It’s Labor Day. Take a break. You earned it.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Friday, August 30, 2013
2013?
2013!!
Yes… 2013. Period. And Labor Day along with it.
This Billy Joel song, FAMOUS LAST WORDS, is the ballad of my labor days of years past, present, and probably future..
I still recall getting this CD for my birthday from my brother in 1993, and I listened to it over and over, and over again after the Ashland PA ABA Parade that year..
Every song was amazing..But especially this final song, with its lyrics of cleaning of streamers after the Labor Day parade and enjoying coffee and apples in the early autumn.
I still remember when Billy Joel appeared on David Letterman during his first week on CBS back in ‘93… My God I am aging. We are all though—I am not alone but maybe more melancholy in my approach to the passage of time.
Years gone by… Age 13 in ‘93…..age 23 in ‘03… and this year, this month, this day… age 33… Add that together and start your numerology. I’ll just grin and bear it. Or something.
The wedding cake still tastes great after all these years…
And somewhere, somehow, my memory still walks the streets of Ashland, Pennsylvania, during a Labor Day ABA parade……with streamers and horns, balloons and the sweet smell of fried food and Devitos Pizza in the air above my head. Those were the days.
These are the days, too.
They’ve changed.. and gone by.
And as time goes by so do the years.
33 years ??! I just was 21, wasn’t I!? I was just 13… in ‘93. Back during that blizzard….back during that point in time. Brendan! Joe! Johnny! Where are you? Where is the poetry!?
I think it’s still being read in a deep and dark basement, under the strained lights of the 3am hour. The dead poet society still preaches, I hope, at 21..I hope.
Where the hell does it all go?
To the Langoliers, I say! Eating away as Stephen King wrote. UNDER HIS DOME. With Billy Joel endlessly playing on David Letterman’s opening night on CBS..
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS OUT
There’s a lot of parents who worry about their children playing football and getting head injuries.
But apparently they are not worried enough to actually stop sending their golden children into battle on fields across the United States, as this report shows with facts..
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
The good old days weren't all that good but war's still as bad as it seems
I was 23 years young and dumb, fighting for my rights to party somewhere in a smoky bar room—you could smoke back then.. And on the cover of TIME MAGAZINE: George W. Bush with a big headline “Do you want this war?”
Americans were torn..
And now in 2013, after a decade of war and then some, only about 9% of Americans surveyed support military action in Syria. So much for the rest of the nation..
But absent this night: Media asking Americans if they want this war? No magazine covers—there’s apps for that now.. And hell, NEWSWEEK isn’t even printing anymore..right Tina?
Are we rushing into another one? And could this one be much worse?
After all, what would be he result of “tactical” strikes on Assad? We assume no one would retaliate — maybe not against us, but what about Israel? China’s red faced anger could show itself.. would they call in the debt!? And Russia? They’ll sick Snowden back on us..
Meanwhile a Shah sleeps in Iran, and does he have a plan?
It ain’t no end times. But Armageddon sure can come on quick. And these summer Armageddons are the worst.
Yes, indeed, this whole event already seems murky and messy. But ain’t that America.
…so, 89% that didn’t want the war a few days ago..do you want it now?
Americans were torn..
And now in 2013, after a decade of war and then some, only about 9% of Americans surveyed support military action in Syria. So much for the rest of the nation..
But absent this night: Media asking Americans if they want this war? No magazine covers—there’s apps for that now.. And hell, NEWSWEEK isn’t even printing anymore..right Tina?
Are we rushing into another one? And could this one be much worse?
After all, what would be he result of “tactical” strikes on Assad? We assume no one would retaliate — maybe not against us, but what about Israel? China’s red faced anger could show itself.. would they call in the debt!? And Russia? They’ll sick Snowden back on us..
Meanwhile a Shah sleeps in Iran, and does he have a plan?
It ain’t no end times. But Armageddon sure can come on quick. And these summer Armageddons are the worst.
Yes, indeed, this whole event already seems murky and messy. But ain’t that America.
…so, 89% that didn’t want the war a few days ago..do you want it now?
Monday, August 26, 2013
My wife's reaction to me doing something dumb
Tara: Stop doing that or I'll smack in you in the head with my iPad
Me: What if I told you, in 2007 when we got married, that one day you'd tell me you'd smack me in the head with your iPad?
