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Coffee - Cheers!

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Friday, April 20, 2012 8:33 PM

Wee breakthrough? FBI now seeks vehicles perhaps
connected with the Kodiak Island double murder =>
http://community.adn.com/?q=adn%2Fnode%2F160837

The FBI today released pictures of a Dodge pickup and a Honda SUV that investigators
believe may have been used in connection with the April 12 killing of two men at a
Coast Guard station in Kodiak.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:54 PM

Developments in British phone-hacking scandal =>
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-04/D9UBBQ480.htm

Developments in a phone-hacking scandal involving British newspapers
owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.:

November 2005: News of the World royal reporter Clive Goodman writes
story saying Prince William has a knee injury. Buckingham Palace com-
plaint prompts police inquiry. ...
... ... ... ... ...

April 20, 2012: A lawyer for victims tells a court that nearly 50 new
phone hacking lawsuits have been filed against News International,
sending the total to more than 100.

Monday: The U.K. broadcast regulator says it's investigating email
hacking at Sky News.

Tuesday: James Murdoch appears before a U.K. inquiry, defends his
record and accuses subordinates of preventing him from making a clean
sweep at News of the World.

. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 4:20 PM

Nobel Peace Prize laureates honor actor Sean Penn for work in earthquake-devastated Haiti =>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/nobel-peace-prize-laureates-hon
or-actor-sean-penn-for-work-in-earthquake-devastated-haiti/2012/04/25/gIQADGZMhT_story.html

CHICAGO — Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn gave an emotional speech Wednesday
urging the world community to help Haiti as he accepted an award from a gathering
of Nobel Peace Prize laureates for his humanitarian work in the earthquake-ravaged
country.

“It’s an overused phrase I know, but I trust you know its genuine today, I am humbled.
I’m trembling and I like it,” Penn said after accepting the 2012 Peace Summit Award
from former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who was joined on stage by the Dalai
Lama and former Polish President Lech Walesa.

Penn has become a major player in efforts to rebuild Haiti after the January 2010
earthquake that devastated the island nation, flattening thousands of buildings,
killing more than 300,000 people and leaving at least 1.5 million homeless.

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Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:39 PM

BEAVER, PA April 29, -- Police say two teenage girls who fell asleep while
sunbathing on a rural Pennsylvania road have been struck by a car.

The Beaver County Police Department tells WTAE-TV that 13-year-olds Samantha
Schermanhorn and Kaylie George were hit by the vehicle Sunday afternoon.

Two of Samantha's cousins tell the station that their 19-year-old brother had
stopped at a stop sign and made a turn before striking the girls with his car.

Nicole and Nicholas Beck say the girls were conscious and told them that they
had fallen asleep while suntanning. The cousins say their brother was questioned
by police after the crash.

The girls were airlifted to a hospital. Officials with the Children's Hospital
of Pittsburgh tell the station that the girls are in fair condition Sunday night.

Oonjerah has learned that the girls will not be nominated for a Darwin Award as they are still alive.

. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012 6:28 PM

PBS Presents American Masters Documentary on Johnny Carson =>
http://www.dtvusaforum.com/content/728-pbs-presents-american-masters-d
ocumentary-johnny-carson.html

Here's Johnny! Coming up on the PBS schedule is a show not to be missed,
American Masters -- Johnny Carson: King of Late Night.

The debut of this two-hour documentary special is timed with two notable
events: the date when Carson took over The Tonight Show from previous host,
Jack Paar, and the date of Carson's farewell. Indeed, it has been 20 very
long years since America was able to tune in and see their favorite late
night talk show host.

Carson was more than a host. He was a true comedian ...

PBS will begin airing the special on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 9 p.m. EST.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:43 PM

I don't think it's my imagination that American Express is prone to overcharge
its cardholders. I suspect they are just experts on legal ways to cheat us. I
don't enjoy watching them like a hawk to avoid the traps, so ... I hope to end
our association as soon as possible.

American Express - Misleading Customer Service, Stole Money
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/american-express-misleading-
customer-service-stole-money-c605353.html

. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012 9:45 PM

Friday, November 16 will be my Birthday, the Big 7-O!
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yay!!
I am tryin' to talk myself into going out to a movie.
But suspect I'll be too lazy.

