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Claims that the Yeti really do exist took a giant step forward on July 25th, 2008, or not.
Proof of the existence of the Yeti aka bigfoot should exist, if the creature is real. Well, guess what; we may finally have proof of his hairy butted existence and thus assuring that the balance of all things wondrous in my crpto world has been maintained, it's a good thing.
Why, because scientists at Oxford Brookes University used microscopes to analyze strands of hair found on some rocks in the jungle near the India-Bangladesh border. These tests showed the black and gray hairs do not belong to any of the most common wild animals known to live in the area like Asian black bears, macaque monkeys, dogs and wild boar.
Instead, they bear a 'startling resemblance' to some collected about 50 years ago by successful Mt. Everest climber, Sir Edmund Hillary.
According to ape expert, Ian Redmond, 'The hairs are the most positive evidence yet that a yeti might possibly exist. It might be that the region where this animal lives is remote enough for it to remain undiscovered so far. We are very excited,' and ‘there is the exciting prospect that these could turn out to be something very dramatic.'
DNA tests could help solve the yeti mystery, ‘Even if the DNA test cannot identify the creature, it should be able to work out what it is related to. It could easily be an unknown primate even if it is not a yeti.'
Bigfoot rules. This may not excite others, but having seen the creature more than once, I’m a believer, but without hard evidence it’s all mental masturbation; entertaining but unrewarding.
Raven
Reference:
• Yeti Hair DNA analysis
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One of the luxuries of living in Alaska is that we can take time to reflect about life, you know, the big ticket things like what does the future hold in store for us, who is going to be in charge and how will it affect the future of the country, myself and family.
That future may not be so rosy, due in part to some very diversely positioned individuals who are now at a societal cross road; one group consists of some very negative individuals that are hateful of what the US represents on the world stage, I’ll call them Gen X’ers and their road tends to run along liberal lines, and the other major group tends to run along conservative lines, many from this group are actively serving in the military, and doing so with honor and great courage who’ve lost faith, hope and innocence, they collectively make up what can best be described as the angry generation (911 era). These diverse groups are the offspring of the lost/confused generation (Vietnam era), these are the folks in charge now. You know, the Clinton’s, Bush’s and the Kennedy’s et al.
Both groups tend to blame the current generation for their perceived lost youth. These individuals were ill prepared for the real world, having been pampered, spoiled and indulged their entire lives, when boom, reality was dropped on them like a rock from the heavens. Every generation must find its own way, which is part of the process. But, when confronted by the mess the country appears to be in, many in these groups make few bones about wanting to get even for their woes and we’re to blame, we’re getting old, we’ve left them in debt and nearly bereft of hope.
Many of the younger generation believe sustaining the life of elderly citizens is a waste of resources and are advocates of the soylent green approach ~ if not feeding directly upon our bodies, feed upon our legacy and estates. Because they feel we owe them.
But where does such a cycle end and for what age? Many, many post middle aged men and women are far more fit, generally able, industrious and mentally fit ~ than the young adults sleeping on their couches. But still, in their minds, we caused the problems, we offer no real solution and again, they are owed. Their sense of entitlement is manifested in frustration and anger.
Some of them are looking at us, the baby boom generation and are calculating our real value to them and their future. In terms of simple economics: is the investment in preserving the lives of the elderly or the infirmed of sufficient value to reap anything of value on that investment which will assure their survival? It’s a huge issue.
Sadly, a financial mantra of the day can sum up as their view: Value received for value given is to be the new god or benchmark for preserving (your) life.
But, just where do these angry individuals envision themselves to be in 20 years anyway, when the generation following in their footsteps decide they aren't worthy of their support? Perhaps when their useful utility to society is declared obsolete and valueless, attitudes will change.
In the meantime, we need to make some serious course corrections, and Obama isn’t the answer, but then again, McCain isn’t much better, but we’re stuck with them. So, we'd better make sure they have solid backup and a solid platform because there's a lot riding on it.
