Dinner and a movie? The ball dropping? Staying home? The Twilight Zone Marathon?

What are YOUR New Years plans?

'Military-Style' Raid on California Power Station Spooks U.S.

This is an important article from FOREIGN POLICY.. the money quote printed here:

Around 1:00 AM on April 16, at least one individual (possibly two) entered two different manholes at the PG&E Metcalf power substation, southeast of San Jose, and cut fiber cables in the area around the substation. That knocked out some local 911 services, landline service to the substation, and cell phone service in the area, a senior U.S. intelligence official told Foreign Policy. The intruder(s) then fired more than 100 rounds from what two officials described as a high-powered rifle at several transformers in the facility. Ten transformers were damaged in one area of the facility, and three transformer banks — or groups of transformers — were hit in another, according to a PG&E spokesman.

Cooling oil then leaked from a transformer bank, causing the transformers to overheat and shut down. State regulators urged customers in the area to conserve energy over the following days, but there was no long-term damage reported at the facility and there were no major power outages. There were no injuries reported. That was the good news. The bad news is that officials don’t know who the shooter(s) were, and most importantly, whether further attacks are planned.

"Initially, the attack was being treated as vandalism and handled by local law enforcement," the senior intelligence official said. "However, investigators have been quoted in the press expressing opinions that there are indications that the timing of the attacks and target selection indicate a higher level of planning and sophistication."

April 16.. .and we find out at the end of December how urgently important and dangerous this situation was..

'Military-Style' Raid on California Power Station Spooks U.S.

The year 2013 is about to go out with a bang, it is a Danny Snyder’s kind of night

The Canary Islands in the coal mine

There is still fear in 2014.. There have been some interesting and unsettling earthquakes in the Canary Islands over the past few days—this has happened before. When it did, there were rumors that a giant East Coast tsunami would occur. That was helped by people like John Moore on his radio program.. Now that the rumbling is happening again, those same rumors are being told. John Hogue is weighing in on the earthquake swarm and potential ramifications if Las Palmas euptions take place..

From livescience.com: “Two years after a new underwater volcano appeared offshore of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, earthquake swarms and a sudden change in height suggest a new eruption is brewing near the island’s villages, officials announced today”

If a big tsunami did occur, it would cause devastation in the aftermath..Predictions that it would be 300 feet high, cover islands.. And here is a map of what it could do to the United States. 
And it just so happened that this all occurred around the same time of these warnings of increased volcanic and seismic activity: A strong 5.4 shakes the Canary Islands..

Showing my age..

My niece and her friend were at our house this weekend, they’re of the age where they want to just watch mindless horror movies.. I put in Halloween from 1978, I expected them to be as amazed as I was when I was a young teenager like them..

They got bored quickly, and their only commentary on the classic movie was that the star of it now does yogurt commercials..

Yes… Jamie Lee is old now. But not when she fought Michael Myers.

Here is the full TWILIGHT ZONE marathon schedule from the SYFY channel..

It’s been the traditional way I’ve rung in the new year for a long time now.. Thanks to the SYFY channel (*then SCI FI) for all the wonderful memories of the Twilight Zone you’ve given me each and every New Years Eve.. 

I have already written down the times of my favorites.. 

Maybe I can get my wife to actually watch some this year if I tell her there will be advertisements for HER favorite show, LOST GIRLS.

Meanwhile.. the Monsters are Due on Maple street at 8:30 pm, the Shelter is prepped for 6:30 pm, and the Obsolete Man will cry at 1130 pm.. 

But the best happens at 12:00 am January 1, 2014 when the MIDNIGHT SUN blazes.. that one is my favorite.

Hope you find yours on their schedule.

Here is the full TWILIGHT ZONE marathon schedule from the SYFY channel..

Steam is coming from Fukushima Unit 3 reactor building — and it was observed multiple times this week

Another majorly important story about Fukushima that really no media organization is paying any mind to..

Steam is coming from Fukushima Unit 3 reactor building — and it was observed multiple times this week

Here’s one of the latest model runs for this Thursday.. 2014 may begin with a bang on the East Coast—a bang of snow and winter weather. This is a cold storm, too.. the way the arctic air will settle in beforehand would ensure that anything that falls with this scenario is frozen precipitation. 

While local forecasters in the area aren’t scaring anyone to grocery stores yet, this may be one of those storms you’ll want to have a stockpile of pizza and beer, or whatever your vice may be. There could be widespread 10-15 inches of snow over the entire area shaded in blue and green..

Stay tuned. This would happen Thursday January 2, 2014, if it all comes together the right way.. 

What a weird year it’s been …

We started 2013 hating Vlad the impaler.. Midyear it seemed everyone wanted to boycott the Russian  Olympics over the LGBT controversy. And now as the year ends, the world seems to be on his side, hoping he can save the 2014 Winter Olympics from terrorism…

The Winter Games are only weeks away, but this weekend Russia started to look like a war zone.. 

There were two suicide bombings, scores dead and injured, and fear over whether Putin can prevent further violence before the Olympics.. 

Security is tightening around the nation, especially near the Volograd—the location of where violence took place.

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This is something that may not let you sleep easy tonight.. 

Imagine traveling down the highway at 65, cool wind in your hair. And suddenly your feel like you hit a truck. But you didn’t.. your car just thought you did.

Your car was hacked..

It’s a serious issue, and as this video shows, just a little data on your location may lead your air bags to deploy, your turns to be manipulated, and your safe ride to be hacked …

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

Sun has 'flipped upside down' as new magnetic cycle begins--with video to show it

The north and south poles of the big star that lights our world have officially flipped. The midpoint of the 22 year process has happened.

