This is what it's like to be dead

A Reddit AMA allowed a man who claimed to have died twice to entertain questions from the masses about what he felt, what he remembered, and how it felt..

Some of what he said may surprise some.. rattle others.. leave many without hope that anything at all happens after this life is over.

You can read the text of the full AMA here. A few highlights posted:

On what death felt like:

Both times I was just “not there”. It was just all black. I would describe it as when you take a nap. A short nap with no dream, you wake up and it feels like you’ve been sleeping a long time, when in reality it’s only been about 15 minutes

Was it emptiness:

It was definitely not just a gap. Much like a dreamless nap, you don’t just wake up and feel like time just jumped ahead. You know that you’ve been asleep for a while. At the same time, you can’t really remember experiencing anything at all, unless you had a dream

On afterlife beliefs:

I am still an atheist, and now I know that there is no such thing as God or Heaven. At least not for me. My reasoning behind that is no God would ever put a person and family through such a experience

I believe this man’s experience was exactly as he described.. I think that is what scares me the most. The idea that nothing exists after this, that this pitiful planet on earth is the last place we will be. That all the emotion and love, pain and joy, will all just vanish as we perish.

I have Raymond Moody’s stories, the tales of bright white lights that captivated me as a child when I read about his NDE research, is truer than the man on REDDIT who said that, for him, nothing existed in the blackness of death.

This is what it's like to be dead

A screen shot from CNN is their reporting showing ISIS destroy priceless antiques—items of interest from ancient history that lasted for centuries. And now ruined in mere seconds with a sledgehammer..

This is not the first time such deeds have been reported. 

Most likely will not be the last..

Llama chase in Arizona captivates nation; at one point, 3 were on the run

Llamas have always fascinated me.
And today they stopped the entire nation in its tracks as a live chase ensued on TV..

llama chase

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Llama chase in Arizona captivates nation; at one point, 3 were on the run

Astronomers Find Supermassive Black Hole 12 Billion Times Size of the Sun

Astronomers say they have have discovered a black hole so big that it challenges the theory about how they grow. 

We are told that this new amazing discovery comes from a supermassive black hole that formed sometime around 900 million years after the big bang. 

While it may seem a strange concept for some to consider, this black hole is not working the way it should. It’s too big ..

NBC NEWS reports,

But with measurements indicating it is 12 billion times the size of the sun, the black hole challenges a widely accepted hypothesis of growth rates. “Based on previous research, this is the largest black hole found for that period of time,” Fuyan Bian, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University (ANU), told Reuters on Wednesday. “Current theory is for a limit to how fast a black hole can grow, but this black hole is too large for that theory.” The discovery was described in a study published Wednesday in Nature.

Is this a black hole so massive that it could actually pre-date the currently accepted time frame of the beginning of everything?

Does this throw everything ever taught out the window?

Does anyone else even somewhat comprehend any of what this could mean?

Space is amazing. Science is too.
But when it comes to the perplexing concept of black holes, I have trouble understanding. Glad I’m not paid to try..

Astronomers Find Supermassive Black Hole 12 Billion Times Size of the Sun

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The perfect song for a night when science is rocked by a supermassive black hole that challenges our current thinking about how old this whole thing is anyway.

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

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Climate change.. Earth changes.. global warming.

Say what you will and read what you say.

The facts often get in the way of a good debate, don’t they?

Take for instance a moment of somewhat clownish behavior on the floor of the Senate–the chamber that is supposed to house the ‘adults’ of government..

Then This skit occurred..

The woman behind Senator James Inhoffe looked a little embarrassed for him.. The Senator himself seemed a little shaky as he threw the snowball, perhaps quickly realizing how strange of an attempt it was to disprove manmade global warming..

So word on whether the fellow conspirator ni the snowjob actually caught the cold ball..

But I would sure love to have been a fly on the wall in the room when the decision had to be made: Who was going to go outside and get a snowball and put it into an evidence bag for a Senator to throw on live somewhat-watched TV..?

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

Jesus Christ almighty George Snoory Noory shaved his mustache..

I’d imagine a hairless top lips helps with pizza roll digestion..

My God..
http://mobile.wnd.com/2015/02/ghost-rockets-proof-of-aliens-on-earth/

So true.. So very true..
Caillou is the hellbeast of parenting.. The curse of pain..

He’s just a kid who’s four and each day he annoys some more..

Condom Sales Skyrocket in South Korea as Adultery Is Decriminalized

Happy days are here again for the cheating hearts of South Korea..

Condom Sales Skyrocket in South Korea as Adultery Is Decriminalized

Matt Drudge reacts to net neutrality today on Twitter..

Facebook Introduces New Tools to Help Prevent Suicide

There’s something amazing and also creepy about this at the same time…

Facebook Introduces New Tools to Help Prevent Suicide

I think when the winter time is over, everything needs to really really good bath..

