Blue Star Chronicles

Wednesday Hero is 4-years-old. Thank you Kathi. For the fourth year now you’ve been kind enough to put together this look back at the past year of posts for us. xoxoxox

Wednesday Hero – 2009/2010

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Britain has had a very early, dry summer which has led to a few good things from an archaeological perspective. The parched English fields reveal ancient sites that had previously been hidden under fields of barley and wheat are visible in the current dry conditions. Many of this summer’s discoveries are pre-historic, many are from the days of the Roman occupation. All are exciting for archaeologists who are attempting to take full advantage of the dry weather to photograph the ancient crop circles, or as they are called ‘crop marks’.

The English countryside has revealed hundreds of these sites. The discoveries include Roman forts, World War II military remains and Neolithic settlements. Archaeologists are documenting the discoveries from the air. They are saying 2010 is a ‘vintage year for archaeology’. You can see some of the photos here.

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A WWII tanker poses a threat to the environment, so says researches at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who are examining the Montebello for possible oil leaks. The S.S. Montebello was sank by Japan just 16-days after they attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Read more about the environmental threat and see a photo and videos of the ship below.

S.S. Montebello

Japan torpedoed the S.S. Montebello after their attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 sinking the World War II era tanker ship off the coast of California. That part of the Japanese attack on the United States has been largely forgotten. A Japanese submarine came within a few miles of the California coast just days after the Pearl Harbor attack. They torpedoed the 440-foot Montebello, sinking her in 900 feet of water just four miles from the coast of Cambria on December 23, 1941.

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The Farmers’ Almanac winter forecast 2011 is out. It covers what is expected for the winter 2010-2011 weather-wise. Read what the ‘Farmers’ Almanac’ reveals below and see a video of the long-term winter weather predictions.

The Farmers’ Almanac has been published since 1818 and has been uncannily accurate much of the time. The publication released it annual long-term weather forecast on Monday. Apparently, the contiguous United States can expect a milder winter overall for 2010-2011. But the milder than normal winter isn’t what is expected for all the States.

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Today on his CNN broadcast, Rick Sanchez called Obama “cotton picking president.” Instantly, he was inundated with tweets about his insensitivity in using the term to describe the first black President of the United States. Thank God for the PC police. They’re always watching. However, I must say, Sanchez is getting the shaft in this deal. Obama is just what Sanchez said.

Well, he is. At least in the context of how Mr. Sanchez used the phrase describing Obama. Cotton picking President wasn’t describing his actions, it’s a term used to add emphasis or frustration. I’m not actually defending Rick Sanchez. I think the man is deplorable. What I’m actually defending is the term “cotton picking” as a term that describes one’s aggravation or irritation.

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The Restoring Honor Rally, hosted by Glenn Beck is being held on the anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. Many on the left are deriding the Fox News pundit for holding this event. Many others see it as an opportunity to start restoring our nation. Martin Luther King’s niece, Alveda King will deliver featured remarks. She says it’s not about politics, but about advancing the concept of honor in our nation. Read more about the Glenn Beck rally below.

The Restoring Honor Rally is being held starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 28, 2010 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The same place where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech and on the 47th anniversary of that speech. Beck says that’s just a coincidence, but a good coincidence. It is scheduled from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. (ET).

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Greece may be burning from riots and suffering from austerity measures, but they know how to put on a fairytale wedding. If the Greek monarchy hadn’t been abolished, but the Greek royalty still more than a little splash of glamor. Check out the videos and photos of the Prince Nikolaos, Tatiana Blatnik Wedding below.

Prince Nikolaos of Greece married Brit Tatiana Blatnik at Agios Nikolaos church on the island of Spetses on the evening of August 25, 2010. Their wedding was a spectacular reminder of past happier times and perhaps a bit of a diversion from austerity measures, troubles with the European Union and rioting in the streets of Greece.

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After 43 years of battling “this part of his life”, former campaign manager for President Bush and former Chairman of the RNC, Ken Mehlman outed himself. Mehlman, gay and now admitting it, says that he will be a staunch advocate for gay marriage. This of course is something that he had to oppose publically while in the leadership for the Republicans.

Most people are saying that Mehlman was the last to know something that everyone around him already knew. Stories swirled around the beltway a few years ago about the sexuality of Bush’s 2004 campaign manager but he always denied the rumor. Now it turns out, the rumors were true.

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Despite signs that the GDP and stock market were recovering just nicely thank you, we’re in a depression. David Rosenberg, economist and market watcher says don’t get to comfy with economic indicators showing a postitive up tick. He says that even during the Great Depression, positive gains in GDP and the stock market were not that uncommon.

Rosenberg is the first economist with any stature to throw out the dreaded D word. Some economists have been warning for a while that a double dip recession is possible, forget that nonsense says David Rosenberg, Depression II is here already.

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The Bataan Death March of 1942 is this weeks Wednesday Hero.

Bataan Death March, April 1942

This weeks Wednesday Hero is dedicated to thousands of men who lost their lives in April of 1942 in what has become known as the Bataan Death March.

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Is the moon shrinking? Perhaps, but very slowly. Read more about what scientists say about the moon below.

The moon isn’t going to disappear any time soon. Just need to get that said up front so people don’t start panicking. The thing is, scientists say that our moon is shrinking, but very slowly. We don’t have to worry about it in our live times, but our far distant descendants may have to be concerned about it.

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When Barack Obama gets back from his latest vacation, this one on Martha’s Vineyard, he will give a major speech on Iraq. Read the text of the Obama Iraq speech below about plans for US combat troops to leave Iraq.

Senior Obama administration officials are aying that Obama is planning to give a major speech on Iraq as soon as he returns from the Obama vacation on Martha’s Vineyard. The place where the ^{Effete Elite} go to wine, dine and de-stress. He absolutely MUST get out from under the stress of his job. Between his six vacations so far this summer and having to golf every Sunday, he has had to go on campaign trips around the country for various and sundry democratic candidates. When DOES he find the time to run the country? Well, never mind. That was a rhetorical question.

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