Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Sweep!


Arizona won.. and Romney wins Michigan too..


November here he comes

Markets Start to Anticipate Obama Victory in November

Markets Start to Anticipate Obama Victory in November

Mitt Romney loves kids and mom jeans, but Rick Santorum loves nuns.

Mitt Romney loves being casual. Look at him campaign in a casual outfit!

People who dress like Mitt Romney really love Mitt Romney! Look at them love him!

Not only does Mitt love kids, but he loves Kid Rock too.

Romney really loves kids. But likes really large Governors even more..

One state down: Romney wins Arizona.

Romney plays to a packed crowd. Hundreds enjoy his message.

Jesus brought Lazarus back from the dead. In this image Mitt Romney gives a child the key to success. 

Kids love Mitt Romney. Arizona edition. Maybe Michigan. 

Interesting results in Michigan tonight.. Democrats voting for Santorum and Paul.. not because they like them but because of how much they dislike Mitt Romney

Interesting results in Michigan tonight.. Democrats voting for Santorum and Paul.. not because they like them but because of how much they dislike Mitt Romney

I think I am going to write a book about parenting..

Would anyone out there who follows me read it?


Would people out there want to buy it?


Give me guidance.. give me something. Anything. Give me an answer…


And really.. are there too many “parenting” books to begin with anyway?

What kind of a world do we live in!? Where even Yoga isn't free from sexual scandal....

What kind of a world do we live in!? Where even Yoga isn't free from sexual scandal....

Monday, February 27, 2012

….Art Bell, can you please come back to radio….?

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A parody for parents: Thomas the unstoppable train engine.


My son loves Thomas the train. I like him, too.. And this video completely made my belly laugh. Do only parents laugh at this…?

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Oscar ‘12 highlight


Sacha Baron Cohen dumps fellow dictator Kim Jong-Il’s ‘ashes’ over Ryan Seacrest

This is Billy Crystal, 2012. Not Billy Crystal 1990. Though his hair color is the same.


This guy is a brilliant.. make you feel like the 20th century by appearing like he is still living in it.. Time warp. Time traveler. Party like it’s 1929 at Oscar 2012.

If it's the end of the world as we know you'll feel fine in Wyoming

If it's the end of the world as we know you'll feel fine in Wyoming

How to make Rick Santorum puke: Have him read JFK speeches on the separation of church and state

How to make Rick Santorum puke: Have him read JFK speeches on the separation of church and state

Cumulus dropping Coast to Coast AM in multiple markets

This is a pretty big deal for those who like the radio that talks about strange bumps in the night—but maybe also not surprising just as well.


"Red Eye Radio" is replacing Coast to Coast AM with George Noory is multiple markets.


There is a lot to this new change in a lineup. However, regardless of ‘why’ the show is being dropped, the fact it is being dropped it a major development in radio. 


Art Bell officially ended his relationship with Coast to Coast AM in 2010. And since then listeners in massive numbers yearned for his return. He has not yet, and instead George Noory has boasted that he may get a contract renewal until 2018 (long after that whole Mayan Apocalypse) ..


With the new news of Coast being dropped of of pretty big markets, being replaced with a late night conservative political show, what will become of the little UFO program that could created by Art Bell? …maybe the return  of Art Bell?


Don’t forget: Art Bell retired before (ok lots of times) .. but one time he retired someone by the name of Mark Siegel took over. Affiliates dropped. Ratings dipped. 
Could we be re-writing the same chapter all over again? 


Cumulus dropping Coast to Coast AM in multiple markets

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Today was a good day.

But for lots of people on earth, it was not a good day.


And the news does go on.


A sampling of the mess-test from the most-test: Earth


Dramatic new details revealed: 20,000 children may have been sexually abused by 800 Roman Catholic priests in Holland!

The future is radiated: Will Japan’s Fukushima nightmare create a birth defect filled future?

This.. is .. important? Nike Foamposite Galaxy shoe release causes rioting at a Florida mall..

More threats: North Korea vows ‘sacred war’ against South..

And if the North Korean threats aren’t bad enough, here’s one from Iran: Ready to ‘wipe Israel off the map’

Heartache and horror in the Syrian city of Homs: Residents speak of utter violence and murder taking place..

NATO troops killed in Afghanistan..

New York man goes into surgery.. leaves six inches taller!?

Out of touch? Romney says his wife drives ‘a couple of cadillacs’

Is Sears ready to ‘unload’ 1,200 stores?

Cohen will attend the Oscars as the Dictator..

What caused the collapse of the Mayan culture? New information suggests a series of droughts..

Thousands of planets may exist in utter darkness in the Milky Way Galaxy..

