'Tis the Season

It’s over, yes the X-mas season is over [just about]. I use X-mas because there is nothing Christ-like about Christmas, and has not been for a long time. I finally figured out why I like Halloween and Easter more. There are less reminders of how much you miss the loved ones that have passed away as much as you do during “Tis-the-Season”.

The “Happy Holidays” last way longer because of marketing and advertising. This starts close to the day after Halloween with decorations in all. This year “they” slowed down because of the back lass of holidays past of put out “jingle bells” way too early. Thanksgiving is the “hurry-up-and-eat-so-we-can-go-shopping day! In my opinion, this causes stress.

The stress of having to buy something, send cards [ we don’t do this any longer] figure out where to plug in the outdoor lights after hunting in the storage for the,  “ I know what’s in here, I put in here last year”. Shopping for me any day is a headache, let alone X-mas season. I rather order online and get it over with. To figure out what you want, how much to spend and you annoy me most of the year is stress as well. “Ba-humbug”

Maybe I suffer from a form of depression during the holidays. I miss my parents this time of the year. I miss my brothers as well. I still miss my grandparents. One tends to create holiday traditions and they’re not the same when the people are not with you any longer.

So, you create new traditions with new family. Family is who you depend on, who you are there for, who together, “stuck” it through. Sometimes these families change when you meet new people. New growth and change causes a new outlook in life.

Children grow, move away, start their own traditions [what we pray for] now you have to find something to occupy the holidays with. You can get a small tree, put some lights up, send out a few cards and call it a day. This is why “one-day” holidays are better [my opinion].

I have not have a full sized tree in years. I for one do not like taking down the decorations, so I don’t even bother.

This year the house was full of conversation and laughter. The grands found those ornaments and lights in the garage and stuff I had forgotten. Children do bring joy, parents bring food and libations, I bought the batteries.

My suggestion is to get out and volunteer somewhere. Children’s hospital, elder rehab center. There are plenty shelters that give a meal or pantries that give food. Make the holiday meaningful for someone else who enjoys the season.

...Pandora

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https://youtu.be/8AnAE0z6F90HIDDEN COLORS 1

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Brother Polight Team Up With Shakka To Take Down The Hebrew Israelites

Brother Polight Team Up With Shakka To Take Down The Hebrew Israelites

“WHAT THE HECK?”

Today’s rant is brought to you by, whatever: beer, chips, wings, etc. about the  NFL standings! What is going on nowadays? The top teams who have brought us great pride have fell off and the so-so “fumble-squad” are on the “up-n-up.

Going over the NFL STANDINGS is a sad disappointment; as a long time NEW YORK GIANTS FAN, I usually start watching the standings around this time of the year and what I am seeing is the rise of a few good teams who are doing the job at hand, playing great football. The following have great standings: Cincinnati Bengal, Denver Broncos, and Arizona Cardinals, all have 8 wins with 2 losses. Then there are those usual suspects New England Patriots with 11 wins and 0 losses which bring me to my issue of the CAROLINA PANTHERS 11 wins and 0 losses!! Kudos, to Cam Newton and team who have been playing great for the past few years in this football season. The fans of the Panthers are true die hard and support the team throughout the years and this year the Panthers have not let them down.

Maybe this is the year [again] when the “low” teams are up, and the “up” teams are down. Every few years, to me, this seems like this happens. Never the less it is football season and I crank my volume ALL THE WAY UP as if I’m at the stadium somewhere.

The New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers will meet up in

 [Super Bowl 50 will be hosted on February 7, 2016 in the City of Santa Clara at the state-of-the-art Levi’s® Stadium, which is the greenest and most technologically advanced professional football stadium in the United States

Read more at http://www.sfbaysuperbowl.com/calendar/events/super-bowl-50#DE0s37oFlCoOVJ7K.99]

Go Giants sniff-sniff again =(

…Pandora

cleaning gnats out the cat box

Auntie Fee Kicking it At the Jspot

TO OUR VETERANS PAST AND PRESENT, WE SOLUTE YOU!

PSA#125

So, I’m trying to understand this ISO week numbering system. This where every week has a number to it each year where depending upon where you live the week starts on a Sunday [United States] or Monday [Europe 8601] or Islamic [Saturday]. To my not understanding there are systems in place that I had no idea about and I want to talk about one in particular: Tires.

