And that means SNOW - enough to make driving less than pleasurable, so take the proper precautions.
(damn global warming)
Our Hoosierland weather for today brings us (you guessed it) snow, which will continue lightly until the afternoon (expected accumulation between 1-3 inches).
Could be a bit more. Not feeling much of a wind out there, though.
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| Are you cold enough NOW? |
*** First off of the igloo is our "What the hell happens today, Bob?" feature:
January 15 -
---It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day
---It's National Hat Day
---It's National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
*** Next, FWPD SE quadrant chief Derrick Westfield will not be facing ANY charges for his "road rage" incident. Here's the travesty...I mean story:
http://wane.com/2018/01/12/family-reacts-to-deputy-chief-not-being-charged/
This link shows the reaction of the family of the teen set upon by Westfield.
*** Next up, and speaking of travesties, we have our SECOND homicide for Allen County (and the FIRST homicide for Ft. Wayne this year.
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/police-fire/20180115/1-killed-in-parking-lot-shooting
This took place at the (new) My Market Sunoco station located at Hanna and McKinnie Sts on the (where else?) SE side of the city (about 6 blocks from our "Fortress" in fact), around 0130 hrs Sunday morning.
This station hasn't been up and running all that long, and now we can agree that it has been officially "christened", as it were.
Funny how we just happen to have more gas stations/convenient stores per square mile than ANY other quadrant of the city. And we obviously have the crime that accompanies such venues down here.
Keep your deadpool tally handy...you're gonna need it with these mooks.
*** Next, we had another problem with our Sunday paper delivery yesterday.
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| He's a GOOD (and never late) boy! |
Anyone think of trying to use DRONES to deliver the paper?
*** Next up, time to drop on by "Kitten Corner"...
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| Adorable...and impish! |
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| All tuckered out now |
*** Next, let's take a minute to check in with "Midnight and Company"...
And since yesterday was "soggy food Sunday", you KNOW they were ready for a "hot" meal.
*** Last back to the glacial plain...today is MLK day, and there is this interesting article in today's paper:
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/20180115/trying-to-live-the-dream
I know I've been trying since before 1968...with mixed success.
Hey, everyone has an off day now and then, right?
((In his welcome, the Rev. John Gardner, Plymouth Congregational Church's senior pastor, said the program is particularly compelling because its beauty and eloquence are lacking today.
“I hope you find yourself inspired,” Gardner said.
Although this year marks the 50th anniversary of King's assassination, Furtner said his message is no less relevant today.
“His words are such an incredible wealth,” she said.
They're also universal, she said as an explanation why multiple people, not one person, read King's words throughout the program. The messages addressed such topics as love, hate, injustice and prejudice.
There is a treasure trove of TRUTH in those words...AND in Dr. King's
But, when you read or hear about something like the shooting at the SE side gas station, you just HAVE to wonder about a lot fo things, not the least of which is why Dr. King's relevance seemed to be missing from the life of the shooter.
We have a serious problem in this country (in general) and on the SE side of Ft. Wayne (in particular), and the solution is as readily available as reading a speech from Dr. king, and not just perusing the words, but actively HEARING them; taking them to heart and knowing that what was spoken all those years ago applies to ALL people of ALL ages...for all time.
All that was required of us (back then) was to try to be a better person than we ere the day before.
And today, the same rings true, but it all starts with a CHOICE, and some people can't seem to do that.
Every choice has it's consequence, and I'd rather take those that come with good choices instead of bad ones.
I think Dr. King would have to agree on that.
Stay SAFE out there, America.
4 comments:
So our complex got bought out by a couple of upstart yahoos out of Indy. As a result, instead of having two pickups with blades and several snowblowers, we now- honest to Bob- have the lawn service when they see fit to drop by and ONE guy with a snow shovel. I shoveled around our place, put the pics of what I did on their FB page, and asked what I get off of my rent for 200 feet of shovelling?
Strawberry Ice cream sucks. Just sayin'.
On the road-rager: She'd have had a better time busting him, with his record, if the kids coulda got their stories straight. Somebody gilded the lily and the other one didn't, and that's the way it goes.
Seeing's as I gave up on the J-G a while back, I can afford to have a little sympathy for them. Trying to get suck employees to work a job with suck hours in this day and age, and in this weather (yeah, I know, they had no excuse this summer and fall, either) 2 hr/day 7/w 365 at suck pay has to be a bit daunting. And work ethic doesn't begin to rear its hoary head anymore. I'm surprised they haven't just dropped home delivery- and won't be surprised when they do.
