Houston, TX - Joe Paterno, the 46 year veteran coach from Penn State, left this world last Sunday. It was a shock to those outside the family. People knew the coach was ill, but his demise was not expected this soon.

Papa Joe was assaulted in the media by righteous bastards with high sounding words about "moral duties." People felt Paterno owed ( Read more... )

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This afternoon my Friend Hoss Warner moved on to what ever comes next after this life. He fought a battle with leukemia that would have killed anyone else long ago. He did well. But sometimes the cure is worse then the disease. Doctors blew out his immune system to allow for a bone marrow transplant. The transplant was successful and the leukemia ( Read more... )

Portage, IN - Back in the 1960s when visiting family in Kansas City we would occasionally catch a show at the outdoor venue in Swope Park called Starlight Theater. During one of those trips I was fortunate enough to see Lena Horne perform the lead roll in Porgy and Bess. Her performance got my attention and held it back then. Considering my ( Read more... )

It appears that two FDNY EMTs were on break when a cashier at the restaurant they were visiting went into seizure.

Witnesses said the EMTs were on their break and told employees to call 911, then left when they were asked to help the woman.

The Fire Department on Monday suspended Jason Green, a six-year member, and Melissa Jackson, a four- ( Read more... )

They found her.

Dead.

In a land fill.

There is a reason I am not a judge. In my view nothing anyone can do to the low life non-human that did this could make the cruel and unusual line.

Pedophilia is a sexual orientation like heterosexuality, homosexuality or lesbianism. This is what turns them on. It cannot be done way with through a seven ( Read more... )

It was fun teaching you and the rest how to handle fully automatic weapons. You were good to work with and professional all the way. It is really sad you left us so soon. You will be missed.

"I never saw the Eckert Brothers again. In time, this war - like every other war - ended. But I never forgot. And I come to this place often, when no one ( Read more... )

Tampa, FL - It was interesting listening to all the talking heads eulogize and canonize Senator Kennedy after his death. The praise came from all corners of the media. This included praise from people that just the week before were extremely critical of his health care stance.

What makes this interesting is that I was alive during the events the ( Read more... )

Sometime in 1980s a meeting of the entire 60 Minutes staff was held. With corporate and network Gods looking on, 60 minutes executive producer Don Hewitt addressed the gathering. He used words to the effect of, "I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that for the first time in television history a network television news program ( Read more... )