Saturday, June 30, 2012

Sandusky did the crime but others sure assisted. Joe Paterno included

The devastating emails trickling out of the shadows now.. Amazing how little scorn Paterno faced. He has since died but it is clear his reputation will take a massive hit after the dust settles on the latest revelations.


Sandusky did the crime but others sure assisted. Joe Paterno included

Life in the coal region: Block party mania.

I suppose only it’s in the coal region during summer that a Saturday night out means you come home with your clothes reeking of butter and onions and your skin has a healthy sheen of bleenie.

Blind pigeons, perogies, halushki, and fries..
You can’t avoid them no matter how hard you try.

Long live block parties

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If you have not seen ONE NATION UNDER DOG yet, you should. And maybe you should not—depending on how deeply you can get into a documentary with such a horrid ending..


Dogs placed into a metal crate, altogether, as a worker without compassion turns on gas and kills them all at once—the cries from the cage are memorable and haunting.


But why care about animals? Humans have gassed Jewish people, Iraqis, Syrians.. Japanese. A brief stroll through history shows that if we treat each other like we do why would anyone think we would care for animals..?


And in the end, if you truly contemplate the prospects of what occurs in shelters and pet stores, and travel up the rabbit hole to how we treat fellow humans, you will begin to wonder: Is there a knowing God watching and judging? Maybe so .. but if so, why would this God allow such horror?

Absolutely unbelievable images of the deadly derecho--the hurricane on land..

Absolutely unbelievable images of the deadly derecho--the hurricane on land..

More on the deadly 'super derecho' that hit the Midwest and MidAtlantic

More on the deadly 'super derecho' that hit the Midwest and MidAtlantic

Really strong storms have caused deaths and the loss of power for millions.


More strong lines of storms are forming today and will hit in many of the same areas that were hit yesterday.
More on that from Accuweather. 


Which is why the photo for this post of a snapshot of a page from Frank Miller’s BATMAN comic book compilation (I have the leatherbound edition safety stored away) .. in that comic,  a massive heat wave hit Gotham City. I feel like I am in that comic now.. with the absense of course of Batman, the Joker, and the Mutant Gang. 


I wonder if, in Frank Miller’s world, David Endochrine is funny anymore? He sure ain’t in the real world.

Did everyone make it through the derecho alright last night?

Power is out for millions.. At least 7 deaths being blamed on the storms ad heat.. And more coming today. This has been one nasty summer .. All weather is getting weird and extreme..all. Get it?

Smoking gun emails: Top Penn State officials debated what to do about Sandusky--in 2001!

Wow:

“After giving it more thought and talking it over with Joe (Paterno, the head football coach at the time) yesterday, I am uncomfortable with what we agreed were the next steps,” CNN quoted Curley as saying in an email.

Curley then makes reference to “the first situation,” likely meaning the shower incident involving Sandusky and a young boy in the Lasch building in 1998.

Smoking gun emails: Top Penn State officials debated what to do about Sandusky--in 2001!

Friday, June 29, 2012

Woman claims that she was sexually abused by a priest over a two year period of time while undergoing exorcisms..

Woman claims that she was sexually abused by a priest over a two year period of time while undergoing exorcisms..

San Diego shakes again

It has been several weeks since I wrote about the strange noises, moans, and groans that are blanketing the planet. But tonight it seems impossible to ignore strange noises underneath one of the biggest cities in America: San Diego.


A strange sound has been reported far and wide in the city, almost in all corners ..  There were reports of very large rumbles about 12:45 PM San Diego time .. there was no earthquake activity at the time, according to stats on the USGS.


NBC San Diego reports this:

The mysterious sensation was described by some people as sounding like a door slamming while others said it was strong enough to rattle windows

One report concluded it was a ‘sonic rumble’ under the ground.. 



Several people on Twitter report their houses shaking, rumbles rumbling underneath their feet, and nerves being shaken by the noises.



Could it by skyquakes? Could it be military?  Could it be something even more mysterious taking place underneath our feet?

The jury is out.



Even more from the Sacramento BEE:


The U.S. Geological Survey says it received more than 500 reports from people in San Diego County who felt shaking Friday. The survey maintains an online site where people can report what they felt. USGS geophysicist Bruce Presgrave says it was most likely a sonic boom


x x x x 


Windows rattled.

People jumped.

What exactly shook the city?

Most are stumped.

A McDonald's worker reveals the secrets of the fast food giant and why never to order grilled chicken

A McDonald's worker reveals the secrets of the fast food giant and why never to order grilled chicken

You may think you're not in Kansas anymore, but you are.. as a matter of fact heat is blanketing the nation from sea to boiling sea.