There always talk about the tires on your car and how much safety depends on the wear and tear of the tires. This brings me to the “Birthday” of my tires, who knew I should be concerned? Not the date you purchased them, but the actual manufactured “Birthdate” of my tires.

Which brings me to getting another wrinkle in my brain; when you learn something you get a new wrinkle in your brain. My dad said one should get a wrinkle every day. I learned this week is the 45^th week of this year.

 Soo, if a tire is stamped 4505 on the side this means the 45^th week of 2005 the tire was manufactured, and you are riding with your life at stake.

My suggestion today is to find out exactly when your tires were manufactured.

…Pandora

P.S. Microsoft has [weeknum program in EXCEL]

Top 10 Largest Cruise Ships in the World 2015

Making Plans

I am sitting here watching television seeing the advertisements about cruise ships and what they want to offer you. I am not a swimmer no a big fan of pools of any kind, it struck me when I saw how people were enjoying the water, on the water, in the water. One can pay thousands of dollars in air fare to get a room, then over eat daily, exercise a little, gamble maybe, drinks of your choice repeat this tomorrow. I would guess this is a billion dollar industry seeing how my country is one of the richest, laziest in the world. You see all of the “beautiful”, skinny people in the commercials while hoping to capture some of the joy and fun when you arrive on your cruise. From the looks of the disasters that occur in the news when they happen, there are no “beautiful” skinny people on board with the wide smiles.

I will soon “bite-the-bullet” and take my first cruise next year. I have my discomforts and my reservation as only I can imagine [with pirates] but I am looking forward to celebrating our girlfriend’s 50^th birthday celebration aboard one these cruises. I am so excited and apprehensive about the experience. I can just scratch this off of my bucket list when I get back. If you have any suggestions or pointers, please feel free to share.

I will keep you posted.

…Pandora

BAD BEHAVIOR

Is it enough teachers are underpaid, underfunded, overworked? The fear of some mentally ill student coming into a school and open fire is enough to make any person thing twice about a career in education. Most teachers have to find resources to provide for classroom school supplies out of their own pockets. There is a list in the beginning of the school year that parents have to supply incase other students are lacking. The teacher is a true unsung hero.

We send our “precious angle” or the 4^th or 5^th child to school 5 of seven days of a week for total strangers to take care that our babies are educated and protected. “Charity begins at home” is what I was taught and what I teach in my family. We were taught in the home not to embarrass my parents in public let alone in school. If my mom got wind of any bad behavior by the teacher or any other adult for that matter I would rather die than come home to the “wrath of mom”.

Today’s rant is about the preliminary judgement of the video that is circling around social media. The resource officer’s behavior is put on judgement. If the teacher has a disrupted student in the classroom, what is the teacher to do? Maybe ask the student to leave; the threat of the principal office should be enough; nowadays things have hanged in school. There was a cop in my high school and that was the easiest post for law enforcement. We used to run past him “cutting” class, when we got into the classroom the shenanigans stopped.

I have to wait for all evidence to surface. Should the officer “man-handled” this young lady? Should the student have complied when asked to leave the classroom? Should there be better training on both parts? I believe this could all have been avoided to start with.

Where are her embarrassed parents?...[****crickets***]

I can still hear my Mother now.. (O_o)

…Pandora

WE CELEBRATE HER!

Joe Biden makes announcement at the White House

NO BID FOR BIDEN

There comes a time in your life one has to make a decision of what really matters. Vice-President Joseph Biden made a decision that was right for him and his family.

I believed he would have been a great candidate for the Democratic Party. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would have lost in a land slide. Biden has the experience and the moxie to lead a fight for what is better for the middle class, working poor, and the poor who makes up 90% of the population of the United States of America.

There some people who fight well on paper, with facts and figures to back them up. There are some people who come out of the gate fighting for what they believe and there is a difference between the two, [between the two]. Who has the experience in politics for many years, has ran and wants the job.

If the Lady said “NO, I WILL NOT RUN” she didn’t want to run in the first place. When you make someone do what they don’t want to do, you’re looking for a “banged up” job. If you have children who you have told to go wash the dishes, you already know some of the dishes will be oily with food stuck on them, a really bad job. Like the guy at work one day who was told to hang the framed picture of the boss on the wall. When to boss came back he saw his picture with a nail through the forehead of the picture, nailed to the wall. Job done, not at all acceptable.

