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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Paloma Ford's "Dollars" video
By Jack Brummet
My niece Paloma Ford, has been working on this album for a long time now, and just today released this single/video, Dollars. Check it out!
My niece Paloma Ford, has been working on this album for a long time now, and just today released this single/video, Dollars. Check it out!
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Seattle's Hat and Boots
By Jack Brummet, Seattle Metro Editor
The Hat 'n' Boots now reside in Oxbow Park in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. They were built in 1954 as part of a Western-themed Texaco gas station and are alleged to be the largest hat and cowboy boots in America. The hat measures 44 feet across and the boots are 22 feet high.
When the "filling station" fell on hard times, it was abandoned for many years, and finally, the City of Seattle moved the fully restored Hat 'n' Boots (they were in rocky shape due to years of neglect) to the new Oxbow Park in December 2003.
When I was young, before Interstate 5 was completed, we used to stop there on every trip to Seattle. It was the coolest thing ever for an eight year old to pee in the boot. The boots are no longer bathrooms, but are used to store sprinklers, tools, and hoses for the park.
The Hat 'n' Boots even had a star turn--in National Lampoon's Vacation, in the opening credits.
The Hat 'n' Boots now reside in Oxbow Park in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. They were built in 1954 as part of a Western-themed Texaco gas station and are alleged to be the largest hat and cowboy boots in America. The hat measures 44 feet across and the boots are 22 feet high.
When the "filling station" fell on hard times, it was abandoned for many years, and finally, the City of Seattle moved the fully restored Hat 'n' Boots (they were in rocky shape due to years of neglect) to the new Oxbow Park in December 2003.
When I was young, before Interstate 5 was completed, we used to stop there on every trip to Seattle. It was the coolest thing ever for an eight year old to pee in the boot. The boots are no longer bathrooms, but are used to store sprinklers, tools, and hoses for the park.
The Hat 'n' Boots even had a star turn--in National Lampoon's Vacation, in the opening credits.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Sunday, December 09, 2012
The Zombie Apocalypse drives gun sales...
By Jack Brummet, 2nd Amendment Editor
Is fear driving the sales of guns? People reacting to the Batman massacre, or other mass shootings? As it turns out, folks are just preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse.
Is fear driving the sales of guns? People reacting to the Batman massacre, or other mass shootings? As it turns out, folks are just preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse.
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Saturday, December 08, 2012
Alien Lore No. 241 - UFO crash in Japan?
By Jack Brummet, Unexplained Phenomena Editor
Several web sites and blogs, including In Other Newz, are posting articles on an alleged report on Nippon Television December 5th that “an Unidentified Flying Object, went down off the coast of Okinawa, an island at the southern tip of Japan. Several news crews, along with police and emergency vehicles, rushed to the scene just in time to see the UFO sink into the water, according to multiple sources.”
“We saw something like a small vessel with a dome slowly submerge into the water as we arrived at the scene,” said Okinawa Prefecture Police Chief Hideki Suzuki. “We clearly saw smoke rising from it as it went down. There was a tremendous amount of steam generated as it disappeared into the depths of the ocean. We anticipate investigating the vessel as soon as we get the equipment we need to raise it from the water.”
The reports also claim that a recovery mission is underway: "The Japanese Navy has already cordoned off the immediate vicinity of the crash and is preparing to send divers into the water to get a glimpse of the vessel and take photos for salvaging purposes. No doubt, the Navy will be heavily involved in bringing the UFO up from the depths of the ocean."
A photograph "released by the Japanese navy" shows the vessel submerged underwater, with a possible power source still glowing brightly atop the aircraft’s dome..
Another web web site points out that the the photo looks suspiciously like this Google street view image of Jacksonville, Texas. Does this image below confirm that this is just another hoax?
photo purportedly released by the Japanese Navy
Several web sites and blogs, including In Other Newz, are posting articles on an alleged report on Nippon Television December 5th that “an Unidentified Flying Object, went down off the coast of Okinawa, an island at the southern tip of Japan. Several news crews, along with police and emergency vehicles, rushed to the scene just in time to see the UFO sink into the water, according to multiple sources.”
