I lost two followers after I posted a link to a video about Poland’s tornadoes.
I lost another follower tonight when I said I want politics out of the BATMAN movies.
And finally, I lost 7 followers after I posted the story about foie gras.
I guess there is just something about me people don’t like.
Why?
Because it has a business on property maintained by the federal government…
Interesting legal debate may be setting up … one food watchers and animal rights activists will be closely following.
I am actually quite sickened by the thought of foie gras.. but for some reason I think if big tall huge aliens invaded earth, they may very well force feed humans and serve us. I don’t know if we’d have a fancy name like foie gras .. and I sure don’t know if we’d be a delicacy.
Then again, during this summer of cannibal rage, maybe such a horrid act is possible..
It just seems more and more like the TSA is just hell-bent on being in a porn movie..
Really.. Democrats are using THE DARK KNIGHT film in new advertising against Mitt Romney.. Source here
I don’t care your political belief or presidential pick, I just hope we ALL can agree that the 2012 presidential election should be kept away from what may be the movie of the year.
Please politicians just give us one thing this year that won’t be political.. We beg of you..
Then again, Mitt Romney did star in BATMAN RETURNS as Max Schreck, didn’t he?
Music to start the week. Good luck to all who are facing the prospects of heat, humidity, horrid war, pestilence.. but I think we all will agree: CAN’T WAIT FOR THE DARK KNIGHT in theaters this weekend..
Remember the show SIGHTINGS hosted by Tim White? That was one great show .. I’ve been You Tubing the past all night.. I wish it was still on
Sure, the late Penn State coach is no saint. But now that the Freeh report is sinking in and new facts are being digested, it’s clear that he was no saint either. He was a man who wanted to try to cover up as much as he could to save the reputation of Penn State.. and sordid as it all seems, the children who were abused in this situation always were last on the list of people who were helped. It’s a disgusting and sick story .. one that I can’t really read about much or think about much because of how deplorable it was and is, but also because of how many generations of proud Penn State graduates are shamed for good by the scars of sexual abuse in locker rooms on the campus.
Oh, and yes, the school has decided to re-do those shower rooms.. take away the look … but not the memories. No way in hell will people forget what happened there. And with more and more information trickling out about how much higher ups knew of the situation, the story isn’t dead yet.
Beauty in a 1 minute..
Here is a time lapse video of the Northern Lights in the early morning hours of 7/15/2012 taken just north of Dubuque, Iowa at the Balltown, Iowa scenic overlook.
And the scenes of a green and purple aura in the sky are absolutely amazing.
Not sure if my hometown saw northern lights.. sadly the sky was cloudy all night.
Sunspot 1520 and the X flare last week caused this spectacular show, and I am truly jealous of whoever got to see it..including the residents of Balltown, Iowa.
Glory Days quickly ended. Dancing in the dark ensued.
And lots of people around the world suddenly took notice to a nanny like state that says when too much music is too much.
Next up: The Olympics! Hope the swim matches don’t go too long…
And I reiterate: I hope this won’t happen should there be a ‘big one’..
It appears the world is not going to sizzle with this flare—and won’t in the future, either. But when a strong X class has the potential to do some damage you’d hope that federal agencies are on the same page.
But then again.. what if the same page they are on is dead wrong?
In that regard, maybe it’s better they oppose and offer different forecasts. May the strongest forecast win.
What is troubling to think about is when a really large solar event takes place that could have a significant impact on this planet, will things be this much of a mess?
First of all, I can say this: I don’t like that China made Team USA’s Olympic clothing anymore than the next person. I type this, of course, on a computer make in India.. and read about the story on an iPhone made in China. Oh and of course Congress was outraged too. I am sure Harry Reid, who said we should burn the clothes and start from scratch, was wearing a suit made in the USA? And socks made in the USA? And .. well, he wasn’t. Chances are no one anywhere ever really is anymore.
And that is the tragic part of this story.
We don’t make anything here. Including military vehicles! How many times have you heard about China making weapons of war and selling them the United States? How many times before someone notices? Sports made people notice.. Team USA’s awful beret style outfit made people notice..
Another angle of this story not being mentioned is just how awful the outfits are. It looks like a remake of CHARIOTS OF FIRE.
Personally I enjoy the summer games. Really. There is something magical, still, about the Olympics. And of course this year they feature a boatload of missiles pointed directly at the city of London by British military … but that aside, the United States, with its double breasted lapels and berets, will march into Olympics stadium proudly with an American flag and outfits made in China. Wonder where that flag was made….
And wonder where team China’s outfits were made? let me guess.. Taiwan?
Friday night.
The mood is right.
Of course if you’re so inclined to get some information into your system tonight along with your cold or warm brew of choice, here you go.. Enjoy and be safe:
REVISED FORECAST: The CME launched toward Earth by yesterday’s X-flare is moving faster than originally thought. Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab have revised their forecast accordingly, advancing the cloud’s expected arrival time to 09:17 UT (5:17 am EDT) on Saturday, July 14th. Weekend auroras are likely.
