Saturday, November 16, 2013
One of the creepiest images I’ve ever seen. It’s George Noory and his producer Tommy at a L.A. ‘parade’ back in the spring of this year.
All credit on the images go to BELLGAB.. with the departure of Art Bell and the return of George Noory on Bell’s Sirius XM channel 104, some Noory anger has built up among fans. They have re-examined these images of $nores and big Tommy.
The ego .. the hairpiece.. the taped “coast to coast” paper on the side of the car. All tacky, and quite creepy. The only thing missing from these images are strange ‘ice cream man’ sounding tunes, or a foreboding piece of music from a horror movie.
George Noory is coming for you. And will steal your soul since he lost his to Premiere executives.
Friday, November 15, 2013
The story of 5-year-old Miles Scott deserves another read.
I just loved this story today.. Just loved it.
This is an artist’s concept of what Mars may have looked like 4 billion years ago..
It sure looked like an amazing place. At least in this artist’s head..
Man arrested for repeatedly firing unloaded Civil War cannon at neighbors, police say
WE NEED MUSKET CONTROL!
At least the canon wasn’t loaded. All’s well that ends well, I guess.
Man arrested for repeatedly firing unloaded Civil War cannon at neighbors, police say
UK INDEPENDENT article: Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s new film Don Jon is the story of a man whose porn habit has left him unable to relate to real women. He's not the only one
The article focuses on men.
Here’s a quote:
The question is: does it matter? If we’re all getting our kicks and having a good time, what’s the problem? “It’s a disconnection from what’s really in front of you,” says Gordon-Levitt, who directed, wrote and stars in the film. “Rather than engaging with a unique individual and listening to what the other has to say, right at this moment, we put people in boxes with labels. We objectify each other.”
But statistics also show that 70% of men in America are watching porn regularly (probably about as many as have the internet) and 1 in 3 women are..
I am curious if women are having the same re-wiring happening that men seem to be?
The INDEPENDENT article is worth the read. I suppose after you’re done your two minutes on Porn Hub.
UK INDEPENDENT article: Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s new film Don Jon is the story of a man whose porn habit has left him unable to relate to real women. He's not the only one
This may be the most uplifting story of the day, but at the same time the saddest one as well..
Miles, a five-year-old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, wanted to be Batman. The Make-a-Wish Foundation is making that happen today in San Francisco
Get some Kleenex..read and weep. Smile in between.
My children are decomposing
This is a quote from Juvelyn Taniega as reported by CNN today.. She is in the Philippines and because of the slowness of recovery, she is now forced to watch as the bodies of her children decompose in front of her..
CNN reports it this way:
Juvelyn Taniega tried to keep busy. She collected old dishes and cleaned them, crouching near where her home once stood and the place where she last saw her husband and six children alive. She’s found the bodies of three of her children, but three of them are still missing. In days, she said, no one has come to help. “My children are decomposing,” she said. There are many like her, looking in disbelief over miles of fields full of crushed wood and stone that once stood as houses, wondering if her missing loved ones are buried in them.
I cannot even fathom the heartbreak and emotion of this.. I cannot even understand or grasp the suffering that so many are going through right now.
Whether there is a god or not, there is certainly reason to doubt the kindness of nature.. and God. We have seen suffering on massive scales before. Hell even the dinosaurs had a miserable existence extinguished by a hellstorm from above. Does the earth itself just hate us?
There has always been hurt, loss, suffering, and sadness. But through it all there has also been a monstrous amount of love and goodness.
The only hope that people in the Philippines have right now is that there will be enough love to overcome the misery..and the decomposing bodies under their feet.
Fewer than 27,000 people signed up for health care using federal website
Going to the doctor makes me sick.
Ick and uck and uck and ick.
Fewer than 27,000 people signed up for health care using federal website
Remember yesterday that Philippine official who got fired for saying the death toll from Haiyan would end up being 10,000? How dare he? Such radical claims? We are getting ever so much closer to that number now, with almost 4,000 counted as casualties from the storm at this point.. The number of injured stands at 12,165.. With conditions deteriorating, things may be worse for those who actually lived through the storm. Some places are becoming hell no earth, with people fighting and scrambling to survive..
