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Mar 31, 2017

Odds, ends, xtras, UFOs and a Wake-up Coffee Bomb

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. - T. S. Eliot


Odds, Ends, Extras
  • The absolute strongest cup of coffee to bomb you into full frontal caffeine overdrive is here. Black Insomnia #Sleepischeating - 2x as strong as Starbucks Dark Roast, just topped Death Wish for the number 1 spot.
    Drink responsibly - and carry your medical emergency contact. CNN  Enough said.
  • It came from the Ocean: Ginormous UFO sighted in the gulf of Mexico. Express and the MUFON report on the case. 
  • Magnetic Shield around Mars might help make it  ... habitable.  Popular Mechanics 
  • Will help with those Martian Sweet Potato crops. Live Science 
  • Famous people who have seen UFOs -Telegraph, Dan Aykroyd, Inquisitr, Unplugged on UFOs YouTube  Danny Dyer BBC Documentary YouTube


You are now entering a very privileged dimension - dog who talks in human words and would like to include you in his daily angst. Downward Dog. We join the scene as Birthday number 7 looms...


Downward Dog
from Animal on Vimeo.


Coming to ABC in May  - Review and teaser trailer on Deadline

Wendy's Coffeehouse - On Deck - Join me for the live show or catch the podcast download 24/7
 
4/2 - Mike Clelland - The Messengers - Owls and ETs
4/9 - Gary Wimmer - NDE changed his life. Lithomancy, Intuitive, Psychic
4/16 - Nick Redfern - 365 Days of UFOs
4/23 - PMH Atwater - A Manual for Developing Humans (NEW)
4/30 - Carl Greer - Change the Story of Your Health (NEW)

5/7 - John DeSouza - FBI (retired) X-Man - UFOs, Extra-Dimensionals and X-files
5/14 - Atherton Drenth - Clairvoyant and Medical Intuitive
5/21 - Michael Grosso - The Man Who Could Fly
5/28 - Lance Mungia - Psychic Spies in the CIA - Documentary: Third Eye Spies
 

"Engage!" Jean Luc Picard - (Patrick Stewart)

Mar 28, 2017

Wendy's Coffeehouse - 10 to Sample and Love notes

“Stars, too, were time travelers. How many of those ancient points of light were the last echoes of suns now dead? How many had been born but their light not yet come this far? If all the suns but ours collapsed tonight, how many lifetimes would it take us to realize we were alone? I had always known the sky was full of mysteries—but not until now had I realized how full of them the earth was.”
Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: Trailer




 Wendy's Coffeehouse 10 most recently sampled 2/17 thru  3/17 - Overview and recap -

1 Leslie Kean, Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife
Leslie says one of the most fascinating experiences she had while researching the book happened with a Medium known to have an ability for manifesting physical material. Stewart Alexander video on Leslie's site.

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2 PMH Atwater, Proof of God in the Near Death Experience, 40 years of research, thousands of case studies offer a great deal of information regarding experiences beyond physical form. Reports imply consciousness survives beyond death of the body. Another issue just now getting attention: NDE Aftereffects/YouTube  Underway now/2017 - study with those who have had NDE between the age of birth and 5 years old. PMHAtwater  

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3 Edd Edwards/Energy Boost and Richard Gordon/Quantum Touch: the Power to Heal, Edd is a cameo in the intro of this show. He offers a quick energy boost demonstration. His work can be effective regardless of when you tune in. Richard talks about his newest project - infusing energy into a specific item and getting results from people who wear the item.

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4 Nancy Talbott, Cognitive Dissonance (Crop Circles). Nancy has been working on Crop Circle research for decades. What intrigues her even more now is the incredible and inexplicable crop circle related activities that occur in the presence of Robbert van den Broeke

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5 Stan Seba and Nancy DeSousa, Kansas MUFON - The anomaly in the pic I submitted for verification: To be continued... We talk about sightings, mine included. Nancy's 2012 sighting at Wyandotte County Lake was the catalyst for her MUFON involvement. This is the intriguing case with audio recording captured during an unexplained encounter that Stan refers to in our interview: UFO/Nancy and Stan Fantastic Report: MUFON CMS – Case 76348

Backstory for my Photo: At Stan's request, I resubmitted 4 photos with metadata the might better determine if there is anything that can be identified from the images. I had been given a telepathic prompt earlier in the day that something was above the house. I sat outside for awhile but saw nothing unusual. When my husband came home, he asked if I had seen what was over the house. No. What?

He was unaware of my prompt earlier that day. There it was, a bright, shining star directly above the house. It was late afternoon and the sky above the house was clear. Thinking it might go away, we gawked at the object for awhile before deciding to take a picture. Taking a picture, an afterthought? No explanation for that except, yes, it really happens.

Then, it took a few minutes to find cameras and determine proper settings. There were images on another camera but those are no longer available. My husband and I weren't sure anything measurable would show up. What did register simply looks like a tiny, white dot. At least it was there.

