The NBA was built by Boston Celtic dominance and continual dethroning attempts by the Lakers....and being a LA boy it seemed like it would never end with a Laker victory. The Lakers back in the day of Elgin Baylor and Jerry West were the best team until they played the Celtics in the playoffs and then disaster.
I can't say for sure but it seems like the Boston Celtics and the UCLA Bruins are the only two teams in basketball to have extremely long streaks. Bruins won 10 in a row....I think....(I'm a Trojan fan so there are some facts and figures that don't stick when it comes to UCLA)....and the Celtics won 8 in a row.
I'm not sure which one of those streaks is more impressive....but it's probably UCLA because players change....but a Professional team winning 8 times in a row is impressive....and of those 8 championships at least 5 were achieved against the Lakers......AT LEAST....it might have been 6 and it might have been 7........
As a kid it seemed like the Lakers lost to Boston every year in the playoffs.......and when the jinx was finally broken in 1985 it seemed surreal. Then when Magic defeated Bird in 1987 it finally felt right....even though the 8-2 record favored the Celtics....the Lakers had won two in row against them and would eventually even the score......
WHO REALIZED THAT IT WOULD TAKE 21 YEARS FOR THESE TWO HISTORIC FRANCHISES TO MEET AGAIN?
The Lakers did their part and kept going to finals every so often....winning some and losing a few but the Celtics never recovered from 1987....and it wasn't just Bird losing to Magic that left a bad taste....it was also the death of Len Bias, 48 hours after being drafted as the number one pick.
Of course no one needs to feel sorry for the fans of Boston.....they've had a bit of success in other sports in recent years....but the Celtics are the cornerstone of professional sports in that town and 21 years is too long away from the dance.
The Celtics and Lakers in a final is truly a page out of history.
Of course everybody under the age of 25 doesn't give a flying f--k about NBA history but this week they will learn more about the NBA they they thought possible.....because the historical building blocks of the league are cemented by confrontations between the Celtics and the Lakers.
And although the Celtics are 8-2.....the fact is... they are 0-2 on the latest score sheet....even though 21 years has passed since the last Laker win.
The side-bar on this match-up is Phil vs RED.....
Red Auerbach, the late coach of the Celtics has 9 championships.......Phil Jackson has 9 championships. This is a personal thing for Phil and whether he deserves it or not doesn't matter. He is the ZEN Master and winning and losing isn't really what it's all about.....it's much deeper than winning and losing.....it's about staying calm in a crisis.....
......and of course dating the bosses daughter......
There are so many stories that will emerge this week and people who haven't watched basketball in awhile will tune in.......
I'm one of those guys who turns on a pro game with 5 minutes to go because they are usually tied at that point and then the real game starts.....but I will be watching from the tip off because....
Hell....it's THE CELTICS AND THE LAKERS.....
DODGERS AND THE YANKEES
NICKLAUS VS PALMER
MC ENROE VS CONNERS
MONROE VS THE STUDIOS
BOBBY KENNEDY VS THE MAFIA
NIXON VS THE YOUTH OF AMERICA
IT'S A PAGE FROM HISTORY AND LOOKING AT BOTH TEAMS CLOSELY IT MIGHT BE THE ONLY TIME THESE TWO TEAMS MEET IN THIS DECADE....
THEY MISSED THE 90'S....
IF THIS IS THE ONLY ONE IN THIS DECADE....THEN SO BE IT......
HOPEFULLY KOBE VS KG WILL KEEP BOTH COAST WELL ENTERTAINED.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS WAS 8-3 AFTER THIS ENCOUNTER.
MICHAEL TIMOTHY MC ALEVEY
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Belatedly Across The Universe
I love musicals and generally try to catch them when they first open. I'm not quite sure what was happening during the theatrical run of Across The Universe but it slipped past my "musical" barometer without much fan fare.
I don't even recall friends telling me to go see it.
Well I've corrected that error and can announce that there is one more musical to add to the list of great musicals.
First and foremost
is the music......which of course was the Director's first and foremost idea.....Securing the Beatles Playbook and then building a movie around selected songs.....
The challenge would be ....what songs to ignore and since there are only about 15 songs in the movie that leaves about 185 that didn't make the cut.
Julie Taymor (Director) is a gifted artist and I feel a bit silly having never heard of her before. I'm not sure what other films she has directed but I will look it up and get back to you later.
Watching her speak on the "Special Features" part of the DVD I can honestly say that she is a unique personality within an industry that contains huge variations of personalities....many of which borderline the word......disorder.....
I would think anyone involved in any aspect of the film industry (and even those not in the industry).....would jump at the chance to work with Julie Taymor....
AND THAT ANYONE......INCLUDES YOU!
The way she selected the actors and the way she developed the project are reasons for people to get involved in the industry.
If you haven't seen this film.......silly you.
Silly me until last night.......don't know what I was thinking.......
If you did see it when it ran on the big screen, I think it's time for another viewing.....don't you?
I think I'll watch it again tonight.
A wonderful love story with historically accurate social comments
and of course
some of the greatest music ever created.
The cool thing is that another 20 movies could be made using the other 185 Beatle songs.
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
AMEN!
MICHAEL TIMOTHY MC ALEVEY
I don't even recall friends telling me to go see it.
Well I've corrected that error and can announce that there is one more musical to add to the list of great musicals.
First and foremost
is the music......which of course was the Director's first and foremost idea.....Securing the Beatles Playbook and then building a movie around selected songs.....
The challenge would be ....what songs to ignore and since there are only about 15 songs in the movie that leaves about 185 that didn't make the cut.
Julie Taymor (Director) is a gifted artist and I feel a bit silly having never heard of her before. I'm not sure what other films she has directed but I will look it up and get back to you later.
Watching her speak on the "Special Features" part of the DVD I can honestly say that she is a unique personality within an industry that contains huge variations of personalities....many of which borderline the word......disorder.....
I would think anyone involved in any aspect of the film industry (and even those not in the industry).....would jump at the chance to work with Julie Taymor....
AND THAT ANYONE......INCLUDES YOU!
The way she selected the actors and the way she developed the project are reasons for people to get involved in the industry.
If you haven't seen this film.......silly you.
Silly me until last night.......don't know what I was thinking.......
If you did see it when it ran on the big screen, I think it's time for another viewing.....don't you?
I think I'll watch it again tonight.
A wonderful love story with historically accurate social comments
and of course
some of the greatest music ever created.
The cool thing is that another 20 movies could be made using the other 185 Beatle songs.
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
AMEN!
MICHAEL TIMOTHY MC ALEVEY
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
OBAMA says it's over.....in IOWA where it started
There are two primaries today in Oregon and Kentucky.... but apparently Barack Obama will be in Iowa to announce that he is the winner.
Iowa was the first victory for Barack so he's chosen to honor them with his statement.
Interestingly enough he might not have the required delegates....but rumors are abundant that tonight's speech will declare his victory......not quite sure how that works unless he has a bunch of SUPER DELEGATES who have switched and nobody knows it....except him.
I think it's time to start the Michelle vs Cindy story.
THE WIFE OF A CANDIDATE HAS A 2 OR 3 MILLION VOTE IMPACT......which is just about the amount of votes needed to win a Presidential election. Bush beat Kerry by 3 million votes in 2004. In 2000 Gore beat Bush by 500,000.....er.....I mean.....opps.........I still get confused by the 2000 Presidential Election.
But anyway the wife has an impact.....and this time it will be Michelle vs. Cindy....
Not only do McCain and Obama have their obvious differences but Michelle and Cindy really present a different frame of reference.
THEIR STORIES WILL REVEAL SO MUCH ABOUT EACH CANDIDATE....and the fact that CINDY is a SECOND WIFE shouldn't have an impact......
SHOULDN'T.......but it might.......
The stories will come out about how each man met his woman and the McCain story has some "edges" to it......
Not that people care about that stuff anymore ....unless of course you are a right wing bible toting card carrying conservative....oh I forgot..... that's McCain's customer base.
It will be interesting.
Michelle should kick Cindy's Ass when it comes to substance......but Cindy's smokin hot so she can't be ignored.......and of course she's filthy rich so she's got that going for herself.
The MICHELLE AND CINDY SHOW STARTS VERY SOON.......
MAYBE EVEN TONIGHT.....ACCORDING TO RUMORS ON THE INSIDE OF THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN.
I'm looking forward to the Michelle and Cindy show because I'm like every other heterosexual male......I enjoy a good cat-fight from time to time....and I haven't seen one in quite a while......
Bring it on girls.........let the dance begin.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Iowa was the first victory for Barack so he's chosen to honor them with his statement.
Interestingly enough he might not have the required delegates....but rumors are abundant that tonight's speech will declare his victory......not quite sure how that works unless he has a bunch of SUPER DELEGATES who have switched and nobody knows it....except him.
I think it's time to start the Michelle vs Cindy story.
