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Great read for Mario Bros enthusiasts: How the MARIO BROS movie from 1993 completely failed at everything

April 8, 2013 by THE COAL SPEAKER

I recently re-watched it. I forgot just how bad it was. It was bad. And if you’re really into reading about just how bad the movie was, here is a GUARDIAN piece from 2011 reminding us all of that.. Great read for Mario Bros enthusiasts: How the MARIO BROS movie from 1993 completely failed at … Read moreGreat read for Mario Bros enthusiasts: How the MARIO BROS movie from 1993 completely failed at everything

April 4, 2013 by THE COAL SPEAKER

Time Magazine in 1994 said that Kim Jong Il ‘may be more dangerous than Saddam.’ That certainly turned out to be true.. By the way, in 1994, Kim Jong Un was probably about 8 or 9 years old. And his dad was on TIME.

April 4, 2013 by THE COAL SPEAKER

How did we get here.. a little bit of a history: North Korea’s road to nuclear weapons Chronology of US and North Korean missile diplomacy

March 14, 2013 by THE COAL SPEAKER

Interesting comparison.. St. Peter’s Square in 2005 and then 2013.. What a difference only a few years makes. It actually makes 2005 look like it was in the stone age.. pre-iPhone. If you can remember that far back..

March 8, 2013 by THE COAL SPEAKER

I took this photo today as i drove by my long gone high school.. With another cold winter ending, the rebirth of spring beginning, Cardinal Brennan sits there vacant.. On a hill in Fountain Springs, PA.. My alma mater now has simply become a relic.. A closed down school in the distance. Memories are fading.. … Read more

November 22, 2012 by THE COAL SPEAKER

I would say this is the best meal of the year..Seriously great food, great family, great fun.. Great thanks. Sure, we have this silly notion that Thanksgiving is about Pilgrims and Natives sitting at a table enjoying a meal. That may have happened but it wasn’t until Abraham Lincoln that this whole thing even became … Read more

October 15, 2012 by THE COAL SPEAKER

No wonder pandas evolved to know kung fu! New information suggests that ancient people ate panda bears.. The study comes to us from Chinese scientists. The panda may be a beloved symbol of the nation, but the researchers claim that their study of the past shows ancient folks sure liked the taste of panda meat. … Read more

Mystery surrounds graves at boys’ school in Florida

October 14, 2012 by THE COAL SPEAKER

The money quote from the CNN story is chilling: ‘A small cemetery buried deep into the grounds of a now-defunct boys reform school dates back to the early 1900s. Rusting white steel crosses mark the graves of 31 unidentified former students. Former students said the deaths were at the hands of abusive administrators, but a … Read moreMystery surrounds graves at boys’ school in Florida

Think fast: Where you were 10 YEARS AGO RIGHT NOW?

October 12, 2012 by THE COAL SPEAKER

Serious question October 12, 2002. I was 22, I had a dog named Newt who was alive and well before he passed away years later, I just started a job, and just met my wife to be and danced with her at Crocodile Rock in Allentown PA .. we were just friends then. I had … Read moreThink fast: Where you were 10 YEARS AGO RIGHT NOW?

This is just downright amazing

September 26, 2012 by THE COAL SPEAKER

What you see here is an image of the universe, about 500 million years after the big bang 13.7 million years ago. You are seeing a universe in chaos. You are seeing the past. And we’re just getting a glimpse of it now thanks to the Hubble Telescope, with it’s new “extreme” view of history, … Read moreThis is just downright amazing