BLOCK-BUSTED

Blockbuster is going to be a faded memory of a generation past.. very soon.
This coming January, the store plans on closing its remaining 300 retail operations still existent. And it doesn't stop there..

The video rental company that will soon be gone also said that by mid-December, its mail-in program will also end.
Watch em while you got em?
Be kind and rewind?

A few years ago, HOLLYWOOD VIDEO was met with the same fate..
Blockbuster attempted to reinvent itself and fashion a store more suitable for the 21st century--less personnel costs, less actual locations, and more rental kiosks and mailings..
It failed.

This is what USA TODAY reports in its latest dispatches on the end of Blockbuster:

Dish said it will retain licensing rights to the Blockbuster brand and its vast video library.

Dish said it will focus on expanding its Blockbuster @Home business, a streaming service available to Dish pay-TV customers. Blockbuster On Demand, the company's streaming service for the general public, will also continue to operate.

Dish Network bought Blockbuster in April, 2011 in an auction for $320 million as Blockbuster was emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Dish's plan at the time was to leverage its more than 1,700 store locations to offer in-store rentals that would complement Dish's other video offerings. "Cross-marketing and service-extension opportunities" – possibly in-store promotions for Dish's packages - were also mentioned by Dish at the time of the acquisition.

So that's that.
The end of an era.

Sure, streaming is king right now and those one day kiosks aren't doing so bad.. But one day, someone will wonder, 'whatever happened to the video rental store?' No more late night pajama-clad car rides to buy the latest horror movie.. no more asking a worker 'how was this movie?' ...no more "can I help you find a film." It's all on you. You're the consumer. Now get to work.

Video killed the radio star.
And time killed the video store.

Goodbye Blockbuster.
We will miss you.

Now where will Elaine find her movies!?

BLOCK-BUSTED

Blockbuster is going to be a faded memory of a generation past.. very soon.
This coming January, the store plans on closing its remaining 300 retail operations still existent. And it doesn't stop there..

The strongest solar flare of the year fired off the sun on Tuesday

It was an X3.3 class solar flare.. it may not be strong enough to eliminate the modern world we have come to love, but it was certainly a strong shot from the sun..

The 11-year solar cycle appears to be heating up..
Spaceweather.com reported that the solar event actually created a rare "magnetic crochet" and extreme ultraviolet flash. Spaceweather explains that the intense flare created an immediate ionization of Earth's upper atmosphere leading to the magnetic crochet--and that only happens when a flare is in progress...

Video of the flare is here:



SPACEWEATHER.COM and SOLARHAM.NET are both excellent sources when the sun is active--and even when it's not..

The strongest solar flare of the year fired off the sun on Tuesday

It was an X3.3 class solar flare.. it may not be strong enough to eliminate the modern world we have come to love, but it was certainly a strong shot from the sun..

ART BELL RESPONDS (AGAIN)

Hours after George Noory called into GABCAST, Art Bell once against has taken to the pages of BELLGAB to further explain his position on his departure from DARK MATTER.



A quote,

My goodness I was watching a show on the DVR with my child Bride and come back to this?  Of course I am not going to commit sewerpipe, I said all that tounge in cheek and I did not say anything that was not said here and over and over, spread out over 106 pages or so. My skin as I age is indeed getting thinner but my public skin has never been thicker. I just thought you would like to see how the same words used here would sound coming from me. I have not changed my mind about free streaming and intend to make it a reality one way or the other. I have asked Sirius to allow me to act as a Private Broadcaster, then as other shows do, I could stay on Sirius and would be free to stream all I want.
If they go for that all will be well, It would mean no pay from Sirius but I am good with that, I do not need the money. If Sirius says no, then I will, at the first opportunity stream from artbell.com.

 Again, I am sorry that some people invested in a radio or a stream and if a deal is not reached will have lost out. You do not know what
was going on behind the scenes for those six Weeks and if you did I think you might understand, or considering the makeup of some of this
group perhaps not, but I was trying to act in the interest of the listener, not myself.

 I still love this board. There is something about the core group that is somewhat loveable and I still feel that way, I do know trolls when I see them, and I can guess where they slime in from. I am toying with the idea of new hours for the show....