THE WIFE OF A CANDIDATE HAS A 2 OR 3 MILLION VOTE IMPACT......which is just about the amount of votes needed to win a Presidential election. Bush beat Kerry by 3 million votes in 2004. In 2000 Gore beat Bush by 500,000.....er.....I mean.....opps.........I still get confused by the 2000 Presidential Election.
But anyway the wife has an impact.....and this time it will be Michelle vs. Cindy....
Not only do McCain and Obama have their obvious differences but Michelle and Cindy really present a different frame of reference.
THEIR STORIES WILL REVEAL SO MUCH ABOUT EACH CANDIDATE....and the fact that CINDY is a SECOND WIFE shouldn't have an impact......
SHOULDN'T.......but it might.......
The stories will come out about how each man met his woman and the McCain story has some "edges" to it......
Not that people care about that stuff anymore ....unless of course you are a right wing bible toting card carrying conservative....oh I forgot..... that's McCain's customer base.
It will be interesting.
Michelle should kick Cindy's Ass when it comes to substance......but Cindy's smokin hot so she can't be ignored.......and of course she's filthy rich so she's got that going for herself.
The MICHELLE AND CINDY SHOW STARTS VERY SOON.......
MAYBE EVEN TONIGHT.....ACCORDING TO RUMORS ON THE INSIDE OF THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN.
I'm looking forward to the Michelle and Cindy show because I'm like every other heterosexual male......I enjoy a good cat-fight from time to time....and I haven't seen one in quite a while......
Bring it on girls.........let the dance begin.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Saturday, May 17, 2008
FLYBOY
Yves Rossy, known as the 'Fusion Man,' flies with a jet-powered single wing over the Alps in Bex, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Some people go fishing on their day off. Yves Rossy likes to jump out of a small plane with a pair of jet-powered wings and perform figure eights above the Swiss Alps. The revolutionary human flying machine comes after five years of training and many more years of dreaming.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)SERIOUSLY.....this is the next level of transportation.....
I'm pretty sure they aren't available at Costco yet.....but keep your eyes open.
The military will probably buy this guy out and we will never hear another word about it....
BUMMER!
Add a few missiles to the flying machine and watch out Iran!
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
INDIA IS PUSHING CHINA AND OBAMA'S NAME
The TECTONIC PLATE that belongs to INDIA was the cause of this week's devastating Earthquake in the Sichuan province. The India Plate is moving against and over the Eurasia Plate at a rate of about 2 inches a year....pushing up the Himalayas.
Of course this has been going on for tens of millions of years.
Tens of millions of years
I don't like to report on Earthquakes because I don't like to bring up Earthquakes
so enough for now.......
On to Barack's name.
Bill O'Reilly was saying today that if Barack had a different name he could probably be President.....
I tried to warn Barack in early 2007 when he first came on the scene....in fact telling him to change his name to Barack Russell.......and to drop his middle name.....Hussien.......
THE RESULTS FROM WEST VIRGINIA YESTERDAY INDICATE THE PROBLEMS THAT BARACK WILL FACE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.
HILLARY DESTROYED BARACK IN WEST VIRGINIA and the demographics of the state need to be observed and understood.
A large amount of WHITE MIDDLE CLASS WORKING FAMILIES will not vote for some one named Barack Hussein Obama.
I'm sorry to underestimate the intelligence of certain segments of our population but I've learned to be realistic when it comes to voter choices.
******
The Art world lost an ICON yesterday when Robert Rauschenberg passed away at the age of 82. He truly was at the forefront of MIXED-MEDIA.
His work should be respected and he might be the greatest artist ever born in Texas.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Of course this has been going on for tens of millions of years.
Tens of millions of years
I don't like to report on Earthquakes because I don't like to bring up Earthquakes
so enough for now.......
On to Barack's name.
Bill O'Reilly was saying today that if Barack had a different name he could probably be President.....
I tried to warn Barack in early 2007 when he first came on the scene....in fact telling him to change his name to Barack Russell.......and to drop his middle name.....Hussien.......
THE RESULTS FROM WEST VIRGINIA YESTERDAY INDICATE THE PROBLEMS THAT BARACK WILL FACE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.
HILLARY DESTROYED BARACK IN WEST VIRGINIA and the demographics of the state need to be observed and understood.
A large amount of WHITE MIDDLE CLASS WORKING FAMILIES will not vote for some one named Barack Hussein Obama.
I'm sorry to underestimate the intelligence of certain segments of our population but I've learned to be realistic when it comes to voter choices.
******
The Art world lost an ICON yesterday when Robert Rauschenberg passed away at the age of 82. He truly was at the forefront of MIXED-MEDIA.
His work should be respected and he might be the greatest artist ever born in Texas.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Monday, May 12, 2008
It's not quite but it's close enough
"...a mythology is a control system, on the one hand framing its community to accord with an intuited order of nature and, on the other hand, by means of its symbolic pedagogic rites, conducting individuals through the ineluctable psychophysiological stages of transformation of a human lifetime - birth, childhood and adolescence, age, old age, and the release of death - in unbroken accord simultaneously with the requirements of this world and the rapture of participation in a manner of being beyond time."
- Joseph Campbell
- Joseph Campbell
AND MY FAVORITE JOSEPH CAMPBELL QUOTE....
"PARTICIPATE WITH JOY IN THE SORROWS OF THE WORLD"
There is an article in today's LA TIMES by Robin Abcarian.
AN ARCHETYPAL ANALYSIS OF CLINTON
In this article Abcarian uncovers the previous connection that Hillary (and Bill) had with Jean Houston. I say previous because apparently they no longer consult her. In this article a person gets mentioned that I have waited 30 years to hear mentioned in a political campaign....
The esteemed Joseph Campbell
Of course Hillary didn't mention Joseph Campbell but the fact that a former life coach of Hillary's is mentioned in the same sentence as Mr. Campbell....is good enough for me.
Ms. Houston, who is a highly regarded scholar, philosopher and author clearly states that Hillary failed to "move to the next level" beyond the "warfare level"
Simply put......we already have a WARRIOR in McCain.....a SHAMAN in Obama....and what we are missing is the MOTHER SUPERIOR....
THE FEMALE VOICE OF REASON AND INSIGHT could and should have been Hillary's biggest asset...but she had to adopt a WARRIOR/SHAMAN persona because someone told her she had to fight fire with fire....instead of realizing that a ton of feminine water would have been just fine.
There are some interesting sidebars in the story regarding imaginary conversations with Eleanor Roosevelt.
I understand the technique of connecting with historical figures but generally most of us do it through books and movies. I'll look into this unusual method and report back later.
Maybe Hillary can still pull a rabbit out of the hat but she would really have to rise beyond the warrior mentality and present us with a new and "revealing" side.....A SIDE THAT ONLY A WOMAN CAN REVEAL.
And being a man I'm not quite sure what that SIDE is....but I will recognize it when and IF I see it.....and the fact that Joseph Campbell and Hillary Clinton appear together in today's blog.....means something.
Of course It's not quite what I wanted but it's close enough for the moment.
After all it's the first time I've ever seen Mr. Campbell's name in an article with someone running for President of the United States.
Hillary needs to do some reading......quickly....and she needs to reconnect with old friends who know what Mythology is about....
Spirituality is not a negative term Hillary.
Jean Houston, hopefully,taught you at least that much!
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Hillary's Campagin Headquarters
This is Hillary's campaign headquarters after the latest SUPER Delegate news. Barack picked up nine more and from all accounts THE RACE IS OVER.
But it's not over until she officially surrenders or he gets the actual numbers.
Just because everybody seems to think she should give up.....SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN ACTUALLY ACCEPT DEFEAT GRACIOUSLY....and I'm not sure that's in the cards.
I wonder what job she would accept from the Obama Administration?
I wonder if he would offer her a job?
She would seem like a natural for three or four cabinet positions.....
but in the meantime
isn't it time
to
say
goodbye?
The word on the street is that she is trying to figure out how to do it.
The answer to that is...
JUST DO IT!
It worked extremely well for NIKE so why not Hillary?
I hope the Tornado's aren't being caused by tension from the Hillary camp....
because that would mean she's tied into Mother Nature and one thing we've all learned....
when Mother Nature gets upset.......
things break.
It might be too late for a soft exit but she should give it a try.......after all she's still a young woman and there's always 2012 and 2016.....
Her speech to leave the campaign could be the beginning of her next attempt.
I highly suggest she treat the moment with dignity and grace........
IF INDEED THERE IS SUCH A MOMENT.....
Her 2008 campaign is toast......
Nice try...
Say Goodbye
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Barack, Hillary, NARGIS and finally KOBE
The Democratic race is still up in the air even though the direction is tilting toward Barack. He won North Carolina and she won Indiana but apparently her win meant less because it was a very close race and she was suppose to dominate.
THE SUPER DELEGATES WILL DECIDE THE OUTCOME...and if you think you can sway a Super Delegate than you better get busy.
Personally....I don't think there's much I can do.....similar feeling when it comes to the Electoral College.
