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"A million dollars isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion
dollars." Sean Parker's statement sets a mood for the battleground that
is the Social Network. A film that depicts the bitter battle between
the simultaneously brilliant and conceded Mark Zuckerberg, and
practically everyone else who was involved with the invention of
Facebook. But not only does the statement give a summation of the
movie's core, it gives a summation of capitalist U.S. culture, as does
the rest of the movie. Think about it as you watch; the alcohol
swilling Harvard rich kids are eerily familiar to the Wall Street
royalty who really rule this country. Is the destruction of Mark
Zuckeberg's relationship with his best friend do to a business venture
and greediness meant to parallel the collapse of the economy due to the
continuous push of businessman for more money? I think so.
But that is another essay. Let us now speak of the other fantastic aspects of this film: Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake without a doubt give the best performances of the movie. I would like to shed special light on Jesse Eisenberg who plays a character that is much more than the nice guy geek he usually portrays. Here he plays a man who is drenched in his own configuration of loneliness, alienation, despair, and pessimism, a man who suffers from an over-inflated ego, who despite being brilliant cannot advance past the point of a computer screen. The character of Mark Zuckerberg is much darker than the role Jesse Eisenberg took on in The Squid and the Whale, who was almost as irredeemable, but eventually proves to be likable. The Mark Zuckerberg within The Social Network is entirely irredeemable, unlikable, but Jesse Eisenberg's amazing talent saves him from being unwatchable, and he can at times even be charming.
Justin Timberlake gives perhaps the best performance of his acting career, playing Sean Parker, co-founder of Napster who sleazily snuck onto the Facebook bandwagon, in every scene whispering things into the ear of Mark Zuckerberg, almost in an allusion to the Serpent of Genesis, causing the change in Adam and Eve that caused their fall from grace. This all could've been overly obvious, but the charm Justin Timberlake infuses the character with makes it very subtle, and much more ambiguous as to whether it's even there or not.
All in all, I believe The Social Network to be the satire of the decade, a title I previously rewarded to There Will Be Blood. The only difference for me is that at time There Will Be Blood can be unwatchable or hard to watch for some people, and seem like five hours instead of two and a half. The Social Network is infinitely watchable and entertaining, something that There Will Be Blood just isn't.
People may kill me for saying this, but I honestly liked Kevin Smith's
second film better than Clerks. I liked Clerks, but I thought the jokes
in Mallrats, even the sex jokes, were more clever than the ones in
Clerks. One example is the opening narration that serves as a prologue
to the film in which Jason Lee's character asks why his cousin keeps
buying kittens which keep getting "stuck up his ass", to which the
cousin replies "how else am I supposed to get the gerbil out?" I also
liked the style of the film more than Clerks. Yes, much of the film is
static like Clerks, and even the Steadicam shots are very steady, but
there's still a lot of cool things going on here with Kevin Smith's
Of course the review wouldn't be complete without mentioning the great, hilarious performances by Jeremy London, Jason Lee, a young Ben Affleck, Ethan Suplee, and of course Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith as Jay and Silent Bob, who I actually found to be at their most likable in Mallrats (I especially liked the bits detailing their plans to thwart the evil mall cop La Fours and how they execute them).
The only criticism of the film I have is that the romantic element of the film gets a bit too cheesy for me at times, but the movie isn't supposed to be like Chasing Amy where romantic realism is put face first, it's supposed to be a fast paced comedy, so of course not as much effort went into the romance as the rest of the film. But this doesn't really depreciate the value of the movie, just sort of weighs it down.
Regardless, I believe that if people can loosen their hold and focus on realism for an hour and a half that Mallrats is a very enjoyable film and definitely worth a watch.
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I have to admit that I'm not a huge fan of Kevin Smith. Before seeing
Chasing Amy I had only seen Clerks, Clerks II, most of Jay and Silent
Bob Strike Back, and some of Dogma. I liked Clerks and actually thought
Clerks II was better, but wasn't a particular fan of the humor
presented in the Clerks films and the bits and pieces of Jay and Silent
Bob Strike Back and Dogma that I had witnessed. I'm not saying that
Kevin Smith's a bad writer or anything like that, just that I don't
share his sense of humor most of the time.
That being said, I heavily enjoyed Chasing Amy, even finding Jay and Silent Bob's cameo to be particularly funny coming from the stoner duo who I don't necessarily dislike, but definitely don't love. But aside from the many pop culture references and jokes there's actually much else to enjoy here. The entire cast turns in great performances, with Ben Affleck giving a stand out in the lead role and Jason Lee handing in a great take on the "sarcastic best friend" character.
But what I really loved was the style of the film. I really enjoyed the camera work in the film, with Kevin Smith using hand-held camera work in quite a departure from the often times stable and static world of Kevin Smith's films. I believe it enhances the feeling of unstableness in Ben Affleck and Joey Lauren Adams's character's relationship.
There's not really anything bad I can think to say about this movie. Being not particularly into the world of View Askew I was pleasantly surprised by this film and award it ten stars without a second thought.
Inception is excellent. The direction, the script, the acting,
everything adds up to make it one of the most challenging major studio
films to come out in quite some time. It's tough to say if it is
Christopher Nolan's best film but it definitely is up there with The
Dark Knight and Memento.
I love the whole idea of being able to enter someone's dream in order to steal an idea of their's. It's such an interesting concept. I have of course heard by now that Christopher Nolan worked on the Inception script for a very long period of time, ten years or so. I can definitely say that it is worth it.
Ellen Page and Cillian Murphy are the standout performances in Inception, Ellen Page for successfully acting very well in a role far from many of the others she's played, and Cillian Murphy for taking a role that has so much emotional depth and executing it perfectly. The entire cast does well here and this is one of the best things about Inception. The fact that it can have such an outlandish plot line and still draw you in and make it believable is probably Inception's best trait.
I love how Christopher Nolan makes big budget action movies but isn't afraid to not only infuse his idiosyncratic style into them, but also to infuse an emotional depth in them. Inception is no exception.
Get Him to the Greek is an excellent comedy, largely due to the
hilarious performances by Jonah Hill and Russel Brand, and P. Diddy in
a standout performance, but mostly because of the fact that it just
doesn't give a damn.
What I mean is that it shows scenes of excess that are so wacky, outlandish, and sometimes impossible that writer/director Nicholas Stoller has to know that they're wacky, outlandish, and sometimes impossible. But he also knows that they're very funny.
I also found it nice to see Jonah Hill in a role that is a bit different from the sarcastic nerd that he usually plays, and he does a good job of playing the role of the uptight, nervous, well-meaning nerd. I was also very surprised at how funny P. Diddy was. I was expecting his role to be just a cameo, but it was actually a great comedic performance that nearly steals the show. But Russel Brand is the real star of this movie. Every scene he's in is funny.
If you're a big fan of "sophisticated comedy" or you aren't a big fan of producer Judd Apatow's other comedies, you will probably dislike Get Him to the Greek. But if you want to have a fun time at the movies and don't have problem with suspension of disbelief and being politically incorrect, I believe you'll love Get Him to the Greek.
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I loved this movie. I loved it on many levels because of many things.
First of all, it's a comedy as much as it's a documentary. Secondly,
it's one of the first documentaries that I've seen from the 2000s that
actually DOCUMENTS something. I mean, I enjoy works from Michael Moore
and other muckrakers, but this is totally different, just because of
the fact that it tells a story by following what people DO, rather than
presenting information and opinions. It's like a Barbra Kopple or D.A.
Pannebaker movie.
I also loved the way that the movie morphs halfway through from a movie Thiery Guetta, the eccentric Frenchman videographer, makes about Banksy to a movie Banksy makes about Thierry Guetta. Banksy criticizes Thiery Guetta for not making a movie that appropriately shows the history of street art, so he tells Thiery Guetta to make some art of his own while Banksy creates his own movie from Guetta's hours and hours of tape. Thiery Guetta hits the big time overnight and every street artist friend of his hates him for it, including Banksy.