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Thursday, November 15, 2012 5:13 AM

That's neat.

Recommend avoiding 70 shots of alcohol to celebrate. Instead, 7 shots would probably be sufficient.

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Thursday, November 15, 2012 10:04 AM

In my case, a cup of "candy-coffee" + 7 shots of tea will suffice.
Cigarettes would be a fine treat ... except once in my system, they
demand continuous use.

Cake and ice cream will be the main indulgence.

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Saturday, November 17, 2012 9:53 PM

Can you mainline this good stuff?

Doctors are warning caution.

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A man's gotta know his caffeine limitations. ~Dirty Harry

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012 12:20 PM

Brad Steiger on the 'Legacy of the Sky People' and the Serpent race
http://www.examiner.com/article/brad-steiger-on-the-legacy-of-the-sky-
people-and-the-serpent-race

"BRAD: For those Ancient Astronaut researchers who espouse the
theory that Earth's humans may well be considered "property" by
an extraterrestrial species, the Great Flood becomes a symbol of
the time when certain of the Sky People coldly & dispassionately
made the decision to eliminate great numbers of those primitive
offshoots of humans and to preserve only the strain that would
lead to Homo sapiens, modern man."

"BRAD: Sherry & I are working as we speak on Real Encounters,
Different Dimensions and Otherworldly Beings. Our Four-Legged
Miracles: Heartwarming Tales of Lost Dogs’ Journeys Home will
be released February 5, 2013."

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"All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest" ~Paul Simon

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Saturday, June 29, 2013 2:01 PM

Pondering:

Should Paula Dean be crucified for admitting she's used the N-word?

How many here have never used the N-word? How many black comedians

have never used it? Is there any limit to our hypocrisy?

Should Aaron Hernandez be prosecuted for murdering a friend of his?

Absolutely, yes! Since he recently held himself up as a role model,

then he's gotta take the heat to become a martyr & greater role model.

Yes?

With a monument to Atheism in Starke, FL ... shouldn't there be a

law that Atheist displays must appear wherever there are religious

displays on public property? Should Atheists have to pay for them

or Taxpayers?

Should there be a Social Network set up strictly for rants and anger

mismanagement? Tantrum Tube sounds dorky; please suggest a catchy name.

Will my cats, your dogs, soon be eating horse meat?

Peter Schiff, author of Crash Proof, sees another economic crash soon.

Is he right?

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 4:22 PM

Bits from Here & There:

Teens Save Snatched Pennsylvania Child
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/07/teens-save-snatched-penn
sylvania-child/

DNA Backs Lore on Pre-Columbus Dogs
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/16/science/a-dog-that-goes-way-back.htm
l?google_editors_picks=true&_r=0

Carolina dogs: America’s natural dog ... Some of the breed’s
rare traits include ...

Terry DeWayne Smith Jr.: Psychic's visions led authorities
to missing Calif. boy's body
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57593455-504083/terry-dewayne-s
mith-jr-update-psychics-visions-led-authorities-to-missing-calif-boys-body-detective-says/

Man awakens in [Palm Springs] hospital with no memory of his past
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/15/amnesia-patients-
sister-located-in-louisiana/2519747/

Placerville Survivalist Readying Others For Potential Apocalypse
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/07/15/placerville-survivalist-read
ying-others-for-potential-apocalypse/

"Doug warns his fellow doomsayers not to overprepare.

“I’ve got students taking this to an extreme level where
I’m begging them to stop.”

Instead he says to focus on post-disaster training so you
can keep moving if the Earth should ever stop spinning."

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I assume the last remark is intended as humor.

=========================== :>
I put stuff in here, 'cause I don't like to start threads. Oonj.

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013 8:45 PM

A friendship died with George Zimmerman's acquittal
By D. Barbara McWhite
http://www.qcitymetro.com/living/articles/a_friendship_died_with_georg
e_zimmermans_acquittal073810901.cfm

"When George Zimmerman was acquitted, I lost a friend.

"She is white and younger by about 14 years. We worked together for
a few years and, despite the age difference, became fast friends.
Both outspoken and confrontational, we sometimes argued. We debated
world events, relational and social issues. When we disagreed, it
could get ugly, but after a few days, we found our way back to our
friendship – a friendship that lasted over 12 years.

