Day: November 24, 2013

  • Grapes of wrath

    Grapes of wrath

    Well, not the actual grape, but the life form that exists in the bag of them.
    A few days ago, a friend showed me a video cell phone video from her daughter—it was a video of a spider crawling around in a bowel.  I was told: She went to a big grocery store and bought a bag of grapes. When she came home, she found a black widow lurking within her fruit.. When she returned the grapes, the store manager said that he heard other states had the same reports.
    And now this..
    There is a story online today about a woman who found a black widow spider in her grapes .. in Pennsylvania.  The story is NOT about my friend’s daughter—but the story if certainly similar.  
    And her story is also the same as others from the nation, in which people in several states are reporting this sudden rash of venomous spiders..
    I often wonder if stories like this are just another little urban legend, a blip on the rumor radar—intensified by the free wheeling internet. 
    But I bring myself back to reality with this little fact: ANY black widow spider on grapes found could be potentially deadly.. 
    Clean your grapes.
    And watch for the spiders with hour glass red ..
  • A ghastly image of the Danish Royal family revealed. And it was not in insult.

    A ghastly image of the Danish Royal family revealed. And it was not in insult.

    Nothing creepy about this, now is there? You are looking at an image of the official portrait of the Danish Royal Family by Thomas Kluges. And it’s really, really weird. GAWKER has some observations on the matter.. GAWKER described the painting the best, and I will not even try to match it. Caity  Weaver wrote:  The painting depicts three generations of royals, all eerily aglow as if they have just feasted on a village of Thomas Kinkade’s flaming houses, dressed in various articles of clothing proportionate to their size. Its members engage in their various favorite pastimes: holding onto a baby’s leg; constructing a tower to heaven as an affront to God; using black magic to animate a toy horse, causing it to prance and lurch with queer, jerky motions. In the foreground, an 8-year-old bores into the souls of those Beyond The Fourth Wall. Behind the group: the ruins of the city they have destroyed.  The ghastly image is terrifying. Though the official description of the painting says the Royals are featured ‘their own universe’ in plain clothing, it looks more like the cover of a bad horror flick. The only thing missing on the girl in the left hand corner is blood dripping from her mouth. The boy directly in the middle appears to be a harbinger to an OMEN sequel, and faces on the grown men appear to be hiding a undesirable scowl of evil. It has been called terrifying.…horrifying..UPI says it will haunt your dreams. Can anyone really disagree with those hypotheses on the art? And here is a must read for a chuckle: Check out the comments section on official Kluge painting website. They are formulating a hypothesis that it appears the Danish royals are feasting on the blood of innocent peasants. 
    Nothing creepy about this, now is there?
    You are looking at an image of the official portrait of the Danish Royal Family by Thomas Kluges. And it’s really, really weird.

    GAWKER described the painting the best, and I will not even try to match it. Caity  Weaver wrote:
    The painting depicts three generations of royals, all eerily aglow as if they have just feasted on a village of Thomas Kinkade’s flaming houses, dressed in various articles of clothing proportionate to their size. Its members engage in their various favorite pastimes: holding onto a baby’s leg; constructing a tower to heaven as an affront to God; using black magic to animate a toy horse, causing it to prance and lurch with queer, jerky motions. In the foreground, an 8-year-old bores into the souls of those Beyond The Fourth Wall. Behind the group: the ruins of the city they have destroyed.
    The ghastly image is terrifying. Though the official description of the painting says the Royals are featured ‘their own universe’ in plain clothing, it looks more like the cover of a bad horror flick. 
    The only thing missing on the girl in the left hand corner is blood dripping from her mouth. The boy directly in the middle appears to be a harbinger to an OMEN sequel, and faces on the grown men appear to be hiding a undesirable scowl of evil.
    Can anyone really disagree with those hypotheses on the art?
    And here is a must read for a chuckle: Check out the comments section on official Kluge painting website. They are formulating a hypothesis that it appears the Danish royals are feasting on the blood of innocent peasants. 
  • CATCHING FIRE catches fire

    CATCHING FIRE catches fire

    Box Office: ‘Catching Fire’ Ablaze Friday With $70.5 Million »

    The good, the bad, and the ugly.