This shows the nature of many artists. They claim they do not care about the money, but when a friend of their's begins making more money than they do, they immediately criticize them. But I believe Banksy is aware of this even as he does it to Guetta, and I think that is why so many people may believe this film to be a hoax. I believe it to be true just because of so many events in the movie that actually occurred in recent history, and if it is true, well, it's absolutely my favorite documentary now(sorry Harlan County U.S.A.).
And as a side note, if you happen to be in the Austin area I would recommend seeing Exit Through the Gift shop at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar, because the supplementary material they show before the film is also excellent.
I'm not going to give an overly-long analysis of the series.
I'm only going to say that The End is probably the best end to the best T.V. series I've ever seen.
For six years Lost was the only thing I watched. For six years I have been blown away, frustrated, entertained, satisfied, and emotionally exasperated by Lost.
The End is the best episode of the series. It satisfies emotionally, and for the most part, answers questions. It takes a good deal of swallowing The End whole and reflecting upon the series to understand exactly what happened, but I believe I understand most of the series now. In my opinion it wasn't cheesy, it was the only way Lost could possibly end, and,in a very Lost sort of way, it made perfect sense.
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
This film is good on certain levels, but, well, not necessarily bad,
but just iffy on others.
For instance, I love the scenes that illustrate Greg Kinnear's character's position. It shows how people in fast food corporations are less worried about your health and more worried about making money. But this poses the question: Is it entirely the fast food corporation's fault? I mean, most people know that MacDonald's and Burger King and many other burger joints are generally bad for them. But they choose them because they like the food.
The mistreatment of illegals is another issue that should be talked about and the film treats generally well. I love Wilmer Valderama's performance in the film.
Probably the best part of this movie is where the group of young revolutionaries try to free the cows but the cows will not go. It shows how people's ideology often times clouds the facts, which in this case is that cows are not smart and do not know the difference between a slaughterhouse and a free environment. But Fast Food Nation contradicts itself in this scene. The entire movie is advocating a vegetarian/animal rights message, at least to me it is. Yet, it shows that animals don't know the difference between death and just another day, and they don't care.
I absolutely hated the scene at the end where Richard Linklater shows the cows being skinned and chopped up. I promise it isn't because of the graphic nature of the scene, I honestly don't hate the scene for that. I hate it because Richard Linklater is doing what so many preachers of all religions do: He's trying to make you feel bad for eating meat by showing the "mistreatment" of the cows. He doesn't just use the movie to give his opinion, he tries to force his opinion on you, and I take issue with that.
But other than the end scene and some of the film's contradictions I would say it's worth a watch, especially if you would like to see strong performances from Wilmer Valderama, Greg Kinnear, and most of the other members of the cast.
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I would just like to state that I was so pleased to see these two
directors go after the vampire movie not only with originality, but to
give vampires their balls back! Ever since Twilight I've witnessed the
vampire turned into something to love, and hopefully Daybreakers will
once again make vampires something to fear! Okay, now to the actual
Daybreakers is good in that it's a reversal of a movie like Blade. Instead of vampires being hunted by humans, humans are being hunted by vampires. But it doesn't just stop there. I love how the The Spierig Brothers actually thought about what a world of vampires would be like, what it would feel like, how they'd get around, what they'd drink, eat, etc. For instance the Subwalk, which is a conversion of the subways into an underground sidewalk, complete with blood-coffee. I mean, stuff like that shows that the Spierig Brothers actually put some THOUGHT into their vampire movie instead of just writing something that they knew would pander to all of the Twihards out there.
Willem Dafoe gives the standout performance of a movie. I mean, Ethan Hawke and the others do a good job, but Willem Dafoe is charming and entertaining as 'Elvis' the former vampire.
The movie is just a tad bit cheesy at times, even for the hardcore bloodsucking freaks movie that it is, but really that doesn't hurt it much, at least in my opinion.
I'm not sure how many people caught the allegory for the depletion of oil and the failure to fund research for alternatives, but it's definitely there. It doesn't weigh the movie down any though, and it isn't shoved down your throat by the filmmakers.
Based on the originality of the movie along with Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke's performances, I'd recommend it. Also, the violence. Oh yes, the gore factor is cranked up to ten on this one. If the scene where Sam Neill gets torn apart by the vampires doesn't at least get nominated for Most Memorable Mutilation at the Spike Scream Awards this year, I'm going to be very angry.
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
To preface the following review I'm going to say that Edgar Wright is
one of the best directors of our time. I'm not saying one of the best
COMEDY directors. I'm saying one of the best directors PERIOD.
Hot Fuzz is amazing, the style is kinetic and wild, the dialogue outright hilarious, and the cartoonish violence (which, despite being cartoonish is gratuitous) is very, very entertaining. Honestly, I never think I've laughed at a guy's head being crushed by a huge piece of pointed marble from the top of a giant church, which I say not to condone violence, only to state that, like Quentin Tarantino, Edgar Wright has a way of making things that aren't funny in real life funny in the movies.
Seriously people, drop your pseudo-intellectual, film buff, well-read guard for an hour and forty minutes or so and just laugh at the violent acts committed in this film, because if you laugh at violent acts in a movie such as Hot Fuzz it is not because you want to commit them, it's because the director has made them FUNNY, and that's all there is to it. To sum it up: You laugh because the acts of violence are either so implausible or so stupidly committed and covered up that to see them treated in such a serious manner is funny.
But aside from all that about the violence, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost give excellent performances, and to see the relationship that develops between their characters is one of the finest qualities of this movie. The way it takes the conventions of the Buddy-Cop sub genre and subverts them is hilarious. It even gets to the point of them sitting down and watching action and buddy-cop movies like Point Blank and Bad Boyz II.
I also enjoyed how Simon Pegg didn't allow himself to be typecast and how Edgar Wright didn't want to typecast him anyway. Nicholas Angel is completely different from Shaun (of the Dead) in every way. He takes initiative, doesn't slack off, and is serious about nearly everything. And the amazing part is that Simon Pegg pulls this off astonishingly.
Finally, the standout scene of the movie, in which practically everybody in the village has a gun and engages into a gunfight with Simon Pegg's character Nicholas Angel, is one of the best gunfights I've ever seen in a movie, and to make a gunfight entertaining, engaging, and hilarious at the same time is quite a feat.
I would love to see Edgar Wright direct a serious movie one day, to take his style and put it in a different context, but if he commits himself to only making comedies, well, I'm perfectly happy and excited about that too.
Go see Hot Fuzz, if not for anything else, to see Simon Pegg jump through the air shooting guns.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To where were Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother planning to go when they left France?
2. In Part 2, rumors of what delayed the sailing of the Isabella B in one of two incidences?
3. What is the name of the ship the Sargents are sailing on to get to their new farm?
4. What does Caleb criticize Marguerite for doing after she saw the bear?
5. What is one of the reasons Joel Sargent gives for deciding to sell all he owns to buy this new farm?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to the cow and her calf when they are put in the water to swim to shore? Who rescues them?
2. What does Marguerite show the Sargents that frightens them the night after she got lost in the woods?
3. Why do the Sargents decide to put the livestock in the water and allow them to swim to their new farm rather than transport them some other way?
4. What does Marguerite do when she wakes in the night and realizes a storm has taken control of the ship?
5. How does Marguerite become lost in the woods?
6. What story does Ira tell the children their first night on the ship?
7. Why do the children follow the dog to the stream? What do they see? What happens next?
8. What does Aunt Hespa tell Dolly and Marguerite to do with the baby to ensure she will not play in the open fire in the main room of the house?