It really looks like it will not be decided until sometime in June.
Pundits say it's not good for Democrats....but PUNDITS SMUNDITS.....let the
game continue.
IT'S DEMOCRACY IN IT'S STRANGEST SHAPE AND FORM ...AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN WILL HAPPEN AND LA DE DA......
NARGIS on the other hand has totally kicked ass in Burma (Myanmar) and now the estimate is that 100,000 are dead. The leaders of that devastated country are having problems receiving aid from the United States.
THEY SAY THEY ONLY WANT MONEY!
Go figure!
small bills in plastic bags.... Please!
Seriously the United Nations needs to bitch slap the leaders of that country and send a message that resonances through all third world countries....
TAKE WHAT IS OFFERED or don't take anything at all. The strange part about Myanmar is that they have been tied in with China for awhile and from what I've been able to ascertain....CHINA has the money.
So why wouldn't they take care of the problem....after all they use the country for a route to the ocean.
The price of Rice is about to jump once more.....apparently NARGIS wiped out 65 percent of their rice crop.....and if it's anything like oil....little burps cause big spikes in the price.
But now on to something closer to home and slightly more pleasant....hopefully
KOBE BRYANT has finally won the MVP award in Basketball.....
Reading the story I find it hard to believe that Jerry West and Elgin Baylor never won.....Magic won three times and Kareem won 3 times.....but no West or Baylor.
If Kobe hadn't had a certain night in Colorado he would have won long before now because it's been obvious for quite a few years that he's the best player in the NBA.
The things I like about Kobe......he's blatantly honest, he's extremely funny and highly intelligent. The basketball stuff is just a part of his MO....and obviously he might be the hardest working athlete in professional sports. He plays with pain and he has fixed his relationship at home.
The guy deserves what he gets from the work he puts in....but then there's the concept of talent. He was born with a special gene for doing what he does.....and I'm not sure how the government inserted that gene into his DNA but it has something to do with how many seven footers there are today versus 40 years ago.........the government did something to the water.
I think I learned that from Mel Gibson's CONSPIRACY movie......
Anyway....it's about time he got the award and he might end up with one or two more before he's finished.....
I will admit that I probably don't really care that much about basketball anymore.....especially considering that I was a GYM rat for quite a few years.....it just seems that you can turn on an NBA game with five minutes to go and the score is usually close and then they play lights out.....and please also remember that it's the easiest sport to score a point....so there's not a lot of excitement when points are scored....except at the end of the game.
Kobe on the other hand.....makes every moment on the court seem interesting....and that's the mark of an MVP.
Congratulations Kobe.....on this award and the fine job you've done with your family....both things were a lot of work and both things seem to have paid huge dividends.
Bravo
Michael Timothy McAlevey
THE SUPER DELEGATES WILL DECIDE THE OUTCOME...and if you think you can sway a Super Delegate than you better get busy.
Personally....I don't think there's much I can do.....similar feeling when it comes to the Electoral College.
It really looks like it will not be decided until sometime in June.
Pundits say it's not good for Democrats....but PUNDITS SMUNDITS.....let the
game continue.
IT'S DEMOCRACY IN IT'S STRANGEST SHAPE AND FORM ...AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN WILL HAPPEN AND LA DE DA......
NARGIS on the other hand has totally kicked ass in Burma (Myanmar) and now the estimate is that 100,000 are dead. The leaders of that devastated country are having problems receiving aid from the United States.
THEY SAY THEY ONLY WANT MONEY!
Go figure!
small bills in plastic bags.... Please!
Seriously the United Nations needs to bitch slap the leaders of that country and send a message that resonances through all third world countries....
TAKE WHAT IS OFFERED or don't take anything at all. The strange part about Myanmar is that they have been tied in with China for awhile and from what I've been able to ascertain....CHINA has the money.
So why wouldn't they take care of the problem....after all they use the country for a route to the ocean.
The price of Rice is about to jump once more.....apparently NARGIS wiped out 65 percent of their rice crop.....and if it's anything like oil....little burps cause big spikes in the price.
But now on to something closer to home and slightly more pleasant....hopefully
KOBE BRYANT has finally won the MVP award in Basketball.....
Reading the story I find it hard to believe that Jerry West and Elgin Baylor never won.....Magic won three times and Kareem won 3 times.....but no West or Baylor.
If Kobe hadn't had a certain night in Colorado he would have won long before now because it's been obvious for quite a few years that he's the best player in the NBA.
The things I like about Kobe......he's blatantly honest, he's extremely funny and highly intelligent. The basketball stuff is just a part of his MO....and obviously he might be the hardest working athlete in professional sports. He plays with pain and he has fixed his relationship at home.
The guy deserves what he gets from the work he puts in....but then there's the concept of talent. He was born with a special gene for doing what he does.....and I'm not sure how the government inserted that gene into his DNA but it has something to do with how many seven footers there are today versus 40 years ago.........the government did something to the water.
I think I learned that from Mel Gibson's CONSPIRACY movie......
Anyway....it's about time he got the award and he might end up with one or two more before he's finished.....
I will admit that I probably don't really care that much about basketball anymore.....especially considering that I was a GYM rat for quite a few years.....it just seems that you can turn on an NBA game with five minutes to go and the score is usually close and then they play lights out.....and please also remember that it's the easiest sport to score a point....so there's not a lot of excitement when points are scored....except at the end of the game.
Kobe on the other hand.....makes every moment on the court seem interesting....and that's the mark of an MVP.
Congratulations Kobe.....on this award and the fine job you've done with your family....both things were a lot of work and both things seem to have paid huge dividends.
Bravo
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Saturday, May 3, 2008
THE OTHER ABBIE HOFMANN
A rather long obituary appeared in last Wednesday's LA TIMES.
ALBERT HOFMANN 1906-2008
SWISS CHEMIST DISCOVERED LSD
Obviously there are many reasons why that story caught my eye....with some of those reasons being none of your business.
The dates involved in the discovery are April 16, 1936 and April 19, 1936. April 19, 1936 is regarded as BICYCLE DAY by proponents of LSD. Apparently that was the day that Hofmann was taken home on a bicycle because he was hallucinating.....after accidentally licking his fingers from some ERGOT experiment.
ERGOT is a fungus that grows on rye, barley and certain other plants.
Adds a new dimension to the phrase...."I'll have that on Rye....PLease"
It wasn't until the early 60's that Timothy Leary hooked up with Hofmann and started using the PRODUCT for other things....
It wasn't until 1969 that I encountered what Albert had uncovered in 1936.
My question is....WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH LSD BETWEEN 1936 AND 1962? Who was using it and for what reasons?
I'm sure the military can answer some of those questions....but I'm pretty sure they won't.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWO YEARS OLD......I wonder how much his longevity has to do with LSD?
So many questions.....but my teeth are starting to hurt so I've got to stop now.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
ALBERT HOFMANN 1906-2008
SWISS CHEMIST DISCOVERED LSD
Obviously there are many reasons why that story caught my eye....with some of those reasons being none of your business.
The dates involved in the discovery are April 16, 1936 and April 19, 1936. April 19, 1936 is regarded as BICYCLE DAY by proponents of LSD. Apparently that was the day that Hofmann was taken home on a bicycle because he was hallucinating.....after accidentally licking his fingers from some ERGOT experiment.
ERGOT is a fungus that grows on rye, barley and certain other plants.
Adds a new dimension to the phrase...."I'll have that on Rye....PLease"
It wasn't until the early 60's that Timothy Leary hooked up with Hofmann and started using the PRODUCT for other things....
It wasn't until 1969 that I encountered what Albert had uncovered in 1936.
My question is....WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH LSD BETWEEN 1936 AND 1962? Who was using it and for what reasons?
I'm sure the military can answer some of those questions....but I'm pretty sure they won't.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWO YEARS OLD......I wonder how much his longevity has to do with LSD?
So many questions.....but my teeth are starting to hurt so I've got to stop now.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Monday, April 28, 2008
SMART GUYS GET SMARTER
Press Release
Source: Cree, Inc.
Universities Switch to LED Lighting to Help Save Energy, Reduce Costs and Protect the Environment.
Tuesday April 22, 10:00 am ET Cree Announces LED University Program With North Carolina State University, Marquette University, University of California At Santa Barbara, University of Arkansas and Tianjin Polytechnic University
DURHAM, N.C., April 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Cree, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CREE - News), a leader in LED (light-emitting diode) lighting, announces the launch of the LED University(tm) program, an international community of universities working to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient LEDs. In addition to evaluating, promoting and deploying LED lighting, the community of universities plans to work toward increasing energy savings, protecting the environment, reducing maintenance costs and providing a better light quality for improved visibility and safety.
Inaugural participant North Carolina State University along with Marquette University, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Arkansas and Tianjin Polytechnic University in China have committed to evaluating and deploying LED lighting in areas such as offices, dormitories, parking garages, walkway lighting and streets across their campus infrastructures.