Discovery Magazine examines: Do We Live in the Matrix?
My take after reading this article.. And it’s a lengthy take:
My paternal grandmother died in 1997. I dreamed of her often, but she herself was never present in a dream.. only her empty house and vacant garden. A few weeks ago, for the first time, I dreamed of her and she was there—hugging me and telling me she loved me. I wrote about this on this site when it happened.
In the dream, when I asked her if there was a God, I woke up from the slumber without ever hearing an answer.. Last night, my sister (who also never had a dream she was in) had a night vision of our grandmother. . this time she was at an outdoor cafe in New York City. My sister knew it was her because she saw her red fingernails on a hand clenching a menu.
Maybe this is the Catholic guilt within me, but the first thing I wondered “was she released from Purgatory.” Once I snapped from my age old grade school fears of sin, I then wondered.. why now? Why these visions? Why did she hug me and where was she for so much time? And why, why the HELL, did I wake up before hearing an answer as to whether or not there was a God!? …
This is a fascinating story from DISCOVER: Do we live in the Matrix? They report in this article that tests could reveal if we actually do live in a simulation of events. But they also ask the question: Would we want to know? And that question ties in with what I asked my grandmother about in the dream she appeared in.. Was there a God? I didn’t get an answer—maybe I did, and my brain just registered nothing. Perhaps we don’t need to know.. we have time to find out after we die.. or before we are born again..
And as far as an afterlife, just one more: Robert Lanza is a scientist who claims that modern physics proves an afterlife. That’s quite a statement to make.. He argues that life creates the universe, not the other way around. He also says space and time don’t exist as we think they do.
It’s noteworthy to remember this: The big bang did not create something, it created nothing. It created ‘space’ and ‘nothing’ where, prior to that, there was presumably an absence of ‘nothing.’ That concept took me years to somewhat understand, but I always lose an understanding of it every time I begin to grapple with the concept again. Just imagine, the creation of ‘nothing.’ There are sounds to silence, to maybe there is something in nothing. It’s all so confusing.
Is it a matrix?
And are we creating it?
Food for thought on a Friday morning.
Good day.
Discovery Magazine examines: Do We Live in the Matrix?
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Comet ISON has an outburst!
The chances suddenly are better we will soon see this with naked eyes in the night sky!
Comet ISON has an outburst!
Some weird Andy Kaufman stuff happening ..
I will first say I was one of the biggest Andy Kaufman fans. . truly .. He was a genius and a master in his field—his genre was either wrestling, comedy, or …whatever he decided it would be..
Sex sells. Even health care. You can sell health care two ways, perhaps. On one hand, you can show young professionals without insurance, struggling to get by, working long hours, trying to make ends meet for their families, and battling to stay healthy—Obamacare comes along and now can aid them in their struggles. Or, on the other hand, you can just remind them that they can have more sex. Apparently that is what Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, along with the ProgressNow Colorado Education, are doing in their ‘thank Obamacare’ campaign.. they decided to go with a new advertising campaign, aimed at 20 somethings, telling them that when you find out your partner has insurance through the affordable health care act, you can bang him/her. A history of inspiring government propaganda now being replaced with sex..
The only catch to all this? Porn sites are typically user friendly. Healthcare.gov is not.. Good luck finding a mate.
This is an amazing story being reported this morning .. Andy Kaufman’s brother has now stated that his brother is alive.. And even more, there is awoman claiming to be hid daughter! All known information said that Andy Kaufman, the legendary comic, died of lung cancer. The movie MAN NO THE MOON seems to show Kaufman’s real battle in the end with the disease.. However, we also know that some have spoken of Kaufman’s then obsession that would fake his own death. And now family and purported family are saying he is alive and well.. This is a fascinating story.. If you believe they put a man on the moon..
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
ET was originally going to be a horror movie..
Interesting story..