9. What happens to Marguerite's uncle as they approach the shores of America? What does Marguerite find most devastating about this?
10. What makes Marguerite feel as if there is a piece of home in Penobscot Bay?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Ira Sargent? Why has he come to help settle his brother's new farm? What does Ira hope to get out of the work on the farm? Who catches Ira's eye from nearly the beginning? Who else was courting this girl? When does Ira learn that this girl has chosen him? Why does Ira not marry her immediately? What does Ira want to do before he can marry? Why does Ira leave on a ship for a time int he middle of summer? How does this impact the work on the farm?
Essay Topic 2
Who is Dolly Sargent? Is she a good mother? Why does she refuse affection to her children? Why does Dolly protest the move to Maine? Why does she go anyway? How does Dolly react when she discovers there is no house on their new farm? Why does Dolly not insist on returning to the city? How does Dolly treat Marguerite? How does Marguerite respond to this treatment? Why does Dolly refuse to burn her child's fingers to keep her from touching fire? Why does she later regret it?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Caleb? How does he treat Marguerite in the beginning of the novel? What does he think when Marguerite risks her life to help him save the animals during a storm? Does this change his perception of her? Why does Caleb lead Marguerite and the children into the woods and leave them alone? What happens when Marguerite tries to find her way home alone? How does Caleb feel about this? What do Caleb and Marguerite do together the night Debby is burned? How does this alter Caleb's opinion of Marguerite? How does Caleb feel when he learns that Marguerite might go to Canada to live in a convent? How does he react when she chooses to remain with the Sargents?
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Charlestons strong connection to Detroit
Posted in the Charleston Forum
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#88 Mar 9, 2013
hang out on washington st. west up by the boarded up stores. good dope from Detroit up that way.
#89 Mar 9, 2013
Is a fckwad the same as a fcktard?
#90 Mar 9, 2013
It's simply economics. Dope dealers and thugs are migrating away from a dying city (Detroit). A revolving culture of socialism has driven businesses out, and all that's left is a welfare state. Even crime doesn't pay there anymore, so they must branch out to new cities....any city within a days drive has a "Detroit" crime problem. Many believe that Detroit is the "canary in the coal mine" of America... It's a crime and thug factory now, and through corruption and failed social policies entered into its own death spiral... The police here are weary of any vehicle with Michigan tags, and for good reason. Call it profiling or whatever but the numbers don't lie, many of the violent, drug related, even murderous crime stories in this area involve someone from Detroit. Hell with them, if I was a cop, and have family to go home to, Id call for backup and have any Michigan car I pulled over empty out under spotlights....
#91 Mar 9, 2013
Nobody who hangs out or lives on Washington st is from Detroit....
#92 Mar 9, 2013
Mutha fckn lyin' a$$ pos! Get your monkey a$$ back up to Detroit fool before they nab your grimey slimey a$$!!
#93 Mar 9, 2013
that's not what the snitches are saying
#94 Mar 9, 2013
Then their not snitching
#95 Mar 9, 2013
Using the terms to describe you either would be ok.
#96 Mar 9, 2013
You're just a lying crazy druggy from michgan. leave my town scum
#97 Mar 9, 2013
You're just a stupid dumb racist hillbilly who doesn't know anything about anybody on the Westside and this is a City not a town...Idiot! You don't run sh*t around here and you don't know anybody on the Westside. I know everybody on the Westside.
#98 Mar 10, 2013
And you're just STUPID!!! You're in denial! Everyone in Charleston knows 50% of crime in Charleston is Detroit related and the other 50% is those that wanna try and keep up with Detroit! No son/girl, you're the one who don't know shit!! You're amazing that you know EVERYBODY on the Westside! Stupid ass!!!
#99 Mar 10, 2013
LMAO!!!!!! Yeah every stupid dumb lame hillbilly thinks 50% of the crime in Charleston are Detroit related but all the real normal people and the people who lives on the Westside knows that's not the truth. I know everybody on the Westside and there's not very many Detroit folks who lives on the Westside or in Charleston. Think whatever you want but i know the facts and you don't know anybody or anything about the Westside. You're extremely Ppathetic and STUPID!!!!
#100 Mar 10, 2013
Your mom has gobbled up llenty of hillbilly cock and no doubt youre more hillbilly than your mommy and daddy put together! Lol! Your mom thinks so too! The only real fact is.....you're a dumb ass with barely a thimble full of guts and brains! There's more cum in your veins than blood! It's amazing that you know EVERYBODY on the Westside! Obviously you are the only one that believes what you say. From what I've read on here, you are the only one that's goin on and on with denial! Watch your back cause they are watching you scum bag trash bitch! I bet you're a goddamn genius too! Lol! Well whenever you pull your peepee outta your mommy's mouth, then outta your sister's ass, remove your finger from your ass, then you might come back to reality douche bag! Til then you're a wanna be, that's all you'll ever be! Oh and brush your funky ass green teeth meth head retard!
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#103 Mar 10, 2013
Ha ha ha.....that biatch den be da toothless wonder. Bitch I got 5 on that head fur ya! Ha ha ha!!! ROFLMBAO
#104 Mar 10, 2013
Stfu idiot! You feed these mofos to much info already! Get back to the ville dumb ass, to your ugly ass family!
#105 Mar 10, 2013
My family not hillbilly and do you still live at home with mommy? It sounds like your stupid childish ass does. How old are you? You sound like your 14 or 15. LMAO!!!!!! You really are a stupid dumb inbred hillbilly and oh yeah like im really scared of you or one of your friends or anybody else out here watching me. LMAO!!!!! Yes i do know almost everybody on the Westside and there is hardly anybody from Detroit who lives on the Westside or comes to the Westside. Most of them live in Huntington and what the fu*k am i supposed to be in denial about? LMAO!!!!!! You are a stupid ass loser! You don't anybody on the Westside and it sounds like your upset over something or you might have a mental problem and like being on the computer too much i can't tell but you need to keep those dirty thoughts or your families secrets to yourself.
#106 Mar 10, 2013
Who the fu** do you think your talking too? I never lived in Sissyville and im not giving out too much info to anybody about anything. You need to be inside of a mental institution.
#107 Mar 10, 2013
them stupid a$$ westside ,detroit mofos are trying to keep their sh%t hidden. everybody knows your name dickweed.
#108 Mar 10, 2013
Idiot hillbillies thinks every black person they see in Charleston are from Detroit.
#109 Mar 10, 2013
Huntington has a strong'er connection to Detroit.
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Mumbai: When fifty-six-year old Varsha Bhosle pulled the trigger on Sunday night, it was her fourth attempt to kill herself. Daughter of singer Asha Bhosle, the former columnist and singer had attempted suicide three times before by taking an overdose of sleeping pills.
Varsha, who was suffering from depression, was treated at the Bombay Hospital and the Jaslok Hospital the first two times — in 1998 and 2008, respectively. Her third suicide attempt was in 2010.
Questions are being raised as to why was a 'suicidal' Varsha left alone at home with a firearm. So far, it hasn't been established as to who owns the gun.
Speaking to DNA, Krishna Prakash, additional commissioner of police (south), said, "We are not sure if the Belgian-made Browning patented pistol was licensed. We will also have to find out whose name it was registered in."
According to the police, most of Varsha's family, including mother Asha Bhosle, were in Singapore attending an award function and got to know about her death very late on Monday night. While Asha Bhosle rushed back to India on hearing the news, the other family members are scheduled to return by Tuesday.
The police have stated that the statement of all the family members would be recorded once they were back in Mumbai. Since no suicide note was found, the police will also investigate whether her death was caused due to a property dispute.
Varsha was married to a sports columnist, whom she divorced in 1998 and was going through psychiatric treatment for her depression during the time of her death.
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Freshman Alex Lloyd will be in the lineup for the first time when the Cavaliers open the spring at the USF Challenge.
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Charlottesville, Va. - The Virginia men's golf team opens the spring portion of its 2012-13 schedule this weekend at the USF Invitational in Dade City, Fla. The 17-team field will compete at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club starting Sunday, March 3. The 54-hole tournament features 18 holes of competition through Tuesday.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24743041030768981152016-06-24T11:23:43.184-05:00Coffee with the HermitHermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-88489027873446713802016-06-24T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-24T00:00:16.805-05:00Making Clothes From Gelatin...?We are always searching for "greener" products to use, right? Here's one that might surprise ya!

