http://jlecksblog.today.com ?, offbeat news, world news, who, what, when, why, how, should, did, JLEck, HatedNation, The Burning Questions Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:39:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I write this post with hope of all hopes that those of you who are down have some hope behind the frown.  Remember every day is new.  Everyday of your life should should be about you.  Never lose sight of all those that love you and you love, but love ... http://jlecksblog.today.com/2009/12/24/holidays-of-hope/      Facebook.com is quickly becoming one of the most popular ways on the internet to reach people.  Originally starting out as a website for college students, Facebook has taken the internet by storm in the past year or two.  Google the subject and you will see the millions and millions ... http://jlecksblog.today.com/2009/12/21/facebook-is-it-the-fastest-growing-way-to-make-money-on-the-web/   The H1N1 influenza virus, otherwise known as Swine Flu, has become quite the phenomenon this year.  There has been much hoopla over the possibility that this version of the influenza virus could become the next pandemic influenza virus.  Sure, many people have become ill with H1N1 and people have ... http://jlecksblog.today.com/2009/09/10/h1n1-update/   How many times a day do you hear about someone getting shot?  Probably at least once if you watch the news on television.  It is quite alarming to hear that this person got shot or that person shot this person for whatever reason.  It is a fact of life, ... http://jlecksblog.today.com/2009/08/29/youtube-shootings/   Sometimes when I am sitting around listening to all that is going on around me, I have these random questions pop into my head based upon the collage of information that I take in.  In this case, I am not quite sure what triggered the question at hand, but ... http://jlecksblog.today.com/2009/08/27/which-is-more-important-your-family-or-your-soul/   Our economy appears to be at the bottoms, or close to it.  The nation's confidence in Barrack Obama is shaken.  Our industries have taken a huge hit as well as our nation's image in the world's eye.  Rattles and clangs have appeared in America's ideologies. Not since the 1970's ... http://jlecksblog.today.com/2009/08/22/what-will-it-take/ In light of all of the crazy changes going on in the world today, the question "Will robots take over the world?" is a quite valid one.  In fact, at the rate mankind is going to destroy all that is wonderful about the world, robots should take over.  However, what's ... http://jlecksblog.today.com/2009/08/05/will-robots-take-over-the-world/  I am sure there are lots of us who simply hate our car, but try not to do what this teen did. A New York teen is facing arson and reckless endangerment charges after he set fire to his BMW. Long Island police have quoted the boy as saying his motive ... http://jlecksblog.today.com/2009/07/18/do-you-hate-your-car/ Credit card companies are some of the most powerful lobbyists in our nation.  They have used their financial power to destroy the hard-working individual.  They offer these great introductory rates to consumers to lure them into a contract which makes a loan shark look like a good option upon close ... http://jlecksblog.today.com/2009/07/18/are-credit-card-companies-to-blame/ Well, first of all let me apologize for the lack of updated material here as of late.  I am always in the wind with whatever I do.  I simply do with whatever I am given at the given moment.  I am currently trying to track down a strange mechanical problem ... http://jlecksblog.today.com/2009/06/17/updates-for-the-burnings-questions/   Lately, there has been many references to countries defying the United Nations and its nuclear armament policies.  Iran, Syria, and North Korea are at the top of the list.  Reports that undeclared nuclear material surfaced in the Syria yesterday.  North Korea has reportedly tested nuclear devices recently, although there ... http://jlecksblog.today.com/2009/06/06/should-we-be-concerned/   Sounds like something a single guy gets when on vacation in Asia rather than the truth of today's possibilities.  GM is rumored to be pondering selling their Hummer division to a Chinese buyer.  This just doesn't seem to be a reasonable thing to do at all.  Maybe its a ... http://jlecksblog.today.com/2009/06/02/a-chinese-hummer/