Each of the participating universities is conducting LED lighting pilots to determine the cost and environmental benefits of switching to LED lighting in campus applications.
A QUOTE FROM ONE OF THE PRINCIPALS AT CREE
"We recently participated in the biannual light and building trade show in Frankfurt, Germany, where LED lightening was featured prominently throughout the trade event, and our XLamp LEDs were widely recognized as the gold standard for power LEDs and lighting. Despite the high profile of LEDs at this lightening event, it was interesting to note that the large traditional suppliers still seemed to be trying the downplay of the timing of LED lightening adoption, which we see as a great opportunity for Cree."
"The large traditional suppliers still seemed to be trying the downplay of the timing of LED lighting adoption......"
AND THE CONSPIRACY THEORY AGAINST GE AND PHILIPS CONTINUES TO GAIN STRENGTH AND IT'S NOT SOME WACKO FROM A START UP TALKING....IT'S A BIGWIG AT CREE.
LEDs ARE THE IMMEDIATE ANSWER TO SOLVING MANY OF THE ENERGY PROBLEMS BEING FACED IN THIS COUNTRY and ON THE PLANET.
THEY CAN'T REPLACE EVERY TYPE OF LIGHT BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS LIGHT SOURCES THAT CAN BE REPLACED
NOW
AND LEDs CONTAIN NO MERCURY
IT'S TIME FOR AMERICA TO WAKE UP AND WE CAN'T WAIT FOR GENERAL ELECTRIC AND PHILIPS TO GIVE THE APPROVAL.
INVESTIGATE AND START MAKING THE CHANGE....it's just a light bulb....it ain't brain surgery.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Source: Cree, Inc.
Universities Switch to LED Lighting to Help Save Energy, Reduce Costs and Protect the Environment.
Tuesday April 22, 10:00 am ET Cree Announces LED University Program With North Carolina State University, Marquette University, University of California At Santa Barbara, University of Arkansas and Tianjin Polytechnic University
DURHAM, N.C., April 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Cree, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CREE - News), a leader in LED (light-emitting diode) lighting, announces the launch of the LED University(tm) program, an international community of universities working to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient LEDs. In addition to evaluating, promoting and deploying LED lighting, the community of universities plans to work toward increasing energy savings, protecting the environment, reducing maintenance costs and providing a better light quality for improved visibility and safety.
Inaugural participant North Carolina State University along with Marquette University, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Arkansas and Tianjin Polytechnic University in China have committed to evaluating and deploying LED lighting in areas such as offices, dormitories, parking garages, walkway lighting and streets across their campus infrastructures.
Each of the participating universities is conducting LED lighting pilots to determine the cost and environmental benefits of switching to LED lighting in campus applications.
A QUOTE FROM ONE OF THE PRINCIPALS AT CREE
"We recently participated in the biannual light and building trade show in Frankfurt, Germany, where LED lightening was featured prominently throughout the trade event, and our XLamp LEDs were widely recognized as the gold standard for power LEDs and lighting. Despite the high profile of LEDs at this lightening event, it was interesting to note that the large traditional suppliers still seemed to be trying the downplay of the timing of LED lightening adoption, which we see as a great opportunity for Cree."
"The large traditional suppliers still seemed to be trying the downplay of the timing of LED lighting adoption......"
AND THE CONSPIRACY THEORY AGAINST GE AND PHILIPS CONTINUES TO GAIN STRENGTH AND IT'S NOT SOME WACKO FROM A START UP TALKING....IT'S A BIGWIG AT CREE.
LEDs ARE THE IMMEDIATE ANSWER TO SOLVING MANY OF THE ENERGY PROBLEMS BEING FACED IN THIS COUNTRY and ON THE PLANET.
THEY CAN'T REPLACE EVERY TYPE OF LIGHT BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS LIGHT SOURCES THAT CAN BE REPLACED
NOW
AND LEDs CONTAIN NO MERCURY
IT'S TIME FOR AMERICA TO WAKE UP AND WE CAN'T WAIT FOR GENERAL ELECTRIC AND PHILIPS TO GIVE THE APPROVAL.
INVESTIGATE AND START MAKING THE CHANGE....it's just a light bulb....it ain't brain surgery.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Friday, April 25, 2008
30 Years ago...TODAY
30 years ago today this child came into our lives and without question that day became one of the greatest days in my life.
The birth of a child normally becomes a day that ranks extremely high on the GREATEST DAYS IN ONE'S LIFE.
This birth would ultimately create peaks and valleys that are unmatched in many of our lives.
This is a day to remember the peaks and ignore the valleys even though the valleys are extremely deep.
Sean Maximilian McAlevey entered our physical realm on April 25th 1978.
The joy of that day will forever be ingrained in my heart and soul and sometimes it feels like it just happened yesterday....then there are other days when it seems like it happened in someones else's lifetime.
My heart was expanded when he arrived and I'll never forget the joy and the exhalation of that day.
30 years later I remember exactly how that day felt.
I'm feeling that joy and love right now and I'm sure those of you who love Sean can go to that place and remember the same type of joy and love.
Happy 30th Birthday Sean
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
HILLARY IS ALIVE!
I'm not really sure how Hillary's 10 point win is considered a positive thing for her because 10 was the dividing line........win by more than ten and it would be considered a positive thing....lose by less than ten and it would be a negative thing and lo and behold just to confuse the already confusing situation......the win is exactly 10 points.
BUT.....
All the news today was leaning towards it being a good win for her.......and I guess that's based on the fact that had she lost....... it would be over.
When one breaks down the Primaries and realizes that Hillary has won the biggest states and yet trails in delegates...it becomes a bit confusing.
Barack has more money
Hillary has more votes
Barack has more delegates
Hillary has Bill
Barack has Oprah
Hillary has attitude
it's just kind of confusing.....and it could go to Denver and that would really make things strange....
AT FIRST I WANTED AN OPEN CONVENTION BUT NOW I KNOW THAT CAN'T BE A GOOD THING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
INDIANA IS THE NEXT STOP AND JOHN MELLENCAMP IS PREFORMING FOR BOTH BARACK AND HILLARY....
BARACK thanked him for coming to last night's rally in Indiana.....which was cool....but then I discovered that John hadn't endorsed either one yet...and that he will be showing up at a Hillary event next week.
COME ON JOHN....TIME TO DECIDE!
PICK YOUR POISON DUDE!
GET OUT FROM BEHIND YOUR LITTLE PINK HOUSES, YOUR CHERRY BOMBS, YOUR CRUMBLING WALLS AND YOUR JACK AND DIANE TEE-SHIRTS AND MAKE A STAND!
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!
QUIT ACTING LIKE A MAMBY PAMBY.....BE THE HOOSIER WARRIOR THAT YOU ARE AND STEP UP TO THE PLATE!
The country is waiting for you to make up your mind so that once and for all we can get this thing settled.
How cool would it be if that were true.
It would work as well as anything we've done in the last eight years.
But then again I'll have to check with John to see if that's really true........but I'm pretty sure
it's true.....
Michael Timothy McAlevey
BUT.....
All the news today was leaning towards it being a good win for her.......and I guess that's based on the fact that had she lost....... it would be over.
When one breaks down the Primaries and realizes that Hillary has won the biggest states and yet trails in delegates...it becomes a bit confusing.
Barack has more money
Hillary has more votes
Barack has more delegates
Hillary has Bill
Barack has Oprah
Hillary has attitude
it's just kind of confusing.....and it could go to Denver and that would really make things strange....
AT FIRST I WANTED AN OPEN CONVENTION BUT NOW I KNOW THAT CAN'T BE A GOOD THING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
INDIANA IS THE NEXT STOP AND JOHN MELLENCAMP IS PREFORMING FOR BOTH BARACK AND HILLARY....
BARACK thanked him for coming to last night's rally in Indiana.....which was cool....but then I discovered that John hadn't endorsed either one yet...and that he will be showing up at a Hillary event next week.
COME ON JOHN....TIME TO DECIDE!
PICK YOUR POISON DUDE!
GET OUT FROM BEHIND YOUR LITTLE PINK HOUSES, YOUR CHERRY BOMBS, YOUR CRUMBLING WALLS AND YOUR JACK AND DIANE TEE-SHIRTS AND MAKE A STAND!
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!
QUIT ACTING LIKE A MAMBY PAMBY.....BE THE HOOSIER WARRIOR THAT YOU ARE AND STEP UP TO THE PLATE!
The country is waiting for you to make up your mind so that once and for all we can get this thing settled.
How cool would it be if that were true.
It would work as well as anything we've done in the last eight years.
But then again I'll have to check with John to see if that's really true........but I'm pretty sure
it's true.....
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Monday, April 21, 2008
EARTH DAY AND PHILLY
I think it's appropriate that Earth Day falls on the Pennsylvania Primary. The next generation of earth consciousness could very much depend on what happens in Philly and other towns in the state where it all started.
Listening to both sides it sounds like Hillary will win the state but not by the margin she hoped for...and how that plays out with the Super Delegates remains to be seen.
