WEEKEND FILMS: WHITE HOUSE DOWN ..
Reviews and thoughts are coming in:
Friday, June 28, 2013
Video: Russian meteor shock wave went 'round the world twice'
Call me crazy but I think I, and the rest of the world, all felt a little strange that day. Maybe now this is what..
Video: Russian meteor shock wave went 'round the world twice'
The 17-year-cycle is happening
The cicada invasion is on.. They litter the roof of my car.. the ground.. they dive bomb your head.. they are crushed on your windshield.. they are flying in the air, and often during the day, you hear them in the distance singing their song of sex. It’s been 17 years since they were here.. and it will not be until 2030 when they come back again.
I wanted to place something into perspective..
The cicadas have not been here along the East Coast of the United States since 1996.. So much has changed since then.
In 1996, I was just 16 .. thinking life would be something it didn’t turn out to be..
Bob Dole thought he’d be president..
Dave Letterman thought his ratings would never sink…
1996..
Boris Yelstin was president of Russia.
And the United States had the Olympics..
There was a blizzard in 96
And lots of concerns about global warming.. And now in 2013, warnings on global earth changes are becoming reality..
The big show in 1996 was THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN. We don’t really like comedy in 2013.. we’re into drama and torture porn.. we like scandal and sadness… I wonder what that says about us..
The Bosnian war was escalating… Massacres of Hutus by Tutsis in Burundi take place, with more than 450 killed in a few days.
Today Syria is adrift into chaos and darkness…
APOLLO 13 soared in 96..
The White House is down in ‘13..
Ellen hadn’t come out of the closet yet. This year Bert and Ernie are coming out in THE NEW YORKER.
On March 13, 1996: Unemployed former shopkeeper Thomas Hamilton walks into the Dunblane Primary School in Scotland and opens fire, killing 16 infant school pupils and one teacher before fatally shooting himself… We have these events still taking place today.. Horrible events take place no matter the decade, the century, or the moment..
The United States failed at the UN in June 1996 to get enough other nations to support action against Iraq. We know full well what happened since then…
What will the world look like in 2030 when the cicadas rise again?
Will continents be under water? Will we have ice in the Arctic? Will bees be alive..? Will Monsanto destroy everything?
People who were born in 1996 are 17 today. They are entering the workforce, or going to college.. They will be 17 years into that by 2030…What world will they be creating, inheriting, and changing?
My son is only 2.. He does not appreciate cicadas beyond the point where he knows they are bugs, or as he calls them, spiders. But in 2030, when I’m going ‘over the hill’ in life, he will be in his prime.. I hope to God he and his generation have security, safety, freedom, and peace.
But if the last 17 years are any indication, 2030 will be just as nuts if not more than the things were in 2013, or 1996…
Hope they aren’t..
But while those cicadas sleep dormant for the next 17 years…..what will occur on above them?
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Baby Wipes Clogging Sewer Systems In Smaller MN Towns
There are so many things about this I don’t understand..
Baby Wipes Clogging Sewer Systems In Smaller MN Towns
Ailing Mandela on life support, official says
Nelson Mandela, the time traveler… Google that if you don’t get the reference..
Ailing Mandela on life support, official says
Kevin Trudeau ordered to surrender his passports as feds try to force $37 million in GIN refunds
They are closing in on the creator of Bob Barefoot..
Kevin Trudeau ordered to surrender his passports as feds try to force $37 million in GIN refunds
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Every now and then, you just have to stand up to bullies..
This video does convince me to teach my child to respect all persons—and all animals.
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Pretty exciting day over at my other website
My main website, HORRORREPORT.COM, had an active day today.
Remember those old rumors from earlier this year that a tsunami would hit the East Coast by June?
Well.. oddly enough, a tsunami hit the East Coast in June. It was small, but it occurred.
I received some nasty snarky comments that he is a fraud.. I’d love to get people’s points of views on this matter.
And are you somewhat stunned that such a prediction would turn out to be true right in the time frame where this man said it would be?
MY UNDER THE DOME thoughts..
THERE HAS BEEN HIGH PRAISE FOR STEPHEN KING’S ‘UNDER THE DOME’
But I don’t know if I’m ready to give it the same praise that the ‘experts’ who get paid to write things gave it..It felt rushed, it felt choppy, and it felt sloppy.
