Joseph Kony.. and justice in Uganda.. is complicated..
The truth about the Kony film production: 32% of the money raised last year went to saving the children of Uganda.. the rest went to salaries, film production, and travel costs.. MORE here..
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The purpose and importance of the Bible-- or lack thereof
Without a doubt the Bible has been one of the most famous books ever created, ever written , and ever circulated on the planet earth. But, the question remains of whether it has as much meaning today as it has throughout the ages previous. For example, you may be able to find it in most American hotels, but does that even matter anymore given the proclivity of human nature to not care about what is written in it anyway? Going a step further, the debate over what is written in it and when it was written aside, what if the Bible as a whole simply doesn’t matter anymore? Could it be that state of spirituality is able to continue without any help from this book. I guess what I’m trying to say, is that while the Bible may be the most read book of all time do people really ever read it? If they did take it ad literally as they say they did, we may still have slaves and women wouldn’t have much of a right to vote or do anything. Maybe the Bible never even matter to begin with, and it’s a dead doesn’t matter one bit as much now as it did that…?
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
SUPER SOLAR TUESDAY: MAJOR X5 CLASS FLARE BLASTS OFF THE SUN!
Current NOAA solar data
Solar Ham
Spaceweather
Space weather NOAA scales..
Radio blackouts
Data..
Real time monitors..
Video..
A massive solar flare is currently corrupting
As the Republican votes get counted in super Tuesday primary states, it’s noteworthy tonight that a major X class solar flare has just arrested and is taking place right now. More on this major flare coming in the next few hours, this was a big one!
Monday, March 5, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
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Wow..
Asteroid 2012 DA14 Close Call
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
I read your post about going back and forth about belief in God, but that you believe in God. So I was wondering if you've ever read "Confessions" by Augustine?
Read of it, about it, but never ‘it’.. and I should. I’d love to get in depth on it so I will make it a point to actually do that this year. But what I do know about Confessions that it seems to say that everything is good in so far as it exists. And that concept is interesting. I mean, murder and sin exist, in a way? And so does the death of infants and war.. so are they good?
I also know that Confessions points to a Neoplatonic system…
By the end of the summer I promise to know more and get more in depth. Life is about trying to figure out why we are here and what we are doing—it’s the never ending question and eternal mission of our souls.. why not start to read more in depth now, I guess.
Vlad the impaler lives to rule again. Putin wins the presidency in Russia.. feeling like the early 2000s all over again. Thought I doubt President Obama will refer to him as Pootie Poot.. and maybe he won’t stare into his soul.. but the new President Putin regime may be an interesting one for the world to deal with. Iran, Syria.. China.. the allies? Vs. who? maybe.. us?
War is always on the horizon, after all..
it looks like you dont believe in god. do you?
Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. But people believed in “Horus” a lot sooner than Jesus. But I certainly don’t want to tell people who confide in Jesus that they are wrong.. because maybe I am.
But here is the deal.. I believe in Satan because this world is insane. Seriously. I believe that evil exists. So I have to believe in some type of God… And I fear that since evil is so prominent maybe Satan is .. the creator? This is my fear. What if, right? What if..
So do I believe in a God? Sure. I just hope the creator is a godly one.
Some Sunday morning sidewalk news
First off the latest and not so greatest on the tornado outbreak and the recovery taking place in the aftermath:
INSULT: LIGHT SNOW FALLING ON SOME AREAS DESTROYED BY TORNADOES
Survival and heartache: Stories of those who lived through tornadoes..
Death toll increases..
Toddler found alive in field—but her entire family is dead..
She was ripped out of her mother’s arms during storm..
The lone survivor..
Husband dies protecting his wife..
Towns sift through rubble..
A predictor for the future? Not really..
There is trouble brewing on the sun, too.
A sunspot almost four times as wide as Earth itself is rotating onto the solar disk.. Earth-effects could become stronger as the sunspot turns toward our planet in the days ahead.. chances of Mclass flares and even Xclass flares exist..And the rest of the story: Death on wheels: Dutch mobile euthanasia units to make house calls..
Finke: Lindsay Lohan’s lame Saturday Night Live monologue..
THE LORAX becomes this year’s biggest so far..
New privacy policy lets Google watch you — just about everywhere..
Google privacy changes said to be ‘breach of EU law’..
Julie Taymor claims that SPIDER-MAN producers engaged in fraud..
I am a victim of Spider-Man
Taymor goes into detail about what happened during the development of the musical, why the U2 bandmates deserve significant blame, the so-called “Plan X” and why she was fired…
Darth Vader designer Ralph McQuarrie dead at 82..
