I know I exist because I have a social security number
A co-worker’s sneering answer on my earlier question of existence
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Who are we? Why are we here?
Nevermind whether God exists.. I’ve often wondered, do we exist? Sure, to ourselves we do. But do others exist to us? We are conscious only of ourselves and cannot feel what others do, and in turn, they cannot feel what we do. Therefore, to others, we very well may not exist too. And if we don’t exist to them, and they don’t exist to us, does anyone really exist. Maybe the only real thing that exists is ego. And when you take away ego, we become nothing….
Answers enabled should you wish to opine..
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KD Lang takes us into the long night.. Goodnight, wherever you are..
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Monday, March 28, 2011
A cold spring night.
Before I write anything else, it’s worth noting: It feels like mid December .. And it’s spring time. The days are getting longer but not warmer, at least not here in the East, where cold seemingly snuggled into the lands back in January and stuck around ever since. Snowstorm after snowstorm, brief thaws that only turned to ice.. All that behind us, but what’s ahead? Apparently more snow—forecasters are at least speaking of some predictions that snow yet again will strike Coal Speaker home base by the middle to end of the week…
Nonetheless, tonight, as the sun’s final rays faded into black, a cold wind blew as I walked outside. And I couldn’t help but think of Long Beach Island.
I’m a part time vacationer—which means if I actually go on vacation I really don’t enjoy myself.. Something deep down prevents any form of relaxation, I guess. I imagine it will get even tougher with a child in the family—but at least now there is a rewarding reason not to relax.
But as a lover of Long Beach Island, I just can’t stop wondering how the little slice of paradise is tonight?
The winds are cold there, too, I’d guess. But along with those cold winds come beautiful sites of a bay on one side of the highway and a deep and dark ocean on the other…
I miss it. I hope to go back. And I hope my wife and I can introduce a young and inquisitive Ayden to the little island as well.
Maybe he will become a lover, like me, of Chicken or the Egg. Maybe the little AM will enjoy the PM watching over the island from the lighthouse at the top.. And maybe even he, like me, will enjoy the humble rooms of the Buccaneer Motel.
I hope..
It’s been a while since I was there. Maybe this year I can get back there..
That is, of course, once these cold and biting winds go away and warmth comes back ..
Wow..
ROLLING STONE today may have forever changed the course of American history with their publication of the secret, and very sickening, hidden war crimes photos..
The future: Cars may be banned from UK cities by 2050
Interesting future the world is heading to.. Draconian. Strange. What will society be like by 2050? …for one, it may not be very mobile, unless perhaps by then we will have teleportation technology.
The future: Cars may be banned from UK cities by 2050
It will be interesting to see if this experiment works.. The NY Times begins charging online readers
So 20th century… Maybe it will make print be en vogue all over again
It will be interesting to see if this experiment works.. The NY Times begins charging online readers
Watching....
Both sunspot regions 1176 and 1183 have unstable magnetic field configurations. Increased chance for strong flares.
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Tonight, Tonight, Tonight — Genesis
Goodnight all.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Sunday, March 27, 2011
As the sun becomes active.. be alert
We need more lerts.
And
The Solar Dynamics Observatory has released a new video of a very active sun.. A ‘sun tentacle’ was seen.. You can always find the latest and greatest—or not so great—news on solar eruptions and other space news on SpaceWeather.com.. It’s worth a visit..
Don't get me wrong, I think 10 million times higher than safe levels is bogus
But the other numbers, most likely much closer to the truth, are reading about 10,000 times higher than safe levels—with reactors still melting down as the clock ticks on. The radiation is so high, the whole operation at Fukushima is more like a suicide mission.
This weekend, it seems like the NCAA and March Madness has dominated the news as opposed to true life-threatening issues like the still developing madness in Japan..
A report saying that radiation at Fukushima was 10 million times higher than allowable levels has been retracted..
