Watching Jack Hanna on David Letterman while school delays and closings because of a snowstorm display on screen. It’s been years since high school but school closings and night storms still make me go to bed happy..

New security fears: Facebook Apps Allowing Access to Numbers and Addresses

New security fears: Facebook Apps Allowing Access to Numbers and Addresses

I’ve had it!!

Enough of the mop head kid from the Highlander car commercials!!

Enough!!

A supermassive black hole in a neighboring galaxy is the size of 6.6 BILLION suns.. And yes, it could potentially swallow our entire solar system

But it probably won’t. And if it does, would we know? Or just be transported to another time.. At least if we got gobbbled up in a black hole we’d finally find out what is in one..

A supermassive black hole in a neighboring galaxy is the size of 6.6 BILLION suns.. And yes, it could potentially swallow our entire solar system

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Yes, life can sometimes be rough..

Thinking about Martin Luther King Jr. made me also think of this song, and I am not truly sure why, as it has no geo-political or social message besides Bonnie Tyler losing someone she loved.

But nonetheless… here’s Bonnie Tyler — It’s a Heartache

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Others news from around the world

More than 17,000 farmers committed suicide in India during the year 2009—a 7% increase over the previous year..

Federal government trying to help farmers with ‘hoop houses’..

Analyst says: Beware massive food price increases..

Federal government: $14 trillion debt..

Detroit may be forced to closed down half of its public schools..

Major budget crises exist nationwide.. perhaps the only thing that is uniting Republican and Democrats is the fact that many of the states in the union are beginning to enter into a financial crisis in 2011..

China’s HU questions need for the once great American dollar..

Oil prices may surge beyond $100..

The killing of newborn babies on the rise in Pakistan..

Jared Loughner: More information revealed: He smoked pot, got immersed in World of Warcraft, and disliked George Bush.. His teenage life was similar to many others.. Those close to him said he had an intense interest in conspiracy theories.Among books he loved: Animal Farm, the Communist Manifesto, and Peter Pan..

Study results claim that beautiful people have higher IQs..

Is free will a myth? UK INDEPENDENT on the uncomfortable truth about mind control..

If only trees could talk: BBC reports that an extensive study of tree growth rings says there could be a link between the rise and fall of past civilisations and sudden shifts in Europe’s climate..

New shaking Apple to the core: Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs is taking his second medical leave of absence in two years..

Many from the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy are going to return to New Zealand for Jackson’s THE HOBBIT..

Rolling on the river: Pair rescued after sex doll river ride..

Woman who was spreading her sister’s ashes in the ocean is swept out to sea and drowns!

Overheard

Customer: I can’t have sugar, I’m diabetic.

Waitress: We have splenda..

Customer: Thanks, for my breakfast may I have the chocolate chip pancakes

Is there butter left for anyone else?! Come on Friendly’s, I have 2 pieces of toast not a loaf of bread!

More information trickles out about Jared Loughner

He smoked pot, got immersed in World of Warcraft, and disliked George Bush.. His teenage life was similar to many others..

Those close to him said he had an intense interest in conspiracy theories.

Among books he loved: Animal Farm, the Communist Manifesto, and Peter Pan..

There's no 50 state solution

But there’s a 50 state problem: Budgets crises..

And suddenly governess both Republican and Democrat are finding a similar mind set on the problems

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence to focus on his health, according to the company.

CNN news alert

We’re waiting for you Ayden..

Goodnight all..

Call us pagans if you will, but Tara and I just got done decorating our Ayden tree

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He had a dream..

Keep it alive.

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

Sex in space! Will it be possible! Who's asking? Apparently lots of people..

Sex in space! Will it be possible! Who's asking? Apparently lots of people..

IF ANYONE IS AWAKE TONIGHT AT 1AM EDT, 10PM PACIFIC

Coast to Coast AM, hosted tonight by George Knapp, has an interesting topic Hollywood & the Paranormal (Sun 01-16)

The subject at hand: Do Hollywood stars know more than we think they do..