Kansas 110+ degrees?
Colorado 110+ degrees?


Yes, indeed.


If you are still a stalwart that has doubts that the earth’s weather is changing, look no further to this story about how there are record highs being broken by temperatures that have never been this high in recorded history.. 


You may think you're not in Kansas anymore, but you are.. as a matter of fact heat is blanketing the nation from sea to boiling sea.

An amazing story: Author and legendary conservationist Lawrence Anthony died March 2. His family tells of a solemn procession of Elephants that defies human explanation..

News from space. The wild frontier that we don’t have enough money to spend to get there anymore. Besides private companies, of course.


Amazing universe: Solar tornadoes as big as the US eat up the sun’s atmosphere..and not only that, but there may be 11,000 super tornadoes on the sun’s surface!


This is how solar flares can kill: A distant planet had an entire atmosphere blasted away by solar flares 60 light years away fom Earth..

Saturn’s moon Titan may have an ocean beneath its surface!

Exhumed rocks reveal that Mars water ran deep..

The spirit of the Olympics in London!


So what exactly did the Mayor of British town dress as!?

A few other headlines that made me cringe today

Disturbing: Sick drugged up patients asked to pay—at bedside!

The parents aren’t alright either: Father arrested because he left his two year old son in a hot car in Kentucky.. Why? He got ‘distracted’ and forgot to drop him off at day care, leaving him in his parked car outside of his office.. The child was strapped in his car seat while the temperatures climbed above 100 degrees inside the car.. 

How ethical is this!? Does anyone care about ethics anymore..? News now that the first GMO babies have been born, about 30 to be exact: Fifteen of the children were born in the past three years as a result of one experimental programme at the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science of St Barnabas in New Jersey…

Holy hell. Literally.

I’m inclined to think that MAGIC MIKE will be the number one chick-flick of the weekend. Could be wrong..


The stars of this weekend’s new release MAGIC MIKE say that when they practice-stripped for women, they learned a lot about the gender they never knew..


According to Channing Tatum: Waxing in prep for the film was painful.. 


Reviews for the film are now trickling in..


And ain’t it just sumptin’ .. I bet most of the women you know, or if you’re a women, want to see this film this weekend or at least have made comments when seeing the poster. Perhaps the makers are on to something. Box office glory coming for male strippers? Waxed and ready. Is America?

The great escape!

Actress Katie Holmes has filed for divorce from Tom Cruise, his attorney says

This is an amazing image.. There were some pretty rough storms in Coal Country and other areas throughout the night last night. And today data shows that there were over 40,000 lightning strikes from the storms..

This photo of horrid Colorado fires taken by Helen Richardson of the Denver Post..


The winds and heat have made a troubling situation even worse.. And now it’s life threatening as one person has perished as a result of the series of blazes stalking and killing the land..


Entire neighborhoods have been erased by the fires as these photos illustrate..


A dire situation continues in Colorado as the hills are still alive with fires and fear.


Colorado Springs fire is now ranked as the most destructive for the state on record, there is a war room type effort happening, and now the fires have claimed their first fatality as homes and businesses continue to be evacuated ..


Extreme heat has blanketed the nation for days, today in some parts of the Rockies temprs will rise above 105..


A troubling situation awaits firefighters who battle the flames and the heat of nature..

So this is life without Ann Curry on the TODAY show.. Ann, your better NOT being on the show.

It’s going to be as hot as hell today. It’s the end of June and not even mid summer yet. What awaits this nation? Hopefully not more fires and fear.. but that is exactly what Colorado is facing this morning. One death has also occurred as a result of the fires. More homes are evacuated.. more horror as lives are being shattered by the unpredictable flames.

Fire fighters are facing a troubling situation, as well: Fire and heat. Temperatures will soar above 100.. not easy for those fighting these fires by a stretch of the imagination. And the eyes of a nation are watching.. waiting.. and hoping that somehow the flames die down and fire fighters turn a corner in the battle against nature’s wrath.

Boulder is threatened this morning.
As are lots of other places, too..

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Justice Roberts saves health care for Obama.. How does Bush feel right now ?

Justice Roberts saves health care for Obama.. How does Bush feel right now ?

Very interesting article on today's SCOTUS health care coverage and how journalists got it all wrong in the first few minutes

Very interesting article on today's SCOTUS health care coverage and how journalists got it all wrong in the first few minutes

Are you working from home or hardly working?

A new survey seems to suggest that those who work from home don’t always work and tend to squeeze some other things in..

