Month: October 2015

The internet gives you the freedom to say anything. And for so many people, that is an awful, awful thing

Multiple Firings After Racially Charged Facebook Remarks Mocking a Black Child Go Viral » Perhaps there are two lessons learned here. First, Facebook is not private. Even if you think it is.. even if you set it to private.. even if you believe you’re getting away with untoward comments.. you will be seen. And secondly? … Read moreThe internet gives you the freedom to say anything. And for so many people, that is an awful, awful thing

A never ending time slip

I think that when there are outside stresses on someone’s mind, the mind itself begins to bend a bit. Perhaps even open up to other worldly thoughts.. maybe the very existence of order is tarnished, or tattered. Perhaps, at times if the stresses are so great, the notions of what one finds important in life … Read moreA never ending time slip

Philadelphia universities on alert: FBI warning of ‘unspecified’ threat on Monday October 5 2015 // The University of Pennsylvania, Temple University and Drexel University sent out alerts. Authorities said they had no knowledge of specific threat to students or to a particular university

MORE FROM PHILLY.COM:  The threat indicated that the violence would take place Monday at 2 p.m., according to statements posted on several school websites. The statement on Drexel’s site indicated that the threat came via social media. “Since the shooting last week at a community college in Oregon, the FBI has seen similar social media … Read morePhiladelphia universities on alert: FBI warning of ‘unspecified’ threat on Monday October 5 2015 // The University of Pennsylvania, Temple University and Drexel University sent out alerts. Authorities said they had no knowledge of specific threat to students or to a particular university

UCC student narrowly avoided massacre thanks to ‘gut feeling’

More from the NY POST story: Bre Larson, 19, who is studying psychology at Umpqua Community College, in Roseburg, had planned to do her homework in the school library at 10 am Thursday, when she was struck by a powerful premonition. “I had planned go to there to make a Power Point presentation for my … Read moreUCC student narrowly avoided massacre thanks to ‘gut feeling’