Feel better about that?

Sun has 'flipped upside down' as new magnetic cycle begins--with video to show it

The Effects of Nursing on Nurses

My niece is a nurse.. she recently linked up this article about nursing, by a nurse, on the site OFCOURSEITSABOUTYOU.COM .. The money quote perhaps that best sums up the article as a whole (though you should still read it nonetheless):

Nursing can be rewarding. But nursing is a fucking hard job. If you are afraid of healthcare rationing, you should know it is already happening. Nurses are unable to give everyone the care they need, so patients with smaller problems may not get the same level of care. A nurse may be pressed to only give the minimum amount of care to a patient if she has 5 or more very sick patients. If you don’t want healthcare rationing, talk to your local hospitals about their nurse to patient ratios. Talk to your doctors. If you hear of legislation to support nurse to patient ratios, vote for it. Support it.

Rationing is happening. And that comes from a nurse. 

My father recently had a near death ailment.. and though some fine nurses worked through the wee hours of the night, I saw flaws.. Kinks in the armor of health care. 

There are some major issues .. systemic problems.

And for an aging population that’s not something comforting..

The Effects of Nursing on Nurses

Ted Cruz ‘taking steps’ to renounce Canadian citizenship

So bizarre .. will the people who got all fired up about Obama and those Kenya allegations care about Cruzin for a bruzin from Canada?

I can hear it now.. “Mr. Cruz, did you ever or do you now celebrate Boxing Day?”

Ted Cruz ‘taking steps’ to renounce Canadian citizenship

This is a very important article by Heather Linebaugh .. she worked on the US drone program and writes quite a bit about it

Among the most important things I see with this: It’s not printed in United States sources. It’s from the UK GAURDIAN.. foreign press seems to be the only place to go anymore for news about what actually happens in the United States and the effect of our foreign policy on other nations.

Heather Linebaugh’s initial paragraph sets the stage for an important story on drones and their use:

Whenever I read comments by politicians defending the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Predator and Reaper program – aka drones – I wish I could ask them some questions. I’d start with: “How many women and children have you seen incinerated by a Hellfire missile?” And: “How many men have you seen crawl across a field, trying to make it to the nearest compound for help while bleeding out from severed legs?” Or even more pointedly: “How many soldiers have you seen die on the side of a road in Afghanistan because our ever-so-accurate UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicle] were unable to detect an IED [improvised explosive device] that awaited their convoy?”

Few of these politicians who so brazenly proclaim the benefits of drones have a real clue of what actually goes on. I, on the other hand, have seen these awful sights first hand.

Be brave and read this entire article.

And after be honest with yourself..

Do you still support drones..?

This is a very important article by Heather Linebaugh .. she worked on the US drone program and writes quite a bit about it

RUSSIAN SUICIDE BOMBER CLAIMS LIVES AND INJURES DOZENS

And it’s 400 miles from the site of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia..

According to report, Russia fears more attacks as the Olympics approach

RUSSIAN SUICIDE BOMBER CLAIMS LIVES AND INJURES DOZENS

This is the strawberry that was supposed to be dropped in Harrisburg PA on New Years… Things went very wrong and the strawberry fell and shattered when it dropped..

Now the question: Can they build a new one in time to save New Years?

Mysterious Christmas Eve ‘boom’ heard and felt around GTA

Around 11 p.m. Christmas Eve, people reported hearing a loud “boom” in Toronto, Newmarket, Aurora, Belleville, Richmond Hill, and Sutton. Not only was the boom heard, but it rattled houses, leaving many to believe that a tree had fallen on their rooftop

When in doubt, blame a ‘frost quake.’ And that’s just what is being blamed for these weird sounds..

Though lots of places have been booming since 2012—and there wasn’t always ice storms that accompanied the strange noises..

Mysterious Christmas Eve ‘boom’ heard and felt around GTA

Predictions for 2014

I dare make them.

• Healthcare.gov will begin working, and people will sign up for care. The problem will be lack of younger people signing up, and new rules will be fashioned to force them further into the Obamcare mandate, as the fine will not be enough to sustain the law.


• Local and state governments will face crises in 2014 and big layoffs may occur throughout the nation.


• The winter of 2014 will be warmer than normal. Less snow than normal. But when it snows it will be big. Weatherwise, there will be hurricanes that strike the United States. Tornado season will be especially dire.


• Democrats will get control of both the House and Senate. Republicans will begin to reorganize and promote Chris Christie for president.


• Art Bell will NOT return to radio.


• The Hollywood blockbusters of the summer will be huge. People are craving an escape from reality, and movies are going to feed their desires.


• There will be new court actions against the NSA spying programs. People will begin to speak out against government surveillance in bigger numbers.


• Time travel will not happen, but discoveries of the universe will feed into the notion that it can.


• Radiation from Fukushima will begin to create dire problems in the Pacific Ocean. 


• Milk prices will be $7 by December 2014.


• There will be a burst of enthusiam for the Catholic Church, thanks to Pope Francis and Hollywood movies about the Bible.

• 2014 will not be that bad. All in all. 

Best short-lived radio of the year

Best paranormal radio of the year
Art Bell made a deal with Siruis XM radio and returned as a paranormal radio broadcaster in September. It was a triumphant return to radio full time after years being off. Sirius paid for a full set in his Pahrump NV home. And then after his brief stint on air, he quit after his Halloween show. Six weeks of radio, and he saw his shadow..and made a decision to go back into radio hibernation and a two year non compete clause.. Not even a #FreeArtBell campaign was able to stop the Sirius suits from holding Bell to that.

Best haircut of the year

Haircut of the year
My son Ayden! Looking good.