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I recently read about the 15 most extravagant last meal requests of death row prisoners. Here are the 5 most interesting ones to me:

1. In 1985, Gerald Lee Mitchell met his 20-year-old victim, Charles Marino, and the victim’s 15-year-old brother-in-law, Kenneth Flemming, in a Houston neighborhood park, offering to sell the pair some marijuana, but he robbed them of their cash and car keys before shooting them both. Fleming survived with a hip injury.
Mitchell was later arrested while driving Marino’s car. That same day, he had murdered another man when the latter refused to hand over a necklace he wanted. Mitchell was ultimately sentenced to death for both murders. For his last meal, he requested a bag of Jolly Rancher candy in assorted flavors. Mitchell was clearly a candy lover to the very end.

2. Dobie Gillis Williams was on a five-day furlough from Camp Beauregard when he broke into the rural home of Hebert and Sonja Knippers in 1984. After breaking into their home through the couple’s bathroom window, he attempted to r*pe Sonja before stabbing her. Williams left the house the same way he came in, and later, a fatally-injured Sonja passed away.
Williams was eventually arrested, charged with first-degree murder, and sentenced to death. For his last meal, he requested twelve candy bars and some ice cream, showing that he was a major chocolate addict. Talk about a sugar rush.

3. After Victor Feguer arrived in Dubuque, Iowa in the summer of 1960 and rented a room at a rundown boarding house, he began calling physicians out of the local Yellow Pages, eventually coming across Dr. Edward Bartels. He called Bartels up and when Bartels stopped by, Feguer kidnapped and killed him. He was arrested a few days later while attempting to sell the doctor’s car.
Feguer was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by President John F. Kennedy himself since, at that time, only the former president could commute a death sentence. For his last meal, Feguer requested a single olive with the pit still in it. But he didn’t eat it. The olive was found in his suit pocket and was reportedly buried with him.

4. Lawrence Russell Brewer requested more food than anyone could realistically eat. Brewer was a white supremacist who, along with two other white supremacists, murdered a 49-year-old African-American man in Jasper, Texas in 1998 by dragging him to death behind a pickup truck and was sentenced to death.
For his last meal, he requested two chicken fried steaks and sliced onions dripping in gravy; a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger with everything on the side; one cheese omelet with ground beef, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and jalapeños; a big bowl of fried okra with ketchup; one pound of barbecued meat and half a loaf of white bread; three fajitas with all the toppings; a Pizza Hut Meat Lovers pizza; a pint of Blue Bell vanilla ice cream; a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts on top; and three root beers. When the food came, Brewer declined to eat anything, saying he wasn’t hungry.

5. Debra René Wilson was counting money from the cash drawer when retail merchant James Edward Smith entered the office and pointed a gun at her, demanding money. After Harris collected the money from an insurance executive, he fired a bullet into the executive’s heart, killing him, then fled the scene on foot. However, he was caught in a nearby parking lot by an office worker, a work crew, and a businessman. Harris was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death.
For his last meal, he requested rhaeakunda dirt, which is frequently associated with voodoo rituals, so he could perform a voodoo ritual. His mother said her son was a kind and caring child until he started practicing black magic, voodooism, and witchcraft. But dirt wasn’t on the list of approved foods for last meals, so the prison gave him what they probably considered the closest thing—yogurt.

The debate commission announced the moderators in the next 2 presidential debates will be equipped with a whistle, a whip, a tazer and a bag of chicken McNuggets, as well as a 'binky' for Trump to suck on to better control Trump.

Just kidding. ............... Although....

Today from Newsweek;


Nice to see, that the debate commission read my earlier blog comments.

By now, the science is settled: Wearing a mask is the easiest, least intrusive way to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Understanding why isn’t rocket science, but it’s not always intuitive, either. If you—or someone you know, say, a misinformation-spreading Facebook friend—are looking for a handy explainer, try this YouTube video from It’s Okay to Be Smart.

Viruses can be difficult to understand because they’re invisible to the naked eye, traveling inside water droplets on unseen air currents. With a technique called schlieren imaging, though, we can see these air currents, and that’s what It’s Okay to Be Smart uses to demonstrate how masks work.

The science behind schlieren imaging is a little complicated, involving a spherical mirror bending light in subtly different ways to reveal differences in density that would otherwise be invisible. It’s important to note that this doesn’t let us see viruses—they’re too small for that—but it does let us see how air flows when we exhale.

Using a combination of slow motion and schlieren imaging, the video reveals what a cough looks like with and without a mask. The differences are striking. The unmasked cough creates a massive plume of potentially virus-laden air, traveling much farther than you’d expect—about 2 meters, which is why social distancing means staying outside that zone.

