The Weather Channel just named the newest Midwest snowstorm ‘Orko’..

Someone there’s a HE-MAN fan.

It’s flu recovery weekend. For Ayden it’s his letters, pop tarts and peanut butter cereal. For me, CAFFEINE for the first time in months. For mom, soup. And for all three of us lots of sleeps. A nice cold winter day for it, too. Later on we may embrace the world again and go for some Japanese. I really think so.

Bring in da funk

My local paper is applauding a DJ returning home from the ‘big cities,’ coming back to backwards Schuylkill county, and with him funk music in an all vinyl style.

I wish him luck and ANYTHING that makes this county more lively is a plus.

But my fear? There are already too many mullets existent in this area… And I’d hate to see them coupled with browns fuzzy carpets of the 70s.

Bring the vibe of funk, sure. But maybe also ditch flannels and mom jeans.

Bring in da funk

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laughingsquid:

In Brazil, Footage of Spiders Showering the Skies

This seriously would be the scariest storm ever…

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Braving the NYC blizzard to get to Saturday Night Live is none other than Justin Bieber. This is a snap from his Twitter with Lorne Michaels. I don’t have a joke. Lots of others will.. But I did initially think this was a grandmother celebrating her granddaughter’s first day of school.

I think all the cold and snow in New York will lead to lots of Sunday morning Bieber fever.

It's raining spiders, hallelujah

It did though, in Brazil. Cloudy with a chance of arachnids.

It's raining spiders, hallelujah

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nbcnews:

The median of the Long Island Expressway near exit 60. #NBCNewsStorm

(Video: Anthony Quintano / NBC News)

The sounds of silence on a major interstate after a blizzard. Somewhat chilling, no pun intended.

An real picture. See how my all natural beer refrigerator idea from before could work?

To all New Englanders: Here’s a unique and creative idea on keeping your adult beverages cold.

Keep in mind this is an old Photo but fun nonetheless. I bet people are trying it.

collegehumor:

The Sloth Ring

7 days till you die? What is this, a race?

Great movie idea: 6 more weeks!
The RINGU groundhog edition.

These gifs on College Humor are so often very inspirational.

John Silver shovels snow between buried cars in front of his home on Third Street in South Boston, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013.
AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

How depressing.. Not being able to see your car in winter is similar to not able to see your feet after a big dinner. The digging out occurring now….in very windy conditions.

Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis striking southeastern PA

This is weird:
CBS Philly: It’s a mysterious, newly discovered disease that strikes mainly young women, and it’s often misdiagnosed. Doctors who discovered it, here in Philadelphia, say it’s like your brain is on fire

More:

Young women dazed, restrained in hospital beds, acting possessed and then becoming catatonic. They’d been so normal, when suddenly their lives went haywire.

“One minute I’d be sobbing, crying hysterically, and the next minute I’d be laughing, said Susannah Cahalan, of New Jersey.

The other scary thing is that very often it may be completely misdiagnosed as a mental disorder .., or even in the religious world, as a satanic possession..

So…why the cluster?

So what’s that curious metal object sticking out of the Martian surface anyway?

We are talking about this week’s storm like it’s the last of the year. Here is a forecast model run for next week with another lurking Nor’easter poised to strike. This is just in time for valentines day… Watching this one closely.

Dress yourself up pretty and meet me tonight in a blizzard .. Fun image from NYC courtesy of CNN. Dancing shoes in a tundra. It is truly the city that never sleeps. Love it.

An image from the storm

Massachusetts and Connecticut got hit bad

Now that’s a Nor’Easter

Nearly 530,000 customers have lost power in nine northeastern states during the blizzard that is blanketing the region.

Over 300,000 of those

CNN report

My power blinked only once. Luckily. I’m warm enough to go shovel now … Thank goodness we didn’t get 3 feet here..

kickstarter:

White House home movies.

Our Nixon documents the president’s rise and fall through home movies shot by three of Nixon’s closest aides. Forgotten for nearly 40 years, these Super 8 films offer a unique look at life inside the White House.

This could be an interesting idea..

Everybody needs a hobby! But a hacker exposed that former President Bush's hobby is to paint himself naked in bathtubs

Seriously..

Everybody needs a hobby! But a hacker exposed that former President Bush's hobby is to paint himself naked in bathtubs

The cause of Sunday’s power outage at the Super Bowl in New Orleans has been traced to an electrical relay device, Entergy New Orleans Inc. announced.

A CNN report.

Which also means from now on we should refer to Beyonce as an electrical relay device. Oh yeah.

SUPERSTORM (the winter edition)

If forecasts hold this storm is going to be historic…

SUPERSTORM (the winter edition)

Wow

Major U.S. airlines have canceled 2,933 flights ahead of what could be a historic blizzard in the Northeast on Friday

Watches warnings now almost everywhere..

