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Wendy's Coffeehouse Odd news, Quirks, Sci-Fi, Coffee and Summer Dessert

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"Reality is frequently inaccurate." - Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe A few good links  --  Arizona Psychic didn't see this one coming. AZ Central link includes video of car crashing into his table at a restaurant in Canada. Recovering now, he's still booked for Arizona shows in July. Connect with Psychic Medium Blair Robertson   Nanny wanted for haunted house (Scotland). Interesting note: family says they only have reports of supernatural activities when they are away from the home and even though they were told the house was haunted when they bought, they have had no paranormal experiences. 5 nannies who vacated the position in the past year suggest a different story . Mashable   Bookmark this site for excellent PSI/Fortean/Anomaly content and nifty book reviews on The Magonia Blog. Dive into the mother-lode of para fun and start with MIB. Hit Features next. You'll be busy for a few hours.   Eclipse parties are filli...

JM DeBord, Dream Interpretation Dictionary - contemporary perspective - update w/2nd interview

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“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” - Edgar Allan Poe   Wendy's Coffeehouse - 6/4/17, J. M. (Jason) DeBord, Dream Interpretation Dictionary Odds, ends and otherwise - notes and news - Wonder Woman soars at the Box Office. NYTimes Review. Background on the origin and more than a few interesting details. Book/Amazon. Up to speed on the actress who is Wonder Woman. And the Woman/Director who called the shots and shattered a few glass ceilings. CNN   Just in time. 70th anniversary of Roswell : Site   New book claims a new witness can add more to the story. Express   Trending: ETs and UFOs . The History Channel is teaming with Robert Zemekis to create a series based on true cases from the Project Blue Book files. Variety   The Patriotic Squirrel ... Busted ... stealing flags ... WOAI Also mentioned a few things from a previous blog post: Robert Bigelow Indie film with a killer (really) female lead and a funky, twisty,...

SciXFriday - Hot and Flashy Headlines: UFOs, Global Warming and Wonder Woman

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Chill for the Weekend ... The Color Blue “I want to believe.”  -  Fox Mulder Odds, ends and otherwise newsy footnotes - Thank you to Robert Bigelow for his no nonsense view on UFOs and ETs . His story temporarily hijacked the focus from ominous global headlines. CBS/60 Minutes . No doubt the sighting by his Grandparents gave him an early start on bucking the skeptics. Live Science   Famous Believers : Lucky number 13 . - Live Science   13 who have seen a UFO. Includes Astronauts and a News Anchor: UFO Sightings Daily   And another list of 10 from Time   Clock ticking on what is expected to become one of the biggest ever icebergs . Scientists monitoring the crack say it could be days, hours or minutes ... from splitting from the ice shelf in the Antarctic. *Attributed to hotter temps ( G lobal W arming ). The Guardian   Current and continuing GW updates. Can you spell Gigaton ? The Weather Channel   The 6-year-old who mo...

SciXFriday - Strange Thing Sci-Fi Short, UFOs, Haunts, Misc, and Etc.

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“I am Ubik. Before the universe was, I am. I made the suns. I made the worlds. I created the lives and the places they inhabit; I move them here, I put them there. They go as I say, then do as I tell them. I am the word and my name is never spoken, the name which no one knows. I am called Ubik, but that is not my name. I am. I shall always be.” - Philip K. Dick , Ubik   Odds-n-Ends - Surprising reveal from a witness to the Phoenix Lights UFO. Kurt Russell says he was piloting a plane when he saw an unusual light formation and he reported it to the control tower. Nothing registered on radar, so he dismissed it. Two years later, the dots connected. Calls it his Richard Dreyfuss (Close Encounters) moment. Express   Residual amnesia reported by some Phoenix Lights witnesses? Unexplained. Express   Mountaintop Selfie captures UFO. UFOSightingsHotspot Cool thing about this story; when I shared it on Facebook I got a response from a friend who had a s...

Curious and Unexplained: ET, UFO, Little People, Yowi and beyond

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“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day. - "Old Man's Advice to Youth: 'Never Lose a Holy Curiosity.'" LIFE Magazine (2 May 1955) p. 64” - Albert Einstein A few Links - odds, ends and otherwise: Demon House update; exorcism, documentary, demo and all. Ripleys.com For the doubters, this hospital intake report is chilling. Contributed by Marisa Kwiatkowski, The Indianapolis Star: PDF Movie in limbo. Whether it will be completed? Follow on Twitter. Owner Zak had the house demolished. CNA   A tale of 2 speeches: Legally blurry. The Raw Story   Dog on Roof photo op ... and that's just fine. Mashable PS. You can follow Huckleberry on Instagram This week in (Yeti, Sasquatch) Yowi news: Ma...

SciXFriday: PSI, Winning, Revolutionary Physics and Magical Wishing

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"I am a great admirer of mystery and magic. Look at this life - all mystery and magic." - Harry Houdini Notes - odds, ends and otherwise -   Timing and Mystery - Scene of the accident, play of light explained . Mysterious Universe Play of light at an accident scene that remains a Mystery . HuffPost "Best day ever -- I did it!" - Lottery winner says a Psychic told her she would win. UPI   Jupiter - as a work of art in real time, a planet covered in swirls. Yahoo   Mystery, Miracles, Fatima and the Pope Yahoo   911 got the call when this determined brownie fan showed up. "She's a little old lady, screaming that a bear got on the back porch and is slamming on her glass door.".. CBSNews   Viral frenzy when the listing on Zillow said: ["Don't bother asking" about the occupant living upstairs.] Twitter fun . Fact checkers sleuthed the back story. House listing was pulled but this news report shows a sign in the yard. WISTV Ti...