This is the largest Primary left on the agenda so it does matter, but apparently Hillary has to win by 15 to 20 points for it to really matter....and I'm not quite sure why. It's 158 Delegates and if she wins then the count becomes extremely close.
If Barack upsets the apple cart and somehow pulls off a victory then it's all over but the moaning and groaning.
Someone has to call uncle pretty soon because if this goes to the Convention the party will be in shambles......unless of course John Edwards comes to the rescue and saves the Party on a second ballot.......
ok....I realize that sounds like I'm smoking something but it would have to be a residual effect from previous times in my life.
BACK TO EARTH DAY.......although Earth Day has been celebrated since two weeks ago the original EARTH DAY is APRIL 22.....
There will be other celebrations this coming weekend but tomorrow ( or Today) we should all take a few minutes and just honor the grand old lady.....MOTHER EARTH.
And then watch the returns come in from Pennsylvania.....
It should be a win for Hillary but it might be a little too late.....according to the pundits....
But remember what they say about Pundits......
"FOR EVERY PUNDIT THERE'S ANOTHER PUNDIT"
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Listening to both sides it sounds like Hillary will win the state but not by the margin she hoped for...and how that plays out with the Super Delegates remains to be seen.
This is the largest Primary left on the agenda so it does matter, but apparently Hillary has to win by 15 to 20 points for it to really matter....and I'm not quite sure why. It's 158 Delegates and if she wins then the count becomes extremely close.
If Barack upsets the apple cart and somehow pulls off a victory then it's all over but the moaning and groaning.
Someone has to call uncle pretty soon because if this goes to the Convention the party will be in shambles......unless of course John Edwards comes to the rescue and saves the Party on a second ballot.......
ok....I realize that sounds like I'm smoking something but it would have to be a residual effect from previous times in my life.
BACK TO EARTH DAY.......although Earth Day has been celebrated since two weeks ago the original EARTH DAY is APRIL 22.....
There will be other celebrations this coming weekend but tomorrow ( or Today) we should all take a few minutes and just honor the grand old lady.....MOTHER EARTH.
And then watch the returns come in from Pennsylvania.....
It should be a win for Hillary but it might be a little too late.....according to the pundits....
But remember what they say about Pundits......
"FOR EVERY PUNDIT THERE'S ANOTHER PUNDIT"
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Friday, April 18, 2008
TIME TO ACCEPT VP
Ongoing nomination fight hurting Clinton more than Obama
By CHARLES BABINGTON and TREVOR TOMPSON, Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic reversal, an Associated Press-Yahoo! News poll found that a clear majority of Democratic voters now say Sen. Barack Obama has a better chance of defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in November than Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
While Obama and Clinton are both sustaining dents and dings from their lengthy presidential fight, the former first lady is clearly suffering more. Democratic voters no longer see her as the party's strongest contender for the White House.
Voters of all types have gotten a better sense of Obama, who was an obscure Illinois legislator just four years ago. As more people moved from the "I don't know him" category in the AP-Yahoo! News poll, more rated Obama as inexperienced, unethical and dishonest. And 15 percent erroneously think he's a Muslim, thanks in part to disinformation widely spread on the Internet.
But Obama's positive ratings have climbed as well, while Clinton — widely known since the early 1990s — has been less able to change people's views of her. And when those views have shifted, it has hurt her more than helped.
MIND JAZZ THOUGHTS ON THIS STORY
I'M PRETTY SURE that the longer the two democrats keep fighting the better it is for McCain.
That's not a deduction reached from being a brain surgeon...
I PERSONALLY CALL HOWARD DEAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CONTINUAL PERSONALITY DEGRADATION OF THE TWO CANDIDATES.....
THEY ARE DOING JOHN'S JOB FOR HIM AND ALL HE HAS TO DO IS TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND DO PHOTO OPS AND LETTERMAN.
I'm actually suddenly concerned that John McCain now has a fighting chance....and pretty soon I'll start thinking that just maybe he can win the election.....
IF YOU HAD TOLD ME SIX MONTHS AGO THAT ANY REPUBLICAN COULD WIN THE 2008 ELECTION I WOULD HAVE LAUGHED IN YOUR FREAKIN FACE.....
I'M NOT LAUGHING RIGHT NOW
AND I'M STUNNED BY THE PERSONAL REVERSAL OF MY THOUGHTS.......AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE
TWO
PEOPLE
CAN'T STOP BEATING EACH OTHER TO A PULP...
TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ARE HURTING THE PARTY.......BECAUSE THEY EACH WANT THE ENTIRE PIE.....
WELL ONE OF THEM VERY WELL MIGHT END UP WITH
CAKE
ON
THE
FACE
AND NOTHING TO DO AFTER NOVEMBER.........except of course return to the United States Senate and resume one of the best jobs in America....
Believe me when I say.....Being a United States Senator is much better than being President.....
and
understanding that last statement
will
fully depend
on
the size
of
your ego....
I'm being rational and I'm being realistic when I say......
WANTING TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS A WEIRD WANT....and how can we ever trust anybody that needs that much power and adulation?
IT'S WEIRD
and I realize somebody has to do it because???????
WE NEED THE COACH?????
WE NEED THE SPEECHES?????
WE NEED THE CORRUPTION?????
WE NEED THE BULLSHIT????
BECAUSE WE ARE SHEEP?????
BECAUSE WE CAN'T BE TRUSTED TO GOVERN OURSELVES?????
BECAUSE WE ARE CELEBRITY CRAZY AND OUR PRESIDENT IS THE TOP OF THE CELEBRITY FOOD CHAIN?????
So many questions and so much to think about.......and one of the things we don't need to be thinking about is why Barack Obama doesn't wear an American Flag pin on his lapel.
GROW UP and STOP IT!
DO YOU WEAR AN AMERICAN FLAG PIN ON YOUR LAPEL?
And do you think that anyone running for President of the United States has to wear an American Flag on their label because they are running for President of the United States?
And by the way.....why wouldn't people in small towns of America, where their manufacturing jobs have been shifted to Asia.....BE PISSED?
Hell....I'm pissed and I live in one of the largest cities in America.
REAL CONVERSATION SEEMS TO GET BARACK IN TROUBLE.......
BUT I SAY
KEEP IT COMING MR. OBAMA
It's good practice for
when you have to debate John McCain.....
THE WAR ISSUE WILL HEAT UP
AND....
TEMPERS ARE GOING TO FLY
....MC CAIN WILL RAISE IT UP A BAR AND YOU BETTER BE READY TO SLAP THE OLD FART DOWN!
In the meantime....get the babe on your ass to back off and accept the VP...
ARE YOU LISTENING HOWARD DEAN?
BARACK NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE AND YOU SEEM TO HAVE DISAPPEARED FROM THE SCENE.....
HOW ABOUT SOME FAMOUS HOWARD DEAN SCREAMING....
WE NEED YOU TO GO WACKO!
STEP UP AND MAKE HILLARY SEE THE LIGHT.....
Being the fist female VP in the history of the United States is not such a bad deal.
Get her to start thinking about the Party
but better still......
get her to start thinking about
about the future
of America.
By CHARLES BABINGTON and TREVOR TOMPSON, Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic reversal, an Associated Press-Yahoo! News poll found that a clear majority of Democratic voters now say Sen. Barack Obama has a better chance of defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in November than Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
While Obama and Clinton are both sustaining dents and dings from their lengthy presidential fight, the former first lady is clearly suffering more. Democratic voters no longer see her as the party's strongest contender for the White House.
Voters of all types have gotten a better sense of Obama, who was an obscure Illinois legislator just four years ago. As more people moved from the "I don't know him" category in the AP-Yahoo! News poll, more rated Obama as inexperienced, unethical and dishonest. And 15 percent erroneously think he's a Muslim, thanks in part to disinformation widely spread on the Internet.
But Obama's positive ratings have climbed as well, while Clinton — widely known since the early 1990s — has been less able to change people's views of her. And when those views have shifted, it has hurt her more than helped.
MIND JAZZ THOUGHTS ON THIS STORY
I'M PRETTY SURE that the longer the two democrats keep fighting the better it is for McCain.
That's not a deduction reached from being a brain surgeon...
I PERSONALLY CALL HOWARD DEAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CONTINUAL PERSONALITY DEGRADATION OF THE TWO CANDIDATES.....
THEY ARE DOING JOHN'S JOB FOR HIM AND ALL HE HAS TO DO IS TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND DO PHOTO OPS AND LETTERMAN.
I'm actually suddenly concerned that John McCain now has a fighting chance....and pretty soon I'll start thinking that just maybe he can win the election.....
IF YOU HAD TOLD ME SIX MONTHS AGO THAT ANY REPUBLICAN COULD WIN THE 2008 ELECTION I WOULD HAVE LAUGHED IN YOUR FREAKIN FACE.....