But why … was it retracted for inaccuracies? Or perhaps because the levels are really high and no one really wants anyone to know it.
Some links for thought:
Radiation in China..
Radiation reaches Florida..
Radiation found in Nevada..
Radiation found in Massachusetts..
Saturday, March 26, 2011
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Good evening all..
Have a safe, sturdy, and mysterious Saturday night.
Be careful out there..
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Lifestyles of the crazed dictator
An interesting story on a Brazilian who said he operated on Gadhaffi in the 1990s come to light..
According to Dr. Liacyr Ribeiro, he removed belly fat from Mommar Gadhafi and injected it to his face. Gadhafi also got hair plugs..
And while that alone may be a little crazy to some, perhaps even crazier is this little tidbit on the actual procedure:
The secretive four-hour procedure in 1995 was done, at Gadhafi’s insistence, with local anesthesia because he wanted to remain alert. Midway through, the Libyan leader stopped to have a hamburger
If we make it through November we'll be fine: It may be up to Asteroid 2005 YU55
Near-Earth asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass within 0.85 lunar distances from the Earth on November 8, 2011.. And it’s going to be very, very close.
If we make it through November we'll be fine: It may be up to Asteroid 2005 YU55
Live updates on the protests in the UK from the GUARDIAN
People begin to get a little angry about austerity..
Live updates on the protests in the UK from the GUARDIAN
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/template/utils/ooyala/telegraph_player.swf
Anarchy at the Ritz in the UK
(Source: http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/)
Having a child...kills the brain cells of parents?
Tara: Do you get Newsweek weekly or something?
Me: Well, it's not News'month'
Me: Well, it's not News'month'
Saturday morning doledrums from Japan
Selfish plug of the day: Check the Horror Report (my other site) on a regular basis too
It’s not Tumblr. And not a blog. But still, in my mind, worth a visit.
Selfish plug of the day: Check the Horror Report (my other site) on a regular basis too
Friday, March 25, 2011
The first of many trips for Ayden Morris to the mall.. Although I hope he’s not a tremendously rude animal like the preteens and pubescent teenagers are on Friday nights.. Perhaps family trips to a mall are in order..say on Wednesday night? If of course malls exist.. But alas, Friday is no time for philosophical forays into futuristic prognostication .. I think I’m just hungry..
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Venus … or Saturn.. or wherever. Goodnight.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Thursday, March 24, 2011
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Japan in crisis.
Economic problems everywhere.
War in Libya.
But this person found it necessary to ignore the higher purpose in life and instead throw a charity jar and go crazy—in a bikini mind you—at a Alabama Burger King… all over a Whopper Jr and fries.
Although in her defense, 20 minutes for third-rate meat and greasy fries may be a bit too much.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
As unbelievable as it may seem, you are reading this headline right: Neutron beam observed 13 times
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it has observed a neutron beam, a kind of radioactive ray, 13 times on the premises of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Getting a little like a movie.. We just need an action hero, but it appears no one is on the way..
As unbelievable as it may seem, you are reading this headline right: Neutron beam observed 13 times
If dinosaurs never died off but instead would have ended up coexisting with humans, would humans have dinos as pets or use them only as wild animals for meat?
Just wondering.. Thoughts? If not.. that’s fine. Feel free to quote the Bible since someone today told me that the Bible says we ‘coexisted’ with dinosaurs before……. So I was told.
Big 7.0 quake in Thailand--felt in Bangkok..
Another developing story about another potentially deadly natural disaster..
The quickest radiation cleanup ever?
Suddenly Japan says WATER IN TOKYO IS SAFE FOR INFANTS! A miracle, I guess..
It’s my hope that the good people of Tokyo are not being lied to.. It’s my fear that they are.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
David Karp
zainyk said:
Stop posing for magazine covers, stop taking pictures of your dinner and your moped, stop telling us inane anecdotes about what your girlfriend found funny about a sock or some such shit, AND FIX YOUR FUCKING WEBSITE.
