Straight from the South Seas

Straight from the South Seas
Retired Expat living the Philippines

Augustus Summerfield Merrimon

This Blog is dedicated to my great-great-grand uncle who was a Democratic US Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1873 and 1879.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Do UFOs with little green men inside exist or not?

So do UFOs with little green men inside exist or not? CNN supposedly filmed a UFO moving at a great speed from the right to the left during the inauguration of President Barack Obama. (But those who watched the replay say it was a bird.) After that, former President Clinton's White House Chief John Podesta, now one of Obama's closest associates, demanded that the thick UFO files be made public. The number of UFO sightings has dramatically increased in recent times. According to Britain's Ministry of Defense, there were supposedly 285 UFO sightings in the UK in 2008, double the figure for 2007, when the number of alleged UFO sightings was reckoned at 137. (UFOs attacking Ukraine. Video UFO seen over Moscow during Russia - Netherlands match. Video) The defense departments of the United States and the Soviet Union scrupulously registered alleged sightings of UFOs for decades. American ufologists say that the U.S. authorities were quite serious about the UFO question in the 1940s through 1960s. Project Blue Book, terminated in 1969, had two goals: to determine if UFOs were a threat to national security, and to scientifically analyze UFO-related data. WeThe USAF concluded that UFOs are not a threat to national security. Ironically, the military still refuse to provide information about UFOs for security reasons.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Humanoid Aliens

Why do UFO proponents and other supporters always seem to depict their aliens as humanoid? Why are they insistent that these alleged life-forms follow the human body-plan? This goes against our understanding of science and all current biological models of how life evolved on earth, let alone other worlds. Even if the entire process of evolution on earth were re-simulated with all of the original parameters of biological genesis in place, we still wouldn't come out looking the same. So why would a visitor from an alien world look like us?

It's a near guarantee that they wouldn't.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Tokyo Dance Trooper

Dance stormtrooper - 2,025,153 views

Friday, April 3, 2009

Wldfires raged near Los Angeles - Photo from Space


Driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, wildfires raged near Los Angeles, California, in mid-October 2008. Not only did the winds fan the fires’ flames, they also sent the smoke far out to sea. (NASA-Aqua)

Canadian PM missed G20 family photo

G20 leaders pose for group picture – but why was Stephen Harper missing?

When the G20 leaders posed for their "family photograph" today, one face was missing – Stephen Harper, the Canadian PM. According to the Press Association news agency, rumors were circulating around the ExCel centre in east London that Harper had "chosen an inopportune moment for a 'bathroom break.'" He was greeted on his return by a jovial Barack Obama, who appeared to find the Canadian leader's absence quite amusing.

George Bush Says

You know what’s interesting? Today, a reporter in Crawford, Texas, asked former President George Bush how he felt about General Motors and Bush said, “You know, since I left office, I don’t really follow the Iraq war anymore.”

DUH

Dental house call results in arrest

There probably are dentists who make house calls, but we don’t know any. But that apparently didn’t occur to an Osceola County woman who thought she could get some cheap dental work by having the dentist come to her apartment, OrlandoSentinel.com reports. The woman told detectives she was injected with what she thought was anesthesia, and that after several minutes, Luis Figueroa Vasquez touched her inappropriately several times. Vasquez, 46, was arrested by Osceola County deputies on one count of attempted sexual battery. Vasquez, whose address is a post office box in Sarasota, keeps all of his equipment, including a chair and tools, in a truck.

Sheriff’s detectives could not find any information indicating he is licensed. A Florida Health Department spokeswoman also confirmed there is no record of him being a dentist.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Dragon Truck


"Dragon Truck from Russia, rides the public highways"

The Dark Knight Drives a Smart Car




















The Smart For Two vehicle has got a great remake by George Barris, the maker of the original 1960’s Batmobile version. It has the shine, the coolness and definite appeal you would expect from Batman’s car, but I wonder about the actual room inside. Would it be enough for all those wonderful toys Batman usually carries around?

Maybe it is because of the economic situation or perhaps a parking problem, but the Batmobile Smart Car seems like a great financial answer for the Dark Knight.

Twister


Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Astonishing Weight Loss

This is an amazing weight loss success story of a former 630-pound man named David Smith. In 2003, David weighted over 600 pounds and decided to change his life only through carb cycling and exercise. After 4 years, he weighted a stunning 229 pounds, losing 401 pounds but still had excess skin on his body. He underwent several surgeries to remove the excess skin; since then, he looks just like any other guy, and became a certified personal trainer through ACE.
Astonishing Weight Loss