... "Strangely absent from our conversations, though, was talk about
the election of our country’s first African American president."

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:14 PM

Hawaii's shark worries worsen after kayaker dies in Maui attack
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-maui-shark-attack-201
31203,0,457677.story#axzz2mYtdmnmP

Hawaii officials have shut down an area of water just off the southern
coast of Maui after a kayaker was killed in an apparent shark attack
there Monday.

It was the second such death in Maui this year, continuing a worrisome
trend for Hawaii after a decade of relative quiet that has been disturbed
by an increase in shark attacks over the last two years.

On Monday, Patrick A. Briney, 57, of Stevenson, Wash., was fishing and
kayaking with a friend ...

The attacks represent the continuing escalation of a worrisome trend:
There have been at least eight shark attacks around Maui in 2013, with
13 shark attacks overall reported around the state, according to state
data and recent reports.

When I was a kid, shark infested waters were sometimes called "black water."

Is there something wrong with me to think that swimming, surfing,
kayaking, and even snorkeling in black water is inviting disaster?

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All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. ~Paul Simon

The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it. ~George Orwell

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:29 PM

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Oonj asked for it, so here's my contribution:

"The Daily Treat: Watching These Deer Get Rescued from a Frozen Lake Will Warm Your Heart"

http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20762509,00.html

"It was our honor and privilege to help these wonderful animals"

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:44 PM

Paul Walker's death moves studio to postpone 'Fast & Furious 7' 'for a period of time'
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/walker-death-force-
studio-start-fast-furious-7-scratch-article-1.1537235

Paul Walker’s tragic death may force producers to bring “Fast &
Furious 7” back to the starter’s block.
Universal Studios has shut down production on the film indefinitely
as execs, producers and the cast and crew to mourn the actor who was
killed Saturday with his friend, Roger Rodas, when their 2005 Porsche
Carrera GT was engulfed in flames after a horrific crash.

I think I once watched The Fast and the Furious [1] for about
20 minutes. Then I felt as Rae Dawn Chong in Commando, "I can't
believe this macho bullshit..."
Don't get me wrong. I love (some) car movies.

I don't think I've ever seen a Paul Walker movie. Didn't know him.
But when I saw pictures of him ... well, he was really good looking.
So ... was he a heart throb or more of a Man's Man?

Next: He starred with Vin Diesel in the F&F movies. Vin is very
popular among the Firefly fans (for Riddick & Iron Giant mostly).
So someone's sure to post an RIP thread for Paul. ... But no one has. [?]

Perhaps because no one did, it began to remind me of when James Dean
crashed himself in 1955. Yeah -- it's a bad comparison, those who
remember will say. The reaction and the endless publicity after Dean's
tragic death were very much like the reaction to the death of Elvis Presley.

RIP Paul Walker.

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All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. ~Paul Simon

The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it. ~George Orwell

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:54 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Niki2:
Oonj asked for it, so here's my contribution:

"The Daily Treat: Watching These Deer Get Rescued from a Frozen Lake Will Warm Your Heart"

http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20762509,00.html

"It was our honor and privilege to help these wonderful animals"

Thank you, Niki. That's great!!

May the lovely, little beasties stay clear of the ice!

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Thursday, December 5, 2013 5:51 PM

Thanks, G. But that was last year. Now I'm the Big 7-1.

My brother & sister took me out for lunch. It was a nice day.

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Friday, December 6, 2013 9:15 PM

This news comes as a real surprise: You mean -- they didn't know?
VV

Paul Walker’s Death: Porsche Issued Memo About Dangers Of Carrera GT
http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/12/03/paul-walker-porsche-carrera-gt-war
ning-crash/

"In the memo, the company warned just how powerful the $500,000
Carrera GT was. It read, “The Carrera GT is as close to a racecar
as we will ever get.”

However, besides being super fast, it also means it’s unsafe, just as
a racecar is.

“I think it is very important that the man who has gone to technical
training, at least is consulted before anyone drives this vehicle,” the
memo read. While Roger was an experienced driver, that may not
have been a problem. But the car itself couldn’t take any road damage,
according to the memo.

