Saturn’s moon Titan grows green in this November 2015 fly by composite image..

Lions and tigers and empty malls oh my.

Why was President Obama standing during his Oval Office address?

Lots of theories floating around online about his today.. Standing = power? The resolute commander in chief?

I thought the stage looked strange.. Obama looked tired. The curtains behind him crabby and dull.. And he seemed uncomfortable standing..
For me it didn’t work..

Why was President Obama standing during his Oval Office address?

Monstrous baby galaxies spotted in dark matter by ALMA

Ordinary matter makes up only 5% of the universe and rest is still undetected. Using numerical simulations, it has been predicted that the rest of the ordinary matter might be located in large-scale structures that form the ‘cosmic web’, but a new study has presented new hypothesis showing where majority of these ordinary matter is found.

Monstrous baby galaxies spotted in dark matter by ALMA

This from Accuweather forecaster Henry Margusity.. January could be the end of El Niño?!
I still have doubts .. Other forecasters do too.. But weather is patterns and numbers. And if these numbers aren’t lying the warmth will not be lasting all winter.

Banana Variety May Go Extinct As Lethal Fungus Threatens World's Favorite Fruit

Banana Variety May Go Extinct As Lethal Fungus Threatens World's Favorite Fruit

This news from Saturday night in London.. a knife attack in the city being labeled a terrorist incident.. MORE..

WHITE HOUSE CONSIDERS WOMEN FOR MILITARY DRAFT

WORLD WAR 3.. Maybe 4.. Always be ready.

WHITE HOUSE CONSIDERS WOMEN FOR MILITARY DRAFT

Students in Chicago are boycotting their school ‘lunch’ ..  AMEN!

Keep the faith… and fight the fight. 

They even came up with an amazing Wordpress site to voice their concerns over the healthiness and realness of their foods to the world.. There are lots of ghastly images of the ‘food’ substances they are given to produce validity to their case. Take a look..

This is the map (if you can read it) of a massive storm in the Pacific Ocean right now, Saturday December 5 2015..

OPC 09Z wind/wave analysis & 0930Z GOES-W infrared satellite image. The Eastern Pacific remains active w/seas up to 38 feet as a result of a storm force low (winds ≥ 48 knots) in the region.  

7 life skills that tech will make obsolete in 2016 from Mashable--with my personal commentary on each

Including with the MASHABLE list:

Cursive writing, much to the chagrine of many people over the age of 50 who still believe it should be taught..

Addressing and mailing letters. Maybe.. but I still think the post office has a bright future, especially due to online shopping.. call me crazy but I do.

Map reading. I think this was obsolete around 2006..

Library skills. I hope this is wrong. I love libraries and I want people to always love them. And if it becomes obsolete, movies with scenes of desperate people researching for clues will be strange to viewers.

Face to face communications. Yes, it’s dying. But I also think there is a surge of interest in the old fashioned technique of talking. I have hope we can balance tech and personal communication. That is more a hope. I think it is dying indeed. I will, however, keep it.

Taking photos that aren’t selfies.  WRONG. Check various social media spectacles. Photography of things that aren’t selfies have never been better.

Patience and attention spans. CHECK. Agreed.

7 life skills that tech will make obsolete in 2016 from Mashable--with my personal commentary on each

CNN/ORC Poll: Trump alone at the top again - CNNPolitics.com

Republican voters are most sharply divided by education. Among those GOP voters who hold college degrees, the race is a close contest between the top four contenders, with Cruz slightly in front at 22%, Carson and Rubio tied at 19% and Trump at 18%. Among those without college degrees, Trump holds a runaway lead: 46% support the businessman, compared with 12% for Cruz, 11% for Carson and just 8% for Rubio.

And my thought.. Ronald Reagan has a large group of union Democrats who favored him in two elections.. And don’t think for a second the same thing won’t happen with Donald Trump..

CNN/ORC Poll: Trump alone at the top again - CNNPolitics.com

December 5 2015: Happy Krampus day 

KRAMPUS news.. The box office numbers are now coming in..

