Sandia Ranch Sanatorium is one of Albuquerque’s local urban legends. An old abandoned insane asylum which was known for performing lobotomies and using electro-shock therapy is reported to be haunted. Several rumors exist including those of murder in addition to how the staff would store the bodies of the “batched” lobotomies in the crawl space in the boiler room. More…
Monthly Archives: November 2011
#occupyoakland Scott Olsen, Iraq vet, spoke on camera Sunday Reply
Scott Olsen, the 24-year-old Iraq war veteran whose skull was fractured during an Occupy Oakland protest Oct. 25, returned Sunday to Frank Ogawa Plaza outside City Hall, where he spoke on camera to Dave Morse, a reporter for Indybay.org. He seemed to be in good spirits and said he expected a “full recovery,” but wore a neck brace and admitted he was still having difficulty speaking. More…
Picture of the day | Help! We are stranded! 2
From Worth1000 website. About Worth1000:
“Worth1000 is the top creative contest site in the world. Every day we run lots of creative competitions of all types, including Effects contests (otherwise known as photochop or photoshop contests), photography contests, illustration contests, writing contests and more forms of multimedia. Companies can even use our contests for logo design! Browse through thousands of our stunning original entries or consider entering a contest and ask yourself what many have asked before you: Are you worthy?” More…
Occupy UC Davis calls for general strike on Nov. 28 to shut down CA campuses 2
UC Davis General Assembly
When I entered college at Purdue University in the fall of 1982, the tuition for a full-time student who was a resident of Indiana was less than $800 a semester. Naturally, there were slight increases over the years I attended, but nothing drastic. They were comparable to the increase in the cost of living and wages during that period. I was able to graduate debt-free never having needed to take out any student loans for my college education. More…
Media Consolidation: The Illusion of Choice | Infographic 4
With so many mergers, buy-outs, and bankruptcy’s which have occurred in the past decade or two, it has made keeping up with who is who, what is what, and who owns what very difficult. And, honestly, I simply just have not paid attention, nor have I really cared. I mean, it is not like I could or would have done anything, right? Like so many, we have just learned to shrug our shoulders and mumble under our breath, “So what’s new….” More…
Home Christmas decoration you must see. LMAO! 2
If you don’t think that the US main stream media controls what we perceive and read… check this out 6
This photo is directly from the Time Magazine Europe website. Check it out yourself. Here are four covers of Time: US, Europe, Asia, and South Pacific. This says it all right here. If you have poo-poo’ed the fact that we are controlled by our main stream media, perhaps this will make you start questioning this. Wake up, America! More…
Okay, one last post of pepper spray cop Lt John Pike meme art 5
Lt John Pike pepper spraying cop and Alfred Eisenstaedt's photo of Sophia Loren cover of LIFE Magazine
I know… this is starting to get a bit old. But, honestly… I have had a lot of fun with this as have so many others. So one last posting (unless something really, REALLY good comes up.)
The first 16 photos are my little creations. Then starting with John Pike holding his version of a “I am one of the 99%” letter is the beginning of other well-made creations of work. Sorry, but all creators names are unknown, otherwise they would receive credit.
Below the photos are a few videos worth watching.
…BREAKING NEWS… Recently discovered photo reveals what really happened to the Hindenberg…. More…
Black Friday stampedes. There are other alternatives… 4
In watching these videos of footage from today’s Black Friday’s stampedes, I honestly just do not understand this. I don’t. Why do people do this? They are very apparently risking injury to themselves and others, as well as being a target for robberies and a possible punching bag for an irate shopper simply standing next to you. More…
Chaos ensues at Wal*Mart and other stores on Black Friday Reply
For new 2012 Black Friday footage, click here.
Violence marred Black Friday shopping in at least five states, including a California incident in which police say a woman doused fellow shoppers with pepper spray in a bid to cut to the head of the line.
The incident happened at a Walmart in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles, police spokesman Officer Robert Chavira said.
About 15 people were exposed to the spray. Los Angeles firefighters treated them at the scene and no one required hospitalization, Chavira said.
The woman was able to pay for her purchases and leave the store before police arrived, Chavira said. More…
Capt Ray Lewis, arrested at #ows, interviewed on Olbermann’s Countdown Reply
Retired Philadelphia police captain Ray Lewis, who was arrested with 300 other protesters in the Occupy Wall Street movement a few weeks ago, called his arrest “the proudest moment of my life.” Here he is being interviewed on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. More…
Craig’s list: Yoga mat for sale. Used once. | The lighter side of life Reply
Yoga mat for sale. Used once at lunch hour class in December 2009. Usage timeline as follows:
11:45a
Register for hot yoga class. Infinite wisdom tells me to commit to 5 class package and purchase a yoga mat. I pay $89.74. Money well spent, I smugly confirm to myself.
11:55a
Open door to yoga room. A gush of hot dry air rushes through and past me. It smells of breath, sweat and hot. Take spot on floor in back of room next to cute blonde. We will date. More…
Info Graphic | Pepper spray versus chile heat chart 1
One hundred years ago, an American pharmacist named Wilbur Scoville developed a scale to measure the intensity of a pepper’s burn. The scale – as you can see on this widely used chart – puts sweet bell peppers at the zero mark and the blistering habenero at up to 350,000 Scoville Units. More…
Political satire artwork 1
Although each and every one of the topics covered in these pieces of political satirical art are serious in nature, every once in a while, we all just need to smile and chuckle a bit just to lighten our spirits. Rome was not built in a day, and our government and other politically related woes will not be solved in a day either. More…
BBC Nature: ‘Brinicle’ ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic 1
A bizarre underwater “icicle of death” has been filmed by a BBC crew.
