A new project begins beaming your messages into deep space.. will any ETs hear them? According to the interesting article from SPACE.COM, the messages will take 17 years or so to get to their destination, GILESE 526, a distant star system.. And if there are life forms somewhere deep out there, hearing us.. will that be … Read more

Pope Francis blesses hundreds of Harley Davidsons.. The story reminded me of the scene from PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE when Pee Wee makes the almost life threatening mistake of knocking down rows of motorcycles, only leading him to put on the large shoes and dance on stage for the motorcycle gang.. In this instance, Francis has … Read more

The New York TIMES: Faces of the Minimum Wage

The number of Americans earning minimum wage has grown significantly since the recession hit; here, stories of getting by. Good read. And important.. Where are we going as a nation? Is it acceptable that we are not creating good jobs anymore, but instead expanding the base of the minimum wage earners–a future where the middle … Read moreThe New York TIMES: Faces of the Minimum Wage

Did Obama violate our privacy? Did China really ask us what WE are doing? Did Vlad the Impaler actually steal that Super Bowl ring in 2005? It’s G8 time

Obama and Putin at the G8.. So many issues: Syria, weapons.. the Syrian ‘rebels’ who are devouring human flesh.. .. oh, and that newfound tension now that the GUARDIAN reported that past events may have been … screened. President Obama does not think Americans’ privacy has been violated.. A new Firefox plugin warns of NSA surveillance.. CHINA is asking … Read moreDid Obama violate our privacy? Did China really ask us what WE are doing? Did Vlad the Impaler actually steal that Super Bowl ring in 2005? It’s G8 time

Another Sunday night, another GUARDIAN doozy: GCHQ intercepted foreign politicians’ communications at G20 summits

Exclusive: phones were monitored and fake internet cafes set up to gather information from allies in London in 2009 If the Edward Snowden story has not had global ramifications, it certainly will now.. this is a barn burner of a GUARDIAN  exclusive.. Another Sunday night, another GUARDIAN doozy: GCHQ intercepted foreign politicians’ communications at G20 … Read moreAnother Sunday night, another GUARDIAN doozy: GCHQ intercepted foreign politicians’ communications at G20 summits