 There is only one good way to proceed and that is with a better product. That is what I intend to do.
                                                                                                                                                  Art

Yes, it has come to this. 

ART BELL RESPONDS (AGAIN)

Hours after George Noory called into GABCAST, Art Bell once against has taken to the pages of BELLGAB to further explain his position on his departure from DARK MATTER.

GEORGE NOORY TALKS PUBLICLY ABOUT ART BELL'S DEPARTURE

As if the DARK MATTER exit could not get weirder...



Over the past 48 hours since the news of Art Bell's sudden departure from DARK MATTER was sinking in, fans turned on Bell and he took to the famed pages of BELLGAB.COM to defend himself...

And suddenly, George Noory entered the fray..

During a podcast hosted by BELLGAB's founder Michael Vandeven on UFOSHIP.COM, the one and only George Noory. Noory called into the show, surprising the hosts, and spoke direct about Art Bell. He said Bell jumped the gun by quitting Sirius XM so fast.. He also commented on his appreciation for the creator of Coast to Coast AM, denied poaching guests from DARK MATTER, and told a story of how he tried to assist with Airyn Bell's VISA issues several years ago.

The full audio of GABCAST can be found here.
The full audio of the portion with George Noory can be found here.

Or just play it here:

GEORGE NOORY TALKS PUBLICLY ABOUT ART BELL'S DEPARTURE

As if the DARK MATTER exit could not get weirder...

The midweek scares

 SAMPLING OF NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 2013



A BIGFOOT hunt ends with a shooting and arrest.. And as you can imagine it was not BIGFOOT that who shot..

Scientists are getting closer to freezing organs for fture use..

Hospitals treating an increased number i 'internet addictions' .

86-year-old woman becomes the oldest woman to run the NYC marathon--and dies the very next day..

Massive trash heap floating new the West Coast of the United States..

A mall shooting in New Jersey: The gunman's actions are baffling people who knew him and liked him..

Troubling information being revealed from a victim in the Cleveland kidnapping.. she said that Ariel Castro hung her on the wall like an ornament..


A potential wintry pattern is developing for the Northern parts of the United States--this map from Henry Margusity of Accuweather shows a lot of areas that may get snow..
Dreaming of a white landscape prior to Thanksgiving? There are some weather models creating buzz..

Fukushima nightmare: Starfish rip themselves apart like a horror movie..

John Hogue writes a LONG (really long) public blog about Art Bell's sudden departure from DARK MATTER..

Typhoon becomes serious threat to the Philippines..

Did King Tut spontaneously combust!? (Oh, I think I'd say probably no)

Would you go to a haunted hotel? What if I told you there was a sex demon??

The "big cat" scare now in Britain..

Losing the fever: Bieber 'security' actions leave fans in tears..

The decline: Lady Gaga and her manager split..

Charlie Sheen quits APOCALYPSE NOW movie..
Custody battle..

20th CENTURY FOX begins talks for WOLVERINE sequel..

Michael Keaton confirms BEETLEJUICE 2..

Very interesting comments coming from David Cronenberg, who not only that the SHINING was not a great film, but also that Stanley Kubrick did not understand horror..

Please........ Werewolves vs Bigfoot .. the movie?

Back to the basics, part 8: BLOODY DISGUSTING running an exclusive story.. They report that Lionsgate is planning SAW 8.. I know this series is going to get to SAW X .. I just know it..

Purgier: Another sequel coming, this one to the PURGE..

Humor: Funny animations of famous paintings..

The midweek scares

 SAMPLING OF NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 2013

Art Bell responds to anger over DARK MATTER exit

He took to the now famed pages of BELLGAB to explain--and apologize--for his rapid exit from Sirius XM radio..



The full text here:

Hi there, I am now on the site, I tried Yesterday but it would not take my PW, I tried to change it because I thought I might
not have remembered it correctly. Today it is taking my original PW just fine.