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Image Credit: Kelly Lapseritis
6 Psychic Sasquatch, Kelly and Kewaunee Lapseritis. Through decades of studying and tracking Sasquatch, Kewaunee is convinced the right attitude and a telepathic element are essential. Increasingly, more reports are associating sightings with a UFO presence. Kawaunee's first sighting included ET and Bigfoot. Sasquatch isn't a big game trophy hunt and those who try that method won't get the result they're after.

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7 Krsanna Duran, UFO Initiation, Ultraterrestrial Time Travelers ... and Bigfoot. Following in the steps of Ida Kannenberg - one of the first reported Contactees (1940), who also speaks of encounters
with Bigfoot/Sasquatch, Krsanna details her first UFO encounter as a teenager, living in Oklahoma.
She remembers being wide awake and very aware of what was happening as she was transported to a ship via a shaft of light. There, she spoke with a man - who looked quite human.When he said, "We're taking you with us", she protested and they dropped her off.


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8 Eben Alexander, Proof Of Heaven. Eben retells his experience and is obviously still incredulous at the event. Nothing could have prepared him for what he saw. But his experience offers medical support and documentation of what happens to the body and the brain when someone undergoes a near death experience. His conscious awareness was active even as his brain flat-lined. 

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9 Sandra Martin, Snapshots: Memories and Recipes - from an A-List Literary Agent.
Consciousness, Conspiracy, Paranormal, Psychic, etc. Sandra launched the New Age category, convincing publishers of the demand. She had great rapport with Psychic (Spy) Ingo Swann and an unusual request from John Cleese. I did make that fantastic Orange Chiffon Cake and we discovered a recipe typo. The correction is posted here on the Wendy's Coffeehouse blog.

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10 Penny Kelly, Kundalini and Men in Robes - Her visitors told her about a few things that would come to pass in her future. She also details a very intense dream (Premonition?) regarding whomever would be elected in 2017 and an unpleasant result. Unsure if it will come to pass - but she's had prior experience with events coming to fruition.
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*Entertaining the Curious
- Wendy's Coffeehouse Podcast Archives

Mar 27, 2017

Contactee Krsanna Duran, UFO Initiation: Ultraterrestrial Time Travelers ... and Bigfoot

"There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know." - Donald Rumsfeld

Wendy's Coffeehouse Podcast 3/26/17 - Krsanna Duran, UFO Initiation, Time Travelers and Bigfoot

Odds, ends and otherwise interesting -
  • Extinction dodger? Tasmanian tiger sighting locations are being kept secret. Researchers are trying to determine if they are legit. The Independent 
  • 'Bye-bye body, Hello Machine' could happen in a decade. Billionaire funding of the research taking Humans on the path to Borg World is on fast track at a research facility in California. The Guardian 
  • The Scientist working on immortality: Maria Konovalenko. Unlimited 
  • Matrix Reboot said to be more like a Morpheus introduction. Buzz continues. Cinemablend 
  • Final Trailer out for Ghost in the Shell: Forbes - extended version in a prior post.
  • Cure for Aging - Human trials next. Scientists can now effect DNA repair in mice. Time 
  • Car crash blamed on Bigfoot - the woman continued driving and then reported the incident. Makes sense given the possibility of a closer encounter while alone along a deserted roadside late at night waiting for an assist. East Idaho News 
  • Miracle/Heroic effort saves a pet pulled from a fire. 20 minutes of continued effort revived the little dog named Marley. Luckily, a portrait photographer filmed the entire scene. Hero Firefighter Andrew Klein has the admiration and respect of an entirely new audience now - but his biggest fan might be Marley's Mom. The Dodo 
  • Expanded report of how the Firefighter rushed into the building to find the dog. ABC News 
  • Facebook page for Santa Monica Fire Department
Auditions for the new voice of Stephen Hawking? See who made the cut -


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How it began. Contact experiencer Krsanna Duran had her first sighting/experience in Oklahoma as a teenager. She remembers being taken up, via a shaft of light, into a craft and speaking with a man, a very human looking being, and then hearing him say, "We're taking you with us."

That's the point where she protested and said, "NO". She told him her family would miss her and she couldn't go. She was then dropped off nearby and left to figure out what happened.

Skip years ahead to where she has been in telepathic contact with others similar to that original connection and learns she and another contactee are getting the same information.

We are introduced to Ida Kannenberg. In her book, UFO Initiation, Ultraterrestrial Time Travelers Introduction, Ida says she remembers the year 1940 and the night of her first contact experience. She titles that episode: Night of the Flaming Moon.
Original Humans and Bigfoot?
Order on Amazon
 

We also talk about the link between UFO sightings and Bigfoot, a common theme. What's up with that?

Krsanna monitors earthquakes: TimeStar Earth and other activities at her website: AllStarRoundup

Listen via Wendy's Coffeehouse Archives: UFO, Contact Experiencer, Krsanna Duran 3/26/17


Coffeehouse tunes:
Brief intros: DejaVu, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Tubular Bells, Mike Oldfield.

