(NORTH PLATTE POST)- Have you ever witnessed a meteor impact or a meteor shower? Meteor showers are a beautiful sight and sometimes dangerous. I like to think of Meteorites as little gifts from beyond, not like they are anything special that grant you powers like in various fiction stories but very cool and rare none the less.

Meteorites have been known to be mischievous as well. How would you like to be napping peacefully in your living room when suddenly you wake up to soil yourself because of the loud bang, followed by a striking pain on your hip, and a rather odd hole in the ceiling.

 That is the story of the poor womanknown to be the first human to be struck by an extraterrestrial object. (Ironically enough she lived across the street from a drive in called “Comet Drive-in” Classic!) She at first probably thought kids were playing base ball in the street, hitting a home-run slugger straight into her house. She would have enjoyed that I’m sure.

Meteorites vary in size, and often are sent pummeling down to earth from breaking off of an asteroid after colliding with something in space causing distress in other galaxies far…far away.

 

Wednesday June 20^th sightings occurred by multiple sources in Colorado of meteor sightings by residents and some firefighters working to control the blaze 2 miles west of Colorado Springs.

 

Peter Palmer the Chaffee County Sheriff said his office receive many calls regarding sightings, one call claims a meteorite landed in a wooded area north of Buena Vista though the report could not be confirmed. A heavy air tanker working to put out flames claims they saw something in the skies. Causing worry to the firefighters, they landed to take a time-out because that’s the last thing we want during multiple wild-fires, is planes being struck down by flaming rocks. No doubt at first glance an event such as that would be claimed to be some sort of terrorist attack. You never know.

It may be a possibility that since heat rises, and the wildfires create a lot of heat some tree branch particles or flammable things began to burn, then as weight reduces from the solids they are lifted into the air in a flaming heap. Much like when you throw a bunch of leaves or paper onto a fire and you sit back and proudly watch the flame grow while ash is spewed into the air, before your parents yell at you telling you never to do that again because all it does is create smoke…

This reminds me…PLEASE if you are a cigarette smoker be SURE to put your cigarette completely out before you dispose of it in any way. Conditions have been so dry that simply one cherry of a cigarette could ignite a small flame to a nearby field…then wind will build up the small flame making it spread and grow followed by a huge fire that forces many to evacuate due to large amounts of smoke. Not to mention the fire that may burn down houses. Wild fires are no joke.

If Meteorites interest you, check out this video:

Also look over this website that has a map of meteorite sightings all over the world, there are a few in Colorodo. Next time you step outside keep an eye on the skies for bright moving flame balls!

I was kicking around Facebook yesterday and my buddy Jay had this video posted. Had to share this with ya. Cool Enough? Usher doing Foster The People’s “Pumped Up Kicks”

This picture was snapped recently of the famous actor Alec Baldwin pushing an camera man.

I encourage you to post a common with a fitting caption! I studied this picture for a few minutes unable to generate a fitting caption, i’m sure you can do much better! I however would enjoy to know the “deets” of what the poor camera guy had asked, or said to make Baldwin “bum-rush” this poor guy. Maybe he beat his high-score on Words with Friends, or quite possibly came up with a smart remark that surpasses his actors script for Jack Donaghy.

Turns out the reporter enraged Baldwin while he was leaving the marriage license bureau after he obtained his marriage licence with his fiance.

Baldwin posted  on his Twitter: “A ‘photographer’ almost hit me in the face with his camera this morning.” He also said paparazzi should be “waterboarded.” a little over the top don’t you think?

Simply amazing…Not only is this man’s talent the ability to create epic burps that put frat houses in their place, but also the fact that a contest such as this actually exists!  Tim Janus won the World Burping Championships in New York City where this video takes place.

This man in a press conference style gives birth to an 18.1 second legend that will have a longer life span that some living bacteria. Watch the video, but I warn you to notify others around you what you’re watching…otherwise you’ll get some weird looks.

Additionally I cant help but laugh to myself at some of the funny comments from the Youtube page of the video:

Koodiapina says “That sounds like zombie is making a press conference”  and Greggfla says “lol at two people clapping in the background …“

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You better believe it! Free puppies.

Now there are some good sides to this idea and some bad but let me explain! San Francisco as you may or may not know has an issue with the homeless population panhandling, despite the countless attempts that Bevan Duffy, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s Person in Charge of the program’s attempt to solve the issue. Duffy has sought every angle from an employment program to enforcing curbside removal. Either way the average panhandler will simply move to another location.

This program starting August 1^st has one pretty sweet name if I do say so myself. The program is called WOOF. Wonderful Opportunities for Occupants and Fidos. Very clever.

The program that that takes on an entirely new view to the issue actually sounds like an insanely great idea! Homeless will be moved to a city-funded Single Room Occupancy to remove them from the streets and into a shelter. The person will be given a puppy that has yet to be adopted. Now how is the puppy going to be fed you ask? Participants in the program receive a stipend of $50-75$ Weekly to feed the puppy, and to fund other canine necessities. Of course $75 dollars weekly adds up, and there is no way the puppy would require no more than 50$ a week to live, id say that may be spoiling it of course once all the food is bought and toys and such the money will add up! For taking care of the puppy the participant is also entitled to a share of the money. Thus taking care of the pan handling problem.

Of course there are strict rules to this program. All participants absolutely must not panhandle, if caught doing so the puppy will be taken away. If they have an addiction they must be undergoing treatment or seeking help. If they are mentally Ill, a hoarder or they have a history of violence, they are not eligible to participate in WOOF.

I have faith in this program. A puppy is a huge responsibility for the average person who has a job friends, family and things to do on a daily basis. A person that panhandles has nearly no responsibilities making the puppy not only their best friend, but also building a friendship to remove loneliness, building pride, gaining money, and doing a service to get more puppies out of the shelter.  Regular check-ups will be performed to ensure the puppy’s are in good hands. I am excited to see this program in action to reduce panhandling in San Francisco.
You can read more on the story here

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say something that looks like lungs have been found on a sidewalk in south Los Angeles County.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Robert Dean tells the Los Angeles Times  that a citizen called Sunday evening to report organs on the sidewalk on Avalon Boulevard in an unincorporated area.

He says he doesn’t know what they are but deputies turned them over to coroner’s officials.

Coroner’s spokesman Ed Winter says a doctor has not looked at what was found yet. He says an examination will be conducted Monday or Tuesday.