So to Vice-President Biden thank you for all you have done. The “take-no-crap”, Not-backing-down” maintaining America as the strong nation that other nations look up to. I prayer that your family continue to heal from the heartbreak.  There is no lose like a loss of a child and the media in this country can get very unfair, inaccurate and very nasty to say the least.  The other nations may hate us, but they watch very closely to what we do. Sometimes [we] have to mind out business and stay out of others.

God help US

…Pandora

GOODBYE no.125

 I specifically chose you today, I had to run important errands and I needed you to perform at your high level of fit. I did not do a random, blindfold choice, but a purposeful calculated choice.

I did not need to be distracted at any time. I needed to look and feel my best today for countless reasons. I planned every detail including the required paper work to expedite my errands. I had a full tank of gas, and the car was clean and had a shine on the tires. Needless to say I was well on my way today. But no, you had to “show out”.

Every step of the way there you were being unreasonable causing a slowdown in my progress. I couldn’t just stop in the middle of the street or in a meeting and address you, I had to carry on like nothing was wrong. I was really trying to look cute with my make up on “fleek” and matching attire [those who know me know this is never the case running errands on a regular day].

Today, you dropped the ball, at every turn I made you turned against me. If I went left, you went right. If I tried to pull you up, still, no cooperation what so ever from you, I’m done.

I have decided to get rid of you! I am throwing you and your kind out of my life, into the garbage. I am planning to be exclusive to those who have been loyal in their position.

Yes, today’s rant is about my “unruly undies” Goodbye “stuck ups” hello comfort!

…Pandora

Freemasons For Dummies: Brooklyn Masonic Temple Is Not Exactly Masonic

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Why does New York State continue to grant charters to organizations that seek them?
I want to understand this, is my chapter official or not? Pandora Chapter#1; Metropolitan Grand Chapter; Supreme Council of America Inc.

THE MISCARRAGE

…”A miscarriage is the loss of a baby before the 20th week of pregnancy.

According to the March of Dimes, as many as 50% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage -- most often before a woman misses a menstrual period or even knows she is pregnant. About 15% of recognized pregnancies will end in a miscarriage.

More than 80% of miscarriages occur within the first three months of pregnancy. They are less likely to occur after 20 weeks' gestation; if they do, they are called late miscarriages.”… [http://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/pregnancy-miscarriage]

…”What causes miscarriage?

We don’t understand all the causes of miscarriage. Possible causes include:

Chromosome problems. This is the cause of more than half of miscarriages that happen in the first trimester. Chromosomes are tiny, thread-like structures in cells that carry our genes. Each person has 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 in all). One chromosome in each pair comes from the mother, and the other comes from the father. Most chromosome problems happen when an egg or sperm cell has too many or too few chromosomes. Pregnancy happens when a man’s sperm fertilizes a woman’s egg. If either has the wrong number of chromosomes, miscarriage may happen.

Blighted ovum. This is when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus but doesn’t develop into a baby. This is sometimes caused by chromosome problems. In early pregnancy, the woman may notice that her pregnancy symptoms have stopped, and she may have dark-brown vaginal bleeding.

[http://www.marchofdimes.org/loss/miscarriage.aspx]

There is enough clinical data to research about a miscarriage to look for, but I want to talk about mine. This is a very personal experience to each and every woman, but as individual as finger prints. There were times I would dream about my baby and wonder what she would be like in the present. I knew I did nothing wrong during the pregnancy but I had to reason with the loss.

I was ‘spotting’ this day so I ‘dressed’ myself with the usual ‘packing’ material, but this day it was different. I kept changing more often than usual which made me very concerned. I felt something warm like those blood clots I used get as a teenager. When I went to change, here it was sitting on my pad, a little creature. I was curious, so I paused for a moment to analyze, yep it was taking form. It had a head and arms forming. I just sat there in amazement looking. I soon disposed of the specimen, cleaned up, feed the other child and went to bed.

…Side note: I was Biology major in college and working with specimens was a norm for me.

I could not sleep well that night because the little creature haunted me. I prayed about and decided to give it a name, Jessica. Her name is Jessica, growing up with all brothers and mostly male cousins; I felt it was a girl, my little angel Jessica. After a few years I stopped dreaming about a little girl and decided that she was brought in my world to prepare my body for the next baby.

Sometimes we just don’t know what God has in store for us, but what I do know we are no mistakes, none of us.

