Archive for August, 2009

Every so often, I receive a census form.  One year it will be a census of agriculture, the next year it will be a census of business.  For example, I found my copy of the “2007 Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons.”  It came from the Census Bureau and stated, “YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED… »

Aug 29, 2009
Hospital beds are designed for the comfort of the staff.  The patient can never get comfortable in them.  If you ever manage to get yours all the way flat and begin to rest, in comes two of the staff, one of whom immedately presses buttons on the outside of the bed to raise… »

A very genteel Southern lady was driving across the river bridge in Savannah, Georgia one day. As she neared the top of the bridge, she noticed a young man about to jump.
She stopped her car, rolled down the window and said, “Please don’t jump; think of your dear mother and father.”
He replied, “Mom and Dad… »

In 30, B.C., (by some estimates), the seventh and most famous queen of ancient Egypt known as Cleopatra committed suicide.
In 1146, A conference of European leaders outlawed the crossbow. By banning the effective weapon, it was believed that the leaders had ended wars for all time.
In 1645, Dutch and American Indians made a treaty of… »

The Jackson Industrial Development Board meet Wednesday the 26th at noon at the Chamber of Commerce in downtown Jackson to discussa new project, review two others and discuss the possibility of having the IDB audited. The first order of business was to approve the board loans to Carlisle Tire and Wheel Company or $19,000,000.00 and $56,000,000.00… »

I have lived in a communist country (Hungary) for 11 years. Lately I begin to hear and see things that remind me of those years. The media was controlled, used for propaganda and dis-information only. Anyone disagreeing with the official version was REACTIONARY, FASCIST (they loved these words) or RIGHT WING HOOLIGANS. The government “administrators”… »

 In 55, B.C., Julius Caesar invaded Britain. Remains of Roman construction remain in Britain to this day. Julius was the first of a dozen Caesars. The words “kaiser” and “czar” are both alternative forms of the same word and the same title. Julius Caesar NEVER won control of Britain. His first invasion, launched in 55… »

 At John Tanner’s own town-hall meeting last week in Union City, somebody asked the congressman about his vote for the continued federal funding of Planned Parenthood, and somewhere in his response to that question, he said that if Planned Parenthood provided abortions, he did not know it.
This means, of course, that in all these years… »

In 291, B.C., in China, poison gas was first used in warfare.
In 79, A.D., Pompeii & Herculaneum destroyed when Mt. Vesuvius erupts.
In 1539, The Abbey of Glastonbury, England dissolved as Catholic institution
In 1540, Hernando de Alarcon travels from Acapulco to the Gulf of California and journeys up the Colorado River.
In 1689, Montreal was taken by… »

Fred Marshall, Jr.
I spoke with Matt, whom I believe to be Fred Marshall’s second son and it appears that Fred came through the surgery ok. He should be seeing the Doctor this morning and that he would pass on a message from his father this morning. He has not pushed the IV button for pain… »