I actually think ET works, a bit, as a horror film—even though it became more a drama than fright.
There were so many elements that, even though I cried as a kid watching it, I was a little freaked out and scared.. There was the haunting image of the suburb at sunset where ET and Eliot are walking the streets in Halloween costumes. That scene of Halloween at dusk was even more frightening to me than scenes in horror movies. And I don’t know why..
I just don’t know why..
ET was originally going to be a horror movie..
A friend of mine told me he is surrounded by co workers who complain all day and it is affecting him negatively
And I agree.
You know it’s funny.. Two fellow old co workers have intense ailments and talk about them frequently. I think negative talks actually makes me have ailments. It’s like a plant hearing negative sounds, it doesn’t grow right ..
I want to be around positive light and energy.. I want to be around goodness and morality.. But instead I’m surrounded by the aging anger of people who constantly complain and just want to give up..
Russian nuclear power plant infected by Stuxnet malware says cyber-security expert
More news to coincidentally coincide with GRIDEX II
Anither little weird coincidence: Waking Shark II in London..
It’s all just….a drill.
Just a drill.
Russian nuclear power plant infected by Stuxnet malware says cyber-security expert
Gridex II starts today.. Good thing Chinese troops are in Hawaii in time
Synchronization of news.. Strange correlations.. Weird times..
Gridex II starts today.. Good thing Chinese troops are in Hawaii in time
The GabCast – 12 November, 2013
This is the program that featured Art Bell calling in to Michael Vandeven’s webcast..
He spoke about his noncompete clause with Sirius XM radio, his hopeful plans to free stream through his own website, and the future of radio..
It was a great interview, and great to hear his voice, hopefully he will be free at some point to broadcast again in the medium he sees fit..
#freeartbell
The GabCast – 12 November, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Carrying a bottle of green vegetable juice is a status symbol. Here's why we spend so much
Carrying a clear bottle of green vegetable juice has evolved into a status symbol. Here’s why we’re willing to spend so much.
Interesting..
I actually have carried around carrot juice for some time now and never thought I was better than others.
And I love carrot juice.
So that makes me REALLY better than those who drink green machines.
Carrying a bottle of green vegetable juice is a status symbol. Here's why we spend so much
Public Mass Executions Carried Out in Seven North Korean Cities
Their crimes?
Some distributed ‘pornographic materials.’
Some dared watch South Korean movies…
Now they have all eradicated from the planet.
People were executed in cities such as Wonsan, Chongjin, Sariwon and Pyongsong. No one was executed in Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital.
In Wonsan, eight people tied to stakes at a local stadium with their heads covered were shot with a machine gun, a source told Korea Joongang Daily. Witnesses said Wonsan authorities brought about 10,000 people, including children, to the stadium and forced them to watch.
Public Mass Executions Carried Out in Seven North Korean Cities
A Welsh family is sick of living on Butt Hole Road. They are attempting to rename it Button Hole Road.
I myself like the Butt Hole part, maybe just rename it Butt Hole “Circle.”
Moody’s warns of bankruptcy in Scranton as city faces $20 million budget gap
Say it ain’t so!
Minimum wage for workers in 2012.. but now this!?
Again.. all again?
Where is the OFFICE when you need it?
Moody’s warns of bankruptcy in Scranton as city faces $20 million budget gap
Now this is dedication to a cause..
Painful protest: Artist Pyotr Pavlensky nails his testicles to Red Square!
do you live in centralia?
I lived there originally in my life. We moved back last century. I still visit. My roots are there, regardless of how few buildings are.. My memories from childhood remain there, too.
I was moved to true emotion and sadness this morning looking at some images from the Philippines. I saw a photo, which I will not share due to the graphic nature, of a father holding his toddler in his arms.. he was weeping. She was dead.. he was taking her to the morgue. She was the victim of this tremendous disaster that will be the storm for the record books.. I cannot fathom the thoughts of what happened here.. I also cannot explain how angry I am at American media for their selfish attitude regarding news. They cover politics as though it matters.. they feed us trivial garbage, a steady diet of nonsense that spews from their talking head mouths. I dislike them not for who they are, but for who they pretend they are.. We don’t get news. Thank God for the Internet. I am going to post some links at the bottom of this update that, if you want help, you can click on and send whatever..
