The Coal Speaker

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Feeling like 1999 all over again: SCRAEM 4 on the cover of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY..

Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois will introduce an internet tax bill after Easter

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First thunderstorm and down pour of spring from last night.. I’m looking for some good thunderstorm videos and sounds if anyone wants to pass then along to me..

How long these sleepless nights can often be..

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Learning to fly? I’m just waiting for a baby to crawl.. Goodnight all.

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

Monday, April 11, 2011

Chernobyl: The 21st Century version

Japanese nuclear agency “provisionally” raises the threat level from a stricken power plant from 5 to 7, the most severe category.

On the advice of my sister..

I Netflixed-up the best of Wrestlemania tonight with my wife and newborn son, forgot about real life for a bit, and felt like a kid all over again. Thanks Erin. Now back to reality.. (After a few minutes humming Hulk Hogan’s ‘Real American’)

Frustrated with insanity: Of salt and radation

Modern world:

Ban salt! Ban Happy Meals! Stop eating fat!

The modern world:

Radiation isn’t that bad for you. Don’t worry about that kind of stuff…

Welcome to the new world order, Boston version, where thermal cameras invade privacy and see a bit too much..

Couldn’t resist this photo: The light of a baby monitor behind my bottle of Pepsi, late night, somewhere in time..

$5 a gallon. Coming soon to a pump, and empty wallet, near you

A friend of mine today told me that his professor, only his in 40s, died suddenly over the weekend.. The person had kids, a wife.. a life. A great job, a great background in education, and according to my friend, was an influential member of the faculty at the University he worked for.

Weird how quickly your events of life can change.

This is the exact type of story that makes me want to change my whole life.

Having a son has really altered the course of my very existence. Everything I do and think now involves him.. I am second to him. But in the same way, I want to be happier and have a better life for myself, but in a way that only can make his life better too..

I don’t know if it makes sense or not… but I used to ‘hate’ jobs I’ve had. Now I find the need for them. But I am extremely displeased with them now… less in a selfish way and more in a way that I really am not doing what I want to be doing. But isn’t this, in the end, how all people feel one day or another?

And what makes me nervous as, illustrated by your professor’s mishap, we don’t have very long to try to get to a point in which we actually do what we want to do….. and that makes me sad.

Comfort Food: Meet the woman from Florida diagnosed with Pica.. Just don’t sit on her couch, you may ruin her meal..

Always test your kids' drinks: A toddler at a Michigan Applebees was served margarita mix instead of juice and has been hospitalized

Meet the boy who would die if he fell asleep

NBC details Liam Derbyshire, a 12-year-old, who relies on a ventilator to keep him alive every time he falls asleep.

Meet the boy who would die if he fell asleep

While everyone was sleeping..

Massive quake hit Japan.. Another tsunami warning got posted.. More nuclear trouble follows..

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Once in a Lifetime — Talking Heads

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Sunday, April 10, 2011

A sad night in Iowa: Over one half of a town has been damaged by a severe weather outbreak

With age comes the lack of widsom

My wife and I are watching a Sunday night PBS show of two local high schools in a Jeopardy type competition.. and my wife and I in turn have never, ever felt dumber.

I have no clue.. on anything!

I’m not smarter than a 5th grader, and in no way smarter than a high schooler. I don’t even think I was smarter than a high schooler in high school..

But it also got me to thinking: When did I get this dumb? When I got a job? When I stopped my ‘learning’ experience in a classroom.. Am I the only one that feel this way?

Charl Schwartzel of South Africa takes the Masters 2011

A wild day at the Masters

A tale of two sports

I was flipping back between the Celtics/Heat game the Masters.. What a major difference..

Fighting on the court of the Celtics game, with Lebron James smashing a ball against the Celtics player’s back.

Then to golf.. polite subdued claps, along with quiet announcers.

It made me laugh..

And for some reason I was just addicted to continuously switching back and forth

...but Tiger won't.

In the back of my head.. I still hope Tiger Woods pulls out a victory today.

The weekend is ending. Quickly.

I think this image best exemplifies the US media coverage of post tsunami and current nuke nightmare Japan.. The scene from NAKED GUN of a fire raging while Drebin proclaims ‘nothing to see here’

Something else for us all to worry about: Naked penguins.

Apparently they are now choosing to lose their feathers.

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Strange things happening in the world.. twas always thus and always thus shall be. Goodnight.. don’t worry. And don’t fear the reaper..

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

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Sad about this one..

Gil Robbins, Folk Singer With the Highwaymen, Dies at 80..

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Happy Saturday to all. And to all a good evening.

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

I suppose Mother Nature has been watching too many GOLDEN GIRLS reruns.. Some interesting an sexually suggestive vegetables like these may not be suitable for children under 12—I think clicking on this link may not really even be safe for work..at least not if you work in a garden.

Not to be crude and rude..

This is a breaking news event in the family: My son just had the largest, most immense, most substantial ‘Assplosion’ of all time.. It was as though a device went off in his rear end.. Residual effects are still being felt in the Diaper Genie. Authorities have said that at least one 3-month sized outfit has been ruined, with adult clothing being hit with severe odors and stains.

