Hat tip to Jon Ronson
WikiLeaks cables: US spurned Gary McKinnon plea from Gordon Brown
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Why The Event Hasn't Quite Become One...
I tried watching it a couple times and really didn't care for it enough to try again.
Why The Event Hasn't Quite Become One... (A.D. After Disclosure)
Why The Event Hasn't Quite Become One... (A.D. After Disclosure)
Blogthing of the Day
You Are the Pillsbury Dough Boy |
 You love to make Thanksgiving comfortable for your whole family. You usually do a lot of the work, and you love every minute of it. You are a fabulous cook and love whipping up big holiday meals for the whole crew. Your only problem on Thanksgiving is deciding what to make. For you, Thanksgiving is definitely a time for home comforts and being close to those you love. You enjoy traditions and the people you're with. You definitely look forward to this time of the year. |
At least I wasn't the Stay Puff Marshmallow. :-)
Monday, November 29, 2010
Blogthing of the Day
You Are Canadian Thanksgiving |
 For you, Thanksgiving is a low key, noncommercial affair. It's all about food and family. You like to celebrate the season and the food that goes with it. You love the fall harvest. You strongly believe that Thanksgiving shouldn't be about shopping, and it shouldn't be a form of "pre-Christmas." Thanksgiving is a holiday that has a lot of meaning, and you believe it deserves to stand on its own. |
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Blogthing of the Day
You Are Laid Back |
 You're low maintenance and find happiness in the simplest things. You prefer to do things the easy way. As long as Thanksgiving dinner is edible, you're happy with it. It's more about the holiday than the food for you. You try not to complain or criticize. Even when people do things wrong, you know that life is hard. You believe that it's important to remain positive and optimistic. Everyone could use a little more encouragement in this world. |
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Blogthing of the Day
You Are Snow White |
 You are unique in your captivating beauty and purity of heart. You are simply a good person. Unfortunately, this also means that there are a few people who are insanely jealous of you. Your graciousness and simple charm make it easy for you to make friends. You are generous and don't have superficial bone in your body. You see past appearances and quirks. |
Friday, November 26, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving! Those that are not Americans are welcome to join in the fun, you only have to eat, drink and make merry.
Yeah, I know that graphic has very little to do with Thanksgiving, but I liked it. :-)
Blogthing of the Day
You Should Go on an Australian Cruise |
 You're the kind of person who is interested in everything. You have a hardcore desire to experience it all. You fit in perfectly in the largest cities in the world, but you also cherish your time in nature. You are an active and energetic person. You don't want to lounge around on a cruise ship... you want to go diving or kangaroo watching! You want your vacation to be completely action packed. You'll sleep when you're back at home. |
The Brains Behind the Big Foot
I totally don't get this toy. It is loud and ugly - doesn't look like bigfoot to me.
North American Bigfoot: The Brains Behind the Big Foot
North American Bigfoot: The Brains Behind the Big Foot
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Nothing
Aside from that, pretty boring here. I ended up on the phone with comcast for 4 hours (on and off) on Monday. They finally forced me to switch to digital cable and so I hooked up my box and they couldn't seem to figure out how to send a signal to it. Finally, they connect me with a local guy, only to make a service appointment, but he is the only one that knew anything and he had me up and running within 5 minutes. Apparently outsourcing to India (I could tell by the accents) isn't as good as local.
I thought I would need to catch up on news -- I was without anything except for network TV and QVC for a week, but as it turned out I had missed NOTHING. Now I have like a zillion channels, but many of those are doubles. HBO and HBOHD and other multiples. Oh, and there is radio on my TV now. Really, I preferred my regular cable that I had before, it wasn't so confusing and there weren't nearly so many channels to flip or scroll through.
Well, then yesterday I went into town to stock up so that hopefully I won't have to leave my house until after black friday and grey saturday. I have friends that dearly love black friday and I totally don't get it. If I had a lot of shopping to do -- I would rather pay a bit more than put up with those crowds of shopping obsessed people.
So now you are caught up and much like me with the cable TV -- you now realize that you missed NOTHING.
Blogthing of the Day
You Are Allspice |
 You are not as complex as you seem to others. You really just like to keep things simple. People think you're something you're not. And you're getting a little sick of being misunderstood! You enjoy the company of others, and you appreciate people from all walks of life. You love to learn about different points of view. You seem familiar to strangers. People probably tell you that you remind them of someone else. |
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
UFO Mag Columnist is an Insult To Readers
The title of the column was strange I thought after reading it, it really didn’t seem to “fit” a serious publication on UFO research, but sometimes the title is to get the attention of the reader and it certainly did its job there and at least one word did correlate with the cigarette hanging out of the side of Ms. O’ Lavery’s clown painted, rose red lips.Wow! I honestly don't get this dude's outrage, but at the same time I find it hilarious! Of course, maybe that is because I also smoke, drink wine, wear lipstick and have been known to use foul language quite often. Knowing a lot of people in UFOlogy - I don't think any of that is uncommon. OK, maybe the lipstick since UFOlogy is made up of mostly men.
At least he didn't mention the nose piercing, another thing Deirdre and I share, along with Regan.
Let me just say that UFO Mag has many columnists. A columnist is someone that shares their opinion (not necessarily research) and UFO Mag tries to cover opinions of all kinds. If you can't stand that someone has a different opinion than you do -- you shouldn't be reading UFO Mag or at least not the column that offends you.
It is well known and I probably don't need to mention it, but many of the greatest writers throughout history have used foul language.
Deirdre - you know I love you! We don't always agree, but the cigs, wine, red lips and foul language make you irresistible! xoxo!
UFO Mag Columnist is an Insult To Readers | UFO Digest provides video proof of ufos, alien abduction and the paranormal.
Blogthing of the Day
You Are a Travel Magazine |
 You are adventurous and restless. Nothing makes you feel more alive than traveling. And like most people, you can't travel nearly as much as you'd like to. That doesn't stop you from dreaming about it though! You can't get enough of far away places, luxurious hotels, hot clubs, and amazing restaurants. And if you're unable to do a little traveling, then reading about it is the next best thing! |
Monday, November 22, 2010
Blogthing of the Day
Your Love is Unpredictable |
 Your love is hard for others to understand or anticipate. There's no telling who or what you'll love next. You find love and friendship in the most unlikely places. For you, it's all about chemistry and connection. You don't pay attention to friends, family, or society when deciding who to love. You always go with your intuition. It's rarely led you astray when it comes to matters of the heart. |
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
A Cowan Shoots A Palin On TV
Blogthing of the Day
You Were One of the Emo / Goth Kids |
 When you were in high school, you were still figuring out what you were all about. You underwent an intense period of self exploration, and you learned a lot about yourself. You may have felt like a bit of an oddball, but luckily you had friends who were in the same boat as you were. You probably aren't very goth or emo these days. However, you still are likely to see things from an alternative point of view. |
Friday, November 19, 2010
Flying Saucers
These two vintage mags that I bought on ebay arrived in the mail yesterday. I am really impressed with many of the photos in them because there were a lot that I don't think I have seen before. Also, they were all taken long before computers and photoshop. Makes me anxious to get vol 1 and 2 of UFO Photographs: From around the World that I found used on Amazon for under $15 each. Those books being by August Roberts and Wendelle Stevens. August provided the photos for The Flying Saucer Menace. I was very lucky to find both volumes of the books at such a low price because everyone else was selling them for over $60 each -- even on ebay.
So yeah, I am still on my vintage flying saucer magazines kick, which is what I wrote about in my most recent Grey Matters column.
