Stories

Before the stories I wanted to ask for prayers, good thoughts, good vibes, and positive thoughts for a friend of mine. I found out yesterday that the dad of Mark, one of the accountants that bought my business, has taken a turn for the worse. Please send anything you can muster Mark and his dad's direction.

The feel good story. Parents adopt several children and two families become one. Read the story here:

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/10/love_builds_the_thomas_family.html

The are you kidding me story. A man holds a man that owes him money hostage, kills his friend, and sued his hostage and won in arbitration. Personally, I think the should have thrown the case out of court and told the idiot that sued if her ever sued anyone again he would be castrated. You can read the story here:

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/crime_victim_now_being_sued_by.html

They why I hate political talk radio story. The hosts give out information like it is hard news and factual when it is just hyperbole. Their avid following believes every word they say. Then when the story is false they don't correct the information. This particular host has referred to a white senator as black when it would only have taken two seconds to go to the senate web page and look at pictures. That is about how much checking the hosts do of their facts. Two seconds. Other hosts have twice called people having affairs as being from a different political party then they actually are. We know what both sides have done with healthcare reform. Read the story that doesn't surprise me but upsets me here:

http://news.aol.com/article/limbaugh-falls-for-obama-thesis-hoax/735565?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl2|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Flimbaugh-falls-for-obama-thesis-hoax%2F735565

The heads up story. Top Chef Masters is returning to The Bravo Channel for season two. Here is the article:

http://insidetv.aol.com/2009/10/23/top-chef-masters-season-2-set-for-2010/?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl2|link6|http%3A%2F%2Finsidetv.aol.com%2F2009%2F10%2F23%2Ftop-chef-masters-season-2-set-for-2010%2F#

Do you have any stories to tall or share? Do think that someone should be able to sue a person they once held hostage? Where do you stand on political talk radio shows? Should the shows be preceded by a warning, "half of what is said during this show is bad information, liste at your own risk"? Are you glad Top Chef Masters is returning?

TODAY'S TRIVIA:

Yesterday's answer: Author of The Age of Innocence and numerous other books and articles Edith Wharton.


TODAY'S WHO AM I?

I am another woman who had a liberty ship named after me during World War II.
My father was a Confederate captain during the United States Civil War. I was known as Daisy but that had nothing to do with my birth name. I also acquired another nickname while living with my grandparents, Little Ship. Because my grandfather was Native American I often played with Native American Children. I was born in 1860 and as a child was always jumping into new games, hobbies, and ideas. I was educated in several prominent boarding schools. When I was about 25 years old I suffered an ear infection that was treated with silver nitrate. The treatment damaged my ear and I lost most of my hearing. At age 26 I married Bill on my parents' twenty-ninth wedding anniversary. At the wedding a grain of rice thrown became lodged in my good ear. When it was removed my ear drum was punctured and became infected, causing me to become completely deaf in that ear. My hearing was limited for the rest of her life. My marriage was childless. Although we moved to England, I divided my time between the British Isles and America. During the Spanish-American War I came back to America to aid in the war effort. I helped Mom organize a convalescent hospital for wounded soldiers returning from Cuba. Due to my husband's drinking and philandering I intended to get a divorce. However, my husband died from a stroke before the divorce proceedings could be finalized. When I read my husband's will I discovered that my husband had left his money to his mistress. I founded a famous organization in 1912. The first meeting had eighteen young ladies in attendance. I served as president of the organization from 1915 until 1920 when I was granted the title of founder. I was known for being eccentric and charming. One story said at a board meeting of the organization I stood on my head to display the new organizational shoes that I was wearing. I wrote poems; sketched, wrote and acted in plays. I also became a skilled painter and sculptor. I developed breast cancer in 1923 but kept it secret and continued to work for the organization that I founded until I died in 1923 and was buried in the organization's uniform. I was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York in the mid 1970's. A federal building is Savannah, Georgia is named after me thanks to President Ronnie. In 2005 I was honored as part of a new national monument in Washington, D.C. named The Extra Mile Points of Light Volunteer Pathway. The monument's medallions, laid into sidewalks adjacent to the White House, form a one-mile walking path. It is OK to Scout around the Internet to find out Who I AM?