“We saw something like a small vessel with a dome slowly submerge into the water as we arrived at the scene,” said Okinawa Prefecture Police Chief Hideki Suzuki. “We clearly saw smoke rising from it as it went down. There was a tremendous amount of steam generated as it disappeared into the depths of the ocean. We anticipate investigating the vessel as soon as we get the equipment we need to raise it from the water.”
The reports also claim that a recovery mission is underway: "The Japanese Navy has already cordoned off the immediate vicinity of the crash and is preparing to send divers into the water to get a glimpse of the vessel and take photos for salvaging purposes. No doubt, the Navy will be heavily involved in bringing the UFO up from the depths of the ocean."
A photograph "released by the Japanese navy" shows the vessel submerged underwater, with a possible power source still glowing brightly atop the aircraft’s dome..
Another web web site points out that the the photo looks suspiciously like this Google street view image of Jacksonville, Texas. Does this image below confirm that this is just another hoax?
A Google street view image taken in Texas
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Friday, December 07, 2012
The Seattle Police humorously blog about legal marijuana
By Jack Brummet, Seattle Metro Editor
The Seattle Police Department blog, which has been way out front of the legalized pot issue since the beginning, released their temporary enforcement policy today. And they capped it with a picture of the Dude from The Big Lebowski. Read their entire blog post here.
Some choice tidbits:
The Seattle Police Department blog, which has been way out front of the legalized pot issue since the beginning, released their temporary enforcement policy today. And they capped it with a picture of the Dude from The Big Lebowski. Read their entire blog post here.
Some choice tidbits:
"Does this mean you should flagrantly roll up a mega-spliff and light up in the middle of the street? No. If you’re smoking pot in public, officers will be giving helpful reminders to folks about the rules and regulations under I-502 (like not smoking pot in public)."
"the police department believes that, under state law, you may responsibly get baked, order some pizzas and enjoy a Lord of the Rings marathon in the privacy of your own home, if you want to."
"In the meantime, in keeping with the spirit of I-502, the department’s going to give you a generous grace period to help you adjust to this brave, new, and maybe kinda stoned world we live in."
"As we’ve told you here on the Blotter, if you’re over 21, then starting December 6th you can use marijuana, and possess marijuana—up to an ounce of marijuana buds, 16 ounces of solid marijuana-infused product, like cookies, or 72 ounces of infused liquid, like oil."
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Thursday, December 06, 2012
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
In 20 minutes, in Washington State, 4/20 is now 24/7
By Mona Goldwater, Social Mores Editor
Not rain on the parade of the far more important step forward in Washington State of marriage for everyone, but curiously at midnight both "same sex" marriage and marijuana became legal in the state where I now live. Now, maybe next year we can repeal the second amendment.
Not rain on the parade of the far more important step forward in Washington State of marriage for everyone, but curiously at midnight both "same sex" marriage and marijuana became legal in the state where I now live. Now, maybe next year we can repeal the second amendment.
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As of midnight, in Washington State, the term same sex marriage becomes obsolete
By Pablo Fanque, Washington State Editor
As of midnight, in Washington State, the term same sex marriage becomes obsolete. The proper term is now marriage. Period.
Sam
As of midnight, in Washington State, the term same sex marriage becomes obsolete. The proper term is now marriage. Period.
Sam
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Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Faces No. 338 - digitally reversed scratchboard
By Jack Brummet
[hand drawn on india ink scratchboard, digitally reversed in photoshop]
[hand drawn on india ink scratchboard, digitally reversed in photoshop]
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Ernest Hemingway's saddest short story
By Jack Brummet, Fiction Editor
For sale.
Baby’s shoes.
Never worn.
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Monday, December 03, 2012
Decade Volcanoes (and Mount Rainier in particular)
By Jack Brummet, Seattle Metro Editor
The Decade Volcanoes are sixteen volcanoes "identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) as being worthy of particular study in light of their history of large, destructive eruptions and proximity to populated areas." I live fifty miles from one of them.