As evidenced by this image, I am easily able to multitask.

The irony! NASA astronaut could go to space, but has trouble on a bicycle.. Tim Kopra injured on a bike

The irony! NASA astronaut could go to space, but has trouble on a bicycle.. Tim Kopra injured on a bike

Mad Cow could go airborne. But don't panic.

Mad Cow could go airborne. But don't panic.

Phallic Justice: Man to sue over 'rodent bite to penis' in jail

Phallic Justice: Man to sue over 'rodent bite to penis' in jail

Globe watching Globe

Bale wins supporting-actor Globe for `Fighter’

'Boardwalk Empire' scores two Golden Globes

Golden Globe Winners

Hu knew!? Chinese President Hu Jintao questions the dollar

Hu knew!? Chinese President Hu Jintao questions the dollar

My God! A baby shower has Ayden’s room looking like a Toys R Us stockroom!!

Tara and I are lucky to have truly wonderful people in our lives..

An afternoon in winter, frozen in time.

Greetings to the new followers..

Stick around. Enjoy the ride.

The Kinks — Sunday Afternoon

New York TIMES: California faces the risk not just of devastating earthquakes but also of a catastrophic storm that could tear at the coasts, inundate the Central Valley and cause four to five times as much economic damage as a large quake, scientists and emergency planners warn

New York TIMES: California faces the risk not just of devastating earthquakes but also of a catastrophic storm that could tear at the coasts, inundate the Central Valley and cause four to five times as much economic damage as a large quake, scientists and emergency planners warn

Reminds me a verys strange Twilight Zone episode..

today:

Alyse Eady, Miss Arkansas, performs a ventriloquist act to “I Wanna Be a Cowboy Sweetheart” in the talent competition during the Miss America pageant.

Slideshow: Miss America 2011

Pageants need more ventriloquists.

What would Jesus wash?

The photo is from Ripley’s Believe It or Not shows a replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s mural, “The Last Supper,” made out of laundry lint by Laura Bell of Roscommon, Mich..

For those who missed it, a new Miss America was crowned last night..

In this photo, Teresa Scanlan, the new 17-year-old piano playing Miss America.

Teresa Scanlan, Miss Nebraska, competes in the swimsuit competition during the 2011 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 17-year-old pianist from a tiny town in Nebraska was crowned the 90th Miss America, inheriting the coveted title in an iconic but beleaguered pageant that is striving to regain its prominence.« Read less(AFP/Getty Images/Ethan Miller)

DAMAGE 'IN MINUTES'

A new study released by scientists is claiming that gene damage occurs from smoking within minutes..

MORE: A first few puffs on a cigarette can within minutes cause genetic damage linked to cancer, according to the study..

Crazy shoe goes on the other foot: Man who was shot a week ago in Arizona by Jared Loughner threatens Tea Party Congressman and gets arrested

Crazy shoe goes on the other foot: Man who was shot a week ago in Arizona by Jared Loughner threatens Tea Party Congressman and gets arrested

New York TIMES: STUXNET WORM USED AGAINST IRAN WAS TESTED IN ISRAEL

New York TIMES: STUXNET WORM USED AGAINST IRAN WAS TESTED IN ISRAEL

Welcome to PA: Deer runs through York County grocery store

The Who — I can see for Miles

Have a safe Saturday night and don’t party so hard that you’ll forget the party.

Be safe.

The promised “January thaw” lasted about 50 hours at the beginning of this month.. a promised ‘warm up’ was to come late this month. My latest forecast for this deep dark neck of the formerly economic bastion of growth in the coal region of the United States is calling for snow or ice 95% of the forecast time.

….The thaw is coming. As is Christmas.

Pittsburgh 31
Ravens 24..
They did it.