The days in your life are numbered before you leave heaven to be with your parents. Some people live to be 70, 80,90, 100 and some a few days, weeks, hours minutes old. 

Love you little Miss Jessica Chelsea

…Pandora

  

"I GOT YOU"!

 Man: God, can I ask You a question?  

God: Sure
Man: Promise You won't get mad …
God: I promise
Man: Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today?
God: What do you mean?
Man: Well, I woke up late
God: Yes
Man: My car took forever to start
God: Okay
Man: At lunch they made my sandwich wrong & I had to wait
God: Hmm
Man: On the way home, my phone went DEAD, just as I picked up a call
God: All right
Man: And on top of it all, when I got home I just wanted to soak my feet in my new foot massager & relax. BUT it wouldn't work!!! Nothing went right today! Why did You do that?
God: Let me see, the death angel was at your bed this morning & I had to send one of My Angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that .
Man (humbled): OH
GOD: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road.
Man: (ashamed)
God: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick & I didn't want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work.
Man (embarrassed): Okay
God: Your phone went dead because the person that was calling was going to give false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let you talk to them so you would be covered.
Man (softly): I see God
God: Oh and that foot massager, it had a shortage that was going to throw out all of the power in your housetonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in the dark.
Man: I'm Sorry God
God: Don't be sorry, just learn to Trust Me…. in All things, the Good & the bad.
Man: I will trust You.
God: And don't doubt that My plan for your day is Always Better than your plan.
Man: I won't God. And let me just tell you God, Thank You for Everything today.
God: You're welcome child. It was just another day being your God and looking after My Children…To the reader:   
I'm sorry to disturb you! My name is God. You hardly have time for me. I love you and always bless you. I am always with you. I need you to spend 30 minutes of your time with Me today. Don't pray. Just chat. Today I want this message across the world before midnight. Will you help?
Please do not ignore it and I'll help you with something that you are in need of. Just dare Me! A blessing is coming your way. Please drop everything & pass it on.Tomorrow will be the Best Day of your Life.

Thank you

TINA

We were “Junior Ushers” once per month on Sundays in our church in 1973. We wore nurse uniforms equipped with the old fashion white dress, white shoes, stockings, and that funny shaped starched white envelope looking hat. The week before I would have to make sure my shoes were polished white , buffed , and there were no “runs” in my stockings (pantyhose).  Every Sunday when it was the youth turn to usher we would pair up and walk up and down the aisles of the church escorting visitors and members to their seats.

Tina was not a “chatty” type of person and neither was I. After morning service we would go next door to the local candy store and purchase a bag of chips or something, return to the church, sit in the back and people watch. I found this a small sense of duty in the church that I was proud of and was able to carry out.

I noticed Tina was not in service a few times and I hoped her parents did not move away or she went away or something, but I started missing my “bobsy twin”. I believed we walked in unison and maybe tried to wear our hair styles similar. I was an only girl in my family growing up so I would have close friends that I got along with time to time. So when Tina was gone I did miss her.

One Sunday Tina came back to church and I was happy to see and wanted to know where and what happened! She started laughing and showed me a book. It was a “Learn to Sign” book. To my surprise, confusion and amazement she was deaf all along. This is the reason I believe we go along so well, she didn’t heat a word I was saying. She was an excellent lip reader and would laugh at my silly jokes.

We would try to study the book together maybe so I could learn to sign, but she would eventually go away to school.

A few years later I ran into Tina, we both got married and each had one son. Her mother explained to me that she had a red light in her home when the doorbell rang. I was introduced to the TTY telephone operator and tried a few times to use this method of communication but I had missed sitting and giggling with my friend. We tried to write a few times but as usual life happens and we lost touch.

I thought about her the other day when I saw two little girls having trying to communicate with one hearing impaired and the other speaking.  I pray Tina is a happy grandmother like myself “spoiling” the grand babies.

…Pandora

#IRONY

IRONY:

 (1) :  incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2) :  an event or result marked by such incongruity

b :  incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play —called also dramatic irony, tragic irony The United States of America is united because of a series of events, not one was welcomed at first with opened arms.

Today the interpretation of the civil war battle cry flag will be “put down”, laid to rest, and retired.

The “Stars and Bars” was a symbol of a southern pride that was shared by white people only. Their ancestor who fought and died in the United States Civil war [1861-1865] is a remembrance of this part of their family’s history. I would imagine it would bring great pride to know there was a general back in the family somewhere who fought for what they believed.

