So just how weird are things getting?

It's been quite a while since my last post.  The holidays just got on top of me, and frankly, even though it was a great football season, I've found that some things have really been grabbing my interest lately that have nothing to do with college athletics.  Have you been reading that it appears the north pole is shifting toward Russia?  It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, but it is indeed happening and this week it caused the closing of the Tampa International Airport.  The shutdown is just temporary and will be reopening on the 13th, but this is the stuff that great 3D movies are made of.  Now the magnetic pole apparently moves around constantly, but I've never heard of airports being shut down so they can compensate for it.  And with the December 21st, 2012 date drawing closer, if nothing else, it makes for some interesting speculation.  Now while I love a good conspiracy theory as much as anyone, man has predicted the end of time since, well, the beginning of time.  That being said, there have been some fairly odd and spooky thing occurring.

Now since 2007 there has been talk about honey bee colonies disappearing.  In fact, it was given it's own fancy name; "Colony collapse disorder".  I remember reading something about it but just assumed that we humans, in our own stupidity were poisoning them with pesticides, which may very well be the case.  Unfortunately, in addition to losing honey, these bees as you probably know, are responsible for pollinating all plant life, which of course allows it to continue.  Albert Einstein once stated that if the bees disappeared that mankind would cease to exist within 4 years.

On December 31st of 2010, more than 1,000 blackbirds fell dead in and around the city of Beebe, Arkansas.  Now at first, you'd be tempted to think this happened simply because they couldn't stand living in Arkansas anymore.    However, in Italy, over 8,000 turtle doves fell to earth.  The birds had a peculiar blue beak stain that indicated a possibility of a lack of oxygen or poisoning.  Similar reports of birds suddenly dropping also occurred in Sweden.

Now just to add to this are reports of over 2 million fish washed up dead on shore in Chesapeake Bay, over 100 tons of dead fish washing up on the coast of Brazil, and over 40,000 on English shores. 
So what does all of this mean?  Hell, I have no idea, It may mean that the Mayans were right and it's time we all started getting right with God, or that possibly we've poisoned our planet to the point that it's turning against us.  It might not mean anything, but I believe it's something worth talking about more than college football.  Don't be surprised if this blog begins to change direction in the future.  Meanwhile, enjoy the rest of your weekend and don't go outside without your hard hat on.