Equality: Pentagon draft report calls for introducing women into combat

Equality: Pentagon draft report calls for introducing women into combat

Jared Lee Lunatic

Police seize photos of Loughner with gun — dressed in red G-string…
and..
Up all night at WALMARTs, CIRCLE Ks before shooting…

No shock..

NASA’s chance for extra shuttle flight in doubt

HEADACHE! Mass recall of Tylenol, Sudafed

HEADACHE! Mass recall of Tylenol, Sudafed

Welcome to Brazil.

It’s not pretty. As a matter of fact, it’s quite deadly..

From NBC:

Desperation, criticism grow following Brazil floods

Infowars: FBI visiting conservative bloggers' homes

Infowars: FBI visiting conservative bloggers' homes

Radar shows something rather strange occurring in Arkansas when all of those birds died of massive trauma

Radar shows something rather strange occurring in Arkansas when all of those birds died of massive trauma

Have a safe Saturday night and don’t party so hard that you’ll forget the party.

Be safe.

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Juice Newton — Playing with the Queen of Hearts

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

The promised “January thaw” lasted about 50 hours at the beginning of this month.. a promised ‘warm up’ was to come late this month. My latest forecast for this deep dark neck of the formerly economic bastion of growth in the coal region of the United States is calling for snow or ice 95% of the forecast time.

….The thaw is coming. As is Christmas.

Saturday evening hits earth..

You may feel yourself uneasy over the future..

You may find yourself in another part of the world..

You may find yourself looking at this website, grappling with whether to bookmark…whether to follow..or maybe even whether or not you should look away and go to another location on the vast information superhighway—a highway filled with locations you dare not travel and others you want to stay.

Here’s hoping you’ll decide that CoalSpeaker.com is a website to see.. or not.

And as always, this website is taking questions and comments: Ask me anything

NASA reveals the flight of the future

Come fly the futuristic skies..

NASA reveals the flight of the future

And it looks very strange..

The agency unveiled passenger plane designs for 2025 .. the wave of the future will look much different from air travel of our current era..

Some aircraft may even have double cabins..

I guess it's good Tumblr doesn't run Google.

Google Promises No Planned Downtime

Ron Reagan suggests his father was grappling with Alzheimer’s while he was still president of the United States..

Eugenics never died: New York City Schools Chancellor says that 'birth control' is the solution to schools being overcrowded..

A wise crack that wasn’t wise.

A joke that didn’t hit the mark..

And perhaps an example of the continuation of a new form of eugenics..

Eugenics never died: New York City Schools Chancellor says that 'birth control' is the solution to schools being overcrowded..

Take a grain of salt with this, but it's interesting nonetheless..

Matt Drudge, who seems to be able to read tomorrow’s New York TIMES today almost every day, reports this on his site today:

NYT PLANS SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE ON ORIGINS OF ‘STUXNET WORM’, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO HAVE INFECTED IRAN NUKE PLANT… DEVELOPING

It will be fascinating to see the TIMES’ write up on it, and details behind it.. truly an interesting and somewhat frightening story ..

In the year 3000. In the year 3000..

In the year 3000. In the year 3000..

Beware the earth wobble..

After research and thought, I may have finally figured out whether or not my sign has changed from Virgo to Leo..

Shine from Yahoo! actually helped me with this tonight:

What this means to you: If you follow astrology that is linked to the constellations, your sign would go from say, a Gemini to a Taurus. You could even have a 13th sign, Ophiuchus, which you may have read about

So I think after all of this confusion, and after all of this wondering as to what my real sign is, it’s safe to conclude I can sleep easier this Friday night knowing, that after all this, I am probably still a Virgo.

The Yahoo story concludes:

In short, if you follow the Sidereal astrology, the Eastern branch, your sign may have shifted. (And most likely, no surprise to you at all: This news is hundreds of years old).

So if I follow neither, which I do, then I’m fine. Sleep easy Virgo the Virgin, you’re not a Leo after all!

Wait!

