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In Bibical times, God instructed Noah to construct an Ark. He was disgusted with the declining morality on earth and vowed to destroy what he had made and start over. Noah was instructed to gather a pair of of each creature on earth, along with his family and go aboard the Ark and wait for a massive flood. After it had rained forty days and forty nights, the rain stopped. The entire earth was flooded and as the water started to go down, God sent a dove with his promise to never again destroy his people in this manner.
Has the need for the Ark come again? Scientists predict that the state of California may need to brace for another flood that will rival the great flood of 1861-1862. After forty-five days of rain, California became an inland sea. Can it happen again?
California is currently in the grip of a year's long drought. Why would anyone be watching for a flood? Renowned scientists are preparing a scenario where California is hit by another massive flood, comparable to the one of 1861-62. Strengthened by the affects of global warming and jet stream, California could be hit by extreme winter rainfall, along with episodes of extreme hot and dry weather in the summer months. The deadly episodes of wildfires will make the threat of extreme flooding and mudslides even more of a problem.
The $3 million-dollar Ark project includes 100 scientists and and possible in 2010,
The La Crescenta flood of 1934 killed forty-five people and destroyed four hundred homes and left boulders up to 70 tons strewn around the area.
Maybe we need to start a search for Noah in California and suggest rather strongly that he start construction of a very large Ark in a hurry.
Umbrella's anyone?
He will be missed. Walter Cronkite, CBS Newsman, died today at the age of ninty-two; 1916-2009. He had the reputation of being among the few truly honest newsmen. He was anchor of the CBS evening news from1962-1981.
Walter Cronkite died of Cerebral Vascular Disease, at home, surrounded by his family. He was just a regular guy who did his best to be an honest and fair newsman. He was a big adlibber, who had the knowledge to talk on any subject.
Mr. Cronkite loved racing and sailing. He was lovingly referred to as 'Uncle Walter' by staff and friends, but was known as all news, all the time. He was a reporter first, then an anchor.
Mr. Cronkite was replaced by Dan Rather when he retired in 1982. Walter Cronkite did the first 30 minute evening news, quickly followed by the other Networks.
We will all remember Walter Cronkite fondly.
I'm new to blogging and just found this site about two weeks ago. I had never written or even read a blog, but had in mind that it was just more or less people's personal opinions on the latest news, the state of the world and the effects on their lives.
I did think there would be differing opinions. There is no way we can all agree on everything, which to me is the purpose of blogging. You read what interests you and what you agree with, you leave a vote or a comment.
If you find an article you don't agree with, and want to read it anyway, then don't vote if you don't like or agree with it. Even if you want to leave a desenting opinion, it should be respectful and should be received that way. Wouldn't it be a horrible world if we all agreed on everything? There would be no reason to blog, or really, even to report the news. It would be pretty boring.
Should a blog site only cater to the people who see things one way, and keep everyone else out? That sounds pretty boring to me also. We can all enjoy a good difference of opinion and the comments do make the blog more interesting and more popular and draws many more readers. ---------So, if we can just keep the comments coming and discuss the differing opinions, look how long the post would work for us, and never need to be edited or deleted or the comment deleted and the differing people, blogs and opinions, which I thought was supposed to be the reasoning behind blogging, would continue to work as it should. The site would continue to grow, instead of collapsing everytime there is a big difference of opinion and everyone gets their feelings hurt, or starts taking sides and attacking each written word they don't agree with.
I just started my blog and intend to just kind of sit back and see what it's all about and who I admire enough to read and who I would just as soon pass on, and then decide what I really want to say. From what I see, there are very few that are actually involved in all this turmoil, but they are drawing all the attention for all the wrong reasons. The rest are still writing their blogs and going about their business and hoping the turmoil soon dies down so they can see some of their really well written posts have a chance to be on the front page again and to be read by the people coming to this site for that reason.
I intend to stick around awhile, maybe make a few friends and learn a little about true blogging, not about what happens at recess when all the kids are turned out to play and lacking supervision. So, blast away. I will answer what I care to and ignore the rest.
Trish
I had a strange visitor from outer space a few days ago. He must have come straight from the moon. I couldn't get him to land on a pretty background, but I had to snap a picture anyway.
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I have learned so much in the last sixty-seven years. I know so much more and could do things so much better than when I was young. I have learned to enjoy life and not take it for granted. My only problem is, I can't seem to convince my decrepit body that I can do things so much better or enjoy them more.
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Hello to all my fellow Orblers here in Orble land. I have just taken over an inactive doman, so we are joining forces. I will continue to write under my two blogs, but also hope to come up with posts for the Green Edition thar are as attractive and interesting as my predecesor. That may be difficult, because they are all very good posts.
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It's getting late and time for the Night Owl. The television is off and it's quiet, just the way I like it---just me and my computer. I love being home, but today I had to be gone all day. Don't know what was on the news, I'm just sure most of it was depressing.
Michael Jackson's face is all I saw on the tube tonight, before I turned it off. Another celebrity brought down by prescription drugs. How many more will we have to lose before something is done about the number of doctors who are no better than drug dealers?
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What can i say about Orble? It's a magic place, just what I was searching for. I think I have found my niche. Only four days on here and I was planning on staying for the duration. I have friends here and I do feel like I have a lot to say. [ Click here to read more ]
Sad news today. Farrah Fawcett succumbs to cancer at age sixty-two. Ryan O'Neal leaves Farrah's bedside with the simple statement, "She's gone She now belongs to the ages" After announcing they were to be married, Ryan was at Farrah's bedside as she died. They had been long time companions, but never married. Farrah passed at 9:28 this morning after two weeks in the hospital. [ Click here to read more ]
I'm Pepper and I have plenty to say. I'm Top Dog in this household and I keep things running smooth here. I have a big complaint. When us kids get sick, Mom and Pops take us to the Vet and he fixes us right up, we come home and everything is fine again. We always get the best of everything...Pops has been sick for six years and then his doctors just tell him, "We'll schedule all these expensive tests over and over," everytime he comes in then they all say, "I don't know what's wrong. I'll schedule some more tests." [ Click here to read more ]
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Comment by Tricia Benet
on Shake Like A Jelly
The Green Edition
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Yorkie Yappers
I have actually only felt one small earthquake in my life and that was prbobably 45 years ago in Indiana. I was driving car down a gravel road and all of a sudden, the car stated bouncing and bounced clear across the small gravel road. I knew I hadn't been traveling that fast....gravel roads will do that to you if you hit them too fast.
When I got home, I heard about the earthquake and knew the exact moment it had hit.
Great tale, Bob