Gelatin

You know gelatin as the stuff in your JELL-O, some frosted cereals, and sometimes even yogurt. Where you won't find gelatin is in your clothes.

Yet.

While you probably think of gelatin as being gooey and jiggly in consistency, it's actually a powder made from crushed skin, cartilage, bone marrow, and other animal by-products. This makes it a perfect candidate for a sustainable, less wasteful material from which to make clothes.

Researchers have succeeded in spinning yarn out of gelatin. The yarn is then treated with a spray of formaldehyde gas and lanolin, producing a strong, warm yarn you can spin into gummy-bear mittens (sugary flavor not included).

Using gelatin to make clothes isn't all that weird, either. The textile industry experimented with using vegetable and food by-products as far back as a century ago, until the petroleum-based industry took over.

Today, as we look for greener and less biologically harmful ways to live, scientists—and designers—are looking for more natural sources for what we wear. It might sound strange now, but you probably won't give a second thought to wearing JELL-O socks, bamboo dresses, or sour milk shirts in the future.

I found this information interesting, to say the least. I can get behind most of the alternate ways for making clothes, except maybe for the sour milk shirts! Gotta draw the line at some point, ya know? You can thank the folks over at Listverse for the info.

Coffee out on the patio this morning! HermitJimhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-81549803130684371832016-06-23T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-23T00:00:31.091-05:00The "Benjamin Button" Jellyfish...!Did you know that there are some jellyfish that can reverse their aging process?

Scientist are studying the creature to see if any helpful knowledge can be gained for use by humans. I can see where growing younger instead of older might appeal to some folks, I don't think I want to sign up for this program just yet. Still, it's something interesting to find out about, right?

What Is The Secret To The Immortality Of Some Jellyfish Species?

Photo credit: Bachware /Wikimedia

The "Benjamin Button" jellyfish has an incredibly unique feature. While they normally reproduce and die in a manner you would expect, if they see serious trauma, they can reverse the aging process and start transforming themselves to a younger state of existence. This allows them to heal from injuries and survive great stress as a species and is currently making them a great threat to the world's oceans. They are starting to crowd out parts of the oceans, making it difficult for other marine life to propagate and provide proper balance.

While scientists are skeptical that there is any answer to true immortality from jellyfish, others say we mustn't dismiss the possibility of learning great things from them. These jellyfish can reactivate earlier programs encoded into their DNA and also switch cells to almost anything they need to be. If we could learn even a few things from how they can accomplish this, we could potentially use it to fight the spread of cancer. Unfortunately, it may be a long time before we find out if these jellyfish can provide us with that stronger anti-cancer weapon, as there is little if any research currently involved in the study of these amazing creatures.

Imagine that! Learning to live longer from a jellyfish! Pretty wild, I'd say. I got this article from Listverse, so gotta give credit where credit is due.

Coffee out on the patio this morning. Don't worry...no jellyfish around here!HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-66457793471467105742016-06-22T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-22T00:00:28.677-05:00Bob Lemmons For Western Wednesday...!We sometimes forget about the working cowboys when we think of the "Wild West!" Some of the hard working men were former slaves that took to the cowboy work after gaining their freedom, and that's what Bob Lemmons did.

Bob Lemmons

Bob Lemmons was known for his extraordinary skill at capturing wild mustangs. After growing up a slave, he gained his freedom and moved to an area of West Texas overrun with the wild horses. He became a cowboy for a local rancher named Duncan Lammons, who gave Bob his surname, which changed spelling slightly over the years. Bob farmed and herded cattle for Duncan. Most importantly, he learned about horses from the experienced rancher.

At the time, mustangs were highly prized steeds and no one could equal Bob's skill at capturing them. His unique approach involved gaining the herd's trust over a period of time. Whereas a large group of people might have spooked the herd, Bob always worked alone, until he was able to infiltrate the herd without alarming the horses. Then he would mount and break the leading horse. Once the leader was conquered, the rest of the herd would follow it back to the ranch.

This was lucrative work and Bob was able to save up a significant amount of money. He eventually bought his own ranch and built up large herds of horses and cattle. He and his wife Barbara later became known for their generosity during the hard times of the Great Depression. He died in 1947, just one year short of his 100th birthday.

Sounds like ol' Bob lived a full life doing what he loved. He lived a long time, and more than likely died a satisfied man.

Coffee out on the patio this morning. OK with you? HermitJimhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-43553944885502265792016-06-21T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-21T00:00:15.218-05:00Strange Entertainment For Tuesday...!Sometimes I do believe that we go way too far in the search for some entertainment. This was particularly true during the Victorian era.

In the days before television, going to a sporting event meant attending one in person. Amazingly some of these events became very popular and had some super stars (their version, anyway ).

Pedestrianism

Photo credit: Joseph Becker.

In the 19th century, competitive walking was the most popular spectator sport in America. The sport, known as pedestrianism, was born out boredom by the people who migrated to the cities after the Civil War and needed a new form of entertainment. In filled arenas, competitors walked around tracks almost nonstop from Mondays to Saturdays in front of spectators. (Sundays were excluded because public amusement was not allowed on that day.) The competitors walked to see who could cover the most distance during the race's duration. Some of these competitors would reportedly walk up to 160 kilometers (100 mi) in 24 hours.

The sport was so popular that celebrities were known to visit arenas during the event. Future president Chester Arthur was a regular spectator at the arena. As in modern sports, there were rivalries among the stars, who earned a fortune from the prize money and sponsorship deals. There were scandals over fixing games and over drugs.

Pedestrianism was eventually replaced by competitive cycling after the invention of the safety bicycle by John Starley in 1885.

Somehow I have a hard time finding any excitement in watching someone walking around a race track. Doesn't really get my juices flowing, ya know?

