Monday, December 2, 2013

Power outage plunges most of Venezuela in darkness

THIS IS THE REUTERS DISPATCH:



Venezuela’s second massive power outage of the year plunged much of the nation into darkness on Monday night, prompting renewed talk of sabotage from President Nicolas Maduro’s government and cries of incompetence from its foes.


Power went off in Caracas and other cities around the country soon after 8 p.m. local time (0030 GMT), to the intense annoyance of residents and commuters.



Intense anger is being expressed by citizens who are without electricity … 


Power outage plunges most of Venezuela in darkness

No security ever built into Obamacare site: Hacker

Can this get any worse?


I know we are going with the word of a hacker—but I’d take the word of a hacker over other experts..


This may be worse than the website not working. 


No security ever built into Obamacare site: Hacker

It's a pretty big deal in the house tonight!

The Charlie Brown Christmas special airs tonight!



Ayden is excited. His own words, ‘daddy I love this one.’



Mommy says ‘it’s the only one that makes mommy not want to hurt herself.’



The dog has a bone.



Christmas has begun..

Cats suffering from 'Tom and Jerry' syndrome


I blame GIFs


Sleepy Cat Has Trouble Jumping


Cats suffering from 'Tom and Jerry' syndrome

Anyone who cares a bit about education, or the future of the United States, or CHILDREN, needs to watch this video.


Get some facts.


Then we all need to collectively decide what to do about it..

Blame it on the bot!

More scary Google patent news: Google files patent for robot that writes your Facebook posts, emails and tweets - but will need FULL access to scan your accounts It would study you, be you, and mimic you.


When someone posts a message, your robot you would reply just as you would. But what if the other person is a bot, too?


What if we are all bots?


This is a ride down to the abyss, where your mind will be dead to ‘them’ and your body will simply be a cavern of organs, blood, and a semi-beating heart.


Nothing stopping them now.


NO rest for the weary

"Comfort station" in old coal city Pottsville PA is a thing of the past.. The economic downtown and a city in distress—as many cities are these days..

'Promise me, no more funerals.' 'Just one more': Haunting lines spoken by Paul Walker and co-star in Fast & Furious clip leaked days before he died in fiery car crash in friend's Porsche Carrera

'Promise me, no more funerals.' 'Just one more': Haunting lines spoken by Paul Walker and co-star in Fast & Furious clip leaked days before he died in fiery car crash in friend's Porsche Carrera

weird music lately

Weird times, too.


Thanks. I guess.

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Well here in the coal region, the Monday after Thanksgiving means only one thing: Deer season.


I’m grateful because there is a less chance through the winter that Bambi and children will smash into my window.. 


However, as this horrendous song (but overly played today in Pennsylvania) proves, not all hunters are on the march for a deer.. maybe instead they are just getting drunk and wearing dirty underwear. 


Oh the coal region.


I have fond memories years ago of my father telling me to either ‘wear orange’ when I leave the house or just stay in the basement all day, because drunk hunters have terrible shots.


Maybe my dad was right about these precautionary actions. I am still alive today.


And one day I will express the same warnings to my own son…


This is an absolutely *(to me)* amazing story appearing in NATURE.. Apparently dinosaurs used a community bathroom back in their day..  A latrine used by all! Dinos included.


And now we know where it is..

Sunday, December 1, 2013

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Good evening all…

I applaud the makers of the Travel Channel's AMERICA DECLASSIFIED on tonight's Centralia episode. Somehow they were able to edit out all of the images of male and female genitalia from America's only 'graffiti highway'.

They did it, somehow!


Plus an infared drone proved that the 50 year old mine fire was still glowing strong deep in the coal mines of Centralia.


Cool stuff.


I knew a few former residents (maybe family included) that refused to watch this show tonight because it included David Dekok. I never blamed him for anything, instead he did his job as a good reporter.


Nonetheless, science proves what some residents deny: The mine fire is a problem and remains one, even though those remaining few say there are no dangers.


