All the news unfit to print for Saturday, March 17, 2007

The midday slump random rakings for Saturday..
St. Patrick's day..No one inebriated yet..right?

Iraq the violent: Gas sickens more than 350 people after suicide bomb..

The day after: Northeast digs out..

AccuWeather reports: Warmth coming..."but"...

The "buscate la vida" version of random rakings for Saturday..
St. Patrick's day..

ST PATRICK'S DAY 2007

Top of the morning random rakings ta ya..
The snow's over. Sort of. Still lightly falling outside the humble Schmuckraker basement.. Temperatures should be near 60 by the end of next week so Spring will spring, regardless of the fact we have 13 inches of snow on the ground as I type..

Off to the rakings..

After the attorney firing scandal hit the mainstream press in high reportage this week, CBS news offers this: Gonzales' firing is Inevitable...

First peanut butter for humans, now it goes to the dogs: Pet deaths lead to recall of dog food..

Army Chaplain guilty of adultery..

McCain stumble: Not sure of HIV can be prevented by condoms..

..McCain also under fire for using the term "tar baby"

FBI warns that extremists looking for work as school bus drivers..

$1,000 pizza for sale in New York City..

Bald eagle nest found in Philadelphia..

..Now off the the Irish..
The tradition continues: Bush received his bowl of shamrocks.. Besides the photo ops, Ireland is hopeful for an immigration deal by 2008..

Parades underway..

..and some parades cancelled due to snow..

Ireland in 2008: Population: 4,062,235 (July 2006 est.)..

70% is Catholic.. The Irish Muslim community is consistently growing.. In recent years, mainland Chinese have been migrating to Ireland because of high wages and a high standard of living..

More from Wikipedia..

More coming...

All the news unfit to print for Friday, March 16, 2007

Storm updates...
Live radar..

Meteo Madness update..
Snowy Times Square cam..
Flight cancellation chaos..
Travel treacherous..

...One more snowstorm.. The biggest of the season in the Northeast.
St. Patrick's Day, 2007...Snow-covered and cold.

AFP PHOTO
Maybe cabin fever is getting to everyone: Trump unloads on the Bush Administration..
Donald Trump today on CNN said that Bush is the worst president in history..

"I don't know if they're bad people. I don't know what's going on. I just know they got us into a mess, the likes of which this country has probably never seen. It's one of the great catastrophes of all time."

On Iraq: "They're in a civil war over there. There's nothing that we're going to be able to do with a civil war."

Some snow-related and non related random rakings..
Winter storm takes shape in Northeast..

Leave it to AccuWeather for a sensationalist view of weather (which I am a fan of, don't get me wrong).. but they are calling the storm the Shamrock Slam..

Hundreds of flights canceled..

Some areas will get up to 2 feet of snow..

Website falsely reports that Sinbad is dead..

Huge ice desposits found on south pole of Mars!

..more coming..

All the news unfit to print for Thursday, March 15, 2007

Winter weather mode.. one more time.
The great Valentine's Day snowstorm only one month behind us.. getting ready for the St Patrick's Day snowstorm of 2007.

I know, it's hard to believe when you read that the North Pole could be ice free by 2100..

But a pretty sizable late-March storm is brewing for the Northeast.. Winter storm warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service for various parts of the Northeast due to the impending storm..

The winter that never seemed to begin now seems to never end.

An interesting caveat that the NWS has put in its winter storm warnings: "IF THE STORM INTENSIFIES MORE THAN EXPECTED...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE MUCH HIGHER"

IF. The big if.

Margusity says 1 to 3 inches per hour.. developing..

All the news unfit to print for Monday, March 12, 2007

A few random rakings..
Just got some news together at the Bell Tower Blog.. but there's always time to find the Schmuck of the world..

As follows..

Study suggests that office workers are the most at risk for blood clots..

Leaders of Hazleton, PA, in court over immigration law..

Regis to have bypass surgery..