If it will help, I am sorry. I know many of you are angry in your usual style which I expected but there is nothing new I can say
that will make any of you feel any better. It is as I have said, I had hundreds of emails from people who tried the 30 day free
trial and were getting dropped left and right, Sirius was aware of the problem.(many of you know because you tried to
help with the error reporting) I am sure some dropped because they did not like my show or just did not have the money, but
by far most dropped because of the drops. This was a problem that we talked to them virtually every day about and learned that
it would be a long term fix.

As I mentioned in my emails Yesterday the net effect was that my base was gone, those of you who listened to the show must
have noticed, I sure did, so I asked Sirius for a Year of free streaming or until they could fix the problem, they did offer a second
free 30 day trial but what point is there in that if people would have the same experience? Anything beyond that, they were unwilling
to do. It just did not make any sense to me that pirates were posting programs the next day and live streams were popping up all
over the place that did not even carry our commercials without anybody doing anything about it, just crazy. Why not stream until
the problem was fixed with our commercials? It was a widespread problem including here on Bell Gab, right? My thinking was and
still is that it would have drawn many more into the program, eventually becomming full subs.

I am still open to patching this up, but not without some tip of the hat to those that left because of the streaming problem, we even offered
to pay for the streaming ourselves until it could be fixed. Anyway I am here so feel free to continue to cut me up and you can be
sure I am absorbing your anger.

Art

Again I am truly sorry to those who got caught in this and lost any money because you bought a radio or tried the NET.

What followed that post late this afternoon was a long back and forth between BELLGAB posters and Bell himself. Several users were expressing anger, if not rage, at Bell's sudden departure. Art Bell took time to respond to several issues, saying he would return if the argument over streaming issues is worked out between his camp and Sirius XM. Also, Bell alluded to another non compete clause, which in effect would keep him off any form of radio for the foreseeable future--a strange place for him to be since he was so happy to have emerged from the long Premiere clause he was stuck with after quitting Coast to Coast AM.

Calls to Sirius XM management have gone unreturned. However, contact made to the customer service line has revealed that the operators have been told to say that Bell decided to pull the plug on DARK MATTER, and that the satellite company wishes him 'luck' in the future. At least a few users said when they attempted to cancel, they were lured into another month of 'free' membership just in case DARK MATTER reinvents itself and returns.  But with Sirius saying Bell has decided to cancel the show himself, it would appear that both sides have found their talking point.

And while the world is still confused by this entire event, the always laughable "Hitler reacts" video has already been posted.. 

Art Bell responds to anger over DARK MATTER exit

He took to the now famed pages of BELLGAB to explain--and apologize--for his rapid exit from Sirius XM radio..

Do you believe in SIGNS?

Two years to the day my mother in law died, my wife captured a photograph of ducks.. Just ducks, or something more?





GRAHAM From the movie SIGNS (2002):

People break down into two groups. When they experience something lucky, group number one sees it as more than luck, more than coincidence. They see it as a sign, evidence, that there is someone up there, watching out for them. Group number two sees it as just pure luck. Just a happy turn of chance. I'm sure the people in group number two are looking at those fourteen lights in a very suspicious way. For them, the situation is a fifty-fifty. Could be bad, could be good. But deep down, they feel that whatever happens, they're on their own. And that fills them with fear. Yeah, there are those people. But there's a whole lot of people in group number one. When they see those fourteen lights, they're looking at a miracle. And deep down, they feel that whatever's going to happen, there will be someone there to help them. And that fills them with hope. See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, that sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Or, look at the question this way: Is it possible that there are no coincidences?

It's been two years since the death of a very important person..

Do they leave signs for you to keep hope, even after they have left this reality?

Do you believe in SIGNS?

Two years to the day my mother in law died, my wife captured a photograph of ducks.. Just ducks, or something more?

NO MORE 'MATTER'

Art Bell quit Coast to Coast AM after his 2010 Halloween show.

And now Art Bell quit Dark Matter after his 2013 Halloween show. 

The hot air again blows.

The weekend of rumors and speculation regarding the potential demise of Art Bell finally ended tonight with an update on Bell's website. The page detailed Bell's request to allow free streaming of the show for four hours on Artbell.com and have Sirius XM be permitted to the downloadable portion..According to the site, Sirius XM said no.