Coffee out on the patio this morning. We can watch the grass grow for excitement! HermitJimhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-10435090148231252722016-06-20T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-20T00:00:03.959-05:00Walking In Circles On Monday Mystery...!Here's an interesting mystery for ya, and it doesn't involve murder or anything like that! Just an interesting experiment with a strange result.

Why Can't Humans Walk Straight?

A German research scientist named Jan Souman conducted an experiment that showed that humans are incapable of walking in a straight line. Souman blindfolded his subjects and instructed them "to try to walk straight for up to an hour." Instead of walking straight, the volunteers walked in circles. The German scientist conducted the experiment in various locations, such as the beach and the Sahara Desert, but the results were the same.

Souman then tried another experiment, and this time there were no blindfolds. The results were different and a bit surprising. If it was cloudy out, the subjects walked in circles. When the weather was good and sunny, only one of the subjects was able to walk relatively straight.

So why does this phenomenon exist? Scientists don't really have an explanation, and Jan Souman is still working on a multi-causal theory.

I've heard of something like this before, but didn't know that anyone actually studied it. Really strange, if you ask me!

Coffee out on the patio this morning. I have some sweet potato pie I'll share!HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-15608941297920124982016-06-19T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-19T00:00:02.915-05:00How About Some Sunday 'Toons...?I know some folks don't like 'em, but I found some really old ones you might enjoy, OK?

And on e more for the road...!

Alright, alright...that's enough for today. Everyone that is celebrating Father's Day can go have some fun now.

Coffee inside this morning. Rain is due back anytime now!HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-87511182730153091812016-06-18T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-18T00:00:25.548-05:00Lost In Translation...!Did you ever wonder how the advertising folks do their selling in foreign countries? It ain't always smooth!

Seems as though some of our phrases sound fine in English, but translate very poorly in some foreign languages. Bad enough to really ruin a good marketing campaign, in fact. Here is a case in point...

Schweppes's Bathroom Blunder

In modern society, we have come to expect certain things from our drinking water. Most people want their water clean, clear, and in no way associated with human waste. It's that last part that caused a bit of a problem for Schweppes.

When tonic water manufacturer Schweppes decided to reach out to Italian customers with a shiny new ad campaign, they clearly forgot to consult their pocket dictionaries. As it turns out, it's pretty easy to mistake the Italian words for "tonic" and "toilet." So, when Schweppes unveiled their product to Italy's thirsty masses, they inadvertently offered them all a tall glass of toilet water. Despite getting the thumbs up from millions of the country's canines, the human residents politely declined. Having thoroughly humiliated themselves, the company cut their losses and moved on to new, more well researched—and significantly less nauseating—campaigns.

I dcan see where a mistake like that could mess up a good ad alright. Guess that some of our brand names just don't translate very well in some languages.

Coffee out on the patio this morning, where it's hot and humid.HermitJimhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-35293583124760254352016-06-17T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-17T00:00:15.615-05:00Is This Really A Good Idea...?This little picture comes from none other than Baby Sis. She may be right when she says "This must be a government project !"

See what I mean...? Thanks for the picture, Sis !

Coffee out on the patio this morning!HermitJimhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-37930000985552311192016-06-16T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-16T00:00:17.188-05:00Marooned Robert Jeffery For Thursday...!We don't hear many stories about men being marooned on deserted islands very often, so I thought you would find this story interesting.

Robert Jeffery

Robert Jeffery was a young sailor in the Royal Navy in 1807. While aboard the HMS Recruit, he sneaked an extra drink of beer. The captain, who may have been drunk himself, responded to the offense by marooning the 18-year-old on the next island the ship passed. Jeffery was left on a rocky outcropping with no food or water as the crew begged their captain to reconsider. Jeffery's story would have ended soon after, had an American ship not rescued him just nine days later. In fact, the "case" of Robert Jeffery was just beginning.

The public was outraged by the Captain's behavior and court martial followed. In 1810, when the missing Robert Jeffery was found living in Massachusetts working as a blacksmith, another public fervor erupted. Jeffery's mother was still alive and well in England and the British citizenry demanded they be reunited. A Royal Navy vessel was dispatched and the public waited in suspense for its—and Jeffery's—return.

When Robert Jeffery finally arrived back in his hometown in England, church bells and waiting crowds greeted him. The press and public watched as mother and son reunited in heartfelt excitement. One last public outcry served to help Robert Jeffery—the captain who had marooned Jeffery three years earlier was found and compelled to pay his former crewman reparations for having nearly killed him.

Ya know, I always heard that drinking could get you in trouble, but I had no idea this was the trouble talked about ! Wonder if that extra glass of beer was worth it !

Coffee out on the patio this morning. It's hot and muggy, but that's typical Houston weather !HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-85465340000512646202016-06-15T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-15T00:00:06.944-05:00Kit Carson For Western Wednesday...!It's not often we talk about a real life celebrity on Western Wednesday, but I think ol'Kit Carson would qualify.

We haven't talked about Mr. Carson before and I don't know why. Interesting fellow from what I've read. Maybe we should have looked into him long ago, ya reckon ?

Kit Carson

Christopher "Kit" Carson became a folk hero for his depictions in 19th century dime novels and newspapers, but the true story of his career is just as remarkable as the legend. Born in Kentucky in 1809, he fled a saddlemaker's apprenticeship at age 16 and spent several years working as a fur trapper, teamster and buffalo hunter in the West. Though illiterate and small in stature, Carson was also a natural frontiersman who learned half a dozen native languages and knew the wilderness like the back of his hand. In 1842, his skills caught the attention of explorer John C. Frémont, who enlisted him as a guide for a mission to map the American West. The pair eventually teamed up on three epic excursions across the Rocky Mountains, California and Oregon, and Carson became a frontier celebrity after Frémont praised him in his expedition dispatches. His fame only grew during the Mexican-American War, when he slipped past enemy lines at the Battle of San Pasquale and made a 30-mile barefoot trek to San Diego to fetch reinforcements.

Carson went on to serve as wagon train guide and Indian agent before becoming a Union army officer during the Civil War. He battled Confederates at 1862's Battle of Valverde in present day New Mexico, but spent the majority of the war leading a series of controversial campaigns to subdue the Navajo and other Southwestern Indian tribes. The former mountain man later died from an aneurysm in 1868, a year after being mustered out of the army as a brigadier general. His last words were supposedly, "Doctor, compadre, adios!"

The man was almost larger than life as they say. It's no wonder that he's almost a legend !

Coffee out on the patio this morning. Shouldn't be any rain until the weekend ! HermitJimhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-37844586975497916652016-06-14T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-14T00:00:27.271-05:00A Rare Political Rant...!I normally don't say much in the way of politics or religion, but today I'm going to make an exception. Here is a rare political rant taken from Listverse...and spouted by yours truly !

Governing With A Two-Party System

In the medieval ages, kings and queens ruled different parts of Europe. Now we look back at them and realize how wrong they were for letting unelected officials regulate every aspect of their lives.

Today, we have democracy—a gift from the Romans and the Greeks. Yet, despite all our success with it, we still act like children with our two-party system of Republicans and Democrats.

Whether our recent elected presidents are Republican or Democrat, they always do the same thing: Increase debt, decrease liberties, and lie about anything to sound nice.

Einstein said that insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." So why do we continue to elect the same people from the same parties and expect different results—like hoping that the economy will suddenly improve or that the endless wars will suddenly go away?