With timelapse cameras, specialists recorded salt water being excluded from the sea ice and sinking.
The temperature of this sinking brine, which was well below 0C, caused the water to freeze in an icy sheath around it.
Where the so-called “brinicle” met the sea bed, a web of ice formed that froze everything it touched, including sea urchins and starfish.
The unusual phenomenon was filmed for the first time by cameramen Hugh Miller and Doug Anderson for the BBC One series Frozen Planet. More…
Occupy Movement funnies, photos, and facts #ows 2
More visual aid coverage of the Occupy Movement with a wide range covering political cartoons, posters, flyers, humor, quotes, statistics and facts, to photos – and yes, there are some more photos of our infamous Lt. John Pike pepper spraying various people. More…
Photos taken in RAW format with my Canon Rebel T2i 4
Just under two months ago, I purchased my first “real” camera… a Canon Rebel T2i. Oh, how I love this camera! I have always been passionate about photography and finally decided to make the move and invest in something more than a “point and shoot” auto-focus pocket-style camera. I am so glad I did… no regrets here. When looking back at my childhood, I have to laugh… whenever my mother would take the camera film in to be developed, I would always get in trouble. You see, when she picked up the photos, the entire roll would typically be pictures of our dogs and cats – which were my favorite subjects when I would sneak the camera out of the cupboard. More…
“My father’s car” A true story of love between a father, his two sons and a 1965 Chevy Impala SS 4
With all the turmoil and violence occurring throughout the world currently, I decided it was time for a “feel good” posting. Here is a story of the love between a father and his two sons.
In 1965, Herb Younger purchased a new 1965 Chevy Impala SS. This car was his baby. For twenty years, he cared for this car and kept it in pristine condition. However, when it was time for his two sons to go to college, Herb’s love for his sons was more important than the Impala so he sold the car to help pay for his sons’ tuition. More…
Woman miscarries baby after being kicked and sprayed at #occupyseattle 1
A woman who was pepper sprayed during during a raid on Occupy Seattle last week is blaming police after she miscarried Sunday.
Jennifer Fox, 19, told The Stranger that she had been with the Occupy protests since they started in Westlake Park. She said she was homeless and three months pregnant, but felt the need to join activists during their march last Tuesday. More…
Lt John Pike versus Gandalf the White | Animated gif #ows Reply
Several pictures have been circulating today placing Lt John Pike in various famous works of art as well as movies and other scenes. Well, here is an animated gif I just created showing him attacking Gandalf the White…. Perhaps I will make a sequel shortly where Gandalf destroys the evil John Pike.
For more about this incident at UC Davis, please see my previous post, UC Davis Photos and Video of pepper spray incident. Are we in a police state? #ows
Retired police Captain Ray Lewis joins #ows, is arrested and offers words of wisdom 3
Retired Philadelphia police captain Ray Lewis, who was arrested with 300 other protesters in the Occupy Wall Street movement last week, called his arrest “the proudest moment of my life.”
Video below he talks about his arrest. More…
UC Davis Pepper spraying cop, Lt. John Pike, makes it into famous art 9
Today, these internet memes of a photoshopped Lt. John Pike, now infamously known for openly spraying protesters at UC Davis who were peacefully sitting in a line across the sidewalk, have become viral as he now appears is some very famous artwork, as well as humorous scenes.
For more pictures of UC Davis and information, please see my previous posting: UC Davis Photos and Video of pepper spray incident. Are we in a police state? #ows
Here is a photo of the pepper spraying incident at UC Davis: More…
UC Davis Photos and Video of pepper spray incident. Are we in a police state? #ows 4
Our country has evolved right before our very eyes into a police state. Yes, a police state. Many cringe at these words and deny their existence within our own country, but look at what has been going on. Our First Amendment’s right to free speech and peaceful assembly is being blatantly denied. City by city, camp by camp, the police are coming in armed for warfare and using violent tactics and pepper spray on completely unarmed individuals. Where is our President during all this? Until recently, I have fully supported Obama, but now, I have some serious doubts as to whether he is acting in behalf of the people of our country – or if he is acting in behalf of those people “behind the curtain” holding all the money and corruption – in other words, the Oligarchs. Does our president need to be reminded of these very words he spoke by on January 28th in regards to the Egyptian Revolution? More…
A visual journey of our economy, the Occupy Movement, and other facts and quotes 3
Here are several visual aids which have been circulating on the internet. Some may make you laugh, but as a whole, they may make you cry. More…
Video of brutal beating and head kicking by Albuquerque cops on a car theft suspect 3
Two Albuquerque police officers were fired on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011, after a brutal beating and head kicking incident of a car theft suspect back in February this year. Officers John Doyle and Robert Woolever had both been with the department for about four years.
This parking garage surveillance video shows Doyle kicking Nicholas Blume, accused of car theft, in the head multiple times. More…