(As expected).

Immediately afterwards, Art Bell posted this to his Facebook page:

Sometimes when you are “all in” you win, sometimes lose. By mutual agreement, Dark Matter will no longer air as of tonight.

Immediately after that message was posted, he deactivated his Facebook page (as we all know, it's impossible to ever delete it).. 

There is an immense amount of anger among loyal Art Bell fans. Some of them are ranting on Bellgab.com (a site that was renamed that from Coastgab after Bell decided to come back) .. also, nasty comments are being placed n Artbell.com's Facebook page from listeners confused by the entire affair.

One poster on Bellgab.com writes that he received this email from Art Bell tonight responding to questions on why he left.

According to the post, as relayed by the now famed 'Bateman':

I started the show with the expectation that my listener's would be able to stream the show since most were coming from AM. They started the thirty day trial and found that it was dropping out on them every few minutes. After the 30 day trial most did not renew, why would they? Faced with paying about $180 bucks a Year for something that was not working right, what would you do? So I lost my base. My show is based on call in, if all I am left with is Truck drivers with cell phones going down the road at 70 MPH, well you get the idea. So I asked Sirius to allow free streaming for a Year until they could fix their problems and they said no. The show was simply not viable under these conditions.

And with that, the ride appears to be over.

Wonder how many calls Sirius will field in the next few days of people asking for partial fees back.. Perhaps that topic is summed up best with this post on Bellgab: 

Being stuck with worthless Sirius accessories is the worst part. It's like an STD, it never leaves. I still have a shitty plug and play unit and boombox laying around somewhere in my closet taking up space.

The very short ride is over--OR IS IT?

NO MORE 'MATTER'

Art Bell quit Coast to Coast AM after his 2010 Halloween show.

And now Art Bell quit Dark Matter after his 2013 Halloween show. 

The hot air again blows.

The weekend of rumors and speculation regarding the potential demise of Art Bell finally ended tonight with an update on Bell's website. The page detailed Bell's request to allow free streaming of the show for four hours on Artbell.com and have Sirius XM be permitted to the downloadable portion..According to the site, Sirius XM said no.

(As expected).

Immediately afterwards, Art Bell posted this to his Facebook page:

Sometimes when you are “all in” you win, sometimes lose. By mutual agreement, Dark Matter will no longer air as of tonight.

Immediately after that message was posted, he deactivated his Facebook page (as we all know, it's impossible to ever delete it).. 

There is an immense amount of anger among loyal Art Bell fans. Some of them are ranting on Bellgab.com (a site that was renamed that from Coastgab after Bell decided to come back) .. also, nasty comments are being placed n Artbell.com's Facebook page from listeners confused by the entire affair.

One poster on Bellgab.com writes that he received this email from Art Bell tonight responding to questions on why he left.

According to the post, as relayed by the now famed 'Bateman':

I started the show with the expectation that my listener's would be able to stream the show since most were coming from AM. They started the thirty day trial and found that it was dropping out on them every few minutes. After the 30 day trial most did not renew, why would they? Faced with paying about $180 bucks a Year for something that was not working right, what would you do? So I lost my base. My show is based on call in, if all I am left with is Truck drivers with cell phones going down the road at 70 MPH, well you get the idea. So I asked Sirius to allow free streaming for a Year until they could fix their problems and they said no. The show was simply not viable under these conditions.

And with that, the ride appears to be over.

Wonder how many calls Sirius will field in the next few days of people asking for partial fees back.. Perhaps that topic is summed up best with this post on Bellgab: 

Being stuck with worthless Sirius accessories is the worst part. It's like an STD, it never leaves. I still have a shitty plug and play unit and boombox laying around somewhere in my closet taking up space.

The very short ride is over--OR IS IT?

What the matter with Dark Matter?

It won't be live tonight.. Artbell.com has just announced that they will be replaying the show with Richard Hoagland again..

As for live programming in the future, there is lots of speculation and rumor..

But as one user on BELLGAB.com wrote, perhaps this situation is best to let the dust settle...

