Clown tries to lure kids in Winston-Salem, two clown sightings reported

Clown tries to lure kids in Winston-Salem, two clown sightings reported:

Winston-Salem police say someone in a clown costume tried to lure kids into the woods Sunday night.

The incident happened in the 1200 block of East 29th Street off Hwy. 52 about 8:30 p.m.

The “clown” was described as wearing white overalls, white gloves, red shoes with red bushy hair, a white face and a red nose.

The suspect allegedly tried to lure the kids with treats. The suspect was reportedly seen by two children and heard, but not seen, by one adult. The suspect fled the area when officers arrived.

This ACTUAL picture pops up every now and then in pop culture...

This ACTUAL picture pops up every now and then in pop culture and has done so for decades.. An actual scene of workers eating lunch above a still being built city.. on a beam.. inches from death but not scared of anything, just devouring their food in order to have energy to work more..

Labor Day is something special.. something very important. It is not MAY DAY, America was sure to separate its reflection of workers from the Communist inspired day across the rest of the world. No, here in America, we have long prided ourselves on having workers rights alongside of capitalism. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it does not. Every now and then someone like Teddy Roosevelt or Franklin have to come around and give workers more rights.. or Richard Nixon and give the government more power to protect. 

But labor day did not just emerge because someone in power liked labor unions.. Not at all. It was forged with blood and sacrifice. Real blood and real death. The United States Department of Labor offers up a history of Labor Day on its website.. 

Not spoken about much during Labor Day celebrations: The Molly Maguires .. They battled coal barons in my home location of the dark mines of Eastern Pennsylvania.. They forged fairness for workers and wages for those who often were just slaves to the company towns.. And they were charged with crimes without evidence they committed them and hung–most likely because their actions have weight that forever changed the nation. 

And even today, in the Old Jail in Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania, it is said that a handprint of one Molly still exists as a sign for all future generations of their universal power and strength. 

Labor Day comes every year with picnics and beach trips.. and just like every other holiday here in the United States, over time it seemingly loses meaning for some people. Labor Day should not at all.. the very fact you have a day off or are able to have a wage and overtime after forty hours is because of the sacrifices often in blood that so many had generations before us..

A child’s perspective

As my son opened a bin of my childhood He-Man Toys:

“These toys smell really old. Gross.” 

Prayers before bed

Me: Ayden, anything you want to ask God for before bed?
Ayden: No. Just tell him I don't really need anything. Everything is okay.

MAC madness..

After much thought and debate, I purchased a MAC computer this week. A desktop too! Throwback 1998!

One of the biggest things I looked forward to: Using the TUMBLR Mac backup app..

And then…came to realize tonight that it seems the MAC backup ability through the Staff Tumblr page is dead and not working.

Can anyone with a MAC background assist in this matter?

The most wonderful time of year

The sun is shining bright today.. this is a fine Sunday, the kind that I feel like I will remember in my ripe old age. 

LABOR DAY 2016 is upon us.. my birthday just took place two days previous, and as I age, I really have come to love this month. From September 1 through about October 31, I believe is the best time of the year.. The most remarkable weather here in the eastern part of the former once great Coal Region of Pennsylvania.. The late summer grass begins to fade from green to yellow, leaves start to turn vibrant.. The festivals and fairs of fall usher in a new feeling.. a crisper feel to the air and a rash of hurry in the atmosphere..

The nights get longer.
That part isn’t my favorite..

The days grow weary.. But until November, there is still abundant sun and warmth.. 

I just love this time of the year.

One for me. And One for me.

One for me. And One for me.

LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON HERMINE..

LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON HERMINE..

RESIDENTS ALONG THE EAST COAST SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE FUTURE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE

RESIDENTS ALONG THE EAST COAST SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE FUTURE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE:

AN ACTION PLAN IS NEEDED NOW..

In some strange way I picture these the final words of Gene Wilder

Round the world and home again

That’s the sailor’s way

Faster faster, faster faster

There’s no earthly way of knowing

Which direction we are going

There’s no knowing where we’re rowing

Or which way the river’s flowing

Is it raining, is it snowing

Is a hurricane a-blowing

Not a speck of light is showing
So the danger must be growing

Are the fires of Hell a-glowing

Is the grisly reaper mowing

Yes, the danger must be growing

For the rowers keep on rowing

And they’re certainly not showing

Any signs that they are slowing

Gene Wilder, dead at 83

Gene Wilder, dead at 83

The Strange Case of the religious Pilgrimage Site in a Pennsylvania Ghost Town

The Strange Case of the religious Pilgrimage Site in a Pennsylvania Ghost Town:

Centralia Pennsylvania is the place to be today…

Heroin laced with elephant tranquilizers hits the streets

Heroin laced with elephant tranquilizers hits the streets :

The American heroin epidemic has become more dangerous, as reports of heroin laced with carfentanil are being reported throughout the country.