Talk about insult to injury
Light snow is now falling on some towns that were destroyed by the tornadoes on Friday…
A road to no recovery for so many..
The town of Marysville Indiana, a town of less than 2,000 people, has practically been wiped off the map by the tornado outbreak this week..
Recovery seems to be far away..
Some homes were dropped 100 yards away from where they were.. the noises of chainsaws have now replaced the roar of the tornadoes.
The cleanup process now starting..
A young baby was found alone in a field.. alive. She is in critical condition but word now has come that the baby girl’s family perished in the tornado.
More than 100 tornadoes on Friday—a record for March and as many as we see in an entier month. All in one day.. All in one day……
Saturday, March 3, 2012
...if you make it through December .. maybe you'll be fine...
Get ready to hear about asteroid 2012 DA14. It hurtling towards the planet earth and speculation is building online concerning how close to earth it will get — or if it will hit earth..
And just when you thought Armageddon was going to occur December 2012. Maybe the Mayans were off by two months.
Here is the storyline: A newly discovered asteroid named 2012 DA14 is about to come close to earth. Lots of sources online, for better or worse, are proclaiming the end to be near..
But lots of confusion also exists on the asteroid, too.
For example, this site says it will be closer than some satellites.
The always fun RT.COM speaks of it in a more apocalyptic tone..
And finally..
NASA.. the experts in all this..Well.. they are watching it too and giving us lots of graphs and numbers to showcase the whole event.
And finally, here is a YouTube video with horrific music showing us the progression.
And after all of this, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little creeped out by the chances that earth could face a perilous future.. But this soon? February next year?
Asteroid 2012 DA14 is too close for comfort. And maybe if we make it through February 2013 we will just say .. it was close. Hopefully. If we’re here. I suppose live every day of this year like it’s the last, eh?
Brooms are standing on their own again
I think it has something to do with gravity. Or the earth.
Or this: A fad!
And it happened before. Just Google it.
But that doesn’t mean I didn’t post a broom standing on my Facebook tonight. After all, it’s fun to hop on the Viral Bandwagon now and then.
Sometimes there is no recovery.. This image hit me a little more than others from the tornado outbreak.. These two folks who appear in front of a mound of wreckage may have been surmising their own house.. the comfort they know was taken off of the ground and moved forever. Away.
And now they simply stand and stare.. in wonder as the wander around to try to salvage any memories of the times that were. Maybe lucky enough to find an old photograph .. maybe they’ll be happy if they find a memento that was stuffed in a drawer in the house that is not just laying on top of the debris.
I don’t know their story. And as a matter of fact it is their personal story and their own business to know their story. So I don’t have to know or want to.. but I can only imagine that their story, and a big number of other people too, are going through a re-write of a story.
Their lives shaken and torn apart .. fabric of security of a home. That is important. It’s a foundation. A place of small luxury in some instances.. and a place of happiness and privacy. Ripped apart.
No, sometimes, there is no recovery.
Don’t you agree…
There is no recovery…
How can you look at a photo like this and not agree?
The total average of tornadoes in the month of march 94
The total number of tornadoes yesterday? 95
Global warming? Nah
I was wrong earlier.. well not wrong but way off. I said 70+ tornadoes but didn’t realize it was up to 95.
The previous record was set in 2006 (not long ago, eh?) .. Broken now if all these are confirmed.
A record that I don’t think anyone really wanted to beat..
Not out of the woods yet with this storm system.. And the death toll sadly isn’t done rising..
Violent storms kill 31, death toll could rise
But even more: the storms continue today. So despite the media reports of the storm being written in past tense, don’t let your guard down if the sky above is stormy.. Follow your local weather—and maybe it’s time to get a NOAA weather radio. Good investment for times like yesterday and today..
The photos and stories coming from the heartland of America are tough..
Lives and limbs lost due to the tornado outbreak.. And even more, an entire town has been wiped off the landscape due to severe weather—severe weather that just doesn’t seem right happening this late in winter.. or early in spring, depending on what your view of the seasonal change is.
As a matter of fact, the 70+ tornado reports (if all confirmed) will blow away the typical overall number for March in general—70 plus in just one day with an entire month to go.
And speaking of not being out of the woods yet, tornado warnings yet again abound: All the way from Alabama to parts of Northern Florida.
It goes without saying but I’ll say it anyway: Prepare and be aware. Watch what is above and know what is below.
This may be a very long and drawn out spring and summer of severe weather. Don’t be surprised if someone today believes that the Mayan calender is right after all..
What's your take on Limbaugh? Think he fell off the wagon?