Newly released rare footage of Challenger disaster from the 1980s now revealed..

Monsanto settles Agent Orange case..

Bush III? Could Jeb be the knight in shining armor in 2012?

Bush III? Could Jeb be the knight in shining armor in 2012?

YEAR ONE


This was it. The big birthday bash a year in the making.. Ayden Morris and family, and friends, celebrating until naptime. It was fun. Elmo showed up and brought himself on a balloon. Adults ate sandwiches and meatballs. Kids ran and played. It was a good time had by all. Thanks friends and family for coming and thank you even more good God or whatever is in charge of this mess of an earth for giving us the true blessing of having a child.


Now with that out of the way…I’ll say this: I am quite proud of the little Boris Morris today: He didn’t once use his hands to eat his cake. Instead he was polite and nice eating with his spoon.. Sloppily. But eating with his spoon nonetheless.


Mr. Manners. 
Proud parents.
With less to clean. 

I'm trying to determine which is worse

The Wiggles, Barney.. or Calliou? 


I am thinking the little pale whiny kid Calliou. Just sometimes can’t take him.. reaching the breaking point with the Wiggles, of course, until their damn songs get stuck in my head.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

I just can’t place my finger on it.. Why do I feel something is missing from
USA TODAY’s little presidential graphic ….. Gotta love media bias!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Tomorrow, be sure to tell a Catholic that he or she has a nice ash

One year ago tonight ..

…was the last night that I was NOT a dad or Tara a mom.


It was the final night alive for Cloud, my sister’s family dog..


It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times.


And those times have passed.. One year later, the night a year ago is the past. 


The future is so bright.. gotta wear shades.

Monday, February 20, 2012

A whole ton of ethical and moral questions come with this one: Sex changing operations on the rise--sex changes for children

A whole ton of ethical and moral questions come with this one: Sex changing operations on the rise--sex changes for children

Soylent green is people

And if the triple bypass burger doesn’t kill ya, the test tube version may.. For real,there is a good possibility that the first test tube hamburger will be produced this year.. Charleton Heston has left us on earth, but I’m inclined to remind you all that he screamed that Soylent Green was people. No one believed him. What will your test tube burger be? And can you order it well?

Chalk this one up to truth in advertising?

Heart Attack Grill owner defends his restaurant after a patron eats a Triple Bypass Burger—and has heart attack! I’d consider this one just truth in advertising.. don’t the diners sign a waiver? If not it may be time to write one up..
It’s not often we find truth in advertising.
McDonalds doesn’t tell us how bad their product is…
Pizza Hut doesn’t let us know the calories per slice..
So the Heart Attack Grill is, by definition, just being honest..? 

This story is sad and alarming: More than 3,000 children from Northern Uganda suffering from debilitating mystery ailment known as nodding disease

The strange disease known only as ‘nodding disease’ is confounding experts.. it is also killing children at an alarming rate.. unknown are the causes.. what is known is this: The disease affects only children and gradually devastates its victims through debilitating seizures, stunted growth, wasted limbs, mental disabilities and sometimes starvation..


This story is sad and alarming: More than 3,000 children from Northern Uganda suffering from debilitating mystery ailment known as nodding disease

In two days my son will turn 1.


Today my wife turns 32.


When life happens it seems slow. When you look back it all seems fast.


Happy birthday Tara. And many more. Let’s watch Ayden grow old together.

News of the day worth noting

Whitney Houston laid to rest in private New Jersey burial..

Returning to an old question.. did in fact the dingo take the baby?

New Mexico college student set for trial.. Why? The 23-year-old woman stole a $2 pumpkin..

Staring at the sun: New sunspot AR1422 is rapidly growing rapidly and could soon pose a threat for M-class solar flares..

Snow shock: The year without a winter gets a storm—in the South where winter rarely hits..

Three dead after Washington state ski resort avalanche..

Reports: US tells Israel not to attack Iran..

Will the FTC probe Google?

Monsanto takes on utilities..

South Korea conducts military drills..
Lil Kim to the North warns of ‘total war’..

Oil soars to 8 month highs..

America the violent: Innocent 9-month-old child killed after shots are fired into Detroit home..

Sick world: Police say the skeleton of a 14-year-old Ohio runaway who went missing in 1999 have been found after the home where she was last seen was demolished.

Don’t spend it all in one place! China iPhone builders get a $.25 pay raise..
NIGHTLINE visits the factory..
APPLE says it is taking the workers’ rights story seriously..
Pressure on FoxConn prompts changes..

LADY GAGA set for SIMPSONE finale appearance..