The situation in the Philippines has been officially designated a ‘calamity’ by the government there..
Bodies in the Philippines are being piled high in the streets.. I have a big fear that 10,000 dead is an understatement.. I really fear this..
Anger is rising..
Planes that are carrying important aid are grounded because they are TOO BIG to land at the disaster zone’s airport..
Photos of the wrath..
Even more disaster: Earthquake rattles the area hit by superstorm Haiyan..
There are also warnings coming that mudslides may be the next disaster that will unfold for this poor people..
Once again: I was amazed this morning: Tens of thousands potentially dead in the Philippines, China lost a lot of farms from the same storm, another storm kills hundreds in Somalia.. and the top story on the big three network morning news shows? The ‘cold’ in the United States and the coating of snow that some people got—a coating! It’s November. It gets cold. And it snows. Sometimes there’s cold November rain, so say the Guns N Roses. Sometimes snow. Either way, there was no coverage of the unfolding disaster in other nations. But other nations know what goes on in America—we just don’t know what goes on there.. Sickening, news media..sickening.
HOW TO HELP THE PHILIPPINES:
The Red Cross has a Philippine website
HERE IS INFORMATION FROM MERCY CORPS
PH peso (PhP) account for humanitarian emergencies:Account Name: Community and Family Services International
Account Number: 6735-0500-18
Bank Name: BPI Family Bank
Bank Address: Legaspi-Amorsolo Branch, G/F Filomena Bldg., 104 Amorsolo St. Makati City, Philippines
Swift Code: BOPIPHMM
US dollar (USD) account for humanitarian emergencies:Account Name: Community and Family Services International
Account Number: 6734-0077-63
Bank Name: BPI Family Bank
Bank Address: Legaspi-Amorsolo Branch, G/F Filomena Bldg., 104 Amorsolo St. Makati City, Philippines
Swift Code: BOPIPHMM
The sounds of solar silence
Every 11 years the sun cooks.. bakes.. shakes.. rattles and rolls. But this year, the ball of fire has a little less fire. Sunspots this year are like an Art Bell show: You just can’t find it when you expect to..
The strange doings on the sun, as the WALL STREET JOURNAL calls it, is being covered by major media.. Sunspots are half of what they were supposed to be at this point in the cycle..
I recall about two years ago, people were warning of disaster and catastrophe during this sun cycle.. So far, nothing. Which is great for humanity.. But it certainly brings up the question of ‘why’ ?
One NASA expert quoted in the article said this is the weakest the sun has been in 200 years..And it could be all because of a pole shift. The JOURNAL reports,
Researchers are puzzled. They can’t tell if the lull is temporary or the onset of a decades-long decline, which might ease global warming a bit by altering the sun’s brightness or the wavelengths of its light.
"There is no scientist alive who has seen a solar cycle as weak as this one," said Andrés Munoz-Jaramillo, who studies the solar-magnetic cycle at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass.
To complicate the riddle, the sun also is undergoing one of its oddest magnetic reversals on record.
Normally, the sun’s magnetic north and south poles change polarity every 11 years or so. During a magnetic-field reversal, the sun’s polar magnetic fields weaken, drop to zero, and then emerge again with the opposite polarity. As far as scientists know, the magnetic shift is notable only because it signals the peak of the solar maximum, said Douglas Biesecker at NASA’s Space Environment Center.
But in this cycle, the sun’s magnetic poles are out of sync, solar scientists said. The sun’s north magnetic pole reversed polarity more than a year ago, so it has the same polarity as the south pole.
This may be the prime time, though, to start worry about fixing the grid, upgrading the grid, repairing the grid, and modernizing the grid. NOW.. when the going’s good.