Typical Limbaugh.. Gets more attention by saying something outrageous .. This time though he looks really bad and it could produce consequences for him… He’s a major figure so I’d assume he cannot be fired… But this could really continue to blow up and then who knows..
Friday, March 2, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Alert to readers and visitors from the Ohio Valley
Tomorrow could be very deadly .. Tornadoes are set to abound.. A wild March ready — this after the Leap Day outbreak.. Prepare now and be ready.. Look above and know what’s below. It could be a very bad day..
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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The world lost Davy Jones today at the age of 66.. Known for being in the Monkees of course..
Therefore: The song of the day—who doesn’t know every word and sing along?
While Daydream Believer may have been the most famous song the Monkees performed.. While Anne Murray tried to redo the magic of the Daydream Believer in 1979, it fell short.. especially on a day when Davy Jones leaves the world.
R I P ..
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So...If we make it through December we'll be fine?
Just when you thought the only thing to fear in December 2012 was the end of the Mayan calender and subsequent apocalypses, enter into the news fray this item of importance: Ben Bernanke is warning the nation of impending doom. A ‘fiscal cliff’ .. coming in January 2013…right as the new years eve ball (hopefully) drops on a nation that is relieved they weren’t destroyed by fire and brimstone.
So is it a relief when Ron Paul predicts that the FED will self destruct…?
Not at all, I suppose. The cliff just gets more steep..
A leap day to remember--and forget.. and recover from all the same..
I am beginning to get a very eerie feeling about this spring and summer coming up. If tornadoes are already occurring this bad (12 killed as violent storms ravage Midwest, South…) I think they will get even worse over the next few weeks and month or two.
We have had an abnormally warm winter. While few complained about unseasonably high temperatures all year with no measurable snow, I did worry. I wanted the snow to create springtime melting and growth.. I wanted the cold to kill the flu, bugs, and ticks. Nothing of that nature occurred. Bugs are already creepy and crawling.. ticks never went away..and the flu? Everyone is sick. Warmth like this isn’t good.
And now the deadly tornado outbreak today and tonight. I didn’t go to Penn State for meteorology, but as sure as I can say that Joe Bastardi is on my twitterfeed I know this: Storms this big and strong this early is foreboding. Supercells that decimate entire towns in winter..? Well just imagine what the spring will bring.
The leap day tornado outbreak started today.. and as of tonight it continues…
Hope I’m wrong.
Really. I hope I’m wrong.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
I think I am going to write a book about parenting..
Would anyone out there who follows me read it?
Would people out there want to buy it?
Give me guidance.. give me something. Anything. Give me an answer…
And really.. are there too many “parenting” books to begin with anyway?
Monday, February 27, 2012
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A parody for parents: Thomas the unstoppable train engine.
My son loves Thomas the train. I like him, too.. And this video completely made my belly laugh. Do only parents laugh at this…?
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Cumulus dropping Coast to Coast AM in multiple markets
This is a pretty big deal for those who like the radio that talks about strange bumps in the night—but maybe also not surprising just as well.
"Red Eye Radio" is replacing Coast to Coast AM with George Noory is multiple markets.
There is a lot to this new change in a lineup. However, regardless of ‘why’ the show is being dropped, the fact it is being dropped it a major development in radio.
Art Bell officially ended his relationship with Coast to Coast AM in 2010. And since then listeners in massive numbers yearned for his return. He has not yet, and instead George Noory has boasted that he may get a contract renewal until 2018 (long after that whole Mayan Apocalypse) ..
With the new news of Coast being dropped of of pretty big markets, being replaced with a late night conservative political show, what will become of the little UFO program that could created by Art Bell? …maybe the return of Art Bell?
Don’t forget: Art Bell retired before (ok lots of times) .. but one time he retired someone by the name of Mark Siegel took over. Affiliates dropped. Ratings dipped.
Could we be re-writing the same chapter all over again?
Cumulus dropping Coast to Coast AM in multiple markets
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Today was a good day.
But for lots of people on earth, it was not a good day.
And the news does go on.
A sampling of the mess-test from the most-test: Earth
Dramatic new details revealed: 20,000 children may have been sexually abused by 800 Roman Catholic priests in Holland!
The future is radiated: Will Japan’s Fukushima nightmare create a birth defect filled future?
This.. is .. important? Nike Foamposite Galaxy shoe release causes rioting at a Florida mall..
More threats: North Korea vows ‘sacred war’ against South..
And if the North Korean threats aren’t bad enough, here’s one from Iran: Ready to ‘wipe Israel off the map’
Heartache and horror in the Syrian city of Homs: Residents speak of utter violence and murder taking place..
NATO troops killed in Afghanistan..
New York man goes into surgery.. leaves six inches taller!?