Now my only question: What other towns will it spread to?


Moon grown and good.

Would you eat a carrot grown no the moon? The question is, at this time, would a carrot even grow on the moon?


NASA is exploring the notion that we will one day, in the distant future perhaps, live on our satellite. And in doing so, they are also set to experiment with the possibility of growing food on it.


According to some information appearing today in the ‘reliable’ UK DAILY MAIL, NASA is going to send turnip and basil seeds to the moon and photograph their development, growth, or lack thereof.


And the DAILY MAIL reports that experts think if plants can survive there, humans can too.


It all takes place in 2015. 


The real question humans should ask themselves: Where are we going to start putting all of our garbage? Our cans, our boxes.. our plastic.. and our dreaded Styrofoam?  I think it’s high time, with all these planets KEPLER has been finding, to get a big rocket ship and do daily deliveries of our trash to foreign lands. Perhaps that planet made of glass! Or maybe the one that is 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit! I know, we can send them into the black hole that is glowing with bright light!


Come on humans.. aren’t we tired of ruining our own planet with trinkets and useless trash?! Is it not time to branch out and ruin foreign and distant planets? It’s the human way! Reach out and touch the stars, and secretly throw your old McDonalds bag of rubbish out the window when no one’s looking. 


But in the mean time, we’ll take it slow. First up: GROW FOOD ON THE MOON!


It’s a small step for plants, a giant leap for plant kind.


Good luck with that.


Who says drones can't be used for the good, too?

AMAZON is going to deliver your package with drones—not armed, I imagine, unless you consider a piece of junk made in China to be a weapon..


Seriously, Jeff Beezos showed CHARLIE ROSE all of the gadgets and contraptions that will make drone delivery possible tonight on 60 MINUTES.


Goodbye post office. So long UPS. FEDEX is not even a match.


No, not at all.


Not when you have drones…


At least if this happens, innocent Pakistani school kids won’t be killed in ‘collateral damage’ for no reason. 


But what if the people of Pakistan order from Amazon? Drones to the rescue while others bomb?


Oh the future prospects of this are … startling. AND COMING SOON TO A SKY NEAR YOU.


Who says drones can't be used for the good, too?

Centralia will be featured tonight on AMERICA DECLASSIFIED

If you’re slightly or really interested in the story of the town that was, tune in tonight, Sunday December 1, to the Travel Channel at 10pm tonight



I’ll be curious to see how much justice is done to the Centralia memory. I never expect much, that way I’m not agitated by a less than fair portrayal ..

Child taken from womb by social services

It was for ‘the best’ they say…
So they drugged her and performed a C section to remove her child.
Her apparent crime was ‘suffering a mental breakdown’..



Oh, and she’s not getting her baby back.


Child taken from womb by social services

My favorite weather source on Facebook, Weatherboy weather, is predicting son extremely cold weather coming this month—perhaps historic cold.



Yes Christmassy maybe. But unfortunate for those who are not ready or able to deal with such extreme weather.



Old
Man
Winter.



Arctic ice.



It’s on the way..

I had a brief conversation with my wife yesterday.. we pondered our existence, and wondered if ‘time’ is really going as fast as we perceive it.


My only argument was that the major earthquakes on this planet over the past decade did speed us up fractions of a millisecond—that was scientifically proven. Maybe that slight alteration in time does something to us over time.. maybe it in fact does make us feel that the passage of time—and in essence our trek around the sun—is changed. 


Or.. 


It’s because we have a child, and now a dog, and a rush of life with work and few pleasure. Could it be the plague of parents—the idea that you’re watching your child grow too fast and also facing your own eventual ‘ending’? It’s already December.


So it’s true that life has accelerated. Or that the parental brain drain has set in..


I don’t know.


But things seem to be rushing by lately.


Any takers on telling me why?

So now we know.. 00000000 was the 'secret' code for nuclear detonation?!

So now we know.. 00000000 was the 'secret' code for nuclear detonation?!
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