Indigo Bunting

Indigo Bunting
Originally uploaded by Eric E Haas

Photo taken at Conowingo Fisherman's Park.

John Lennon Sold His Soul to the Devil

Or so claims a new book by Joseph Niezgoda: The Lennon Prophecy, A New Examination of the Death Clues of the Beatles. Margaret C. Galitzin reviews the book here. According to Galitzin,

Much of the book is an examination of “the clues” left by the Beatles themselves on album covers and in the music – clues that point to ties with the occult and the theory that Lennon knew the time and place of his death. To demonstrate his thesis, he follows a well-documented trail of sorcery, mysticism, numerology, backwards masking, and anagrams.

Clues hidden in album covers and music is what passes for “well-documented” these days? Again, according to Galitzin,

In my opinion, you have to stretch a bit some of these clues to arrive at his thesis.

Just some of them? In reference to the original cover of the Beatles’ Yesterday and Today album:

This horrendous picture clearly refers to the kind of infanticide that takes place in Satanic rituals and Devil worships, Niezgoda affirms. It is the only credible way I see to explain the message of the picture – it’s surely not just avant-garde art.

And Christians wonder why atheists make fun of them.

The book is available on Amazon: The Lennon Prophecy: A New Examination of the Death Clues of The Beatles (Paperback). At the time of this post, it was rated 3 stars with 23 reviews, including 7 five star reviews, and 7 one star reviews. However, at least one of the five star reviews is an obvious joke, and several of the other five star reviews sound suspiciously similar to each other.

H/T: Unscrewing the Inscrutable

Be Careful of Colon Cleanse Scams!

This should set off your irony meter: Colon Cleanse Report

Is it just me, or do the websites for the three recommended products look suspiciously alike?

The stool examination showed considerably less "gunk" and looked more like normal everyday bowel movements than our other 2 products.

Exactly how does one measure the “gunk” content of a stool sample? On second thought, maybe some questions are best left unanswered.

The Trial Terms and Conditions fine print makes for interesting reading as well:

Fourteen days after you order your first product, you will be automatically enrolled in our convenient home delivery plan. Thereafter, you will be billed $88.00 each month when product is sent to you.

Unless you call to cancel, beginning 30 days after your order date, you'll continue to get a fresh one-month supply of Total Cleanse every 30 days for the low price of $78.84 (+$5.95 shipping)... a 21% discount! … charged to your card.

…at the end of your free-trial period you will be charged the discounted price of $78.88

Be careful of colon cleanse scams, indeed!

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow
Originally uploaded by Eric E Haas

Taken in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

BCA vs Singh - Observer Article

Nick Cohen of The Observer comments on the BCA vs Singh libel case: Why are they trying to gag a top British science writer?

H/T: Jack of Kent

American Robin

American Robin
Originally uploaded by Eric E Haas

Robin Chicks
Originally uploaded by Eric E Haas

The robins are back again this year. Last year they built their nest and hatched their chicks in July. See here and here.

Muskrat

Muskrat
Originally uploaded by Eric E Haas

Photo taken at Harford Glen.