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The hidden horror in the closet

July 18th, 2010 | Comments Off

[begin Rod Sterling narrative] It was a typical summer morning for new high school graduate Mary Doe. She donned a robe from her closet and went down the hall to fix breakfast. Little did she suspect what would follow her out of that closet. It followed her into the kitchen, with only one thing in mind. Her blood. Mary Doe was about to be the subject of a vicious attack. It wanted blood, her blood, to make its babies. The babies would spread, throughout the house, the neighborhood and the city. Mary Doe’s blood would not be the first to be taken by these monsters. [end Rod Sterling narrative] If mosquito bites were a movie, that is how the movie would begin. Nearly everyone has experienced a mosquito bite, the raised bump, the unbearable itching. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Americas North Shore, Malaria, Medicine, Original writing, Reporting

Sudden Jihad syndrome strikes in Rochester, NY

November 13th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Munir Muthana may have been having a bad day. He was full of beer and enjoying the company of a transvestite. Life can bring little problems like that. When it was all over, though, Munir’s bad day turned into an arrest and five counts of second-degree assault, driving while intoxicated, and reckless driving. RocNow Howie at the Jawa Report wonders if it is a case of Sudden Jihad syndrome. This is where a Muslim suddenly begins to try to kill, maim and mangle innocent people around him whose only crime is that they are American. Muslims engaging in acts of violence is nothing new. Muslims in Rochester being linked to terror is nothing new. Muslims getting drunk and hanging with transvestites is, well, nothing new. The reality is that the most faithful Muslims in … Read entire article »

Filed under: Americas North Shore, Rochester New York, War on Terror

Halloween 2009

October 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

Halloween 2009 here along America’s North Shore was as cold as I can remember. The temperature fell from 51 degrees around 6 pm. Luckily, the gusty south to south west winds also dropped as it got later. Still, it was a cold and damp Halloween. The lovely wife had dug out some decorations that has gotten buried. We had a stuffed vampire sitting in a chaise lounge. We also had a witch, about 3 ft high, that spoke when an electric eye was activated. We had the usual bowl with the rubber hand and electric eye that many of our visitors look forward to year after year. We found two giant spiders to hang, about camel spider size, and a plastic skeleton. We had about 100 trick or treaters. Fewer older teens than usual but … Read entire article »

Filed under: Americas North Shore, Me and Mine, Photos

25 pound salmon caught in Lake Ontario today

September 15th, 2009 | Comments Off

Click on the pic for a larger image. Half an hour battle and my brother in law could barely hold the fish after. Sis says it was good eating, milder flavor than Atlantic salmon. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Americas North Shore, Me and Mine

Lightning Damage

July 26th, 2009 | Comments Off

OK, all you HVAC experts out there. Here are some pictures of the damage to our air conditioning compressor overnight, during the thunderstorms that rocked the Rochester, NY area. The initial diagnosis is a new wiring harness and new fan wiring. Unknown if the compressor itself is damaged. The entire set of pictures is on Flickr here. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Americas North Shore, Me and Mine, Photos

New York State Pandemic Swine Flu – H1N1 Cases for 6-26-2009

June 28th, 2009 | Comments Off

This table ranks the New York State counties by pandemic flu case count, showing those counties with 10 or more cases. Cities in red are NYC metro. Blue cities are Albany metro. COUNTY 06/26/09 New York City 1149 Erie 215 Suffolk 113 Nassau 90 Onondaga 87 Westchester 83 Dutchess 37 Jefferson 33 Broome 22 Monroe 22 Otsego 20 Orange 17 Niagara 16 Rockland 14 Albany 11 Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine Flu 2009 New York CasesProbable Swine Flu in New York CityMore Swine Flu Cases in New York CityUpstate New York and Swine FluSwine Flu in Upstate New York StateSwine Flu in New York May 1, 2009Swine Flu in New YorkSwine Flu in New York May 4 2009New York State Swine Flu – H1N1 Cases May 15 2009Swine Flu – H1N1 in New York May 21 2009Swine Flu Update for New York May 28 2009Swine Flu or H1N1 in New York May 29 2009Swine Flu or Novel … Read entire article »

Filed under: Americas North Shore, Influenza, Medicine, Pandemic, Swine Flu

Swine Flu Update for New York State June 19 2009

June 19th, 2009 | Comments Off

New York State is currently reporting 1,756 recorded cases of pandemic swine flu / novel H1N1. New York City has recorded 1,032 cases. The city’s Department of Health has this to day: Community transmission of the H1N1 virus appears to be declining in New York City, as emergency departments report lower numbers of visits due to influenza-like illness, the Health Department reported today. As expected, however, hospitalizations and fatalities continue to occur. As of June 19, the Health Department had recorded 748 hospitalizations and 30 deaths. The latest deaths occurred in persons aged 26-64. The NYC area, the city and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester, have a total of 1,283 cases. Despite the number, the metro New York case count is far less than Chicago / Cook County, or … Read entire article »

Filed under: Americas North Shore, Analysis, Influenza, Medicine, Original writing, Pandemic, Reporting, Swine Flu

A Good Year for Roses

June 13th, 2009 | Comments Off

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Filed under: Americas North Shore, Photos

Swine Flu – Novel H1N1 Cases in New York State June 8 2009

June 8th, 2009 | Comments Off

1,007 cases of swine flu or novel H1N1 in New York State. 623 cases in New York City and 384 cases outside of the city. NYC and adjoining counties – metro NY – have a total case number of 798. Onondaga County and Syracuse have retaken the upstate lead in cases from Erie County and Buffalo. Onondaga = 69 cases and Erie County = 66 cases. The nearest upstate county has 10, which is Monroe County and Rochester. Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine Flu 2009 New York CasesProbable Swine Flu in New York CityMore Swine Flu Cases in New York CityUpstate New York and Swine FluSwine Flu in Upstate New York StateSwine Flu in New York May 1, 2009Swine Flu in New YorkSwine Flu in New … Read entire article »

Filed under: Americas North Shore, Influenza, Medicine, Original writing, Pandemic, Politics, Reporting, Swine Flu

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