On the other hand there are more people who ancestors that fought on the other side and too had loss resulting from this war. This would be the end of this story except the war was about slavery and the degradation of another human. The propaganda of white supremacy and subhuman of the Africans and Native Americans is what fueled this war. There was nothing to celebrate for this time in America’s history. [EVER]

Racism in America is her nasty mole on her nose that cannot be “powered” with make-up.

We in America have an African-American President who called for an end to this blatant display of racism and a Native-American descent governor of South Carolina who signed the order to take down the “Battle cry of the Confederate”.

To quote Rev. Jesse Jackson “Keep hope alive”…

Looking forward to my nation growing up!

…Pandora

Charleston In Mourning

I wish to extend my condolences to the families of the unfortunate act of violence that once again have ripped through a community.

The Emmanuel African Methodic Episcopal  110 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401 is in mourning, the community of Charleston is in mourning.

The Rev. Clementa Pinckney, 41: A state senator and the senior pastor of Emanuel, he was married to Jennifer Benjamin and the father of two children, Eliana and Malana. Cynthia Hurd, 54: According to the Charleston County Public Library, she was a 31-year employee who managed the John L. Dart Library for 21 years before heading the St. Andrews Regional Library. The Rev. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, 45: A pastor at Emanuel, she was also a speech therapist and high school girls track and field coach, both positions at Goose Creek High School. Tywanza Sanders, 26: He was a 2014 graduate in business administration from Allen University in Columbia. Ethel Lance, 70: She had attended Emanuel for most of her life and worked there as a custodian, as well. From 1968 to 2002, she worked as a custodian at Charleston's Gaillard Municipal Auditorium.  Susie Jackson, 87. Depayne Middleton Doctor, 49: The mother of four sang in Emanuel's choir. She had previously directed a community development program in Charleston County. Myra Thompson, 59: She was the wife of the Rev. Anthony Thompson, the vicar of Holy Trinity Reformed Episcopal Church in Charleston.  The Rev. Daniel Simmons, 74: Simmons survived the initial attack but then died in a hospital operating room. [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/18/415539516/the-victims-9-were-slain-at-charlestons-emanuel-ame-church]

To each and every family my prayers and sympathy is extended.

…Pandora

Kalief Browder 1993-2015

Another unfortunate death of a person incarcerated. To have a person sit in custody without a bail is at best criminal to say the least. The court system in New York State is itself is criminal. I personally have retired from The New York City Department of Correction, and witnessed firsthand the insanity of the court system railroading the poor or disadvantage back and forth between the courts and the jails of New York. My job description was “Care-Custody-Control of the population that was waiting to be sentenced by the New State Court system.

There are laws that state you have to “see” a judge within 24/48 hours. “The right to a speedy…[whatever]. One would see the judge according the law within the prescribed time frame, then sit in DOC custody because you could not make bail, the continuance of a case or remanded [no bail].

I have met people who “work the system”, needing a place to sleep for the winter. There were some who were working their defense and were housed in the Mental Observation unit whether or not they needed to be it was our job to be fair and protect them. The Mental Health System in New York fails miserably to the point the mentally ill know enough seek shelter and getting locked up for the winter is the only option.  One would see the despondent individuals who are clearly depressed longing for their loved ones that were arrested for arguing with law enforcement, go to court, and then the judge gives them some outrages bail amount that the family cannot afford to pay.

I have worked with the adolescents who I found very heart breaking to see young people who are and look very lost. Don’t get me wrong children will be children and can be trying at times. I had adolescents at home as well as work, I never got a brake [for a few years anyway]. As a parent, I could not help but to feel compassion for these young adults and had a watchful eye on my coworkers who may have lost patience with them. One of the ways to keep the young men in check was to distract them with “drop down and give me 50”! They knew it was give 50 pushups or face the unknown. There was nothing to the “unknown” they didn’t know it, but it worked every time.

I did not know of Kalief Browder, I knew many Kaleif Browders, who were in the “system” and had no business being in there for as long as he was. There is so much one can do if there is a court ordered, remand custody.  My father had an outrages bail amount when a white man called him a nigger then my father punched him in his mouth.

The New York State Court system keeps blood on its hands.

…Pandora

ANDROID WHAT'S GOING ON?