Doesn't it stand to reason that we need to elect people who will govern differently if we want a better government? If we continue on this path of division—acting like children who are fighting for team one and team two—how will our government ever improve?

Bottom line, people in the future are going to look at our presidents and system of election and laugh. A lot.

I will say this. Today's political choices for President scare the Hell out of me ! I neither trust them or like them, but what are ya going to do ?

Coffee out on the patio this morning, OK?HermitJimhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-39991141176845277592016-06-13T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-13T00:00:17.257-05:00Disappearing Father For Monday Mysteries...!Seems as though a missing person report comes mostly from a town or city and is unusual in a rural community.

When a report such as this is made public, it's certainly different than most. That's where the mystery comes in.

The Disappearance Of Leonard Dirickson

Leonard Dirickson was a 39-year-old divorcee who lived with his teenage son Jared at their dairy farm in Strong City, Oklahoma. On the morning of March 14, 1998, Leonard and Jared were eating breakfast when an unidentified man in a pickup truck showed up at their farmhouse. Leonard went to speak with the man for several minutes, and when he came back inside, he told Jared that the stranger was interested in buying one of his horses. Curiously, Leonard had never advertised having horses for sale. Nevertheless, Leonard left with the mysterious stranger in his pickup truck to go show him the horse. This would be the last time Jared ever saw his father.

There was no indication that Leonard ever visited the barn where he kept his horse, but a waitress did report seeing Leonard and the stranger at a nearby coffee shop two hours after he left the farm. The case took a bizarre turn six months later, when police received an anonymous phone call from a man who reported seeing Leonard at a bar in Amarillo, Texas. When police arrived at the bar, the caller was gone, and there was no sign of Leonard.

Before his disappearance, Leonard was experiencing serious financial difficulties because of his divorce and the recent folding of his dairy business, so there was speculation that he might have disappeared voluntarily. However, those close to Leonard don't believe he ever would have abandoned his son. Leonard Dirickson has not been seen since his disappearance, and no one knows the identity of the man who visited him that morning.

You have to wonder what would cause a man to just up and leave his home and his son. I'm thinking it would have to be something pretty bad. Certainly one for the mystery list over at Listverse, where I got this story

Coffee in the kitchen this morning. Rain is starting up again !HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-36226223577764644222016-06-12T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-12T00:00:10.644-05:00Some Bluegrass From...New Jersey ?Somehow I never thought of New Jersey as a place for Bluegrass music to be popular. Boy, was I ever wrong !

These young men are very much into playing some good ol' Bluegrass...and with a flair ! Give a listen !

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Pretty good, wouldn't you say ? Here's some more !

Even though these young men are from New Jersey, they are great ! Now here is another two guys you might recognize from the show "Hee-Haw !" Remember that one ?

Now you have to admit that's a pleasant change from our typical Sunday, right ? Hope you didn't mind too much !

Coffee out on the patio where the temps keep climbing !HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-5596551109616628032016-06-11T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-11T00:00:30.330-05:00You Want It Rare...?Here are a few interesting facts about food you may enjoy . Then to, you may not ! Who knows...?

Bloody Meat

The blood you see oozing from a rare or medium steak is not actually blood – by the time meat arrives in a restaurant for cooking most of the blood has been removed. The red stuff you see is actually water and a protein called myoglobin. It is the quantity of myoglobin in meat that determines whether it is white or red – the less myoglobin the lighter the meat. Chemical changes in myoglobin over time are what cause red meat to darken with age – hence an almost black "aged" steak.

Interesting Fact: Crabs have blue blood, worms and leaches have green blood, and starfish have clear or yellow blood. Also, humans do not have blue blood – it is always red (though the darkness level varies). Veins are blue because of the interaction of light on our skin and the depth of the veins.<brt> </brt>
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I found this article over at Listverse. I hate to admit it, but that steak looks pretty good to me !

Coffee out on the patio again .</brt>HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-63567360561511660142016-06-10T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-10T00:00:20.418-05:00Falling Ice For Freaky Friday...!So what do we call chunks of ice falling from the sky ? Hail, you say...? Not in this case, I think.

First of all, this happened in California and we all know some really weird stuff goes on in California. Second thing is that these ice pieces are just a little bigger than your normal, run-of-the-mill hail !

2014, January 14: Ice Chunks Fall From Cloudless Sky

On January 14, 2014, visitors to Annadel State Park in California, USA, had a scary brush with two chunks of ice that fell out of a clear blue sky.

Ron Schuelke, who had been riding his mountain bike in the park, was resting on a dam near Lake Ilsanjo with another biker, Ryan O'Harren, near a group of four female hikers who were sitting at a pinic table, when everyone heard -- and O'Harren claimed he saw -- an object crash through trees and slam into the ground about 200 feet away from them. Seconds later, a second object slammed down around 100 feet from the group. O'Harren saw that both objects were white in color, and judged that the second was about the size of a volleyball. According to Schuelke, they had sounded "similar to that of a kite being yanked strongly from the sky."

Upon investigation, the group found the objects were chunks of ice with a sort of dirty snow color to them. One had broken into smaller pieces within the dent it left in the ground, but was estimated to have been 18 inches across and 2 to 3 inches deep. The second chunk of ice was 4 to 5 inches long and 2 to 3 inches deep. One of the ice chunks had a distinct hole in it, as shown by a picture the two bikers took. They were quite sure that, given the impact the two ice chunks made, either would have been fatal if they had struck a person.

O'Harren is a pilot with a company called JetBlue, and was aware of the storys about frozen block of toilet water falling from planes... but he quickly pointed out that toilet water is tinted blue by disinfectant, and these two chucks were not. His own theory was that the chucks of ice had fallen from a place on its approach to Oakland International Airport, but that the ice orignated from the plane's sinks and galleys. Greywater from these sources is normally released from a heated pipe on the underside of the plane. The pipe is kept heated to prevent the water from freezing to it as it is released; but if the heating element is not working, the water can form a chuck of ice around the pipe that falls off as the plane descends into warmer air. With this in mind, O'Harren suggested that the hole in the one ice chuck was where it was originally attached to the pipe.

Regardless of where they came from, if a piece that big where to hit a person, I'm thinking it would cause some bodily harm, if you get my drift ! Probably do some damage to the tent as well !

This story came from a site called AnomalyInfo . Check it out, if you want.

Coffee out on the patio again Kinda hot, but it's not raining !HermitJimhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-28433603601931361152016-06-09T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-09T00:00:08.666-05:00McCarthy Gets Shut Down...!The term "Red Scare" should bring back memories of a shameful time in our history.

A man named McCarthy was on a witch hunt and accusing many innocent people of being communists. These false claims cost many people their jobs and reputation. Here's a bit of his story and the man that basically shut him down.

1954

Joseph McCarthy meets his match

In a dramatic confrontation, Joseph Welch, special counsel for the U.S. Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during hearings on whether communism has infiltrated the U.S. armed forces. Welch's verbal assault marked the end of McCarthy's power during the anticommunist hysteria of the Red Scare in America.

