On the Patio

Re: Halloween's The Candy Man

Thirty three years has not erased the stain on Halloween left by the "Candy Man."

The following story happened in Houston on October 31st, 1974.

Ronald Clark O'Bryan earned his sweet-sounding nickname most distastefully: He killed his 8-year-old son with cyanide-laced candy after a night of trick-or-treating, for $20,000 in insurance money.

Funner Things To do With Pumpkins

You're never gonna look at pumpkins the same way again.

 

'You ain't gonna like losing.'

I know everyone has a different opinion on the war and our
current President. But, this article makes a lot of sense, 
take 2 minutes, read it and give it some thought.

When electing the next President,  'the only decision you
have to make is who you want sitting in that seat in the
White House when  - not if -  WHEN we get hit again and
millions of American lives are put at risk!'

This is from: 'You ain't gonna like losing.' 

                                            Author unknown.

President Bush did make a bad mistake in the war on
terrorism. But the mistake was not his decision to go to
war in Iraq . Bush's mistake came in his belief that this
country is the same one his father fought for in WWII.
It is not.

Back then, they had just come out of a vicious depression.
The country was steeled by the hardship of that depression,
but they still believed fervently in this country. They knew
that the people had elected their leaders, so it was the
people's duty to back those leaders.

Therefore, when the war broke out the people came together,
rallied behind, and stuck with their leaders, whether they had
voted for them or not or whether the war was going badly or
not.

And war was just as distasteful and the anguish just as great
then as it is today. Often there were more casualties in one
day in WWII than we have had in the entire Iraq war.  But that
did not matter.  The people stuck with the President because
it was their patriotic duty. Americans put aside their
differences in WWII and worked together to win that war.

Everyone from every strata of society, from young to old pitched
in. Small children pulled little wagons around to gather scrap
metal for the war effort. Grade school students saved their
pennies to buy stamps for war bonds to help the effort.

Men who were too old or medically 4F lied about their age or
condition trying their best to join the military.

Women doubled their work to keep things going at home. 
Harsh rationing of everything from gasoline to soap, to butter
was imposed, yet there was very little complaining.

You never heard prominent people on the radio belittling the
President. Interestingly enough in those days there were no fat
cat actors and entertainers who ran off to visit and fawn over
dictators of hostile countries and complain to them about our
President. Instead, they made upbeat films and entertained our
troops to help the troops' morale. And a bunch even enlisted.

And imagine this: Teachers in schools actually started the day
off with a Pledge of Allegiance, and with prayers for our country
and our troops!

Back then, no newspaper would have dared point out certain
weak spots in our cities where bombs could be set off to cause
the maximum damage. No newspaper would have dared complain
about what we were doing to catch spies.

A newspaper would have been laughed out of existence if it had
complained that German or Japanese soldiers were being 'tortured'
by being forced to wear women's underwear, or subjected to
interrogation by a woman, or being scared by a dog or did not have
air conditioning.

There were a lot of things different back then. We were not sub-
jected  to a constant bombardment of pornography, perversion and promiscuity  in movies or on radio. We did not have legions of crack
heads, dope pushers and armed gangs roaming our streets.

No, President Bush did not make a mistake in his handling of terror-
ism.  He made the mistake of believing that we still had the courage
and fortitude of our fathers. He believed that this was still the country
that our fathers fought so dearly to preserve.

It is not the same country. It is now a cross between Sodom and
Gomorra and the land of Oz.  We did unite for a short while after
9/11, but our attitude changed when we found out that defending
our country would require some
sacrifices.

We are in great danger. The terrorists are fanatic Muslims. They
believe that it is okay, even their duty, to kill anyone who will not
convert to Islam. It has been estimated that about one third or over
three hundred million Muslims are sympathetic to the terrorists
cause... Hitler and Tojo combined did not have nearly that many
potential  recruits. 

So.. We either win it - or lose it - and you ain't gonna like losing.

 America is not at war. The military is at war.

 America is at the mall, or watching the movie stars.

(Remember, Obama said in his book 'Audacity of Hope',   'I will
stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly
direction'.....    what better place for the Muslins to control our country,
than in the office of the President of USA.. )

Pleased To Meet You

'Bout time I posted a new pic of myself. That's me on your right. On the left is my twin brother Joe. Mom and dad told me he died at birth. I suppose they lied to protect me.

The Ugly One

Richard Starkey was often referred to as the ugly Beatle. He has a big nose. I guess that makes me ugly...too bad I don't have millions in the bank for the trouble...and Barbara Bach to go along with that. Here's to ugly!

And Ringo is tired, after some 45 years, of answering fan mail. He's calling it quits...no more replies to your pitiful requests for an autograph or photo....or dragging Ringo down your memory lane, recalling self-boosten to him how you lost your cherry to Sgt Pepper or Yellow Submarine.

        Starr once starred in an episode of 'The Simpsons'
        which showed him answering
        every piece of fan mail.

       "They took the time to write to me, and I don't
        care if it takes 20 years,
        I'm going to answer every one of them," Starr
        said on the show.

Come on people...give the drummer boy a break.

Texas Longhorns vs Oklahoma Sooners, October 11, 2008

The final score was:

Texas Longhorns: 45

Oklahoma Sooners: 35

Post Ike, Post et al

....been a wacky few weeks here. Ike has come and gone....quite sure all the pics have made the rounds...we were fortunate here....150,000+- still have no power.

And here I sit on my coverless patio with chickory coffee and a cigar and watching the morning news, waiting for a late appointment.Fall season is descending on us here and it is very welcomed. Hummingbirds are getting fat, staging I suppose to leave soon. I've been taking pot-shots at squirells with my sling shot...I can hit an 8" target at 30 feet...so the tree rats are pretty safe for now.

Fantasy football has been taking my attention lately...it's a fun way to watch the games...lots of strategy that really doesn't pay off most times, but it's fun enough.

I've been off the sauce since last November, but rejoined the ranks of the imbibers 2 weeks ago. Let me tell you...it's nice to be back, too. I don't need as much to get gellin'.

Hoping all is well with all 4 of my regular visitors. Take care.

Who Really Cares

That's not a question, so don't email me who cares.

All we need to know is that it happened, if we even need to know that. Nothing changed by it happening. Nothing would have changed if it had never happened.

What Does Barack Obama Have In Common With Colonel Sanders?

The best real life comparison I have heard about the current presidential race is as funny as it is true. After you read it, you're gonna laugh. Then you'll call up a friend or two and tell them. You might even copy and paste it from here to your email so it will be there tomorrow at work and you can tell you office buddies. Everyone will laugh. Because it is funny. But it's also very true. And sad. Because someone you know will be extra crispy next January if he wins.

Seven Words

       

"In honor of the late George Carlin, here are seven more words you can't say on TV: ''And the Emmy goes to Bob Saget."

Jeffrey Ross