I'M NOT LAUGHING RIGHT NOW
AND I'M STUNNED BY THE PERSONAL REVERSAL OF MY THOUGHTS.......AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE
TWO
PEOPLE
CAN'T STOP BEATING EACH OTHER TO A PULP...
TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ARE HURTING THE PARTY.......BECAUSE THEY EACH WANT THE ENTIRE PIE.....
WELL ONE OF THEM VERY WELL MIGHT END UP WITH
CAKE
ON
THE
FACE
AND NOTHING TO DO AFTER NOVEMBER.........except of course return to the United States Senate and resume one of the best jobs in America....
Believe me when I say.....Being a United States Senator is much better than being President.....
and
understanding that last statement
will
fully depend
on
the size
of
your ego....
I'm being rational and I'm being realistic when I say......
WANTING TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS A WEIRD WANT....and how can we ever trust anybody that needs that much power and adulation?
IT'S WEIRD
and I realize somebody has to do it because???????
WE NEED THE COACH?????
WE NEED THE SPEECHES?????
WE NEED THE CORRUPTION?????
WE NEED THE BULLSHIT????
BECAUSE WE ARE SHEEP?????
BECAUSE WE CAN'T BE TRUSTED TO GOVERN OURSELVES?????
BECAUSE WE ARE CELEBRITY CRAZY AND OUR PRESIDENT IS THE TOP OF THE CELEBRITY FOOD CHAIN?????
So many questions and so much to think about.......and one of the things we don't need to be thinking about is why Barack Obama doesn't wear an American Flag pin on his lapel.
GROW UP and STOP IT!
DO YOU WEAR AN AMERICAN FLAG PIN ON YOUR LAPEL?
And do you think that anyone running for President of the United States has to wear an American Flag on their label because they are running for President of the United States?
And by the way.....why wouldn't people in small towns of America, where their manufacturing jobs have been shifted to Asia.....BE PISSED?
Hell....I'm pissed and I live in one of the largest cities in America.
REAL CONVERSATION SEEMS TO GET BARACK IN TROUBLE.......
BUT I SAY
KEEP IT COMING MR. OBAMA
It's good practice for
when you have to debate John McCain.....
THE WAR ISSUE WILL HEAT UP
AND....
TEMPERS ARE GOING TO FLY
....MC CAIN WILL RAISE IT UP A BAR AND YOU BETTER BE READY TO SLAP THE OLD FART DOWN!
In the meantime....get the babe on your ass to back off and accept the VP...
ARE YOU LISTENING HOWARD DEAN?
BARACK NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE AND YOU SEEM TO HAVE DISAPPEARED FROM THE SCENE.....
HOW ABOUT SOME FAMOUS HOWARD DEAN SCREAMING....
WE NEED YOU TO GO WACKO!
STEP UP AND MAKE HILLARY SEE THE LIGHT.....
Being the fist female VP in the history of the United States is not such a bad deal.
Get her to start thinking about the Party
but better still......
get her to start thinking about
about the future
of America.
THE BITCH SLAPPING BETWEEN THE TWO DEMOCRATS COULD HELP CREATE A REPUBLICAN WIN IN NOVEMBER....and that's a fact!
We all know woman are smarter so Hillary needs to display her intelligence and accept the number two position.....
It's not like we are asking her to move her job to China or India or Viet-Nam......
The Party of the People is simply asking her to be Vice-President of the United States.
IT'S NOT A BAD GIG....
Michael Timothy McAleveySaturday, April 12, 2008
STEVEN HAWKING SAYS WE CAN RELAX
Last Wednesday night Dr. Steven Hawking answered questions for 2000 fans. The questions were prepared in advance and the answers were prerecorded.
It takes him awhile to process the information and transfer it to a computer program.
The fact that he can do it at all is amazing but after seeing the movie....The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.....his problems seem small compared to what Jean-Dominque Bauby had to endure.
Anyway....one of the questions he was asked is a question I've been asking for the last year.
IF BLACK HOLES ARE CREATED IN THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER (CERN) WILL WE BE IN DANGER OF GETTING EATEN UP BY THEM?
Dr. Hawking's answer....
"THE LHC IS ABSOLUTELY SAFE.
THERE IS NO DANGER THAT COLLISIONS BETWEEN PARTICLES AT THE LHC WILL CAUSE A RIP IN SPARE-TIME AND DESTROY THE UNIVERSE.
PARTICLES FROM COLLISIONS FAR GREATER THAN THOSE IN THE LHC OCCUR ALL THE TIME IN COSMIC RAYS, BUT NOTHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS."
I feel so much better....of course I still can't figure out why a scientist involved in the CERN project would say that maybe a Black Hole could be created....
Of course Steven Hawking might have an ulterior motive.....after all he has a deep deep passion regarding Black Holes and the Hawking Radiation theory is regarded as a breakthrough in the understanding of how black holes operate.
HE MIGHT WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IF HUMAN BEINGS COULD CREATE A MINI BLACK HOLE.....
MIGHT is the optimum word here.....I look at his physical status and have to assume that he feels a bit short changed.....
But of course I could be totally wrong and he digs everything about his life.....I'm amazed at human beings ability to adapt to circumstances.
WE ARE A RESILIENT SPECIES but our ego's could be slightly off center when it comes to dealing with Black Holes.
THE SUBJECT OF BLACK HOLES AND THINKING ABOUT ETERNITY ARE FAIRLY HARD CONCEPTS FOR THE AVERAGE JANE AND JOE.....
OF COURSE DOCTOR HAWKING IS ONE OF THE RARE BREED WHO PROBABLY SPENDS ALL HIS TIME THINKING ABOUT ETERNITY AND BLACK HOLES.....after all he ain't going skiing anytime soon.
but for the time being I'm going to relax and not stress anymore regarding the CERN project....
and if you don't know about it.....
GOOGLE.....CERN.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
It takes him awhile to process the information and transfer it to a computer program.
The fact that he can do it at all is amazing but after seeing the movie....The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.....his problems seem small compared to what Jean-Dominque Bauby had to endure.
Anyway....one of the questions he was asked is a question I've been asking for the last year.
IF BLACK HOLES ARE CREATED IN THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER (CERN) WILL WE BE IN DANGER OF GETTING EATEN UP BY THEM?
Dr. Hawking's answer....
"THE LHC IS ABSOLUTELY SAFE.
THERE IS NO DANGER THAT COLLISIONS BETWEEN PARTICLES AT THE LHC WILL CAUSE A RIP IN SPARE-TIME AND DESTROY THE UNIVERSE.
PARTICLES FROM COLLISIONS FAR GREATER THAN THOSE IN THE LHC OCCUR ALL THE TIME IN COSMIC RAYS, BUT NOTHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS."
I feel so much better....of course I still can't figure out why a scientist involved in the CERN project would say that maybe a Black Hole could be created....
Of course Steven Hawking might have an ulterior motive.....after all he has a deep deep passion regarding Black Holes and the Hawking Radiation theory is regarded as a breakthrough in the understanding of how black holes operate.
HE MIGHT WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IF HUMAN BEINGS COULD CREATE A MINI BLACK HOLE.....
MIGHT is the optimum word here.....I look at his physical status and have to assume that he feels a bit short changed.....
But of course I could be totally wrong and he digs everything about his life.....I'm amazed at human beings ability to adapt to circumstances.
WE ARE A RESILIENT SPECIES but our ego's could be slightly off center when it comes to dealing with Black Holes.
THE SUBJECT OF BLACK HOLES AND THINKING ABOUT ETERNITY ARE FAIRLY HARD CONCEPTS FOR THE AVERAGE JANE AND JOE.....
OF COURSE DOCTOR HAWKING IS ONE OF THE RARE BREED WHO PROBABLY SPENDS ALL HIS TIME THINKING ABOUT ETERNITY AND BLACK HOLES.....after all he ain't going skiing anytime soon.
but for the time being I'm going to relax and not stress anymore regarding the CERN project....
and if you don't know about it.....
GOOGLE.....CERN.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Thursday, April 10, 2008
GREEN AND THEN SOME MORE GREEN
Par 3 romp at Augusta broadcast to the masses for first timeBy PAUL NEWBERRY,
While last year’s Masters Tournament runner-up, Rory Sabbatini of South Africa was the 2008 Par 3 Contest winner with a five-under score of 22, the day was mainly dedicated to player-Patron interaction and excellent short course golf over the 1,060-yard layout.
“It was neat for them to see players can have fun out here,” said Justin Leonard. “We’re real people with real families and it was great to show that on TV and in person.”
Leonard celebrated his return to the Masters after a two-year absence with his oldest daughter, Reese, caddying for him complete with white jumpsuit.
“It’s scratchy,” was her report of her new uniform, but later she celebrated with a cherry topped icy drink at the clubhouse along with her brother and sister.
“It’s a very fun day,” Leonard said
Sabbatini called his victory an, “honor and pleasure,” after receiving the trophy on the 9th green.
For Canada’s Stephen Ames, the annual Par 3 Contest is a return to a tradition he started in his first Masters Tournament in 2003.