And as far as the solar silence: Perhaps we should not complain. Maybe the Northern lights are tamer than some would hope, but electronics don’t get fried when there is no Kill Shot.
And is Ed Dames still calling for that one? Or is he nestled somewhere in comfort with his new Russian wife..?
Monday, November 11, 2013
I have an urge to do this
I am thinking about creating a special section on this website that deals specifically with Centralia PA.. More coming on that later..
It has been a while since I took a stroll down graffiti highway in Centralia, PA… From my pure non scientific observation, its appears that the roadway is finally buckling beyond recognition.. but some new and wonderful graffiti artwork remains
I also met several people walking the highway today, including a nice dad and son from New Jersey, the young man was doing a story about Centralia for school.. Hope I helped him with some info..
I swear one day I’m going to open up the hot dog stand here and do tours, I will make a fortune!
My experience attempting to quit Sirius XM service
Art Bell was taken off INDIE 104. All of his shows for download have been deleted. You can read my epic updates on WWW.HORRORREPORT.COM if you care to know more about this situation. But with it all being over, I decided to end my Sirius XM Service.
If only it was just that easy..
First off.. I promised myself years ago to never sign up for satellite radio—then Art decided to host and I broke my terrestrial radio self-commandment.
After spending over a half hour on the phone, fighting about hidden fees and little early cancellation costs, I will command myself again: NEVER SIGN UP FOR PAY RADIO. I get that companies want to make money.. and I understand I am canceling before my ‘one year of service.’ And now they know that they have one of the worst companies ever—at least in terms of canceling service—that I have ever dealt with…
Here is the kicker that put me over the edge.. I was asked for an explanation on why I was quitting. I explained the obvious, very calm… The nice woman from somewhere on this planet asked if she wanted me to find shows similar to Dark Matter if it would help keep my service. I said sure, be my guest. Six minutes later she came back and asked if I listen to music—obviously her search ended up in a Black Hole. She put me on hold again.. when she came back, she said she wanted me to understand that me quitting is not her company’s fault, but that is was “Clyde Lewis’ own decision to end Ground Zero.”
I was floored.
First off, I explained, Clyde Lewis didn’t host DARK MATTER, and I further explained that there was a separate issue which forced Ground Zero off of satellite radio .. She was legitimately confused as to what I was saying. I mean, if you’re going to spout Jess-written talking points, at least don’t get them confused with each other.
This also tells me some folks have been ending their service since Clyde Lewis is gone, too…
At a certain point, after my early fees and fees and fees and hidden fees and pretend costs, I ended up with $111.11 back—ironic since it was 11/11 that Art’s shows had all been taken off of Sirius. BUT THEN she told me an extra $12 had to come off for some other reason…. I didn’t even fight at this point. I just wanted my money back.. and they have it, and I want it.
And finally.. the final bombed dropped when I ended the call. She said, “thank you, and you should see your money in 10 to 15 business days.”
WHAT!?
Click. On her end.
I better get this money back.
I really better..
Smoke em if you get em: Miley Cyrus lights up a joint on stage.. Or cigarette.. Well she was in Amsterdam.. But what really was ‘em?
MORE MILEY: She covers herself in metallic silver.
Pope Francis embraces man who is severely disfigured.. The image is touching, and it’s being shown throughout the world today.. The man suffers from neurofibromatosis, which causes tumors and pain.. Pope Francis showing the world what it means to be a true religious leader..
Media accounts seem shocked that the Pope not only embraced this man but also “kissed” him. That shock made me wonder if we have completely lost our humanity.This man, and others who have other similar issues, are people. They deserve respect, and love..
The Pope exemplifies what we all should do with the poor, the downtrodden, and the rejected..
Whether you believe in God or not, it’s clear: The Pope is a light in the darkness of the planet right now.
Reports claim that the destruction in the Philippines from Haiyan is ‘absolute bedlam’.. Red Cross workers are describing the horrendous scene on the ground that they are seeing.. Hundreds of thousands of people are displaced and one town of 40,000 people is called Guiuan is said to be largely destroyed.. Even more alarming, the BBC reports that the city of Baco n the Oriental Mindoro province is 80% under water.. that town has 35,000 people in it. I believe with numbers as harrowing as that, the death toll may rise substantially higher than 10,000..
