Musings
and History
Quote
of the day:
“Show
me someone that has done something worthwhile and I will show you
someone that has overcome adversity.”
Lou
Holtz
This
is from a while back:
I
think that because of recent events I detect a swing in the momentum
of the Trump campaign. The recent collapse of Hillary at the 9/11
ceremony and the audacity of three of her IT corp that maintained
her e-mails took the 5th
amendment before a Congressional committee has caused a lot of people
to rethink their commitment, not to mention a fourth nerd that
constructed Hillary's private server and was subpoenaed to appear
before that same committee and chose to not even show up...great
Americans.
I
would hope that if Trump does take the win he would understand the
most basic rule of good leadership and that is to surround himself
with knowledgeable people and listen to what they have to say and
most of all...he works for us citizens, not vice versa. On second
thought, maybe those computer nerds are stonewalling because they
don't want to end up like Vince Foster or Ron Brown.
The
following paragraph was written in 2013:
Everyone
knows I am a “worrier”. Through research I have found many
others that are worriers also. Two of the most famous was Queen
Elizabeth I of England and US actor Burt Lancaster among may others.
Due to recent events that particular trait in me rose to the top and
on Sunday, September 12, 2013 when the stress I was under along with
the worry was making me dizzy, having pains just above my sternum and
cold sweats. That was too close to heart attack symptoms to let it
pass so I had a long suffering friend take me to the nearest
emergency room where my brother, nephew and niece soon arrived. The
very efficient nurse and physician corps at St. Francis Patewood
Hospital immediately hustled me into a treatment room and within 5
minutes I was hooked up to an EKG machine and it was discovered that
my blood pressure was the highest it had ever been at 210/92. That
was what was making me feel so bad. After I had lain there for a few
minutes my BP began to fall precipitously and bottomed out at about
145/65. They ran a tape on my heart beats, did a chest x-ray and
hung a bag of saline solution. Nothing serious was found and I was
diagnosed as have an anxiety attack, my first. After a little
dancing around they gave me a prescription for and anti-anxiety pill
(probably Xanax) and a high velocity pain pill to be taken with meals
to promote relaxation in my sternum area. After my long suffering
niece dropped me by the CVS to fill my prescriptions, I soon had
taken one of each. In a matter of minutes my attitude had changed.
I felt like I was afloat on a sea of molasses. I am still navigating
that wonderful sea as of this writing.
Up
in Boiling Springs, SC on Saturday night an 18 year old boy/man and a
19 year old boy/man along with an adolescent boy and an adolescent
girl were hanging out at a Kangaroo convenience store. The boys
decided to take a leak on the side of the building and began
laughing. Another car came into the parking lot driven by a 19 year
old male. The boys on the wall began harassing the recent arrival
and jumped on his car. The boy drove off and the other jumped in
their car and began chasing him and eventually ran him off the road.
After this, the chasers got out of their car and began throwing rocks
at the boy in the ditch breaking his nose and shattering the
windshield of his car. What the chasers need is what the military
calls “an attitude adjustment” which is nothing but a severe
ass-whipping. I wonder what would have happened if the boy being
chased had produced a hogleg and capped a couple of those snot-nosed
brats. Probably nothing, but you never can tell in these days and
times.
This
Date in History September 15
1859
CSA General Robert E. Lee has sent CSA Gen. Stonewall Jackson to
capture the strategically important city of Harpers Ferry, Virginia
and the US arsenal located there. With his usual effectiveness
Stonewall not only captured the city and the arsenal but added 70
artillery pieces, 12,000 rifles and 12,500 prisoners. After this
coup Lee gathered Jackson and his army back to western Maryland just
in time for the Battle of Antietam on the 17th.
Stonewall was the epitome of a military leader seldom equaled in
history.
1940
This day sees the turning point for the Battle of Britain. Hitler
in his hunger for the domination of Europe needed the neutralization
of England to ensure his success. He began with saturation bombing
which was supposed to destroy the morale of the English people.
Germany bombed day and night for several months but the English
people were not swayed in their determination to resist. On this day
the English fighter pilots downed 56 German planes in less than an
hour. On this note the Germans backed off and turned their attention
toward Russia.
Born
today:
1890
Agatha Christie is born in Devon, England. Agatha started writing
on a dare from her sister. Agatha’s first novel was The
Mysterious Affair
at
Styles
written in 1920. This novel achieved moderate success but in 1926 she
gave us the Murder
of Roger Ackroyd
which turned out to be a blockbuster of a success. Agatha introduced
us to investigator Hercule Poirot with this book. In 1930 Agatha
gave us the first Miss Marple novel. Agatha has given us many very
readable books; in fact her books have been made into 400 million
copies in over 100 languages. She died in 1976 making the world a
worse place.
1990
A 13 year old girl Melissa Benoit disappeared in Kingston, Mass.
while walking home from a friends house a short distance away. In
spite of a huge search effort by the local authorities no clue was
found. The local authorities finally asked for help from the FBI.
The FBI went an unusual route and asked Melissa’s neighbors to take
polygraph tests. One man tested as lying and a search warrant was
obtained to search his house. Little Melissa’s body was found
under a pile of rubble in the man’s basement. At trial the man
claimed that he heard voices telling him to do it but the jury heard
other voices and sentenced him to life without parole, the most
severe penalty available at the time. At the sentencing the judge
told the man “In Massachusetts’s history there was a time when a
murderer once convicted would immediately be taken out to a gallows
on the front lawn of the court house and hanged. I wish I had that
option today.” Indeed, your Honor, indeed.
Born today:
1857
US President William Howard Taft. While making a speech he said
“There is so much noise in here that I can’t hear myself talk.”
Someone in the crowd yelled out “That’s OK, you aren’t missing
anything.” There are smart-asses everywhere.
1894
French filmmaker Jean Renoir. After having a squabble with Daryl
Zanuck of 20th
Century Fox he said “Goodbye Mr. Zanuck, it certainly has been a
pleasure of working at 16th
Century Fox.” Ouch!
Thanks
for listening I can hardly wait until tomorrow
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