus of "Oh Canada", now, I can't sing. Or Compose. but just imagine it, if you will. But Done Correctly.

-=Best Regards=-

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Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of Early Bird Industries, Inc.

-=iPhone backgrounds!=-

Today and today only, {ok, not just today} we are offering pictures modified for iPhone screens!






-=Best Regards=-
-Sir Jacob

-- Posted From My iPhone

*normal artwork rules apply, but with iPhone Instead of website/blog

-=JakobRikeILuften=-

I, Sir Jacob .D. Fredrickson Esquire, Formerly of the United States of America, and the entire crew of His Majesty's Zeppelin the Peregrination do hereby secede from the land based countries, forming our own country hitherto referred to as "JakobRikeILuften"
our laws are as follows:

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General Rules:

1. Sir Jacob .D. Fredrickson Esquire and whosoever he chooses as successor is "the Boss", what he says goes.
2. We will not participate in any war{s}, ground-based or otherwise.
3. "När du är Osäker Sväng Vänster" will be our national motto and creed, by which we live our lives.
4. All uprisings, overthrowings, and/or mutinies, need to submit a legal form, asking "the Boss" for permission, before any and all, uprisings, overthrowings, and/or mutinies.
5. There will be no smoking, drinking of alcohol, or illegal substances in JakobRikeILuften. Anyone possessing any of these things, will be given a fair trial, and then shot. If "the Boss" decides to take mercy on your soul, you will merely be deported and restricted from entering JakobRikeILuften in your lifetime.
6. JakobRikeILuften will be pronounced: Ya-Kob-rike-E-luften.

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Rules Regarding Citizenship:

1b. Anyone can become a citizen, regardless of race, gender or religion, as long as you agree to all Rules.
2b. Any would-be citizen should not be running from any sort of police force, {as would incur General Rule #2.} unless "the Boss" agrees that the cause is unjust, and allows you on board.
3b. Stowaways should follow rule #2b. {Regarding Citizenship.}

As "the Boss" I welcome you to JakobRikeILuften, and I hope you enjoy your stay, please sign below or leave a comment for citizenship, then report to the ætherdocks, first thing tomorrow.

-=Best Regards=-

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Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of Early Bird Industries, Inc.

"the Boss" of JakobRikeILuften

-=Some Random Thoughts=-

-=Intro=-

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Here are some semi-random thoughts that have been bouncing around {in} my head for awhile, here they are, in no paticular order.

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-=Pilots=-

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In my many and varied adventures, I have come across quite a few pilots, mechanics, and airport hobos, {Bums}. And I have noticed that they all are a very friendly sort, and have sort of developed their own community, or sub-culture, if you will. A sort of, "Solder, wire, and duct-tape" mentality, born out of the outragous prices of æroplanes, and æroplane parts, I suppose.

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Just a thought.

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-=Movies=-

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Oh, another thought, In American movies, British people are {stereotypically} the 

"bad guys"

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But in British Movies, are Americans {stereotypically} the "bad guys"?

If not, who is? I know I have Readers in Britannia Major, so I am waiting for answers.

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And I expect them.

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-=309 Deaths by airship.=-

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Ever. 

{According to Wikipedia}

That's less than how many people are killed by Automobiles, in every minute.

I guess, I dont know the exact number, But since Automobiles are the most popular mode of transportation in the world, It's a pretty safe bet.

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so why aren't Zeppelins more popular? 

Or Blimps, or Hot-Air/Gas Balloons, the point is, they are so much safer!

Sure, there was the Incident back in '39, but that was hydrogen,{flammable} just use helium and we should be good!

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-=And We End With a Quote=-

"Movies are a fad, what people really want  to see is actors on a stage"

-Charlie Chaplin

-=Best Regards=-

Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of Early Bird Industries, Inc.

-= Disney•Pixars "UP" =-

I have just seen this Top Notch Film by Disney•Pixar Film Studios,

called, "UP". I'm not going to tell you what happens, I Want you to go see it for yourself, but it involves: •Air travel, Living on a Zeppelin, the 1940's, love, death, the way dogs think, and adventure into the deepest jungles of Peru.• Intrigued? I hope so. I Probably will sound like an advertisement, but it's true, "I laughed, I cried, and all in the first ten minutes!"
That takes skill, especially when almost no words are spoken for that entire sequence. I hate it when those commercials on the telly say "Funny Funny Funny" And then it isn't, but this is one time when they are actually correct! Now there's an idea, truth in advertising!

Great movie, but its Pixar, so what else would one expect?

And on that note I bid you

Good Day, and Best Regards.

Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of SavetheCroissants.com,

Quite the High Ranking Official of Early Bird Productions, Inc.

Hot Off the Presses!

The Tin Presses that is! I have Made this sign/Badge to look like it is a weathered old tin sign, Weathered By the Ravages of the Electrik Æthernet, Or Internet, to you people who are not me. Any way, I rather like it, it is a modified version of this Badge, I think it looks rather neat-o myself, as per usual you may use this to decorate your blog, or to link back here.

And on that note I bid you

Good Day, and Best Regards.

Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of SavetheCroissants.com,

Quite the High Ranking Official of Early Bird Productions, Inc.

Promotion!

Do you have a Weblog/Website/Internet area where you have just too much space?

Well then come on down! you too can be the proud owner of a Savethecroissants.com sidebar ad! you have my permission to use These ads or the one above as artwork along the side of your Weblog/Website/Internet area as long as they link back here. Or here. I would personally perfer they linked to savethecroissants.com, but either one is fine. And the best part is, you don't even have to pay me any money! Of, course, you wouldn't get any money either, but that's not the point. The point is I try to make interesting and fun ads that work just as well as artwork as they do Advertisments.

And on that note I bid you

Good Day, and Best Regards.

Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of SavetheCroissants.com,

Quite the High Ranking Official of Early Bird Productions, Inc.

Welcome to the Greenhouse aboard the H.M.Z peregrination

Welcome to the Greenhouse! Obviously Mr. Earl {the cook} isn't doing that great of a job keeping the weeds out, I see Onagraceae, Bellis perennis, and some Myosotis but none of my favorite flower the Taraxacum! It was wiped out by this evil invader known only as,

Moonlight Fuchsia

{dramatic music}

It is only known as that because I don't know the real name. Even after hours of "goggling" or something that sounds like that. It involves the computer. Any way if there is a botanist in the crowd {or even a gardener!} could you please come forward? I would like to know the scientific name for this plant, If you could tell me how to kill it too, that would be very helpful, thank you. You may wonder where I could find the space aboard my Zeppelin for a greenhouse, or why I would even need one! But I have a good answer, Sometimes we go over the ocean, or over the polar cap, and don't have enough space for all the food it would take to feed the crew for the months of travel. So I had a greenhouse put in at the apex of the outer shell to grow food such as fruits and vegetables. At least, that was the idea. It didn't really work out as we found out that potatoes can't grow at 30.000 feet. So we decided that we could just go around the polar cap. Although potatoes won't grow, flowers will! they act as our air filtarion system for when we are up above the clouds, where the air is thin. They are very pretty too.
Any way, to get back to the subject, I would like to show you some pictures of my greenhouse.

Hanging ivy plants, over on the right, and over on the left you can see our attempts at vegetables. {above}

A patch of lilies, {above}

and some pink flower we picked up in Africa.
I am sorry I do not know the names of these flowers, most of the time we pick them from the wild, from fields and such, where they grow free. But if you know the names, please leave a comment below. Thanks, I appeciate it.

And on that note I bid you
Good Day, and Best Regards.


Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.
Chief Executive Officer of SavetheCroissants.com,
Quite the High Ranking Official of Early Bird Productions, Inc.

Happy Birthday Mr. Cook!

Today Mr. Earl {the cook} and I are going to his parents for a celebratory party of his birth, but the Mob has grown since yesterday. The above picture was taken just after we left for the Party, I left the Mate and the engineers behind to look after the ship, and lucky I did! what you cant see from the above picture is their faces.

Who knew Golfers could be so violent! {We have the Mate to thank for the pictures} we still can't figure out what these people want with us, although I suspect it has something to do with the holes with flags stuck in them that the ship is blocking access to.

After walking for an hour Mr. Earl and I found a friendly taxi cab driver {a rare instance in my experience} who pointed us towards North Palmer Road, where

Mr. Earls wife and children were scheduled to pick him up and drive him to his Parents. I asked Mr. Earl how old he was going to be, and he just smiled.

{I'm gonna guess around fifty, although he doesn't look it}

any way, we arrived at the pick up point unharmed, and I turned to go, but wait! whats this? you want me to come too? as the photographer no less?

why, I'd be delighted! I only found out after I embarked into the vehicle that I, the Great Sir Jacob, was to sit in the rear seat of the Automobile the entire four hours there and back. So my pictures of the journey will be from that perspective.

after embarking on our voyage, I remembered why I so despise Automobile travel, but luckily sleep overtook my quickly and when I awoke we had Arrived.

It was an interesting party, first, introductions.

Mrs. Earl, {Mr. Earls mother.} the source of Mr. Earls culinary ability, a former Chef with experience on the Italian riviera.

Mr. Earl Sr. The Retired Captain of the British flying æronauts, a team of British aviators.

And the birthday boy himself, Mr Earl Jr. Chief Cook of the

æroship H.M.Z. Peregrination. After an early dinner {6:00PM} of barbeque pork and potatoes, we played a rousing game of cribbage, followed by a riveting game of Yahtzee, which followed by the cake, {baked by Mrs Earl, } and iced cream {created by Dryers iced cream company of California} and then exchanged gifts, {cards mostly.} and then it was time to leave.

After we left the house we caught a cab back to the golf course where we left the Zeppelin. And where'd it go?

where are the golfers? where is my crew? where is my Zeppelin!?

And on that note I bid you

Good Day, and Best Regards.

Sir Jacob D. Fredrickson Esq.

Chief Executive Officer of SavetheCroissants.com,

Quite the High Ranking Official of Early Bird Productions, Inc.