Ukraine’s military may be called in..
And at this time.. the truce is over and bloodshed is winning..
Thursday, February 20, 2014
My Daily Doodle for February 20, 2014.. Tara, otherwise known as Mommy formerly known as Tara, is getting a homemade birthday card with Mario on it.. Ayden asked for it.
I made Mario look more like a crooked-faced Jay Leno than the plumbing superhero.. And that little blue star.. It was a botched yellow one.
One reason I dedicated 2014 to be the year of the daily doodle—the year I begin drawing again—was because of how long since I drew anything.
From daily drawings to … zippo.
I knew I needed practice after not drawing in 10 years. I didn’t realize how bad I got until I saw my star.. Oh that’s a horrible star.
But Tara, it’s from the heart.
The FCC Wades Into the Newsroom
Regardless of political persuasion, this is just a bad idea. No one, really, logically has yet explained to me why it is needed.
I know what really is needed.. Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and other sources.. And a strong and fearless media .. one that doesn’t pay attention only to celebrity and bypass the real news.
Thankfully we have Twitter, Facebook, and blogs.
For now.
Until the newsroom police ….
The FCC Wades Into the Newsroom
FCC Commissioner Warns of Agency’s Plan to Monitor Newsrooms
Oh … I’m sure there’s some very ‘innocent’ reason the government would want to place censors….errrr….monitors in newsrooms and forget that whole freedom of the press thing. Right? I mean…. Authority never wants to censor right?
The FCC won’t let me be.
FCC Commissioner Warns of Agency’s Plan to Monitor Newsrooms
New highly radioactive leak at Japan's Fukushima plant
It never ends.. And won’t for a few hundred thousand (or more) years ..
New highly radioactive leak at Japan's Fukushima plant
FRACKED: What’s Causing the Huge Spike in Earthquakes in Oklahoma? | The Nation
Many scientists say that disposal wells used during hydraulic fracturing and other methods of oil and gas extraction are the culprit.
Looks like more pizza may be in order for affected customers in the future..
FRACKED: What’s Causing the Huge Spike in Earthquakes in Oklahoma? | The Nation
The return of the Polar Vortex:: Frigid Air to Clutch Midwest, Northeast Again Next Week
THIS IS THE WINTER THAT NEVER ENDS..
YES IT GOES ON AND ON MY FRIENDS…
The return of the Polar Vortex:: Frigid Air to Clutch Midwest, Northeast Again Next Week
101-Year-Old Man Announces Campaign For Congress
Out with the old!
In the with older!
At least you know he’d protect Social Security ..
101-Year-Old Man Announces Campaign For Congress
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Potential Record Ice on Lake Superior May Mean a Cooler Summer
So there you go… get ready for that.
The winter of 2013-14.. the winter that never ends..
Will it be the summer that never begins?
I’ll revisit this post in a few months to see what impact the freeze over had…
Potential Record Ice on Lake Superior May Mean a Cooler Summer
Report: Southern Invasion Of Arctic-Dwelling Snowy Owls Spreads To 25 States
Reports from tens of thousands of bird-counting volunteers show a southern invasion of Arctic-dwelling snowy owls has spread to 25 states, and frigid cold is causing unusual movements of waterfowl.
Pretty impressive stats, I’d say.
The times they are a freezin’..
Report: Southern Invasion Of Arctic-Dwelling Snowy Owls Spreads To 25 States
The Official Forecast of the U.S. Government Never Saw This Winter Coming
…..but for what it’s worth, the Farmer’s Almanac and the large furry critters that cross the road did.
And so did Accuweather—which seems to be so far ahead of the game on the NOAA all the time…
This is just how WRONG the government was. (Maybe they were too busy writing the code to HEALTHCARE.GOV?)
The Official Forecast of the U.S. Government Never Saw This Winter Coming
Peggy the Revolutionary?
I read with some surprise the Wall Street JOURNAL editorial written this week by former Reagon speechwriter and conservative Peggy Noonan.. It’s titled “Our Decadent Elites.”
There may be many Peggy Noonan haters in my following crowd, but consider some of her salient points.. She starts her article like this:
America sees Washington as the capital of vacant, empty souls, chattering among the pillars. Suggesting this perception is valid is helpful in what way?
…she goes on to say this…
We’re at a funny point in our political culture. To have judgment is to be an elitist. To have dignity is to be yesterday. To have standards is to be a hypocrite—you won’t always meet standards even when they’re your own, so why have them?
…and she mentioned this:
And it is all about the behavior of our elites, our upper classes, which we define now in a practical sense as those who are successful, affluent and powerful. This group not only includes but is almost limited to our political class, Wall Street, and the media, from Hollywood to the news divisions.
They’re all kind of running America.
Some may raise eyebrows that Peggy Noonan is talking about the elites.. The wealthy.. the upper class. And doing so not in a favorable fashion.
It seems a sea change of sorts has taken place in this country. Maybe things have gotten so bad, so rich vs poor without a middle class to adsorb anything anymore, that even Peggy Noonan is decrying the unhealthy economic battle field that exists in this new, two Americas.
And the biggest shock, of sorts, is how she ends her editorial. Like this:
They’re making their videos, holding their parties and having a ball. OK. But imagine you’re a Citizen at Home just grinding through—trying to do it all, the job, the parenthood, the mowing the lawn and paying the taxes. No glamour, all responsibility and effort. And you see these little clips on the Net where the wealthy sing about how great taxpayer bailouts are and you feel like … they’re laughing at you.
What happens to a nation whose elites laugh at its citizens?
What happens to its elites?
What does happen, indeed…
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
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This is a little creepy. . imagine FULL HOUSE without Michelle, the basis of this YouTube video a friend sent me.
But it sort of goes along with the ‘mind bending implications’ of the many worlds theory.. including the really mind bending notion that ‘nothing is real.’ Not even Truman Burbank.
Or in the case of this video… Michelle Tanner.
And you really, really should read about the mind bending many worlds theories..
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
My Daily Doodle for February 18, 2014..
It was a messy scene.. Valentine’s Day party for Ayden at school meant that mom and dad had to write out all the cards, put the candy in the bags, and desperately try to maneuver the lollipops into the designated holes on the Scooby Doo valentines.. All the while, food boiled and dishes were dirty.. and Ayden played SONIC THE HEDGE HOG on the iPad.
By 11pm it was done.. finished.. Ready.
Hope we didn’t forget any kids in the process..
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