Sometimes, Things Work Out...

If you're used to the weather up in Skagway, Alaska, then this morning will fill the bill.
Single digit temps greet us as we awaken, but later on, we are due for a "warmup"...and that means a high around the upper TWENTIES...!
Talk about your "wow-factor", hmm?
Don't get your hopes up TOO high - we're due for a few snow showers (with little to no accumulation, thank God) later on.
That should make our ghettohood skating rink - aka - our STREETS that much more passable...NOT!
With that dispensed with, let's top off that hot refreshing beverage, and get down to the business-at-hand, shall we?
*** First up, the answer to yesterday's Motto Of The Week:
"No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor."

This was spoken by ANDREW CARNEGIE.

And here is the WIKI for this Scottish-born industrialist:

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

Carnegie is not to be confused with some of the OTHER (dubious) like men of his era - He gave vast sums of his money to create libraries, schools, and universities both here and in the UK.
One has to say he was the TRUE "rags to riches" story, as well as one of this nation's leading entrepreneurs and philanthropists.
Be nice to have a man like THIS in the Presidency, wouldn't it?
Moving on...some updates to previous stories.

*** One of the perps that robbed the USPS office (Diplomat Station - 46806) on 19 December has been caught.

Here's the story:

http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130103/LOCAL07/301039935/1002/LOCAL