Flashback for reading fun: ABOVETOPSECRET on John Lear..

It's President's Day, 2012: Who is your favorite?

I always liked Teddy Roosevelt .. he seemed fun. Also he was a fun character in Chris Elliott’s book the SHROUD OF THE THWACKER


So who was yours?


Sunday, February 19, 2012

Did the room clear?
Do pigs fly?
Do cars use gas?


IS GOOGLE BREAKING ITS PRIVACY PLEDGE? 

Just a few

Data collection vs privacy: Lots of fear..

Monica Lewinsky returns ..

Peter Kantorowski wanted his 98-year-old mother to move into a nursing home or live with him. She wouldn’t go; she didn’t want to leave her home of nearly 60 year.. so now he is trying to evict her!

The newest drug fads dangerous to teenagers..

The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the elite Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned..

The ‘nodding disease’ in Africa confounding scientists and now killing children..

Mercury set to shine bright..

Diet soda linked to heart attacks..

Weekend box office..


A big hot bowl of shark fin soup causes trouble for President Obama.. The President was ‘not aware’ than the banned product was still being served at the restaurant where he ordered take out (and got his rear end grabbed numerous times)..

Paranormal investigators hold seminar in Ohio..

Supposed South Carolina UFO sighting may be a hoax..

Michio Kaku maps out massive changes coming..

"Solar flares are the greatest threat to the net"

Saturday, February 18, 2012

So that is what Stonehenge is!


…wait, what does someone think Stonehenge is again?


Inspired by a sound illusion..?


So even if this ‘illusion’ was the inspiration, why build up the giant stones together just to mimic it? It just still does not add up.

And one more point on Abraham Lincoln as a vampire hunter: I think this may be one of the best movies ever. Can’t wait to see it. Wondering what the thoughts of the masses are on honest Abe slicing and dicing into his way to American horror hero?

Some other news or noise bites from the land of Earth

Let’s begin with something light (sarcasm): John Hogue writes: “Nostradamus: Iran, the River of Blood in Syria”


Religion of love. 


Amid controversy and chaos, Benedict names 22 new Cardinals..
"VatiLeaks" embarasses Holy See
An American could be Pope..
So can a Canadian..
And I hope no one names themselves Peter the Roman..
The atheists are coming! Big march on the National Mall in March..

What Josh Powell left behind: 400 images of cartoon sex and incest

Bird flu research to be vetted..
Flu will stay secret—for now..

Ancient meteorite standing between Iowa town and its water supply..

The citizens fight back? Against … citizens.. Shoot down private surveillance drone..

The 50 cent stamp coming!?

Images revealed of the ‘vast solar tornado’ on the sun..


Secrets of the DARK KNIGHT revealed..

Reviews lackluster for GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE
Nic Cage performance mocked..

Pattison may be too old to return to TWILIGHT films..


Abe Lincoln: America’s first superhero?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER CALLED ‘FAR OUT THERE’
The movie may already have a sequel!







My son is a year old... and I'm just wondering from other parents, is this the age when a child officially stops wanting to go to sleep? Ever?

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Mr Karp, are you willing to answer a few things? 1) what do you think of SOPA and other related attempts to censor? 2) what do you think of Google’s new policy to censor their blogger accounts? 3) will Tumblr ever be censored? and 4) do bloggers own their own content on Tumblr?


Something I asked David Karp tonight on Tumblr. Hoping for a response…..


*As long as there is no censorship, I could care less about downtime…………

I guess it is a shark eat shark world.


NO really.. IT’S A SHARK EAT SHARK WORLD

The struggle in the Catholic Church: The "Monsignors' Mutiny" now revealed

The struggle inside the Holy See may even have a longer-term effect, on the choice of the man to succeed Benedict when he dies…


And if it’s Peter the Roman, I’ll conclude that the Prophecy of the Popes is right and the world is quickly coming to an end……….. really.


The struggle in the Catholic Church: The "Monsignors' Mutiny" now revealed

At first I was surprised today at how many people I know or work without didn't know the real meaning of Valentine's Day

…and then I discovered just how many meanings there were. I learned something myself..


Roman gods of fertility..


Ancient Pagan Festival of Lupercus..


…saints…


….little lovely signs of love..


Lots.


And then I realized why it was so easy for corporations, Hallmark, and chocolate companies to take over the holiday and do what they do best: Profit off of it.


I used to work in the restaurant industry (and still miss it.) Therefore I can only predict diners and dives across America are filled tonight.. bad chicken and tough steak … being served as we speak. Lovers out to eat.. balloons.. kisses.. and sour stomachs to follow.