But ask yourself this, office workers of the world: How much of your day is filled with work and not just maligning and hissing at fellow co workers or discussing the latest ridiculous reality show to grace the TV sets of Ameridumb? Employers: Pick your poison carefully..

The internet is getting to be a chilly place.. Rough and rugged 1990s turning into the battle ground for lawyers in the 2000teens.. Now linking to copyrighted information may just get you in legal trouble..

The internet is getting to be a chilly place.. Rough and rugged 1990s turning into the battle ground for lawyers in the 2000teens.. Now linking to copyrighted information may just get you in legal trouble..

Ann Curry bids farewell on the TODAY show.. it's pretty clear that at this point the 4 hour extravaganza of entertainment goo, ooze, and garbage, is clear: No news is good news

Truly.. she is about one of the few people with journalistic integrity that TODAY has.

Really.. if you want news you need to tune in for about the first 14 minutes. Then local weather plops itself on again.. then it’s Justin Beiber live and Katy Perry with clothes.

Now it’s Matt and Al for the duration. Who will replace her?

Kathy Lee?? If she’s sober.


Ann Curry bids farewell on the TODAY show.. it's pretty clear that at this point the 4 hour extravaganza of entertainment goo, ooze, and garbage, is clear: No news is good news

Pretty big Supreme Court decision today

…they decided that big thing about military valor and lying.

Oh yea, and health care stands, Chief Justice Roberts sided with Obamacare.. and the rest is history.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE HEALTH CARE




Twas the night before health care,


and all through the White House,


Not a staffer was stirring,


Not even mouse





Eric Holder was ready to endure his censure,


While visions of electoral votes danced in Obama’s head.


And Carney with talking points and Panetta setting a trap,


Had just settled in for a eerie summer’s nap.





When out in the Rose Garden there rose such a clatter!


Michelle sprang from her cheesesteak to see what was the matter!


Away to the window Barack flew in a flash,


Tore open the shutters and hoped for campaign cash.





The Supreme Court showed up with a decision in hand,


Promising to decide whether a mandate will stand.





Congress was there with a censure in plans,


Holder’s contempt will be the vote of the land.






A busy Thursday is coming for sure,



How much more can a White House endure!?





Now Scalia! now Roberts! now Ginsburg and Thomas,


Breyer and Alito, what can you promise?


Kennedy and Kagan, we may know your choice,


Is Sotomayor too new to voice?





We will see in a flash on Thursday for sure,


Censure and health care,


It will be such a chore.









Lady Gaga's semened-smell summer coming

Those summer nights. 


This year, the summer air and early autumn evenings will have a whole new smell, thanks for Lady Gaga’s FAME, her perfume that is set to hit the market soon.









The fact Lady Gaga is marketing her own perfume is not news in itself. Almost all stars seem to get their own line of essence at department store prices. But Gaga’s include of her own blood extract and an unknown donor’s semen sample has created more than a typical buzz: Some websites are stating that it proves a demonic and even satanic element to Gaga’s persona.  Natural News writes this:


It could all just be one big demonic publicity stunt to market the ugly black liquid packaged in an alien-like, egg-shaped bottle held by what appear to be slender claws. But several sources confirm that Gaga literally used her own DNA to create the scent, which included offering up a blood sample that was actually added to the fragrance batch. Where the alleged semen came from, though, is still unknown.

Besides semen and blood, another scent that lurks deep in FAME is apparently a plant that is termed “Deadly Nightshade.” Starcasm reports more on the ingredient:

One thing that everyone’s pointing out, but not really explaining is the first ingredient: Tears of Belladonna. It sounds like a Irish folk song or a Greek myth, and that’s really not far off base. Belladonna is a poisonous plant that also goes by the term “Deadly Nightshade.” It has been used throughout history as both an anesthetic (pre-Middle Ages) and a poison. All the parts of the plant can be lethal. It would take just a few of the sweet, innocent-looking berries to kill a child (about 20 to topple an adult,) and it would only take ingesting one leaf to kill an adult.

Perhaps the scent of Illuminati is strong with this one.

Rumors everywhere on FAME. And not a drop to drink. That is if you want to drink blood, semen, and poison extract. Most may just stick with Calvin Klein.

 

Of all the things Asbury Park would have to worry about.. this is not one



A council woman wants to do something that hasn’t been done in 40 years: Enforce a ban on people walking around Asbury Park’s boardwalk wearing a bathing suit—suits that even 40 years ago had more ‘clad’ that the semi-clad nature of skimpy swimwear these days.

Those who have been to Asbury Park may wonder why the ban would be needed. The town was once a bastion of family friendly activity and beauty.. riots, racial tension, fires, and fear led to a darker age for Asbury Park starting in the 1970s and extending even into the 21st Century.

