-JT-'s Blog

 Our fellow blogger "Electrons" gave me this idea.

   If you're a Veteran (and even if you're not) stop in and say hi.

 If ya want, tell us the Who,What, Where, Why and When ya served.

And if ya don't wanna , then DON'T tell us ! (We're flexible !)

Tell us the Good, the Bad and/or the Ugly ....

We can HANDLE the Truth !

  Veterans.... this is your  RALLY POINT !

  Give us a shout.......

 I can't  HEAR YOU !

  With the departure of Dave Huddleston (which I think STINKS btw), rumors are abounding (as rumors are wont to do)as to who will be Dave's replacement.

    One rumor has it that  CBS News Anchor Larry Mendte will be Dave's replacement.

 Larry Mendte and Fox  Anchor Dawn Stensland are married in real life.

 Hmmm. I wonder what that would be like.

  Larry : Good Evening. I'm Larry Mendte.

  Dawn : And I'm Dawn Stensland.

  Together : Welcome to the Fox News at Ten.

  Larry (facing the camera) : "Tonight, in Philadelphia......

  Dawn (turning to Larry) : "Did you take out the trash before you left the house"?

 Larry (turning to Dawn) : "How come I always have to take out the trash?"

Dawn : " You always have to take out the trash because you NEVER take out the trash. If you took OUT the trash, it would BE out and THEN  you wouldn't have to take it anywhere".

 Larry (turning away) "AGAIN with the semantics."

Dawn : "Why did I have to chase the bear out of our yard ? I said Larry, there's a bear in our yard, and all of a sudden, it was time to fix the faucet that had been leaking for six months".

Larry : "How many times do I have to tell you ? It was a bear CUB !"

Dawn : "A CUB ! A CUB ? That thing was taller than YOU are !"

Larry : "The producer is yelling in my ear."

Dawn : "Oh. I forgot to tell you. We never plug that in over here. That  thing's a pain in the butt." 

   Bonnie Parker met Clyde Barrow in Texas in January, 1930. At the time, Bonnie was 19 and married to an imprisoned murderer; Clyde was unmarried. Soon after, he was arrested for burglary and sent to jail. He escaped, using a gun Bonnie had smuggled to him, was recaptured and sent back to prison. Clyde was paroled in February, 1932, rejoined Bonnie and resumed a life of crime.

   Between 1932 and 1934, there were several incidents in which the Barrow Gang kidnapped lawmen or robbery victims, usually releasing them far from home, sometimes with money to help them get back. Notoriously, the Barrow Gang  would not hesitate to shoot anybody, civilian or lawman,if they got in the way of their escape. Clyde was a probable shooter in approximately ten murders.

   Bonnie and Clyde were among the first celebrity criminals of the modern era, and their legend has proven durable. They appealed to the out of work and generally disenfranchised 33% of America shattered by the Depression, who saw the duo as a Robin Hood-like couple striking blows at an uncaring government.

   Despite the glamorous image often associated with the Barrow Gang, they were desperate and discontented. A recently published manuscript provides Blanche Barrow's account of life on the run. Clyde was a machine behind the wheel, driving dangerous roads and searching for places where they might sleep or have a meal without being discovered. One member was always assigned watch. Short tempers led to regular arguments. Even with thousands of dollars from a bank robbery, sleeping in a bed was a luxury for a member of the Barrow Gang. Sleeping peacefully was nearly impossible.

   In January, 1934, Clyde finally made his long awaited move against the Texas Dep't. of Corrections. In the famous "Eastham Breakout", Clyde's lifetime goal appeared to come true, when he masterminded the escape of  Henry Methvin, Raymond Hamilton, and several others. The Texas Dep't. of Corrections received national negative publicity over the jailbreak, and Clyde appeared to have achieved what was described as the burning passion in his life - revenge on the Texas Dep't. of corrections.

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      A pair of Philadelphia 20-somethings used high-tech identity theft methods to defraud businesses and neighbors of tens of thousands of dollars to support a jet-setter lifestyle that included travel to exotic international spots at the expense of their victims.

   Jocelyn Kirsch, a 22 year old Drexel University student, and Edward Anderton, a 25 year old University of Pennsylvania graduate who was recently fired from his job as a real estate analyst, were arrested Friday afternoon at their $3,000-a-month apartment in one of the city's most upscale neighborhoods.

   Kirsch and Anderton were arraigned on an array of charges, including identity theft, forgery and unlawful use of a computer.

   Police found $17,500 in cash, credit cards, fake driver's licenses and keys that could unlock mailboxes and doors to other units inside their apartment building. They also found a copy of the book "The Art of Cheating: A Nasty Little Book for Tricky Little Schemers and Their Hapless Victims".

   Another Drexel coed posted a comment in reaction to the Facebook group, saying, "and no one believed me when I said she was nuts AND bad news".

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     I'm not trying to drum up sympathy for the late Mr. Barrow and Ms. Parker. I also don't recommend their activities as a career move.

     But, comparing Kirsch and Anderdon to them is like calling "Bigfoot" - "Howard Hughes" on the basis that they were both popular, yet reclusive, 20th century mammals.

   Kirsch and Anderton's vacations are more interesting than they are.

    Bonnie and Clyde ?

    I don't think so.

    More like " Bony and Claude".

sources:

Wikipedia

abcnews.go.com

(uh - sorry, Fox, but I had to go where the story took me. )

  This ain't a road -runner episode.

   I was just kickin' it with some fellow bloggers , we were talking about old sitcoms and I typed an actor's name. It came up Dick Van Bleep.

  Ok, I can see where some people could be offended ( and rightfully so ) by that man's last name if it were used in certain contexts. But I simply typed his name. I was trying to communicate. I was under the impression that  was the point of blogging.

 So, it's done away with.

 Well, heck, he's got a real " barnburner " of a first name, so why not bleep that too ?

And , in a world of 6 + billion people , I'm sure there are those that can't abide that 3 letter word in the middle , for some reason or another.

So, where does that leave us ? Where are we headed , folks ?

 This isn't about free speech. And for those of you who think a certain radio host got a raw deal , this blog ISN'T your rally point !

  I'm not taking the host of this blog to task, either. I'm sure I agreed to whatever when I signed up; and rightfully so. When I enter someone's home, there is an implied agreement that I will abide by their rules, and if I for some reason don't agree with said rules, I am free to leave .

    I'm not asking you to vote for me. I'm not asking you for money. I promise you nothing.

 If you have read this far, I ask you to consider this:

 No matter what race I am, I will offend someone. Ya know what? that's THEIR problem, not mine.

And the same thing goes for gender, religion, nationality, likes, dislikes,... ....

ad infinitum.The things that make you you , me me and us us at some time and/or place will offend someone.

   That doesn't mean we should hide our heads in the sand.

 At some point, we will have to decide, individually and collectively ( meaning ALL of us) what we stand for and what we won't stand for.