Officials claim that the scene has been cleaned. Although sources say there are additional odors emitting from the disaster site.

Counselors have already been contacted.

A big hello to the new followers of this site. Stick around for a while

washingtonexaminer:

“Tomorrow, I’m pleased to announce that the Washington Monument, as well as the entire federal government, will be open for business,” President Obama

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Be a human.

But..being a human sometimes sucks.

Goodnight and just enjoy life, even if your job shut down today. And relax. It goes fast.

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

Friday, April 8, 2011

Now that the government is staying open, on to real news: Rob Simone hosting Coast to Coast AM Sunday, speaking with a former CNN news reporter about Edgar Cayce's visions of a pole shift

BUT EVEN IF THERE IS NO SHUTDOWN AT MIDNIGHT, IT MAY JUST BE DELAYING THE INEVITABLE

CNN is reporting: Negotiators are working on a proposal to keep the government open for three days while leaders try to put together a broader deal this weekend

A stop gap measure averts a shutdown—for now.

WHITE HOUSE AND REPUBLICANS REACH A DEAL: NO SHUT DOWN

LET'S MAKE A DEAL? BOEHNER SAYS PROGRESS.. NO SHUTDOWN WILL OCCUR.. AGREEMENT REACHED.

Breaking news being heard around the world.. At least the parts of the world that care about federal government workers not working, parks being shut down, and the military continuing to get paid. Disaster averted? Or just delayed? No one knows yet.. developing story

It’s beginning to look a lot like a shut down.

The post office will deliver.

The military will fight. But they will not be paid.

800,000 or so will be furloughed..

National parks will close.

Happy spring.

I realized how quick life can go by..

But I may have found a way to savor the moment: Mental images. Take in the entire room, entire scene, and everyone in it. Tonight I watched my mom and dad talk to my son.. I took it all in and kept in my mental album, hopefully for the rest of my life.

Russians lay down the law

And they don’t want you to Gmail or Skype about it..

For some reason, Russia seems to be planning out a ban of Hotmail, Gmail, Skype, all because they pose a ‘security threat’ of some type to the nation.

"The FSB would like to ban these services in Russia because "security authorities cannot access them"

The UK TELEGRAPH further reports:

"Communications Minister Igor Shchegolev affirmed later that there were "no plans to cut off Skype, Gmail, Hotmail or any other foreign services working in Russia," the Interfax news agency reported.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov on the other hand defended Mr Andreyechkin’s view, calling it “based on the (FSB) service’s duties” and “well-reasoned”, Interfax reported.”

Now how will Russian brides mailed to America communicate with family back home?

Friday shrouded in fog. Be safe

Ahhh yes. The privileges and perils of modern technology

Note to parents (me’ included): Don’t overdo technology for your children.. They may go through withdrawal when you take it away..

…just interesting (for the lack of a better word) that women always and men rarely are put on trial for prostitution.

The next bubble is bursting

And you can most likely see it for yourself. It’s at malls, once thriving, now diving. Vacancy rates are reaching some scary highs..

The FBI releases 'the vault' of documents

They include memos on Malcolm X, 9/11, and a truly fascinating account of how the US government recovered alien bodies from a UFO crash site in New Mexico.. A truly interesting read if you peruse the vault.. And amazing that this UFO tidbit was included with the declassified docs

The FBI releases 'the vault' of documents

Goodnight. Farewell. Until next time. Ride the see-saw..

Thursday, April 7, 2011

NASA is studying a long cosmic burst from the center of a distant galaxy.

Astronomers think the the blast occurred “when a star wandered too close to its galaxy’s central black hole,” NASA said.

Should have bought gold.. and should have had a V8

Glitch snitch: Creepy

Some iPhone 4 users reporting that their cameras are taking photos of them when it so wants to…

It's looking like a shutdown

CNN reporting:

A fourth White House meeting in 48 hours between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders failed to bring agreement on a spending plan for the rest of the current fiscal year.

Prepare: $175 oil

Something else of note.. Radiation from a powerful X-Class solar flare is reaching earth today..

AP reports:

'Japan quake hit 25 miles underwater off coast of Miyagi prefecture; buildings as far away as Tokyo shook for about a minute'

Again?!? 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Miyagi, Japan, Japan's meteorological agency says.

Reuters reports: No budget deal reached after all-night negotiations, Republican aide says

But there are renewed calls for (and rumor of) a last minute (AGAIN) one week extension to keep the government from being shut down.

Temperatures INSIDE Japan evacuation center plummet to the 30s

I can’t even imagine the toll these events are having on the people of Japan.. Nonstop unbelievable and frightening news continues..

Temperatures INSIDE Japan evacuation center plummet to the 30s

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I’m trying to be a good father but I’m certainly no magic man.. though I can still listen to the song. Goodnight. And here’s hoping if you have a child your baby isn’t keeping you awake throughout the long night..

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

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

News from the coal mine.. Deep and dark tidbits of tenacity from the world at large

While it’s not a full collection of the horrors that took place on earth today, it’s what I found most interesting..