Mike Oldfield site New Album Released 1/2017 Return to Ommadawn: Classic Album Review
Mike Oldfield Documentary - YouTube
Mike Oldfield on YouTube

*Entertaining the Curious - Wendy's Coffeehouse Podcast Archives 

Mar 24, 2017

SciX Friday - Musing the Future from the Past - are we the Present?

"The dissatisfaction of the masses is not based on economic deprivation but on a sense of ineffectuality. Not an increased standard of living, but more social power, is their fundamental goal. Because of their emotional orientation, they arise and act when a powerful leader-figure can coordinate them into a functioning unit rather than a chaotic mass of unformed elements." - Philip K. Dick, Vulcan’s Hammer (1956)


Have you not wondered what will become of humans in the future? No better place than SciFi to ponder the possibilities.

Eye candy and substance in the extended trailer for Ghost in the Shell/IMBD. Effective tease!



Weekend viewing. Boggle your mind with this excellent time-travel film from 2014: Predestination/IMBD  Details in this one are everything. Positive vibes at Rotten Tomatoes


Extras -
 "I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring." - Davie Bowie  

Coming up on Wendy's Coffeehouse -

3/26 - Krsanna Duran - UFO Initiation Ultraterrestrial Time Travelers
4/2 - Mike Clelland - The Messengers - Owls and ETs
4/16 - Nick Redfern - The Kitchen Sink of Fortean - 365 Days of UFOs
4/23 - PMH Atwater - A Manual for Developing Humans (NEW)
4/30 - Carl Greer - Change the Story of Your Health (NEW)

*Entertaining the Curious - Wendy's Coffeehouse Podcast Archives    

Mar 20, 2017

Stan Seba/Nancy DeSousa, Kansas MUFON and a photo mystery: mine

“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.” - Richard Feynman

*My favorite book (one of) What Do You Care? Feynman valued openness in scientific thought: LATimes and NewYorkTimes


Podcast available - Wendy's Coffeehouse 3/19/17 - Stan and Nancy and Kansas MUFON


Worthy notes: odds, ends, related and otherwise -

Good in Theory- or not...Time Travel attempts to correct history. Quirks to avoid ...



Wendy's Coffeehouse 3/19/17 - Stan Seba and Nancy DeSousa/ Kansas MUFON - Sightings are up for the year. Apparently Cryptids are increasingly part of the mix.

Stan opens with a description provided from a recent sighting that certainly falls outside the norm of UFO reports. Nancy and Stan are now doing a weekly show on KGRA. Details. Tune in there for more updates on the Kansas and MUFON sightings in general.

Nancy says she became a MUFON investigator after a sighting at Wyandotte County Lake. Having been there several times to walk the dogs, I had a good picture of the scene she described. 

In regard to the picture I sent to Stan of an object sighted above my house in 2014, he needs the actual pic from the file. So that's in the works and I'll update when his expert has a determination.

Aside from other unique circumstantial details that implied there might be more to the display than the visual presence, it didn't look too out of the ordinary. What was out of the ordinary was the fact the star appeared during daytime hours and remained in place for a few hours. Here's the blog post that describes the event.


Extra - Famous people known to have had UFO encounters include Cat Stevens who wrote a song about his: House of Freezing Steel

*Entertaining the Curious - Wendy's Coffeehouse Podcast Archives

Mar 17, 2017

SciXFriday: Complicating confusion

“There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My microwavephone is spying on me'.” - Philip K. Dick

Odds n ends -
And then there's that moment when you realize there was a point in time when the moments became confusing. Trying to find that moment? Beyond confusing: trying to find that moment. It's complicated. And really confusing. And then there's History... Let's rewrite the whole thing and call it off. See? That's the moment. 

A Trailer about the trying times we are living. Relatively speaking. Making History - (now history/cancelled) Perfectly at home on FOX.

Coming up on Wendy's Coffeehouse -

3/19 - Stan Seba - Kansas MUFON - update on a photo I submitted?
3/26 - Krsanna Duran - UFO Initiation Ultraterrestrial Time Travelers
4/2 - Mike Clelland - The Messengers - Owls and ETs
4/16 - Nick Redfern - The Kitchen Sink of Fortean - 365 Days of UFOs
4/23 - PMH Atwater - A Manual for Developing Humans (NEW)
4/30 - Carl Greer - Change the Story of Your Health (NEW)

*Entertaining the Curious - Wendy's Coffeehouse Podcast Archives   

Mar 13, 2017

Leslie Kean, Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife

Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple. - Dr. Seuss


Blog Part Two Wendy's Coffeehouse 3/12/17 interview - Leslie Kean, Surviving Death: Podcast Archives KCMO Talk Radio  Preview material from the earlier post, includes the incredible NDE from George Rodonaia.