Tara: ...silence..
Me: What if I told you, in 2007 when we got married, that one day you'd tell me you'd smack me in the head with your iPad?
Tara: ...silence..
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Do we still have a dream?
Half a century later.. how far did we come?
Some would argue not too far at all.
I will not digress into banter about politics, crime, or other types of divisive issues.. but I will say this. The left leaning media did a bang up job dividing the nation by race during the Trayvon Martin trial.. and now the right leaning media is trying the same game with the recent horrific crimes committed by black teens against Chris Lane, the young baseball star, and Shorty, the World War II vet.
…and though in the same few days, crimes committed by white men or women, Hispanics, or even hell, Native Americans, didn’t happen!?
See, we could do this all day.
I wholeheartedly believe that from birth, advertisers and experts in those high towers of Manhattan shower the brain with images of divisiveness, tribalism, sexism, ageism, and racism. I am a white man, but believe racism is still existent. In many ways—some ways being the worst are often by groups supposedly representing the interests of minorities taking advantage of them, whether it would be through forcing tithing in churches or asking for political donations for the politicians to simply squander it..
That is what also unites so many, without people even realizing it.
We all have a ‘dream’ .. Martin Luther King said those famous words 50 years ago today.. but that dream today is more a nightmare, or maybe a twilight after a long night of drinking…
But the 99%, or whatever you would like to call the majority of Americans, no matter the race, have these things in common: We love our families, we fight for justice, and we want to make the future better for the next generation. Oh, and we also have this in common: We are never going to be in the 1% and the 1% is completely happy with that.. Because in the end, that 1% does not want our involvement in their affairs.
And that is primarily the reason I believe that we are purposely being given images and articles and stories to only divide us further and force us to degrade into a horrible tribalistic future.
It is not race that divides us, or gender.. it’s class. The middle class is squeezed away.. poverty abounds. The rich get richer—and those rich sure as hell don’t want anyone else joining them.
If only we, as a United States, would realize this. If only we would all realize that the dream King had half a century ago could be realized by all of us.. and that we all share a moment in this spectacular dream he envisioned..
If only..
Thursday, August 22, 2013
The purpose of life: Living 88 years, serving the nation, and being killed by teenagers in a disgusting act of inhumane violence..
So Delbert Benton served in World War II.. he defended the nation.. he lived 88 years. And then he was killed by two teenagers in a senseless act of violence? Sickening.
There are nights, like tonight, when I become physically ill by my fellow human.. This is a terrible story..
The Syrian chemical, attack: What we know. And what we really know
By now you know about or have scenes images of the purported chemical attack in Syria. There is still debate about who did it.. how it was done.. when it was done, and all of those things that come with the fog of war—even foggier because of the players in this conflict..
I know this.. What I see in images and on the news is real. Innocent children, beautiful children, are dead from this madness. There are women dead.. there are men dead. But it’s those horrific pictures of children and the videos of them convulsing and foaming at the mouth that strike me..
We also know this today: Experts agree that the evidence so far supports chemical weapons as the culprit: From the AFP:
The convulsions, pinpoint pupils and laboured breathing seen in victims of an alleged chemical attack in Syria could be symptoms of nerve gas, experts said Thursday, but only blood and urine samples can provide proof. Syria’s main opposition group says more than 1,300 people were killed Wednesday in a government attack on rebel areas near Damascus — a charge the government vehemently denies. Footage distributed by activists showed people foaming at the mouth and doctors apparently giving people oxygen to help them breathe and trying to resuscitate unconscious children. Chemical and defence experts said the symptoms appeared consistent with exposure to a nerve agent like sarin or VX. “A large number of symptoms definitely point in that direction,” said chemical weapons expert Jean Pascal Zanders, although he said much more information was needed for a definitive conclusion.
What we don’t know: Who dunit.
The central evidence of the alleged use of chemical weapons is the fact that bodies shown in the footage posted on the Internet do not show any clear signs of external trauma, leading to the conclusion that the cause of death was some form of respiratory trauma or asphyxiation. Some of the casualties showed signs of convulsions and, in at least one case, contracted pupils, which are both symptoms of exposure to nerve agents.
However, Western experts on chemical warfare who have examined at least part of the footage are skeptical that weapons-grade chemical substances were used, although they all emphasize that serious conclusions cannot be reached without thorough on-site examination.