We do know this: Body bags being rushed in.
There are some attempts for rescue victims from the storm still taking place.. Fear and starvation in the Philippines as food mobs are already attacking aid trucks..
The troubling situation with Haiyan is not over. There is Midweek trouble brewing for the Philppines as a new tropical system gets organized..
An expert debunks YouTube video that purports a microwave beam made Haiyan stronger.. It was none other than “Dutch Sinse” .. and he took to Facebook to defend his accusation of a manmade weather system..
Here is the Dutchsinse video in question..
The Philippines turns into hell on earth.. Some reports have said that the survivors of Haiyan have been said to be walking like zombies across the destroyed landscape, in search of food.. even more, food water, and medical supplies are dangerously short.
Schumer: Chicken Slaughtered, Raised In China Could Pose Major Risk
Chickity China the Chinese chicken. You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin’..
Is there anyone in government with common sense could step in and maybe not but this happen?!
Schumer: Chicken Slaughtered, Raised In China Could Pose Major Risk
Art Bell now actively expressing his anger with Sirius XM executives.
Bell is awesome.. he always ends up hating every employer he had. He reminds me of the main character of the movie OFFICE SPACE, who just decides to quit his job because he wants to.
PG-13 movies are now more violent than R-rated '80s flicks, a study concludes
But to a degree, it’s obvious. Imagine the Friday the 13th movies with SAW-like special effects. Back then, some R rated movies would have been either banned or rated X.
PG-13 movies are now more violent than R-rated '80s flicks, a study concludes
why did you copy my theme?
I did not. I downloaded the Ashley theme by Jxnblk. And used it. As maybe you did too.. I also made my own logo and own top header. So … I did not steal your theme, no more than 12,000 other people did who are also using the Ashley Theme.
So I don’t quite get what you are talking about
The photo pictured here is an AP image from Jim Weber of 83-year-old Jim Brown, a veteran who served in both Vietnam and Korea.. That is what today means: Pride, honor, and service..
In 1919, Woodrow Wilson proclaimed today Armistice Day. After a few more ‘wars to end all wars,’ Congress changed Armistice to Veterans Day in 1954.. Since then, every November 11, we have stopped to memorialize veterans who are still living..
There is also some confusion, though, as many today have vigils and ceremonies for the dead .. however today is the day to thank and honor the living.
Thank you Veterans for service.. thank you for your sacrifice.. There is so much gratitude owed to you, it can never be completely fulfilled. The world is a better place because of your actions, and the United States is a better nation because of your honor..
The Veterans Day (and more) news roundup is as follows..
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Pretty funny stuff
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
GRAHAM From the movie SIGNS:
People break down into two groups. When they experience something lucky, group number one sees it as more than luck, more than coincidence. They see it as a sign, evidence, that there is someone up there, watching out for them. Group number two sees it as just pure luck. Just a happy turn of chance. I’m sure the people in group number two are looking at those fourteen lights in a very suspicious way. For them, the situation is a fifty-fifty. Could be bad, could be good. But deep down, they feel that whatever happens, they’re on their own. And that fills them with fear. Yeah, there are those people. But there’s a whole lot of people in group number one. When they see those fourteen lights, they’re looking at a miracle. And deep down, they feel that whatever’s going to happen, there will be someone there to help them. And that fills them with hope. See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, that sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Or, look at the question this way: Is it possible that there are no coincidences?
It’s been two years since the death of a very important person..
Do they leave signs for you to keep hope, even after they have left this reality?
CIA made doctors torture suspected terrorists after 9/11, taskforce finds
I am speechless.. just utterly speechless..
CIA made doctors torture suspected terrorists after 9/11, taskforce finds
Under Health Care Act, Millions Eligible for Free Policies
Federal subsidies will pay the entire monthly cost of some plans being offered in the online marketplaces, a surprising figure that has not gotten much attention, in part because the zero-premium plans come with serious trade-offs.