Carfentanil is the most potent opioid used commercially, 10,000 times stronger than morphine. It is a version or analogue of fentanyl, the painkiller that most recently made headlines with its role in the death of pop star Prince.

So far, overdoses in Florida, Ohio, and Indiana have been linked to the new mixture..

MORE DEATH COMING TO A STREET NEAR YOU. Or yours..

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump remain within 1 percentage point !

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump remain within 1 percentage point !:

The summer is waning.. the autumn creeping in.. The election is coming. And a close one may be developing..

Anyone who thought landslide year could be wrong..

The secret LSD-fuelled CIA experiment that inspired Stranger Things

The secret LSD-fuelled CIA experiment that inspired Stranger Things :

The linked article goes to the UK GUARDIAN.. which describes how MKULTRA was real.. and how Americans were drugged with LSD without knowing it for secret clandestine experiments on mind control, remote viewing, and other otherworldly things..

…..and of course, it’s not done these days.. Right?

Another Earth might be near, a mere 25 trillion miles away

Another Earth might be near, a mere 25 trillion miles away :

It is called Proxima b.. it is a little over 4 light years away..

And it could harbor life. Or at least running water..

Scientists say this is one of the best places to have one of the best chances where life can be substained..

One astronomer likened it to a flashing neon sign.

“I’m the nearest star, and I have a potentially habitable planet!” said R. Paul Butler, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science and a member of the team that made the discovery.

This is exciting news.. should be top story status. While it’s not, the eventual outcome could very well be–the future when life on another planet is announced with surity..

At this point, it is being called ‘pure speculation’ that life could actually exist here..

The press release from the European Space Agency, however, is exciting with its implications and slightly scary with the ramifications that if life is there, it could be life we don’t want to meet.

HOPE DASHED! SUSPENDED.. MORE.. U.S. soccer again has...

HOPE DASHED!
SUSPENDED..
MORE..


U.S. soccer again has suspended goalkeeper Hope Solo from the women’s national team, but unlike last year, she won’t be back in 30 days. Citing Solo’s accusation of cowardice among Sweden’s players after the team beat the U.S. in the Olympic quarterfinals in Rio de Janeiro, U.S. officials booted Solo for six months.

This may be the most amazing image of a blood moon ever taken.....

This may be the most amazing image of a blood moon ever taken.. It was shot last night by Jennifer Khordi.. The New York City skyline lurks .. The foreboding moon in the background..

It may an old wives tale that blood moon bring bad news with them. But if I would have seen this last night I would have been a bit shell shocked by the sight..

Unbelievably beautiful image ..

The move DON’T BREATHE looks amazing, scary, and extremely...

The move DON’T BREATHE looks amazing, scary, and extremely creative.. I predict it is going to be one of the best horror films of this style in some time, and also one of the biggest movies of the summer .. This has been a wonderful year for horror so far–the summer has been profitable for the genre as well..

All that said, I wanted to point out the glee that some seem to be filling themselves with watching the demise of SUICIDE SQUAD. The article Iink here describes how SUICIDE SQUAD is ‘finally going down’ after three weeks of topping the box office..

A few points I wanted to make..

First off, movie reviewers are just as meaningful as CNN these days. In CNN’s case, things have gotten so bad for their election all Trump network, ratings have gone down. Tanked so much as a matter of fact that now CNN is being beaten by the once barely alive MSNBC.. In the case of movie reviews? All of those negative reviews for SUICIDE SQUAD did not matter one bit.. Not at all.

Instead, people went to see it anyway. More than once as a matter of fact. (Me included.)

Was SUICIDE SQUAD everything it could be? No .. but for a summer time comic book film, it was successful for DC, which hasn’t been stellar in the comic movie world as of late..

Movies come and go. In the summer, most of the time, they are one week wonders that rise with big numbers and fall by 80% the next week. Every now and then a sleeper comes along. SUICIDE SQUAD was not a sleeper, but it also wasn’t a dud. The movie made good money not only in the United States but also international box offices, too.. Harley Quinn is getting her own spinoff. And Jared Leto as the Joker?Eh.. Ithat point I will be kind and not comment.

SO let the movie pundits jump with glee! Suicide Squad is finally going to be dethroned. They tell us.

They tell us a lot.

And most people stopped listening.

But DON’T BREATHE? I am happy–estatic as a matter of fact–that a horror movie is going to bring down a comic book movie.

This has been a good summer for film . At least the types of films Iike.

National Hurricane Center update on the yet to be formed...

National Hurricane Center update on the yet to be formed hurricane poised to strike anywhere form Florida to the Gulf coast..

A must read.

Anyone reading this in the states that could be affected needs to prepare now..