Out of touch? Romney says his wife drives ‘a couple of cadillacs’
Is Sears ready to ‘unload’ 1,200 stores?
Cohen will attend the Oscars as the Dictator..
What caused the collapse of the Mayan culture? New information suggests a series of droughts..
Thousands of planets may exist in utter darkness in the Milky Way Galaxy..
Newly released rare footage of Challenger disaster from the 1980s now revealed..
Monsanto settles Agent Orange case..
YEAR ONE
This was it. The big birthday bash a year in the making.. Ayden Morris and family, and friends, celebrating until naptime. It was fun. Elmo showed up and brought himself on a balloon. Adults ate sandwiches and meatballs. Kids ran and played. It was a good time had by all. Thanks friends and family for coming and thank you even more good God or whatever is in charge of this mess of an earth for giving us the true blessing of having a child.
Now with that out of the way…I’ll say this: I am quite proud of the little Boris Morris today: He didn’t once use his hands to eat his cake. Instead he was polite and nice eating with his spoon.. Sloppily. But eating with his spoon nonetheless.
Mr. Manners.
Proud parents.
With less to clean.
I'm trying to determine which is worse
The Wiggles, Barney.. or Calliou?
I am thinking the little pale whiny kid Calliou. Just sometimes can’t take him.. reaching the breaking point with the Wiggles, of course, until their damn songs get stuck in my head.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
One year ago tonight ..
…was the last night that I was NOT a dad or Tara a mom.
It was the final night alive for Cloud, my sister’s family dog..
It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times.
And those times have passed.. One year later, the night a year ago is the past.
The future is so bright.. gotta wear shades.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Soylent green is people
And if the triple bypass burger doesn’t kill ya, the test tube version may.. For real,there is a good possibility that the first test tube hamburger will be produced this year.. Charleton Heston has left us on earth, but I’m inclined to remind you all that he screamed that Soylent Green was people. No one believed him. What will your test tube burger be? And can you order it well?
Chalk this one up to truth in advertising?
Heart Attack Grill owner defends his restaurant after a patron eats a Triple Bypass Burger—and has heart attack! I’d consider this one just truth in advertising.. don’t the diners sign a waiver? If not it may be time to write one up..
It’s not often we find truth in advertising.
McDonalds doesn’t tell us how bad their product is…
Pizza Hut doesn’t let us know the calories per slice..
So the Heart Attack Grill is, by definition, just being honest..?
This story is sad and alarming: More than 3,000 children from Northern Uganda suffering from debilitating mystery ailment known as nodding disease
The strange disease known only as ‘nodding disease’ is confounding experts.. it is also killing children at an alarming rate.. unknown are the causes.. what is known is this: The disease affects only children and gradually devastates its victims through debilitating seizures, stunted growth, wasted limbs, mental disabilities and sometimes starvation..
This story is sad and alarming: More than 3,000 children from Northern Uganda suffering from debilitating mystery ailment known as nodding disease
News of the day worth noting
Whitney Houston laid to rest in private New Jersey burial..
Returning to an old question.. did in fact the dingo take the baby?
New Mexico college student set for trial.. Why? The 23-year-old woman stole a $2 pumpkin..
Staring at the sun: New sunspot AR1422 is rapidly growing rapidly and could soon pose a threat for M-class solar flares..
Snow shock: The year without a winter gets a storm—in the South where winter rarely hits..
Three dead after Washington state ski resort avalanche..
Reports: US tells Israel not to attack Iran..
Will the FTC probe Google?
Monsanto takes on utilities..
South Korea conducts military drills..
Lil Kim to the North warns of ‘total war’..
Oil soars to 8 month highs..
America the violent: Innocent 9-month-old child killed after shots are fired into Detroit home..
Sick world: Police say the skeleton of a 14-year-old Ohio runaway who went missing in 1999 have been found after the home where she was last seen was demolished.
Don’t spend it all in one place! China iPhone builders get a $.25 pay raise..
NIGHTLINE visits the factory..
APPLE says it is taking the workers’ rights story seriously..
Pressure on FoxConn prompts changes..
LADY GAGA set for SIMPSONE finale appearance..
Flashback for reading fun: ABOVETOPSECRET on John Lear..
It's President's Day, 2012: Who is your favorite?
I always liked Teddy Roosevelt .. he seemed fun. Also he was a fun character in Chris Elliott’s book the SHROUD OF THE THWACKER
So who was yours?
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Just a few
Data collection vs privacy: Lots of fear..
Monica Lewinsky returns ..
Peter Kantorowski wanted his 98-year-old mother to move into a nursing home or live with him. She wouldn’t go; she didn’t want to leave her home of nearly 60 year.. so now he is trying to evict her!