Web Notes: odds, unusual and otherwise - 
  • Guinness Record holder - Grand Midway Hotel, a haunted hotel with a Ginormous Ouija board. Opting to buck the trend of banning items on the premises of haunted locales that open the door wider for unexplained activity, the current hotel owner is fearless. Doesn't hurt that he is the son of funeral directors. Now vying for Largest Tarot Card title. TribDem 
  • Considered a residence rather than a hotel, the Coffee Lounge is open on a limited basis. History and Hours: Grand Midway Hotel 
  • Conspiracy or not? Unexplained strangeness in Antarctica reported by Linda Moulton Howe. Citing a source who offers details about a huge opening in the ice over a no-fly zone. UFOSightingsHotspot More info and conversation: YouTube 
  • Newnan, GA. woman says she was followed home by a UFO. Mufon Report at UFOStalker 
  • UFO sighted during lightning strike?: Disclosetv. Circle illuminated. Video/YouTube - may have copyright issues. This 2013 sighting reported on a local news broadcast - also unexplained - might be more interesting. Plus, her camera broke after she caught the image: HuffPo 
  • Singing Sand Dunes - California oddity worth a listen: Kelso Dunes: Neatorama and Uncle John's Bathroom Reader 
  • Pet Humor -Viral gold 2014 - Giant Mastiff on Agility course: Laughing Squid
  • And that cat: (The eyes have it.) Miss Cellania

Continuing from Part One
- Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife is receiving positive reviews: Good Reads

No Accidents. My Birthday.
Leslie Kean did a fantastic job with the UFO subject matter for her previous book.

With her current focus on Life after Death, Leslie is exploring another hot button topic often deemed too flimsy and lacking of validating scientific evidence for serious consideration. She dives in. Thank you, Leslie!

Leslie says in the book press material: "Despite my initial doubt, I came to realize that there are still aspects of Nature which are neither understood or accepted, even though their reality has profound implications for understanding the true breadth of the human psyche and its possible continuity after death.”- Surviving Death Kean


Loaded with references, first hand experience and substantiating chapters from other dedicated researchers of this topic, Leslie addresses the whole gamut of material including; Reincarnation, Near Death Experiences and various methods of Mediumship.

She also explores some more exotic content rarely included in NDE and After Death material: Spiritualism. Noted on her website and worth more time to peruse for NDE Experiencers: Division of Perceptual Studies/Virginia Edu

Most fascinating to me, Leslie's experience with her deceased brother (Four significant others died during the time she was working on this book, including her father as the book was being completed.) and with Physical Medium Stewart Alexander.

Too complicated to fully discuss given our limited time-frame for the interview was the story: Chapter 16/Finding George. Very complex. (The details are impressive.) And her personal experiences when sitting with Physical Medium Stewart Alexander are compelling.

From Leslie's Archives here's the 2014 video presentation for the incredible physical medium Stewart Alexander - chapters 25 and 26. Fantastic view of Spirit Communication.

And what is the benefit of talking about all of this life after death stuff? It helps.

"Research has revealed a consistent pattern of positive aftereffects in those who report a near-death experience [NDE]. Beneficial outcomes are also possible for those who have not had a NDE, but instead learn about them, although much of this research has been conducted on therapeutic populations." Source via Leslie Kean  

Read the book and connect or follow Leslie Kean on Facebook.


*Entertaining the Curious - Wendy's Coffeehouse Podcast Archives

Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way. - Dr. Seuss

Mar 12, 2017

Upcoming interview 3/12/17 Leslie Kean, Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife

“There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.”
- Howard Thurman/Boston University, Howard Thurman/PBS 


Blog Part One preview for upcoming Wendy's Coffeehouse 3/12/17 interview - Leslie Kean, Surviving Death: Podcast Archives updated after the show airs on KCMO Talk Radio at 8pm central. Headlines from the show are in the next post: Link

[Prior to our interview, she uploaded a great link. From Leslie's Archives - the 2014 video presentation for an incredible physical medium - Stewart Alexander - chapters 25 and 26. Fantastic view of Spirit Communication.]

Reality is so much more than it seems. One way to gain a broader view, aside from having your own STE/Spiritually Transformative Experience/ACISTE.org (been there and affirming), is to research NDE and UFO case studies. NDERF and Experiencer are two resources for that.

Some of the most mind-expanding, reality-shifting and inspiring content is archived on such sites. Given the after-effects of the experiences can result in challenges in trying to return to the mundane of day-to-day living, it helps to compare notes and look for connecting threads.

Examples of common challenges: ACISTE.org PMH Atwater addresses this topic as well. IANDS.org

Getting that experiencer content to a wider mainstream audience requires tenacity, determination and a dedication to the material. This stuff is real to those of us who have undergone a life-shift as a result and often the simple act of sharing and telling the story helps initiate/facilitate/complete the integration process.

Many experiencers have nothing to prove, they are simply sharing their new awareness of a greater reality they now accept as valid and want to assist others who - through no intentional or conscious act - have also discovered a similar crack in the wall of all/knowing.