I have to say: Agreed. The basic database structure of Tumblr seems quite awry.. Even tonight on here, and I am sure lots of other Tumblr based sites, posts are appearing without reason and vanishing without warning. Sure, Tumblr tweeted that the fix is occurring.. But how many more problems before the massive increase in traffic the site has been enjoying leaves for the next thing—that works?
March came in like a lion and never stopped roaring
Right now: 33 degrees, sleeting. And it’s thundering with flashes of lightning.. And it’s spring. And it’s all weird.
People are heeding their pediatrician's advice and having kids sleep on their backs.. But now a new potentially dangerous problem is arising
The condition is While the is known as deformational plagiocephal, it has no treatment, and it seems to have become quite a problem since 1992 SIDS campaign began..
People are heeding their pediatrician's advice and having kids sleep on their backs.. But now a new potentially dangerous problem is arising
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Baby Emerson - Scarface is Scary (Emerson - Mommy’s nose is scary Parody) (by PhunnyPunny)
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Want to talk scary? Try this: The Japan nuclear emergency is WORSENING despite little media attention over the past few days
It is now at the point where water in Tokyo is becoming so radiated that officials are telling the city residents to stop giving tap water to infants.. Bottled water is sold out throughout the city.. Other cities are affected too. Food is also a concern—and now the FDA in the U.S. is releasing statements of their own concern about food imports and saying they will not allow foods from certain prefectures to enter the United States.
Radiation has now reached: Iceland, the US, the UK. We’re told in ‘trace amounts’ that are ‘not harmful.’ Ok then.
Adding insult to injury: Another 6.0 quake struck the northern area of Japan, not far from the already quake-ridden Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility today
Want to talk scary? Try this: The Japan nuclear emergency is WORSENING despite little media attention over the past few days
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It’s my hope we’re not on the eve of destruction… but our daily news would say otherwise.
Sleep tight. Don’t let bedbugs .. bite.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Any thoughts out there from parents?
Do kids see more than adults? …and of course, in my somewhat superstitious way, I mean ghostly presences of someone or something else? Do they have the ability, even at the age of 1 months like my son Ayden, to sense feelings in other people? I find it absolutely amazing that when Ayden hears mom and dad raise voices a bit or get a little edgy, so does he.. And likewise during happy times he is at ease. If a child, who only is able to find his tongue at this point, can interpret moods of his parental figures, how would it be unlikely that he too would sense the feelings, spirits, or …things…that adults choose not to see?
That question only holds weight though if you’d enter the matter with the pre-ordained thought that there are ‘things’ like ghosts out there to see to begin with. Kids see them. Adults really don’t. And adults tell kids they are all wrong.. No monsters under the bed. No spirit in the closet.. nothing watching you through the window.
So adults say…perhaps saying only what they want to believe.
Wish me luck..
Maybe trying to fulfill a dream will be difficult on many levels, but I decided to apply for a job in the news business for a certain radio station.. I’ll update if it goes well. If it doesn’t, just like the job rejection, you just won’t hear anything ever again about it.
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Hey now.
Go to bed.
Goodnight.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Monday, March 21, 2011
It's been a busy weekend for a bankrupt nation..
While Americans are fat and happy checking their March Madness picks, the United States spent $100 million this weekend alone in one day in Libya..
Sarkozy pulled the string..NATO began the sting.. And the only one being stung may be taxpayers, who eventually may have a billion dollar bill for the third war of the new century..
We have always been at war with Eastasia
Get ready.. More powerful than Wikileaks? Spiegel’s got the goods on what may be the most important (and disgusting) scandal to hit the United States military since Abu Ghraib..
With photos as horrible as Spiegel is showcasing, it’s not surprising that the White House is trying to stop more from coming out.. So it must trouble the Obama Administration that there is about 4,000 more images that the German paper has..
