Tuesday Tidbits...

Will we ever get a REAL break in this topsy-turvy weather?
Your guess is as good as mine (or any local forecaster's).
But, I will say that down here in the crotch of FTW, it DOES keep the "locals" a bit quieter.
Our Hoosierland weather for today brings us partly cloudy skies , with increasing clouds into the afternoon. We might have another run of those afternoon showers, so keep the umbrella handy. Temps today will top out around 80 degrees with plenty of humidity (yes, run the A/C).

Now, let's get ourselves a tall cool drink to start the day, as we see what else has been going on....
*** First out of the swollen river is the "What the hell happens today, Bob?" feature:
MAY 28 -
National Brisket Day

(now that's some good eats)
National Hamburger Day

(that can be ANY day at our place)
*** Next, and because it is a Tuesday, let's look at all the FWPD calls that went out last week that we SHOULD have heard about...but never did. Yeah, good weather begets bad behavior.

MAY 20 - MAY 26
SHOTS FIRED ((113)) - ARMED ROBBERY((53)) 
((23,113 - vandalism by gunfire))
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19F057871 05/20/2019 06:54pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 6400 ST JOE RD
19F058048 05/21/2019 03:14am 113 SHOTS FIRED 3900 BUESCHING DR
19F058504 05/21/2019 10:19pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 400 W WILDWOOD AV
19F058520 05/21/2019 11:19pm 113 SHOTS FIRED REED ST & DREXEL AV
19F058527 05/21/2019 11:55pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 4600 COLDWATER RD
19F058931 05/22/2019 09:00pm 113 SHOTS FIRED HOLTON AV & MCKEE ST
19F058934 05/22/2019 09:07pm 113 SHOTS FIRED WEBSTER ST & W MASTERSON AV
19F058979 05/22/2019 10:53pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 1500 CASS ST
19F058998 05/22/2019 11:51pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 6200 AMARILLO DR
19F059013 05/23/2019 12:58am 113 SHOTS FIRED MCKINNIE AV & S ANTHONY BLVD
19F059017 05/23/2019 01:01am 113 SHOTS FIRED 2500 RAYMOND ST
19F059101 05/23/2019 07:33am 113 SHOTS FIRED 3700 STAFFORD DR
19F059176 05/23/2019 12:06pm 113 SHOTS FIRED ADAMS ST & DREXEL AV
19F059497 05/23/2019 10:12pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 2900 ELMDALE DR
19F059501 05/23/2019 10:32pm 113 SHOTS FIRED W RUDISILL BLVD & INDIANA AV
19F059514 05/23/2019 11:09pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 900 LINCOLN AV
19F059556 05/24/2019 02:17am 113 SHOTS FIRED 2300 FAIRFIELD AV
19F059763 05/24/2019 01:52pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 3300 MCKINNIE AV
19F060063 05/24/2019 09:52pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 3200 S HANNA ST
19F060098 05/24/2019 11:16pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 800 COLUMBIA AV
19F060152 05/25/2019 01:12am 113 SHOTS FIRED 4000 WAYNE TRACE
19F060157 05/25/2019 01:19am 113 SHOTS FIRED 1300 W FOURTH ST
19F060158 05/25/2019 01:27am 113 SHOTS FIRED 3500 RODGERS AV
19F060190 05/25/2019 03:25am 113 SHOTS FIRED 7800 TANBARK LN
19F060206 05/25/2019 04:49am 113 SHOTS FIRED 1800 WELLS ST
19F060260 05/25/2019 10:35am 113 SHOTS FIRED 5700 SANDPOINT RD
19F060529 05/25/2019 11:08pm 113 SHOTS FIRED S HANNA ST & E MAPLE GROVE AV
19F060530 05/25/2019 11:11pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 4900 MCCLELLAN ST
19F060531 05/25/2019 11:13pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 2700 BOWSER AV
19F060547 05/25/2019 11:38pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 3600 S HANNA ST
19F060564 05/26/2019 12:19am 113 SHOTS FIRED 4800 BUELL DR
19F060664 05/26/2019 06:19am 113 SHOTS FIRED 2300 E PONTIAC ST
19F060776 05/26/2019 03:24pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 3900 E RUDISILL BLVD
19F060792 05/26/2019 04:19pm 113 SHOTS FIRED GOSHEN AV & SHERMAN BLVD
19F060816 05/26/2019 05:39pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 2500 ST MARYS AV
19F060929 05/26/2019 10:12pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 3500 ROBINWOOD DR
19F060928 05/26/2019 10:13pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 7900 SERENITY DR
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19F058451 05/21/2019 07:45pm 23,113 8600 DUNMORE LN
19F059123 05/23/2019 08:58am 23,113 3900 LIMA RD
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NO ARMED ROBBERIES??? A0MAZING!
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19F059659 05/24/2019 09:20am 56 MOLESTING 00 E MAIN ST
19F057758 05/20/2019 03:29pm 56 MOLESTING 6600 SEDGEMORE PL
19F058589 05/22/2019 07:43am 56 MOLESTING 7400 COLD SPRINGS BLVD
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19F059014 05/23/2019 12:59am 58 SHOOTING 4300 STANDISH DR
19F059452 05/23/2019 08:21pm 58 SHOOTING 2700 NORTHWAY DR
19F060361 05/25/2019 03:39pm 58 SHOOTING 2200 RANDALLIA DR
19F060949 05/26/2019 10:46pm 58 SHOOTING 2200 RANDALLIA DR
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19F060222 05/25/2019 07:28am 59 CUTTING/STAB 1200 FAIRVIEW AV
19F060910 05/26/2019 09:27pm 59 CUTTING/STAB 3400 FRUEHAUF DR
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19F060819 05/26/2019 05:43pm 61 RAPE 900 COLUMBIA AV
19F057868 05/20/2019 06:48pm 61 RAPE 1400 KERRWAY CT
19F059248 05/23/2019 03:21pm 61 RAPE 1400 W WASHINGTON CENTER RD
19F060269 05/25/2019 11:02am 61 RAPE 7900 W JEFFERSON BLVD
19F060679 05/26/2019 08:54am 61 RAPE 4600 E WASHINGTON BLVD
19F060979 05/26/2019 11:51pm 61JO 3300 ROSEBAY CT
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19F059473 05/23/2019 09:13pm 75 PURSUIT W JEFFERSON BLVD & APPLE GLEN BLVD
19F060001 05/24/2019 07:49pm 75 PURSUIT EXECUTIVE BLVD & RESEARCH DR
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Plus 18 narcotics calls (THAT'S BETTER)
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Fireworks calls: MAY 20 - MAY 26
19F060464 05/25/2019 08:33pm 44FW 2100 BLUE HARBOR DR
19F060508 05/25/2019 10:19pm 44FW 4900 MCCLELLAN ST
19F060546 05/25/2019 11:34pm 44FW 6400 HILLSIDE OAKS DR
Just wait until NEXT week! We ARE starting "fireworks season":.
*** Next up...Used to be a time when block parties were SAFE.
https://wtvr.com/2019/05/26/10-shot-virginia-party/