According to the Wikipedia, "Mount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 feet. Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of its large amount of glacial ice."
In an eruption, Mt. Rainier could produce massive lahars that would threaten the whole Puyallup River Valley. A lahar is a mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of lave, rocky debris, mud, and water.
The U.S. Geological Survey says that "150,000 people live on top of old lahar deposits of Rainier. Not only is there much ice atop the volcano, the volcano is also slowly being weakened by hydrothermal activity. According to Geoff Clayton, a geologist with a Washington State Geology firm, RH2 Engineering, a repeat of the Osceola mudflow would destroy Enumclaw, Orting, Kent, Auburn, Puyallup, Sumner and all of Renton. Such a mudflow might also reach down the Duwamish estuary and destroy parts of downtown Seattle, and cause tsunamis in Puget Sound and Lake Washington."
IAVCEI's list of the 16 decade volcanoes:
Avachinsky-Koryaksky, Kamchatka, Russia
Colima, Jalisco and Colima, Mexico
Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
Galeras, Nariño, Colombia
Mauna Loa, Hawaii, USA
Mount Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia
Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo
Mount Rainier, Washington, USA
Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Santa Maria/Santiaguito, Guatemala
Santorini, Cyclades, Greece
Taal Volcano, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines
Teide, Canary Islands, Spain
Ulawun, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Mount Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Vesuvius, Naples, Italy
click to enlarge - licensed from Wikipedia Commons
According to the Wikipedia, "Mount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 feet. Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of its large amount of glacial ice."
The three summits of Mount Rainier
In an eruption, Mt. Rainier could produce massive lahars that would threaten the whole Puyallup River Valley. A lahar is a mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of lave, rocky debris, mud, and water.
Hazard Map showing potential mud and lava flows
The U.S. Geological Survey says that "150,000 people live on top of old lahar deposits of Rainier. Not only is there much ice atop the volcano, the volcano is also slowly being weakened by hydrothermal activity. According to Geoff Clayton, a geologist with a Washington State Geology firm, RH2 Engineering, a repeat of the Osceola mudflow would destroy Enumclaw, Orting, Kent, Auburn, Puyallup, Sumner and all of Renton. Such a mudflow might also reach down the Duwamish estuary and destroy parts of downtown Seattle, and cause tsunamis in Puget Sound and Lake Washington."
IAVCEI's list of the 16 decade volcanoes:
Avachinsky-Koryaksky, Kamchatka, Russia
Colima, Jalisco and Colima, Mexico
Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
Galeras, Nariño, Colombia
Mauna Loa, Hawaii, USA
Mount Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia
Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo
Mount Rainier, Washington, USA
Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Santa Maria/Santiaguito, Guatemala
Santorini, Cyclades, Greece
Taal Volcano, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines
Teide, Canary Islands, Spain
Ulawun, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Mount Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Vesuvius, Naples, Italy
Mount Rainier in 1895
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Sunday, December 02, 2012
The best newspaper correction yet
By Jack Brummet, Fourth Estate Editor
"Correction. Due to incorrect information received from the Court of Clerks Office, Diane K. Merchant, 38, [address redacted] SW, was incorrectly listed as being fined for prostitution in Wednesday's paper. The charge should have been failure to stop at a railroad crossing. The Public Opinion apologizes for the error."
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"Correction. Due to incorrect information received from the Court of Clerks Office, Diane K. Merchant, 38, [address redacted] SW, was incorrectly listed as being fined for prostitution in Wednesday's paper. The charge should have been failure to stop at a railroad crossing. The Public Opinion apologizes for the error."
Copyright (C) 2012 by All This Is That. All This Is That contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We make these materials available to advance the understanding of political, economic, literary, artistic, and social issues. In some cases we satirize, parody, or lampoon materials from other sources. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of copyrighted material as provided for by section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit for research, educational, and entertainment purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', please read and follow our Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license and attribute the work to All This Is That, along with our URL (http://jackbrummet.blogspot.com).