Porsche Carrera GT: It Can’t Go Over A Foster Beer Can
“The car cannot go over a speed bump without damage to the three
under panels… Believe me, this vehicle cannot drive over a Foster Beer
can that is lying on its side. It will crush the can and damage the
carbon fiber under the panels,” the memo said.

Adding that the car has “all the disadvantages of racecar,” this
includes the inability to go over seam heights and pot holes."

Oonj: I guess it's not a street car. ... only for the track?

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The Teachable Moment Everyone Is Ignoring ~by Damien Newton [blog]
http://la.streetsblog.org/2013/12/03/the-teachable-moment-everyone-is-
ignoring/

"Cars are not toys. When they are treated as such in a public place people die."

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All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. ~Paul Simon

The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it. ~George Orwell

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Saturday, December 7, 2013 12:27 PM

I don't know cars, so this is based on what I read yesterday.

The car is not built for the Street, apparently. It can't handle small bumps
or other imperfections in the pavement. It's almost, but not quite, a race
car. So what's it for? For collectors like Leno to drive on a track?

Anyways, the car's rep is well known.
So ... how come the fellas took it for a joy ride? Duhh!

It seems to me now that the accident was totally unnecessary. They pushed
their luck. And it's infuriating to think of it that way.

See also "Greatest Car Chase on film" in Talk Story.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 2:11 AM

At least four Marlboro Men have died of smoking-related diseases
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-marlboro-men-20140127
,0,5415405.story#axzz2rfgVrz7G

"For the longest time, the Marlboro Man was synonymous with America's
image of itself -- tough, self-sufficient, hard-working.

"In one of the 20th century's most famous ad campaigns, which began
in the 1950s, he was a rugged but handsome man who did the jobs that
needed to be done, and he almost always had a Marlboro cigarette in
his mouth.

"Today, the reality about the Marlboro Man is darker: At least four
actors who have played him in ads have died of smoking-related diseases."
......................

When I was a kid, smoking was really cool & sexy.
Cartons of cigarettes were quite inexpensive back then, too.
Nicotine is one of my favorite addictions. Let me count the
ways I love nicotine! Some folks have told me it's more
addictive than heroine. ... I believe it!!

OtoH, since cigs now cost way more than food, and I'm
pretty sure I don't have another Quit left in me, guess I
won't start again.

I'd never look like a sexy cowgirl anyways. :(

====================== :>
All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. ~Paul Simon

The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it. ~George Orwell

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 1:17 PM

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Okay, here's my offering:

Quote:
ALERT: CATNADO
This is not a drill.

In the southern United Kingdom a few days ago, there was a real, live catnado—a tornado filled with kittens instead of, you know, sharks. Seriously.

According to the Belfast Telegraph stable-owner Shirley Blay described a “mini tornado” that lifted up a shed her granddaughter was inside. After destroying the shed, the tornado went on to suck up four feral cats in the yard. “They just went round like a big paper bag,” Blay said. (A rough rendering of the catastrophic event created by TIME is at right.)

This is clear evidence of the world’s first catnado. Fortunately, no one was killed in the resulting whir of fur, claws, and teeth, unlike the shark version. We’re still waiting on an octonado full of octopi, a sluggish slothnado, and a dogenado full of semi-literate Internet memes. http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/01/28/alert-catnado/#ixzz2riZS3vG7

Happily, "Ms Blay added that none of the people or animals involved were injured during the storm" ( http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/tornado-lifts
-group-of-feral-cats-into-air-as-storms-and-floods-sweep-across-britain-29951579.html), otherwise, I wouldn't have offered it.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 5:46 PM

I almost looked at that story. Didn't cause thinking, cats might have
been smashed into stone buildings by tornado ... or tornado whisked
them away, never to be seen again.

However, recalling the cat that survived a +40 story fall a couple
years back ... cats are still built real good.

USS Monitor work goes dark as US dollars dwindle
http://helenair.com/news/national/uss-monitor-work-goes-dark-as-us-dol
lars-dwindle/article_6acd4325-f386-5998-bb0b-b53a00ee14da.html

"When the turret of the USS Monitor was hoisted from the ocean floor
in 2002, the real heavy lifting was just beginning: conserving and
restoring more than 200 tons of Civil War ironclad artifacts.