The allegations exist that President Assad struck this area with chemicals and perpetrated the deadliest chemical attack in the world since the 1980s when Saddam Hussein used weapons (that the USA gave him) against Kurds in Iraq.. We also hear that Assad’s state regime is denying they did it..
Recent facts point give us this information: Only weeks ago, the United Nations accused Syrian REBELS of using chemical weapons (you know, those same rebels that now accuse the state of doing it) .. And we finally know this. UN weapons inspectors entered Syria in the past few days—certainly that would force a person to question the timing of this nightmare…
It is now widely believed that the testimony of Nayirah in the 1990s was a hoax. Facts now seem to show that the baby incubator story was bogus and only propaganda to compel the United States to defend Kuwait against Saddam Hussein during Gulf War I.
But regardless of is to blame for this atrocity, we know two more things: 1) That there was a chemical attack and that 2) war is wrong and evil, with this latest action symbolizing that with every child’s frightened tear,
Sadly there’s still much more to know known…
McDonalds removes Ammonium Hydroxide from Hamburger Recipe..
Well that’s good to know, I guess.
But we knew it was in there. We STILL don’t know what the hell is in the McNuggets.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
History made.. For all the wrong reasons
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria’s opposition accused government forces of gassing hundreds of people on Wednesday by firing rockets that released deadly fumes over rebel-held Damascus suburbs, killing men, women and children as they slept.Source..
With the death toll estimated between 500 and 1,300, what would be the world’s most lethal chemical weapons attack since the 1980s prompted an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council in New York.
The council did not explicitly demand a U.N. investigation of the incident, although it said “clarity” was needed and welcomed U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon’s calls for a prompt investigation by the U.N. inspection team in Syria, led by Ake Sellstrom.
Kneeling before the master....
What are we doing in this nation, are we trying to create modern day slavery? Are we trying to make kids from an early age worshiped there supposedly masters?
No marching to the beat of another drum when everyone is on the same bandwagon!
No thinking different, we frown on..
It is time to be a brick on the wall and not a wallflower, don’t be a catcher in the Rye, that is just too out there..
Yes indeed this story made me sick.
Children should be molded to respect adults, but any adult that once children to kneel before them should have no respect given to them and should have their brains checked because there is something seriously wrong..
A little confused by Tumblr recently..
Lots of blogs I do not following are suddenly appearing in my news feed. I was confused by a few and tried to figure out if I had somehow accidentally followed them—none of them are really of interest to me and I am not sure exactly what Yahoo! and David Karp felt it necessary for me to see them. Today another new one showed up: They are advertising the Windows phone to me.
I am getting a little tired of this whole thing.. is it a glitch or something that has been agreed to occur to help advertise on here??
Some news I'm reading early today..
Disgusting: First school shooting of the school year, no one dies in Georgia.. This is a horrible thing for parents, students, teachers.. and all of us. When will this madness end?
And what are the long term ramifications for Japan, the planet? The oceans? This is a slow motion nightmare that seems unlikely to end ..
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Leif Garrett to Justin Bieber: 'Don't believe your own publicity'
I loved reading this article about Garrett’s advice to the Beeb with the feev.. It’s so true, too.
Think about it. Garrett was a major hearththrob and teen idol in the 1970s.. he battled drugs.. he was a star. And at 51, most don’t know who he is nor what he did.. at least not this generation.
I am only able to imagine what lots of money and fame does to the mind of a child—only imagining since I shun fame (though never had it) and don’t have money (though I would never shun it) ..
Justin Bieber has been in the news often lately. If he is not trying to strip shirtless and spat on fans, he is shoving cell phones down his pants urinating in buckets of low wage earners that are serving him.
I have written about Bieber often on here—more than I should, really. Not because I like him. Quite the opposite for those who follow me. Instead, it’s because I find people like him to encapsulate all of the most repugnant of qualities that I don’t like in people. Bieber is into himself beyond belief….he is a nightmare of a human being.. and to top that off, he is going to be in our faces with his fame and fortune for years to come.
I know that Justin is the child of a loving mother .. I know that Beeb gives the feev to teens across the planet. But what happens when those teenage girls grow up and trend away from Justin Bieber? What happens when his fame lapses.. when the spotlight turns off, and when the money runs out. Will he be repugnant as he currently is, or will something better evolve from his now dark soul?
