From the Carolinas all the way through maine, Hurricane Irene proved to be a menace in the East Coast.
END OF THE WEEK:
Lots to get to in this installment, from rare earthquakes to large hurricanes to major developments regarding Apple Inc. and the country of Libya, so I'm just gonna skip this monologue portion and move on. As promised, here are just a few of the people and moments that helped define these past seven days of the 2011 calendar:
Video of the Week: "OK Go and The Muppets- Muppet Show Theme Song"
Hmm, a band famous for making entertaining viral videos teaming up with the worldwide beloved Muppets. This can only mean one thing: awesomeness.
Yep.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Libyan Rebel Forces Take Over Most of Tripoli
So what if their takeover of power isn't fully complete and that Gaddafi promises to fight on until he either achieves full victory or death. This is still a major positive development in the rebel cause, and one that has dramatically shorted the remaining days of the Gaddafi regime. Considering that they took the town fairly easily and that they even captured one of his sons in the process, it should be all over very soon.
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Marines Banned From Audible Farting
a.k.a. the "Don't Ask, Don't Smell" rule
Major Resignation of the Week: Steve Jobs Resigning as CEO of Apple
Jobs during his sudden yet inevitable resignation letter: "I have always said if there ever came a day when we no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come." Two days later, these photos were released of him. Pancreatic cancer can seriously go screw itself. Tim Cook is going to have some major gigabytes of memories to fill.
Tweets of the Week: As noted by web culture monitor Uproxx, this week's 5.8 magnitude earthquake was a goldmine for Twitter. Some great ones, to name a few, are:
Danny Zucker (@DannyZucker): "Oh, God. What did you do to her? RT @chrisbrown Please pray for Virginia."
Old Hoss Radbourn (@OldHoddRadbourn): "Oh no, the most self-important part of the planet was struck by an earth quake."
The False Prophet (@YUCKYBOT): "Text 'You spilled your chai latte' to 90999 to donate $1 to the victims of the U.S. East Coast earthquake."
@scoopANDslam: "Can we forget about the earthquake already?? Pat Summit has!" (Ed. note: Hilarious and wrong- the perfect combo).
Message of the Week: Jim Carrey's Message to Emma Stone
Yeah, this is not creepy at all. Not one bit.
People of the Week: East Coasters
Well they had an interesting week, didn't they? While most of the United States experienced some pretty good, heat waves and rainfall in the Northwest not withstanding, it was in this area of the country that had quite a string of natural disasters First, there was the whole earthquake that occurred around 1:50 p.m. local time Tuesday afternoon. With a magnitude of 5.8 that could be felt around Virginia (including the
small town of Mineral, its epicenter), in Washington D.C., across parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania and as far as New York and New England, it was the largest earthquake to take place in that region of the country since 1944.
Then, of course, there's Hurricane Irene (eventually downgraded to Tropical Storm Irene Sunday afternoon), the largest hurricane to strike the nation since Hurricane Ike hit the Gulf Coast in 2008. Throughout the weekend, the storm, which was listed as high as a Category 3 hurricane and was reported to be about the size of the continent of Europe, made its way through fourteen different states and made an impact on the lives of around 50 million. The end result? One of the wettest hurricanes in recent memory, winds gusting as high as 90 mph, 11 killed, 3 to 4 million people without power, around 2.5 million forced to evacuate (most notably along parts of the Jersey Shore), and massive amounts of property damage. Yes, it wasn't as destructive and as terrifying as many people thought it would be, and that you could say that it was hyped up by today's sensationalistic media, but it was still a hurricane nonetheless. Meanwhile, us Midwesterners were stuck with wonderful, sunshiny days and moderately pleasant temperatures. What a ripoff!
-Runner-ups: Libyan Rebel Forces for being closer to their dream of a government without Gaddafi in charge that has been over six months in the making.
And that's the way it was! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, or at least stay safe if you just so happen to be under the peril of the now Tropical Storm Irene. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to spend the rest of the day outside, enjoying the fact that I've been blessed with some beautiful weather in my necks of the woods and not under...well, you know.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or tips for my next blog entry, e-mail me at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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