It seems never ending..
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Goodbye manned space travel, hello galactic robots..
That’s it? Robots? Jeez.. We may as well just send monkeys up in crafts called Sputnik..
What I have been wondering..
Maybe this is far-fetched, but I’m curious to people’s thoughts out there..
Which scenario would be more detrimental and far reaching for humanity:
My thought would be that scenario 2 would equal more chaos on earth. I think if we were told that life was coming here, we’d be humbled. Sure, riots would occur and some violence and bad behavior, but I think for the most part we’d be haunted by that unknowing experience of what was going to occur. But I think in scenario 2, humans who are despots or evil already would feel vindicated of punishment. And then the real hell on a scorched earth would begin. After all, if there are no other lives in the universe, who’d care if there were a few more Holocausts or mass murders…
I think similar responses could be garnered by removing ‘aliens’ from the premise and including God instead. Regardless of belief in God, I think humanity itself would be in chaos were it to be told unequivocally that there is no God and we are alone, all alone, here on earth.
So, readers, followers, and fans alike, I’m curious as to your thoughts. If you’re so inclined, reply to this post, or send me through a message on my open lines page. Maybe the last space shuttle Atlantis blast off has me thinking of these ‘great beyond’ type questions…
Which scenario would be more detrimental and far reaching for humanity:
1) If we were told that aliens were on the way and would be landing in 48 hours.
2) If we were told that new research and proven beyond down that there are NO life forms in space, and earth is 100% proven as the ONLY planet with life.
My thought would be that scenario 2 would equal more chaos on earth. I think if we were told that life was coming here, we’d be humbled. Sure, riots would occur and some violence and bad behavior, but I think for the most part we’d be haunted by that unknowing experience of what was going to occur. But I think in scenario 2, humans who are despots or evil already would feel vindicated of punishment. And then the real hell on a scorched earth would begin. After all, if there are no other lives in the universe, who’d care if there were a few more Holocausts or mass murders…
I think similar responses could be garnered by removing ‘aliens’ from the premise and including God instead. Regardless of belief in God, I think humanity itself would be in chaos were it to be told unequivocally that there is no God and we are alone, all alone, here on earth.
So, readers, followers, and fans alike, I’m curious as to your thoughts. If you’re so inclined, reply to this post, or send me through a message on my open lines page. Maybe the last space shuttle Atlantis blast off has me thinking of these ‘great beyond’ type questions…
Not sure if anyone listened to Coast to Coast AM last night..
But if you did you would have heard Dr. Gregg Korbon share the story of how his 9 year old son, Brian, predicted his own death with remarkable accuracy.. It was moving, amazing.. and mysterious. Despite critics’ comments of George Noory many have, last night’s show why Coast to Coast AM could still matter.
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The hands of time never cease to amaze me.
Don’t let time slip by without trying to get every last bit of enjoyment you can..
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Friday, July 8, 2011
Stay tuned..
I am going to propose an interesting question (at least in my mind) tomorrow about aliens and the purpose of humans.. Still forming my thoughts but I’ll be eager to get reader and followers’ input.. Stay tuned.
Obama in a summer heat
Fresh from a Twitter town hall with chosen questions, Obama met at the White House with those who oppose him.. Republicans who loudly say they don’t want to increase the debt ceiling but quietly know they will have to .. a president who is grayer than ever before.. the image of the Commander in Chief today was startling.. sweat beading up on his forehead…more wrinkles than he had in the spring…a portrait of a president—and candidate—who doesn’t have the same youthful fire he had in 2008. 2008, when the world seemed to be ready to change..
Change now, some say, may be the GOP’s rally for 2012.. in a nation still not recovered from recession..a depressing recession at that. Manufacturing? Where are you.. service? …not there.. business? Gone. Wall Street? You’re in the money.
It’s going to be a long hot summer. If the image of President Obama has foretelling of anything, a lot more sweating is yet to come..
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Just a few..
THURSDAY JULY 7 2011
A colossal ‘great white spot storm’ observed on Saturn!
Happy days are here again.. Casey Anthony lets her hair down and smiles at sentencing..
Late July or early August release..
Recovery: More consumers than ever behind on their bills…
Thinking outside the box: Woman creates mobile breast feeding truck..
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My favorite movie as a child. I intend on somehow, someway, introducing Ayden to the glory that was Terrence Hill and Ernest Borgnine in Superfuzz
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
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Well, there goes Phoenix…
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I don’t have any tattoos, but were I to get one this may very well be the one I’d want..Pennywise The Clown by Oliver Jerrold at Hope And Glory Tattoo, Swaffham UK.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Do you want to live forever? Scientists give hope to those who may want a cure for aging
….but I ask again, do you want to live forever? .. I think few would..
Do you want to live forever? Scientists give hope to those who may want a cure for aging
…a note to the pundits on TV trying to over-do the verdict: The jury did NOT say Casey was innocent.. they said ‘not guilty,’ which means the prosecution didn’t prove the case..
Now, as for that jury? …we’re still waiting for you to fill those 12 angry empty chairs and tell us why you decided all of this in just 10 hours..
I have to to wonder..
If the Casey Anthony trial wasn’t televised and had no attention, would the jury have found her not guilty..? Regardless of her guilt, the jury held true to their oath.. But if Casey was an inner city poor nameless face, would her fate have been different…?
Wow...