What the matter with Dark Matter?

It won't be live tonight.. Artbell.com has just announced that they will be replaying the show with Richard Hoagland again..

As for live programming in the future, there is lots of speculation and rumor..

But as one user on BELLGAB.com wrote, perhaps this situation is best to let the dust settle...

Art Bell quits DARK MATTER?!

The only place to turn is BELLGAB.com

And it's quite the story indeed.
Wow...

Plus he appears to have deleted his Facebook page too...?

All a mystery.. But not reassuring.

Yesterday Artbell.com issued its demand to Sirius XM..

At this moment, no official word anywhere as to what will occur tonight when Art Bell would be live on satellite radio..

Twitter is buzzing.. BELLGAB is angry.

A lot of are looking at their SIRIUS radio now, asking 'now what should I do with this thing?'

Could this be a poker move? A
Chess move? Another 'habitual retirement'?

Developing..

Art Bell quits DARK MATTER?!

The only place to turn is BELLGAB.com

And it's quite the story indeed.
Wow...

Plus he appears to have deleted his Facebook page too...?

All a mystery.. But not reassuring.

Yesterday Artbell.com issued its demand to Sirius XM..

At this moment, no official word anywhere as to what will occur tonight when Art Bell would be live on satellite radio..

Twitter is buzzing.. BELLGAB is angry.

A lot of are looking at their SIRIUS radio now, asking 'now what should I do with this thing?'

Could this be a poker move? A
Chess move? Another 'habitual retirement'?

Developing..

It's beginning to feel too much like Christmas...

Stores Nationwide Begin Holiday Season Early Despite Negative Reaction

You read that CBS headline right. We are already tired of Christmas shopping and it’s not even Christmas.

Maybe that is the reason.

We need to celebrate Halloween…thanksgiving..then other holidays after. WE get rushed through life. Back to school shopping in July. Easter candy in January… Halloween in September, and by the time you’re actually getting a costume, early Christmas sales take place. 

I happen to love Thanksgiving..and I find it sad we sort of seem to miss it every year..

So let’s take a pause. There’s plenty of time to shop for Christmas, let’s take it easy..

HOLY CRAP, IT’S ONLY 7 WEEKS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!?!?!?

It's beginning to feel too much like Christmas...

Stores Nationwide Begin Holiday Season Early Despite Negative Reaction

You read that CBS headline right. We are already tired of Christmas shopping and it’s not even Christmas.

Maybe that is the reason.

We need to celebrate Halloween…thanksgiving..then other holidays after. WE get rushed through life. Back to school shopping in July. Easter candy in January… Halloween in September, and by the time you’re actually getting a costume, early Christmas sales take place. 

I happen to love Thanksgiving..and I find it sad we sort of seem to miss it every year..

So let’s take a pause. There’s plenty of time to shop for Christmas, let’s take it easy..

HOLY CRAP, IT’S ONLY 7 WEEKS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!?!?!?

CASE OF THE MONDAYS. Cold November sun shines, but the rain is coming--it's always on the way

MONDAY NOVEMBER 4 2013

Time is fast. We are steamrolling to Christmas. I don't think I'm even near ready..

Meanwhile, all this is happening:

The partial eclipse this weekend may have been a normal, but rare, celestial event. Or was it a sign? Some obviously will say it is..

Maybe this is a sign: A Dutch lake has turned blood red..

Volcano in Indonesia erupts..

How Uncle Sam watches you: What happens to an email when you hit the send button?

Maybe hell is not a place on earth, but a planet all to itself!? Kepler found an earth-sized planet that should 'not be'.. it has a surface temp that exceeds 1000 Celsius--this is above the temperature where rock melts. But at the same time, it is made of the same rock and iron that earth is composed of..

Another 5.0 quake near Fukushima..
The United States Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz visited Fukushima and released a statement on Energy.gov regarding the trip.. Among the things that Moniz said, 'shocked' and 'stunned' were words used.. And things seems to be getting worse.. While American media conglomerates rarely expose any details that show how daunting the replacement of fuel rods may be in a land that constantly gets swarmed with quakes may be, it is still occurring. International media sources are the only places to turn to find true accounts of how dire of a situation Fukushima is ..

