Year: 2013

State of the government shutdown: AMBER ALERT system goes down. Michelle Obama’s exercise website stays up..

Letterman, CBS sign ‘Late Show’ deal through 2015

The temperature tells me it’s summer.
The calender says it’s fall.
The leaves agree.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 3 2013

If you read the HORROR REPORT late last night, you may have caught the story last night about a bowl breaking in my house. My wife tells me I should really not write that late–maybe she’s right..it fraught with bad grammar and poorly constructed sentences. I am no Pulitzer Prize winning writer, mind you, but I am a little embarrassed when I publish such bad content. My apologies. That however does not discount the fact that, for no reason, three people heard a spoon clang against a bowl and all three of us watched the bowl break. I still have no ability to sensibly understand why or scientifically say how..

And on to the news..

The new word of the year: BARRYCADES.. those monuments of government shutdowns called barricades, changed a bit to fit the President’s order to close certain places. In the case of Mount Vernon, an order was given to shut it down. Funny enough, it’s PRIVATELY OWNED!

Federal workers nervously anxious over shutdown.. In many states, even if federal workers want to file for unemployment, to certify that they continue UC benefits, they will need to prove they are searching for another job–and if they are offered another job and don’t take it, they quite possibly will lose benefits..

• Wall Street doesn’t just fear the government shutdown.. there’s much more fear than that..
• The President ‘exasperated’
• Boehner blames Obama..
• Shutdown now spreads to the BEACHES OF NORMANDY!
• Concern grows as day three begins..
• Why is it so difficult to end this shutdown!

Digital records in Affordable Care Act raise concerns..

Jimmy Kimmel shows how ridiculous dumb Americans are regarding the new Affordable Care Act..

The Weather Channel is still going to be naming winter storms this year, despite few last year following along.. And already, they are in the business: Atlas is first..
Where it does not snow, violent tornadoes are also possible..

Stop and frisk Stop and update: New York City police stopping to ask people if they have upgraded to new iOS 7 on their iPhones!
New iPhone fingerprint scanner has government ties..
Hactivist group reveals..

The NSA reveals what most know: They are watching social networks..
…collecting phone locations?

Nuclear fuel material ‘or the like’ leaked as typhoon approached Fukushima..
New leak of stored toxic water found at Fukushima plant: TEPCO
And it’s draining into the Pacific..

Michael Jackson fans in disbelief–AEG wins case..

Cory Monteith death report revealed: Heroin and a booze binge killed him..
Intravenous heroin use..

Sinead O’Conner writes Miley Cyrus a letter: “Don’t let the music business make a prostitute of you” .. “Nothing but harm will come in the long run, from allowing yourself to be exploited,” O’Connor warns, “and it is absolutely NOT in ANY way an empowerment of yourself or any other young women, for you to send across the message that you are to be valued (even by you) more for your sexual appeal than your obvious talent.” “The music business doesn’t give a shit about you, or any of us,” she continues. “They will prostitute you for all you are worth, and cleverly make you think it’s what YOU wanted… None of the men oggling you give a shit about you either, do not be fooled.”..

AMEN SINEAD!

New Bigfoot evidence revealed..

Any animal that touches a lake in Tanzania turns to stone! Unbelievable story, and photographs to prove..

Was it a supervolcano that killed Mars?

New study suggests that exercise may be as good (I say better) than pills..

RIP Tom Clancy..

Kevin Smith’s next horror move is based on Gumtree ad..

This story is true. Trust me.. I would never lie to readers…

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2 2013

Meteor sightings in the 1000s across the United States..

‘Fireballs’ fall from the sky in Mexico.. reports that they caused nausea and headaches in rescuers in the Yucatan.. Was it ball lightning or something else?

Ison could still be the comet of the century. Or not.
ISON passed by MARS on Tuesday..

Nine maps that show where crimes are committed..

The government shutdown reaches Mars: Curiosity mission now affected..
No progress in shutdown stalemate..
NASA and science hit hard by government shutdown..
Fear: If the shutdown persists until October 17, all hell may break loose for everyone. “They” say..

Something to watch: There are clouds and rain near Cuba, and it could turn into a tropical system and move towards the Southeast.. Numerous weather models seem to be converging on the notion that whatever happens with the storm system, the United States will be affected. And the timing as usual is weird: It was one year ago this month that Sandy struck the Northeast.. I am not comparing these storms at all, but just the typical weird timing on events in life has once again amazed me..

Justin Bieber gets CARRIED up the Great Wall of China..
And they sprint behind him while skateboarding….an ego out of control?