Bombs or birdshot? Mysterious booms fill the skies over central

Big, mysterious booms that filled the sky from south Grand Pairie to Southlake on Tuesday afternoon..

Even more booms have been plaguing a number of other states..

Bombs or birdshot? Mysterious booms fill the skies over central

MYSTERIOUS DRONES SUDDENLY ARE FLYING AROUND PARIS FRANCE

MYSTERIOUS DRONES SUDDENLY ARE FLYING AROUND PARIS FRANCE

If I eat 2700 calories a day, a quarter of that is Coca-Cola. I drink at least five 12-ounce servings. I do it everyday

Warren Buffet, explaining how he stays alive

Don’t think Michelle Obama would appreciate it.
But he could be the new face for the ‘got sugar?’ campaign..

JENNIFER FINK: Why schools are failing our boys

An amazing editorial in the Washington POST..

Some money quotes:

Re-entry after winter break has not been easy for him. The rules and restrictions of school – Sit Still. Be Quiet. Do What You Are Told, Nothing More, Nothing Less. – have been grating on him, and it shows. His teacher recently emailed me; she’d noticed a change in his behavior (more belligerent, less likely to cooperate) and wanted to know if there was anything going on at home.

More:

The lack of movement and rigid restrictions associated with modern schooling are killing my son’s soul.

And

Kids haven’t changed much over the past 150 years; our society has. So while my son still needs movement, still craves real-world learning, physical labor and ways to contribute to his family and his world, he’s expected to spend most of his time in a desk, in a classroom, with 20-some other kids his age. He’s not allowed to go outside at school when it’s too cold or wet; he’s expected to sit quietly in the library or auditorium during recess time. He’s allowed few opportunities for “real” work; today, when you hand an 8-year-old a saw or allow him to start a fire, people look at you askance.

I will be honest.. I really never thought of this until I read this article. And with a 4-year-old getting closer to the magic age of kindergarten, I am a little disturbed now by what me and my wife as parents may face..Especially known the movement and activity my son needs.

Why after all of these years of does a PINK FLOYD song continue in schools.. why does it seem kids are meat for sausage instead of brains for education? Why have we failed not only boys, but girls? Why is America lagging behind? Why is it all just wrong.

And will anyone do anything to fix it..?

JENNIFER FINK: Why schools are failing our boys

The Clinton Foundation accepted millions of dollars from seven foreign governments during Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, including one donation that violated its ethics agreement with the Obama administration, foundation officials disclosed Wednesday.

This is a must read story from the Washington POST written by Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger..

The Clinton Foundation accepted millions of dollars from seven foreign governments during Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, including one donation that violated its ethics agreement with the Obama administration, foundation officials disclosed Wednesday.

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In honor up the ever so important FCC vote coming, I offer up the only song I can think of that features a line about the FCC.

Thanks Eminem in 2002.

Maybe after their vote they will not let any of us be..

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

Net duality..Will the FCC let the bases belong to us?

There is lots of information online regarding net neutraility.. lots of truth. Lots of bunk. Lots of reasons to also be a little freaked by what may occur when the FCC decides on this..

There’s one source I trust: The Electronic Frontier Foundation. The site also has a great post that may lead you to understand this entire mess just a little better.

You can read it here. And you should read it here.

The EFF is very worried about the vague ‘general conduct’ .. after reading their description and questions, anyone online should be worried as well.

There is something quite big at stake with the internet..

https://www.eff.org/ .. read all about it.

Until then.. all your bases are belong to us.

Until they belong to them.
The good old days of the internet WERE that good. And tomorrow is as bad as it seems.

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Madge is showing her age a little.. the Material Mom fell off a stage onto one of her male dancing goats at the BRIT awards.. The world of gossip and celebrity is abuzz about the Madge Taking a Tumble Video.. the UK DAILY MAIL, without question, has the best coverage: Giant full screen images of the shocking moment when Madonna fell backwards off the stage.. 
The Drudge Report is leading with this as the top story today—Drudge knocked down the FCC rules for the Madonna fall. He knows how to get hits, still.. 

Others are looking at the video in a little more curious way. After all, this is the year of the goat on the Chinese calender—and that’s not a good thing for the world. Play with the ram? Get the horns. Madonna did with this mishap.

The DAILY MAIL notes the lyrics of a song she performed:

Sang lyrics including ‘I’m going to carry on’ and ‘Watch me stumble’ 

Stumble. 
Tumble.
Fumble.

This is stuff memes are made of..

My wife and I saw this and showed it to my now four-year-old son. He laughed at gave back the phone.. nothing major, just a lady with a cape falling on top of a goat. Nothing he never saw on Phinneas and Ferb already..

But in the end, things seemed ok.

The 56-year-old looked shocked - and briefly stopped singing - after she fell down a set of stairs, but picked herself back up and continued to the end.

No goats were harmed in the making of this GIF that will live in showbiz infamy..