This is another repeat of a blog post from 5 years ago.
Amazing News
BBC Star as a Predatory Sex Offender:
Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile, OBE, KSSG, alias Jimmy Savile, died in 2011 at the age of 84. For 50 years, he had been an unknown sex offender (at least he was known to the hundreds of kids he offended.)
We are told that his victims ranged in age from 8 to 47, and that the abuse went on for at least 50 years, while he was a big-shot DJ and entertainer for the BBC. So far, police list 214 crimes attributed to him, 34 of which were of "rape and penetration." A case was being made against him and he could have been arrested in 2009, but somehow, he was not. More information is to come out later on this case. (Does this somehow remind you of the allegations against Mr. Cosby? I hope they are not true about Mr. Cosby.)
Dirty Dirty Trick! (Maryland)
If true, this is one of the worst political dirty tricks that I have heard of this year.
A Google search of the Internet for the "Chris Van Hollen" website, does not get you to his legitimate website: "VanHollen.org", but to "Donna Edwards for Senator." Booooooo!
Singing Gorillas?
I heard where silver back male gorillas hum and sing while eating. Supposedly, this is a message to his group that he is boss, and everyone should follow his orders. (I wonder how they figured that out.)
Other Maryland Politics:
Gambling
The Maryland House voted 139 to 0 to allow small stakes (less than $500) card games in homes and senior living facilities. (Gosh... for years we have been breaking the law when we played penny-ante poker, and didn't even know it.)
Roger Taney
You remember old Roger? He was the Chief Supreme Court Justice that ruled that "blacks are inferior beings, with no citizenship rights"... which ruling had some impact on activity that led to the Civil War.
A bill had passed by the Maryland legislature to take down and destroy his statue at the Statehouse. Now, another bill has been passed, amending the other, ordering the statue to be taken down, but not destroyed. (In case the South rises again?)
Tips
This may not be just for Maryland. Business are now not supposed to collect the tips given to waiters and other service people and shared with dishwashers and janitors. This is to keep employers from making it look like they are paying the minimum wage to their dishwashers and janitors, when they are not.
(My late wife and my two daughters worked at a local fancy catering service for a couple of years. In that time, many, many people gave them tips, because they were very good at what they did. However, the manager insisted that those tips be given to him to distribute to those who did not get tips. I'm told that he must have kept the tips because none of the other workers ever saw any extra money coming their way.)
Move Over, Mr. Trump
The New York Times reports that there are now at least 100 billionaires in China... quite a few more than are reported to be in the U.S. I also read that a lot of these multi-million- dollar high rise apartment buildings being erected in New York City are a good outlet for laundering money from other countries... especially China and oil-rich sheikdoms.
And what about that new high rise building that is blocking the sun from reaching parts of Central Park in New York City? Another BOOOOO!
Old Hat Now?
The Carroll County Times reports on a fatal shooting spree in Kansas City yesterday. It's on page A6 with other "ho hum" news of the day. As President Obama says... we are getting used to murder in our streets. Oh... and I haven't checked yet, but a few minutes ago I saw an Internet headline that another mass shooting has occurred in "Washington." I don't know if that is DC or the State. ... What the hell is wrong with people!
A Lighter Subject.. Humor
Thank God that Homo Sapiens have a sense of humor! Michael J. Farrell notes in Humor .. It Helps Us as We Age:
o Jokes and slapstick can be found in writings from ancient Egypt.
o Proverbs 17.22: "A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones."
o "Only God could have thought up the idea of a smile" sez Angela Macnamara.
o "Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young." Fred Astaire
And... "Make sure that you keep that sense of humor as you age.. there is no sense in getting depressed about the crazy things going on that you have no control over." Joe Vaughan
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