So  this is what gets me out of "retirement" For a few days there has been an interruption in service from AT&T due to fact there is a problem stemming from ANDROID operating system!!!
What can be going on that "they" will not tell us humans? I personally cannot send a text with a picture without the message "No signal for your connection, Please try again later"! What? I called my carrier to find out if I had a defective device or my service was interrupted [happens rarely] I was informed ANDROID was to blame...now what? Whow do I scream at in the ANDROID nation?
I think "they made a deal with the devil, and APPLE will be on the rise again.


&^%*#@
...Pandora

NFL AND THOSE HYPOCRITES

Dictionary

 noun hyp·o·crite \ˈhi-pə-ˌkrit\

: a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but who behaves in a way that disagrees with those beliefs

Top 10 words to win with in SCRABBLE® »

Full Definition of HYPOCRITE

1:  a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion

2:  a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings

— hypocrite adjective [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypocrite]

 The “Deflate-gate”

…” The Patriots will begin their Super Bowl title defense without the services of the franchise's all-time greatest player.

The NFL announced Monday that Tom Brady has been suspended without pay for four games for violating the NFL policy on the integrity of the game. The team will also be fined $1 million and will forfeit a 2016 first-rounder and 2017 fourth-round selection in the NFL Draft. Brady's agent announced Monday that his client will appeal the suspension.”[http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000492185/article/tom-brady-suspended-4-games-plans-to-appeal]

 My point today is the fact that Locker room attendants are responsible for those balls being altered. Whether of not Brady knew about it or not, the fact remains those balls were altered. I do not believe Brady ordered this because one does not become a great quarterback by play with the air in the balls. The locker room attendant is suspended without pay and the Patriots lose position in the draft picks.

 I do understand the officials are trying not to” play favorites” and set an example, Aside from quarterback Tom Brady, the release of Ted Wells' report on Tuesday will focus on two other names you may not have heard before from the New England Patriots' organization: Jim McNally and John Jastremski.

…“McNally's name has been thrown in before in this matter — he's the Patriots' officials locker room attendant and calls himself "the deflator." Jastremski is an equipment assistant for the team.

The pair exchange multiple text messages published in the report about Brady and deflating footballs, including one back-and-forth in which McNally sounds angry at the quarterback. We can't print all of them due to foul language, but here's a sampling:

McNally: Make sure you blow up the ball to look like a rugby ball so tom can get used to it before sunday

Jastremski: Omg

And here's another:

Jastremski: Size 11?

Jastremski: 2 or 3X?

McNally: Tom must really be on you

McNally: 11 0r 11 half......2x unless its tight fitting

Jastremski: Nah. Hasn‟t even mentioned it, figured u should get

something since he gives u nothing

Another exchange appears to imply Brady would give them autographed memorabilia:

McNally: Remember to put a couple sweet pig skins ready for tom to sign

Jastremski: U got it kid...big autograph day for you

McNally: Nice throw some kicks in and make it real special

Jastremski: It ur lucky. 11?

McNally: 11 or 11 and half kid

There's also this paragraph from page 18 of the report:

"Additional evidence of Brady‟s awareness includes a material increase in the frequency of telephone and text communications between Brady and Jastremski shortly after suspicions of ball tampering became public on January 19. After not communicating by telephone or text message for more than six months (based on data retrieved from Jastremski's cell phone), Brady and Jastremski spoke by telephone at least twice on January 19 (calls lasting a total of 25 minutes and 2 seconds), twice on January 20 (calls lasting a total of 9 minutes and 55 seconds) and twice on January 21 (calls lasting a total of 20 minutes and 52 seconds) before Jastremski surrendered his cell phone to the Patriots later that day for forensic imaging. These calls included conversations relatively early during the mornings of January 19 (7:26 a.m. for 13 minutes and 4 seconds), January 20 (8:22 a.m. for 6 minutes and 21 seconds) and January 21 (7:38 a.m. for 13 minutes and 47 seconds). Brady also took the unprecedented step of inviting Jastremski to the QB room (essentially Brady‟s office) in Gillette Stadium on January 19 for the first and only time that Jastremski can recall during his twenty-year career with the Patriots, and Brady sent Jastremski text messages seemingly designed to calm Jastremski ("You good Jonny boy?"; "You doing good?").]..[

http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2015/05/patriots_tom_brady_implicated_in_deflategate_repor.html]

 ….But we all know this too as always, it is all President Obama’s fault!

 GO N.Y. Giants

…Pandora 

HIS SPINE WAS SEVERED.