Maybe my zodiac didn’t change! I may STILL be a Virgo! I’ll look into this later..

So many worries after a long week..

Just when I thought the zodiac change wouldn't hit me

Coming to the realization that I’m now a Leo and no more a Virgo is earth changing. But I’m not nearly as upset as people who has their zodiac sign tattooed on their body.. Boy I bet they’re perturbed at the sudden new sign..

Way to go GOP!!

You’ll really connect to voters with a guy with the name ‘Reince Priebus’..

Buckle up

The bumpy ride of oil prices about to all out rock you with high prices…

A peaceful morning in my hometown, long before I was born and long before it was gone..

inredev:

Centralia

A peaceful morning in my hometown, long before I was born and long before it was gone..

inredev:

Centralia

Baby clothing is awesome

No, really, it is.

My wife’s job threw a baby shower for her yesterday.. Her coworkers are saints. Believe me, they are.. some of the most adorable clothing I’ve ever seen in my life.

It’s almost here.. Ayden Morris is just about to step foot on the planet earth with his own two feet… Counting down the days now.

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This song makes me think of Tioga County, PA, on a summer night with a cold can of beer and a warm fire burning in front, with smoke rising up to the star-filled night sky filled with dreams of humanity. Goodnight earth. Enjoy the last waking moments of your week..

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

My goodness you’re not even here yet and you’re already changing a dining room table..

A must read story for anyone who puts their photos online and sometimes worries about them: What would happen if Flickr fails?

And the same could potentially go for Tumblr, Posterous, Google Blogger (Never Google though) or any other site that relies on ad revenue to survive.

The safest thing to do for those whom worry of their web creations surviving: Constantly back them up. Somewhere.

My God, maybe even on PAPER!

A must read story for anyone who puts their photos online and sometimes worries about them: What would happen if Flickr fails?

Link: Galaxies identified as most distant yet found
And I ask.. how can this not mean anything but the chance that life is out there.. somewhere, and maybe everywhere!

The BBC puts it this way:

Cosmos-Aztec3 has been described as a “metropolis in the making”, because such clusters are believed to grow like cities, absorbing outlying villages

I suppose it's just another typical Thursday night in Philadelphia...?

A car was found floating in the Schuylkill along Kelly Drive near Fountain Green Drive about 11 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

No one appeared to be inside the car, but investigators were unsure whether a driver or anyone else was in the river

I suppose it's just another typical Thursday night in Philadelphia...?

A story of a tragic-heroic at the age of 13

Jordon Rice’s name is now known worldwide tonight for saving his brother’s life.. however he is not alive to share in the limelight on earth.. he is in a hopefully better place.

Jordon and family were being swept away in Australian flood waters when Jordon asked rescue workers to save his brother, Blake, instead. They did, and Jordon and his mother were swept away in the flood waters..

Jordon Rice’s father said,

"I can only imagine what was going on inside to give up his life to save his brother, even though he was petrified of water. He is our little hero."

The world needs more heroes. Sadly, this hero is not with the world anymore…

A story of a tragic-heroic at the age of 13

I can hear the song now! This is the dawning of the age of Ophiuchus.. Sort of has a ring to it.

nbcnews:

Starting 2012 a new zodiac sign, Ophiuchus (pronounced off-ee-YOO-cuss) Nov 30 - Dec 17.

Come on Coal Region of Pennsylvania!! You can do better than this!

fyufos:

Density of UFO sightings in the USA (by County)

Interactive map here.

My God I think I'll have to stop watching this..

A kid just got a spider bite on INFESTED on the Animal Planet, and he went into a great amount of detail about the green puss comng from the open wounds on his arm..

INFESTED..

This may be, without question, the most frightening reality show on TV.. And it’s on the Animal Planet! NOTHING on the Animal Planet, with the exception of zebra being devoured by lions, should be frightening. But this show is.. Very much.

Amazing image of Mount Etna erupting..