Yes, indeed. Tonight is the  night of love.


As for my wife and I? We took a more simple approach.. I gave Tara a balloon, a card, and a cheese steak. She gave me Cadbury Mini Eggs and David’s Jumbo Sunflower Seeds. And Ayden gave her an Elmo picture. A simple, kind, nice.. and meaningful Valentine’s Day 2012. Whatever Valentine’s Day means anyway..


A woman shapes a heart in snow on Valentine's Day at the frozen lake Bled

Monday, February 13, 2012

The earth still moaning..

Strange booms startle Salem, Ohio..


Strange sounds.. and lights.. over Peoria..


Rumbling in Washington state..


Strange sounds in the sky: Oregon..


Weird noises: Arizona..

PTC targets MTV over I JUST WANT MY PANTS BACK


MTV just wants its pants back

...When your phone is slow, blame the carrier. No really, AT&T has been forcing phones to work on dial up speeds in order to limit "unlimited data"

...When your phone is slow, blame the carrier. No really, AT&T has been forcing phones to work on dial up speeds in order to limit "unlimited data"

A French court has found Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning

An amazing story from France, where a court found Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning.. 


French farmer Paul Francois says he suffered neurological problems after inhaling Monsanto’s Lasso weedkiller.. 


The court agreed.. It’s a truly dramatic story, and this could lead to more lawsuits and victories by farmers against the GMO world of Monsanto.. 


And the story is so big, I have found almost NO STORIES IN THE AMERICAN MEDIA ABOUT THIS.


Maybe they are just letting it sink in before it gets reported… right?

The Santorum surge reaching its climax

Not predicted, not expected, but occurring: Rick Santorum is bursting into the lead in many places and surging ahead of Romney in polls. A shocker.. ? They  will know he is Christian by his love..

Nicki Minaj's sexualized exorcism performance does the inexplicable: Lady Gaga suddenly looks normal

Nicki Minaj's sexualized exorcism performance does the inexplicable: Lady Gaga suddenly looks normal

The FBI says: Extremists believe the United States went bankrupt by going off the gold standard

So knowing some facts can put you in Gitmo?


The FBI says: Extremists believe the United States went bankrupt by going off the gold standard

Adele swept the Grammys .. Someone like her deserved it

Definitely in mourning. But I think the scepter is a clear diss on Madonna. Seems like she's saying "I'm the Queen of Pop"

Good point .. A silent missile thrown back .. I agree

You are what you eat.. which is why a company may have chosen to stop eating what they are patenting..?

Hungry for GMO food? While you’re probably not but eat it unknowingly everyday anyway, consider this: Monsanto doesn’t allow genetically modified foods in its corporate cafeterias.. Greenpeace has the full exposé.. 

Monsanto believes in choice.. As long as the choice is fresh and GMO free. They clearly know that they are what they eat .. 

This one tore at my heart.. a woman was induced into labor because she wanted her dying husband to hold her hand while she was in labor..


Hooked up to an oxygen mask at the hospital, the man she would call dad cradled her in his arms for 45 minutes



And .. these are the articles and stories from this insane world that make my ears and eyes perk up .. think .. tear up.. and wonder why in the hell we are even here to endure this physical misery in the first place.. ? It’s an amazing story, and beautiful, too.. but by God life sometimes just seems unfair..


This one tore at my heart.. a woman was induced into labor because she wanted her dying husband to hold her hand while she was in labor..

Sunday, February 12, 2012

After midnight strikes, if you're bored, tune into to COAST TO COAST AM

It’s hosted tonight by Ian Punnett, and it’s about something I never heard of before: The Smiley Face killers.. Sounds creepy..



After midnight strikes, if you're bored, tune into to COAST TO COAST AM

Other news we should know..

Fukushima reactor may be overheating again!

Bin Laden told children to ” live in peace in the West”..

A scare… but an official statement: Health scare on New Zealand flight just flu.. just a flu..
Passengers released..

$5 here we come? Price of gas soars in just the last three weeks..

…Ayden Morris lost a few hairs this weekend. First haircut while on earth. That is a pretty big deal. He took it well. And I think he looks older.. more distinguished…until he sticks his hand into a big bowl of oatmeal and rubs his face…. 


And…
Drumroll….
This is after:


 

A gaga in mourning?

MY BIG FAT GREEK RIOT


CHAOS IN THE STREETS OF ATHENS, GREECE.. Lawmakers approved a new round of austerity cuts.. As they did, fires eupted and riots emerged again on the streets.. 
Cinemas, cafes, and banks were set ablaze.. Riot police out in full force. It’s hell on earth, Greek style..
MORE.. 
Government denounces the disorder..
Fury and fire..
Watching the stocks on Monday..
Rioting quickly spreads across the nation..