The jury thinks Casey Anthony is a liar.. But not a murderer.. The jury finds her not guilty on murder charges as Casey smirks from her seat…
Monday, July 4, 2011
4th of July as it's meant to be
It’s 9pm on the East Coast, America 2011.. The light of day still hovers in the evening sky.. Illegal fireworks explode in the distance.. This, indeed, is how summer is meant to be ..
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America, for all its flaws and mistakes, is still the best place to live. Because after all, where else in the world can you point out your country’s flaws and mistakes and not go to jail or be killed..?
Enjoy all.. Cook out. Light fireworks. Be safe. And sing a song of American pride.
Goodnight America. Just don’t say goodbye to America.
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*Another* new study suggests that autism may be triggered in the womb
The latest in a number of theories as to what causes the distressing ailment to children..This theory is according a study by Stanford University.. They compared cases of autism in identical and fraternal twins and found that fraternal twins — who share only half of the same genes — have unusually high rates of autism. Reuters reports further:
"In another, researchers at health insurer Kaiser Permanente found mothers of children with autism were twice as likely to have been prescribed a common antidepressant during the year before their pregnancy than mothers of healthy children.
And the risk was even greater — a threefold increase — when the drug was taken in the first trimester of pregnancy.
*Another* new study suggests that autism may be triggered in the womb
Coal region bites: For the fourth time in just two weeks, a person was bitten by a pit bull in Pottsville, PA
…it’s the home of Yuengling brewery, and now dangerous dog bites.. Four times in 2 weeks!? Is there something in the water, or is it just that the SPCA doesn’t take pit bulls anymore!?
Coal region bites: For the fourth time in just two weeks, a person was bitten by a pit bull in Pottsville, PA
Black cloud over Florida..
There is currently drenching rain in Florida as reporters await a verdict in the Casey Anthony trial… Expect full scale media feeding frenzy when the half hour warning comes from the judge..
Just remembered
Fourth of July marathon of the Twilight Zone on SyFy.. watch the last remaining hours of it, if you can..
Just when the Kahn man thought he could get away with it.. enter a new woman: French writer Tristane Banon will file a criminal complaint against Dominique Strauss-Kahn for an alleged 2002 rape attempt..
The United States of gloom? UK TELEGRAPH says maybe
Author Tony Harnden puts forward an interesting proposition: The United States is gloomier this year than it was in1980. In the argument, pollster and ever-growing Frank Luntz and his hair were used as source code for numbers.. Thanks UK TELEGRAPH, 235 years later you’re rubbing in the fact we declared independence, and using Frank Luntz for some help.
The United States of gloom? UK TELEGRAPH says maybe
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One of the most moving and epic songs at one of the most moving and epic times in our nation’s history. On September 14, 2001, the United States Navy performed a stirring rendition of the Battle Hymn of the Republic while the nation mourned thousands of deaths on 9/11/01.
It’s easy to forget.. it’s simple to turn the page. But these days are ingrained in whoever lived through them. Regardless of what happened since, this time, this moment, that very song at that very second, filled the American people with courage and a thriving sense of patriotism.
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Sunday, July 3, 2011
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The story of the STAR SPANGLED BANNER
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The second video of two I promised today.. This one to me best exemplifies the spirit of America—as told by one of the greatest voices in American history: Johnny Cash.. The Ragged Old Flag.. Enjoy.
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The first video I promised for today.. This is on the Fourth of July in a little suburban town. It’s the finale of the Wonders Years, the final 5 minutes namely..
Things have been a little rushed this year with some family ailments, a new son, and just life whizzing by.. Thanks for a friend who posted this video on my Facebook page yesterday, I realized how every Fourth of July I take a few minutes to watch this and .. sure, cry now and then too. It was a great show and it ended with a great proposition: The American dream, in a suburban American town, with fireworks blazing and life just going on.. Amazing.
I offer this up to you now.. hope you’ll take as much “Americana” as you can from it like I do ..
America seemingly is living in the wonder years.. confusing times of arguments, war, violence.. But since 9/11 things have been different. People are on edge.. People are watching over their shoulders for suspicious anythings..
I’d love to go back to a time when the American soul wasn’t perverted by color coded terror alerts and instead just wanted a grilled burger with a cold beer. I want to go back to a time when the United States wasn’t a bastion of political rhetoric—all of which means nothing in the end—and instead just work together for the betterment of all..
In some small measure, this show ending grounds me in a way. And I wish I can explain better why but I tried by best here.
And I knew they’d never have Winnie and Kevin get together..
Reblogging this image from asylums- because of just how much it creeped me out..:
Harrisburg State Hospital beds
The thought of these old sanitariums and ‘nut houses’ as they once were called freak me out, to my core.. Maybe too many stories of abuse or ghost haunts.. But this image is lonely, sad, and chilling.
Shock storm hits Wisconsin and kills a child…. the storm rolled in out of nowhere, moved across Minnesota and Wisconsin on Friday, packing winds approaching 80 mph and hail as large as softballs..
A freaky holiday dream
I’m only relaying this because of how much it disturbed me last night..my dream involved a Fourth of July cookout with family and while we were looking at the sky, the sun went dim enough to stare at it—and it began to visibly emit large red flares … visible from the backyard cookout here on earth.
br>Looking back now the humorous part of my dream was that I immediately checked Twitter to see who else saw it..
Of course, it was the Armageddon flare. We were doomed. Then I woke up. Thankfully.
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You can’t beat this song.. At least not when performed by Roberta Flack.. Goodnight all.
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