Happy Valley couldn’t be sadder today. Penn State University has been hit with unprecedented penalties by the NCAA. The ‘death penalty’ was not imposed on the football program, but it may as well have been. The NCAA ordered: No bowl games for four years Scholarships reduced from 25 to 15 $60 million fine 14 seasons … Read morePenn State Pride.. Happy Valley.. welcome to the new world
On Saturday, the New York DAILY NEWS reported that Colorado shooter James Holmes was screaming at guards, spitting, and calling himself the Joker. Today a whole new ‘Joker’ was revealed at court, causing confusion over initial reports of his wild-attitude. Instead, today, the only wild thing about Holmes were his eyes. He appeared listless and even … Read moreWho’s that Joker?
In the wake of the midnight massacre in Colorado, people seem jumpy. I am awfully curious, did the events of this past weekend cause you to think twice about going to see the movie, or is it business as usual? Jumpy audience members fled from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES after a fight broke out in the theater
This is James Holmes as he appeared in court today.. wide-eyed and sporting red bushy hair. His face looking deranged.. He didn’t a word..
The Olympic planning committee must be a paranoid lot. I’d join were I to know how to. They are worried about volcanoes and earthquakes during the games.. flooding and other mass casualty events. But it seems most pressing this year is something that may be realistic: An international event that could send the games spiraling into a political realm.. … Read moreSome want the games to begin. Others are just ready for them to end.
In related news. The Federal Reserve has plans to keep pumping. And the economy has its own plans. Apparently earnings now show that whatever ‘recovery’ has been going on is sputtering and another recession (as if we have not been in a depression for years!) is about to take place.. Hold on to your hat, coat.. … Read moreThe lost generation: Poverty in the United States is now on track to be at the highest since the 1960s
James Holmes is now known by most of the world now as the shooter and monster of the Midnight Massacre in Aurora Colorado during the DARK KNIGHT RISES. But the victims, as usual, will be forgotten in the dust of the justice system and publications in a 24 hours news cycle. So Coal Speaker will … Read moreThey were people. Faces in a crowd. And now they are victims to madness
Well, more then one thing. First off, the media announced John Holmes as the murderer. I noticed this weekend that changed to James. Is it because John Holmes was a porn star and web searches were freaking out? Secondly.. I am tired of how we spend about 1000 words on 12 dead and 58 wounded … Read moreThere is something bugging me about these Colorado shootings
Did a few creative maneuvers in the homestead this weekend. Switched some rooms and altered the surroundings. Those things get tough with a 2 foot person moving all about the room you’re trying to clean. And I noticed something, he was shocked things looked different. My son Ayden even seemed a bit angry at how we moved … Read moreChanging times.. changing rooms