I know it’s a Stephen King made for TV adaption of a book, so the standard is low, but the acting was much less on par when compared to past television events.. So much so that a friend of mine messages me during the show and said he felt like it was the 1990s again. And that’s true.. there seemed to be a bad Dawson’s Creek feel to the supposed sex scene and eventual relationship gone wrong scenes..
I will admit, I only read about 60% of UNDER THE DOME. I never finished the book because, truly, I got downright bored and confused by the whole event. I knew a dome came down over a town.. and lots of people began to essentially do the worst possible things to each other that they could. I suppose we will begin seeing that in true form over the next twelve weeks of UNDER THE DOME made for TV..
Night one wasn’t what I expected. Surely I knew it would not be true to the book—and this movie is so far not—but I was expecting some more production value.The most creative scene was probably a cow being shopped in half.. Let’s home the story line over the next few weeks makes up for a less than spectacular television series..
MORE: Cut by the dome: This clip from UNDER THE DOME and it may make PETA angry..
George Zimmerman's Trial Begins, with a Knock-Knock Joke
The case of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman has always combined tragedy and oddity. Perhaps it’s fitting, then, that on Monday, when both the prosecution and defense offered their opening statements in the first real day of Zimmerman’s trial, the courtroom seemed to be teetering between the two.
Truly bad form.. cannot believe he did this..
George Zimmerman's Trial Begins, with a Knock-Knock Joke
Large desks make people more dishonest, study finds
Sitting behind a big desk can make people more likely to be dishonest, according to a new study.
If you have desk envy, stop. You’re probably more honest. Unless of course you lie about how big your desk is..
Large desks make people more dishonest, study finds
This is either creepy beyond explanation or a natural scientific conclusion will determine what it occurring .. in the meantime, it’s CREEPY: A 4,000 year old Egyptian statue has puzzled curators at the Manchester Museum in England .. why? The relic began to mysteriously spin 180 degrees all by itself.. It dates back to 1800 BC and was found in a mummy’s tomb. For the past 80 years it has been at this museum.. According to the TIMES OF INDIA report, the statute named Neb-Senu is still at night, but spins slowly during the day.. Two comments on the story present two alternative points of view on why: One is the building shaking and feet vibrating is making it move (why not in the last 80 years though?) and the other: “Looks like museum is running out of funding.”
June 25.. the best time of year
It’s not Christmas in July, it’s not Christmas.. but to a kid who was off for summer, it’s the best day of the year.
I say this based on my own experience..
I fondly remember this day throughout my early childhood and then teenage years. June 25.. the day when the summer was hot and heavy, but in the scheme of things, still with so much more to go.
The clock starts to tick away after June 25, of course.. we head into July.. the middle of summer and time off from school.. But by July 25 you’d often be insulted and angered seeing “Back to school” sales.. August? well that is just a waste. Each day grows faster.. every night gets longer.. and by the time you’re ready to look at a calender again it’s already Labor Day and school begins anew..
I get melancholy for those old days of my early life often. Especially on June 25ths. The best day of summer…
Monday, June 24, 2013
UNDER THE DOME is about to air on CBS.. tonight at 10pm EDT if you don’t know already..
I didn’t finish the book. I got to about page 600 or so.. and just quit. I couldn’t do it.. It may have been one of the more slow Stephen King books I have ever actually read.
But I do intend on trying the series out.. I hope to make it through all 13 episodes..
Who else is watching?
Americans hate their jobs and even perks don't help
So utntil the economy improves, or the manufacturing-based is back, or people just flat out what a hire again, until then don’t take this job and shove it even though we absolutely hate it..
Americans hate their jobs and even perks don't help
Natural gas found in drinking water near fracked wells
This is a must must must must read for anyone in Pennsylvania, or anyone who thinks drilling in the Marcellus Shale is without its share of dangers..
Natural gas found in drinking water near fracked wells
NBC 10 Philadelphia : Tsunami Strikes the Jersey Shore
Very interesting..
It happened earlier in June.
The NOAA confirmed today ..
NBC 10 Philadelphia : Tsunami Strikes the Jersey Shore
For those who believe you're just another face in the crowd..