To think.. the Beeb went from this:
To This:
Leif Garrett to Justin Bieber: 'Don't believe your own publicity'
4,000-year-old ‘bog body’ found with skin intact
The body showed signs of brutality, including axe wounds, leading scientists to believe the body was mutilated for a ritual sacrifice.
Wow..
Science is amazing.. this is amazing.
Shooting suspect in custody at Georgia school
…school year begins..
…school shooting season in gear.
I am just disgusted by just about 100% of the news headlines today..
Shooting suspect in custody at Georgia school
Police: Australian baseball player killed by Oklahoma teens -- just because
A random act of violence has left a promising 22-year-old college baseball player dead, a family devastated and two countries half a world apart rattled.
The term ‘senseless violence’ means just that.. And to see a 22-year-old kid from another country come to America just to be killed “just because” by teenagers, is awful..
Disgusting, as a matter of fact.
You know, my dad has often said something that is beginning to make sense to me.. Keep in mind he’s a BACK TO THE FUTURE lover.. But he said, sometimes this planet feels ‘like Biff stole the playbook.’ It just doesn’t seem right.. like there’s something ‘off’ about our world..
Did Biff steal that playbook?
There is no point, ever, to violence …especially this kind.
I cannot even imagine what the family of Christopher Lane must be feeling today.. There is certainly no reason he should be dead tonight.
Police: Australian baseball player killed by Oklahoma teens -- just because
Take this shark week!
This is the real thing.
An entire shark was swallowed by another shark.
For some reason I envision that gag, where one bigger box houses a smaller box until you find the gift. I wonder if it worked the same way with these sharks..
ESQUIRE magazine has done a profile on Alex Jones. It’s very interesting..
This is actually how ALEX JONES himself portrayed the article on Facebook:
Esquire Publishes Shockingly Fair Profile of Alex Jones - Esquire Magazine has broken ranks with the majority of the biased mainstream media by writing a shockingly fair and at times warm and humorous profile of Alex Jones
While the image of Jones chosen to head the article is less than pleasant, and actually typical of a cover of a gory horror film, the story itself presents a balanced and readable profile of the character that America is slowly getting to know.
Matt Drudge said on twitter as 2013 began that this will be Alex Jones’ year. So far it actually has been. INFOWARS has broken stories, been the topic of conversation far and wide, and the Piers Morgan show with Jones became the most watched Piers Morgan show..
Why ?
Because we all love or hate Alex Jones. He is the Rush Limbaugh of the 21st century—louder, angrier, and less likely to bash only Democrats but equally blame Republicans for heinous acts like inside jobs on 9/11 and flu pandemics on purpose.
So far this has been the year of Alex Jones.
Man’s scrotum swelled to 132 pounds due to lack of health insurance
I read about this a few days back.. I am somewhat appalled by our civilization sometimes, especially in circumstances like this.
Wesley Warren suffers from a terrible affliction. And yes, some will choose to make funny quips and comments.. but this story actually has a profound ability to teach us a lesson: Health insurance is a necessity in the modern world, as civilization is better when it’s less about profit and more about care and compassion.
People are not being compassionate about Warren’s immense scrotum.. it’s a headline sure to garner laughs and smiles.. But it’s a personal hell for him to deal with.
Be kind, humanity. You, too, may one day have an embarrassing problem. I hope and pray that yours will not be due to the fact that a for profit health system gave you less than adequate care or even completely cut you out of the system..
Man’s scrotum swelled to 132 pounds due to lack of health insurance
Cruzin for a bruisin will renounce Canadian citizenship
So long 2008 debates about Obama being from Kenya.
Hello 2016 debates about Ted Cruz being Canadian.
Paul Shaffer is too.. but not even Paul Shaffer can be president, due to constitutional limitations.
How will Ted topple this pothole??
DRAFT SHAFFER FOR PRESIDENT, 2016!
Cruzin for a bruisin will renounce Canadian citizenship
I don't want to get overly personal..
But I am going to be fasting today and unconscious tomorrow for a few hours..
Hope it all goes well.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
CNN REPORTS: Lady Gaga, Perez Hilton feud on Twitter
That’s right.. the big feud between Perez and the Lady that has been ongoing in Twitterland has now made the big time: CNN and other major news networks and publications..
