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of the day:
“There
is a tide in the affairs of men, which when taken at the flood,
leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound
in the shallows and in miseries.”
A
quote by Julius Caesar in a play by the same name written by William
Shakespeare.
Back
in the mid 1600's there was a Civil War in England. It was between
the “Roundheads” (those in favor of Parliament) and the Royalist
(those favoring the King and that being Charles I). One of the best
cavalry leaders for the Roundheads was a Oliver Cromwell. The
Roundheads won and Cromwell was elected to Parliament. He and
several others in Parliament signed an order of execution and Charles
I was beheaded. Charles I had a son that went into exile and he
would have been Charles II but Cromwell was named as Lord Protector
of England. He could not be king because he was not of royal blood.
A few years later Cromwell died and his son Richard tried to take
over but the English people, being used to a person of royal blood
being in control brought Charles II back and put him on the throne
of England. Charles II was a witness to his father's beheading and
remembering that Oliver Cromwell was the instigator, sought revenge.
Even though Cromwell had been in the ground over 11 years, Charles II
had Cromwell's remains exhumed and hanged as a traitor on the lawn of
the Tower. Revenge indeed, but ain't that a bit over the top?
I
suppose some of you have read about critics bitching about Carrie
Underwood playing the lead in the most recent version of “The Sound
of Music” because she is a “country music” star. Who do these
elitists think they are? Did any of you ever read any bad things
about Dolly Parton playing the lead in “Best Little Whorehouse in
Texas”? This girl is from a dirt poor family from the mountains of
Tennessee and has a drawl that you can cut with a knife. How about
Reba McIntyre playing the lead in “Oklahoma” on Broadway. Both
Dolly and Reba are “country music” stars...as far as I am
concerned you critics that determine the success or failure of
entertainment based on what the lead stars do can kiss my ass. Judge
the performance if you can keep your feeble minds focused that long.
Several
years ago I was working in Charlotte and a severe ice storm befell us
and took out a lot of power lines, including those to my apartment
complex. A hell of a lot of airline passengers were stranded and
were seeking a place to sleep. I went to a very large hotel in
downtown Charlotte seeking shelter until the power came back on. As
you might expect the lobby was packed with people of all shapes,
sizes, ages, genders and denominations. The hotel staff and nearly
everyone else was doing the best they could considering the
circumstances..except one. This jackass yelled in a very loud voice
that he wanted “immediate” service ahead of little kids that were
asleep in various corners of the lobby. He kept saying “I am from
New York and I want service.” I just could not help myself and
moved in close proximity of his face and said “What about those
kids, jackass?” He would not look me in the eye and then I knew he
was a blowhard but I found out later that people in New York never
look another person in the eye, it is considered a challenge if you
do. I was ready for whatever came next...he wasn't and backed off.
I never will understand the attitude that where you live is supposed
to impressive to others. Without question there are those that
believe that the sun rises on the East River and sets in Hoboken and
the center of the universe is between the Verrazano Narrows bridge
and 140th
street. That is too shallow of thinking for me, y'all...way too
shallow. To Bob...I said “there are those”....not all. All of
this being said, sometimes I wish I had a better control of my
temper.
I
have some questions for y'all. Would any of you allow your children
to stand facing into a 50 mph gale with no eye protection? How about
you riding a motorcycle at any speed with no eye protection? How
about you sticking your head out of a car window looking the
direction of travel without eye protection? The obvious answer in not
no, but hell no because you know the air is absolutely full of debris
and the pits on the windshield and headlights of your car prove it.
Then why the hell do people allow their dogs to ride with their heads
sticking out of a moving car window? A dog has as sensitive of eyes
as a human...maybe even more sensitive because of the relative size
of them. Don't be stupid...take care of your dogs eyes as well as
the rest of him/her. Life is not as depicted by Norman Rockwell.
This
Date in History December 11
1985 On this date
the legendary man known as the “Unabomber” killed his first
victim. This was by no means the first of his bombs but it was the
first murder. A man named Hugh Scrutton was killed by a mail bomb in
his computer store in Sacramento. California. There were two other
deaths by mail bombs sent by this lunatic. The very first bomb from
this man was in 1978 was exploded on the campus of the University of
Chicago on May 25. There were a series of bombs either laid on the
ground or sent through the mail to what appeared to be random
locations for the next fifteen years which made it very difficult for
the FBI to track down. In fact the FBI did not track down the
Unabomber; he was ratted out by his brother. The Unabomber
threatened to bomb a plane flying out of Los Angeles which really
gave the FBI the tight ass and he became their first priority. The
Unabomber sent letters to different newspapers stating that he would
stop these acts of terrorism if they would print his “manifesto”.
The Los Angeles Times and the New York Post agreed and did indeed
print his manifesto which essentially called all the major industries
in America as traitors and worthy of killing. The brother of Ted
Kaczynski contacted the FBI and told them that the theme and the
phrasing in the manifesto looked like something his brother would
write. The FBI found out where Ted was living and surrounded his
cabin in the wilds of the Rocky Mountains in Montana. Ted was
arrested without a struggle and bomb making materials were found
inside his cabin. Ted’s lawyer wanted Ted to plead insanity but he
refused and plead guilty in return for not receiving the death
penalty. He was given life without the possibility of appeal or
parole. There are crazy people everywhere.
Born today:
1803 French
composer Hector Berloitz. He said “Time is the best teacher but it
kills all of its students.” That’s depressing, y'all.
1882 German
physicist Max Born. He said “The belief that there is only one
truth and that is known to only oneself is the deepest root of all
evil in the world.” That sounds like Al Sharpton to me.
Died today:
1757 English actor
Colley Cibber. He said “There is no fiend in hell can match the
fury of a woman scorned, slighted, dismissed or disappointed.” I
think I know this woman.
Thanks for
listening I can hardly wait until tomorrow
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