Think you are just another face in the crowd? Think again.. this photo proves otherwise.. As the website explains: The image comes from the Vancouver Canucks Fan Zone along Georgia St. for Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final was captured at 5:46 pm on June 15, 2011. It is made up of 216 photos (12 across by 18 down) stitched together, taken over a 15-minute span, and is not supposed to represent a single moment in time. The final hi-res file is 69,394 X 30,420 pixels or 2,110 megapixels. Special thanks to Bonita Howard and CBC Real Estate. You can zoom in on anyone in the crowd, and virtually see every wrinkle or every nose pick.. Technology is both amazing and frightening. You can’t escape the all seeing eye of the mega pixel world..
Hostess: Twinkies to return to shelves July 15
NEW YORK (AP) — Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to shelves next month.
The long drought will be over.
Hostess: Twinkies to return to shelves July 15
Bank of America whistle-blower’s bombshell: “We were told to lie”
Bombshell: Bank of America whistle-blowers detail horrid schemes to fleece borrowers, reward foreclosures (UPDATED)
How many more ‘bombshell’ reports can we get before we just stop being blown away? We are probably filled to the top of our minds with whistle blowers telling us the truth—so much truth that we just resign from reality and delve deep into fiction and fun. It’s summer after all.. so no better time like the present to offer up some disgusting reports of schemes inside the BOA..
Bank of America whistle-blower’s bombshell: “We were told to lie”
Jim Carrey does not like the violence in KICK ASS 2 .. the actor says he cannot support the level of violence because of Sandy Hook.. 'In all good conscience'..
Curious to hear other people’s thoughts on this?
Porn star Sashsa Grey is known for quite a bit.. Add to that political commentary, as she is stars in this humorous fake commercial ..
She takes a page out of headlines by saying you can work for the NSA and hear sexual conversations from around the world.
Even a quick impression of President Obama calling her ont he phone..
Quite fun .. the end has an Edward Snowden look alike that the actor NSA agents ‘take care of’.. Not sure who got Sasha Grey to do this, but it certainly works..
From 1997: Why would you want to work for the NSA (this one is from GOOD WILL HUNTING, it is not featuring Sasha Grey.
The supermoon chase
Under the light of the global supermoon, Edward Snowden has United States officials on the chase.. the hunt.. for the leaker. Or as they term, ‘criminal.’ Dianne Feinstein said the chase is on.. she spoke for the Administration who is angry at Russia for not turning Snowden over to the US, since the US gave Vlad the Impaler the ‘criminals’ he wanted. But that old Cold War is back, just colder and more lonely..
This chase seems to be quite dire for the United States, which wants to ensure that those four laptops of information don’t leak to the public.. Four laptops? Could the damages be any worse than the entire world knowing that the global technological infrastructure has turned on the citizenry in some creepy 1984 styled-surveillance planet? I suppose it could be worse..
While the United States is busy warning other countries not to let Snowden just travel in peace, he has virtually gone missing from world media after departing Hong Kong..
On Sunday, most reporters were following a plane from Moscow to Cuba. Turns out the former contract employee who knew too much was not on that plane..
Where is he?
Dianne Feinstein sure wants to know..
Until then, we are only left with drama and intrigue .. rumors and airlines..
Some may equate this to a James Bond movie.. debate, however, ensures we don’t know who the villian is quite yet…..
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Nik Wallenda just crossed the Grand Canyon without incident..
When it was over I felt like the security guards at the end of the TRUMAN SHOW an quickly switched channels for something else.
Though I took note of the slick placement of a 10:20pm season premiere of NAKED AND AFRAID. Good try, Discovery Channel, good try..
Feinstein warns Snowden: 'The chase is on'
Intentional intrigue developing this weekend..
And to think you thought the highlight was going to be the man crossing the gorge at the Grand Canyon on a wire… Try flying all over the world evading the intelligence agencies of the United States government …
Feinstein warns Snowden: 'The chase is on'
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Edward Snowden left Hong Kong, in a plane bound for somewhere.. Cuba? Venezuela? He’s on the move..
It’s certainly not the first time someone ran with the shadows of the night. Pat Benatar becomes his soundtrack, from about 30 years in the past..
The best I could come up with: Running with the Shadows of the Flight
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The Snowden saga
He may go to Venezuela.. Cuba… He has tickets to ride but the United States government wants him..
The NY TIMES has the full dish on why Hong Kong didn’t help the USA, and how Wikileaks and a man named ‘Harrison’ is currently with Edward Snowden on his voyage somewhere..
Big developing story..
The Snowden saga
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