Enjoy the latest Randy Rainbow Song Parody "ALL ABOUT HIS BASE" (parody of "All about the bass").
Video: https://youtu.be/_4q8x5fR4Sw
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Signs for Stupid People
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(Yes, the hot dog sign says "not actual size" and is about 12 feet across).
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Monday, January 29, 2018
Even 1 Vote Counts: Virginia's Delegate Election
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Shelly Simonds (right) |
A recount showed Democrat Shelly Simonds tying GOP incumbent David Yancey in the state’s District 94 in Virginia’s House of Delegates
So, names were "put in a hat" and picked out by a judge. SADLY, they picked the Republican's name out of a hat to decide the race.
(FUNNY HOW A REPUBLICAN-APPOINTED JUDGE PICKED THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE)
So, Next time there's an election and you lean toward the Democrat who wants to represent ALL people, not just white, rich people - GET OUT AND VOTE. You can make a difference.
Sunday, January 28, 2018
News You Don't Hear: DOJ Charged White Supremacist With Terrorism. They Just Didn’t Tell Anyone.
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recently been charged with terrorism? Not many people do know. Apparently because the Dept. of Justice only wants to make public cases of foreign terrorists. A reporter learned that the person responsible for sharing the press release about it was "out of the office." Uh-huh. There are many other people who can act as back ups in an office.
Here's the story of the terrorist from the Huffington post:
WASHINGTON
― Usually, when the FBI arrests a terrorist and the Justice Department
charges them, it’s a big deal. Combatting terrorism is one of the
Justice Department’s top priorities, and terror cases are a great way
for federal prosecutors and agents to make names and build careers. The
press and the public are very interested. Officials will typically blast
out a press release, and, if it’s a big takedown, might even hold a
press conference.
The Justice Department didn’t do any of that when federal prosecutors unsealed terrorism charges last week against Taylor Michael Wilson. The
26-year-old white supremacist from St. Charles, Missouri, allegedly
breached a secure area of an Amtrak train on Oct. 22 while armed with a
gun and plenty of backup ammunition. He set off the emergency brake,
sending passengers lunging as the train cars went “completely black.”
The
attempted terrorist attack took place aboard an Amtrak train that
started off in California and was making its way through a part of
Nebraska so remote that it took an hour for the nearest deputy to arrive
on the scene. Wilson was found in the second engine of the train,
“playing with the controls,” according to the FBI affidavit.
As passengers waited in dark train cars
that smelled of burning rubber, Amtrak workers kept the man pinned
down. “I’m the conductor, bitch,” Wilson allegedly said to Amtrak
personnel while subdued. They say Wilson had tried to reach for his
front waistband, where he was storing a fully loaded handgun.
The
incident received little national coverage at the time, perhaps in
large part because law enforcement officials didn’t initially treat it
as a terrorism case. A subsequent FBI investigation, however, painted a
disturbing portrait of an individual who escalated his radical activity
in recent years as he built up a massive gun stash, even hiding weapons
and extremist propaganda in a secret compartment behind his
refrigerator.
In
a court affidavit, the FBI agent who investigated the attempted
terrorist attack said he’d learned that Wilson traveled with an
“alt-right Neo Nazi group” to the deadly “Unite the Right”
rally in Charlottesville in August; may have helped vandalize
restaurants with “whites only” stickers; pointed a gun at a black woman
during a road rage incident; and spoke of “killing black people” during
recent protests against police violence in St. Louis.
But
even when the federal terrorism charges were unsealed against Wilson
last week, the case didn’t get a ton of national pickup. One key reason:
The Justice Department didn’t tell anyone.
There
was no press release on the case out of Justice Department headquarters
in Washington, nor from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nebraska. The
reporter who broke the story of
the terrorism charges on Thursday evening, Lori Pilger of the Lincoln
Journal Star, told HuffPost that she spotted the unsealed case when
checking the federal court docket online.
On
its face, the lack of attention the Wilson case received from Attorney
General Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department could read as a brazen
political decision by Trump administration officials to obscure a
terrorism case that doesn’t fit into their broader agenda. Why would
they want to highlight a terrorism charge against an alleged neo-Nazi
who attended a violent alt-right event that President Donald Trump
insisted included “very fine people”?
But
the lack of attention the Wilson case has received actually reflects
the priorities embedded in a system built up by U.S. lawmakers and law
enforcement officials over the years: a U.S. criminal code and federal
law enforcement apparatus that treats domestic terrorism as a
second-class threat.
Many in the law enforcement community acknowledge that’s a problem.
“This
type of a crime certainly, from a perspective of seriousness and the
potential for injuring or even killing large numbers of people, is very
much on par with other terrorism crimes that we’ve seen in the United
States and elsewhere which are motivated by the Islamist extremist
ideologies such as that promoted by ISIS,” Mary McCord, a Justice
Department veteran who headed DOJ’s National Security Division until
last spring, told HuffPost.
