OwlStorm's Journal

7:02AM

It was about 12:30 p.m. on this day in 1963 that President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. It was the first successful assassination of an American president since 1901, and the only presidential assassination ever caught on film. Almost every American alive at the time remembers where they were when they heard the news.

The Warren Commission published a report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in shooting the president, a conclusion that less than half of all Americans believe. Don DeLillo wrote the novel Libra (1988) about the Kennedy assassination, and he wrote in an essay: "What has become unraveled since that afternoon in Dallas is … the sense of a coherent reality most of us shared. We seem from that moment to have entered a world of randomness and ambiguity."


Randomness and ambiguity? I can agree with that.

10:45PM

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8:50AM

This guy staggers into his house, exhausted after playing golf, and drops his clubs on the floor. "What a day!", he exclaims. His wife asks what happened. He responds, "Well, there we were on the first tee, when George had a heart attack and died."

"Oh, how awful."

"Yeh, the whole rest of the day it was: Hit the ball ... drag George ... hit the ball ... drag George. ..."

5:51AM - HAPPY HALLOWEEN

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8:54AM

Q:What is the difference between hypertension and bagpipe music?

A: Hypertension is the silent killer.

10:26AM

The hollow winds begin to blow,
The clouds look black, the glass is low;
The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep,
And spiders from their cobwebs peep.


–Dr. Edward Jenner (1749–1823)

4:04PM

How I learned to mind my own business

I was walking past the mental hospital the
other day, And all the patients were outside
shouting, '13...13...13.'

The fence was too high to see over, but I
saw a Little gap in the planks, so I looked
through to see What was going on...

Somebody poked me in the eye with a stick!

Then they all started shouting
'14...14...14'...

5:18PM - Say Cheese.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLkNYYVELHA

1:13PM - Celebrating that city in Ohio........

http://columbus-day.z12.net/2009.php

8:05PM

The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid.

-Art Spander

12:57PM - Commentary.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZwIPnLZd6w

8:21PM

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8:56AM

A tough old cowboy told his grandson that the secret to long life was sprinkling a little gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning.

The grandson did this religiously and, sure enough, lived to the ripe old age of 96. When he died, he left behind 7 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren and a 15-foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.

10:48AM

You Are Peaceful and Passive

You are an accommodating, diplomatic person. You know there is good and evil in everyone. You try to live with things as they are. You know there's a lot in this world that you can't change, and you're fine with that. You are a supportive and honest person. You expect people to accept you just as you accept them. You are willing to take time and let things unfold. You are never in a rush.

6:40PM

Mom is out of the hospital. Yay.

Mom has been moved to a different facility for some Physical Therapy for an unspecified amount of time. Crud.

Gonna be heading over there in a few minutes to see what the situation / setup is. She's not thrilled about not being at home yet. Can't blame her much....

Until later.........

Mister Owl

12:10AM - 9-11

It was on this day in 2001 that two hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City....A third was crashed into the Pentagon, and another into a field in Pennsylvania.

R.I.P.

7:01PM

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.
- Rita Mae Brown

3:15PM - Government Run Health Care editorial

Subject: Great editorial by Barry Goldwater, Jr.

Health care? The government can’t even run a railroad
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4:10PM

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7:38AM

Aquarius (January 21 - February 18)
You will go to a wedding soon, at which you will be uncomfortable. You'll have fun throwing rice, though. In fact, chances are good that you'll take up rice throwing as a hobby. "It's not just for weddings any more," you'll say.

I wonder if I should cook it first......