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  For Drinking Water in the Drought, California Looks Warily to Sea More  Town with 11 Golf Courses Is Sucking California Dry More  Bottled Water Comes From the Most Drought-Ridden Places in the Country More
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 Why would an eighty five year old want to cross the Atlantic in a garden shed, balanced on a raft made of plastic pipes with a wooden telephone pole as a mast? Silly question, because it was on his bucket list! Anthony Smith got together with three other retirees. All of them were dreamers and after building the Dream, they took off. There's a good article about the man and his dream here.  “Heinous Waste of Money Officially Begins”
by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “The two major political parties’ unconscionable waste of money officially commences this weekend, as Democrats and Republicans will soon begin spending an estimated five billion dollars of their corporate puppet masters’ assets in an unquenchable pursuit of power. The billions, which could be spent rebuilding the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, improving schools, or reducing the scourge of malaria in Africa, will instead be squandered in a heinous free-for-all of slander and personal destruction, alienating voters as never before. While attention this weekend turns to the Democrats, the Republicans remain quietly confident about their chances of purchasing the nation’s highest office. In the words of one top operative, “Our billionaires can beat their billionaires.” More  After months of depression freezing temperatures and plenty of darkness, today will be another positive first sign of hope. More people will again start to emerge from a self imposed state of hibernation.
Today will be the first day of the year; that the temperatures are expected to get up into the 70s. Soon we will be able to experience the beach, picnics, shorts, barbeques, summer skirts and lots of smiles. We know that spring officially arrived on March 20, but the weather never agreed to cooperate with the calendar. Because the record breaking winter of nonstop cold and snow. In some areas, there is still snow on the ground. But it should all be gone very soon. Today, we also have the Red Sox home opener at Fenway and the reality that spring is finally here. The weekend was fantastic with temps in the 60s and sunshine. I felt energized and motivated as I jumped on my spring to-do list and took on the world. I also noticed that the buds have started growing on the trees and I also saw some turkeys strutting in the fields. Yes the long wait is finally over!   Spring is here, There is Ice-out The explanation is "I was in a Rush" We have all heard the line, Ashes to Ashes- Dust to Dust. Death is one of life's only inescapable truths. There is a fascinating new concept out there where your body goes through the transitions of life, death and then you become a tree. Find the story here.
Meteor season ahead! I’m looking forward to the first ‘favorable’ meteor shower of 2015, the Lyrids. It will show up anytime now and will peak by April 22-23. The Lyrids don’t have the highest rates of shooting star visuals, but they often spawn some incredible fireballs that can be seen at night as well as during the day! These are the Best of Times. The Directorate of Religious Affairs in Turkey, among the wealthiest and most advanced Muslim countries, has issued a fatwa declaring that Muslims can, in fact, use toilet paper without violating the commands of Allah. However, the Islamic legal pronouncement underscores, adherents of the religion should use primarily use water as opposed to any specialized paper product to cleanse their private parts. I know that everyone has the right to practice religion as they see fit but honestly, who would ever think a Creator would not want people to use Charmin? more
The first game of the season between the Red Sox and Yankees last night was one to remember — for anyone still awake at the end. more
Are you one of those people that don’t get enough sleep? Do you feel permanently exhausted? Well, it turns out there is a solution to getting a better night’s sleep. Get Rich. New data from the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the number of adult’s getting more than six hours sleep nightly increases proportionately according to their income level. more   With the freezing temps and snow fall of two days ago now just a distant memory. The rain this morning is falling hard right now, but the weather forecast for the weekend is for sunshine and temperatures reaching up to the high 60s and maybe if were lucky, the70s. If the weatherman lets me down this time, I will be pissed.
“There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is impossibility.
Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.” Mark Twain Why are so many Employers unable to fill their jobs? more Why College Isn't (And Shouldn't Have to Be) For Everyone more Despite the high cost of college in this country, most American students will choose to go to school here. But a growing number of students are getting their degrees in other countries, like Germany, where taxpayers pick up the tab. more   "Ignorance Is Bliss"
By Michael Brenner Factual information is out of fashion. American society now devalues it. Subjective attitude and opinion are considered to be as worthy as accurate renderings of reality. Many wear their ignorance as a badge of honor. The ultimate freedom for them is to avoid needless bother in knowing the truth and distinguishing it from falsity. Some of this behavior is calculated and intentional; much of it is blind indulgence of convenience and prejudice. These behaviors are commonplace among our officials, politicians, commentariat, and the citizenry at large. Insulation from any sense of shame helps perpetuate it. So, too, does the widespread absence of accountability. more  Apparently hiring strippers is becoming popular again at funerals in rural China. Wait -- how did it ever become UN-popular? In my world, after you pay your respects you head out to the parking lot and pop the trunk for a cold one. It's the toast to the departed. Only in America, Nevada's famed Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel is on the prowl for official "quality" control testers who not only get paid to have sex with their prostitutes but to then evaluate their performance. more An Indonesian town was high on more than just life when police set fire to more than three tons of confiscated cannabis. Residents of Tangerang, 15.5 miles west of the capital Jakarta, reported suffering from headaches and dizziness after inhaling the tangy smoke given off by the bonfire. The 3.3 tons of marijuana were burned by Palmerah police at their subprecinct office in West Jakarta earlier this month.  
An Elected official in New York wants to return to the days of segregation. Housing is the starting point for a Brooklyn city councilwoman. She wants to know why “blocs” of Asians are living in two Fort Greene housing projects — and suggested it would be “beneficial” to assign housing by ethnic group. Martin Luther King (MLK) and Lyndon Burns Johnson (LBJ) have got to be rolling over in their graves now. more
The seven ways to have a near-death experience Seeing a light and a tunnel may be the popular perception of death, but as Rachel Nuwer discovers, reports are emerging of many other strange experiences. more
Everyone Can Gain from Making Music
Think back to your elementary school music class. You absorbed commands from a baton-wielding conductor while deciphering inky notes on a page. You kept tempo with the rest of the band while your contorted fingers sped from key to key........................ more How Music Hijacks Our Perception of Time ............more  A total eclipse of the Full Moon will happen during the early hours before dawn tomorrow morning. That is if the weather clears up a little and it isn’t cloudy so you can see it. If you’re willing to be out of bed just before sunrise and the weather cooperates, you could be in for a treat. New England will not be the best place in the country to see this rare event, but you can still catch some of it just before the moon sets in the early morning hour as the sun rises. This eclipse will be visible for about 5 minutes in the Western sky.. During a total lunar eclipse, the Sun, Earth and Moon form a straight line. The Earth blocks any direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. The Sun is behind the Earth, so the Sun's light casts the Earth's shadow on the Moon. This shadow covers the entire Moon and causes a total lunar eclipse. The Moon is still visible to the naked eye during a total lunar eclipse. This is because the Earth's atmosphere refracts sunlight and indirectly lights up the Moon's surface. The face of the Moon can turn sunset-red, yellow, orange, or brown in color for up to an hour or more as the eclipse slowly unfolds. This is because different types of dust particles and clouds in the Earth's atmosphere allow different wavelengths to reach the surface of the Moon. This will be the third in a series of four blood moons of the lunar tetrad. The final blood moon will be on Sept. 28th later this year. The first two in the series took place April 15 and Oct. 8, 2014. The next tetrad will not begin until April 25, 2032. The lunar eclipse has also been a highly celebrated sacred event by many religions throughout history. And From the Farmer’s Almanac…Aprils Full Moon….Pink Moon -This name came from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn.  Enjoy the weekend
The Obituary of the year, The Life of Captain Donald Alexander Malcolm Jr., Utah brings back the firing squad, so how does it work? more The Ghost in the Machine How a homeless former sound technician fused the power of smartphones and spirit-hunting to build a global business and become a paranormal industry phenol. more |
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