My son and I have become quite addicted to the game Tappers of Grayskull over the past week.. It’s new, you can get it for iPhones or Androids..
The goal seems to be tapping as fast as you can without breaking your phone screen. Seriously is really is that intense.
Ayden is doing better than me.
I am glad he can enjoy a He-Man game, as opposed to when he plays with my old 1980s He-Man toys, he complains about the “old” smell they have.
Tap away Meryl! Tap away.
Here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it has been near 100 all week. Ankles are sweating and forming kankles in the heat.
Good thing is, a cold front is sweeping through.. I can feel the changes coming. By Thursday next week low temperatures in the 40s… Football Fridays will start to feel like it.
And we will enjoy the cool breeze and pumpkin flavored life. And in about two weeks miss the summer.
I feel ‘oxy cuted’ .. you know that product, right? No, not the pimple meditation.. the other stuff that Billy Mays sold before his death.
Ocyclean?
There is a problem, of course.. the product, despite what I always thought, is not called Oxyclean. It is OXICLEAN. With an I not a Y.
Really..
Don’t believe me? Look it up..
I know, I know.. impossible! You recall the ads that said ‘oxycute’ dirt..Or pimples.. you know that the “oxy” was a reference to oxygen somehow being used in conjunction with the cleaner..? Am I way off base here?
But that is not what this timeline is serving up to you.
I have not written about the now famed ‘Mandela Effect’ lately. Which is actually too bad. I have had and led several conversation with friends and family over the past few months regarding the topic. Recently Heather Wade had a very listenable program on the September 1 edition of MIDNIGHT IN THE DESERT regarding the topic, should you want to go back and have a look-see.
But this Oxy….I mean Oxiclean issue is the most recent type of time slip I have experienced that actually, well, angered me. Anger because it just stopped making sense. Angry because my sanity feels in jeopardy so often when I delve into this whole time slip notion.
You and I have heard the scientists and experts pooh pooh the Mandela Effect theory.. mass hallucination! Sure, tens of thousands of people remember the BerenSTEIN Bears.. and yes, so many—including me—recall King Henry VIII holding a giant turkey leg in a painting that was pictured in history books in the 1980s.. The list goes on and it is being added to daily. Check Mandelaeffect.com for the complete annals of alternative history. It is an amazing site that no one can replicate.. Add your own commentary and voice to it as well.
With the latest Oxyclean or Oxiclean conundrum I experienced, it reminded me of another recent topic that I did not write about: The movie DAZED AND CONFUSED. No, it was not a good film. It was that typical early 90s teen angst not so funny type of movie.. But it also has created a chapter in the history books of Mandela Effect lure. Did you ever hear of the theory that there was a land mass off of the coast of Australia? It was a large mass and many thousands of people recall it—oddly they all recall it in around the same vicinity. There is no recorded evidence of this mass, or as some have dubbed it, Taured, existing. (also Google the MAN FROM TAURED for some creepy late night reading) .. However, a brief classroom scene from the film DAZED AND CONFUSED may add to the mystery. During the short snipped, there is actually a globe spinning that seemingly has that creepy now vanished land mass!
I went through the normal notion that it was a mistake. Just a misprinted map used in the film. Heck maybe even intentionally done. But this was in 93, long before the Mandela Effect theory. Then I thought, perhaps, the island shaped something was just a map legend. Or a logo of the company who printed it.. But it looks to island-shaped to be such. Or maybe so many people remember the map from DAZED AND CONFUSED that they became dazed and confused and recall this map as real history?
Frankly, none of it makes sense.
So why would a little dumb movie be the key to the Mandela Effect? I have no clue. Perhaps the giant computer programmer in the sky forgot this movie even existed, so much so that the computer code erasing history never was updated the correct way?!
And why would Oxyclean now have an I…?
What if this…super computer popping into parallel dimdimensionsd messing with the timeline not only there, but also here? Sounds like fiction. But get this. (link) The website HACKED reported a year ago that a venture capitalist for the D-Wave computer system announced it had broke the 1000 qubit barrier and that some weird things are now happening.. The managing director of the company, Steve Jurveston, said that now super computers have become so powerful that they actually harness the computing power of huge numbers of parallel universes! Pretty quantum and crazy…
Can we blame D-Wave?
Can you blame CERN?
And …why ..
And why..
And you know what is coming up? September 22. Or the 23rd. That is the date when some weird stuff happens. At least some speculate such.
So in moments like this, during times of frustrating no-answer question sessions, the best thing to do is sit back, pop in Forest Gump and realize you misquoted it your entire life (or did you) and eat a big giant turkey leg.
King Henry VIII style.
Here is the synopsis of the film KUBO AND THE TWO STRING:
Living with his mother in peace, Kubo’s life is changed when he is tasked with finding the sword unbreakable, armor and helmet to defeat his sinister aunts and destructive grandfather. To assist, a monkey and beetle are on hand to help him.
But it goes from there to become one of the greatest and most powerful movies I have ever seen..
My son Ayden took note of the ads on TV for it, we decided as a family to make a movie day. None of us were ready for the wild ride of emotions that hit us.. From laughter and sadness to complete tears and enormous joy and pride of the hero of our film..
Kubo starts with a story that we should not blink.. that the story about to be told is very important.. It is not a lie.
One of my favorite entertainment sites the Flickering Myth has a good review of the film on its site. But not even the review does justice .. the movie is beyond emotional..
By the time the final act arrives, and the remake of MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS begins to play, Mom and Dad were tearful wrecks while Ayden was asking to see the movie again.
It was deep and meaningful.. it had moments for children and adults.. very strong, strong moments.
It is one of the best movies I have ever seen.
I am going to start a tag here on my site.. the ‘strange places I see Donald Trump signs.’ I see them everywhere.. in weird places, too. On trucks, on rocks. Farms.. on dilapidated houses..
Photos posted in no way shows an endorsement.. just a strange piece of pop culture activity taking place before out eyes..
Everyone is making a big to-do about the Hillary Clinton Labor Day coughing spurts .. one during a speech that went on exceptionally too long and the other on a plane ride afterwards..
While there are talking heads and pundits on the big TEE VEE pondering the health of the potential president, I am pondering the tenacity of the potential future VP. Seriously Kaine, you just allowed her to sputter around on the stage for a long time while you sat behind her smirking and clapping? You couldn’t fetch her a mint? Glass of water? Anything? …
And in case you’re attempting to keep tabs on all of the public coughing issues that Clinton has faced, here is a site keeping a tab for all of 2016..
Russia is not going to allow much advertising of BAD MOMS.. it would appear that Mila Kunis’ name has a pretty similar spelling to the Russian word for ..well.. this is a kid friendly page. You can read it yourself.
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 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..
As my son opened a bin of my childhood He-Man Toys:
“These toys smell really old. Gross.”
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 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.
LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON HERMINE..
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
Centralia Pennsylvania is the place to be today…