"The task went to The Mariners' Museum. Now, diminishing federal
dollars have darkened a lab containing the revolving turret and
other large pieces, closing to the public a window on the nation's
maritime history and delaying possibly by decades their public
display."

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 9:49 PM

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

No, Oonj, as I wrote, I wouldn't have posted it if the cats had been harmed. I'm too much of an animal nut to enjoy such a story...

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Saturday, February 8, 2014 4:06 AM

Leonard Nimoy has lung disease, urges fans to quit smoking
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-leonard-nimoy-lun
g-disease-copd-star-trek-20140207,0,4936327.story#axzz2siamjyiC

"Leonard Nimoy, best known as Mr. Spock of "Star Trek," has
been diagnosed with a lung disease and is lobbying fans to
quit smoking in order to prevent a similar fate of living
less and not prospering.

"The 82-year-old actor announced the news on Twitter last week
after a photograph of him being wheeled through an airport
wearing an oxygen mask startled fans, according to E! News.

"I quit smoking 30 yrs ago. Not soon enough. I have COPD.
Grandpa says, quit now!! LLAP," the living legend tweeted ... "
.......

Maybe he lives in a City or breathes Earth air. :(

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Live long and Prosper.

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Saturday, February 8, 2014 3:02 PM

If Life is good, Death is the Great Villain.
If Life is too hard, Death is the Great Escape.

As for Leonard, I hope he has a long way to go before he rests.

When asked by Frank Mancuso to executive-produce the
proposed new series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987),
Nimoy said, I thanked him and wished him well with the
project, but explained it simply couldn't work. I felt the
original Star Trek (1966)'s success was due to many factors:
the themes, the characters, the chemistry between the
actors, the timing (the future-embracing 1960s)... There
was simply no way, I told him, that anyone could duplicate
all those things and be successful with a second Star Trek
show. And so I opted out. While my argument sounded per-
fectly rational at the time, my ego was certainly involved.
When I said to Frank Mancuso and the assembled execs,
"How can you hope to capture lightning in a bottle again?",
part of me was really saying, "How can you ever hope
to do it without us?"...
You know, crow isn't so bad. It tastes like chicken.

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Monday, February 17, 2014 1:23 AM

44 Stock Photos That Hope To Change The Way We Look At Women --
Who run the world?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/stock-photos-that-hope-to-change-t
he-way-we-look-at-women

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Monday, February 17, 2014 1:30 AM

Of even more importance, please check out
Discussion, Reboot? for Tim Minear interview link.

http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57502

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"There's no place I can be since I found Serenity."

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Saturday, February 22, 2014 2:36 PM

Obama to award Medal of Honor to two dozen veterans, including
19 discrimination victims
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-ward-medal-of-honor-to
-19-soldiers-who-were-overlooked-because-of-their-ethnicity/2014/02/21/209594e8-9b10-11e3-975d-107dfef7b668_story.html

[On March 18,] President Obama will correct a historical act of
discrimination next month when he awards the Medal of Honor,
the nation’s highest commendation for combat valor, to a group
of Hispanic, Jewish and African-American veterans who were
passed over because of their racial or ethnic backgrounds.

The unusual presentation will culminate a 12-year Pentagon review
ordered by Congress into past discrimination in the ranks and
will hold a particular poignancy when conducted by the nation’s
first African-American president. ...

The recipients, whom the White House announced Friday afternoon,
served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
[Three are still living.]

*Scratching my head* OK. Did someone look at Medal of Honor
recipients and notice that they were all *WASps? Then did
someone look thru a list of guys who'd been recommended
for the medal - but didn't get it - and see ethnicity?
*Soft P there; I feel sure Catholics have received the Medal.

Why am I surprised that this happened?

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History is a set of lies agreed upon. ~Napoleon

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Friday, February 28, 2014 12:42 AM

Proof that Reptilians are living among us. :)

Robert Muraine, this dude can dance.

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Sunday, March 2, 2014 2:37 AM

The Dalai Lama’s Ski Trip ... and the meaning of life.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2014/02/dalai_lama_at_a_
santa_fe_ski_resort_tells_waitress_the_meaning_of_life.html?google_editors_picks=true

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Monday, March 10, 2014 5:35 AM

Hi. Is anyone else having trouble with ComCast?

