"Murphy was an optimist!"
Lost Thought March 2, 2006 3:15 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesWhat if Libby, aka clinical psychologist, was the spy and her husband, let’s guess Henry Gale, are actually part of the psychology experiments on-going as part of the Dharma project. Dharma never ended. The Dharma scientists crash planes and ships to obtain new test subjects. Let’s pull it back in from far fetched conjecture. Back to Libby and Henry. Libby’s job is to psychologically evaluate the beach crew. Henry got caught checking on her or running a report back to The Others and now he starts some psychological warfare.
When Sayid was questioning Henry, Henry tried to gain control over Sayid with references to "have you lost someone?" Sayid, with his own psychological training used Henry’s bait rather than being entrapped by it. I think Mr Eko, who applies his own brand of psychology, befuddled Henry Gale and scared him since Gale couldn’t assess Eko…of course, then there was the knife. We saw Henry Gale successfully get to Locke and we can guess how that is going to play out. I’d wager to say that next week we see Gale make a play on Jack.
Henry Gale may be a prisoner but he’s going on the offensive.
Remember the reasons for Dharma:
According to a choppy ”orientation film” found in the hatch, Dharma founders Gerald and Karen DeGroot established a research facility on the island in the 1970s to conduct experiments in meteorology, zoology, electromagnetism, psychology, and parapsychology.
We have seen zoology (polar bear, shark tagged with Dharma symbol…). We have seen meteorology ("you mean the freakish end of the world weather"). We have seen electromagnetism (suspected reason for crash, thumping wall in hatch, …). I think we’ve witnessed lots of psychology including the costumes of The Others. And parapsychology (the beast?). What if Henry Gale wasn’t just listening through the door but was using parapsychology to listen to their minds? What if the reason Henry Gale was so afraid of Mr Eko was not the knife but instead because he couldn’t read his mind or perhaps read it all too well!
The Dharma medical facility looked as if it was emptied hastily. Perhaps Libby warned them that Claire was coming. Of course, if that was the case, why not don the costumes and scare her away? But if they didn’t want an encounter, quickly getting out could also explain why the costumes were forgotten.
add a commentA Rest Stop from Depression and Suicidal Thoughts March 2, 2006 2:37 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Health, Of Interest, PhilosophySome interesting reading for people with depression and suicidal thoughts. Hmm. Good writing but at the end it notes that it is an exerpt from his book ergo marketing but still good info.
add a commentLost Review March 2, 2006 9:07 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesI thought this was an incredible episode of Lost. They did a fine job of playing each of the characters. The backstory was excellent and surprising. I find the cooperation and tension between Jack and Locke very interesting yet frustrating. I find it amusing how the "leaders" get to live in the palace. The writers are making choices with Jack that I would not have expected. With his initial desire to not be the group’s natural leader you would think he would be open and revealing about everything to everyone but instead he has become more secretive as he has become more accepting of his role in power. The Others are obviously a very intellectual group with their captive seeming to catch on quickly to people’s weaknesses and fiddle playing with them. Are the doors really thin, or do The Others have enhanced abilities? Increased hearing capacity? Mind reading?
Spoilers ahead! (more…)
1 comment so farMarch Means More Prizes March 2, 2006 8:18 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Cool Sites, Daily Life, Of InterestHere’s a repeat post but Blingo is sooo worth it! And no spam. No negatives. Make sure you sign up through a referral. I participate so does my wife, Barry, Busy Mom, Single Dad, and many other! From Blingo Buzz:
4commentsDIY Abortion – Janes Clinics March 1, 2006 3:13 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : News, Of Interest, Politics, Sex, Touchy SubjectsThis is not a topic I usually comment on but (more…)
add a commentFree USB Key From Microsoft March 1, 2006 12:19 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Gadgets, Of Interest, TechnologyGizmodo turns us onto a Microsoft promotion giving away free USB key. Just log in with your .NET passport and answer 4 questions (the answers are on the above link). The key should arrive in 6-8 weeks.
add a commentGoogle Search With Prizes! March 1, 2006 10:25 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Daily Life, Of Interest
From Blingo Buzz:
Pay attention. The Blingo Frenzy is coming.
February 27, 2006 • Blingo FrenzyStarting on March 1st we’re adding more prizes to Blingo and launching a new feature we call the Blingo Frenzy, a short period of time where Blingo gives away prizes like crazy. We might suddenly give away a bunch of iPod Nanos in one hour, or we might give away movie tickets or iTunes every few minutes! You never know what and you never know when.
So, pay attention or you might miss the Frenzy. Oh, and you might want to make sure your Friends are paying attention too.
We have sent Sarah to the movies 4 times for free because of Blingo! No spam. No fine print. Blingo simply returns the exact same search results you would get from Google but they put 3 paid links at the top and 2 at the bottom. They are making all their money from Adsense. If you prefer, sign up with my wife:
Xanga has an rss feed March 1, 2006 7:55 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interest, Software, TechnologyWant to follow your child’s Xanga in a news reader but can’t find the rss feed? Fear not! Xanga has an rss feed.