Reports: Law enforcement leaks to the press, say that Paul Ciancia 'acted alone' and was dropped off by a friend at LAX.. This is interesting, especially when we were just told by official accounts that Ciancia has yet to speak and was shot in the mouth--something that reminded me of the Tsarvaev being shot in the throat yet admitting (before being read rights) that he was the Boston bomber..

Powerful windstorm rocks Seattle..

Nebraska electric utilities will be monitoring upcoming Grid-Ex II

No one should be ok with this: Nearly 1 million chickens and turkeys are unintentionally boiled alive each year in U.S. slaughterhouses, often because fast-moving lines fail to kill the birds before they are dropped into scalding water, Agriculture Department records show

Watch your ingredients: Aspartame changes it name to Aminosweet

Peace prize winner..? DOUBLE DOWN, the new book about the 2012 election, reveals this tidbit about President Obama: He told aides that is he getting 'really good at killing people' when it comes to drone strikes.. And I guess he's right. I wonder if he told Malala how great his skills are? Here is the article from the WASHINGTON POST that details this and other things from DOUBLE DOWN

When governments go after witches..

NIGHTMARE FACTORY shines light on horror movie icons..

All thumbs: Why is Megan Fox even in a CALL OF DUTY ad anyway?

CASE OF THE MONDAYS. Cold November sun shines, but the rain is coming--it's always on the way

MONDAY NOVEMBER 4 2013

Time is fast. We are steamrolling to Christmas. I don't think I'm even near ready..

Meanwhile, all this is happening:

The partial eclipse this weekend may have been a normal, but rare, celestial event. Or was it a sign? Some obviously will say it is..

Maybe this is a sign: A Dutch lake has turned blood red..

Volcano in Indonesia erupts..

How Uncle Sam watches you: What happens to an email when you hit the send button?

Maybe hell is not a place on earth, but a planet all to itself!? Kepler found an earth-sized planet that should 'not be'.. it has a surface temp that exceeds 1000 Celsius--this is above the temperature where rock melts. But at the same time, it is made of the same rock and iron that earth is composed of..

Another 5.0 quake near Fukushima..
The United States Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz visited Fukushima and released a statement on Energy.gov regarding the trip.. Among the things that Moniz said, 'shocked' and 'stunned' were words used.. And things seems to be getting worse.. While American media conglomerates rarely expose any details that show how daunting the replacement of fuel rods may be in a land that constantly gets swarmed with quakes may be, it is still occurring. International media sources are the only places to turn to find true accounts of how dire of a situation Fukushima is ..

Reports: Law enforcement leaks to the press, say that Paul Ciancia 'acted alone' and was dropped off by a friend at LAX.. This is interesting, especially when we were just told by official accounts that Ciancia has yet to speak and was shot in the mouth--something that reminded me of the Tsarvaev being shot in the throat yet admitting (before being read rights) that he was the Boston bomber..

Powerful windstorm rocks Seattle..

Nebraska electric utilities will be monitoring upcoming Grid-Ex II

No one should be ok with this: Nearly 1 million chickens and turkeys are unintentionally boiled alive each year in U.S. slaughterhouses, often because fast-moving lines fail to kill the birds before they are dropped into scalding water, Agriculture Department records show

Watch your ingredients: Aspartame changes it name to Aminosweet

Peace prize winner..? DOUBLE DOWN, the new book about the 2012 election, reveals this tidbit about President Obama: He told aides that is he getting 'really good at killing people' when it comes to drone strikes.. And I guess he's right. I wonder if he told Malala how great his skills are? Here is the article from the WASHINGTON POST that details this and other things from DOUBLE DOWN

When governments go after witches..

NIGHTMARE FACTORY shines light on horror movie icons..

All thumbs: Why is Megan Fox even in a CALL OF DUTY ad anyway?

