200 families received devastating news, their family members had died. Oddly enough, they were still very much alive. As it turns out, Australia’s Austin Hospital accidentally faxed death notices to the families of two hundred patients. Thankfully, with some sincere apologies the families were understanding and forgiving of the mishap. There is no telling the…
I had all the confidence in the world the violence and looting over Michael Brown’s death was going to end, especially when Captain Ronald S. Johnson took over security (See My Previous Article). Sadly, when cooler heads do not prevail, the anger fueled ones do. So now the current situation continues to spawn tension and…
The last few days have been incredibly tense. Last Saturday, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, MO. The following day, a candlelight service which was supposed to honor Brown turned violent. This sparked a series of aggressive and ugly protest over the last several days. Some protestors even…
Many stood in stunned silence when the news of Robin Williams’ suicide broke. Nearly everyone was charmed by his humor and wit in movies like “Good Morning, Vietnam,” “Aladdin,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Jumanji,” and certainly many, many others. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times and received the Best Supporting Actor…
Recently, a man in Florida went to great lengths to get out of a simple speeding ticket. When the police officer who pulled him over was out of earshot, the man dialed 911. He told dispatchers that a murder was about to take place. He passionately described how a person was holding a gun and…
“A socialist once came to see Andrew Carnegie and soon was railing against the injustice of Carnegie having so much money. In his view, wealth was meant to be divided equally. Carnegie asked his secretary for an assessment of everything he owned and at the same time looked up the figures on world population. He…
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