Wednesday, July 08, 2009
What's up with the news blackout?
Really, I feel like I'm under a news blackout here in the U.S. If it wasn't for the internet, it certainly would be. Yes it's news that Michael Jackson died and he was a cultural icon, but damn - it is not a story that deserves full time coverage on multiple channels. I want to hear about what the hell else is going on in the world. That's the reason why I go to the news channels every now and then. The point is that I want to hear about what is NEW in the world. Capice?
I guess the main stream media people are lacking in priorities. The Michael Jackson funeral should be covered on E!, VH-1, or even MTV. They're the ones responsible for the pop-culture and entertainment related stuff. Not CNN, Fox, MSNBC, or HLN or whatever. Priorities people, priorities!
I guess the main stream media people are lacking in priorities. The Michael Jackson funeral should be covered on E!, VH-1, or even MTV. They're the ones responsible for the pop-culture and entertainment related stuff. Not CNN, Fox, MSNBC, or HLN or whatever. Priorities people, priorities!
Labels: michael jackson, news, USA, world, wtf?
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
My name made the news recently...
My name made the news, but not my name specifically. Rather, it's my family's name. And when those who have the family name number just around 500 in the U.S. and about another 500 in Germany, it's more noticable than when someone does stuff under a family name of who knows how many (like Johnson, Jones, or Smith.)
I don't know of the guy as an immediate cousin and never heard of him before, but the odds are still very good that he's a distant cousin. But regardless of relation, it turns out he's a dirtbag. But a very clever dirtbag none the less. (From what stories I've heard, cleverness does run throughout the family it seems.)
So now you can read about the Schrenker name in the news... Anyhow, I hope my sister gets a Nobel in bio-engineering or genetic research sometime in the future, so at least people can hear about the name in a good way. (Or perhaps I get out of my own economic slump so I can get in on the commercial art or 3D graphics scene. It's hard to accomplish much when doors haven't opened and money's tight - at least without doing something infamous.)
I don't know of the guy as an immediate cousin and never heard of him before, but the odds are still very good that he's a distant cousin. But regardless of relation, it turns out he's a dirtbag. But a very clever dirtbag none the less. (From what stories I've heard, cleverness does run throughout the family it seems.)
So now you can read about the Schrenker name in the news... Anyhow, I hope my sister gets a Nobel in bio-engineering or genetic research sometime in the future, so at least people can hear about the name in a good way. (Or perhaps I get out of my own economic slump so I can get in on the commercial art or 3D graphics scene. It's hard to accomplish much when doors haven't opened and money's tight - at least without doing something infamous.)
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Why would a UFO show at O'hare?
It seems silly that a UFO would show up at O'hare International Airport of all places... Why the hell would aliens arive there? Certainly it can't be only to test rumors that Federal authorities there go particularly soft on aliens. (Even if it does seem to have some merit in regards to the illegal variety.)
So why would a UFO show in Chicago? It also happens that within the same timeframe, there was an astro-biology conference. So the UFO could be part of a simple insertion operation. No blinky lights or such shows, so it's not like they wanted to be seen. Rather, what better place could you drop off a strange individual amongst others and not be noticed? A busy airport of course! Who would notice any quirks in a person, amongst crowds of quirky and strange travelers at an international airport? So if there's an alien (of the non-terrestrial variety) in Chicago, he's probably mingling in a conference looking like a normal human and studying our level of understanding of who or what just might be out there. It's like us seeing what primitive cultures think of our existance, and possibly finding interest in the lore of some cargo-cult. It's entertaining and you learn just how weird other viewpoints can be in light of your own understanding. If that's what alien researchers are doing, then I can't blame 'em.
So why would a UFO show in Chicago? It also happens that within the same timeframe, there was an astro-biology conference. So the UFO could be part of a simple insertion operation. No blinky lights or such shows, so it's not like they wanted to be seen. Rather, what better place could you drop off a strange individual amongst others and not be noticed? A busy airport of course! Who would notice any quirks in a person, amongst crowds of quirky and strange travelers at an international airport? So if there's an alien (of the non-terrestrial variety) in Chicago, he's probably mingling in a conference looking like a normal human and studying our level of understanding of who or what just might be out there. It's like us seeing what primitive cultures think of our existance, and possibly finding interest in the lore of some cargo-cult. It's entertaining and you learn just how weird other viewpoints can be in light of your own understanding. If that's what alien researchers are doing, then I can't blame 'em.
Labels: alien, chicago, funny, news, O'hare, ufo, weird
