….self discovery? ..
Oh..right.
UK INDEPENDENT: The truth about Spring Break: Good times, self-discovery and lots of booze
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
UK INDEPENDENT: The truth about Spring Break: Good times, self-discovery and lots of booze
UK INDEPENDENT: The truth about Spring Break: Good times, self-discovery and lots of booze
Uncle Ted in the land of Hatchy Milatchy.. the best of yesterday
You may not have heard of UNCLE TED, but if you were or are from East Pennsylvania you saw him and may have some fond memories..
He is from Wilkes-Barre, PA. He hosted UNCLE TED’S GHOUL SCHOOL from 1974 through 1982.. he also hosted UNCLE TED’S MONSTERMANIA from 1984 through the 1990s—this was the one I remember as a child.
Uncle Ted’s real name was Edwin Raub.. he died in 1998..
He was corny and fun, innocent and charming.. weird but enjoyable.
Finally Raub got the attention he deserved.. he was inducted into the HORROR HOST HALL OF FAME on March 22, 2014..
Well deserved..
Monday, March 24, 2014
WASHINGTON POST must read: Sinkhole of bureaucracy
There’s an old mine in Pennsylvania where the U.S. processes federal retirements. By hand. On paper. In 2014.
You need to read this story for yourself.. it’s about a federal government office in Boyers, PA, employing about 600 or so people. That isn’t the weird part—though if you’ve ever been to Boyers you may think it is..
The really odd story is this: The office is 230 feet under the ground. Elevator music plays constantly.. It’s not top secret, it’s just ….230 feet under the grown because. And even more: The old mine’s tunnels *now an office* are filled with 28,000 file cabinets of paper. All of the work done, as a matter of fact, is on paper. All by hand. Nothing technological about this underground cavern of hell..
The Washington POST reports this:
The existence of a mine full of federal paperwork is not well known: Even within the federal workforce, it is often treated as an urban legend, mythic and half-believed. “That crazy cave,” said Aneesh Chopra, who served as President Obama’s chief technology officer.
Mythic.. unbelievable. But real. And filled with 28,000 FILE CABINETS OF PAPER.
Get this ONE:
The staff working in the mine has increased by at least 200 people in the past five years. And the cost of processing each claim has increased from $82 to $108, as total spending on the retirement system reached $55.8 million.
Are you beyond shocked yet?
It gets better.. From the aspect of human interaction, this is the amazing part: These people who work here seem to be miserable and filled with darkness. During the cold winter time, they don’t actually see light. They go to work in the dark, go 200+ feet under the ground, and go home in the dark.. the POST points out,
So there is a pizza guy, with a security clearance, who arrives every day at 11:30 a.m. Another vendor, Randy Armagost, trucks in hot lunches and an assortment of at least four deep-fried items every day.
“People are crabby. They’re miserable. I mean, you can’t blame them. They never see any sunlight,” Armagost said. “I’m only down there for 2 ½ hours a day, and I can’t stand it.”
Even the pizza guy hates it.
Just imagine if this was your workplace:
For 600 federal workers, it is.
WASHINGTON POST must read: Sinkhole of bureaucracy
Guinea Ebola outbreak believed to be deadly Zaire strain
There are fears that this deadly outbreak will spread into other nations with weak infrastructures and economies.. It’s been years since the last outbreak..
Guinea Ebola outbreak believed to be deadly Zaire strain
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For any Schuylkill Countians out there, this is a blast from the past.. The Schuylkill Mall’s TV ad from the 1990s.. all of these stars except a few are gone.. and the mall is almost vacant.. Sad how the mighty mall on the hill has fallen.
(Keep in mind that when this ad was made, around 1995, the mall had already suffered a mini-exodus of stores. But nothing like what has happened since 2008)
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
This is a piece of art from the Internet I found.. no clue as to its origins or who created it—I’d give credit if I knew. But I just love it.. Who DIDN’T feel like this as they walked into school classrooms each morning? And for those still in school who are reading this, I felt this way too. I fear my son, only age 3, will one day be thinking the same thoughts.. so often it feels like a big PINK FLOYD song as you go through your childhood. There seems to be so many adults who are dead set on ruining a kid’s dream or stomping down imagination.. There are teachers, parents, bus drivers, and principals who become a nightmare for children.. There are moments in time when living in childhood is a prison unto itself—where bullies thrive and hopes dive. But to those who read this facing the same hell of the brain: Be strong. School will one day be out forever. And when you’re 15 years post high school graduation, the good memories may remain and the bad will shrink.. Some of them.
But I also say this, to those who are reading this right now being bullied: You don’t have to be the victim. You’re better than the bully.. you’re smarter.. you’re more intelligent. And you’re more honest with yourself. Be as strong as you can be, don’t allow the darkness of sadness creep in, it’s not worth it. And more than anything else, don’t ever lose who you are.. then a bully wins. I’ve been down paths similar.. And it’s rough. But after the storm passes you’ll see how beautiful the sun can be..
I fear future moments with my own child.. I fear what other kids—and adults—are capable of. Having a child changed everything, and continues to do so.. E V E R Y T H I N G.