Senator McCarthy (R-Wisconsin) experienced a meteoric rise to fame and power in the U.S. Senate when he charged in February 1950 that "hundreds" of "known communists" were in the Department of State. In the years that followed, McCarthy became the acknowledged leader of the so-called Red Scare, a time when millions of Americans became convinced that communists had infiltrated every aspect of American life. Behind closed-door hearings, McCarthy bullied, lied, and smeared his way to power, destroying many careers and lives in the process. Prior to 1953, the Republican Party tolerated his antics because his attacks were directed against the Democratic administration of Harry S. Truman. When Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the White House in 1953, however, McCarthy's recklessness and increasingly erratic behavior became unacceptable and the senator saw his clout slowly ebbing away. In a last-ditch effort to revitalize his anticommunist crusade, McCarthy made a crucial mistake. He charged in early 1954 that the U.S. Army was "soft" on communism. As Chairman of the Senate Government Operations Committee, McCarthy opened hearings into the Army.

Joseph N. Welch, a soft-spoken lawyer with an incisive wit and intelligence, represented the Army. During the course of weeks of hearings, Welch blunted every one of McCarthy's charges. The senator, in turn, became increasingly enraged, bellowing "point of order, point of order," screaming at witnesses, and declaring that one highly decorated general was a "disgrace" to his uniform. On June 9, 1954, McCarthy again became agitated at Welch's steady destruction of each of his arguments and witnesses. In response, McCarthy charged that Frederick G. Fisher, a young associate in Welch's law firm, had been a long-time member of an organization that was a "legal arm of the Communist Party." Welch was stunned. As he struggled to maintain his composure, he looked at McCarthy and declared, "Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness." It was then McCarthy's turn to be stunned into silence, as Welch asked, "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?" The audience of citizens and newspaper and television reporters burst into wild applause. Just a week later, the hearings into the Army came to a close. McCarthy, exposed as a reckless bully, was officially condemned by the U.S. Senate for contempt against his colleagues in December 1954. During the next two-and-a-half years McCarthy spiraled into alcoholism. Still in office, he died in 1957.

It's a sad commentary on our country's political system when we can elect a man so filled with hate and bigotry to such a powerful position. How do people allow such a person to run amok, making false and career ending lies as the truth ! In cases like this, we realize just how much power and influence one man can have...sometimes with disastrous results.

Coffee out on the patio this morning. HermitJimhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-13781808296210186752016-06-08T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-08T00:00:22.478-05:00Apache Chief Cochise For Western Wednesday...!Nearly everyone I know recognizes the name Cochise. It's rather a hard name to forget.

Interesting back story about the Chief and I figured I'd share it with you.

1874

Apache Chief Cochise dies

Chief Cochise, one of the great leaders of the Apache Indians in their battles with the Anglo-Americans, dies on the Chiricahua reservation in southeastern Arizona.

Little is known of Cochise's early life. By the mid-19th century, he had become a prominent leader of the Chiricahua band of Apache Indians living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico. Like many other Chiricahua Apache, Cochise resented the encroachment of Mexican and American settlers on their traditional lands. Cochise led numerous raids on the settlers living on both sides of the border, and Mexicans and Americans alike began to call for military protection and retribution.

War between the U.S. and Cochise, however, resulted from a misunderstanding. In October 1860, a band of Apache attacked the ranch of an Irish-American named John Ward and kidnapped his adopted son, Felix Tellez. Although Ward had been away at the time of the raid, he believed that Cochise had been the leader of the raiding Apache. Ward demanded that the U.S. Army rescue the kidnapped boy and bring Cochise to justice. The military obliged by dispatching a force under the command of Lieutenant George Bascom. Unaware that they were in any danger, Cochise and many of his top men responded to Bascom's invitation to join him for a night of entertainment at a nearby stage station. When the Apache arrived, Bascom's soldiers arrested them.

Cochise told Bascom that he had not been responsible for the kidnapping of Felix Tellez, but the lieutenant refused to believe him. He ordered Cochise be kept as a hostage until the boy was returned. Cochise would not tolerate being imprisoned unjustly. He used his knife to cut a hole in the tent he was held in and escaped.

During the next decade, Cochise and his warriors increased their raids on American settlements and fought occasional skirmishes with soldiers. Panicked settlers abandoned their homes, and the Apache raids took hundreds of lives and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damages. By 1872, the U.S. was anxious for peace, and the government offered Cochise and his people a huge reservation in the southeastern corner of Arizona Territory if they would cease hostilities. Cochise agreed, saying, "The white man and the Indian are to drink of the same water, eat of the same bread, and be at peace."

The great chief did not have the privilege of enjoying his hard-won peace for long. In 1874, he became seriously ill, possibly with stomach cancer. He died on this day in 1874. That night his warriors painted his body yellow, black, and vermilion, and took him deep into the Dragoon Mountains. They lowered his body and weapons into a rocky crevice, the exact location of which remains unknown. Today, however, that section of the Dragoon Mountains is known as Cochise's Stronghold.

About a decade after Cochise died, Felix Tellez–the boy whose kidnapping had started the war–resurfaced as an Apache-speaking scout for the U.S. Army. He reported that a group of Western Apache, not Cochise, had kidnapped him.

Even back in those days folks were quick to put the blame on someone innocent. More than once, this came back to bite them in the butt!

Coffee out on the patio this morning. No rain they say.HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-10503861019077250272016-06-07T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-07T00:00:31.098-05:00Taking On The Traits Of Donors...!Sometimes the organs trhat are from donors are all that saves a persons lives.

There seems to be a few times when more than just organs are given. Sometimes the recipients take on some of the cravings and habits of the donors.

Jamie Sherman Awakes From Transplant Feeling Rage And Anger

Tucson, Arizona

Jamie Sherman had underwent several heart surgeries by the time she had a heart transplant at the age of 24. She'd suffered from a heart defect since birth. When she awoke following the successful procedure, she felt a deep sense of anger, so much so that she wanted to fight, although she didn't know why. She also began to have cravings for Mexican food, especially cheese enchiladas, something that she hadn't craved before.

Six months following the transplant, Jamie was able to meet the family of her donor, a 29-year-old man named Scott Phillips. She quickly mentioned her cravings and liking for Mexican foods, and she wasn't too surprised to hear that Scott's favorite food was Mexican, and he particularly liked cheese enchiladas.

When Jamie found out that Scott had died in a fight at a sports bar after being hit in the head and suffering major brain trauma, she felt that she now understood where her sudden feelings of anger came from. She theorized that he felt anger and rage in the seconds before he was hit and consequently died, and these feelings were locked in his heart when it was transplanted to her.

I would hate to think that my last emotions, like hate or rage, would be handed over to another person to have to deal with. Pretty sad to think about, if it really happens !

Coffee out on the patio this morning. Gonna be another hot one today ! HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-7194858875395560322016-06-06T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-06T00:00:22.537-05:00Mysterious Holes In Siberia...!There are some very strange, large holes starting to show up in certain areas in Russia. Where did they originate ?

These holes are large, so whatever caused them was very large as well. As of this article from Listverse points out, there is no proof about what caused them and how they were made.

Mysterious Holes In The Forests Of Siberia

Although many Internet sites have recently reported on mysteriously appearing holes in Russia, there are three particular holes in northern Siberia that are particularly interesting.

The theories to explain them include aliens or beings from the inner Earth, a meteorite strike, a simple prank, or a buildup of natural gas that exploded. The natural gas theory seemed to make some sense based on eyewitness and investigative reports.

People have seen strange flashes and smoke rising from the locations of the holes. Investigators also noted that earth and debris lay around the outside of the holes as if something had pushed this material out from below.

The holes themselves are like cone-shaped tunnels that go straight down approximately 100 meters (330 ft). This is confusing to investigators. One researcher said, "It is not like this is the work of men, but [it] also doesn't look like natural formation."

