flight lessons

Moma Mockingbird is giving flying lessons to baby and baby wants nothings to do with being airborne--not yet anyway.

Angry skies over Randleman

Angry sky but no rain.

Faces on Meth two

One website shows people on meth. This are some of the pictures; others are too gross to share.

faces on Meth

One website shows before and after pictures of people on Meth. These are some of the pictures. Others are so gross I didn't want to share.

Even Steven

I just traded my 2001 Echo for a 1994 Ford Ranger extended cap pickup. I'm sure the person I traded with got the better deal as the Echo was in great shape, clean, well taken care of, 41 mpg on the highway, 34 around town and had 117230 miles on it when we traded with fairly new tires and no mechanical problems at all.

The Ranger nees a little work: a couple seals leaking and new brakes for the front--maybe $500.00 to put the truck back in shape, plus a lens cover is loose but now that I'm retired I won't have to drive often or far except to Hickory once a month. I can, however, haul mulch, or lumber, or a lawn mower, which I could not do in the Echo so I'm happy with the deal.

Right of way

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Devetta Blount
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Triad Teenager Dies After Car Crash On I40 In Raleigh





Marcus Bridges


WRAL.com






Raleigh, NC -- Raleigh police charged the driver of the car that caused a deadly accident Saturday afternoon on I-40.

The wreck happened at the I-40 East, I-440 split. Morgan McKenzie, 17, of Trinity, was killed in the crash. Two others in the car with her were injured.

According to police, the crash happened after a Chevy Malibu driven by Emily McKenzie swerved to avoid hitting a car merging onto I-40 from I-440. Emily McKenzie lost control of the car, went across two lanes, ran off the highway and hit a tree.

The driver of the merging car, Marcus Bridges, pulled back onto I-440 and left the scene, according to police. He was later caught and charged.

Police charged Bridges with felony hit and run, misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, and unsafe lane change.

The other passenger in Emily McKenzie's car was Donella McKenzie. All three women in the Malibu were taken to WakeMed, where Morgan McKenzie died from her injuries.

Police confirmed that all three were from Trinity.

Friends have setup a facebook to remember Morgan McKenzie, click here to access it.

WRAL/WFMY News 2


I think too many people believe that when they are merging onto an interstate that they have the right of way and the raffic on the interstate is supposed to change lanes to allow them to merge. That just isn't so.

Other common driving errors I see a lot of is on city streets, especially in Greensboro, there are sometimes two lanes for traffic to turn left at an intersection. Often cars in the inside turn lane (the one closest to the center line or the lane on the far left if one a one way street) will cross over in front of the other car turning left.

There is such an intersection on Tate and Friendly, another on Spring and Friendly, on on Elm and Friendly, and I believe it is Pembrook and Brian Blvd where a fourth one is located.

Sometimes it is better to take the direct hit than swerving to avoid an accident. A more experienced driver, or at least on that is more skilled in defensive driving, would not just be concentrating on keeping their car going in s straight line but weatching other traffic, playing over in their mind potential hazards and planning escape routes and manuevers to avoid an accident.

Failure to yield when merging caused the incident I was involved in in Morganton, NC when the SUV trying to merge onto I-40 assumed I would change lanes to allow them onto the interstate. I could not do so but I anticipated their merge point and slowed to allow them to move in front of me.

But instead on merging, the SUV slowed and put itself back onto a collision course so I had no choice but to push the accelarator to the floor and speed ahead of the merge point to avoid a collision. I did everthing right to avoid a wreck but the people in the SUV wanted to take their anger caused by their bad driving out on me.
Still, no one died or was injuredwhich is the point of defensive driving.

I'm sad the young lady was killed and sad that the young man didn't stop to render aid or accept responsibility for his actions but if he had been a responsible person he would have know the rules of the road before getting behind the wheel.

How?

Oscar-winning actor Heath Ledger died at age 28 from an accidental prescription drug overdose in January 2008.

How does one accidentally overdose on prescription medication? The directions are on the label. If one takes as directed then one is okay. If one takes more than is prescribed then one can die. Either one has to do this on purpose or one has to be forced to do this. It can't be an accident.

If a person is taking precription medication that has not been precribed to them and they die, isn't that still taking medication on purpose?

So I am thinking that "accidental overdose" is just a code for "he screwed up big time".

JLos mishap

The media gets it wrong again. When first reported the story said JLos dress fell of andnow it is being reported as a nip slip. Actually, it is nothing to write home about. Sensationalism at its worst.

Discovery

I discovered an interesting new show yeasterday called History detective. It comes on at 8pm on tuesdays on UNC-TV.

The big day

i suppose most people like to skate through their final weeksat work especially their final day but I'm not built that way. I gave a four week notice and continued to do my normal job until today. Today I went all out and even cleaned up after lunch. It felt good to get as much done as I did in a short period of time and leave little to do for the closers.