It's not just Australia

Brazil deluged..

Fueling worries

Unemployment figures today were less than great news, and now this: OPEC and the world watching oil prices as they near $100 a barrel..

Scary future: New iPhone app can read your mind.

No literally. It can.

Scary future: New iPhone app can read your mind.

I seemingly have had a particularly bad day today. I tend to think the night, however, will be filled with a bright moon and shooting stars. That’s if the clouds clear..

Who said eugenics was a thing of the past? New blood test for Down Syndrome could lead to NO AFFECTED BABIES BEING BORN

Who said eugenics was a thing of the past? New blood test for Down Syndrome could lead to NO AFFECTED BABIES BEING BORN

It happened

Mt Etna in Italy erupts

Earthquake: Pacific

Earthquake: Pacific

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Good morning.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Just 'paperwork delays'?

Jobless claims rise—highest in two months..

Tiny dwarf packs a big hole

Scientists have spotted a relatively tiny galaxy (3,000 light years wide as opposed to 10,000 light years for the Milky Way).. but the minuscule galaxy also has a gargantuan black hole..

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It lingered. But it had to.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Full Obama speech from tonight in Tuscon

Full Obama speech from tonight in Tuscon

Gabbie opened her eyes

President Obama tonight at a memorial in Tuscon

If anyone is looking to get me a really late Christmas gift, I’ll take this sweater..

Credit sky-habit:

This is the coolest “lame” sweater ever

The Loughner news continues to intrigue..

We found out today that police stopped Jared Loughner only hours before his shooting rampage in Tuscon, and now this: Police visited Tucson suspect’s home before rampage…
BUT»>
Sheriff won’t release reports…

The police were apparently there on more than one occasion and the reasons, Pima County officials say, are under review..

Evidence of an old winery in Armenia

Yes, I’ll have a bottle of your oldest dry red. Try 6,100 years young.. Vintage..,

Evidence of an old winery in Armenia

The state of the union is..

Snowy. 49 out of the 50 United States now have snow in the ground..

The odd state out still has then 49 other states’ oranges happily growing..

Officers stopped Jared Lee Loughner on the same day of shooting!

Officers stopped suspect on day of shooting…

AP reports: Jared Lougher ran a red light but was let off with a warning at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, the Arizona Game and Fish Department said. The officer took Loughner’s driver’s license and vehicle registration information but found no outstanding warrants on Loughner or his vehicle

We’re waiting for you Ayden..

Goodnight all..

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Goodnight earth.

If Bonnie Tyler still hasn’t found she is looking for.. none if us will..

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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Yes, life can sometimes be rough..

Thinking about Martin Luther King Jr. made me also think of this song, and I am not truly sure why, as it has no geo-political or social message besides Bonnie Tyler losing someone she loved.

But nonetheless… here’s Bonnie Tyler — It’s a Heartache

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Even more on shooter Loughner: He didn't pay attention to politics, he didn't watch the news, and didn't listen to the radio.. Friend says, "He did not watch TV. He disliked the news. He didn’t listen to political radio. He didn’t take sides. He wasn’t on the left. He wasn’t on the right"

Even more on shooter Loughner: He didn't pay attention to politics, he didn't watch the news, and didn't listen to the radio.. Friend says, "He did not watch TV. He disliked the news. He didn’t listen to political radio. He didn’t take sides. He wasn’t on the left. He wasn’t on the right"

MORE INFORMATION REVEALED ABOUT JARED LOUGHNER

Accused Shooter Wrote on Gaming Site of His Job Woes, Rejection by Women…

As Lady Bailey could tell you, it’s not always easy finding your spot in life..

Regular or decaf?

Shopkeepers salvage a coffee machine from their flooded shop in the Brisbane suburb of Milton January 12, 2011.… Read more »REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

Sarah Palin's 'blood libel' comments sparks even more controversy

Sarah Palin's 'blood libel' comments sparks even more controversy