Interesting.. we’re not hearing much about this….
Under Health Care Act, Millions Eligible for Free Policies
Monday, November 4, 2013
Quick note to fans: Don’t throw water bottles at Beebs.
Instead use spit.
Jay Carney gets a little testy at an ABC reporter.
One day Jay will have to re-join these ranks again. He should really be nicer..
North Korea using Russian tech to create ‘electromagnetic pulse weapons’
This is the future of war. You thought the weapons of today were modern, think again.. drones will be nothing compared to am EMP attack.. if this story is correct, we are getting awfully close to dramatically dangerous hands getting horrendous weapons of war.
The 21st century, still filled with violence, pestilence, and sickness and sadness.
Have the dark ages returned?
If so, LOTS OF CONTRACTORS and weapons manufactures are having quite the field day with creating a bleak future. Hope the enjoy the money while their ATMs work..
North Korea using Russian tech to create ‘electromagnetic pulse weapons’
Everything you wanted to know about EDNA
No, not Dame Edna. But Dame Edna would have certainly benefited, too.
Everything you wanted to know about EDNA
The Naval cavity has been exposed.
Expect to hear about this one .. What do prostitutes, Lady Gaga tickets, and a production of the Lion Ling all have in common? A breaking news story involving a bribery case and the Navy. The WASHINGTON POST has the full story here on something you should know.
The POST reports this:
It started with an invitation to the Broadway production of “The Lion King” in Tokyo for the Navy commander, his wife and their children.
In the end, the Malaysian defense contractor known in military circles as “Fat Leonard” would use prostitutes, plane tickets and other bribes to hook the U.S. Naval officer into a scheme that overbilled the Pentagon by millions, investigators say in court papers.
The subject matter…Gaga…the Lion King… all made better by the inclusion of a “Fat Leonard” into the mix.
And you will not be able to read this story without humming the VILLAGE PEOPLE classic song.. I dare you to try.
Louisiana police tase a father trying to rescue his three-year-old son Riley from a house fire.. they then put him into handcuffs in the back of a police car.
The innocent young boy died..
The investigation into the fire continues..
Stores Nationwide Begin Holiday Season Early Despite Negative Reaction
You read that CBS headline right. We are already tired of Christmas shopping and it’s not even Christmas.
Maybe that is the reason.
We need to celebrate Halloween…thanksgiving..then other holidays after. WE get rushed through life. Back to school shopping in July. Easter candy in January… Halloween in September, and by the time you’re actually getting a costume, early Christmas sales take place.
I happen to love Thanksgiving..and I find it sad we sort of seem to miss it every year..
So let’s take a pause. There’s plenty of time to shop for Christmas, let’s take it easy..
HOLY CRAP, IT’S ONLY 7 WEEKS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!?!?!?
Stores Nationwide Begin Holiday Season Early Despite Negative Reaction
Sunday, November 3, 2013
GAGA did her thing tonight.. And apparently a lot of people hated it
THE LA TIMES SAYS,
She was crying too. Tears streamed silently down her face as she wailed, and viewers streamed silently out of the show. During the three minutes or so that Gaga was on screen more than 4,000 viewers exited and continued to do so as microphones cut in and out, cakes were mashed to uncover awards, and Tyler the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt were bleeped out for most of their unintelligible performance.
By the time the webcast was almost an hour in viewership had dropped from its peak of about 215,000 to a median of about 180,000. This for an event that 60 million people apparently voted for.
YouTube may break viral videos, but unless it tries harder next time it may not be able to break itself.
There may have been a point to how she performed—she is performing the song like a junkie..
But this is the INTERNET baby! If people click off, it’s a loser.
However, in this case, they may be the losers… the performance is pretty darn good for purposely trying to sound bad.