KRAMPUS is besting original box office estimates..

Tdhe Christmas nightmare film may still finish third place, but the dollar amount may be $4 to $5 mil higher than projections prior to the Friday night release.. MORE// HUNGER GAMES and GOOD DINOSAUR set to stay in the lead.. Developing//

But what is KRAMPUS.. Those who have followed my website know.. you can search the archives for stories I have done over the past several years about Krampus.. Even personal connections I have had to the longstanding myth. 

When I was a children in a new closed down elementary school in Pennsylvania named Holy Spirit, we had a yearly regiment of putting out shoes in the hallway during a particular time of day and listening for bells. We were told that St. Nick would be coming around to give candy to good kids. You did not want a wooden stick, though–we were not told by teachers then that Krampus was the one who would give the sign that you were a bad child during the past year.. and later we found out that the school janitor was St Nick anyway, so the whole episode became defunct ..

But that little charade was a part of a grand tradition in some parts of the world–the first week of December is when Krampus gets his holiday. People dress up like the Christmas demon and have wild parties.. As custom in some nations, such as Austria, Romania, and Croatia, younger men will dress as Krampus and roam the street at night to play morbid tricks on children.. they will walk with rusty bells and chains.

This year, in preparation for the increasingly popular KRAMPUS and the motion picture that is being released this weekend, SMITHSONIAN ran a story worth reading about the background of Krampus..  One part in particular to know:

In fact, Krampus’ roots have nothing to do with Christmas. Instead, they date back to pre-Germanic paganism in the region. His name originates with the German krampen, which means “claw,” and tradition has it that he is the son of the Norse god of the underworld, Hel. During the 12th century, the Catholic Church attempted to banish Krampus celebrations because of his resemblance to the devil. More eradication attempts followed in 1934 at the hands of Austria’s conservative Christian Social Party. But none of it held, and Krampus emerged as a much-feared and beloved holiday force.

For some, the annual festival of child-hunting Krampus is fun—but concerns that refugees in the Alpine towns that celebrate Krampus could find the tradition frightful has prompted some towns to consider taming the horror. This year, Krampus’ scheduled arrival in the Alpine towns that celebrate him coincides with an influx of refugees from Syria and Afghanistan. Though the festival is well-loved, it gave rise to concerns that the new neighbors might be scared of the tradition and its nightmare-fueling costumes. Rather than cancelling the parade, town officials decided to educate the newcomers. The Telegraph’s Rozina Sabur writes that refugee children in Lienz were invited to a presentation where they learned about the props, costumes and customs of Krampus.

The Krampus myth will continue to receive attention.. Even if this movie underperforms (which it is not) it will be widely received for years.. It will become the newest horror/Christmas flick, ranking up with SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT and GREMLINS.. 

Yes indeed. Krampus isn’t going anywhere..

I am still amazing.. perplexed..and surprised that the media was permitted entry by the landlord into the home of the SanBern killers 

Tashfeen Malik and Syed Riawan Farook .. But images now are out there.. Images like these:

Anyone else a little shocked by the media storming the apartment of the San Bernandino shooters?? Journalists opening the fridge.. Rummaging through potential evidence! This is shocking..
But on the other hand if you were the one reporter to raise moral and ethical objections to the entering the treasure trove of potential exclusives, you most likely would have been out of a job..

Either way shocking to my eyes..

http://mashable.com/2015/12/04/san-bernardino-shooters-apartment-journalists/#W6rNNp7aMgqq

Parents May Pass Down More Than Just Genes, Study Suggests

This is a great article

Parents May Pass Down More Than Just Genes, Study Suggests

Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilots founding lead singer, dead at 48

When it rains it pours. And today it’s pouring . .

KRAMPUS is out this Friday..

We have talked about him many times over on this website, if you take a look through the archive. Now the creature is returning to pop culture like he was many decades ago..

The Top Ten Things to know about Krampus, as provided by reporter Kelly Kazak..

Google Accused of Spying on Kids via Chromebooks!

Google Accused of Spying on Kids via Chromebooks!