I am.
One was a phone call from them saying I'd missed 3 months' payments
(untrue) & they were about to cancel my service. The next day, Sat.,
they sent me an eMail to confirm the changes I'd ordered to my account,
an upgrade which would raise my bill. That bit was also a news flash for me.
Now I hear they were Hacked on Saturday, & eveyone should change
their passwords.

Are all these errors due to their recent huge merger with Time Warner?
Or evidence that they need to charge us more without earning the
money? I'm guessing they totally don't know what they are doing
right now.

It's kinda hard to change providers out here in the boonies, but it can
be done. (sigh)

ETA 3/13 NM. I straightened 'em out.

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Thursday, March 13, 2014 2:53 PM

OK. Been following the grim Oscar Pistorius trial. Shot his gf, Reeva, &
will be found guilty of murder or culpable homicide by a judge (no jury).

He has a good attorney. Dunno how good the prosecution is. However,
the lead investigator botched the case to start in mishandling of evidence,
so some of what they shoulda known, they don't.

With South Africa's super high homocide rate, cops must have a lotta ex-
perience with it, so why'd they pick this one to flub?

Also I took a dislike to Oscar and have little objectivity about it.

Yeah -- & how come he's so fast on blades? Lower weight have something
to do with it?

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10:11 PM

Obama awards Medal of Honor to 24 veterans, cites 'unimaginable' valor
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-medal-of-honor-obama-
20140318,0,1728129.story#axzz2wMfXSY8u

"Three living recipients - Santiago Jesse Erevia and Jose Rodela,
both from San Antonio, and Melvin Morris of Florida, all Vietnam
veterans dressed in uniform - and family members of posthumous
honorees took turns standing by Obama as a military officer read
aloud the citations. The citations described harrowing battle scenes.

"Their courage almost defies imagination," Obama said. "When you
read the records of these individuals, it's unimaginable the valor that
they displayed - running into bullets, charging machine-gun nests and
climbing aboard tanks and taking them out; covering their comrades
so they could make it to safety; holding back enemies, wave after
wave, even when the combat was hand-to-hand; manning their posts,
some to their very last breaths, so that their comrades might live."
...
... "The president singled out Florida resident Mitch Libman, who
was in attendance, for helping inspire the congressional-ordered
review by trying to find out for decades why his childhood friend
Pfc. Leonard M. Kravitz of Brooklyn, N.Y., who remained at his
machine gun in Korea until he was killed, never received the Medal
of Honor. Kravitz’s niece on Tuesday accepted it on behalf of her
uncle, who also was the uncle and namesake of rock musician and
actor Lenny Kravitz.

"The Medal of Honor has been awarded to more than 3,400 recipients
since it was established during the Civil War. The medal is bestowed
"only to the bravest of the brave," the Army said."

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All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. ~Paul Simon

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:15 PM

Quote G: a song, "you always hurt... the one you love... the one
you shouldn't hurt at all."

Odd. It was a Mills Brothers hit in 1944 when I was a toddler.
But it never went away, I guess, like a basic trope. Yes, the
Pistorius predicament brought the song back to my mind, too.

The loss of his legs. Wiki: "Although both of Pistorius' legs
were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old,
he competes in events for single below-knee amputees and
for able-bodied athletes."

I see minimal trauma re deformity; when we were babies,
we didn't have expectations, didn't know what's normal.
But yes, he'd discover later that he was a freak.

OCD is also an "inborn deformity" perhaps, characterized by
hyperactivity in the orbital gyrus. The gyrus being a nerve
cluster behind the eye ball? I dunno. ... My impression is
that between the legs & the brain, he had a lot to cope with.
But I do not think he has a clue even yet.

He thought she was an intruder? BS! Even if he did, he was
too far out of line to expect any mercy. You don't shoot what
you can't see. He needs to cool off.

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Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:36 PM

The cat came back [?]
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-cat-came-back/

Not exactly. The Cat came home to a place he'd never been before ...
to be with his owner who'd moved there. Just a dumb coincidence -- Or
was it Woo?