As of two o'clock this first day of summer 2011 I am officially retired. Actually, I had already planned on taking a vacation this week as it is my anniversay week so maybe not having a job to go to will really sink in next week when my wife goes back to work. She only has a week to work before she has surgery on her foot to fix her funny looking toes so maybe she is fortunate having someone here to take care of her.

my plans for retirement are to take care of my love ones, continue mowing the grass at the churchand home, to be of more help to my wife here and to do whatever I can to help the church grow.

I've been able to attend very few of the Sunday morning services but I do get a video tape of them each week but its not the same as being there. I understand we had 29 this past Sunday which is more than double the number who attended last October when I started going there.

One man came to sing at the church three weeks in a row but he said the church wasn't big enough for him. That's okay because we aren't looking for numbers to put on the board but good Christian people who want to work to spread the gospel.

Soon I'll get to teach Sunday School. We have had a rotating syatem where our associate pastor teaches for four Sundays and our missionary pastor teaches the next four Sundays. I'm not sure how the new rotation with me will evolve but I'm not a preacher so one won't get little minnie sermons.

What I like most about teaching is I have discovered it is one of the best ways to learn. My first lesson will be on milk and meat.

Next spring I hope I can find a little league baseball team to coach. I prefer the ten to twelve year age group. I'm not sure if Randleman has organized ball or not so if you hear of an opening in the area let me know.

I'm looking forward to following Christ and serving the church and I'll see you there.

J-Los dress falls down on live TV

it all started with janet jackson and here lately it seems the women are trying to outdo each other with wardrobe malfunctions. Last week it was a crotchshot which really wasn't a wardrobe malfunction but was published by the media as such.

I sure hope the next time this happens the woman is wearing underwear but I'm not counting on it. I think they are getting a little carried away now with all these clothing problems.

Slaves, freedmen spied on South during Civil War

Why is this news just making the headlines? I think people figured this one out long ago--like around 150 years ago. maybe this is a better article for marvin's but I just felt it too stupid to pass up.

The Last Day

Tomorrow June 21, 2011 is the last day of spring and the first day of summer. It is also significant because it is my last day of work. At 2 pm tomorrow I will officially be retired.

I have several reasons for making the decision not to return to work, the least of which is not my desire to be able to attend church services on a regular bases. Retail has had its good points with its flexible schedule as I never had to miss work for doctors appointments or for the things the kids did during the day but I missed out on a lot of normal things. With no permanent schedule I couldn't attend church, join any groups, or make advance plans to do things with family or friends.

Another reason for retiring is because of the lack of a relationship with my wife. She if off every Sunday and usually gets either Saturday or Wednesdays off. I get Thursdays and Mondays off. Seldom do we every get a day off together and to make matters worse, I work Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings and she works 2nd shift hours so I never get to see her on the weekends when most couples are together. Wednesday's she works first shift and I work the evening shift and Tuesday I work mornings and she works evenings so at least four days a week we don't see each other.

The third reason I decided to retire is pain. I have tendinitis in my right arm and was told I have some choices: face surgery or learn to live with the pain. Well, I have been using max-freeze or apspercreme on a daily bases plus swallowing some OTC pain pills several times a week.

One of the side effects of my prescription medication is muscle weakness and sorenessand that makes it hard to sleep at night so I always feel tired. Nowi feel like I have to get out of bed on my day's off because if I sleep late I won't be sleepy enough to go to bed in order to get up at 3 am. Even when I do get time off like on a vacation my body is so used to going to sleep early and getting up early its hard to adjust.

I just want to feel normal and live a normal life and be able to do things like normal people do.

Hefner seeks revenge against runaway bride

Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy magazine thought he was getting married to a playmate but just before the wedding she called itoff and announced she had never intended on marring the much older man. Apparently she was just in the relationship for the publicity. Hefner is angry and is seeking revenge.

if he wasn't such a foolish old man he would have realized she didn't want to be with an old man any more than he would want to be with a myuch older woman (if there are any left).

Actually he should be grateful she bailed before the wedding because if they had been legally married she might have taken him for all he was worth.

Mr. Hefner has had his fun, lived the good life, but he has to face the facts that he is no longer a stud. Now is the time for him to face the truth about his present life and his future.

A name is missing

"The current crop includes former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. Next week, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will join that group."


Ohne important name is missing from this group of Republican candidates for President and considering who was left out, it is no doubt liberal media wants to ignore him as much as possible. He is a successful business man, highly educated, and has some good ideas that are doable--proven ideas by either prac tice or intense study. One Democrat referred to him as a Choco Puff but he is a serious candidate and deserves serious consideration.

His name is Herman Cann.