FREDDIE GRAY VOCAL CORD WAS SNAPPED.

…”(CNN)Freddie Gray did not get timely medical care after he was arrested and was not buckled into a seat belt while being transported in a police van, Baltimore police said Friday.

Police Commissioner Anthony Batts told reporters there are no excuses for the fact that Gray was not buckled in as he was transported to a police. Five days after Gray's death and amid ongoing protests, police officials acknowledged mistakes were made during and after his arrest.station.”[http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/24/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-death/]

Why? There has to some type of resolution of the police standard of practice. It is now status quo for the misbehavior of some of the uniform rank and file to go on unsolved and no one held accountable for. We in the Black Community cannot stop bring light to these injustices. The modern day civil rights are being violated as they were in the 1940’s, 1950 and 1960’s.

I, a 50 something year old am exhausted with walking the streets to protest, but do encourage the young to continue the cause. Instead of the “baboonery” that is promoted on the idiot box, we cannot lose focus on the issues at hand. I have to encourage the young to never forget our resent past because it affects our future. Instead of material wishes, focus on how to enlighten one another, uplift and encourage our community and stop look for someone else to fix it.

To you celebrities, I implore you to use your platform, whatever it is,  to encourage who you have influence on to strive to do better for themselves and their communities. To those, what I call sub-cultures [WordStar, channels alike, etc.]  So of you act like “Stephen from DJANGO, STOP. Get with the program and stop the bullshit.

In this day of social media, instant news while it happens, there is no time to mobilize marches or protest, legislations to bring about notice. We already know! Nowadays there is video, undisputed evidence recorded. [Still no justice]

There are so many communities within our community that are doing good, we rarely see or acknowledge them but the media insist on feeding the frenzy with the bad police policies in action.

Until we change the police policy/law and the grand jury systems, they will be operating within the ..letter of the law.

Instead of promoting the foolishness of mindless, pointless, non-uplifting we need to continue to push for change.

…Pandora

The 155th Anniversary of the Pony Express

According to Google today is the 155^th anniversary of the Pony Express

This article is about the fast mail service of 1860–1861. For other meanings of "Pony Express", see Pony Express (disambiguation)

Pony Express Postmark, 1860, westbound

The Pony Express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, mail, and small packages from St. Joseph, Missouri, across the Great Plains, over the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento, California, by horseback, using a series of relay stations. Officially operating as the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express Company of 1859, which in 1860 became the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, this firm was founded by William H. Russell, Alexander Majors, and William B. Waddell all of whom were notable in the freighting business.[1] During its 18 months of operation, it reduced the time for messages to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to about 10 days.[2] From April 3, 1860, to October 1861, it became the West's most direct means of east–west communication before the telegraph was established and was vital for tying the new state of California with the rest of the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express

On the other hand

April 3, 1860:

On this day in 1860, the first Pony Express mail, traveling by horse and rider relay teams, simultaneously leaves St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. Ten days later, on April 13, the westbound rider and mail packet completed the approximately 1,800-mile journey and arrived in Sacramento, beating the eastbound packet’s arrival in St. Joseph by two days and setting a new standard for speedy mail delivery. Although ultimately short-lived and unprofitable, the Pony Express captivated America’s imagination and helped win federal aid for a more economical overland postal system. It also contributed to the economy of the towns on its route and served the mail-service needs of the American West in the days before the telegraph or an efficient transcontinental railroad.[ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pony-express-debuts] This article is about the fast mail service of 1860–1861. For other meanings of "Pony Express", see Pony Express (disambiguation).

Pony Express advertisement

Pony Express Postmark, 1860, westbound

The Pony Express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, mail, and small packages from St. Joseph, Missouri, across the Great Plains, over the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento, California, by horseback, using a series of relay stations. Officially operating as the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express Company of 1859, which in 1860 became the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, this firm was founded by William H. Russell, Alexander Majors, and William B. Waddell all of whom were notable in the freighting business.[1] During its 18 months of operation, it reduced the time for messages to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to about 10 days.[2] From April 3, 1860, to October 1861, it became the West's most direct means of east–west communication before the telegraph was established and was vital for tying the new state of California with the rest of the United States.

April 14, 1865:

On this day in 1865, John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shoots President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War.

Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War.

The infamous Dr. Mudd set Booth’s broken arm after Booth fled Washington D.C. and today we get the term “his name is Mudd” when I catch him.

