Good
morning,
Quotes
of the day:
“I
shall pass through this life but once. Any good therefore that I can
do let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not
pass this way again.”
Etienne
de Grellate
“The
most rewarding sight a person can have is to see their children go to
bed at night night with a full belly. The most depressing I can
imagine is to see them to go to bed hungry.”
Al
Campbell
A
friend gave me a web site where it was reported that a group of about
1,100 SEALS had stated that if there was a Presidential order calling
for the surrender of all fire arms in the USA they would assemble and
not let that happen. I went to the web site and that was not there.
However, I personally do not believe that any policeman or American
in the military would kill or capture an American civilian for
refusing to surrender their firearm. Perhaps I am foolish but nearly
every American soldier and policeman has a private weapon of some
sort in their homes and I do not believe they would surrender them
without a fight. They would have to kill me...thousands of Patriots
before me bled and died giving us the 2nd
Amendment and I will never forget it.
Up
on I-26 in western North Carolina a tragedy occurred. There were 6
cars and three semis that had stopped for a wreck ahead of them in
the eastbound lane. Another car rammed into the back of the last car
in line and pushed them all together into a metal to metal meat
grinder. There were four killed and several severely wounded. Even
though this accident happened at night, I still do not see how
someone that is the least bit alert could not detect that many cars
that were at a standstill, especially the semis. That just goes to
show you that there is danger not only in front of you but from all
directions. Be alert.
This
Date in History October 27
1962
Earlier the US intelligence community had discovered Russian
medium range nuclear missiles being installed in Cuba. President
Kennedy asked for confirmation and several over flights were made to
photograph the construction sites there. And sure enough, the
confirmation came. The missiles if launched from Cuba could strike
anywhere in the US, Central America, northern South America and all
of the Caribbean. President Kennedy made a TV speech telling the
Americans what was happening and what we were going to do about it.
He also warned the Russians that any attack launched from Cuba would
be interpreted as an attack by Russia and an appropriate response
would be forthcoming. The big bombers and missiles of the Strategic
Air Command went to “Defcon 4” status meaning that the next step
would be nuclear war. President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of
all ships headed for Cuba, only he called it a “quarantine”.
Very soon thereafter a Russian cargo vessel with missiles aboard
approached the naval blockade and the world held its breath. There
was no doubt that had the ship attempted to break the blockade it
would have been sunk and the risk of world war would have increased
dramatically. But the ship slowed to a stop and eventually turned
back to Russia. While all of this is going on, negotiations between
the US and Russia kept the telephone lines hot. The final offer was
that Russia would withdraw their missiles from Cuba if the US would
promise to never invade Cuba and withdraw their missiles from Turkey.
The US had already begun the dismantling of the missiles in Turkey
so the deal was acceptable. On this date, the deal between the US
and Russia was agreed upon by both parties and a potential world war
was averted. I was sweating bullets that whole time. It was a scary
thought to believe that this day on the planet could be your last.
1659
On this date William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson are hanged on
Boston Common in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Their only crime was
their religious belief, they were both Quakers and were forbidden by
law under the penalty of death to be in Boston. Both Robinson and
Stevenson had come to the colonies in 1656 from England to escape
religious persecution believe it or not. Rhode Island and several
other New England colonies accepted the Quakers, but not the
hard-assed Bostonians. That law was later repealed. I have no clue
as to why those from Massachusetts hated the Quakers. As we all
know, the Quakers are some of the gentlest people out there.
1873
On this date a man named Joseph Glidden from DeKalb, Illinois is
granted a patent for barbed wire (known in Texas as Bob
Wahr).
Glidden had seen a semblance of barbed wire at an exposition but it
was single stranded. Glidden improved this concept by twisting two
wires together which held the actual barbs in position. From this
day forward the method of raising cattle changed forever. There
would be no more cattle ranging and grazing free across the Great
Plains. There were young wars fought over lands that were fenced and
blocked cattle from ranging free and from finding water. What a
damned shame.
864AD
In this year the wild-eyed Vikings successfully attack Paris,
Toulouse, Aix-la Chapelle and Worms. They came to these towns by
sailing their dragon boats across the North Sea and then down the
west coast of Europe and up the Rhine and Seine rivers. This was no
easy trick. Those rivers had a considerable downstream current and
being able to reach those towns deep inland took a lot of rowing.
But they were equal to the task and conquered most of Western Europe
and even Russia by sailing down the Volga River from the Black Sea.
They were so successful with their rape and pillage that there little
doubt that all of us that have ancestry from Western Europe have a
drop or two of Scandinavian blood flowing in our veins.
Births and deaths:
1858
One of my heroes Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt is born in upstate
New York. He said “I think there is only one quality worse that
having a hard heart and that is having a soft head.” When asked
what was going to be his philosophy on the Presidency, he said “Speak
softy but carry a big stick.” We need more leaders like Teddy.
1874
Business giant Owen Young is born. He said “When it comes to
modern business crooks are not feared as much as an honest man who
does not know what he is doing.” Hey Owen, what about women?
1914
Welch poet Dylan Thomas is born. He said “An alcoholic is a
person you don’t like that drinks as much as you.” I know
several.
1963
Professional bimbo Marla Maples (Donald Trump's 2nd
wife) is born in Dalton, Georgia. When meeting Tina Louise who
played Ginger on Gilligan's
Island
she said “I loved Ginger, I have patterned my life after her.”
Marla has a great body and face but she is very, very short on
ambition.
Thanks for
listening I can hardly wait until tomorrow
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