Good morning,
Quote of the day:
"Men approach sex like shooting a game of pinball. They have no idea of the inner workings or what it takes to win, they just want to keep the ball in play as long as possible." Tim Steeves
The day will come when my daily lesson will go directly to my blog site. My daughter and I are looking at a different blog site that will allow my songs and/or biographies to be separate entities. I will keep y'all advised.
A friend of mine sent me a news article about the city fathers in Orange, Virginia who have approved the building of a super Wal-Mart across the two lane road from the Wilderness Battlefield. The Wilderness was the first major engagement after the Battle of Gettysburg and the first major engagement for Lt. Gen. U.S. Grant. Lee had dispersed his troops in a section of Virginia known as The Wilderness so as to neutralize being heavily out-numbered. The Wilderness was thousands of acres of thick forests, swamps and very dense undergrowth. Both sides exchanges artillery fire which set the forests on fire and those men that were injured and could not run or walk were incinerated alive. The screams of agony by these poor men were so unnerving that Grant rode away out of earshot afraid that he might lose his aggressiveness because of the horror he was witnessing. Now because of pure greed they want to make it a sideshow to a department store/supermarket. Why don't we put a Dairy Queen in the Vietnam Memorial Wall park, the Marine Corp Memorial park or the American Cemetery on Omaha Beach? What is the difference? I hope the souls of those men, both blue and grey, stalk the parking lot of that abomination. I have warned y'all before about my soapbox.
Good News:
Tom Quinn is an entrepreneur living in the silicon valley of California. He saw that nearly 80 billion gallons or organic garbage is discarded per year worldwide and decided that this would be a good opportunity to explore and formed MicroFueler, Inc. It is a system that is for sale for $10,000. It is a 250 gallon tank that goes into the ground and organic garbage is introduced and E-fuel that can be used in gasoline powered vehicles is generated in a matter of hours. Then it is pumped out like the fuel at service stations. The by-product is distilled water. Quinn says that any organic garbage will work but old beer and wine is the best. I wonder if used wine and beer will work. Shaquille O'Neal is an investor.
Greenpatch Grime:
About a month ago a divorced couple met in Panama City Beach, Florida to try to recover their relationship. They went to a restaurant where the husband had some raw oysters (I have eaten hundreds if not thousands). About 24 hours later he started having flu-like symptoms. He ended up in the Bay Area Hospital where they found he was infected with a deadly bacteria that he had recieved from the oysters. He was put into an induced coma and both of his legs were amputated to save his life. This would not happen to anyone with a normal immune system but it can and will happen to some that have a liver ailment or several other physical weaknesses. Y'all be carefull out there. If you have a doubt have them steamed. Nearly all seafood from warm salt water has this bacteria present. By the way, that belief that oysters improve your libido in false. Like I said, I have eaten thousands but only eight or nine hundred worked. Just joking.
There is a rumor that the king of the Ponzi schemes Bernie Madoff has terminal cancer. The warden of the prison where he is incarcerated says that is not true. Like I say, if there is no turmoil, the media will create some to sell the printed media or air time, the truth be damned. It seems that all of the greedy bastards have become a National Inquirer. I am at a loss as to where to find truthful and unpredjudicial news with the exeption of the Christian Science Monitor. Speaking of that, some woman has claimed to have been Bernie Madoff's mistress for twenty years. Is this something invented by the media, or is it a statement by some money/fame seeking bitch or is it the truth? We do not know, do we?
Yesterday I told you about Clifton Geathers. He was the 6'-8" 280 pound defensive end for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks football team. He got drunk and into a fight and was arrested in downtown Columbia. As expected, Coach Steve Spurrier suspended him from the team. His arrest photo showed him with his right eye swollen shut and a bandage on his right cheek. The report did not say whether it was a bouncer or a cop that popped Clifton. In any event, he will be out of action for at least two weeks to make sure there is no orbital bone or nerve damage. How stupid can you be? We (Gamecocks) play NC State on September 3 and Georgia on September 10. Holy s--t!