It’s also getting weird.. as the Little Monsters are spreading the hate towards Perez.. Lady Gaga Tweeting that she kept the ‘messages’ that Hilton sent.. and something weird just occurred about Perez Hilton being in the apartment where Gaga lives.
Forgive me for just a bit of doubt.. but both are in need of attention right now. Could this be a behind the scenes ‘gotcha’ on the Hilton and Gaga fans? Or is this for real?
If it’s real, it appears likely that physical assault will be next. It’s mean and nasty.. and 46.1 million people, at least, are following it all live in real time..
Amazing to think that at one time they were friends
CNN REPORTS: Lady Gaga, Perez Hilton feud on Twitter
I saw your anti joe biden propodanga and you are probably bought off by the coal industry judging from your name. You suck
I assume you meant this: http://www.coalspeaker.com/post/58326749143/bad-form-while-egypt-retreats-into-horrific
I suppose it roiled your political loins.
This is a reason I tend to keep clear of politics as of late.. But no, I am not ‘bought off’ by a coal industry, or even the oil industry. As a matter of fact, the only purpose of “COAL SPEAKING” is because I am from the late and once great Coal Region of PA — the land that was raped and pillaged by coal barons.. now does that sound like the coal industry purchased air time with me??
Nonetheless, I also have mocked John McCain, Mitt Romney, Michelle Bachmann, and of course Chris Krispie and his Jersey Bum.
And Jumpin’ Joe Biden.
Thanks for noticing Biden with camels, though. I hope you also noticed Egypt is beyond turmoil at this point and the Administration has, well, not much done a thing to help the situation—despite a peace prize that is on display somewhere in the White House.
That’s it for tonight’s political statement..
This is beyond a must must MUST read...
Glenn Greenwald writes,
'At 6:30 am this morning my time - 5:30 am on the East Coast of the US - I received a telephone call from someone who identified himself as a “security official at Heathrow airport.” He told me that my partner, David Miranda, had been “detained” at the London airport “under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act of 2000.”'
And it just gets better from there. This is beyond a must read..
This is beyond a must must MUST read...
THE EMPIRE ONCE AGAIN STRIKING BACK
Sunday movies!
At Age 2 and a half.. my son Ayden is being introduced to STAR WARS. He’s wide-eyed and in awe of Lucas’ RETURN OF THE JEDI. I have high hopes his childhood will be fun! And also hopefully I will get to relive my own by forcing the 1980s on him!!
I am looking forward to dusting off some old VHS movies and getting the life out of them before they break. I hope my son likes my favorites
As I write this, Ayden is currently screaming “DARTH VADER, get him!!!” as he clutches onto his Darth Vader pez dispenser. Funny, he thinks the Emperor is Skeletor from HE-MAN. This kid must be a reincarnated Reagan-era human being..
Saturday, August 17, 2013
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Friday, August 9, 2013
Travelers on horseback in a wilderness area near Cascade, Idaho, this week spotted a man and woman who matched the description of James DiMaggio and Hannah Anderson, the San Diego Sheriff said.
The sheriff said that a blue Nissan Versa found covered in brush in that area was confirmed to belong to DiMaggio, a kidnapping and murder suspect.
A CNN news alert just received
Find this bastard!
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Ok…skinny dipping UFO?
I certainly don’t see an alien in his birthday suit.. and really don’t see much at all to be excited about.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
NSA head says agency working to reduce leaks by replacing people with machines
There’s no Edward Snowden if Edward Snowden is a programmable robot..And robots don’t have a labor union to require paychecks. Win win for Uncle Samuel..
NSA head says agency working to reduce leaks by replacing people with machines
Mystery dolphin deaths now all along the East Coast.. Carcasses are showing up at a rate that is seven times higher than usual.. Federal scientists have declared it an “unusual mortality event” and are investigating the cause…
Thursday, August 8, 2013
What say all of you, Internet friends
Have you found your ‘passion’ in life and are you doing something about it?
Alright Earth, we've had enough.. don't take away the only KFC in Schuylkill County
Wait.. I’m scratching my head.. I thought Sylvia Browne said Walmart would cave in, not the fake meat chicken place..