If you wanted to look at my Xanga, http://www.xanga.com/djuggler (yes, Xanga is for school kids. I set this up when comparing blogging software), in rss you first need to know that http://www.xanga.com/djuggler gets translated to http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=djuggler. Now change home to rss for the feed url to look like http://www.xanga.com/rss.aspx?user=djuggler
add a commentToday’s Useful Information for Women and Men February 28, 2006 3:02 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of Interest, SexFor the ladies, information about a better sports bra. For the guys, simply a cheap thrill. Not safe for work. Guys may find their afternoon bouncing away.
And since we are on the subject of time wasters in the name of a good smile, here’s a safe for work (with sound) video of a European award winning commercial you might not see in the United States.
1 comment so farPrevious Post Retracted February 28, 2006 2:37 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, News, Of InterestSeeking more info. Bearden High School does not appear to be in lock down.
The shooting occurred at The Cove in West Knoxville. Looks as if a woman is a hostage of two hispanic males and an officer was shot. The officer’s name rings a familiar bell.
1:35 p.m. Authorities have closed the gates at Bearden High School while the suspects are still at large. The school has not been officially locked down.
See WBIR for more info.
add a commentFree Pancake Day Has Begun February 28, 2006 7:09 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of InterestRemember, today is Free Pancake Day at IHOP from 7am-2pm.
3commentsMore thoughts on the marijuana cave February 27, 2006 10:40 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : News, Of InterestSo, when building a 47 meter tunnel to a cave from your garage, do you:
- buy a house that happens to sit on a cave, discover the cave, construct the tunnel, then sell pot
- Ask a real estate agent for a house that sits on a cave with a tunnel already built from the garage to the cave, then sell pot
- Find a cave, pay off local contractors/inspectors, build house on cave, sell pot
- Grow up playing in cave, smoking pot in cave as a teenager, have a marijuana induced vision of a house ontop of the cave to make smoking pot more convenient, fulfill dream but take it too far
- Wish that you had purchased your property in Denver
And do you think, just perhaps, the ususual amount of electricity that this house used might have helped investigators figure out something wasn’t right? It still amazes me that one, people go to this much trouble to take such great risk, and two, that with so much thought put into this that they ever get found out. I suppose they bragged to the wrong person. "Duuuude! I am the Potman! Wanna see my cave?" It’s not a secret if you tell anyone.
Updated (4/4/07): Pictures are circulating the Internet again.
8commentsAre your neighbors hiding something? February 25, 2006 7:17 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interest
So in Nashville, this guy had a secret passage from his garage that was hydrolically sealed to a cave under his house complete with a Hogan’s Heroes style escape hatch that came up under a rock.. You know, I wouldn’t want to get busted for the plants but I’d love the hidden access to a cave! How do these people get busted anyway? I guess maybe they were doing surveillance on the house and the guy gophered out his backyard.
This is how they grow it in Tennessee . This grow was underneath a
house in a cave. The entrance was through a secret hydraulic door in the
garage that led to a concrete ramp that went about 50 yards into the
ground. Inside the cave was living quarters and a secret escape hatch that
led you through a tunnel that exited via another hydraulic door that
opened up a rock on the outside. It was very elaborate. The set up
allowed them to harvest every 60 days which resulted in multi-million
dollar sales. One of the guys busted was living in a house on the water
in FL and had a nice yacht.
One of the agents here in Nashville worked on this for 5 years
before the warrant was finally served in December.
Thanks to BoingBoing for this link and that link! (um, and the borrowed picture)
Update (4/4/07): Pictures are circulating the Internet again.
Update(5/7/07): How they got busted.
Update(10/9/07): Busted! High tech massive underground marijuana farm video
Bearden Middle School Bomb Threat – Update February 24, 2006 11:25 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Education, Family, News, Of Interest, SarahSince the school was given the all clear, normal classes began at 11am. Any student checked out received an unexcused absence. Words exchanged amongst parents in the office were:
"the school declared this a drill and a normal day,"
"originally they were claiming it would be an excused absence,"
"all parents should call downtown to the administrative offices and complain to get this switched to an excused absence."
Overheard of the students:
"half my team is gone,"
"we aren’t going to do anything but sit around,"
"half the school checked out at the church."
I reiterate: All parents of Bearden Middle School (BMS) students should call downtown, not the school, to protest this day as an unexcused absence. All checkouts should be excused.
Central office information: 865-594-1900
Middle School Coordinator 865-594-1619
Bearden Middle School Bomb Threat – Update February 24, 2006 10:03 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, News, Of Interest, SarahBomb threat was a false alarm. Parents can now go pick their children up at the Church the school.