LADYO GAGA

GAGA did her thing tonight.. And apparently a lot of people hated it

THE LA TIMES SAYS, 

She was crying too. Tears streamed silently down her face as she wailed, and viewers streamed silently out of the show. During the three minutes or so that Gaga was on screen more than 4,000 viewers exited and continued to do so as microphones cut in and out, cakes were mashed to uncover awards, and Tyler the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt were bleeped out for most of their unintelligible performance.

By the time the webcast was almost an hour in viewership had dropped from its peak of about 215,000 to a median of about 180,000. This for an event that 60 million people apparently voted for.

YouTube may break viral videos, but unless it tries harder next time it may not be able to break itself.  

There may have been a point to how she performed—she is performing the song like a junkie..

But this is the INTERNET baby! If people click off, it’s a loser.

However, in this case, they may be the losers… the performance is pretty darn good for purposely trying to sound bad.

LADYO GAGA

GAGA did her thing tonight.. And apparently a lot of people hated it

Breathing problems becoming a problem in California

A must read:

centerforinvestigativereporting:

Did you know…

• 40 percent of people with asthma in California are renters, which can limit their ability to rid their homes of dust mites, mold, and secondhand smoke.
• Children from low-income families are more likely to live next to freeways and be exposed to bio allergens from proximity to agricultural and industrial operations.
• And nowhere in California is this more apparent than in the Central Valley.

Read more from our investigation into the Central Valley’s respiratory nightmare.

Breathing problems becoming a problem in California

A must read:

centerforinvestigativereporting:

Did you know…

• 40 percent of people with asthma in California are renters, which can limit their ability to rid their homes of dust mites, mold, and secondhand smoke.
• Children from low-income families are more likely to live next to freeways and be exposed to bio allergens from proximity to agricultural and industrial operations.
• And nowhere in California is this more apparent than in the Central Valley.

Read more from our investigation into the Central Valley’s respiratory nightmare.

Wag the dog

Science is finally trying to figure out why dogs’ tails wag and what it means when they do.

But here’s a humbling fact for humans: Dogs already knew and will always know why. 

So who’s smart now, ‘master’?

Wag the dog

Science is finally trying to figure out why dogs’ tails wag and what it means when they do.

But here’s a humbling fact for humans: Dogs already knew and will always know why. 

So who’s smart now, ‘master’?

Sunday memories..

The good old days.. when there was always some sort of a pussy hanging over Bubba..

Long live the 90s!

Sunday memories..

The good old days.. when there was always some sort of a pussy hanging over Bubba..

Long live the 90s!

FIREBALL FRIDAY

I missed this on Friday, but it happened: A major fireball event occurred with hundreds of witnesses in the Pacific northwest..

This seems to be a continuation of September and October’s active fireball-laden skies, but those were mostly along the East Coast.

This time, FEMA REGION 3 breathed a sigh of relief with clear skies..

FIREBALL FRIDAY

I missed this on Friday, but it happened: A major fireball event occurred with hundreds of witnesses in the Pacific northwest..

This seems to be a continuation of September and October’s active fireball-laden skies, but those were mostly along the East Coast.

This time, FEMA REGION 3 breathed a sigh of relief with clear skies..

BRAZILIAN WAX

You not not recognize the blanket, but you would the boy; Hence the blanket. 

It’s Beebs, once again coming from a Brothel. We are told by the fine reporting of PAGE SIX of the NY POST that Bieber spent hours in the ‘whorehouse’ with two women in Brazil.

Some have lost the fever no twitter, slamming the beloved godchild for his dealing with the ‘whores.’ 

I’m left wondering if the piece of walking fecal matter at least spit on them when he was finished.

BRAZILIAN WAX

You not not recognize the blanket, but you would the boy; Hence the blanket. 

It’s Beebs, once again coming from a Brothel. We are told by the fine reporting of PAGE SIX of the NY POST that Bieber spent hours in the ‘whorehouse’ with two women in Brazil.

Some have lost the fever no twitter, slamming the beloved godchild for his dealing with the ‘whores.’ 

I’m left wondering if the piece of walking fecal matter at least spit on them when he was finished.