…Pandora

MISTER, MASTER, MISS, MISSES, MS.

This information is solely based on my individual understanding. I am tired of the misuse of these titles by mostly the younger generation [some old heads as well] not understand how to use these titles. The old fashion traditions where when the man was the head of household and it was known as the Smith clan or house hold. Mr. Smith may have had a few females in his household and how one would address the females lets you know who is who. Mrs. Smith could be his wife or mother, but one would introduce the wife first then his mother last if it is his family being introduces. The next group of people would introduced as Master Smith, Mister Smith and Miss Smith; Master Smith was his son under the age of 14 or 18 depending upon the culture, and Young Mr. Smith would be an elder son.

There may be a few Miss Smith, who are Mr. Smith’s daughters. Miss Smith would not be married and would carry her father’s name until she in turn got married. The eldest daughter would get introduce first then down the line to the youngest.

After Mr. Smith’s immediate family was introduced, he would introduce his mother-in-law then his mother Mrs. Smith.

Since the 1970’s a new tradition was added the American English, the title Ms. the title Ms. is a female period. She held no alliance to anyone. One will have to get to know her on her own merit. Ms. can be a single young lady, married woman or divorced. It is what it’s known as a “handle”. Older folks do not like you “handling” their names. Out of respect one would put a “handle on it” [Mrs. Smith or Ma’am]

I’m in the south now, I have a problem with the Ma’am, Sir business…[just, excuse me and thank you] will have to do!

Miss/Mrs./Ms.

…Pandora

THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM LAW?

…”The Religious Freedom Restoration Act says the government cannot "substantially burden" a person's ability to follow their religious beliefs, unless it can prove a compelling interest in imposing that burden or do so in the least restrictive way.

Proponents of the law say it will prevent the government from infringing on people and their ability to exercise their religious beliefs. Whereas, opponents say it could allow business owners to legally discriminate against the LGBT community.”

[http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/03/30/religious-freedom-law-indiana/70659788]

Here we are again with other issues that the LGBT community seem to think it is designed to discriminate against them. I am a LGBT supporter and disagree with them this time. I think I understand the point of if “we” (a company) want to be closed on a Sunday because of a religion we should have that right. The Indiana Law said nothing specific about any exclusions and one can read into this or get something total different out of it.

Today in America there are so many choices, there are more than one: shopping center, restaurant, drive-thru, church that one can choose from. The LGBT folks are chanting civil rights as if “they understand the true meaning of this battle cry as the Colored, Negro, Afro-American, Blacks, African-American do. It is funny how when there is a social out cry for injustice in the community I cannot hear the LGBT community. I am not saying they’re silent but really hard to hear unless “they” think it would put them back into the media somehow.

I think the companies that want to attract certain types of cliental should have their inclusions or exclusion clearly and visibly posted, understood with no room for misinterpretation then people can make a conscience choice as whether or not to patronize their establishments. As a company, I have to right, as long as I get not government funding, can exercise my freedom as well. I have walked into a store here in the south, and received a cold reception then walk right out of the door with my money. My money is green, if you have a problem with me, I truly understand and respect that, but you are not the only game in town! [Exit stage left]

…Pandora

TREVOR NOAH

Welcome to one of America’s guilty pleasures, Late Night comedy/news/media critic. I first saw Mr. Noah on a comedy circuit stand up show. His brand of humor is refreshing, his point of view as most comics is personal which gives us something we may not be familiar with as much.

Trevor was born in Soweto Township, South Africa to a Jewish African (Xhosa) mother and a Swiss-German father. At the time of his birth it was illegal for Blacks and whites to have relationships. This was in 1984 not unlike America in the 1930’s-1950’s were people fled the south because of persecution with racism.

There is a recent influx of African businesses who want to be a part of the world economy round table, who have the capitol and resources and are tired of the propaganda that is shown about Africa. They have expressed there is more to the continent then “those children with the flies on their faces” as Mr. Noah puts it, “ no matter how poor you are, you can swipe the flies from off your face!”

Getting back to The Daily Show, Trevor Noah will be a breath of fresh air that has not been corrupted by America’s media and society, knows what it is to be pre judged solely on looks, and birth place, but that his talent has gotten him where he is at today. Brings to mind two gentlemen of maybe similar, in part, stories; Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Pres. Barack Obama.

Good Luck, I wish you well, stay focused!

.…Pandora