Julius W. Lawson, 34, of 5015 Lillie St. was arrested yesterday by the U.S. Postal Inspector service and the FWPD gang unit and violent crimes unit.
He faces a FEDERAL rap for this gig, as well he should.
He is currently resting his sorry ass in the local jail WITHOUT BAIL!
 (suh-weet).
The second suspect remains at large.
What's that you say?
You'd like to know if Julius has any PRIORS?
Well, wonder no longer, because HERE it is:
======RAP SHEET======
02D04-9307-IF-018384 Lawson, Julius W 07/27/1993
Allen Superior Court 5 IF - Infraction
Decided NO OPR'S LIC. WHEN REQ'D
02D04-9605-CM-004113 Lawson, Julius W 05/20/1996
Allen Superior Court 6 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided FALSE INFORMING (B)
02D04-9804-CM-002585 Lawson, Julius W 04/06/1998
Allen Superior Court 4 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided NEVER RECEIVE LICENSE
02D04-9805-MC-000804 Lawson, Julius W 05/18/1998
Allen Superior Court 5 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal
Decided P.C. POSSESSION OF COCAINE
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
CARRYING HANDGUN W/O LICENSE
02D04-9805-CF-000303 Lawson, Julius W 05/21/1998
Allen Superior Court 6 CF - Criminal Felony
Decided CARRYING A HANDGUN WITHOUT A LICENSE
POSSESSION OF COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
02D04-0005-CM-003709 Lawson, Julius W 05/08/2000
Allen Superior Court 4 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
02D04-0011-MC-001876 Lawson, Julius W 11/21/2000
Allen Superior Court 6 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal
Decided P.C. POSSESSION OF COCAINE
NEVER RECEIVE LICENSE
OPERATE WHILE SUSP (INF)
FALSE & FICTITIOUS REG'N
FAILURE WEAR SAFETY BELT
02D04-0011-CF-000633 Lawson, Julius W 11/28/2000
Allen Superior Court 4 CF - Criminal Felony
Decided POSSESSION OF COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE BY UNLICENSED DRIVER
02D04-0306-CM-005158 Lawson, Julius W 06/30/2003
Allen Superior Court 4 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided DOMESTIC BATTERY
02D04-0402-CM-001204 Lawson, Julius W 02/17/2004
Allen Superior Court 6 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided NEVER RECEIVE LICENSE
NO FIN RESPONSIBILITY(INF)
02D04-0407-CM-005757 Lawson, Julius W 07/19/2004
Allen Superior Court 4 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided OPERATING WHILE INTOXICATED (CLASS C)
OPER VEH W/BAC OF .08-.14% (CLASS C)
VIOL OPEN CONTAINER LAW
OPERATE WHILE SUSP (INF)
OPERATING UNSAFE VEHICLE
02D04-0412-CM-009538 Lawson, Julius W 12/06/2004
Allen Superior Court 5 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided CRIMINAL CONVERSION
NEVER RECEIVE LICENSE
02D04-0412-MC-002394 Lawson, Julius W 12/29/2004
Allen Superior Court 5 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal
Decided P.C. DEALING IN COCAINE/METH
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
02D04-0501-FC-000003 Lawson, Julius W 01/04/2005
Allen Superior Court 4 FC - Class C Felony
Decided DEALING IN SUB REPRESENTED TO BE CONT SUB
02D04-0604-CM-002604 Lawson, Julius W 04/17/2006
Allen Superior Court 6 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
PUBLIC INTOXICATION
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF (A)
02D04-0809-MC-002062 Lawson, Julius W 09/04/2008
Allen Superior Court 4 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal
Decided P.C. DOMESTIC BATTERY
P.C. DOMESTIC BATTERY
02D04-0902-CM-000682 Lawson, Julius W 02/09/2009
Allen Superior Court 6 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
PUBLIC INTOXICATION
02D04-0903-MC-000516 547852
547852 Lawson, Julius W 03/16/2009
Allen Superior Court 4 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal
Decided P.C. POSSESS. MARIJUANA
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
NEVER RECEIVE LICENSE
DRIVING LEFT CENTER
FALSE & FICTITIOUS REG'N
02D04-0903-FD-000271 Lawson, Julius W 03/19/2009
Allen Superior Court 5 FD - Class D Felony
Decided POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA HASH OIL OR HASHISH
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
02D04-0909-CM-005321 561652
561652 Lawson, Julius W 09/01/2009
Allen Superior Court 6 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided FALSE INFORMING (B)
NEVER RECEIVE LICENSE
02H01-1003-IF-02986 S8475022 LAWSON, JULIUS W 03/25/2010
New Haven City Court IF - Infraction
Decided 9-24-19-1/IFA: Driving While Suspended
02D05-1106-FC-000145 Lawson, Julius W 06/02/2011
Allen Superior Court 6 FC - Class C Felony
Decided 35-43-5-2(b)(4)/FC: Forgery
35-43-4-2(b)/FD: Receiving Stolen Property
35-43-4-3(a)/MA: Conversion
=======ADDRESSES=======
--5015 Lillie ST
Fort Wayne, IN 46806
--337 MCKINNIE AVE
FORT WAYNE, IN 46806
--4610 Euclid Ave
Fort Wayne IN
--915 E Washington Blvd 303B
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
--4340 Reed St
Fort Wayne, IN 46806
--320 Suttenfield Ave E
Fort Wayne, IN 46806
--403 Wiebke
Ft Wayne IN
--3609 S Clinton
Fort Wayne
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How's THAT for one nasty little f$ck, huh?
And the BEST part about all this...the LOCAL prosecutor (Karen "How blond IS my hair?" Richards) has NO chance of plea-dealing his ass down to spme misdemeanor and turning him back out onto MY (or YOUR) streets.
That's called JUSTICE, friends.
LMAO...I was hust thinking - Julius is now wearing ORANGE...
ORANGE JULIUS!
(I crack me up sometimes...)
But wait, we've barely begun...
*** A man charged in the 8 November slaying of a woman in Rockford, Ohio has ALSO been captured.
(wow, a "two-fer")
I mentioned this story back on 14 November.
And here's the UPDATE:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130103/LOCAL07/301039958/1002/LOCAL

Daniel Charles Martin, 40, whose 1998 red Explorer was found along Smith St down on the city's...(...all together, gang...)...SOUTHEAST side (you sound damn fine this year, folks) not long after the murder in Ohio, was taken into custody in the 5100 block of Bowser St, also on the SE side (and less than a mile radius from OUR "Fortress" ).
I had SAID back on 14 Nov. that the police should check out his friends AND family...and it seemed he DID have family HERE...imagine that.
The ATF was also involved, because Martin was found with an AK-47 style assault rifle. The investigation as to the owner of the weapon is pending.
Now, Martin does not have any active records here in Fort Wayne...he just prefers to kill in other states, apparently.
Well, another piece of human crap is off the streets...for a LONG time, too.
*** More on the last homicide (#30) of 2012.
Here's a story regarding the victim of the antique shop who was murdered:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130103/LOCAL07/301039965

Seems we had a man who really WAS a nice person, unlike all the fake stories we hear about dead men who had rap sheets as long as your arm, and are ginned up by crocodile-teared relatives who make them look like "good people".
A quiet person, who got around with the aid of a cane...perfect target for robbers.
And Shimer happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The shop had video cameras, but haven't provided any leads to police.
Shimer's wallet and a few coins from a drawer were missing.
Police have no suspects as this point.
*** But this IS a case of a robbery gone STUPID...
Here's the story:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130103/LOCAL07/301039937

Okay, so a pizza order is placed for an ALL-MEAT PIZZA and 25 HOT WINGS...and the address is near the EDEN GREEN APARTMENTS.