NBC NEWS: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alleged-white-supremacist-accused-terrorism-amtrak-incident-n834966
MORE: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeff-sessions-domestic-terrorism-white-supremacist_us_5a510cc2e4b01e1a4b157ae9?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=__TheMorningEmail__010918&utm_content=__TheMorningEmail__010918+CID_22294f6ea1ea630a690d6614c64d51ff&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=HuffPost&ncid=newsltushpmgnews__TheMorningEmail__010918
NBC NEWS: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alleged-white-supremacist-accused-terrorism-amtrak-incident-n834966
MORE: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeff-sessions-domestic-terrorism-white-supremacist_us_5a510cc2e4b01e1a4b157ae9?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=__TheMorningEmail__010918&utm_content=__TheMorningEmail__010918+CID_22294f6ea1ea630a690d6614c64d51ff&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=HuffPost&ncid=newsltushpmgnews__TheMorningEmail__010918
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Great (pre-Batman) novel: Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
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It's actually about Bruce Wayne as an 18 year old, and how he gets mixed up with one member of a group of killers who are out to steal from millionaires and billionaires. The group winds up being murderous and Bruce finds out when he turned 18 he joined their hit list.
The novel is fast-paced and has some supporting characters and places from Batman lore- like a young Harvey Dent, Alfred, Detective James Gordon, Wayne Manor, Arkham Asylum, and Gotham Police Dept. There are other good supporting characters like the introduction of young Bruce's friend Dianne and another detective.
Although there's no Batman, it's well-written, captivating and enjoyable. Batman fans will love it as I did! - Rob
ABOUT THE BOOK: The new, eagerly anticipated BATMAN YA novel is an action-packed thrill ride that could only be penned by #1 New York Times bestselling author MARIE LU.
Before he was Batman, he was Bruce Wayne. A reckless boy willing to break the rules for a girl who may be his worst enemy.
The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list. The city's elites are being taken out one by one as their mansions' security systems turn against them, trapping them like prey. Meanwhile, Bruce is about to become eighteen and inherit his family's fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Industries and all the tech gadgetry that he loves. But on the way home from his birthday party, he makes an impulsive choice and is sentenced to community service at Arkham Asylum, the infamous prison that holds the city's most nefarious criminals.
Madeleine Wallace is a brilliant killer . . . and Bruce's only hope.
The most intriguing inmate in Arkham is Madeleine, a brilliant girl with ties to the Nightwalkers. A girl who will only speak to Bruce. She is the mystery he must unravel, but is he convincing her to divulge her secrets, or is he feeding her the information she needs to bring Gotham City to its knees?
In this second DC Icons book--following Leigh Bardugo's Wonder Woman: Warbringer--Bruce Wayne is proof that you don't need superpowers to be a super hero, but can he survive this game of tense intrigue, pulse-pounding action, and masterful deception?
Friday, January 26, 2018
It's Not a UFO, it's a Lenticular Cloud!
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Photo right: This image came from Greece: Beautiful lenticular cloud over Rethymnon, Crete, Greece on Jan 11, 2018 Photo: Giannis Gkikas / Cyclone of Rhodes
WHAT ARE LENTICULAR CLOUDS? In Latin they are called Altocumulus lenticularis.
They're stationary clouds that form in the troposphere (lowest layer of the atmosphere), typically in perpendicular alignment to the wind direction. They look like a saucer!
THREE TYPES - There are three main types of lenticular clouds: altocumulus standing lenticular (ACSL), stratocumulus standing lenticular (SCSL), and cirrocumulus standing lenticular (CCSL), varying in altitude above the ground.
ALTITUDE: Up to 40,000 feet high
HOW THEY FORM - A lenticular cloud normally develops on the downwind side of a mountain or mountain range. It forms when stable, moist air flows over a mountain, creating a series of oscillating waves in the atmosphere.
If the temperature at the top (crest) of the wave equals the dewpoint temperature, condensation occurs in a lens formation. As the air falls down the trough of the wave, where the temperature and dew point temperature are not equal, evaporation occurs. Thus, a wave cloud, or a series of lenticular clouds, is capable of forming.
Here's a VIDEO from the Weather Channel to explain how they form:
https://youtu.be/u7CVY1vLXcY
Thursday, January 25, 2018
So. Florida Gets a Much-Needed New Commuter Rail!
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Brightline trains are doing “simulated” trial runs before they debut. |
Speaking as two guys who previously lived in Florida and have driven the gridlock in southeastern Florida, this is MUCH needed. Smart Planning, too.
What's interesting is that this is privately funded and has nothing to do with politics (because conservatives like the FL governor, don't believe in trains, just widening highways).
The volume on the highways in Florida is overwhelming and always in gridlock on routes like Interstate 95.
Construction is well under way. Bravo, Brightline!
Here's the update from the Miami Herald on Jan. 11:
Brightline's Miami Central Station nears final construction
The Miami Central
Station of Brightline nears final construction in downtown Miami on August 7,
2017. Brightline a private passenger rail service aiming to connect South
Florida’s downtown areas with express service, announced fares starting at $10
per leg with a Saturday launch for service from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm
Beach and plans to extend to downtown Miami in the coming months.
