Fracking Anyone?: 5.6 Earthquake Hits Central Oklahoma After Earlier 4.7 (... among others)

What the Frack??*...

Late yesterday (Saturday), a magnitude 5.6 earthquake - Oklahoma's strongest on record - hit near Sparks, 44 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. It was felt throughout the state and in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, northern Texas and parts of Illinois, Wisconsin.

This quake came in the wake of Saturday's magnitude 4.7 quake that was felt from Texas to Missouri.

"Oklahoma typically has about 50 earthquakes a year, but a burst of quakes east of Oklahoma City has contributed to a sharp increase."

"Researchers said 1,047 quakes shook Oklahoma last year, prompting them to install seismographs in the area. The reason for the increase isn't known, and Turner said there was no immediate explanation for the weekend spurt in seismic activity."

"Turner said an active spate of earthquakes started in the region in February 2010 and the latest activity appears to be part of that trend."

"But experts are still puzzled why the latest quakes have been concentrated in such a small geographic area around Sparks, she said."

(*As in "Natural Gas-Fracking, anyone?"...)

Link to MSNBC story:

5.6 Earthquake Hits Central Oklahoma After Earlier Shakers

A Better Gift Than An Apple Mac Book Air...

A Gift From Me To You:

IMHO, The Gift Of Laughter Trumps An Apple MacBook Air Every Time.

Just For You: Last Night's The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Guest: Ricky Gervais.

This One Gets Funnier & Funnier As It Goes On.

*And, in all honesty, I wasn't a Ricky Gervais Fan...

At least I wasn't until I watched Ricky and Jon together.

Check it out... And, You're Welcome :)


The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Dog vs Alligator... Good News From Florida!

Good News From Florida!

(Yes, I know ~ Believe it or Not.)

Dateline: Tampa, FL ~

The owner of an adorable Jack Russell terrier, named Lizbeth, is one of my Heroes.

If only for today - for One Heroic Act:

Lizbeth and her owner were walking by the river when an alligator lunged at the dog, grabbed her in its jaws and dragged her into the murky water.

The desperate owner then actually fired a hand-gun at the gator. When it let Lizbeth go, the owner pulled her unresponsive form from the water.

Not one to let the prehistoric reptilian remnant win, he performed CPR on Lizbeth and held her upside-down - attempting to drain water from her lungs.

Said "Good News"? Lizbeth then began to breathe on her own and is at the vet's.

The gator? Snared by a professional and taken far away from people and their dogs.

Hurray!

Enjoy!

Check it out:

Minnesota Morning: A Cornfield... A Combine... And... A Bear?

*Please Note:  This one doesn't have a "Happy Ending"... at least, not for the bear.

Farmers operating a combine in a MN corn-field accidentally ran over a 300+ lb. black bear.

Authorities in MN say that bear sightings are rare this time of year, as bears are typically in hibernation.

Which begs the question:  Why was this one in the cornfield?

Also:  Why didn't the bear hear the combine approaching and run to safety?

(I've heard that they can run pretty fast.)

Perhaps it was already dead.  Was it sick?  Had it been shot by a hunter and died there?

As for the farmers...

One was quoted as saying:

"... Never had bear before, so I guess we'll see what it tastes like."

*Hmm... Well, I'm fairly sure that bears haven't had you before either, sir, so...

From: "My List Of Persons To Whom I Would Happily Do Grievous Bodily Harm To".

From: "My List Of Persons To Whom I Would Happily Do Grievous Bodily Harm To".

The person or persons who set a heavy cinder-block on this sweet dog's head...
... and then set the poor, chained and somewhat abandoned being on fire.

Police in North Carolina are searching for the perpetrator of this despicable daylight deed but, sadly, as of yet haven't much to go on.

I, for one, am hoping that at least one witness (or more) comes forward... Preferably with video evidence.

And for this incarnation of  "Man's Best Friend" to fully recover.
L.