Perhaps the MOST interesting of all is the HANGOVER 2 trailer being pulled for a monkey sex scene…

No more HANGOVER? HANGOVER 2 trailer pulled from theaters by the

MPAA..Slashfilm gets document..

So what got it pulled? A monkey sex scene..

And here are the rest of the pieces of newsbytes from around the world:

If Donald Trump ran for president, could he win? A new poll suggests he is pulling second place in the GOP race..

Broke: New York City to close 20 fire companeis..

Glenn Beck OUT at Fox News..
Government shut down looms on Friday..
What a government shut down would mean for you..

A honeymooning couple with miracle luck: They survived 6 natural disasters!

Scottish school hit by storm—of worms!

President Obama remembers what it was like to pump gas.. That’s great.

REAL RETINAS grown in a lab hold promise..

Armenia loses the net by accident

And guess why. An elderly woman cut wires and it ended up cutting off the Internet!

Forced vacation time? The deadline is Friday for a federal government potential shut down.. Appears to be inevitable as neither side can come to an agreement for this beleaguered and broke nation…

News about the Hadron Collider never ceases to amaze me and scare me' a little bit too

Here’s the info

US physicists are to announce Wednesday that data from a major atom smasher lab may have revealed a new elementary particle, or potentially a new force of nature, the New York Times reported.

With timing like this, who needs conspiracy theories?! The EU and US plan on raising allowable radiation levels for food.

Man gets arrested... For blowing his nose...

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The year of the cat? I’d rather a year of the dog.. But that’s just me. Goodnight all..

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

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

I long promised that I wouldn’t blast photos of my son all over my site.. But by God with an image like this, how could I possibly resist?!

Anyone watching the price of oil and gold today?

Holy spike.. Holy scary.

I just don’t think spring should look like this

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Johnny Cash sings the City of New Orleans.

Good morning and ..America, I’m still waiting.. how are you?

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Monday, April 4, 2011

Bath salts that don't clean

So… as usual, my local news just opened up, yet again, with another cautionary tale of mindless zombie teenagers getting high, and dying, on bath salts. Yes, indeed, this new phase of drug addiction is interesting—but particularly bothersome at the same time. It shows that, without question, the kids aren’t alright. No one just wants to be happy being alive these days, I guess. Instead of seeing earth as it is, people would rather seduce their brains with mind altering drugs. And even though the idea of drug and alcohol use among the puberty-wrought teen crowd as been around for ages, the latest bout of the human body with bath salts shows the unintellectual ability that kids have to come up with strange ways to destroy brain cells without inhibition.

And at the same time, I’d somewhat tired of hearing of bath salts.

The top story every night? … Along with the latest fire to burn a barn, or the latest accident to destroy a family. Weather 15 after, sports at 20. Followed up, at the end, with the fun little story of a goat with three legs or a potato sack race for cancer patients.

Local news is so predictable—and often boring.

I will argue that bath salt deaths are the best thing to happen to local news since rumors of knives in apples on Halloween. Unfortunately, unlike the Halloween scare, bath salts are real along with killing kids.

But state Legislatures will soon ban them. And …. that will … solve the problem………….. [inject sarcastic face.]

Goodnight Monday. You were less than memorable anyway.

Human hormones being mixed with cow's milk. (This is NOT fiction)

The LONDON TELEGRAPH reports:

The scientists have successfully introduced human genes into 300 dairy cows to produce milk with the same properties as human breast milk.

Anyone out there have as much as a problem with this as I do?

Human hormones being mixed with cow's milk. (This is NOT fiction)

Bodies of 2009 Air France crash victims will be brought to surface and identified, French official says.

Eerie news alert from CNN

CA paper: ‘Radiation from Japan rained on Berkeley during recent storms at levels that exceeded drinking water standards by 181 times and has been detected in multiple milk samples’

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Keep walking the line throughout the long night and tomorrow as well.

Johnny Cash — I walk the Line

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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Move over Hoff! Now you don't mess with the Loaf

Anyone just see the CELEBRITY APPRENTICE? Classic in my mind already

Meatloaf snapping and cussing at Gary Busey? .. Who can ask for anyone more?

No, it's not a joke, it's real: Japan is using newspaper and sawdust to try to plug pipes.. The Fukushima nightmare getting very real

Ayden Morris is awake and ready for Boston baseball, 2011

FACT: Ron Paul is raising more money than any of his GOP competitors for the nomination in 2012.. Could it be the Barry Goldwater moment of the new century?

Is this Jesus? Or Hans Solo…

Is this Jesus? 70 ancient books hidden in a cave for nearly 2,000 years..

Happy Sunday all.. get out there and enjoy life.

I suppose David Karp can be proud: Tumblr must be doing something right

Sure, it suffers more down hours than Blogger.. But then why, I ask, is Blogger copying Tumblr’s successful points?

MORE: How To Make Your Blogger Look More Like Tumblr

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Wild ride on a Pennsylvania highway

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

Some scary life forms that we cannot see. Thankfully. Here is a set of images of microscopic entities..

I’m left with a simple conclusion: I am glad I’m not microscopic. If I was these things would certainly scare me (with Cyanobacteria on rice plant roots being the scariest of all)