Seems like a nice area.

I suppose THOSE days are gone now?
Nine people shot, one killed at a Chesapeake, VA block party.

More black-on-black crime.

((Detectives determined two groups of people came to the gathering near the Portsmouth border and got into an altercation, with both groups shooting at each other.))
And this is NOT being investigated as a "mass shooting"...why?
*** Next...Here's an update to our latest homicide (#9):
https://wpta21.com/news/top-stories/2019/05/28/coroner-identifies-victim-of-shooting-at-fort-wayne-apartment-complex/
The victim was 41-year old Korta Queary, who was shot in the head.
*** Next up...Legendary QB of the Lombardi-era Green Bay Packers, Bart Starr has passed away at the age of 85. Here's his WIKI:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Starr

I really liked him as both a player AND as a human being...a real upstanding kinda guy.
--Starr was the only quarterback in NFL history to lead a team to three consecutive league championships (1965–1967).
Therefore, I can honestly say I lost more money to Dad because of Starr's ability on the field when we used to bet on Sunday football games, especially the early Super Bowls...lol.

--Starr has the highest postseason passer rating (104.8) of any quarterback in NFL history. No one else has beaten that one yet.
His player stats are impressive for the era.
Makes me wish I held onto all those old football cards from those days.
*** Next...Time to once again stop by "Kitten Corner"...

"That rain gets noisy."

The little furballs seem to be getting acclimated to the crazy weather (after a couple years)...wish I could.
As could be expected, they both spent the day napping , until the thunder started. Then, they got a bit more"animated" and were coming to be near either Wifey or myself.

"I sleep through most of the rain."

That's fine. We're here to watch over them in ANY capacity.
*** Next up...Let's do our check-in with "Midnight and Whiskers"...
Our furry twosome had another day of "under the table" feeding, but at least we managed to get dinner and the backstep treats in the open.

"Guess what? The chair fits perfectly."

"Gotta eat fast before it rains again."

In the evening, we JUST made it before we felt raindrops...talk about cutting it close.
We even have "Fluffy" cat come around to snooze.

Napping on TOP of our central A/C unit

When it started raining, the cat up and left (smart move). Heaven knows how today will pan out, but we're crossing our fingers (and paws).
*** Last back to the canoe rental...As you know, I'm a fan of those "good old days".

And there's a reason for wanting to retain the past: they were much better as far as human behavior goes.
Sure, we still had crime, but we'll ALWAYS have those idiots who live for chaos, and foster mayhem, not just here in our city, but all over the world. SUch things will never change.

Yet, through all that...overall, people behaved better.
Take that block party shooting, for example. We had such get-togethers in our neighborhoods, and they NEVER ended with such a thing as a shooting. Hell, we never even had the police come to shut us down, or tell us to keep quiet.

Then again, we didn't have social media back then (and that is the cause of a lot of today's problems).
The people (two separate groups) who did the shooting in Virginia came TO the party, but didn't appear to be "invited". They took a "neutral"  location as the place to settle their differences,
As a result, we had the dead and injured, who were innocent bystanders.
I'm sure the shooters look at this as just some "collateral damage".If there is one thing our society HAS to do, it's to learn to police THEMSELVES; take the time to accept responsibility, and understand what consequences are (and can be).
Anything short of that, and such violence WILL continue.
We used to be a better people, and by God, we need to get back with that program,
Our future does depend upon that.

Be well, make a difference to someone, and...
Stay SAFE out there, America.