Growing up in the tiny Caribbean island of Trinidad, Ames had never seen a Par 3 course and had never played one until his first Masters appearance.
“It was great,” he recalled of that 2003 appearance. “The first one I ever played. I loved it.”
The highlight for the players and the Patrons was the reunion of golf’s Big 3, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player
“Oh, lot’s of fun,” Player said of the nine holes of standing ovations players received from the appreciative Patrons.
The highlight for the threesome came early as Palmer hit his first shot on the first hole to 22.5 inches, the best shot on the opening hole for the day. Nicklaus spun his tee shot back on the par 3 ninth hole to within a few feet of the hole and then joined his playing partners in signing autographs around the ninth green.
The relaxed atmosphere of the Par 3 Contest before the Masters begins Thursday is what keeps 13 year Patron Todd Hickingbotham coming back every year.
“The relaxed atmosphere is just great. They are laughing, joking and having fun before Thursday’s play,” he said.
He said seeing the Masters legends are what make the Wednesday special.
“It’s just a great opportunity to see the legends one more time,” Hickingbotham said. “These guys have made Augusta and the Masters what it is and what makes it special every year.”
Steve Stricker, who may be one of the favorites in this year’s Tournament, said he was glad to have the break before the competition.
“You try not to over do it on the last day,” Stricker said. “Just play nine holes in the morning and do the Par 3.”
Two-time Par 3 Contest winner Padraig Harrington, the reigning British Open champion, turned in his fourth top 10 finish. He said there was nothing to the Par 3 Contest jinx, where a winner at the short course has never won the 72-hole Tournament in the same year.
“I want to be the first to win both in the same year. It can be done and will be done,” he said.
Sabbatini will test that theory starting Thursday, but the memories and fun will last at least for another year until the Par 3 Contest convenes again.
“It was neat for them to see players can have fun out here,” said Justin Leonard. “We’re real people with real families and it was great to show that on TV and in person.”
Leonard celebrated his return to the Masters after a two-year absence with his oldest daughter, Reese, caddying for him complete with white jumpsuit.
“It’s scratchy,” was her report of her new uniform, but later she celebrated with a cherry topped icy drink at the clubhouse along with her brother and sister.
“It’s a very fun day,” Leonard said
Sabbatini called his victory an, “honor and pleasure,” after receiving the trophy on the 9th green.
For Canada’s Stephen Ames, the annual Par 3 Contest is a return to a tradition he started in his first Masters Tournament in 2003.
Growing up in the tiny Caribbean island of Trinidad, Ames had never seen a Par 3 course and had never played one until his first Masters appearance.
“It was great,” he recalled of that 2003 appearance. “The first one I ever played. I loved it.”
The highlight for the players and the Patrons was the reunion of golf’s Big 3, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player
“Oh, lot’s of fun,” Player said of the nine holes of standing ovations players received from the appreciative Patrons.
The highlight for the threesome came early as Palmer hit his first shot on the first hole to 22.5 inches, the best shot on the opening hole for the day. Nicklaus spun his tee shot back on the par 3 ninth hole to within a few feet of the hole and then joined his playing partners in signing autographs around the ninth green.
The relaxed atmosphere of the Par 3 Contest before the Masters begins Thursday is what keeps 13 year Patron Todd Hickingbotham coming back every year.
“The relaxed atmosphere is just great. They are laughing, joking and having fun before Thursday’s play,” he said.
He said seeing the Masters legends are what make the Wednesday special.
“It’s just a great opportunity to see the legends one more time,” Hickingbotham said. “These guys have made Augusta and the Masters what it is and what makes it special every year.”
Steve Stricker, who may be one of the favorites in this year’s Tournament, said he was glad to have the break before the competition.
“You try not to over do it on the last day,” Stricker said. “Just play nine holes in the morning and do the Par 3.”
Two-time Par 3 Contest winner Padraig Harrington, the reigning British Open champion, turned in his fourth top 10 finish. He said there was nothing to the Par 3 Contest jinx, where a winner at the short course has never won the 72-hole Tournament in the same year.
“I want to be the first to win both in the same year. It can be done and will be done,” he said.
Sabbatini will test that theory starting Thursday, but the memories and fun will last at least for another year until the Par 3 Contest convenes again.
SOME MIND JAZZ THOUGHTS ON THIS STORY
First thing is I can't believe this event was televised on ESPN and I didn't know about it.....and I watch sporting events on ESPN....and then again doesn't Disney own ESPN?
THE LACK OF ADVERTISING FOR THIS PAR 3 EVENT WAS AMAZING.....or maybe I'm the only golfer in the world who didn't know it was on and that makes me the stupidest golfer in the world and I'm OK with that.
Looking at pictures of the event... two things are duly noted that rarely exist during a regular tour event....
SMILES and LAUGHTER.
It's a fun event and it's a relaxed event and
Tiger hasn't played the 3 par tournament.....since 2004 because of the raucous atmosphere.......
come on Tiger......chill dude.....relax baby......take it easy big guy....
When your daughter can walk the course with you....YOU WILL PLAY THE 3 PAR AND YOU WILL HAVE FUN...
....and hopefully by then I'll figure out how to watch television....after all the technology has only been around since 1950....it's funny to think that my father was 28 before he saw his first television......wow.
Just imagine someone in today's world not seeing a television until the age of 28.....
There are so many good and bad things about that idea that it deserves it's own article...
Today's' article is about the MASTERS....
EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE GAME OF GOLF...THIS IS A TOURNAMENT THAT SHOULD BE WATCHED....
THE AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF COURSE HAS SO MANY HISTORICAL TANGENTS....AND NOT ALL OF THEM ARE CONSIDERED HONORABLE...BUT IT HAS BEEN ABLE TO WEATHER ALL FORMS OF PROTEST AND COMPLAINTS, AND TO THIS DAY REMAINS THE PREMIUM GOLFING EVENT IN THE WORLD.
THE DECISION TO TELEVISE THE PAR THREE TOURNAMENT AND TO ALLOW THE AVERAGE FAN ACCESS TO THE LIGHTER SIDE OF THE PROFESSIONAL GOLFER'S NATURE WILL ONLY ADD TO THE LEGENDARY STATUS OF THE MATCH.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I CAN'T GO ON LINE RIGHT NOW AND WATCH THAT EVENT......
DISNEY (ABC)IS DROPPING THE BALL....IF IT WAS GE (NBC) I COULD WATCH IT
AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE?
IS GENERAL ELECTRIC MORE FAN FRIENDLY THAN DISNEY?
Or are they just smarter and bigger?
Or then again...there's always the possibility that I don't know how to locate where ESPN offers replays of previous shows....which is really possible since I didn't even know it was being televised......
Please note that I was 4 years old before I saw my first Television....so I'm still a little new to the technology.
AND THE TRUTH IS.....IF TIGER IS IN THE HUNT ON SUNDAY.....YOU WILL BE WATCHING.... EVEN IF YOU HATE GOLF AND YOU HATE GREEN AND YOU HATE TELEVISION AND YOU HATE SUNDAY AND YOU HATE AMERICA AND YOU HATE YOUR DOG......some how the ratings increase by huge numbers when Tiger is on the leaderboard.....and I've yet to understand that because people who don't like golf like to watch Tiger. It's not like he's breaking into a song and dance routine...
It's a weird phenomenon.....
If you love golf and you are anything like me....then you are already pissed that you didn't know they televised yesterdays' fun PAR 3 and the weekend's already ruined....
Oh well....I'll try to rebound and settle down......I'll use the same technique that I employ after three putting.....
Breathe......breathe.....relax......new hole.........sometimes it works.....and then sometimes things just get worst.....and then they suddenly get better.
The worst part of playing golf is putting the clubs in the car.....
...knowing that you are finished for the day.
I hate that feeling and it doesn't go away until the next time I pull the clubs out of the car.
Golf courses and Outfields at Major League Ballparks are unique.....it's a green grass dealio........and since they won't let me romp around Ceneterfield my only hope is teeing off from time to time at courses that have nothing in common with Augusta National except for flags in the cups and the integrity of the game....
and after everything is said and done.....
that's good
enough for me.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Democrats plan to push legislation this spring that would force the Iraqi government to spend its own surplus in oil revenues to rebuild the country, sparing U.S. dollars.
The legislation follows a recommendation by Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, that the Bush administration halt troop withdrawals in July. Petraeus on Wednesday was wrapping up two days of congressional testimony in which he has said security gains in the war zone are too fragile to promise further drawdowns.
SOME MIND JAZZ THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS NEWS
I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THERE IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO DIDN'T THINK IRAQ'S OIL REVENUE WAS ALREADY BEING USED FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION.
SERIOUSLY!!!!!
IF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS STILL THINK HUSSEIN WAS HOOKED UP WITH AL QAEDA THEN OBVIOUSLY THOSE SAME PEOPLE .....PLUS THE REST OF US....SIMPLY ASSUMED OIL REVENUES FROM IRAQ WERE BEING USED TO HELP REBUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE WAR TORN COUNTRY.