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When it comes to Reality, I like to keep my options open. ~Oonjerah

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Monday, April 7, 2014 7:00 PM

Stolen Gauguin painting found in Italian retiree's kitchen
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/02/uk-italy-gauguin-theft-idUKBR
EA311H620140402

A painting by French post-Impressionist Paul Gaugin that was stolen
in Britain in 1970 has turned up hanging in the kitchen of a retired
factory worker in Sicily, Italian police said on Wednesday.

With it was a second missing painting by Pierre Bonnard, another French
avant garde artist of the late 19th century ...

The Gauguin oil-on-canvas, whose value police estimated at 10 to 30
million euros, is very different from the colourful paintings of Tahitian
native women he produced after leaving Europe for Polynesia in the
1890s.

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014 9:19 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by G:

Oonj - did you catch any of Oscar P's testimony Monday, 7th? I was shock at how compelling I thought it was. Not "he's innocent" by any stretch, just very effective, certainly helped his case a great deal.
Also - I just found out that in this trial there is no jury, the judge is the sole arbiter.

I skimmed headlines about his testimony, but did not dig into it.

One thing seems contradictory. I read that in SA, if the defendant
testifies, then he is the 1st witness the defence calls. This is so
that he won't be influenced by others' testimony. Yet, I think the
defense did call someone ahead of Oscar.

There is no jury, but the Judge has 2 "assessors" to help out. I don't
know what they do, other than observe the whole trial ... the trial just
had a recess when one of them was ill.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 11:22 PM

Conspiracy Theory Poll, released 2 April 2013,
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/04/conspiracy-theory-poll
-results-.html

4% of voters say they believe “lizard people” control our societies
by gaining political power.

Excuse me! Don't they mean "Reptilians"?
I actually thought I recalled more than 4% have that opinion. But ...
if only 4% believe it, does that mean the Reptilians have excellent
control of most human minds?

Of course, it does!

To start a thread about Conspiracy Theories or at least, the ones
that came true ... a fun & potentially interesting topic, a lesson
in expectations, but would attract more than the usual pure BS.

Dreamtrove had one going well in 2006.
RE-ARRANGING DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC
http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=18&tid=18860#268879

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 11:44 PM

'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' Actor Bob Hoskins Dead at 71
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/who-framed-roger-rabbit-actor-70
0111

"British actor Bob Hoskins, whose varied career credits ranged from
his Oscar-nominated turn in Neil Jordan's noir drama Mona Lisa to
animated fantasy Who Framed Roger Rabbit has died. He was 71."

Bad, sad! Wanted to see more of him. Amazing talent!
He was just 3 weeks older than I.

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Friday, May 9, 2014 5:51 PM

From Presidential Lies thread ...

Quote:
Originally posted by MIKER:
"You are entitled to your own opinion, you're not your own set of facts".

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

blessedness was only seen by flying

"Blessedness was only seen by flying" from a Chinese poem?
"xing fu, zhi zai fei guo de shi hou tou tou de qiao"

Richard Bach might have said it, is why I looked it up.
He wrote "the hugely popular 1970s best-sellers Jonathan Livingston
Seagull and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah."

Bachisms:

Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.

You are always free to change your mind and choose a different
future, or a different past.

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess
you do have a problem.

If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we
can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim.

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished:
if you're alive, it isn't.

Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.

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Friday, May 9, 2014 6:55 PM

I have a right to my opinion.

Quote:
Originally posted by MIKER:
"You are entitled to your own opinion, you're not your own set of facts".

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

This goes directly to something that's been needling me for about a month.

Of those who post in RWED, I'm probably the least informed on politics.
I understand principles, but am always clueless about current affairs.
My Neighbor S (MNS), who is a great venter of hysterical anger, often
directed at strangers, knows even much less about it than I do. This
doesn't stop her from making outrageous statements about politicians
and other famous people.

Inserting a comment from the Ronald Reagan's Benghazi thread by SGG:

"Agreed. It's embarrassing how these Obstructionists behave toward
the president. In all my years following politics I have never seen
such abject vitriol towards a sitting president."

Just so!

MNS has told me twice that someone ought to Off Obama.
This, of course, is an outrage. He is our elected President. If we don't
like them, we can impeach them. Killing them is totally unacceptable.
The antithesis of democracy.

On both occassions, I asked MNS why she felt this way, what the hell
had Obama done to warrant her rage? ... She had no answer, except
to repeat herself, over & over.

