I was reading the New York Times the other day and it wasn’t terribly surprising to me to see that the last major downturn in real estate prices occurred right before and during the great depression. Think about it. The stock market is at a record high, investors are pulling their money (if they can)…
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Start Your Own Cult
It’s easy, just go to Startyourowncult.com! Starting Your Own Cult, with Dr. Emeril Lazarus The time is right, and the time is now! The Lord has spoken to you. He has commanded you to create the New Jerusalem, to prepare for His arrival, to gather the flock, bring together the faithful, spread the Word. Blinded…
Bling from 80,000 years ago
Even the very first modern humans may have spruced themselves up with beaded bling. Twelve shell beads discovered in a cave in eastern Morocco have been dated at more than 80,000 years old, making them one of the earliest examples of human culture. The beads are colored with red ochre and show signs of being…
Terror Suspect of the Week: the American People
This weeks terror suspect of the week is the American People. This blurb from OpEdNews commentator Joel S. Hirschhorn pretty well demonstrates the evil that is the American System…I suggest you go and read his entire article here. It’s called American’s Unready to Revolt Despite Revolting Conditions. The good news is that the world will…
The World Ends in July- Get Ready
The Church of the SubGenius is a popular organization often seen as a “parody” of religious cults, including Scientology, the Raelians, the Unification Church, and racist hate groups such as Christian Identity. The organization is widely seen as a satire that mocks organized religion, or as the church describes itself, “a cynisacreligion.” Since its inception…
Scientists uncover Black Widow Spider Silk…stronger than Kevlar
LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2007 (AFP) – The prospect of super-strength military body armor inspired by silk from deadly black widow spiders has moved a step closer after research revealed by a US university. Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, outside Los Angeles, have identified the genes and DNA sequences for two key proteins…
One of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard: Paul Potts
My Aunt sent me this with the note “I wouldn’t waste your time on the ordinary.” This is about as far from the ordinary as I have ever seen or heard. I’ve watched it twice and both times it has brought me to the edge of tears and I’ve felt chickenskin as I listen to…
Dynamite Surfing
Fucking wow! cd
Some technical notes…
I’ve been doing a little bit of work on the blog today. I added a plugin called wordpress cache that is supposed to make the site load faster. I don’t know if it is temporary or not, but a side effect seems to be that sometimes the page comes up unavailable. If you refresh the…
Movie Recommendation
I caught this last night at the dollar theatre. It was like Red Dawn and Rambo meet Fahrenheit 911 and MacGyver. I loved it. It was my kind of fun action flick.Check it out if you get the chance. Here’s a blurb from a review by the Village Voice. cd Wittily adapted by screenwriter Jonathan…