September 3rd

Good morning,


"My neighbors love it when I play the piano. In fact, the break out my windows so they can hear me better" Les Dawson

This one is from me: "Don't read something authored by another and assume that it is correct simply because it agrees with you. You are too easily mislead that way. Do not be too lazy to research the issue and make your own decisions."

Good news:

For reasons known only to the lunatics in North Korea, they have chosen a path of conciliation in recent days. The are schmoozing up to the western nations, Unites States included, in addition to opening unrestricted travel between North and South Korea. This does not mean that the are belaying any further missile and nuclear testing. In fact no body knows what is up their sleeve, including Hillary. I would trust them as far as could kick them .

Greenpatch Grime:

Down in Stone Mountain, Georgia a few days ago there was a man and a wonan and her child shopping in Wal-Mart. After a while the two year old began crying as children will do. The man walked over to the woman and said. "If you can't shut that baby up, I will shut her up for you." The baby continued to cry and the man indeed came over and picked the baby up and slapped her little face four times. God knew what he was doing when he did not let me see something like that because if he did, that man and I both would be in the hospital right now, or worse. I do not have full, absolute control of my temper anyway especially with bullies of children.

BP has made a "giant" find of protroleum reserves in the Gulf of Mexico. It is in the Keathley Canyon located abour 220 miles due south of Houston and is among the deepest waters ever drilled in America. The largest find ever found by BP was about 3 billion barrels. The reports indicate that this find is even larger.

A drug sting went awry in Toccoa, Georgia Wednesday afternoon. The pastor of the Shoal Creek Baptist Church, 38 year old Jonathon Ayers was shot an killeD during the sting. According to the police the target of the sting was in the car with Reverend Ayers. The police said that Reverand Ayers let the woman out and then went to a n ATM near a Shell station. According to the cops, they stormed after Reverend Ayers and Ayers went into reverse ans struck a pursuing officer and then went into forward and nearly ran oven another officer. Both officers opened fire and one bullet struck Ayers who continued down the road a short distance before striking a utility pole. The police arrived soon after and took him to the hospital, He died of a gunshot of the liver soon after. The police version does not jive with the version that of the eyewitnesses. SLED is investigating.

SEPTEMBER 3RD

1783 On this date George Washington and several other American Generals are in Paris ready to sign the Treaty of Paris which ended the American Revolutionary War and would gain huge lands from Great Britain. England ceded lands from Florida to the Great Lakes and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River. Twenty years later two American negotiators go to France to try to buy the port of New Orleans from Napoleon. America needed a port on the Gulf of Mexico since Florida was owned by Spain. Much to our guys surprise, France offered all of their lands in North America for $11 million and the Louisiana Purchase occurred which doubled the size of the United States. The remainder of our country was taken by conquest from Mexico. Some people don’t like to hear that but that is what happened.

1777 On this date during the Revolutionary War there was a minor battle at Cooch’s Bridge, Maryland. Patriot General William Maxwell ordered the recently designed American flag flown over his troops during the battle. This was the first time the Stars and Stripes were displayed in combat. Maxwell and his troops were facing a well trained and experienced army of British regulars and Hessians. It wasn’t long before the Patriots were overwhelmed and were forced to retreat and join Washington at Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania (been there). The design of the flag with 13 alternating red and white stripes and stars on a field of blue was made by Congress. The 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies and the stars represent any additional states. It was alleged that seamstress Betsy Ross that first assembled a flag. After this any other facts about the flag fade into myth and legend. The sight of this flag waving in the breeze still gives me chill bumps and brings a tear to this redneck’s eye.

1926 On this day gangster Harry “Lefty” Lewis goes on trial for murder in Cook County (Chicago), Illinois. Lefty was the head of a powerful union and one man refused to join and Lefty shot him in the back while he was running away in the presence of eight others. The court had a hell of a time rounding up a jury. Because of Lefty’s violent reputation many of the potential jury members said they had already made up their minds and were therefore eliminated. Even after a jury was seated, one of them had their house bombed. Anyway, after the jury had been out less than an hour, they came back and acquitted Lefty. This was one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in history.

1855 On this date US General William Harney and 700 troops attack a friendly Sioux village in Nebraska resulting in the death of 100 Indian women and children. From this massacre Harney gained the nickname of “Squaw Killer”. The attack was in retaliation for what was known as the “Gratton Massacre”. A brash US Lieutenant named James Gratton and 30 troopers tried to arrest a Sioux Indian near Fort Laramie for allegedly shooting a farmer’s cow. Many witnesses say that Gratton baited and challenged the Indians until they indeed were forced to fight and they killed Gratton and all his troopers. After Harney found out what really happened with Gratton he softened his attitude toward the Sioux but the name “Squaw Killer” stuck. There was one Indian kid that saw and survived Harney’s massacre in Nebraska got his revenge 12 years later at Little Big Horn, Montana. His name was Crazy Horse.

Born today:

1849 US writer Sarah Orne Jewett. She said ‘Tact, after all, is just a form of mind reading.” I always thought mind reading was called women’s intuition.

1883 US writer William Birkett. He said “It doesn’t bother me that I see people looking at their watches while I am speaking, but it aggravates me when they begin shaking their watches to see if they are still running.” That reminds me of a preacher I once knew.

1913 US actor Alan Ladd. He said “Working with Sophia Loren is like being bombarded by watermelons.” What an experience that must be.

1922 US screenwriter Burt Kennedy. About writing westerns he said “It has always been my aim to write a small story against a big background.”

Died today:

1658 English ruler Lord Oliver Cromwell. He said “No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he goes.” I know many like that, Ollie.

1970 US Coach Vince Lombardi. He said “Individual commitment to a group effort—that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” Vince was a great inspiration for us all.

Thanks for listening I can hardly wait until tomorrow....