But finally, she came up with a response that satisfied her: I have a
right to my opinion!

That blew me away. Shocked me. I've known MNS for a long time, and
she considers herself an intelligent woman, so in spite of all her BS, I
accepted her as such ... shows how mundane our conversations usually
were. ... My shock was in realizing that she's one of the Sheeple, for
whom Reason is a foreign land.

A line from Storymark's sig: “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant
thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured
by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as
good as your knowledge.'”? Isaac Asimov
I feel that Asimov was one of my best teachers, BTW.

Sheeple do not reason. The reason they don't Reason is simple: They
cannot. The Reasoning gear-sequence-or-synapse is missing from their
brains. They don't know what it is and don't miss it. Their opinions, I
suppose, are based mainly on what satisfies them emotionally. And they
sincerely Do Not Know that they lack intelligence.

Getting Attention satisfies them emotionally; so some of them Troll a lot.

A great exercise in futility is to argue with the Sheeple-Trolls.
It's beating a dead horse. ... But we knew that.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014 1:12 AM

Seriously fatal, recent avalanche on Mt. Everest.
Aftermath. Insight on the sherpa way of life.

Puja, pain, payments: Mourning in an Everest Sherpa village
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/12/travel/sherpa-village-nepal/

"Unforgiving land of few opportunities

Ang Tshiring, 57, was a high altitude cook.

For the past 15 years, during the climbing season, he spent one month
at Everest Base Camp and one month at Camp 2, at 6,100 meters.

Two months to earn $1,500, meant to last the year.

Ang Tshiring was famous for always showing happiness.

Climbers who knew him remember him as a funny man, laughing and
joking all the time, never angry, always kind. ..."

""All that matters now are the puja," says Ang Riku, his widow, refer-
ring to a series of prayers and rituals.

Her focus is on directing special prayers aimed at purifying and earning
merit for Ang Tshiring's spirit.

Nothing else holds relevance for her -- not the political demands of
the Sherpas, nor the discussions raging on social media worldwide,
nor whether someone will climb Everest from the Nepal side of the
mountain this year.

She's silencing her mourning and sorrow to give all of herself for
the benefit of Ang Tshiring.

The Sherpa follow one of the Tibetan sects of Buddhism, Nyingmapa,
and believe that 49 days after Ang Tshiring's death, his next life is
determined and he may reborn.

Ang Riku is concerned.

She says accidental deaths are a bad way to go."

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014 7:43 PM

Revealed: The true face of the Zodiac Killer

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2627426/Revealed-The-real-face
-Zodiac-Killer-compelling-evidence-adopted-man-search-biological-father-led-explosive-discovery.html

"After 12 years of painstaking research, adoptee Gary Stewart realized his father's true identity.

"Details of the book, called The Most Dangerous Animal of All, were hidden by 'dozens' of staff
at publisher HarperCollins before its release today."

Hmmm ... Looks like a best seller to me.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014 9:50 PM

... Cause gunslingers went out of style?

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Saturday, May 24, 2014 5:34 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by G:
Why do we romance/admire/mythologize serial killers?

We, most of us, don't romance or admire them. It's a morbid fascination
with horror. We fear & hate them even if we, too, are murderous.

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Saturday, May 24, 2014 5:36 AM

Max California: "There are some things that you see, and you can't
unsee them. Know what I mean?" 8MM.

Yeah, well ... There are some news items that you read, and you
can't unread 'em. I just did. Usually, I know better.

Not trolling ... Just venting.

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Sunday, June 1, 2014 11:38 PM

G: "a part of us deep down, next to that murderous part... that's jealous of them?"

My generation, raised wholesome Goody-Two-Shoes ... Heroes like Roy
Rogers and Superman ... I think we just wanted to be able fix things, quick
and simple, by doing something Super.

The Lone Ranger & Roy Rogers shot the Bad Guys in the hand and took 'em
to the Sheriff.
Superman delivered 'em to the Cop Shop without shooting their hand.

Jealous of that.

Whenever I have killed something, it wasn't fun.

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Sunday, June 1, 2014 11:41 PM

I know most of you already thought of this; it's new-to-me concept of our economy:

Trickle Up works much faster than Trickle Down.

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