In that regard, Journalist Leslie Kean did a fantastic job on her book UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record: GoodReads and our Interview/Empower Radio.

Backstory video on Leslie Kean from that project and a few resulting accolades.


With her current focus on Life after Death, Leslie is exploring another dicey topic often deemed unworthy of serious consideration due to: fill-in-the-blank assertion. We'll talk more tonight about Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife. SurvivingDeathKean

*We spoke earlier this week 3/8/17 for my show, Conscious Living on Empower Radio

Not only does Leslie address many related issues, including Reincarnation and Mediumship, in order to present a more thorough journalistic presentation, she includes feedback on how her personal experiences while investigating the topic also impacted her life and, in many ways, shifted her perspective.

Leslie experienced after-death communication with recently deceased significant others that proved to be quite compelling.

For many, some of the areas, such as Trans-Mediumship and Interactive Apparitions, may be foreign but those who have studied Spiritualism and explored Fortean topics will find the inclusion and current re-examination reaffirming.

Information Leslie is reporting on deserves more awareness and expanded methods of inquiry. Lacking the unique scientific apparatus required to quantify or measure an effect does not mean there is nothing to measure. It simply suggests we have more work to do to improve our tools designed to quantify data reported by those who witness and encounter these types of manifestations.


Take a guided tour with Leslie and enjoy the preview. Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife. SurvivingDeathKean

As mentioned in my prior interviews with Leslie and PMH, here's the background on Soviet Dissident George Rodonaia. The details of his NDE experience are extensive and documented. PMH Atwater covers him in her content. Her statement.

George in his own words - YouTube -



In a second YouTube interview George explains some of the after-effects of his NDE. Ex: Learning became much easier. Fascinating background. He talks about his 9 month recovery from the NDE and the work he was doing, his research with Oxytocin.

Some of his comments are politically timely. PMH Atwater referred to George when we spoke last week, that part where she described the autopsy complications and why he couldn't speak to stop the scalpel incisions: Wendy's Coffeehouse Archives/PMH Atwater.

Prior to his NDE George considered himself an Atheist. After the NDE he said, "Many people have asked me what I believe in, how my NDE changed my life. All I can say is that I now believe in the God of the universe." Source.

Aside from an NDE or STE, one can benefit from intentional study to activate enhanced awareness and increase the potential for extraordinary mind-body after-effects. Meditation is the primary recommendation, however, there are increasingly more effective exercises and techniques _no drugs_ to enhance your awareness and expanded mind-body-presence.

New book on the reading list to help with that: Stealing Fire includes the most current methods of mind hacks to become better creators, inventors, consciousness explorers and mind engineers.
"They’re harnessing rare and controversial states of consciousness to solve critical challenges and outperform the competition."

From various website comments, this book is a go-to for "deconstructing" the flow state. Learn and grow.

There is still a great deal to uncover in our "reality".

"The longest journey is the journey inwards of him who has chosen his destiny, who has started upon his quest for the source of his being." - Dag Hammarskjold

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Mar 10, 2017

SciX Friday - the future is sketchy at the moment - Magic8Ball

I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it. - Ray Bradbury


Mars Space Race
: Orbit arrival timeline, 2030s

Another AI caution flag from Stephen Hawking: Independent
"The real risk with AI isn't malice but competence,” Professor Hawking said. “A super intelligent AI will be extremely good at accomplishing its goals, and if those goals aren't aligned with ours, we're in trouble." Ethics is a concern (understatement): The Open Letter on Artificial Intelligence: Wiki
Sci-Fi has already seen the challenge with this: Isaac Asimov's 3 Laws of Robotics 

Curious - Who's on first?

Troubleshooting Planet Earth and the AI element - Sci-Fi franchise contender. Kudos to Rise - Green lighted for feature film adaptation: Variety




Positive buzz and worth seeing: Serious Wonder via Hollywood Reporter 

Time out for a cuppa Joe:
Coffee novelty, add toast = Coffee butter: MetroUK
Coffee delivery in a blizzard, via horse: Indy100

On deck - Wendy's Coffeehouse
3/12 - Leslie Kean - New book 3/7/17 - Surviving Death
3/19 - Stan Seba - Kansas MUFON - update on a photo I submitted.
3/26 - Krsanna Duran - UFO Initiation Ultraterrestrial Time Travelers
4/2 - Mike Clelland - The Messengers - Owls and ETs


*Entertaining the Curious - Wendy's Coffeehouse Podcast Archives 

Mar 7, 2017

Bring on the Cake! - Snapshots, Recipes, Birthdays ... and a typo fix

Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional. - Walt Disney Timeline. PBS

And the time came to try a new recipe. My favorite cake is pie. I am branching out.

Wendy's Coffeehouse Podcast Archives: Sandra Martin 2/19/17

Snapshots, Memories & Recipes is a collection of stories from retired A-List Literary Agent, Sandra Martin. Doesn't hurt that your mouth waters when you read the recipes. She was active in the early stages when topics covering metaphysical, paranormal, psychic, mediums, alternative healing, true ghost stories and the like (that eventually became New Age) were trying to find a niche. Topics I am very familiar with and have been living, reading and exploring for much of my life. I was excited to talk with her about her experiences.