    HUNGER GAMES is setting some box office theaters on proverbial fire with a pre-Thanksgiving weekend romp.. It’s going to be a big movie when final numbers come out.
    Just in my little neck of the woods, the theater at the Schuylkill Mall in Frackville PA actually devoted all of its theaters to this film on Friday due to the demand for ticket sales. And even my quiet and reserved brother, who seldom takes part in such affairs, went to the movies with his family to see this film. If Lionsgate got my brother, well hell they could get anyone. 
    The other part of this weekend’s box office is just how bad Vince Vaughn is doing.According to the DEADLINE breakdown from Friday night’s box office, the DELIVERY MAN is a big bust.. But next to HUNGER GAMES, nothing really can compete.
    We are told that experts are predicting $150 mil plus for HUNGER GAMES. That’s big. And it will be the biggest November film ever. And maybe some other records, too…
  • A photo anomaly brings comfort to a family

    A photo anomaly brings comfort to a family

    Your eyes are not fooling you.. You are seeing two children in this photo—though only one child was present when the picture was snapped. According to NEWS 9 in Oklahoma, Scott McCabe was taking a photo of his son’s cousin on his cell phone. McCabe’s son was not there because he died on May 20 in the Oklahoma tornado at Plaza Towers Elementary—the school devastated when the storm his. McCabe believes that his son is present in the photo of the girl, named Madison, with sparklers on the Fourth of July.. McCabe has faced some criticism online, with some accusing him of faking the photo. But I watched the interview that NEWS 9 had with McCabe. I saw a man who was humbled and brought to tears. I saw someone who found comfort in this photo..  And that may be all that really matters.Comfort.Peace of mind. Love.

    Your eyes are not fooling you.. You are seeing two children in this photo—though only one child was present when the picture was snapped.

    According to NEWS 9 in Oklahoma, Scott McCabe was taking a photo of his son’s cousin on his cell phone
    McCabe’s son was not there because he died on May 20 in the Oklahoma tornado at Plaza Towers Elementary—the school devastated when the storm his. 
    McCabe believes that his son is present in the photo of the girl, named Madison, with sparklers on the Fourth of July..
    McCabe has faced some criticism online, with some accusing him of faking the photo. But I watched the interview that NEWS 9 had with McCabe. I saw a man who was humbled and brought to tears. I saw someone who found comfort in this photo.. 
    And that may be all that really matters.
    Comfort.
    Peace of mind. 
    Love.
  • Looks like it will be a white Thanksgiving for millions

    Looks like it will be a white Thanksgiving for millions

    This is the latest GFS model run. If you’re driving anywhere you see blue and purple on the East Coat this Thanksgiving eve, get prepared. It may be a ‘planes, trains, and automobiles’ type of scenario for you, with snow ruining many people and their voyages.. BUT.. At this point computer guidance is still crazy… nothing seems to be resembling any consistent or coherent forecast at this point. It seems that models are converging no the notion that a snow event somewhere will happen. But where? What timing?  Check back on that.

    This is the latest GFS model run. If you’re driving anywhere you see blue and purple on the East Coat this Thanksgiving eve, get prepared. It may be a ‘planes, trains, and automobiles’ type of scenario for you, with snow ruining many people and their voyages..

    BUT..
    At this point computer guidance is still crazy… nothing seems to be resembling any consistent or coherent forecast at this point.
    It seems that models are converging no the notion that a snow event somewhere will happen.
    But where? What timing? 
    Check back on that.
  • The ‘dark network’ announced

    The ‘dark network’ announced

    Art Bell announced yesterday that he was throwing in his towel and choosing to not fight Sirius XM radio. They are holding him to a non compete after his brief stint on satellite radio ended abruptly after his ‘Spooky Matter’ Halloween show.

    But now news is coming from Bell that his fans–and competitors in a sense–may benefit from his absence from radio. 

    Artbell.com is planning on utilizing free streaming to simulcast paranormal and other related programs. 


    There is already a planned schedule at the website put up by webmaster Keith Rowland.. The announcement on the main page reads:

    While we wait for Art’s return, we’ll be offering up other Internet radio shows on our LIVE stream, for your listening pleasure.

    Monday – Paranormal Podcast w/Jim Harold

    Tuesday – The Spec Sheet w/MV and Curtis

    Wednesday – Podcast UFO w/Martin and Sam


    Programs start at 8 PM East / 5 PM West


    The stream will be running 15 minutes before the scheduled time of the show. Watch for more shows to appear here. If you have a show and would like to be streamed here, contact webmaster@artbell.com.

    This could be an exciting time for someone who wants to take a foot int he door approach.

    There seem to be a void needing to be filled with Bell’s departure.

     Sure, Coast to Coast AM exists, but in the current incarnation, we know it lacks the zeal and spontaneity that Art Bell brought to radio.
    Now with the Dark Matter network, there seems to be a chance to do something new, creative, and cool on line.