There are some very interesting details about the 2012 election in the new book DOUBLE DOWN, especially about Chris Christie

During the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney ranked Chris Christie among the final contenders to be his running mate. That is until the Republican nominee started digging into the New Jersey governor’€™s record

TIME magazine also wrote this:

Chronically behind schedule, Christie made a habit of showing up late to Romney fundraising events. In May he was so tardy to a donor reception at the Grand Hyatt New York that Mitt wound up taking the stage to speak before Christie arrived. When the Jersey governor finally made his grand entrance, it was as if Mitt had been his warm-up act.

Punctuality mattered to Romney. Christie’s lateness bugged him. Mitt also cared about fitness and was prone to poke fun at those who didn’t. (“Oh, there’s your date for tonight,” he would say to male members of his traveling crew when they spied a chunky lady on the street.) Romney marveled at Christie’s girth, his difficulties in making his way down the narrow aisle of the campaign bus. Watching a video of Christie without his suit jacket on, Romney cackled to his aides, “Guys! Look at that!”

There’s more.. 

I definitely plan on trying to find a bookstore that may still exist to find DOUBLE DOWN..

The NEW YORK POST published a very graphic shot of accused LAX shooter Paul Ciancia on the ground after he was shot by police.. They 'warning' is directly above the photo of the graphic shot

And I warn you.. clicking through to the post story will give YOU the graphic shot. If you want to see those types of things..

The NEW YORK POST published a very graphic shot of accused LAX shooter Paul Ciancia on the ground after he was shot by police.. They 'warning' is directly above the photo of the graphic shot

And I warn you.. clicking through to the post story will give YOU the graphic shot. If you want to see those types of things..

There are some very interesting details about the 2012 election in the new book DOUBLE DOWN, especially about Chris Christie

During the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney ranked Chris Christie among the final contenders to be his running mate. That is until the Republican nominee started digging into the New Jersey governor’€™s record

TIME magazine also wrote this:

Chronically behind schedule, Christie made a habit of showing up late to Romney fundraising events. In May he was so tardy to a donor reception at the Grand Hyatt New York that Mitt wound up taking the stage to speak before Christie arrived. When the Jersey governor finally made his grand entrance, it was as if Mitt had been his warm-up act.

Punctuality mattered to Romney. Christie’s lateness bugged him. Mitt also cared about fitness and was prone to poke fun at those who didn’t. (“Oh, there’s your date for tonight,” he would say to male members of his traveling crew when they spied a chunky lady on the street.) Romney marveled at Christie’s girth, his difficulties in making his way down the narrow aisle of the campaign bus. Watching a video of Christie without his suit jacket on, Romney cackled to his aides, “Guys! Look at that!”

There’s more.. 

I definitely plan on trying to find a bookstore that may still exist to find DOUBLE DOWN..

A personal story

Centralia is back in the news. The last remaining residents can now stay until they can’t breathe anymore.

It’s a victory in a sense for the lucky 7. But I say, former residents unite! File a class action lawsuit to have YOUR old properties back…

Sadly most residents who were forced to leave are dying or dead.. those old days are over.

Instead, now, only surviving are memories of Centralia and images, like the one featured with this post, of the town .. I believe this may have been a stock photo from the AP that was taken from a hilltop near St. Ignatius cemetery. Could be wrong.  All the houses in it are gone. And THAT is what’s wrong.

Some Hybrid Sunday Morning Sidewalk

This picture taken on November 3, 2013, shows a rare hybrid solar eclipse through clouds from the Canary Island of Tenerife. (Photo: Desiree Martin, AFP/Getty Images)

I missed it. Some weird clock malfunction .. I don’t know what happened. But Desiree Martin from the AFP and lots of others got some really amazing photographs of the event.. Thank you Internets.

Some Hybrid Sunday Morning Sidewalk

This picture taken on November 3, 2013, shows a rare hybrid solar eclipse through clouds from the Canary Island of Tenerife. (Photo: Desiree Martin, AFP/Getty Images)

I missed it. Some weird clock malfunction .. I don’t know what happened. But Desiree Martin from the AFP and lots of others got some really amazing photographs of the event.. Thank you Internets.

A personal story

Centralia is back in the news. The last remaining residents can now stay until they can’t breathe anymore.