The blizzard will be big, but inciting fear to make runs on banks may not be a wise move. But what if banks are doing it?!

The blizzard will be big but for FEMA and Bank of America to cause fear by telling people to make runs or cash now seems a little shortsighted.. no?

Cash on hand is good. Food is good. Blankets are good. But issuing messages to cause panic? Not good..

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1

breakingnews:

 John Brennan CIA hearing interrupted by protests

AP:  John Brennan’s confirmation hearing to head the CIA was interrupted repeatedly on Thursday. The protests centered on CIA drone strikes. 

At one point, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., ordered the proceedings halted and the room cleared so those re-entering could be screened to block obvious protesters.

Video: The Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on the confirmation of John Brennan as CIA Director opens with protesters. (Politico)

(Source: http://download.macromedia.com/)

Earlier today I was sad I was not getting snow from the
Blizzard .. But now watches and warnings are quickly expanding. I’m Ina winter storm watch—and realize I have nothing in the house .. Please gods of snow, I want a big storm but let’s make it AFTER payday?!

Here is the Weather Channel’s snowfall projections. Few have placed the snow as far South as they do in this. I am in the 3 to 6 range. I was hoping for the 18-24 … but there’s always March for me I guess.

Blizzardo Diablo 2013.

Or Nemo. Or whatever they are calling it.

Beyonce’s publicist wants unflattering photos, like this, removed from the internet. I can’t say I blame him.

I just have a hunch it won’t be possible.

I forgot New Hampshire

A reader pointed that out. They will be getting the blizzard too. And check out http://snlbound.tumblr.com/ and support her quest, pretty cool site that I have been following for a while.

When religion is BEYOND STUPID: Connecticut Lutheran pastor has apologized for participating in an interfaith prayer vigil for the 26 children and adults killed at a Newtown elementary school in December because his church bars its clergy from worshipping with other faiths

When religion is BEYOND STUPID: Connecticut Lutheran pastor has apologized for participating in an interfaith prayer vigil for the 26 children and adults killed at a Newtown elementary school in December because his church bars its clergy from worshipping with other faiths

If killing Americans with no due process is OK when their alleged crime is consorting with al-Qaida, it’s not a huge intellectual leap to give government officials the same judge-and-jury authority over other heinous acts such as mass murder, drug trafficking, and child pornography.

Ron Fournier (via azspot)

Great point. It’s good to see so many are coming out questioning the creepy Obama drone memos..

The New England blizzard

I am jealous of neighbors to the north. They will be getting the ‘big storm’ that I was hoping would happen in my parts for years. On course with feet of snow so comes misery..

My only warning to those in Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, and Connecticut: don’t let Andre Linoge in even if he promises to go away if he gets what he wants.

Recovering from the stomach flu this is about how I feel right now. I cannot even speak for Ayden

Ooooooh rats

The New York Times reports something a little disconcerting:

The fate of New York City’s legions of rats remained something of a mystery in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Rodent specialists predicted that many rats would drown in submerged subway tunnels, but also that survivors would feast on the buffet of garbage strewed in the streets. Now, several exterminators say they know exactly what happened to the rats: Driven from shorelines, the rodents came inland, in droves.

The Times goes on to describe just how bad it got in NYC..


The TIMES interviewed a pest control expert, Timothy Wong:

Mr. Wong said he had been getting calls from schools and businesses, and from luxury buildings where rats have made warrens out of the planters. Shortly after the storm, his company received calls from several customers aghast to discover teeth marks and droppings in their cars. Mr. Wong’s advice: open the door. Though one woman, a BMW owner, refused, and instead hired his company to open the door for her, and shoo the rat out.

A new world of possibilities in the city that doesn’t sleep—for rats.

It's been a rough few days

My son and I shared the common bond of a stomach virus. He’s only 2 and has lots more to go.. I remembered how much I hate being sick. This one was particularly loathsome for the two of us.. Now it’s the soreness of the body and the headache, we both may venture to the kitchen to eat today… Lightly.

Also
Being that Subway was my last meal before it struck I may never, ever, be able to eat there again. Sorry Jared. It’s just the way it is.

Regurgitating the night away

Well my worst fears realized, my son has a stomach virus at the same time I do I feel very bad for mommy tonight.

When the eye doctor gets too close for comfort

Why do eye doctors get all up in your grill? Do they feel as uncomfortable as the patient does as they press their flesh against your face while they examine your eyeball?

My doctor tonight had that faint smell of late Winter body odor coupled with onions for lunch on his breath.

Is just my doctor or does everyone else go through this too?

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For those who did not see the Superbowl halftime show, here it is

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An image to remember.. the curse of the Superdome?

The old Girod Cemetery may be getting its revenge..

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This really made me laugh..

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