Alright Earth, we've had enough.. don't take away the only KFC in Schuylkill County
The Birthday Suit
Lady Gaga poses fully nude in Kickstarter video for Marina Abramovic Institute.
She just can’t help herself..
Ok.. I know it’s shark week.. but this is just plain weird promotion: Dead shark found on New York City subway..
Amber alerts expand: Now Oregon and Washington state, searching for two children 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and possibly 8-year-old Ethan Anderson.. Look for 2013 Nissan Versa allegedly being driven by 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio..
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
A miracle priest.. or just a mystery
This is a fascinating story.. not ready to deem it paranormal, but it certainly has the strange factor associated with it.. According to KHQA, a "mysterious priest" performed a miracle at the site of a Mercedes crash in Missouri.. according to the information provided, the victim was failing to fight for life. The victim asked rescue workers to pray out loud, and according to this report, it’s when a priest "appeared out of no where" .. Rescue workers said the priest prayed with the victim, and calmed her to the point where the calmness came over the rescue workers all the same.. A worker said, ” I can’t be for certain how it was said, but myself and another firefighter, we very plainly heard that we should remain calm, that our tools would now work and that we would get her out of that vehicle.” .. and they did, as the victim is now undergoing many surgeries to repair her body after the incident. AS for the priest? No where to be founnd at this point..
Making plans for your party 44 days from now? Good! It's within the 45-day Accuweather extended forecast.
Get this! ACCUWEATHER is now offering a 45-day forecast.. Make your party plans now. We will see how spot on their computer guidance is.. This will take us right into back to school time and the early autumn.. 45 day forecast?? Seriously? I cannot even imagine this will be accurate on a daily run down.. But it will be able to shed light on the trends.. We can get trend forecasts now from the government, so I assume Accuweather will boast the trend over the 100% accuracy. But either way, Farmers Almanac, get ready, Hurricane Henry is closing in. Jumpin Joe Bastardi left long ago..
There is a special place in hell for scum Justin Bieber and his security team: NY POST reports that cops are looking into whether Beebs told his security to beat up New York City clubber Wayne Rennalls
And what am I missing with Justin Bieber here..? He is in a club, in New York City.. at the age of 19, when the age of legalized drinking in the United States is 21? I get he goes to the UK and starts fights and tries to be ‘restrained’ before urinating in buckets of low wage earners, after spatting on his female fans screaming for his saliva.. But in the US? at 19? In a club.. fill me in with that I am at a loss to understand..
Why no one should be surprised that Jay Leno asked President Obama “real” questions
A follow up to what I just posted before about Jay Leno.. he asked some pretty tough questions last night, as pointed out by the WASHINGTON POST (not owned by the AmazonMan)..
Isn’t it sad… comedians are forced to do the work that journalists once did? Jay Leno is doing what the POST and the TIMES and the DAILY NEWS used to do, back there in the 20th century? Back before we took everything at face value.. back when we doubted..
Yes, indeed.. the Leno interview surprised lots. And probably forced NBC to scratch its head wondering how the hell Jimmy Fallon would handle such a task..
Fallon? he was forced to have a joke call from a fake “Obama.” Sorry Jimmy.. not too funny.
Props Leno. You showed us why you’re number 1.
Why no one should be surprised that Jay Leno asked President Obama “real” questions
LenoBama wrap
President Obama appeared on the TONIGHT SHOW with Jay Leno ..Some of the questions asked were hard hitting and not anything we have heard from ‘real’ journalists with cred asking Obama.. Amazing that a comedian is left to grill the commander in chief about the states of the union.. Props to Leno ..
OK WHERE’S THE PUNCH LINE?? Obama tells Leno that the United States does not spy on Americans..
Pork: It’s not for MY dinner: Hog farms battling to contain deadly virus.. Piglets are being killed by the thousands this summer.. It’s the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus..And it is ravaging some farms.
TEST TUBE MEAT! IT'S COW BLOOD!