Did you hear Pat Miller's story on Bobby Kennedy in Indy the day King was killed? Great stuff. One has to wonder at the golden age we had a shot at had Jack, Bobby, and MLK not been killed. I'm guessing God had this planned out as well...
In the meantime, here's a Martin household hint- Pot Pies take less time to cook the longer you keep them in the freezer, apparently. I'd been sitting on one for a while that I decided to nuke. And at the end of the recommended time, it was fried to a crisp and the room filled with the most lovely aro- er, smoke. Butter and jelly samwiches for you, mister!
Chris:
---When Wifey and I lived in Columbus, our apartment complex was bought out (over a weekend) by some outfit from "out-of-town" that was Section 8 "sponsored"...as a result, crime shot THROUGH the roof (no pun intended)...not a fun prospect.
---You ought to see how many OTHER tenants you can get together and take this to whatever is passing for management and see what can be done.
Just keep an eye out for ANYTHING else that "changes" there...you'll be all the wiser, trust me.
---Yeah, I'd take vanilla over that any day.
---And we DO know the prosecutor will ALWAYS go with the gilded lilies (even instead of whatever truth can be found).
---I've found the BEST carriers are ones like older, retired people (excepting myself...lol). They take the route as some "pocket money" and not as a REAL job. The work ethic is THERE (unlike with the younger crowd).
---Yes, the Miller spot was excellent.
A shame many of our era never knew just WHAT (and WHO) we lost until long after they were gone...a great shame (and perhaps part of HIS plan).
---LOL...yeah, we all find out things the HARD way. Precooked entrees can be very tricky, but frozen meats are a bit more "forgiving".
Always look at the "best by": date and then add a month or two...TOPS!
Or, you can nuke it for less time (I call that the Hail Mary play)...take your best guess.
Also, those "microwave pans" the pot pies come in...LOSE 'EM.
Drop the bugger on a plate UPSIDE DOWN by itself, and THEN nuke away...that will work every time.
Hope that helps in the future.
Thanks for stopping by today and commenting.
Stay safe (and stay warm) up there, brother.
I didn't hear Pat Miller's Bobby Kennedy story but I suspect that he wouldn't tell the following story about MLK's last night on this earth as told by Georgia Davis Powers in her "I Shared the Dream" book.
One of the places to which "M. L." summoned her was Memphis in April of 1968. But on that particular occasion, Ms. Davis would have to wait her turn. On Wednesday night, April 3, after telling an enthusiastic throng of followers that he had "been to the mountaintop," King and two of his closest colleagues, Bernard Lee and Ralph Abernathy, were invited to a steak dinner at the house of one of Martin's lady friends. After dinner, Lee and Abernathy preferred taking cat naps to pursuing a closer relationship with the two women who had been provided to keep them company. When Abernathy awoke, some time after one a. m., he noticed King and their hostess coming out of her bedroom. When they got back to the Lorraine Motel, Bernard Lee retired for the evening, but King and Abernathy noticed a light on in [Martin's younger brother] A. D. King's room. Although A. D. was occupied with a white woman, Georgia Davis was also there to greet Martin. Seeing that his friend had plenty of company, Abernathy excused himself and headed for the room he and Martin were sharing. Leaving the door unlocked, Ralph went to sleep around three a. m.
Although King had not come back to his room by dawn, a third woman had arrived looking for him. Between seven and eight a. m., King finally made it upstairs to his floor of the motel. But instead of returning to his room, he stopped off to see the woman who had been seeking him earlier. By the time King did get back to his room, he had obviously had a fight with this most recent paramour and now implored Abernathy to call her to make things right. Unfortunately, she was so angered that she hung up on the dutiful aide after a string of abuse. Minutes later, the woman was in the room of the two legendary civil rights leaders, engaged in a shouting match with King, which ended when he shoved her across the room. Her bags packed, this young woman took the next plane out of town. That evening, King was gunned down on the hotel balcony.
Gadfly:
--Hey, Happy New Year. Good to see you again.
---Wow, that's something you don't hear about...and I wonder why?
Granted that many men "of the cloth" are not saints (who really is?), but Powers writes some STRONG stuff about MLK (and his entourage).
I'll have to check into this book.
Thanks for stopping by to comment.
Much appreciated.
Stay safe out there.
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