I backed Mike Huckabee last year and he came close to winning the nomination and we would be better off if he had been the candidate. I'm not in a habit of backing losers and Herman Cain is not a loser. Give him a serious look-see and you will know what I mean.

church remodel

Our church building is old and in need of some work soI volunteered to help. I was there when the old carpet was ripped out and the bad spots in the floor cut out and replaced. The first thing we had to do was remove the pews which was harder than one might imagine as they were attached to the floor via screws, most of which had stripped out heads.

It took the better part of the day to get the floor replaced and sealed. The new carpet was laid the next day but I had to be at work soI missed thar. I worked tonight so I missed the church cleaning party and since I work Sunday morning I will most likey be the last member to actually see the finished work.

But I am happy to say I won't miss many more church services since Tuesday June 21, 2011 will be my last day of work. I've reached that point in my life where working full time is no longer profitable as things I want to do while I still can loom large in my priorities.

My most important goal is to work to build the church. My second ambition is to coach a little league baseball team next summer. I hope i can find an opening some where. It has been many years since I've been able to do that and I really miss it.

No, I really can't afford to retire but living tight will have to do so I can accomplish my goals. My mom just turned 86 and her house needs some work and she needs better care than she has been getting plus my mother-in-law isn't well and it is stressful for my wife to deal with, so I'm going to take over more of the house keeping duties to make things easier of my wife and get some things done around Mom's house, like her roof repaired.

I'll have plenty to do so retirement will not be boring.

since one can no longer find me at H-T, look for me in church. See ya there one day.

Anna Garrison




Anna Garrison

This booking photo comes from 33-year-old Anna Garrison's September 10, 2009 arrest in Pasco County, FL, on charges of retail theft, possession of paraphernalia, possession of prescription blanks, failure to return a rented vehicle and grand theft. Garrison has several previous arrests on theft and drug charges.


This photo is from the TRUTV crime Library.

If one looks beyond the scares and sores on this womans face, one can see she could be n attractive person. Her problem is a rebellious attitude and a drug problem. societies problem is she could have a long life ahead of her and she will continue to commit crimes to support her drug habit and we just don't seem to learn that locking people like her up in jail or prison does no good because once they are released they have little choice but to go back to the life they were living before their arrest.

There is a better way.

Another wardrobe malfunction

Sheryl crow is now in the highlines for flashing a shot of panty Why is this news?

Prosecutors focus on duct tape in Anthony trial

If Caylee drowned in the swimming pool and Casey contends, then she should explain why she put duct tape over her daughters face before dumping the body in the woods and covering up her child's disappearance for a month.

How could a woman do such a thing and still claim they are a good mother?

Casey Anthony

I'm a crime buff and have followed the Caylee/Casy Anotony case from the beginning. During her trial many pictures have been published of Casy in court and it seems most have a common theme. Casy is almost always wearing long sleeves and the sleeve extends halfway down her hand. I'm sure everyone is aware thatis a fashion style that is inteneded to signify "I'm cute".

Another common thing about this women is she always seems to be crying or in an emotional state. She may be trying to signify her innosence by appearing to be sensitive and vunersble and now she is "sick", sending a message of "fraility".

What she is hoping for is that she will be preceived as a young, little, cute, sensitive Mom who is too frail and vunerasble to have hurt her own child.

What I see is a cold hearted manipulative woman who is doing her best to sell the jury and thw onlookers on her lies.

Khloe Kardashian's Nip Slip

I'm sure Khloe's nip slip video will get many more hits than anything I could write but it really shouldn't be that way but not because I'll write anything worth reading on a wide scale but because Khloe's nipples shouldn't interest anyone save for her husband and/or baby.

Since that Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction which wasn't really a malfunction, there seems to be more and more of these incidences happening which kind of makes be believe that some if nor most or all of these things are planned publicity stunts.

If you believe all of these things are real, maybe you would have believed my excuse for Weinner 'I was going to take a snapshot with my web cam and it fell. When i reached to grab it I hit the send button and a picture of my crotch was sent out instead of my profile."

Hey, my excuse is a lot more believable than his was amd I am not an accomplished liar like politicians are. I am, however, a writer, and a finction writer must be able to make up lies and convince you that they are true while holding your interest.

In ones head

How come when one sings silently to oneself, one sounds really good? One can give a great speech, write beautiful words, pen emontionallt charged poems, and create all kinds of wonderful things but just try to artiulate what just went through your head and if you even remember what it was you thought, it just sounds dumb when you say it out loud or write it on a piece of paper.

Just another mystery of life.

Exciting, as usual

went to a Hoppers game tonight and as usual it was a close played exciting game that came down to the wire. Win or lose, all the Hopper games I've seen have been good ones.

Tooth Fairy

I put my false teeth under my pillow last night and this morning I found a counterfeit $20.00.