We have been hearing a lot lately about test tube meat .. get ready for that to be pushed onto our dinner tables within ten years. The recent test trial went down, and the foodie said it tasted ALMOST like a burger.. And really, if they could perfect gum to taste like apple pie, they’ll eventually get this fake hamburger correct.. But there are skeptics among us: MOTHER JONES details the test tube secret: Unborn cow blood. ON THOSE TERROR WARNINGS AND FEARS: Here is a must read for the tin foil hatters: The New York TIMES reported this on August 2, 2013: “Some analysts and Congressional officials suggested Friday that emphasizing a terrorist threat now was a good way to divert attention from the uproar over the N.S.A.’s data-collection programs, and that if it showed the intercepts had uncovered a possible plot, even better." .. Good food for great thought.
Pat Robertson: Murder committed in video games is no different than real life murder
The old man sure knows how to still make headlines..
Pat Robertson: Murder committed in video games is no different than real life murder
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
The boy with cancer who was a best man in his dad's wedding over the weekend has lost his battle
I found this to be a very emotional story.. I cannot imagine the loss they are feeling..
Little Logan died last night…
The boy with cancer who was a best man in his dad's wedding over the weekend has lost his battle
Hearing the music in death
What do we hear when we die? Artist Saskia Moore met people who have had near-death experiences and put her findings into a 40-minute piece of music called Dead Symphony.
Hearing the music in death
Monday, August 5, 2013
Three dead after gunman opens fire during Pennsylvania town municipal meeting; frightening scene described
This is a quickly developing story from Ross Township, Monroe County
According to reports the gunman has been treated and alive..
Police are at the home of a potential suspect tonight.. The suspect in custody ..
The story is also receiving national attention tonight…
This is a tragic story ..
Three dead after gunman opens fire during Pennsylvania town municipal meeting; frightening scene described
I think I'll buy the Washington POST tomorrow
Oh wait, too late. Jeff Bezos did that today..
Hey Jeff, for the right price, Coal Speaker is for sale !
She was arrested.. she was laughed at and mocked.. but now she must face this: Lindsay Lohan grilled by Oprah!
I just love everything about this story—especially the photo..
A gift or a curse? A woman finds a 7-foot-tall bucket of KFC in her yard..
It’s a mystery as to how it happened and where it was from.. it’s became an instant hit, though, and somewhat of a tourist attraction.
Some people have cattle mutilations, or crop circles.. this mystery in Georgia is a massive bucket of chicken..
But sadly no chicken was included.
"Lazarus Comets" Return to Life After Millions of Years
A born-again comet? Or evidence of galactic reincarnation..? Either way, it’s quite the story..
"Lazarus Comets" Return to Life After Millions of Years
I always knew there was a reason I did not like LinkedIn: They pulled ads because the women featured in them were ‘too attractive’ to be real life engineers..
And now they were forced into re-posting those ads..
I’m curious.. what does a typical engineer look like anyway?
why are you falling for this fake terror threat? the NSA is just doing it to tell us why they need to spy on us more
I understand your point, actually.. and if you would have read my site over the past few weeks, you would have seen my anger at how far the NSA program has gone.
But in this instance, if what we are being told is true about this threat, it’s an example of the NSA doing what it should do, monitoring FOREIGN communication, and detecting threats before they occur..
Sunday, August 4, 2013
The State Department is extending the closure of some embassies and consulates “out of an abundance of caution.” The department is also closing a few additional posts.
In a statement released Sunday, the department said the closures are not “an indication of a new threat stream.”
Twenty-two U.S. embassies and consulates were closed Sunday amid fears of an al Qaeda attack.
Yet another seemingly dire CNN news alert
An intercepted message among senior al Qaeda operatives in the last several days raised alarm bells that led to the closing of embassies and consulates Sunday across the Middle East and North Africa, CNN has learned.
CNN has agreed to a request from an Obama administration official not to publish or broadcast additional details because of the sensitivity of the information.
Several U.S. officials also emphasized they have been watching growing threats emerging from Yemen for weeks.
Those threats, combined with the coming end of the month of Ramadan, plus the concern over several major prison breaks in the region, all contributed to the U.S. decision to shut down diplomatic installations.
The shuttering of 22 U.S. embassies and consulates for the day Sunday amid fears of an al Qaeda attack is an unprecedented move.
A CNN news alert..
They appear to know more details on the terror threat, one we will not know at this point ..
THE MENTALLY ILL STATES OF AMERICA
We’re the kids in America, uh oh: Living in America will drive you insane—literally, Slate Reports.. According to data about the United States and the epidemic of mental illness, we may have only ourselves to blame for this new crisis of the mind..
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