The Buddha Boy vanishes again..

Comedian Richard Jeni dies of apparent suicide..

More scrutiny at Walter Reed..

Fallout: Army's Surgeon General to retire..

Halliburton to move headquarters--to Dubai..

Rob Zombie says he'll use original HALLOWEEN music in remake..

All the news unfit to print for Saturday, March 10, 2007

Every now and then it's easy to forget what is important. .The book THE SECRET is important right now--at least in media circles and among Americans dying for a chance to get rich and happy. But rich and happy doesn't always go into the same sentence... sometimes it's just rich OR happy.. It's tough to make them both equate.

The SECRET professes that if you imagine wealth and a big new car you can achieve it. Whether it's bunk junk or not, it's a fast selling book..

But to me, a better and bigger secret is what we don't know.

The amazing unspoken and unknown life of ordinary people. Everyone has their own story.. everyone has their own history. Everyone has a life and deserves respect.

Sometimes it's easy for news of Britney Spears getting a haircut to overtake what really matters.

But in the final moments of life--a time when even the most courageous and stoic be filled with fear--what matters? Not fame and fortune.. not money.. No, instead, it matters if your kids love you. It matters if your wife or husband go to sleep in your arms at night and wake up happier than the day before. The job doesn't matter enough to get carpel tunnel or Blackberry thumbs..

Spend some more time when someone who's lonely. Be most generous with your moments.. They're fleeting.

Time goes by so fast. So very, very fast.

Live it up. You're only here once. Maybe.

And don't be afraid to cry. Even if you're not "supposed to."

Saturday rakings...
Most random.

The Peanut Butter recall expands..

Spring warmth for now. .but old in sight..

Falwell praises Gingrich after news of extra-marital affair..

Confusion still, but Daylight Savings Time is here tonight..

Bin Laden--if alive--is 50..

All the news unfit to print for Friday, March 09, 2007

Nintendo games reprise..
I am not going to make this an all-nighter, but just thought I'd share a few more Nintendo games from You Tube..

Double Dragon

BATMAN..

Some late Friday rakings..
Perhaps the biggest story of theday: The Justice Department has concluded that the FBI misused the Patriot Act to secretly obtain personal information about people in the United States .. Mueller says he will not resign..

15 minutes over: Antonella Barba offers her advice after being booted off AMERICAN IDOL..

Those roaring 90s: Newt Gingrich admits that he, too, had an affair during the Clinton Administration..

Indiana county leaps 2 hours ahead into DST..

All the news unfit to print for Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Some random rakings.. and a thought..
Still very busy documenting the present and the future of Cardinal Brennan..

But time for some random stuff..

The HuffingtonPost.com brings us inside the jury room written by juror number 9..

One juror on HARDBALL tonight suggested that Libby deserves a pardon!

New poll says Americans are doubtful of the future of the Iraq war..

Feel it yet? Gas prices edging back up..

$3 a gallon any day now..

Conspiracy theories set to arrive soon: Some coins now in circulation lack "In God We Trust"

Apparently CAPTAIN AMERICA set to die in comic book..

And finally.. something I need to think about. Will this site continue as it is? Schmuckraker.com.. The jig is almost up. As a matter of fact, just got my email from my server that the domain is set to expire and that if not renewed it will die the death that all sites eventually will (then they become either gateway sites for gambling or porn sites that get install pay-per-click technology on your computer).. yet the choice is with me. I can live on blogging on blogger.com Free.. not paying my yearly rate for my domain name that makes me no money.. Or just throw in the FTP'ing towell. I will update you all accordingly on the matter at hand at some point in the near future.. Soon, too. The domain's days are ticking away.

All the news unfit to print for Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Libby found guilty on four of five charges in CIA leak case

All the news unfit to print for Monday, March 05, 2007

The Walter Reed scandal continues..

AP PHOTO
Iraq war vets tell of horror stories..