Names were dropped. 1/Ingo Swann and (derailed) dinner party caper. 2/John Cleese and hands on healing in a crowded restaurant. Those stories are included in the interview. One that we didn't cover is a fascinating past life reveal that explains an unusual life long connection with France. That's in the book.


Prior to cake timing adjustment - still yummy!
Preparing for our interview was even more fun when I discovered a treasured cake recipe sandwiched between stories that cried out for sampling. There are more than a few now earmarked for testing.

Sandra says her Grandmother's recipe for Orange Chiffon Cake is one she made for her daughter Lisa on her third birthday and that's the cake she requested from then on. A birthday tradition. That testimonial was all I needed. Lisa and I both share March birthdays so the timing was also an incentive.

When my husband Andy heard me talk about how good it sounded, he grabbed the book and went to work. He did the major portion of ingredient wrangling. I was in charge of oranges; juicing and zesting. An assist helps. Oranges are the extra effort that supply zip for the cake.

Turns out this story has an unintended plot twist: There's a typo in the recipe. Really. When I told Lisa we were practicing our cake skills and adjusting the cooking time, we both laughed.

Cake number one baked at 65 minutes was a bit dry but tasty. Andy and I figured our special gas oven was so efficient it just did a better job than one Grandma might have relied on when she used her recipe.  


Cake number two baked at 45 minutes was significantly more moist and the frosting seemed to cover better. Yum!

Lisa's birthday is before mine. I was waiting to post our results when I got a note from Sandra. She discovered a typo in the book recipe when she was making Lisa's birthday cake. Really. That's right.
Bake time for the cake should be: 35 minutes.

Waistline is now taking a break but I am looking forward to cake number three. Honestly, we have discovered through practical application there isn't really a bad way to make this cake. Obviously, there are better ways. Adjusting the baking time is one. However, we're now discussing ingredient alternatives like grapefruit, lemons, raspberries and possibly a liqueur in the icing. Yum and Yummy!
 
Correction for typo! We proceed with that in mind. Sandra had already given me permission to share the recipe. Now it seems an even better reason is at hand. Correction in the book forthcoming. Until then, enjoy this fabulous cake.

NOTE: In parenthesis are the details Andy and I added. 


My favorite recipe from Sandra Martin's kitchen and the book, Snapshots, Memories & Recipes, Lisa Hagan Books


Grandmother Maude's Orange Chiffon Cake

You'll need 2 round, un-greased, 9-inch cake pans. (Andy bought 2 instead of relying on our trusty 13 by 9 pyrex, better photo op.) 

2 1/4 c all purpose flour
1 1/2 c sugar
3t baking powder
1t salt
1/2 c veg oil
8 egg yolks
8 egg whites
1/2 t cream of tartar
3/4 c fresh squeezed orange juice
3T grated orange rind   (Cake and Frosting: 3 large oranges worked for us.)

1. Preheat oven 325 degrees.
2. Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center of the bowl and add oil. Mix thoroughly.
3. Separate eggs. Whisk the yolks together.
4. Add the egg whites into a large bowl, add the cream of tartar, and whip until stiff peaks form. (This requires a bit of patience.)
5. Pour the egg yolks over the egg whites and gently fold the two ingredients together until completely mixed.
6. Add the dry ingredients to the eggs in batches, mixing thoroughly between each addition.
7. Add juice and zest and mix gently. Divide the batter equally among the pans.
8. Bake in two round, un-greased, 9 inch cake pans at 325 degrees for 35 minutes.

*Really important part and a correction from the book: Bake for 35 minutes.*

9. Cool and Frost (Turn the cakes out to cool. If left in pan too long they stick to the pan.)
 

Frosting

Juice of one orange
1/2 stick butter
1 1/2c sugar

1. Put all ingredients into small sauce pan and bring to a boil. Boil just enough to form a soft ball.
In a mug of room temperature water drop a spoonful of cooking frosting. When you can roll it into a soft ball in the water, it's ready to cool for your cake.
2. Let it cool a bit then spread over cake. (Cool until it starts to gel. Or it runs off of the cake.)

Serve. 