On a trip there in 2005, I personally saw a town striving for a new identity, but sheltered on the perimeter by abandoned buildings, moss-covered relics of the past, and few people on the beach .. I don’t think I recall whether I saw bathing suits or not. However there was something very interesting and historic with the area.. something that drew me in.. Something that made me want to give the city in Monmouth County a chance. I would dare say most people who visit Asbury Park as a tourist get a double-pronged feeling: One partially of fear depending on your surroundings and another of awe as you look at the big picture. A visit to the Stone Pony to see someone who may be the next up and coming Someone helps, too.. The Boss played there, after all. As did lots of others..

Recently, a push has been made by residents of Asbury Park to bring dignity and tourists back to the town that once was. Instead of living in the past, some have abandoned the old days and in tribute to the past tried to soar above and beyond them, leading the city into a better place. And it’s working. There is a rebirth of dining and bars.. more stores and higher end markets. It has not been easy for those trying..


Which is why of all the things to be concerned with in Asbury Park, it’s quite surprising that Louise Murray wants to enforce the 40 year old ban on bathing attire. 

CBS in New York reports on what the ban actually says: 

No person clad in bathing attire shall be on the boardwalk or the public sidewalks adjacent thereto

 Murray is 74. She told WCBS 880 that she recalls rules of the beach: You couldn’t go on the boardwalk unless you covered up and had on shoes.  But the town is coming back.

Perhaps $2,000 fines and 90 days in jail won’t help the town recover from its ills of yesteryear but they are the rules of the game and repercussions of the bikini ban.

The state of New Jersey is cutting services. The city of Asbury Park is, too. Though some old friends of the archaic bathing suit ban say they want a return to the modesty that was the Eisenhower era, few think it will occur. The skimpier the better. Or sometimes worse, depending on who is donning the beach-but-not-boardwalk-friendly attire.

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Congress is going to vote whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt tomorrow.. but if it was up to these kids, they would just sleep through it, as they did to his speech..

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Weather outside not quite frightful--yet

*(Unless you are currently being drenched in Florida by 2 feet of Debby)*


New weather models forecasting extreme heat to blanket the entire East Coast by the weekend. Widespread 90s and 100s expected.. It is currently about 59 degrees outside Coal Speaker home base.. This summer night is more like an early fall evening. But changes are coming. Dog days are on the way.. get the grass mowed early because by high noon some day soon the blistering sun will bake the ground..

More weather models suggest: There is another potential tropical system set to develop some time in early July, potentially around July 8 as a big high develops.

NORA EPHRON, RIP

Note to airline passengers: When you are transporting the ashes of a deceased relative, do your best to avoid the TSA.. the ashes may end up on the floor after an angry confrontation..

Yes it really happened. 


And it made me sick to think it could occur..


Note to airline passengers: When you are transporting the ashes of a deceased relative, do your best to avoid the TSA.. the ashes may end up on the floor after an angry confrontation..

One man serves his genitals, another born with them on her head: No drought in penis stories floating online tonight

Maybe he can blame the radiation?? Japan police are investigating a man who cooked and served his own genitals 


Here’s the nuts and bolts of the story: Mao Sugiyama had his penis and testicles surgically removed in March and kept them frozen for two months before cooking them at a public event in May..


Diners each paid 20,000 yen ($250) for a portion..


And of course there is always a Debbie Downer: The mayor alerted police and now international headlines are being made with news that the event happened. No word on what taste the meal had..


No word on what spices were used.


But the Japan dinner is not the only penis story making headlines on news wires tonight.


Unfortunately something that may give new meaning to the word ‘dickhead’: A baby was born with a penis on her forehead (yes, her).. and yes, her forehead. Of course specialists may address the issue. And hopefully they do.. a dangling penis over someone’s eyes can certainly alter vision for the worse. Prayers with this girl. Not sure if prayers are with the man who served his genitals though.. can’t muster enough energy to grasp that one..

Those wildfires getting even more wild

The situation in Colorado becoming increasingly dire as the wildfire that is advancing advances even more, forcing thousands to leave their homes. .. Among the fallout expected: Tourism will take a hit.. There are thousands of people displaced near Colorado Springs . . Something not helping firefighters continues to be record heat.. Here is a map of where the fire is worst..

Sunday, June 24, 2012

If you're awake tonight around 1am

Turn off all the lights in the house, brew some tea, and listen to George Knapp interview David Paulides about strange disappearances on Coast to Coast AM..

He was on in March for the same topic and the show was excellent. No doubt tonight will be as creepy.

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