Stories of troops who lost limbs and suffered traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress in moldy, roach-infested rooms at Walter Reed..

A few random rakings..
Been very busy with the Bell Tower Blog but ready and willing--as always--to give you a flavor or what I think is important from today's headlines..

For what it's worth..
The random rakings..

Scientists on mission to find out why a chunk of the earth's crust is missing..

Jim Young/Reuters
The President in yet another ridiculous photo op in North Carolina..(It was from February, but I missed it)

Tests reveal clot in Vice President's leg..

First ever clothing-free gym..

South Korea has warmest winter in decades..

Parents beat up school principal over grades!

Radcliffe signs for final POTTER films (I assume fully clothed..)

Libby jury continues deliberations..

Rumors: Britney Spears tried to hang herself as she screamed that she was the anti-Christ in rehab..

Early numbers from Asia: Free Fall.

All the news unfit to print for Sunday, March 04, 2007

Post-Nintendo You Tube mania random rakings..
Got an email that the whole Nintendo video game thing was too much.. Sadly, I watched some that I didn't post. What can I say, I couldn't sleep..Hey, I still have my soon to be Mrs. Nerd!

Nonetheless: The random rakings for this morning..

Cardinal Brennan meeting set for today..

Former Canadian defense minister (the UFO guy) wants world governments to release information as to how UFO crashes lead to climate change on earth..

He came in peace... ... .... Hmm Iranian president and Saudi leaders vow they will work together..

Russian expert shot dead after DATELINE interview..

Further information on the blood red moon..

More New York City restaurants shut down in rat scandal..

Winter still hanging on..

It was snow two weeks ago, now it's a smokey hay that closes a part of Interestate 81 in Pennsylvania..

Obama vs Hillary in Selma..

CAA caught in Michael Savage fued..

Labels: Random rakings

Some early Sunday boredom morning random You Tubes..
Amazing what you can find online these days. You Tube has fast become a place to go when boredom sets in and the goings get rough.. Decided to search for some Mario Brothers related material.. and with You Tube, you're never disappointed.

Apparently this is the fastest "ever recorded" for beating Mario 2 for the original Nintendo.. Warps are included..

Fastest ever for original Mario..

Mario 3 in 11 minutes!

Marble Madness!

Kung Fu! ! !

Friday the 13th

Odd: The "angry Nintendo nerd" explains NIGHTMARE ON THE ELM street game (Cursing included. Lots.)

Ok, I think that's it for now.

Saturday night moon rising..
First lunar eclipse in years..

is = to

??
.. Maybe..

All the news unfit to print for Saturday, March 03, 2007

Yellow ribbon blues..
As the support of the war vanishes, so does the marketing stabability of yellow ribbons. They were all over for the first few years after the Iraq war began, but now stockpiles of the ribbons are setting in storage facilities not being purchased in big numbers by consumers anymore..

I hope and pray this is not a symbol of fading support for the troops.. for I don't care what you think of the war, it's the troops that are performing their duties just as they are called to do during wartime..

Walter Reed scandal related rakings..
This story continues to shock and mystify Americans: How can wounded soldiers come back to the land of the free and be faced with staying in a hospital that had roahces and rats running around, allegations of deficiencies in outpatient care, allegations that soldiers with brain injuries were not able to get doctors's appointments, and troops sleeping in mold-infested rooms!?

They fought a war there.. just to come HERE and face this?

TIME magazine: Firing the wrong general..

Blogger: Wounded troops are Bush's second Katrina..

Blogger: Are privitizations the real culprit

The root of it all: The powerful emotions at Walter Reed..

The Pentagon stops CNN and the Discovery Channel from projects being filmed at Walter Reed..

A larger problem?

AP PHOTO
Bush visits torado devestated Enterprise High School..
President Bush toured areas of Alabama today, including the site where 8 people died: Enterprise High School..

The President asked Americans to "help the folks down here"..

Declared a major disaster area.. federal funds will start funding..