My birthday present: DVD on sale - Season One: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Speedbump: Sale discount not applied. Have to take it back to get the price adjustment!Happy Birthday Anticipation! LOL
 
Alternative Fact: Birthdays are good for your health. Studies have shown that people who have more birthdays live the longest.  Source: Internet factdom or Bill Murray Twitter Fan

Birthday Quotes are good for you too: Brainy Quote


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Mar 5, 2017

PMH Atwater - Proof God in the Near Death Experience

Death isn't what it's cracked up to be, as witnessed by NDE experiencers who report an up close and personal fly-by. - Wendy's Coffeehouse


Wendy's Coffeehouse 3/5/17 - PMH Atwater: podcast link



Notes: odds, ends and otherwise - 
  • Viking send-off for two beloved classroom fish: Mashable
  • Why do people who see UFOs feel so good: Motherboard 
  • She told her Dad at 3 she wanted to go to Mars. "She’s already attended three shuttle launches and become the youngest person ever to complete 20 stints at NASA space camp. She takes classes in four languages and received her rocket license before trying for her driver’s permit." Source: Uproxx 
  • Another Mars hopeful, a Mom from Texas: Source: News.com.au 
  • Closer to home - Patrick Stewart applying for US Citizenship: Guardian 
  • On his current work. Logan. Hollywood Reporter. Review are stellar: Business Insider 
  • Turn that frown upside down with a cheesy grin sandwich smile: Laughing Squid

Sights and Sightings - Valley of UFOs: Vice video - the UFO Watch Tower



Might be worth a road trip. UFO Watchtower


“Seeing death as the end of life is like seeing the horizon as the end of the ocean.” - David Searls

PMH Atwater is a prolific writer on the After Death/Near Death Experience. Also a near death experiencer, had her first NDE in 1977 and started her studies in 1978.

An international authority on near-death states, the author of more than a dozen books (and counting). Her writings have also appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers. She has lectured twice at the United Nations. Source

Dying to Know You, Proof of God in the Near-Death Experience covers an essential aspect that goes hand in hand with the NDE event, what happens afterward:

"More than an otherworldly journey, travelogue or light show, the phenomenon consists of two parts: the experience and the aftereffects." - PMH Atwater, Edge Magazine

Here she describes her personal NDEs - three of them:



So many stories, so much to explore and experience. Near death experiences for most are life changing. What does it mean? Is there a purpose? The research continues.

Near death experiencers are often changed so much that even their closest companions say something is very different. Electrical sensitivity, dietary changes, low blood pressure, waking up at 3 am are the short list of the new anomalous elements.

Stories in the book include the young girl who survived the Joplin tornado KTTS and remembered the Butterfly People that several children survivors reported seeing that day.

PMH highly recommends the book she wrote: To Heaven after the Storm, by Ari Hallmark
 
And then there is a car accident victim who showed up at a nearby residence to get help for his broken body. The resident later told police he saw jumping fog at his window and the fog told him to call the police and report an accident.     

We also talk about the Russian dissident who woke up after three days in the morgue freezer - during his own autopsy. George Rodonaia background. Recounting his story on YouTube

Listen to the show. Podcast link/Dying to Know You, Proof of God in the Near Death Experience

PMH Atwater main site
PMH Atwater's Blog for NDE News
Q and A with PMH Atwater Blog

Bill Guggenheim is also mentioned during the interview - regarding after death communication.
Here is his site: Hello from Heaven
and the research site: After-Death

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Mar 3, 2017

Master fear, and leave the Monsters be

"Fear creates dragons out of mice. Own your knowing and mind your creations." - Talking to Nightlights

October 2017, Blade Runner 2049 - Trailer

Playing with SciFi and potential Timelines. We are our own worst nightmare when we allow fear to guide our path. Letting go of that element allows a view of reality where options are presented without the taint of a dreaded projection. Projection is the active word. Project: No fear.

What is - exists with purpose. Allow that your perfect present offers an opportunity to upgrade your awareness if you so choose. That perfect present is given to you in full confidence in your ability to accept this scenario as a challenge that requires acceptance of an all-that-is that has only your best interest at heart. You are the learning curve.

Release the urge to jump to a conclusion and instead, adopt the mind state of receptivity, allowing a miracle in the reveal. Potential is ever-present in the making. Chance is your friend. NO thing is final except your conclusion derived in over-thinking. Miracle or no, an open window permits even the smallest of blessings. Imagine up. The best is what you came for. This is your creation.

Odds, ends and otherwise -
  • Ancient Undiscovered Gem in the recently destroyed ruins - Telegraph
  • Fish we never new existed, discovery courtesy of BP Oil spill: Quartz 
  • Paranormal activity has everyone spooked in one Chilean town: Oddity Central
  • Apollo 10 Astronauts heard music? Lost recordings reveal a surprise. Featured in the
    third season of NASA's Unexplained Files: Daily Mail
  • Harry Potter SFX Remix. Earworm Alert. YouTube 

Some wonderful short films are available now and the quality is amazing. This award winning SciFi feature, newly released on YouTube, offers up a shattered world where the only way forward requires facing a dreaded monster(s). "The Surface"




Film Director/Writer: Willem Kampenhout
Connect with him if you like the film and/or to share your thoughts and sign up for future film info.


This note from his site: "My short film 'The Surface' was released on YouTube. Many questioned my sanity in this plan, as it was not even on my channel. Why I did this? Because this film was made to be seen."


