Really? She was 75?
The Godzilla Tsunami Video
This is terrifying. The video starts calmly enough. Some water moving down the street. Then, within minutes, it is tearing up cars and houses. This guy was dangerously close, but safe. If you want to see what it looked like before the video, check out Google Maps. Then watch this:
More Japan Earthquake Facepalm
Reportedly, this weekend at a Watauga County Republican Party convention, our own Senator Virginia Foxx had this to say about the Japan earthquake and tsunami: It is a sign that God is still in charge. Yeah. Right. It has nothing to do with fault lines and shifting tectonic plates. It was God. He looked down at us and thought to Himself, … Read More
Really, HuffPo? Really?!?
Of the MANY things to write about relating to what's going on in Japan (e.g., the earthquake, the tsunami, the horrific loss of life, the possible nuclear meltdown, the effects on wordwide finance and industry, the meaning for the future of the nuclear industry, etc.), I can think of nothing more irrelevant and wasteful than to report on 50 Cent's … Read More
Japan Thoughts
For years, people have been asking why we build nuclear plants on earthquake fault lines. And everyone kind of shrugs.
Mubarek Steps Down
Various press acccounts are saying that, according to the Egyptian Vice President, President Mubarak has stepped down. Supposedly, this isn't news, but a "clarification" of what Mubarak said yesterday.
RIP, “We Can Do It” Lady
From WaPo: Geraldine Doyle, 86, who as a 17-year-old factory worker became the inspiration for a popular World War II recruitment poster that evoked female power and independence under the slogan "We Can Do It!," died Dec. 26 at a hospice in Lansing, Mich. Her daughter, Stephanie Gregg, said the cause of death was complications from severe arthritis. For millions … Read More
No, I Don’t Think So
CNN: (CNN) - Members of the Westboro Baptist Church announced Thursday plans to picket Saturday's funeral for Elizabeth Edwards in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Kansas-based Church – monitored by anti-hate groups such as the Anti-Defamation league and the Southern Poverty Law Center – is known for its extremist opposition to homosexuals, Jews and other groups. The church members also oppose the … Read More
Good, Because I Have A Few Things I Want To Say To Him
WXII: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In his first visit to the Triad since becoming president in 2008, Barack Obama will visit Winston-Salem on Monday. Sources confirmed to WXII that the president will be attending an event at the west campus of Forsyth Technical Community College on Bolton Street. Details about the visit weren't immediately available. The source said White House officials were … Read More
Movie Premiere
Well, my movie premiers tonight, and when I say "my" movie, I mean (of course) the movie in which I may make a brief appearance assuming that I don't end up on the cutting room floor. It's called "Hellphone" and the premiere takes place at the Carousel Theatre on Battleground Avenue at 6:30pm in Greensboro, with the film commencing at … Read More
Remains Found
I haven't posted about this story — it's too depressing. But now maybe that her remains appear to have been found (and we all knew it would end up that way), focus can go elsewhere: HICKORY, N.C. – Investigators said Friday they believe they have found the remains of a disabled North Carolina girl who was reported missing about a month … Read More
Mystery Solved
This seems to be the explanation for that "mystery missle": it was merely a jet going across the sky, but due to the angle, the contrail only looked vertical. See? Look at this: That's not a photo of the November 3 "mystery missile". Rather, it's from December 31, 2009. And it's the same thing going on. Just a jet. It's all … Read More