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Interesting note..Cara Mia by Jay & The Americans was one of John Gotti’s favorite songs and Gotti had Jay and the Americans perform at John Gotti Jrs. wedding.. And now it’s playing us all to bed. Be safe, and until I write again, goodnight.
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Just one last Supermoon image. And might as well, since we don’t see another one for decades. It was bright Saturday night.. Brighter than normal as spring begins.. Beautiful image here from Fred Thornhill of Reuters of Greg Kerr and Allie Mahoney skating under a full moon on Pigeon Lake near Bobcayeon Ontario March 19, 2011..
A reason for few posts this weekend: I was a little concerned about the Tumblr security breach
But Tumblr responded to the worrying security issue:
We’re triple checking everything and bringing in outside auditors to confirm, but we have no reason to believe that anything was compromised. We’re certain that none of your personal information (passwords, etc.) was exposed, and your blog is backed up and safe as always. This was an embarrassing error, but something we were prepared for.
The fact that this occurred at all is still unacceptable, and we’ll be seriously evaluating and adjusting our processes to ensure an error like this can never happen again.
I like how Tumblr responded.. Every time something occurs, they lose in a point in my book. But something like this occurs and they gain them all back. I liked their humility.
I’m also happy they say the blogs are backed up.
I’d still like to see Mr. Karp come up with a Windows version for us NON MAC users for a backup, of course.. Unless maybe it’s just a sign I should buy a MAC.
A reason for few posts this weekend: I was a little concerned about the Tumblr security breach
The latest concern is radioactive food. The government in Japan admits that radioactive spinach and water has been found. It appears to be more severe than just toxins in close proximity, as Japan has admitted.. The New York TIMES is reporting on the problem of tainted food being found up to 90 miles away, showcasing that the events have exploded into a crisis far beyond the proportions first admitted to by officials in the country days ago.
Officials say there is no cause for alarm. But radioactivity in water in Tokyo? Food 90 miles away? … It’s cause for concern..
But not for all. The TIMES reports:"A handful of vegetable-shop owners in Tokyo said they were concerned about the report, but continued to sell vegetables from Fukushima and Ibaraki because they had not been told to stop."
Green spinach. Growing only greener by the moment..
Many spellings of a threat
Gadhafi is promising a long war.
So is Qaddhafi.
And Gadhaffi.
And Khadafi.
I say if we are going to go to war with someone, battle his forces, slam his nation with air strikes, we should at least come to a consensus on how we are going to spell the enemy.
…History takes strange turns. This is a file photo from July 2009 of Gadhafi and Obama. Now, Gadhafi is responding to military air strikes over his nation and promising a long war, while he says he is fighting ‘new Nazis’..
I often thought that these images of world leaders with each other can be like looking at a prom photo 20 years later.. “I really went with her/him!?” .. The image can be shocking of who we once were featured with.
And I’m sure these kinds of images can haunt Obama. Just as Bush was haunted by hand-holding snapshots of Saudi officials. Not that the Saudis are responsible for world chaos…….Oh wait.. Bahrain.
Not bad for a small town in the Coal Region.
The Saint Patrick’s Day parade yesterday in Girardville, PA, got over 20,000 people. And that was without an appearance from Bill Clinton.
There was a large appearance however of untidy spandex pants, green buttons that blinked, and a leftover sea of aluminum cans of beer lining the streets.
But that’s what day afters are for.
"Operation Odessey Dawn" ??
It sounds like an 80s prime time drama.. Who shot JR? Who bombed Gadhafi.. The name just doesn’t have the ‘oomph’ that past operations have had. At least for me. Maybe it’s just the supermoon.
How to decongest a baby..
At 3:30 am, you can only read and hope.. As the child snots and crackles from deep within. Some things with parenting are just unexpected..
How to decongest a baby..
Sure a war started. But disaster still didn't just go away
Japan official says pressure rising again at stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor No. 3
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Under the Milky Way, we spin into oblivion. Goodnight all.
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