View-Master 3D Travel Sets

View-Master 3D Travel Sets are coming to an end. The disk with small positive images transported the viewer to all kinds of locations around the world. As a cost cutting measure Mattel is stopping the production of the travel series of viewable disks. I guess Google images has taken over.

As a kid I must have looked at the View-Master's "Seven Wonders of the World" disk a thousand times. While I have not looked at a View-Master disk in years...the idea of losing the travel series is slightly unsettling. The format was stable and the images were unbelievably clear. The 3D effects were cool, and you could travel back in time or around the world with a View-Master and good back lighting. Like Polaroid instant film...some cool things must come to an end.

Federal Stimulus Package

The stimulus package has been debated and analyzed. There is some confusion on how the money will be spent, and how resources will be allocated. www.staterecovery.org is a single source for informtaion on the depth of the package, and outlines how resources will be spent State by State.