The newest drug fads dangerous to teenagers..
The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the elite Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned..
The ‘nodding disease’ in Africa confounding scientists and now killing children..
Mercury set to shine bright..
Diet soda linked to heart attacks..
Weekend box office..
A big hot bowl of shark fin soup causes trouble for President Obama.. The President was ‘not aware’ than the banned product was still being served at the restaurant where he ordered take out (and got his rear end grabbed numerous times)..
Paranormal investigators hold seminar in Ohio..
Supposed South Carolina UFO sighting may be a hoax..
Michio Kaku maps out massive changes coming..
"Solar flares are the greatest threat to the net"
Saturday, February 18, 2012
So that is what Stonehenge is!
…wait, what does someone think Stonehenge is again?
Inspired by a sound illusion..?
So even if this ‘illusion’ was the inspiration, why build up the giant stones together just to mimic it? It just still does not add up.
Some other news or noise bites from the land of Earth
Let’s begin with something light (sarcasm): John Hogue writes: “Nostradamus: Iran, the River of Blood in Syria”
Religion of love.
Amid controversy and chaos, Benedict names 22 new Cardinals..
"VatiLeaks" embarasses Holy See
An American could be Pope..
So can a Canadian..
And I hope no one names themselves Peter the Roman..The atheists are coming! Big march on the National Mall in March..
What Josh Powell left behind: 400 images of cartoon sex and incest
Bird flu research to be vetted..
Flu will stay secret—for now..
Ancient meteorite standing between Iowa town and its water supply..
The citizens fight back? Against … citizens.. Shoot down private surveillance drone..
The 50 cent stamp coming!?
Images revealed of the ‘vast solar tornado’ on the sun..
Secrets of the DARK KNIGHT revealed..
Reviews lackluster for GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE
Nic Cage performance mocked..
Pattison may be too old to return to TWILIGHT films..
Abe Lincoln: America’s first superhero?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER CALLED ‘FAR OUT THERE’
The movie may already have a sequel!
Friday, February 17, 2012
This weekend, DC and Baltimore will get around 3-6 inches of snow. Roanoke could get 10 inches
My snow-starved backyard will get nothing…..
Why does something tell me a storm will hit next Saturday when we attempt to have Ayden’s first birthday party..?
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
A must watch: American kids forced to eat rats due to hunger
No joke. It comes from the BBC
Yet again, American media has freedom of press and doesn’t use it.. the UK isn’t as free but better information flows from them. Something is wrong here.
A must watch: American kids forced to eat rats due to hunger
It's gained more than 1 million new users in the past 30 days, taking it to 25 million registered users
Myspace… it’s back!
The MySpace generation comes back home.
It's gained more than 1 million new users in the past 30 days, taking it to 25 million registered users
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Mr Karp, are you willing to answer a few things? 1) what do you think of SOPA and other related attempts to censor? 2) what do you think of Google’s new policy to censor their blogger accounts? 3) will Tumblr ever be censored? and 4) do bloggers own their own content on Tumblr?
Something I asked David Karp tonight on Tumblr. Hoping for a response…..
*As long as there is no censorship, I could care less about downtime…………
The struggle in the Catholic Church: The "Monsignors' Mutiny" now revealed
The struggle inside the Holy See may even have a longer-term effect, on the choice of the man to succeed Benedict when he dies…
And if it’s Peter the Roman, I’ll conclude that the Prophecy of the Popes is right and the world is quickly coming to an end……….. really.
The struggle in the Catholic Church: The "Monsignors' Mutiny" now revealed
At first I was surprised today at how many people I know or work without didn't know the real meaning of Valentine's Day
…and then I discovered just how many meanings there were. I learned something myself..
Roman gods of fertility..
Ancient Pagan Festival of Lupercus..
…saints…
….little lovely signs of love..
Lots.
And then I realized why it was so easy for corporations, Hallmark, and chocolate companies to take over the holiday and do what they do best: Profit off of it.
I used to work in the restaurant industry (and still miss it.) Therefore I can only predict diners and dives across America are filled tonight.. bad chicken and tough steak … being served as we speak. Lovers out to eat.. balloons.. kisses.. and sour stomachs to follow.
Yes, indeed. Tonight is the night of love.
As for my wife and I? We took a more simple approach.. I gave Tara a balloon, a card, and a cheese steak. She gave me Cadbury Mini Eggs and David’s Jumbo Sunflower Seeds. And Ayden gave her an Elmo picture. A simple, kind, nice.. and meaningful Valentine’s Day 2012. Whatever Valentine’s Day means anyway..
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