Raven
References:
• Generation Gap
• Gen X
• Gen Y
• Baby Boomers
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Oh darn, here it is, half past Sunday and neigh on to Monday. Geez, where did the weekend go? It was here just a minute ago. I have a piping hot mug of green tea, spiced with ginseng and dash of genuine artificial non-carcinogenic sweetener ~ I’m nearly ready to trudge off to the Coffee Quip and start my day. Unnngh . . . sorry for that, I was stretching. Are you an early riser or a night owl that doesn’t go to bed until the sun comes up?
As long as I can get a mug of hot tea or coffee to wake up with, I’m good, add the cat and Tisha and things really brighten up. I like to cruise the web for strange news when I first wake up. What about you?
Let’s see, ah, a singing and grunting fish, hmmm looks like dinner and entertainment. A dog is playing mom to three abandoned white tiger cubs, that’s a Kodak moment for sure. Clowns march to Basilica, to early for clowns. A koala bear struck by a car and stuck in a grill for a 7 mile ride, raw footage of the 2008 World Yo-Yo Contest, or Brett Favre reinstatement story: I’m going for the koala bear story. Wow, they had to give him pain killers to get him moving again, sounds like me in the morning, pre-coffee state of course.
Oops, hold up, wow Chinese cheerleaders learning hot moves from Patriots' cheerleaders, way cool. Who’d have thought it possible. Oh yea, personal jet packs, I’ve just gotta have me one those $100K jet packs to go to work with, I’d be the envy of Coffee Quippers everywhere.
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The other day I went to Starbucks for coffee and I was only in there for about 5 minutes.
When I came out there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. I went up to him and said, ‘Come on, man, how about giving a retired person a break’?
He ignored me and continued writing the ticket. I upped the ante and called him a ‘Nazi.’ He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having worn tires.
So I called him a ‘doughnut-eating Gestapo jerk.’ He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes.
The more I abused him, the more tickets he wrote.
Personally, I didn’t care. I rode to Starbucks on my bicycle. The car that he was putting the tickets on had a bumper sticker that said ‘Obama in ‘08.’ I try to have a little fun each day now that I’m retired.
My doctors tell me it is important to laugh!
What has the title got to do with this story?
Simply this: Never write a title before you've had your wake up beverage.
Life is good.
Raven
References:
• Jet Pack
• Dog adopts 3 Tiger cubs
• Koala Bear
• Chinese Cheerleaders
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Al-Qaida – Summer 2008
It appears that predator drone missiles are converting the upper level leadership of al-Qaida, the lions of the jihadist effort into expensive throw rugs; their hides should be showing up on the world market places in hopes of making a few extra million to hire replacements for fallen cannon fodder
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Hey, welcome fellow caffeine sots. Sometimes a hot beverage and a snack can't help soothe the savage beast we know as the political pundit, so, here's some pointers gleaned from the sages that frequent the Coffee Quip served up fresh and warm.
The art of personality begins when you can appreciate the following
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Introducing the must have crypto research tool for 2009. It's new! It's improved. Brace yourself for this tasty new item. Without further ado:
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Wow, here’s one for the books, this very, very dead thing is brownish-purple and is rotting on an upscale NY beach. I wonder if it’s someone’s alien pet that escaped from a secret military containment area. Either that or someone has been playing with their home bio-engineering toys again. Is NSA in the area
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The use of the term, natural and organic or simply organic is used as a marketing ploy to charge extra money for relabeled goods; it's gotten to be a joke.
One more organic water melon, apple or other fruit and I'm moving into the Watchtower with arms. There's not enough duct tape in the world to keep my brain matter from exploding over this issue
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Why do we love conspiracies? Some are based upon truth, distorted truths, half truths or flat out fictionalized flotsam ~ we don’t care, just give us mind candy and conspiracy theorists will mentally masturbate for years over some vague secret knowledge. It’s beyond reason at times. Forget the facts gimme my conspiracy, now.
Have there been conspiracies in the past; uh, have we forgotten Watergate or Clinton’s non sex with an intern? What about Roswell’s UFO crash, the New World Order, the lists go on from there
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A young Palestinian woman is my new heroine, her name: Salam.
What possible differences can a young woman, a female teenager in a passionate male dominated world affect? Can she change the heart and mindset of historically abused and war scarred people with her brilliant rhetoric, knowledge or simple action? Normally, I’d say no, she can’t
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