That ALONE should tell you there's going to be black males AND trouble.

And trouble is what TWO delivery men (and we don't even have 2-man FWPD cruisers...go figure) had when they two black males threatened the men with a shotgun, and relieved them of the pizza, the wings, and $4.The robbers then fled on foot.

Thing is, you always need to be aware of your surroundings...and that means even under your FEET.
Police were called to the 2100 block of Greene St. by the deliverymen after the robbery, and it was then the officers saw muddy footprints leading away from the scene. Following the footprints led them to an apartment nearby...to the DOOR of the apartment to be precise.

Arrested were Rhodney A. Lewis, 18, of 1100 block of Greene St, and Junius Brooks, 19, of the 1300 block of Greene St.
Helluva way to start off a criminal career...you dumbasses.
Hope you enjoyed the pizza and hot wings...and ALL those bologna sandwiches you'll be eating for a while, you punk-ass perps.
Looks like NEITHER of you "got sumfin fo nuffin", except some nice flip-flops and orange jumpsuits (an ORANGE JUNIUS...ROFL!)...but you DID have to commit a crime to get THOSE, right?
Yeah, THIS is what an entitlement-sponsored parent produces...offspring with sh*t for brains.
*** And speaking of feces...that D.C. deal has been done...even though we've gone off that cliff.
If you're a smart investor, I'd start grabbing up PORK FUTURES...LOL.

(and not just for the crap the pigs wallow in)

Here's a story that shows just HOW MUCH PORK is in this latest economic "remedy":

http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130103/NEWS03/301039979/0/SEARCH
Talk about "Bringing home the bacon", right?
I'm glad they printed this stuff, because if you went and TOLD someone about it, they'd think you were NUTS, and that you made it up.
Nah...it's REALITY time, kids...
-- $70 MIL for NASCAR to build racetracks?
Are they f$cking kidding me?
-- $13.50 - an excise tax - PER GALLON OF RUM produced in the USA, and then GIVEN to Puerto Rico...WHY?
-- Promote ELECTRIC SCOOTERS (and motorcycles)...WTH?
-- A credit of $165 MIL per year to repair the railroads?
Gee, if the government hadn't become the major OWNER of them in the first damn place, and left them to remain PRIVATE ENTITIES, they WOULD be in better repair, you sh*theads...Geez!
What a CLUSTERF$CK...!
(of Bibical proportions at that)
*** Lastly, in the final analysis, EACH of us is responsible for OURSELVES.
We chart whatever course we choose, set out and either sink or swim along the way.
Some days we're the dog, and on others, we're the hydrant...there is NO guarantee...only opportunity.
And each one of us has that same chance to DO...or DO NOT.

What bothers me is the government's insistence to run MY LIFE...and YOURS, as well.
I say RUN THE DAMN COUNTY...PERIOD, (and not into the ground)...and leave US THE HELL ALONE.
The NATION needs repair...NOT every individual.

Stop taking us all by the hand and telling what car to drive, which lightbulb to use, which foods to eat, what size sioda to drink...and so on.
Enough is truly ENOUGH...bug the hell OUT of our lives.
If we succeed and prosper...that's on US, and us alone.
Conversely, if we fail miserably, that is ALSO...on us.
But, at least we can get back up...ON OUR OWN...and try again.
Just run the nation as instructed in our founding documents, people.
Leave the REST...to those who voted your asses into office...and PAY YOUR SALARIES, bloated as they are, and as undeserving as you politicians have become to warrant such wages.
Try thinking with your BRAINS for a change...and not with your glands...OR our pocketbooks and wallets, kapeesh?
We can do so much more without your "help".

And we SHOULD.

Be well, make a difference to someone, and...

Stay SAFE out there, America.

((Tomorrow: When a HAWK comes calling to our Fortress))