Aborted babies incinerated to heat UK hospitals
The remains of more than 15,000 babies were incinerated as ‘clinical waste’ by hospitals in Britain with some used in ‘waste to energy’ plants
After it was revealed, an instant ban was placed on the practice by officials in Britain.
This is not about abortion.. this is about respect. This is disturbing..
Aborted babies incinerated to heat UK hospitals
BREAKING NEWS: Malaysia Airlines text message to families: ‘We have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board have survived.’
A little tacky..
After all this, families will get a TEXT that their loved ones are dead..?
The airlines further says that the plane went down in the Indian Ocean—something that seems to be opposite to what Malaysia said a week ago when they grasped for straws and claimed terrorism and a purposely left turn occurred..
The mystery began with a pilot’s “goodnight” to control.
It ends with a text message to families grieving over loved ones they will never see again.
Album of discarded Johnny Cash songs released!
They are streaming exclusively at the GUARDIAN..
The songs are haunting, in some way.. I question first off if Johnny Cash really would have wanted these released—there’s nothing ‘bad’ about them but the fact they were discarded makes me think he just didn’t like them enough to release them.. But it’s haunting to hear his voice—as eerie as ever—so many years since his passing. One song, especially, was “Don’t you think it’s come our time" ..Something about that one reminded of a funeral scene, with flowers on grave sites for June Carter and Johnny.. very cool to hear his voice again .. but eerie just the same.
Condoms and coke on the way to the Vatican
Germans seize a massive cocaine shipment on its way to the VATICAN!
Say it so Bergoglio!
We know the Pope was once a bouncer.
Maybe he hired on some of the folks he bounced..? But even more on that cocaine shipment story: The package sent to the Vatican from a South American country (yes the Pope is from there) contained 14 condoms filled with the coke..
And while no one is accusing Bergoglio of doing anything nefarious, clearly something nefarious is being done by someone..
Anyone have a Cardinal with the sniffles lately?
Wrestling star MIZ co-stars in animated SCOOBY DOO WRESTLEMANIA MYSTERY
I guess my son will be a wrestling fan after he eventually sees this…
Sunday, March 23, 2014
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Seriously.. who DIDN’T jam to this DJ SAMMY BOYS OF SUMMER remake back in 2002 and 2003? My wife, who was then just a ‘friend,’ introduced me to it before we even knew we’d be married with a child. Weird how times change.. years change.. time goes on.
Rock on.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
N.S.A. Breached Chinese Servers Seen as Security Threat
This is a big, big deal.
Thus, expect to hear little to nothing about it on your news station of choice.
N.S.A. Breached Chinese Servers Seen as Security Threat
When Oklahoma is crackin' stop your frackin'
Seriously.. anyone getting even a wee bit concerned over what our natural gas extraction may be doing to the planet in the long run? Or even short run? Like a 24-hour short run?
AP reporting this startling information Saturday night:
The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded 14 earthquakes in Oklahoma since about 9:30 p.m. Friday, the largest being a magnitude 4.0.The 4.0 magnitude quake was recorded at 10:05 p.m. Friday about seven miles south of Langston. Three other quakes of magnitude 2.9, 3.0 and 3.3 were recorded Saturday afternoon in the Medford area.The other quakes ranged from magnitude 2.4 to 2.9.
The energy industry is obviously denying that their fracking and gas extractions have anything to do with the uptick of quakes—but really, what else could they possibly say? Just admit it?
But are we fracked or just fracking? Take a quick gander at the comments section on this local Oklahoma news station’s story about the shaking in Oklahoma.. Some calling the frackster-hucksters ‘tree huggers’ while others are decrying gas companies. Everything is political these days. Even earthquakes.
As usual, as I do, follow DUTCH SINSE if you want some of the best up to the minute news and analysis on earthquakes around the planet.. And yes, he is pretty sure it has something to do with fracking, too.. Read more on there here..
Weird ritual at Berks County PA Memorial Gardens?
Decapitated chickens, pennies, pieces of coconut and heart candies were found on the grounds of the Berks County Memorial Gardens in Maidencreek Township this week.
People are left wondering now if the scene was that of animal cruelty or some religious sacrifice..
I know this from my paranormal investigations throughout the years.. There are Taiwanese beheading rituals involving chickens that are often still practiced today. There are also other ritualistic sacrifices of animals that tend to brew in Africa, as this article from 2012 illustrates ..
Also this: Hindus often use coconuts in their religious rituals..
But none of that really answers why coconuts, pennies, and candies surrounded the headless chickens in Memorial Gardens, but it hints at a possible lead.
Or it’s just kids with their damn pranks…..
Remember when the world celebrated the resignation of RT reporter Liz Wahl? Now it is revealed that a neo-con think tank helped engineer it
An author asserts: We are currently in the midst of what scientists consider the sixth mass extinction in planetary history, with between 150 and 200 species going extinct daily, a pace 1,000 times greater than the “natural” or “background” extinction rate. This event may already be comparable to, or even exceed, both the speed and intensity of the Permian mass extinction. The difference being that ours is human-caused, isn’t going to take 80,000 years, has so far lasted just a few centuries and is now gaining speed in a non-linear fashion.
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