Death without dignity

Who says old wounds get healed by death? A fight broke out along grieving attendees at a funeral in Phoenix when the unidentified friend recognized the other man and punched him “in honor of the fallen.”.. Up to 30 were involved.. 

Brotherly loves crashes to the ground.. the city that was gone for good.. the new one lamented by people dodging violence.. A sad state of affairs for Philly

Philadelphia is a violent city.. It is one of the most violent in the United States.. Now residents demand answers on street corners soaked in the blood of violence.. 

Too much of that and you'll go blind!

We know already astronauts age differently when they are in space but a little known effect also happens to eyesight—NASA’s new priority is how to protect astronauts from going blind on the years-long trip to get wherever they are going 

Central America mystery: Epidemic ravages..a region devastated.. 24,000 have been killed..

Like a prayer…a different version than the one you’re thinking of..

Whitney Houston update

Whitney Houston looked ‘beautiful and healthy’


TMZ reports possible drowning death..


Houston died hours after celebrating at Clive Davis’ ..


Grammmy party turns into tribute..


"Erratic behavior" reported days before death..


Houston “was happy” days before death..

The loaded gun! A sunspot, AR1416, has tripled in size.. and is not pointed directly at earth.. And solar flares that brew, cook, and zoom out from the sun will head directly at the planet.. Fingers crossed .. Mclass if it blows.. Xclass would be tense..

More on the big sunspot: 
Solar storm could fly at earth..
By Valentine’s Day?
The loaded gun from the sun..

The feline fiends: Your pussy may be killing your brain

Your cat, with parasites, may be making you crazy .. expect to hear more about the non-feline friendly reports of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite found in cat feces ..

And could we finally have a an explanation for that strange cat lady on Any Street USA? The parasites did it.. 

Crop cops: Monsanta expects full compliance

Farmers found to ‘be in violation’ of Monstano rules.. According to the company there was a threefold increase last year in U.S. farmers caught violating requirements for planting genetically modified corn…

While these farmers had the nerve to violate the rules of the GMO game other farmers are tired of the corporate giant.. Farmers filed a a class-action suit against the multinational seed and chemical corporation Monsanto, stating they are no longer able to keep transgenic contamination out of their fields... 

Watching both stories closely.. And CLOSELY watching what I eat… 

The Fukushima sham

The New York TIMES reporting what so many already know: The cleanup effort at Fukushima is not going well.. It is confused .. The effort appears sloppy. One worker quoted in the times story says no one knows how even to clean up radiation.. Long term disaster in the making…a generation scarred with radiation for the ages.. 

Friday, February 10, 2012

An absolutely amazing image from Florida:  Fog rolls up along the shore of Panama City Beach, Florida looking more like a tsunami..

Losing my religion

An odd day of rumors and intrigue.. in the Catholic Church


Philadelphia cardinal’s death investigated…


The Pope will die within a year: Vatican ‘assassination fears 

The cold state of Maine.. about to give Ron Paul his first win?

timemagazine:



This week, we produced an issue special to our readers in the Middle East and Northern Africa featuring the striking images of photographer Alessio Romenzi, who is even now hunkered down in the city of Homs. See the rest of his portfolio on TIME.com: http://ti.me/ygGskp



Interesting choice for a cover.. good impact on readers. And if you’re in the United States, I suppose your cover will impact you just the same? … or probably not.




Wasting away? Forgive me for being gossipy.. but new images of Macaulay Culkin show him looking desperate.. 


And some columnists like this one at the Boston HERALD choose to mock Culkin, his image, and his past role in HOME ALONE.


I’m not mocking him.. instead hoping his genetics simply made him thin.. and not something else..


Thursday, February 9, 2012

Police state: LA





The “war room” in Los Angeles is alive and ready..

Mt Etna in Italy erupts 

Amazing photos revealed: 













Newborn babies are among the latest victims of the Syrian government’s brutal assault on Homs

News from the world.  A Thursday wrap
Links from the world.. the scary world.. the newsworthy world.. .






Rescued dog bites NBC anchor in the face during feel-good segment gone wrong



































































Toxic smoke is blanketing the capital city tonight..  Officials are warning residents to stay indoors..A fire from a trash dump is spreading smoke …

The horrid news coming from Homs is only intensifying.. Human rights groups are decrying the crackdown on civilians in the city in Syria.. and now,opposition forces claim that Assad’s government is considering the use of chemical weapons in Homs, where already the death toll officially “exceeds”400—most likely by more than hundreds.. 

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