Early this year,
construction will begin on an extension to Orlando, as Brightline hopes to
tantalize Miamians with a three-hour trip to Orlando International Airport.
COST, SCHEDULE AND TRAIN STATS - A one-way ride will cost $10 for
Brightline’s basic “Smart” package and $15 for the more high-end “Select”
package, featuring leather seats, free parking, free food, beverages and free
premium guest lounge access. The five four-car train sets will each hold 240
people. Brightline will offer 10 daily roundtrips on weekdays and nine on
weekends, with service beginning as early as 6 a.m. and ending as late as 11
p.m.
RIDE TIMES - Rides from Miami to
Fort Lauderdale will take about 35 minutes, with an additional 30 minutes from
Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach.
PRIVATELY FUNDED - Brightline calls itself the only privately
funded, operated and maintained rail service in the United States.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Weather Extremes: It’s So Hot In Australia, Hundreds Of Bats Just Dropped Dead
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highlighted the record-breaking heat of 117 Fahrenheit in Sydney, Australia. Well, that scorching record affects wildlife and led to a massive demise of bats in the region. (Bats eat insects that destroy crops). This is what mankind has done to other forms of life by speeding up global warming with fossil fuels.
It’s So Hot In Australia, Hundreds Of Bats Just Dropped Dead
Cr: Help Save the Wildlife and Bushlands in Campbelltown/Facebook
A brutal heat wave that gripped much of Australia this weekend saw footpaths literally melt in the sun
and 80-year temperature records tumble ― but one of its more tragic
effects came when hundreds of bats in a colony in Sydney’s southwest
simply dropped dead.
The
environmental group Help Save the Wildlife and Bushlands in
Campbelltown, based an hour outside Sydney, reported Sunday that
hundreds of flying foxes have died due to the extreme heat and
insufficient shade cover. Most of the dead bats were young, with adults
better able to find shelter and cooler temperatures. Temperatures hit
nearly 45 degrees Celsius, or 113 Fahrenheit, in the region over the
weekend. Wildlife experts say any temperature over 35 degrees Celsius
can be fatal for bats.
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“As
the dead bodies were recovered and placed in a pile for a head count
the numbers had reached 200 not including the many hundreds that were
still left in trees being unreachable, sadly a few adults were also
included in the body count.”
A later post by the group claimed that more than 400 bats had died in the heat.
Over
the weekend, volunteers tried to rescue the living bats, supplying them
with water. Photos posted by the Campbelltown group show volunteers
holding young bats in pillows and towels, and rigging up IV bags of
fluid.
“There
were tears shed and hearts sunken, it’s devastating when a colony like
our local one goes down like this due to heat, this colony needs more
canopy cover and shaded areas to help with our ever rising hot summers
because this episode will surely not be the last,” the group said on
Facebook.
Apparent
temperatures in other parts of the city reached 57 degrees Celsius, or
134 Fahrenheit, such as at the Sydney Cricket Ground during a cricket
match between Australia and England. (Yes, not only do Australians
endure this brutal heat, we choose to spend five entire days standing
and playing sport in it.)
NPR Story: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/10/576908629/australias-heat-wave-fries-bats-brains-hundreds-found-dead
NPR Story: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/10/576908629/australias-heat-wave-fries-bats-brains-hundreds-found-dead
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Facts About the 3 Day Trump Shutdown from a FL Congresswoman
Keep this in mind when you vote for Congress people in November. Democrats in Congress were looking out for the military, 800,000 children, and U.S. citizens. The Republicans were not.
Idiot of the Week: Woman stole from her Mother during her Mom's funeral
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Alyce Davenport |
You can't get much lower than this week's idiot. This low life actually skipped her mother's funeral,
broke into her mom's house and Robbed it!! You can't get much lower than that.
We hope that her mother's spirit comes back and haunts her!!
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.),
January 9, 2018
The Telegram & Gazette reports that 30-year-old Alyce Davenport was held on $15,000 bail after pleading not guilty Monday to seven charges. An alleged accomplice was held without bail on a warrant.
Police say Davenport and her accomplice went to the mother’s home on Friday during the funeral. Police say she did not attend her mother’s funeral and was not answering calls from relatives.
Police were tipped off about the alleged theft by the boyfriend of Davenport’s mother.
Davenport and her accomplice were found at a Sturbridge motel on Saturday.
It could not immediately be determined if Davenport has a lawyer.
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Information from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.), http://www.telegram.com
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I'm a simple guy who enjoys the simple things in life, especially our dogs. I volunteer for dog rescues, enjoy exercising, blogging, politics, helping friends and neighbors, participating in ghost investigations, coffee, weather, superheroes, comic books, mystery novels, traveling, 70s and 80s music, classic country music,writing books on ghosts and spirits, cooking simply and keeping in shape. You'll find tidbits of all of these things on this blog and more. EMAIL me at Rgutro@gmail.com - Rob