AUGUST 26th
1346 Ever since William the Conqueror crossed over from France in 1066 and successfully invaded England, there had been succession of English invasions of France to try to claim the section of France known as Normandy as part of the English Empire. William the Conqueror was William the Duke of Normandy before he was the king of England and successive English kings felt that William’s lands in Normandy now belonged to the English crown. Naturally, the French kings called bullshit on that and several battles were fought in Normandy. On July 12 English King Edward III landed on the coast of Normandy with an army of 14,000. After raping and pillaging French countryside, King Edward headed toward Calais as did nearly every English invasion force because Calais was a very important deep water port on the English Channel that the English needed for re-supply. On this date, King Edward met the French army near the village of Crecy in Normandy. The French army was led by French king Philip IV at the head of 8,000 mounted knights and 4,000 Genoese crossbowmen. The French army had no idea that Edward’s army had a secret weapon, the newly perfected longbow. Anyway, Edward awaited the French attack and late in the afternoon Phillip sent in the Genoese crossbowmen who were met by a hailstorm of English arrows at a range out of the reach of the crossbow. The longbow had an effective range of over 200 yards, unheard of in those days. The Genoese crossbowmen withdrew and the Phillip sent in his 8,000 mounted knights who met the same fate as the Genoese. The air was filled with arrows from the English with the arrows tipped with bodkin arrowheads designed to penetrate armor and chain mail. The French knights and their horses fell in writhing mass in the center of the battle ground. After all was said and done, King Phillip had lost over 4,000 men and horses whilst the English lost less than 100. This battle was significant because it marked the end of great horse cavalry attacks over open ground. The English longbow had changed the method battle and tactics forever. King Edward continued his march to Calais and began a siege. The city surrendered to Edward early in 1347.
1968 This was a time of unrest in America. The United States was involved in an unpopular war in Vietnam and there were many protesters of the war on the streets. On this date the Democratic Convention opened at the International Amphitheater in Chicago seeking to come up with a presidential candidate. It looked like it was going to be Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota. Anyway the streets outside the Ampitheater were filled with war protesters which were expected. The Democratic Party had almost changed their Convention location to Miami because of the fear that protest marches would get out of hand in Chicago, but cooler heads prevailed when Mayor Daley of Chicago assured them that his cops could contain nearly any eventuality. Daley then told the chief of police to not let the protesters get out of hand no matter what action it took to suppress them. Well, sure enough the protester showed up and so did the Chicago PD and the Illinois National Guard. At one point the head of the police force in front of the Amphitheater ordered the protestors off the street and as you might suspect, a riot broke out. The protesters did not have a chance; the Chicago PD immediately waded into them and the cracked skulls and other bones until the protesters were subdued. It was a police riot, ya’ll. It did not end in the street. A few police went inside the building and began roughing up some of the delegates and newsmen including Mike Wallace who received a fist to the jaw during the melee. The Chicago police arrested hundreds but released all but seven who they said was the ringleaders and put them on trial. Naturally, this caused even more riots. There were riots on and off until the United States pulled out of South Vietnam and left it to the Communist North Vietnamese in 1973.
1862 After US General George McClellan was severely out-generaled by CSA General Robert E. Lee in the Peninsular Campaign, President Lincoln pulled some of his troops away and assigned them US General John Pope’s Army of Virginia. On this date CSA General Fitzhugh Lee and his cavalry unit capture the railroad depot at Manassas, Virginia. The first large scale engagement had occurred about a year earlier at Manassas. Anyway, when General Pope heard about this he and his army came running. General Lee sent Stonewall Jackson to Manassas to keep and eye on Pope. Pope found out the Jackson was in the area but he could not find Jackson or his army. Jackson had hidden his troops in the forests and brush along side Bull Run Creek. A day or two later the remainder of Lee’s army arrived and Jackson’s army came screaming out of the woods and joined with the rest of Lee’s Army and swept Pope and his army from the field in a total rout.
Born today:
1853 US inventor Dr. Lee de Forest. In 1952 he said “The use of transistors in radio and television is far into the future.” Dr. de Forest was an inventor; no one said he had vision.
1904 English writer George Isherwood. He said “Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique and not too much imagination.”
Died today:
1910 US writer William James. He said “Some people believe they are thinking when they are just rearranging their prejudices.”
1937 US banker Andrew Mellon. He said “Gentlemen prefer bonds.”
1962 Canadian explorer Vilhjalmur Stefanson. He said “What is the difference between ethical and unethical advertising? Unethical advertisers use lies to deceive the public and ethical advertisers use the truth to deceive the public.” Good observation there, Vil.
Quotable quotes:
“History is a set of lies that has been agreed upon.” Napoleon Bonaparte
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