A mask does two things: First, it captures much of the droplets expelled when you cough, sneeze, or breathe; second, any that aren’t captured have their momentum blunted, keeping them from traveling very far. That means less chance of infection for people around you. The bottom line is that masks work—and this is a good video showing you exactly why.






It is up to the reader to decide, but this video makes total sense to me.

I've always admired the song writing skill/talent of Paul McCartney.
Having only seen him perform live once about 12 years ago when ticket prices were $250, I coughed up the money. It was the last show of his US tour and I didn't think there would be another South Florida Show after this.
I went with a friend who was a dedicated Beatle fan and the people who were behind us caught Paul's 2 previous concerts in Florida. They joked about being arrested for stalking him.
79 year old famed bassist, guitarist, pianist, singer songwriter, vegetarian, positive thinker, billionaire, grants interviews and acknowledges fans who have bought his music and followed his career for more than 4 decades.
Giving up the ghost and letting his white hair show through the dye, he's been overdue for another face lift.
In an undated interview, Paul gives out some interesting background to some of the collaborative efforts that went into Beatle and solo songs.

Have a listen...

Scammers just keep moving on, I know all the things you will try. But you won't get anything.
I can be a with lots of love to give

Seems we have lost the art of conversation.... Have you sat down recently, coffee in hand at a little coffee house? What do you see? People bent on their phones, tapping away instead of enjoying the smell of freshly baked bread, or the smell of freshly brewed coffee? People do not even have a conversation with the person they are sharing the table with!

Gone are the days....

Anyone here who lived though the 60-70s remember the junkers we drove. Rust? So what if one could change the drivers front tire through the floor boards. As long as the engine ran, the frame held together and it went forward and back...well..at least forward...we ran them into the ground. Bought them for $65 dollars and got 20 back for bringing the good tires back.
And tires..hmmm...what are those funny lines on new car tires? We invented slicks for street. So the re-cap is peeling..they dont re-cap bad tires so it will not blow. Maybe time to change tires, we are down to the third set of cords.
My ex told me the floor went on his Beetle and the front seat fell down. So at 6'3 he pulled the front seat out and drove from the rear seat. Bumpers fell off...ah just ornament anyway.
Which brings me to today. I own an 02 Chevy Impala with 115K on it. Owned it for years now. Brake line blew, replaced. Gas tank strap just gave and shop..( I do NOT work on anything newer than 79) said we have another issue. The coils on front are half an inch from puncturing the tires. So what can I do? Can I replace the car today for a grand. Yeah! Fat chance! So coil springs and struts.
Come home a couple months later, turn a corner and..???? Steering does not feel the same. So friend checks it out. Try a trick..hydro seafoam into depleted pump to clear a clog. Huh...that was not it. Blew the rest of the line. AAA back to the shop. They got the fitting out and did the line. There goes 600. Why is the ABS light on now. ARGH!
Fuse? Nope. Brake fluid? Nope. Friend gets under and says crawl under here and look at the A arms/control arms. Gee...can put fingers through the metal from the bottom. And the top. And the side!!
So gingerly drive the car back into the shop and hope I dont hit a bump. There goes another grand for two new A arms. Oh, by the way, your front brakes are almost metal to metal and lets do those for another 300+. So there goes another 1,060. And it is the sensor for the ABS so kiss that goodbye. The brakes are fine. Cant change sensor without the whole deal. I get anymore lights on the dash, I will be ready for Xmas lights. Check engine is always on due to the THIRD oxygen sensor that took a dump within months.
I need to patch a hole in the floor board or get more carpeting. And oil the rust here and there.
Bottom line? Interior perfect. Body is a 20 footer. Engine only 115K altho the one that likes to take out valves. So anyone able to sell me a car that good for 3,000 today?
Didn't think so.
Changing the cars name from Imp to One piece at a time.

The Republicans are quick to talk about the Biden administration but they have been hushed about 'anything negative about Trump' which is strange as he's been in the news several times a day. Whether it's been boxes of confidential White House documents found at Mar-a-Lago, including some that were torn and taped back together, reports of him flushing papers down the toilet at the White House, his accounting firm dropping him as a client, suspected misuse of campaign funds, over valuing and devaluing his properties to obtain loans or avoid taxes, They are all quiet.

Hush...

There is a growing body of legal opinion that between his involvement and non-actiions, in the January 6 attempted coup and his statements about throwing out the US Constitution if elected President again (which is itself a tacit admission he recognizes he was not elected President in 2020) that Trump violated the provisions of Amendment 14, Section 3 of the US Constitution. Although it has been over 199 years since this clause was used to remove an elected Federal official from office or prevent their seeking one, it is still a very real part of the highest law in the United States.

The wording is:
"Section 3 Disqualification from Holding Office

No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."

Several Federal judges and State election officials are maintaining this precludes Donald Trump from ever again being placed on a ballot for office.