Shortly after moving to Florida, I witnessed my first schuttle night launch.  About two weeks later another space shot was due to go and being in West Palm Beach I wondered if I could see a daytime launch.  Going outside this is what I saw......

You could not pay me enough to leave Judy (nickname for my Judge 410/45

Desert Storm commander Norman Schwarzkopf dies
By MITCH STACY and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press The Associated Press
Thursday, December 27, 2012 9:46 PM EST

US News WASHINGTON (AP) — Truth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn't care much for his popular "Stormin' Norman" nickname.

The seemingly no-nonsense Desert Storm commander's reputed temper with aides and subordinates supposedly earned him that rough-and-ready moniker. But others around the general, who died Thursday in Tampa, Fla., at age 78 from complications from pneumonia, knew him as a friendly, talkative and even jovial figure who preferred the somewhat milder sobriquet given by his troops: "The Bear."






http://bigstory.ap.org/articl...

15 years ago a small Alaska town approximately population 900 didn't like any candidate running for election, so they had a write in vote.  The write in won - Stubbs the Cat.  He has just been re-elected.  Since his only real claim to fame has been a tourist attraction, the residents love him - seems he draws 30-40 tourists per day, therefore increasing the towns revenues.  So I thought I'd let you -- Meet the Mayor......



Write-in votes do work  

Sadly I found another town - Schenectady, NY, that was trying the same thing with a cat named Sparky - unfortunately Spanky died, but the town now has a new slogan "Getting the 'Spark' back in Schenectady".

Maybe our politicians should start to worry 

Happy 4th to all aboard;  lets all remember what this day is all about......

Our constitution has been taking a beating lately, time to honor what started this great nation ---




This is thought to be our original tomb of the unknown, located in Philadelphia, founded shortly after the Revolutionary War --