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Saturday, December 01, 2012
Friday, November 30, 2012
Movember: The last President to wear a mustache - William Howard Taft
By Jack Brummet, Presidents Editor
As Movember comes to a close, here is a photo of President William Howard Taft, the last President to sport a mustache. He later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Felix Frankfurter once remarked to Justice Louis Brandeis that it was "difficult for me to understand why a man who is so good a Chief Justice...could have been so bad as President."
As Movember comes to a close, here is a photo of President William Howard Taft, the last President to sport a mustache. He later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Felix Frankfurter once remarked to Justice Louis Brandeis that it was "difficult for me to understand why a man who is so good a Chief Justice...could have been so bad as President."
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From All This Is That Eight Years Ago. 2004: Hucking eggs in Kent, Wash.
By Jack Brummet, South King County Editor
[From All This Is That eight years ago. This is one of Jack's several dozen posts on growing up in Kent,. Washington. This particular post was made in the first month of ATIT's life in 2004 /ed,].
For a couple of years, one of our favorite pastimes was hucking eggs at cars. Not that we were particularly destructive, but we were boys, and destruction was part of our makeup...whether it was instilled by nature, or nurture. Eggs were the perfect vehicle--a dozen cost fifty-three cents, they wouldn't kill anyone, didn't dent sheet metal, and did no real damage to the finish of those 50's and 60's behemoths with leaded, toxic, permanent paint.
- They drove on obliviously, or tapped their brakes and kept moving.
- They stopped and maybe got out, checked the egged fender, and drove off.
- They went completely ballistic; crazy as a sh*thouse rat; or went for their shotgun, or pistol.
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One more wacky sign from Beijing
By Jack Brummet, China Travel Editor
I can't remember the name of the highway over which this is posted, but I took this shot on a road coming into town from the airport...
I can't remember the name of the highway over which this is posted, but I took this shot on a road coming into town from the airport...
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Poem: Konking Out
By Jack Brummet
In the end, evil konks out
Like a squid simmered in its own ink,
Because evil fails the moment
It overcomes good
By consuming the energy
To which it owed its duration.
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Like a squid simmered in its own ink,
Because evil fails the moment
It overcomes good
By consuming the energy
To which it owed its duration.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
ATIT Reheated - The Johnson Treatment: LBJ's version of persuasion and coercion, with photos and links to 15 previous stories on LBJ and "The Johnson Treatment"
by Jack Brummet, Presidents Editor
Here, LBJ, the Majority Leader, puts the strong-arm on Theodore Green, a 90 year old Senator
The Johnson Treatment has been described as having 'a large St. Bernard licking your face and pawing you all over.' LBJ was a big man, and the original "close talker." The Johnson Treatment was a singular combination of physical intimidation and coercion, and it was one of his most effective tools as he mastered the Senate, and later, to a far lesser degree, the Presidency. The phrase "The Johnson Treatment" is sometimes also used to describe being violated by unwanted company. LBJ would paw you, lean into you, get right up in your grill and ask you for a favor. Except it wasn't really asking. Here are a few of our favorite photographs of LBJ giving the Treatment, along with links to fifteen previous article on LBJ, LBJ's War, and, of course, The Johnson Treatment. 
LBJ leans on Hubert Humphrey, who would later become his VP
LBJ leaning on his friend Abe Fortas, whom he would later name
to the Supreme Court, and even later attempt to elevate to Chief Justice.
Fortas eventually resigned after four years on the court, due to ethical issues.
LBJ putting the screws to Dan Rather, who had asked an impertinent question
Putting The Johnson Treatment on Richard Russell
LBJ gives soon to be President Dick Nixon the treatment
Whitney Young gets a taste of The Treatment
Eartha Kitt gets a frosty dose of the treatment after she questioned his war
One person to whom he couldn't give the treatment...his boss, Jack Kennedy
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Poem: The Earth Is In Motion
By Jack Brummet
The mountain is the
youngest child
Of heaven and earth,
Striving ever upward
As it tumbles down,
Striving ever upward
As it tumbles down,
Like
the five volcanoes
That surround me.
That surround me.
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