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  Letter from a Louisiana resident, someone on the "West Bank" of New Orleans. Those of us in La. know who screwed up this disaster. Our Governor, the levee board, the Corps of Engineers and the New Orleans Mayor are primarily to blame with the incompetence of FEMA being secondary. By the way, things have improved significantly. We give credit to our armed forces who have taken the pressure off of local law enforcement allowing them to regain control of our cities. I've often wondered why New Orleans police have a reputation for being tough, no nonsense guys -- I now understand. The looting here has been bad. You won't see it on TV, since we're not even close to being newsworthy considering all the deprivation, death and suffering being reported. Our parish took in the first 600 evacuees, and put them up in one of our brand new high schools located next to I-10.  In l0 hours they had trashed the school, torn out urinals, ripped the bleachers out of the gym a

In 1923, (long before any of us were born!) Who Was  1.   President of the largest steel company? 2. President of the largest gas company?  3. President of the New York Stock Exchange? 4. Greatest wheat speculator?  5. President of the Bank of International Settlement?  6. Great Bear of Wall Street?  These  men  were  considered some of the worlds most successful  of  their days. Now ,  over  80 years later, the history book asks us,  if we know  what ultimately became of them. The Answers:  1.  The  president of the largest steel company. Charles Schwab ,  died  a pauper. 2. The president of the largest gas company ,  Edward  Hopson,  went insane.  3. The president of the NYSE ,  Richard  Whitney,  was released from prison to  die at home.  4. The greatest wheat speculator ,  Arthur   Cooger ,  died abroad, penniless.  5 The  president  of   the Bank of International Settlement,  shot himself.  6. The Great Bear of Wall Street ,  Cosabee  Livermore,  also committed suicide. 

Can't remember off hand, but there was a really good documentary on the construction of it on Discovery or TLC and month or so ago.  It's located in southern France, and is the highest bridge in the world.  It is a truly amazing piece of engineering, especially considering the method used to span the distance between the piers.  BTW the red towers you see in the photo were removed following completion of the bridge. Be sure to maximize your screen for this. They haven't printed enough money to pay me to drive across this bridge!!  

The mystery explained at last!              Have you ever wondered how a woman's brain works?     Well....it's finally explained here in one, easy-to-understand illustration: Every one of those little blue balls is a thought about something that needs to be done, a decision or a problem that needs to be solved. Good thing a man's brain requires only two balls. Here is another: Be sure to check out the "understanding women" book...click here .

Hillary Clinton goes to a primary school in Ithaca, New York, to talk about the world. After her talk she offers question time. One little boy puts up his hand, & the Presidential candidate asks him what his name is. "Kenneth." "And what is your question, Kenneth?" "I have six questions: 1 ... Whatever happened to your medical health care plan? 2 ... Why would you run for President after your husband shamed the office? 3 ... Whatever happened to all those things you took when you left the White House? 4 ... Where did those 30,000 emails go? 5 ... Why did you setup a private email server? 6 ... What happened in Benghazi?" Just then the bell rings for recess. Hillary Clinton informs the kiddies that they will continue after recess. When they resume Hillary says "OK, where were we? Oh, that's right, question time. Who has a question?" A different little boy puts his hand up. Hillary points him out & asks him what his name is.

This is one of the cleverest ideas I have seen and no mistaking the message    Painted ceiling in a smoking area

EXCELLENT  ANALOGY BUZZARD If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of it's ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top. BAT The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkably nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash. BUMBLEBEE A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out.  It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out throug

SHERIFF   JOE IS AT IT AGAIN ! You may   remember Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona, who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb. Well......... SHERIFF   JOE IS AT IT AGAIN !     Oh, there's MUCH   more to know about Sheriff Joe !     Maricopa County was spending approx. $18   million dollars a year on stray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe offered to take the department over, and the County Supervisors said okay.     The animal shelters are now all   staffed and operated by prisoners. They feed and care for the strays. Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. He now has prisoners who are experts  in animal nutrition and behavior. They give great classes for anyone who'd like to adopt an animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given them to the care of prisoners, and had  them place in dog shows. The    best part? His budget for the entire department is now under $3 million

Here is my review of Universal Studios in Hollywood Attractions Overview Studio Tour /Fast & Furious – Supercharged/ King Kong 360 3-D This is a back lot tour where you go behind-the-scenes on the legendary Studio Tour to explore Hollywood’s most famous backlot in the world’s largest working movie studio. They take you to movie sets and you can see the outside of buildings where some shows are done. Sets include Back to the Future, War of the Worlds, and the Grinch movie. Jimmy Fallon is in some skits and is ok. There is a King Kong 360 3-D movie included where you can see the fight from the King Kong movie where King Kong fights dinosaurs. Then there is another 3-D section where you see the Fast and Furious crew in action. It is pretty cool. The ride takes about an hour. Despicable Me Minion Mayhem Join Gru, his daughters and the mischievous Minions on a heartwarming and hilarious 3-D ride. This is one of many 3-D rides. It is well done and kind of amusing. Transformer