GAGA did her thing tonight.. And apparently a lot of people hated it
A must read:
centerforinvestigativereporting:
Did you know…
40 percent of people with asthma in California are renters, which can limit their ability to rid their homes of dust mites, mold, and secondhand smoke.
Children from low-income families are more likely to live next to freeways and be exposed to bio allergens from proximity to agricultural and industrial operations.
- And nowhere in California is this more apparent than in the Central Valley.
Read more from our investigation into the Central Valley’s respiratory nightmare.
The active sun..
There have been 28 solar flares this week alone.
And more are most likely coming.
The active period of the sun’s 11 year cycle is now here..And that may mean absolutely nothing. Or something. It depends on the strength of the flare, of course.
Science is finally trying to figure out why dogs’ tails wag and what it means when they do.
But here’s a humbling fact for humans: Dogs already knew and will always know why.
So who’s smart now, ‘master’?
Magnetically Shielded Giant Cloud to Collide with Milky Way Galaxy in 30 Million Years
So at least we have some wiggle room before it happens.
Either way, we are seeing a vision, perhaps, of how it all might end.
Magnetically Shielded Giant Cloud to Collide with Milky Way Galaxy in 30 Million Years
You not not recognize the blanket, but you would the boy; Hence the blanket.
It’s Beebs, once again coming from a Brothel. We are told by the fine reporting of PAGE SIX of the NY POST that Bieber spent hours in the ‘whorehouse’ with two women in Brazil.
Some have lost the fever no twitter, slamming the beloved godchild for his dealing with the ‘whores.’
I’m left wondering if the piece of walking fecal matter at least spit on them when he was finished.
It’s a victory in a sense for the lucky 7. But I say, former residents unite! File a class action lawsuit to have YOUR old properties back…
Sadly most residents who were forced to leave are dying or dead.. those old days are over.
Instead, now, only surviving are memories of Centralia and images, like the one featured with this post, of the town .. I believe this may have been a stock photo from the AP that was taken from a hilltop near St. Ignatius cemetery. Could be wrong. All the houses in it are gone. And THAT is what’s wrong.
This picture taken on November 3, 2013, shows a rare hybrid solar eclipse through clouds from the Canary Island of Tenerife. (Photo: Desiree Martin, AFP/Getty Images)
I missed it. Some weird clock malfunction .. I don’t know what happened. But Desiree Martin from the AFP and lots of others got some really amazing photographs of the event.. Thank you Internets.
The NEW YORK POST published a very graphic shot of accused LAX shooter Paul Ciancia on the ground after he was shot by police.. They 'warning' is directly above the photo of the graphic shot
And I warn you.. clicking through to the post story will give YOU the graphic shot. If you want to see those types of things..
The NEW YORK POST published a very graphic shot of accused LAX shooter Paul Ciancia on the ground after he was shot by police.. They 'warning' is directly above the photo of the graphic shot
There are some very interesting details about the 2012 election in the new book DOUBLE DOWN, especially about Chris Christie
During the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney ranked Chris Christie among the final contenders to be his running mate. That is until the Republican nominee started digging into the New Jersey governor’s record
TIME magazine also wrote this:
Chronically behind schedule, Christie made a habit of showing up late to Romney fundraising events. In May he was so tardy to a donor reception at the Grand Hyatt New York that Mitt wound up taking the stage to speak before Christie arrived. When the Jersey governor finally made his grand entrance, it was as if Mitt had been his warm-up act.
Punctuality mattered to Romney. Christie’s lateness bugged him. Mitt also cared about fitness and was prone to poke fun at those who didn’t. (“Oh, there’s your date for tonight,” he would say to male members of his traveling crew when they spied a chunky lady on the street.) Romney marveled at Christie’s girth, his difficulties in making his way down the narrow aisle of the campaign bus. Watching a video of Christie without his suit jacket on, Romney cackled to his aides, “Guys! Look at that!”
There’s more..
I definitely plan on trying to find a bookstore that may still exist to find DOUBLE DOWN..
There are some very interesting details about the 2012 election in the new book DOUBLE DOWN, especially about Chris Christie