More Award Winning Short Films: CGBro


Sci-Fi Inspiration -

Bright side:

The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible. - Arthur C. Clarke


"Mr. Clarke played down his success in foretelling a globe-spanning network of communications satellites. “No one can predict the future,” he always maintained. But as a science fiction writer he couldn’t resist drawing up timelines for what he called “possible futures.”" - NYTimes

Contrast: 

If you think this Universe is bad, you should see some of the others.

**This weekend - Philip K. Dick Festival, Friday March 3, 2017, Ft. Morgan, CO.**

From the Fan Site: "The legacy of Philip K. Dick is stronger than ever, his seemingly prescient views of the future are more real than he could have ever imagined. This web site is a loving tribute to the man and his work from his fans. It may not be the fanciest site on the Internet but we hope the content speaks louder than the form."

Fan Site Links 

Facebook Fan Page
Metaphysical Quotes Archived from Philipkdick.com

And with this reference you can see the attraction: 

The Penultimate Truth (1964) 
What would it be like, to have the earth open up and millions of humans, imprisoned subsurface for fifteen years, believing in a radioactive waste above with missiles and bacteria and rubble and warring armies - the demesne system would sustain a death blow and the great park over which he flapped twice daily would become a densely populated civilization once more, nor quite as before the war, but close enough. Roads would reappear. Cities. And - ultimately there would be another war. That was the rationale. The masses had egged their leaders on to war in both Wes-Dem and Pac-Peop. But once the masses were out of the way, stuffed down below into antiseptic tanks, the ruling elite of both East and West were free to conclude a deal...

Blade Runner Note: Philip K. Dick never saw the film based on his novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. He died shortly before the release. Neatorama

Details on the newest film, Blade Runner 2049 IMDB


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Mar 2, 2017

Coffee Break - a pinch of Rube Goldberg with a dash of Carl Sagan

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - *attributed to Carl Sagan


Years ago, I interviewed Carl Sagan about his book Pale Blue Dot. That interview, as it turns out, was shortly before he died. I was nervous about my ability to effectively present the subject matter and intimidated because of my enormous respect for the guest. He was gracious and articulate. I have no idea what I asked but I remember I was very curious to know his thoughts on his book: Contact

Another quote from Sagan, one that inspires continued exploration of space wonders beyond knowing and (for me) the extraordinary PSI stuff begging further investigation: 

"At the heart of science is an essential balance between two seemingly contradictory attitudes—an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they may be, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new. This is how deep truths are winnowed from deep nonsense." - The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark 

Time out for Coffee.

A nod to marketing novelty. The only Rube Goldberg Machine in the world was installed in NESCAFÉ Harajuku in Tokyo.
 
This fantastic machine debuted in December 2016, serving coffee and playing Christmas tunes. The beauty of this creation makes it a wonder to behold regardless of the season.



"In true Rube Goldbergian spirit, the machine took five months to build, according to Nestlé."
Source: Daily Coffee News  Event Press Release: Business Wire

“Dr. S didn’t notice. “Do you remember the cartoons of Rube Goldberg? An inventor of the most ludicrous contraptions. You know: a lever is pulled, causing a boot to kick a dog, whose bark motivates a hamster to run on a wheel which winds a pulley that raises a gate that releases a bowling ball and so on? Until, at the end, finally, the machine does something incredibly mundane, like making a piece of toast. Yes? Well, as it turns out, that’s the world. All these incredibly complex, inscrutably intertwined Rube Goldberg machines that can only be seen in retrospect when something happens.” - Adam Felber, Schrödinger's Ball

Might be just me but I do suspect some sources are meant to remain hidden - even in retrospect. Call it a divine carrot - designed to seed and instill Faith and higher learning.  

Ascend beyond the need of knowing and you'll know.


Wendy's Coffeehouse Upcoming Interviews: 
 3/5 - PMH Atwater - Proof of God in the near death experience
3/12 - Leslie Kean - New book 3/7/17 - Surviving Death
3/19 - Stan Seba - Kansas MUFON - update on a photo I submitted.
3/26 - Krsanna Duran - UFO Initiation Ultraterrestrial Time Travelers
4/2 - Mike Clelland - The Messengers - Owls and ETs


2017 - Wendy's Coffeehouse Archives
1/22 - Irma Slage - A guide to having your own psychic contact: Smashwords
1/29 - Nancy Talbott on Cognitive Dissonance - BLT Research
2/5 - Hans Wilhelm - Inspired and inspiring vbook - LifeExplained 
2/12 - Kewaunee and Kelly Lapseritis - The Sasquatch People
2/19 - Retired A-List Literary Agent Sandra Martin - Snapshots: Memories and Recipes
2/26 - Richard Gordon - his newest energy healing insight/and more Quantum Touch 

2/26 *Edd Edwards joins in the first break to offer a quick energy demo. Need a boost? Check in.

Just for grins, Doritos bagged with a PK twist.
That's Edd.



My favorite Sagan quote is on the home page of the Carl Sagan Portal:

"We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself." - Carl Sagan Space

Given evolution is part of the process, we are a work in progress. 


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