I THOUGHT THE WHOLE IDEA WAS THAT THEY WANTED US THERE TO HELP CREATE STABILITY WHILE THEY CONSTRUCT A GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS FOR ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED.
WHICH BY THE WAY, IS GOING TO HAPPEN..... WHEN A MONKEY FLIES OUT OF MY ASS.
The fact that Democrats are planning to push legislation in the spring (aren't we in the spring?) to force Iraq to spend their own surplus from oil revenues makes me think that NOBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON....
NOBODY....except of course for those fortunate few souls who are making tons and tons and tons and tons and tons and tons and tons of money on this journey down the BUSH/ CHENEY/RUMSFIELD/WOLFOWITZ FREEDOM'S HIGHWAY MARCH through IRAQ.
THIS HIGHWAY IS GETTING MORE AND MORE CONFUSING FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE SOMEWHAT PAYING ATTENTION....and the truth is....that's not a very high percentage of the American public.
When was the last time you saw a live news feed from Baghdad on any Network other than CNN?
I basically feel that main stream America has closed their minds to Iraq because personal financial situations appear to be much much more important than things taking place in Baghdad.....
AND WOULDN'T THAT BE AMAZING IF MORTGAGE PROBLEMS AND JOB LOSSES WERE ALL PART OF THE PLAN TO DIVERT OUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE SITUATION IN IRAQ?
And suddenly I start sounding like Mel Gibson's character in that movie with Julie Roberts where EVERYTHING was a CONSPIRACY....in fact wasn't that the name of the movie?
I realize there's no way that planners of this endeavor in Iraq could be that smart to create situations at home that divert our attention away form global encounters..........but when we read about Paul Wolfowitz and his involvement with A NEO-CONSERVATIVE THINK TANK CALLED.....
The Project for the New American Century
.
....THEN PARANOIA TAKES ON AN ENTIRELY NEW SET OD CLOTHES.....
Google Project for the New American Century if you really want to lose some sleep....or perhaps after reading about this group you will be ready to sign up and just maybe get some of the revenue from Iraq oil that apparently is not being used for the only thing is should be used for....
REBUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF IRAQ.
....but I'm sure the competing construction companies that are controlled by Shiite's and Sunni's are still trying to figure out why Haliburton wouldn't accept either of their bids....
and oh my God is that another entire story or what?????
I'm not kidding when I say if you really want to know the mindset behind all the bullshit......google THE PROJECT FOR THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY
....and be prepared to either
VOMIT
or
DONATE
NO MIDDLE GROUND ON THIS PUPPY
MICHAEL TIMOTHY MC ALEVEY
WASHINGTON - Democrats plan to push legislation this spring that would force the Iraqi government to spend its own surplus in oil revenues to rebuild the country, sparing U.S. dollars.
The legislation follows a recommendation by Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, that the Bush administration halt troop withdrawals in July. Petraeus on Wednesday was wrapping up two days of congressional testimony in which he has said security gains in the war zone are too fragile to promise further drawdowns.
SOME MIND JAZZ THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS NEWS
I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THERE IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO DIDN'T THINK IRAQ'S OIL REVENUE WAS ALREADY BEING USED FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION.
SERIOUSLY!!!!!
IF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS STILL THINK HUSSEIN WAS HOOKED UP WITH AL QAEDA THEN OBVIOUSLY THOSE SAME PEOPLE .....PLUS THE REST OF US....SIMPLY ASSUMED OIL REVENUES FROM IRAQ WERE BEING USED TO HELP REBUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE WAR TORN COUNTRY.
I THOUGHT THE WHOLE IDEA WAS THAT THEY WANTED US THERE TO HELP CREATE STABILITY WHILE THEY CONSTRUCT A GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS FOR ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED.
WHICH BY THE WAY, IS GOING TO HAPPEN..... WHEN A MONKEY FLIES OUT OF MY ASS.
The fact that Democrats are planning to push legislation in the spring (aren't we in the spring?) to force Iraq to spend their own surplus from oil revenues makes me think that NOBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON....
NOBODY....except of course for those fortunate few souls who are making tons and tons and tons and tons and tons and tons and tons of money on this journey down the BUSH/ CHENEY/RUMSFIELD/WOLFOWITZ FREEDOM'S HIGHWAY MARCH through IRAQ.
THIS HIGHWAY IS GETTING MORE AND MORE CONFUSING FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE SOMEWHAT PAYING ATTENTION....and the truth is....that's not a very high percentage of the American public.
When was the last time you saw a live news feed from Baghdad on any Network other than CNN?
I basically feel that main stream America has closed their minds to Iraq because personal financial situations appear to be much much more important than things taking place in Baghdad.....
AND WOULDN'T THAT BE AMAZING IF MORTGAGE PROBLEMS AND JOB LOSSES WERE ALL PART OF THE PLAN TO DIVERT OUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE SITUATION IN IRAQ?
And suddenly I start sounding like Mel Gibson's character in that movie with Julie Roberts where EVERYTHING was a CONSPIRACY....in fact wasn't that the name of the movie?
I realize there's no way that planners of this endeavor in Iraq could be that smart to create situations at home that divert our attention away form global encounters..........but when we read about Paul Wolfowitz and his involvement with A NEO-CONSERVATIVE THINK TANK CALLED.....
The Project for the New American Century
.
....THEN PARANOIA TAKES ON AN ENTIRELY NEW SET OD CLOTHES.....
Google Project for the New American Century if you really want to lose some sleep....or perhaps after reading about this group you will be ready to sign up and just maybe get some of the revenue from Iraq oil that apparently is not being used for the only thing is should be used for....
REBUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF IRAQ.
....but I'm sure the competing construction companies that are controlled by Shiite's and Sunni's are still trying to figure out why Haliburton wouldn't accept either of their bids....
and oh my God is that another entire story or what?????
I'm not kidding when I say if you really want to know the mindset behind all the bullshit......google THE PROJECT FOR THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY
....and be prepared to either
VOMIT
or
DONATE
NO MIDDLE GROUND ON THIS PUPPY
MICHAEL TIMOTHY MC ALEVEY
Monday, April 7, 2008
MY Routine has been altered
Every morning for the last 35 years I start my day by reading the morning newspaper and taking care of personal body functions....which are normally followed by a shower and getting dressed. I don't mean to describe personal things but one thing follows another......
The first thing I read are the headlines on the front page....then I turn to the Calender section and read DOONESBURY. I check out my horoscope because it's right next to Doonesbury. Then after that I go back to the front page and look through that section page by page and article by article. Next I peruse the Business section and then finally I read the Sports section.
AFTER MY SHOWER I USUALLY GO TO THE COMPUTER AND WRITE MY BLOG......hopefully in reference to something interesting that was observed while reading the morning paper.
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WRITE A BLOG SINCE THE 31ST OF MARCH BECAUSE THE CREATOR OF DOONESBURY DECIDED TO TAKE AN EXTENDED LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
My routine has been drastically altered and I'm not sure how to reconstruct a working solution.
Not only have I not had Doonesbury but I haven't looked at my horoscope either.
Garry Trudeau has been an intricate part of my morning routine for so long that I don't quite know how to deal with the lost.
I think that he should have planned better and had some strips prepared for such a moment.
At least the newspaper could be running some previous strips.
MAYBE I COULD QUIT BEING SUCH A BABY AND LEARN HOW TO OPERATE WITHOUT A MORNING COMIC STRIP.
MAYBE I CAN
MAYBE I WILL
but then again maybe I won't.
I'll just have to wait an see how tomorrow morning goes as I work through the paper.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
The first thing I read are the headlines on the front page....then I turn to the Calender section and read DOONESBURY. I check out my horoscope because it's right next to Doonesbury. Then after that I go back to the front page and look through that section page by page and article by article. Next I peruse the Business section and then finally I read the Sports section.
AFTER MY SHOWER I USUALLY GO TO THE COMPUTER AND WRITE MY BLOG......hopefully in reference to something interesting that was observed while reading the morning paper.
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WRITE A BLOG SINCE THE 31ST OF MARCH BECAUSE THE CREATOR OF DOONESBURY DECIDED TO TAKE AN EXTENDED LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
My routine has been drastically altered and I'm not sure how to reconstruct a working solution.
Not only have I not had Doonesbury but I haven't looked at my horoscope either.
Garry Trudeau has been an intricate part of my morning routine for so long that I don't quite know how to deal with the lost.
I think that he should have planned better and had some strips prepared for such a moment.
At least the newspaper could be running some previous strips.
MAYBE I COULD QUIT BEING SUCH A BABY AND LEARN HOW TO OPERATE WITHOUT A MORNING COMIC STRIP.
MAYBE I CAN
MAYBE I WILL
but then again maybe I won't.
I'll just have to wait an see how tomorrow morning goes as I work through the paper.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
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