The Earth’s human inhabitants are estimated to have reached 6.5 billion people at 7:16pm ET this previous Saturday. Evidently more than 2 times as many people are born each second than die. Here are two articles on the milestone : an MSNBC article mentions how populations are growing where growth can least be afforded and [...]
MRambler jumps for joy after winning Olympic Lead in the “Why the Hell am I still in Oklahoma” competition….. MR attributes his record breaking victory to premeditated procrastination and sheer dumb stupidity….. “The competition was really tough” stated MR and he would like to thank his sponsors – “JekTarn Hiking Supply” of Seattle, WA for [...]
Yes, you heard right, the Border Patrol is running ads on local radio for officers…… I thought, well, they must be for use in Texas where the Mexican border is, although, I feel it had moved into Oklahoma years ago (see my post I don’t want to live in Mexico )……. The same night after [...]
…..And across the plains, of Oklahoma, that is…… I don’t know for sure if I’m responsible for the recent firestorms that are raging across Oklahoma or not, but I made a post on the 13th of October – Weather or Not? about all the weird weather that was happening around the world and the possible [...]
Doobie Brother now a secret weapon on terror Rock ‘n’ Roll guitarist Jeff Baxter talks about being one of the countries top counter-terrorism experts. “Today” correspondent Jaime Gangel reports Guitarist Jeff Baxter is a founding member of Steely Dan and a member of the Doobie Brothers. The 56-year-old Baxter has eight platinum albums and two [...]
If Bush were a “Rock Star”, would he: A. Play guitar B. Play air guitar C. Be an off-key back-up singer D. Dress like Michael Jackson E. Be Michael Jackson F. All of the above (except A)
Here are some quotes from an article out of Friday’s The Oklahoman about how the poor oil industry is just barely surviving with all the devastating weather and oil shortages……. “DALLAS – Exxon Mobil Corp. rewrote the corporate record books Thursday as the oil company’s third-quarter earnings soared to almost $10 billion, and it became [...]
What’s the deal with all the weird weather events all over the world this year?…… Has God (or whatever deity you choose to, or not to, believe in) decided to remove us vile destructive humans from the face of the Earth before we have the chance to wipe each other out on our own (we’ve [...]
Did you see the senators on national TV giving their take on what should be done in order to help pay for the storm damage caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita (Not Lovely Rita as in Sgt. Pepper’s)?…….. The two that really stuck out in my mind was the one (I don’t remember the individual [...]
That’s what you get if you have any kind of vested interest in the oil and gas industry these days…… Anyone from the oil company CEO to the neighborhood convenience store owner are making immediate excessive profits off Katrina and the oil industry in general….. These are called “Windfall profits” because the original production costs [...]
Who are they?…… They claim they want to be anonymous, but they are giving interviews left and right…… It’s the twelve jurors in the “Beat It” boy trail……. It’s the only thing I can come up with that would explain the verdict……. I told more than one person before the trail that Mr. Weirdo Elephant [...]
Maybe you don’t. According to a study reported by CNN, about 1 in 10 American drivers wouldn’t be able to pass a state driving test. Think you live with the worst drivers? You’re right if you live in the NorthEast or a mid-Atlantic state. The best drivers?: those in the NorthWest. That last one surprises [...]
“Newscreep”, Ah…. I mean “Newsweek” beat me to this post… I had been saving it for awhile and just kept forgetting to post it…… The May 23 issue has an “exclusive excerpt” from a book on George Washington by David McCullough….. The excerpt makes a slight mention of my following “Military Unintelligence” from my WELL, [...]
True story – Saw it today on the news……. It seems even Penguins have to walk (waddle) through the metal detectors at airport security now……. They were removed from their cages and then required to waddle through the detectors on their own….. I must admit it was amusing to watch and I guess they had [...]
Why in the world do we still have samples of a deadly flu that was supposedly eliminated over forty years ago?……. It killled over 50 million people in the 1950′s….. …..And, in such quantities that they able to send them to almost every lab (over 4,000 in all) around the world (18 countries including the [...]