Maryland History
On this date in 1649, The Maryland Toleration Act was passed, allowing freedom of worship. (Differently from the other colonies, Maryland was founded by Catholics.)
Politics
According to today's New York Post, after playing "nice nice" in his New York victory speech on Tuesday, Trump went back to his old crowd riling self, by bashing "Lyin' Ted" and "Crooked Hillary." When protesters made noises, he yelled: "Get 'em out!" and then said: "I love waterboarding."
Money
BB&T Bank in Westminster, Maryland. Today I tried to deposit a rather large dividend check at this bank, that had recently taken over my former bank, Susquehanna. I was given a very hard time, and they would not deposit it. I mentioned that I had deposited checks like that many times in the past, and the teller said that perhaps Susquehanna allowed me to do that, but BB&T would not.
So, I went a couple of blocks away and deposited it without any trouble in my account at Wells Fargo.
Also, the Susquehanna account I had paid me interest (although rather small).. my transferred account does not pay interest. I think it is time to discontinue my dealings with BB&T.
The DOW. Hasn't anyone noticed that the DOW has now gotten back to over 18,000? Stock prices are up. Is this a secret? Even Elaine's WalMart stock is now worth $10 more today than just a short time ago.
Special Olympics
Yesterday, the city of Westminster, Maryland celebrated it's 45th anniversary of running a Special Olympics event. The entrants all have some kind of disability. Since most disabled kids are "mainstreamed" now, their interaction with so-called normal kids is much much better than when I was a kid, when the disabled were picked on or shunned. I remember once, when my cousin Charlie and I were playing in Charlie's yard, a young man with a pronounced limp and a drooly mouth asked if he could play with us. We said: "Of course." After a little while, my Aunt saw us playing with this kid and came out and shooed him away in a very nasty manner. I wonder if she thought that his limp was contagious. Charlie and I were very ashamed and sorry that our new friend was treated so meanly. I saw this scenario played out a lot in the 1950's. I think that we have learned a lot since then. At least I hope so.
Kittty Kitty
The New York Post mentioned that a woman in Utah decided to donate her sofa to a local thrift store. She carried it there in the family's pickup truck. When she got to the store, and as the sofa was being taken out of the car, her cat jumped out from under the cushions. She had no idea that the cat was there. Why didn't it tell her?
Quite a few years ago, my two daughters accompanied me as I drove about three miles to get gas in our Oldsmobile. This was before you had to pump your own gas and check your own oil. As the attendant lifted the hood to check the oil, a fat white cat jumped out. My daughters recognized it as Bianca, a neighbor's pet. Apparently, the cat had been sleeping on top of the engine. It was a little cold outside, and maybe the motor had some pleasing heat. She purred her delight as seeing my daughters and allowed us to take her home.
Don't Try This at Home!
The Post also mentioned a "You Tube" tragedy. A teen-aged Ohio boy was electrocuted trying to repeat an experiment he saw on You Tube. He was attempting to send a high voltage arc of electricity from one point to another in his family's garage.
More Jokes from Harry Hershfield
This is one of Harry's best!
The Cardiogram
He went for his annual checkup. He saw his own cardiograph for the first time. He looked at a long strip of celluloid, with the up and down markings and asked the doctor if he could take it home. The doctor agreed. When he arrived at the house, he put it down on the table and went out on an errand. When he returned, the cardiograph was gone and he asked his wife if she had seen it, and described it to her; "Darling, it's a long strip of celluloid in a roll." "Oh, that?" She replied. "I put it in the player piano." "What! you put it in the player piano?" "Yes, and it played 'Nearer my God to Thee.'"
A Clean Liver
An unshaven, bedraggled panhandler, with bloodshot eyes and teeth half gone, asked for a dime. The citizen decided to question him first: "Do you drink, smoke or gamble?" "Naw, Mister, I don't touch a drop, or smoke the filthy weed, or bother with evil gambling." "O.K," replied the citizen, "if you'll come home to my house with me, I'll give you a dollar." As they entered the house, the citizen's wife took him aside and hissed: "How dare you bring that terrible looking specimen into our home"?" "Darling,", he answered, "I just wanted you to see what a man looks like, who doesn't drink , smoke or gamble!"
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