There is also disagreement on when these holes appeared. Some reports state that they formed around 2013. Others point to vegetation that has grown within the holes to suggest that they are at least several years older than that.

The investigations continue—as do the rumors about what caused these holes. Global warming is one of the latest theories.

Are we really sure we want to know the answer ? Do we really need to find out the origin of these strange holes in the ground ? I can't help but wonder !

Coffee out on the damp patio this morning !HermitJimhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-53184317891996988872016-06-05T00:02:00.000-05:002016-06-05T00:03:23.679-05:00Sunday Cartoons Once Again...!I know we haven't had any 'toons in a while, so here are some to make up for that...OK ?

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And just one more...

OK...I reckon we are caught up for a while. Back to the business at hand.

Coffee out on the patio this morning.HermitJimhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-54275365106201580842016-06-04T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-04T00:00:00.173-05:00What's Up With The Cows...?Now this is interesting if you are into obscure little facts .

How in the world folks get paid for doing these studies is beyond me, but it makes for some interesting reading, that's for sure !

Cows Always Face North Or South While Eating

Most people don't give much thought to grazing cows, but when a team of scientists went through thousands of Google Earth's satellite images of cows, they stumbled upon a detail that we have missed for millennia: Cows will stand along the Earth's magnetic poles—facing north and south—whenever they're grazing or resting. The pattern remained consistent regardless of wind or other factors, and nobody's quite sure why.

While some animals are known to contain an internal compass, this is the first time it's been found in a large mammal. Another weird thing is that the nearer they are to the poles, the less accurate they get with the orientation. Scientists don't know if the phenomenon is related to navigation or some miscalculated attempt at warding off predators, though it appears that it may have a purpose because of the consistency with which it was observed among cows across six continents. The phenomenon may have an effect on agricultural production, as cows made to stay in an east-west orientation must be affected in some way, though nobody can say how.

Now I have to admit that I find this stuff interesting, but in the long run...I really don't care! Makes no difference to me at all which direction the cows are facing as they eat, ya know ? However, when I found this article on Listverse, I thought it was worth sharing with you folks.

Coffee out on the patio, I think. We may have to move back inside quickly, so be ready!HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-1408513495955327492016-06-03T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-03T00:00:00.186-05:00No Post...!Thanks to the tons of rain and lightening...power is coming and going. Therefore I won't be doing a post. Sorry, but I have no control over Mother Nature. Hopefully, I'll be back tomorrow !

 Coffee still in the kitchen, if you can swim ! HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-77141766154676033222016-06-02T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-02T00:00:00.165-05:00Flour With A BANG...!You know, it's really amazing what people can come up with when they put their minds to it. Man can be very creative at times.

Sadly, it's in wartime that a number of very handy inventions seem to show up. When it comes to finding a way to blow up the enemy, our minds can go into overdrive!

Explosives Disguised As Flour That Could Be Eaten

With the OSS aiming to disrupt Japanese operations in Southeast Asia, they turned to chemist George Bogdan Kistiakowsky. He created the perfect explosive that could be disguised as, of all things, flour—and it could be used to bake as well.

The "Aunt Jemima" mixture of three parts explosive and one part flour could be sneaked past Japanese soldiers without suspicion. If they did get suspicious, a realistic looking and tasting loaf of bread could be made and eaten to prove to the Japanese that the flour was "just flour".

Although the flour could be ingested, the original mixture would have made people very ill. This was amply demonstrated in an incident when a Chinese cook disobeyed orders and ate a muffin, becoming so ill that he nearly died.

Ultimately, a second version of "Aunt Jemima" was developed that was far less toxic than the first variant and could be consumed safely in quantity. In the end, more than 15 tons of the stuff was smuggled into Japanese-controlled areas with the Japanese none the wiser.

I don't care if the original recipe was toned down, I wouldn't volunteer to eat any of those muffins...would you ?

Coffee in the kitchen this morning. The rain is back with a vengeance !HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-52452786834431689062016-06-01T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-01T00:00:07.108-05:00Destroying Angel For Western Wednesday...!There comes a time that some of the most feared folks in our history were religious people. That's pretty scary !

This next gentleman was one of those people that even looks the part for his nickname! I know that I wouldn't want to meet him on a dark night, for sure !

Orrin Porter Rockwell

They called him the "Destroying Angel" and said he murdered 100 men. His real name was Orrin Porter Rockwell, and while the body count was probably lower, the man definitely knew how to fill a few graves. Born in Massachusetts, Rockwell wound up in Missouri where he became one of the first Mormon converts and founder Joseph Smith's personal bodyguard. Rockwell was what you might call a "prayer warrior," and when Gov. Lilburn Boggs ordered all Mormons out of Missouri, Rockwell allegedly tried to show him the light—the one at the end of the tunnel.

Rockwell was jailed for his attempted "evangelism" but was released after a year behind bars. As soon as his boots stepped on free soil, he hightailed it to Nauvoo, Illinois, where things took a Biblical turn. Like a scene ripped out of the Old Testament, Joseph Smith gave Rockwell a special blessing, claiming no one could harm the gunman so long as he never cut his hair. Just like Samson, this Latter-day Saint disobeyed his boss—but only once, supposedly to fashion his fur into a wig for a woman who'd lost her hair.

While Rockwell had a soft side, he wasn't afraid to kill in the name of the Lord. After Smith's arrest and assassination in 1844, Rockwell took revenge on Frank Worrell, the militiaman who was supposed to guard the prophet. And when Brigham Young moved the church to Salt Lake City, Rockwell was appointed the town's marshal.

In 1857, President James Buchannan tried to forcibly replace Young as Utah's governor with a non-Mormon. Infuriated, American Moses ordered Rockwell to torment incoming troops. Rockwell killed two men who were trying to supply them. Strangely, it took 20 years for anyone to charge the gunman, but by then, it didn't matter. The Destroying Angel died an old man in his bed .

It's amazing to me that back then, jut like today, we have folks that are willing to kill in the name of religion. That sure wasn't the way I was brought up. Seems to me that some folks are way too willing to kill, given the right reason ! I wonder why that is ?

Coffee out on the patio this morning. Keep an eye out for rain clouds, OK ?HermitJimhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-68045659364796585742016-05-31T00:00:00.000-05:002016-05-31T00:00:01.009-05:00Heard Of Anti-Proverbs...?I'll bet that you have not only heard of them, but at some point you have probably used them!

Although they sound kinda funny, some of them make sense in a twisted way. Let's see what they are and you'll know what I mean.

Anti-proverb

Anti-proverbs—also called perverbs—are permutations of common proverbs, often towards a humorous end. There are dozens of ways of altering proverbs, and the general gist of an anti-proverb is taking a known saying and twisting it around.

It's been suggested that the original meaning of the term perverb was to describe two proverbs that had been spliced together like a sort of whole-sentence portmanteau. Take the perverb "every dog has a silver lining," a combination of "every dog has its day" and "every cloud has a silver lining." As with the further examples below, you can see that the two hybridized proverbs are not random; rather, they follow a certain format that both have in common:

"A fool and his money is a friend indeed."

"The road to hell is the spice of life."

"Don't count your chickens in midstream."

Anti-proverbs can take other forms beyond this type of splicing, as in "a penny saved is a penny taxed" and "slaughter is the best medicine."

See what I mean? If you haven't used one or two, I'll bet you have laughed when someone else did!

Coffee out on the patio this morning. High temps already!HermitJimhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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