Five marketing lessons from Miley Cyrus.. Interesting perspective .. she did create a spectacle and benefits highly from it..and it struck while the iron was hot. Genius marketing moves, for sure. With the help of course of SATAN and her Illuminati brethren..

There’s no king like Larry King: A failed experiment: CNN to drop Piers Morgan, according to a report.. and it appears CNN wants Katie Couric to replace..

Colorado hotel that inspired Stephen King’s THE SHINING wants to dig up neighboring pet cemetery..

Justice system? A 71-year-old Louisiana prisoner named Herman Wallace has been released from 41 years of solitary confinement because he is dying of cancer.. his conviction on murder overturned..

Bizarre tale of the fake Germany “forest boy” continues as he escapes a jail sentence..

Flowers evolved up to 100 million years prior to what we originally thought..

BATMAN set to begin again in ARKHAM ORIGINS game.. AND it looks cooler than hell..

This just sounds like a bad idea: A new horror-themed game show is set to begin, thanks to SONY. It’s called RELEASE THE HOUNDS.. The unknowing contestants will be facing fear in their quest for money. One part of the show will be a race in which they will be chased by hound dogs who have been trained (tortured?) to guard cash the people are seeking. This sounds like we’ve gone over the edge. I remember the controversy in the late 1990s when Survivor first started. And now we, as TV viewers, have evolved our habits into watching people being chased by dogs that could very well kill them? This is entertainment, baby. Welcome to TEEEE VEEE…

Halloween 2013: What is better than a sexy nurse? The HUFFINGTON POST says lots.

What are the trending costumes so far? You guessed it.. Miley Cyrus is looming large over Halloween 13..
Cyrus costumes flying off the shelf..

TUESDAY OCTOBER 1 2013

New federal fiscal year.. and the government has shut down.. a battle in Washington DC between Republicans and Democrats continued into the early morning hours.. by the time the sun rose over the Capitol, the government was still closed for business..

• Ways the government shut down could hurt..
• 800,000 without pay..
• Eyes wide open over a cliff..
• National Parks set to close..
• Shutdown fever..
• What’s next?
• The government shut down no one wants..

October 1: Obamacare begins..

Beware the ides of October!? The next default deadline that everyone is worried about is October 17.. That is an economic date with destiny–the date when markets could be rattled and the United States could default..

Michelle Bachmann may get ideas: British government is going to ‘force’ community service.. if you want unemployment, get ready to serve Britain.. this among other rules to crack down on ‘welfare dependency’

Typhoon Wutip clams China.. 75 missing.. Vietnam prepares..

Scenes of destruction: First images emerge from mall massacre in Kenya..

Amazing maps reveal what North America looked like only a few short 550 million years ago.. And truly, 550 million years is a blink in time in the eyes of nature.. What will the continent, and for that matter the earth, look like in another 500 million years?

Wretched weather coming to the Midwest by Friday.. storms, high winds.. tornado threat. The high winds around the storm will cause power outages Friday into Friday night for SD,NE,IA, KS. Gusts 40-60 mph will occur…

Rare tornado hits Seattle..

What say you, ALGORE? Polar bears thriving..

Vatican set to give Pope John Paul II sainthood..John XXIII too..

Russia considering a COMPLETE GMO BAN within weeks!

The life and soon death of Comet Ison–four billion years in the making…

…hmm…did the United States find a new place to dump its used water bottles? Cassini probe now sees a plastic ingredient on Titan .. It reminds me of how much we don’t know about anything.. such as the planet made of glass.. and now a moon consisting of plastic..

How to avoid making a fool of yourself online.. More people need to read this..

Miley Cyrus is fooling everyone?

A very interesting story is appearing in USA TODAY, today.. Who killed the Halloween horror movies is the title, and the article goes in depth on how October has become an unusually quiet month for horror flicks–only the remake of CARRIE is really set to scare this month. … and USA TODAY concludes this, which I agree with: Horror has become such a successful genre that you would not be able to fit all the hits into one month. The summer has been another time where horror has seen a build influx of cash..
As someone who is dating myself in my less than youthful invigoration, I think things began to change around the the turn of the century from 1999 to 2001.. We saw hits happen in the summer, like THE SIXTH SENSE, the BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, and JEEPERS CREEPERS. It was clear to studios then, as it is now, that you don’t need leaves changing and cooler nights to entice movie goers to be scared. And in the summer, you have another good thing: Kids aren’t in school and are more inclined to do late movies.
Either way, I don’t get angry or sad that October features few horror movies–most of them are less than watchable anyway to me.. My horror movie marathon for the season typically happens the night before or the night of Halloween, and is filled with only the first John Carpenter HALLOWEEN version.. I don’t need no stinkin’ theater for that.