SciX Friday - Heads Up! and a ripe bunch of misc...

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"Action without study is fatal. Study without action is futile." - Forbes Quote of the Day 5/5/17, Mary Ritter Beard/ Harvard.edu Not so random links and inspiration -    Real and Unreal? Head Transplant . Doctor on board. Volunteer Human patient ready. Did not watch and not going to post here, videos of the animals who have been subjected to this procedure. Chinese Media following at CCTV   Furthermore, Gizmodo reports on the Doc's "to do" list: Re-implant frozen brains in Human bodies. Ethics? More Bio and Background on the Doctor at OOOM   Ghost Busted - Little girl seen on trail cam is exactly what she seems; she's a real little girl and not (Gosh darn it!) a ghost. USA Today   Shortly after this interview, NPR and a lot of worry over what happened to Nessie, a sighting has resolved the issue. Nessie is back in action with the first official sighting in 8 months. Announced to the Nessie faithful at Lock Ness Sightings.   Follow Nessie ...

PMH Atwater - A Manual for Developing Humans

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“Science—the science to which I’ve devoted so much of my life—doesn’t contradict what I learned up there. But far, far too many people believe it does, because certain members of the scientific community, who are pledged to the materialist worldview, have insisted again and again that science and spirituality cannot coexist.” - Eben Alexander , Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife   4/23/17 - Wendy's Coffeehouse Podcast with PMH Atwater Notes and misc etc -  Bill Nye the Science Guy Rocks - March for Science - WashingtonPost More research affirming Psychedelic Drugs induce higher state of consciousness - IFLScience Mindreading: Facebook's secret tech project in Building 8- Independent.co.uk ElecStim Brain Boost helps Memory: NYTimes X-files is a go for season 11. RollingStone (What about People of Earth? Twitter ) Skydiving Dog Arrow on duty to save wildlife - also a world record holder. Skydiving Grounds for Divorce: ...

SciX Friday: odds-n-ends and otherwise interesting

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“Perhaps there is more sense in our nonsense and more nonsense in our 'sense' than we would care to believe.” - David Bohm Tech and Wows Tricorder (Trek cool!) in the works. Fast Company   Would you wear a microchip for work? Game changer. UPI   Packaged water - Edible bubble cube. CNET   Doctor Who New season (10) launches this weekend. Trailer 2   He refused to stay behind. You might have heard about the dog who joined an extreme race in progress. ESPN has the story of Arthur. What a dog. Even more research showing, not only are Elephants highly intelligent, they are self aware. Washington Post Catch of the Week -- UAP/UFO Local KMBC Channel 9 Traffic Reporter Johnny Rowlands is buzzed by darting white objects that zip across the sky behind him as he adjusts the cam in the helicopter, preparing to give his report. Link   Look fast! Doesn't help that the caption is directly over the image. Pause and play and the scene is visible for a mome...

SciX Friday - Beginnings and Endings

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“The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated attempt to do a double-backwards-somersault through a hoop whilst whistling the 'Star Spangled Banner', but in fact the message was this: So long and thanks for all the fish. ” ― Douglas Adams , The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy    Odds, ends and otherwise interesting - busy week Found - Mermaid Source WSET/TV   Girl living with Monkeys in India Daily Mail   Himalayan Glaciers now recognized as 'living persons' PhysOrg   Canada's UFO Report for 2016 is out. Sightings are up. Details Hive lands on her head and not one Bee sting - said she wanted to save them. They knew. UPI   The fish that fell from the sky - into a pool. UPI   In the beginning ... a world in progress http://www.abiogenesisfilm.com http://www.facebook.com/abiogenesisfilm SUBSCRIBE - to The CGBros for more inspiring content! Wendy's Coffeehouse - Upcoming ...

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...

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 microwavep hone is spying on me'.” - Philip K. Dick Odds n ends - Tourism hot spots in the News: Mount Etna - BBC Journalists concur Wear a Green tie and Twitter runs amok - Boing Boing   Props but NO one can top The Queen - Twisted Sifter Word of the week: Fear/Phobia of Eternity = Apeirophobia - The Atlantic Heartbreaker: Dog loses best friend, trails funeral procession - The Dodo   Meet Dash - the Therapy Dog - works at a funeral home in Cody, Wyoming - Fairfield Citizen 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 ...

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 Marching Orders - To Mars! by 2033: Wired Ditto: Futurism Mars Journey Overview: NASA   Mars One Mission Status   2028 Mars Base Camp: Lockheed Martin   2018 Two paying customers booked for a Moon trip: SpaceX 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? Bases on the Moon , Ingo Swann: Mysterious Universe   Secret Mars Colony : UFOTV and the Secret UFO Base/Antarctica Mystery   Potential ...

Psychic Sasquatch, Kelly and Kewaunee Lapseritis - A different view of Bigfoot

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“We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.” - Dr. Seuss A Valentine! Newest Podcast: Wendy's Coffeehouse 2/12/17 Psychic Sasquatch with Kelly and Kewaunee Lapseritis , Talk Radio KCMO archives on AudioBoom Notes: odds, ends and curious Milkomedia preview. Trippy night sky. MSN Super cool vid of rare, blue, jet lightening filmed from ISS. Engadget Has James Cameron found Atlantis? IndieWire   Extra on James Cameron. He talks about Avatar 2, says he's just finished the script for Avatar 5.  DailyBeast UFO? Still pondering white dot aloft in tornado that also hit a NASA facility in LA. UFOSightings Winter Park UFO sighting devolves into shiny tin foil hat moment. UFOSightings UFO Sightings: Soviet Cosmonauts have seen them too. FateMagazine Yodel Viral moment: Chicken Attack. Thanks to Mashable for flaggi...