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This and That

The Antikythera is a big WOW!!!

So as not to be a o­ne-note person, here's something besides crop circles to be in awe of. I don't know what else to say but WOW! As listmember Monika Roloff, from Australia, who sent me this says, it's “certain proof of more elite knowledge and civilizations 2,000 years ago…” Click for streaming video:

http://www.nature.com/nature/videoarchive/antikythera

I'm reminded of Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race

, which challenges the prevailing theory of Darwinian evolution. That book, which could blast us out of our worldview, contains evidence of ancient human origins — 914 pages of what can't be, but is. Our science-based worldview won't admit such information — it would change everything, and we are attached to the way we've explained things to be. Anything that doesn't just add more information to society's pile, but instead forces us to erect a new pile, always has a hard time getting through.

I interviewed author Michael Cremo at a crop circle conference for my documentary, but the background noise unfortunately prevented me from using the footage. This is from his website:

“Over the past two centuries researchers have found bones and artifacts showing that people like ourselves existed o­n earth millions of years ago. But the scientific establishment has ignored these remarkable facts because they contradict the dominant views of human origins and antiquity. Cremo and Thompson challenge us to rethink our understanding of human origins, identity, and destiny. Forbidden Archeology takes o­n o­ne of the most fundamental components of the modern scientific world view, and invites us to take a courageous first step towards a new perspective.”

This is from a review o­n the site:

“…the existence of human bones that were discovered in Illinois in rock from the Carboniferous period as well as human footprints from the same period in Kentucky and from the Jurassic period in Turkmenistan. Man was not o­nly living in these remote periods, but also he had already an advanced civilization. As evidence they cite fossil anchors found in the depths of quarries, a mysterious inscription o­n a piece of marble extracted from its natural rock, a piece of money from the middle Pleistocene, a fossilized shoe sole from the Triassic, and even a metal vase from the Precambrian (600 million years ago). Official science, charge Cremo and Thompson, refuses to take into account these vestiges because they threaten the established conception of the origin of man.”


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MEDICAL INSURANCE EXPLAINED

Thanks to Roy Gibbon for sending me this important article.

Everything you need to know – MEDICAL INSURANCE EXPLAINED

Q. What does HMO stand for?

A. This is actually a variation of the phrase, “HEY MOE.” Its roots go back to a concept pioneered by Moe of the Three Stooges, who discovered that a patient could be made to forget the pain in his foot if he was poked hard enough in the eye.

Q. I just joined an HMO. How difficult will it be to choose the doctor I want?

A. Just slightly more difficult than choosing your parents. Your insurer will provide you with a book listing all the doctors in the Plan. The doctors basically fall into two categories: those who are no longer accepting new patients, and those who will see you but are no longer participating in the Plan. But don't worry, the remaining doctor who is still in the Plan and accepting new patients has an office just a half-day's drive away and a diploma from a third world country.

Q. Do all diagnostic procedures require pre-certification?

A. No. o­nly those you need.

Q. Can I get coverage for my pre-existing conditions?

A. Certainly, as long as they don't require any treatment.

Q. What happens if I want to try alternative forms of medicine?

A. You'll need to find alternative forms of payment.

Q. My pharmacy plan o­nly covers generic drugs, but I need the name brand. I tried the generic medication, but it gave me a stomach ache. What should I do?

A. Poke yourself in the eye.

Q. What if I'm away from home and I get sick?

A. You really shouldn't do that.

Q. I think I need to see a specialist, but my doctor insists he can handle my problem. Can a general practitioner really perform a heart transplant right in his/her office?

A. Hard to say, but considering that all you're risking is the $20 co-payment, there's no harm in giving it a shot.

Q. Will health care be different in the next decade?

A. No, but if you call right now, you might get an appointment by then.


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Up Close and Very Personal — ASAP

OK, you guys, who have been getting my words of wisdom in my sometimes crazed but hopefully always interesting obsession with trying to save the world, I have a request. It's for something that will do nothing for the world but make it laugh hysterically.

I'm not saying that because the cause of the laughter is my daughter. No, no, you know I wouldn't do that. Trust me, trust me, I would have laughed at anyone in this five minute video. My darling daughter, Liza, in a hiatus from winning Emmy awards for producing daytime TV talk shows (she has four from Rosie O'Donnell), has put herself o­n the other side of the camera in 39 Second Single, which she's been posting o­n the Internet weekly for the past few months. (It started out to be 39 seconds long, but is up to about 5 minutes now.) It's Liza at 39, wishing she was in love, and talking about her various dates that don’t lead to matrimony.

The latest episode, The Montage, that made me laugh out loud, is an unusual o­ne which you'll see if you click o­n this link:
http://sjl.funnyordie.com/v1/view_video.php?viewkey=0501e3600d9a1b4ee5d4. (Watch to the very end to see the tag.)

If you do that, while being entertained you could help to get this laugh fest episode to go viral — which would help Liza in all sorts of ways, including a boost it would give to her development deal with The Learning Channel, which could turn 39 Second Single into a half hour TV show.

To happy clicking,

Mommy Suzanne

PS: To see more of Liza's episodes, go to http://39secondsingle.com. And to see another series of 5 minute videos that she's posting weekly, which will bring chuckles if you are an American Idol fan, go to http://idolcritic.com. A new episode goes up every Thursday, after the Wednesday elimination. Idol fans will get a kick out of Liza's quirky observations and her great wit (which of course I'd say even if she were not my daughter)!

AN EMAIL FROM LIZA TO HER FRIENDS:

So there's a web site, http://funnyordie.com, that has become the jumping off point for videos to go viral. You might know it from Will Ferrell's “the rent is due” video that has been circulating o­n the web. The way it works is the video has to be viewed a thousand times in order for it to “survive.” Here's the link to The Montage episode of 39 Second Single: http://sjl.funnyordie.com/v1/view_video.php?viewkey=0501e3600d9a1b4ee5d4

Watch it and vote “FUNNY” afterwards. It's our best chance for this episode to go viral. Please forward this to as many people as possible. 

Thanks everyone,

xo

Liza