One of my most embarrassing moments. A friend of mine and me took a sailboat out to sea outside of Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. We weren't supposed to be out there because the Coast Guard had issued a warning because of storms and high seas. We thought we'd be okay and just wanted to ride the sailboat on its side and enjoy the crazy ride. Anyhow, we got stuck and couldn't make it back to land so we were rescued by a very angry Coast Guard. To add insult to injury, they wouldn't allow us to ride on their ship but instead were made to sit on the sailboat while they towed us in. Moral to the story...don't be stupid!
Howard Hughes was born in Humble, Texas, on Christmas Eve, 1905. But, as a young man, his ambitions were anything but humble. He wanted to be a top film producer, a top aviator, and the richest man alive—and he managed all three! Starting in his early 20s, he produced several award-winning films and dated a string of Hollywood stars. As an aviator, he set several speed records in planes that he helped design. He also helped design and build the world’s largest flying boat, the HL-4 Hercules, which was nicknamed the “Spruce Goose” (though it was actually built of birch). Hughes also became incredibly wealthy. At various points in his life, he owned a tool company, a motion picture studio, a medical research institute, gambling casinos, vast amounts of real estate and hotels in Las Vegas, several airlines, and an aircraft company.
Hughes was living life in the fast lane until 1946; while test flying a prototype, he crashed and nearly died. While recuperating, Howard Hughes became dependent on pain relievers. Over time, his behavior became increasingly more erratic. He became an eccentric recluse: for one four-month stretch he stayed in the darkened room of a screening studio, eating nothing but chocolate bars, chicken, and milk, and obsessively watching movies. By 1966, at the age of 60, he was the world’s wealthiest man, but he lived in constant fear of contagious disease. His employees had to wash their hands frequently and wear white gloves. He would use tissues to pick up items, and burned his clothing, fearing he’d had some contact with germs. Towards the end of his life, he was injecting codeine daily. His hygiene rapidly declined: he rarely bathed or brushed his teeth and allowed his nails to grow grotesquely long. His once-strapping 6-foot-4-inch frame shrank to barely 90 pounds. While flying to a hospital in Houston in 1976, he died of kidney failure. The FBI insisted on taking fingerprints to confirm that this pitiful shell of a man was indeed the legendary Howard Hughes. – Amazing Facts This was shared by a police officer during community training. It’s fairly long but it can be life-saving. This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, & everyone you know.
1. The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do. 2. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, do not hand it to them. Instead, toss it away from you as chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse allowing you a chance to start screaming and run away. 3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy because the driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives. 4. Women have the tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit to call or text. Don’t do this as the predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side and put a gun to your head and have you drive to an isolated location. As soon as you get into your car lock the doors and leave the parking lot. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head do not drive off instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your air bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It’s better than having them find your body in a remote location. 5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage: First, be aware, look around you, investigate your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars. Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into where you came from and get someone to walk with you to your vehicle. I’d definitely be willing to help someone like this. Don’t be embarrassed as it is always better to play it safe than to be sorry. 6. Always take the elevator instead of the stairs. Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at night. 7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, it’s much better to take off and run in a zig zag pattern. Only 4% of the time do predators hit their mark and even then, it most likely won’t be a vital organ. Once again, you’re better taking this risk than getting in the clutches of a predator. 8. Let’s face it, most women are sympathetic, but it could lead to being raped and/or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well-educated man, who always played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked 'for help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim. 9. There is a new technique being used by predators where they will place a crying baby (fake of course) on the porch and wait to see if someone will come out to investigate. Usually the predator already knows who lives there so he’s targeting an unsuspecting female. Do not open the door, instead call 911. 10. Another technique predators are using, is they open all your outside water taps hoping you’ll hear the water running and go outside to investigate. If you are a single woman, please don’t open the door and instead call a neighbor or even the police (don’t worry about seeming paranoid as we’re talking about your life here). There are other things as well like making sure you have your keys out before approaching your car and waiting to unlock it until you’re close to your vehicle, so no one can slide into the passenger door on the opposite side of your car without you realizing it. So please keep all these things in mind. Once again don’t worry about seeming paranoid because we’re talking about your life.
Phoebe Ann Moses was born August 13, 1860, in a log cabin on the Ohio frontier. Because of poverty and hardship, eight-year-old Phoebe began helping support her widowed mother and seven siblings by hunting. She soon discovered that she was a marvelous shot. By age 15 she had sold enough game to pay off the mortgage on her mother’s farm and was enough of a local celebrity that she was invited to Cincinnati to enter a shooting contest with a traveling show marksman. Not only did she win the match over her male opponent by one point, she also won his heart and they married a year later.
For several years the Butlers performed together—and Phoebe adopted the stage name “Annie Oakley.” In 1885 the couple joined the legendary Buffalo Bill in his Wild West Show. “Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” - President Grover Cleveland
I’ve been diagnosed with multiple personalities disorder and wouldn’t you know it, my wife Maggie doesn’t like a single one. 😊
On Monday, January 10, 2010, a minivan struck and killed a man crossing a Brooklyn street. This was especially tragic because this was no ordinary man. Joe Rollino would have been 105 on March 19, and according to friends he looked younger than 80 and was the model of health. A World War II veteran with three Purple Hearts, Rollino got his start in the 1920s at the Coney Island carnival, where he was billed as the “Strongest Man in the World.” – Amazing Facts
A literature class at Davidson College (where Seth Curry played basketball), will use “contract grading,” allowing students to pick ahead of time their grade for the class and the workload they need to complete to earn it. Now California is considering offering abortion pills to college students up to 10 weeks into their pregnancy.
Due to liberals, things are getting absolutely out of control. “Some of the most difficult words to say in the English language are "You're right" and "I'm sorry."
“I changed all my passwords to 'Incorrect.' So whenever I forget, it will tell me "Your password is incorrect." “I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them.” “I've come to realize that I don't have a good enough memory to be a successful liar.” “A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's because she changes it more often.” “I appreciate it when a Democrat at least gets their facts straight before they begin distorting them.” “We are here on Earth to help others, what the others are here for I don't have a clue.” "If you could kick someone in the pants for causing most of your trouble, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month." - Teddy Roosevelt “A report just came out that verified that every dead person who voted was a Democrat.” “Don’t do something permanently stupid just because you’re temporarily upset.” “The reason I have a police scanner is I like to keep up with what my relatives are doing.” “A friend of mine said that onions are the only food that can make you cry. To be a devil's advocate, I threw a coconut at his face.” “Raisin cookies that look like chocolate chip cookies are the main reason I have trust issues.” “Sometimes we just need to get our bodies moving then our hearts and minds will follow.” “I knew I was in trouble while trying out for the high school baseball team, when the coach asked me if I was sure I wasn't left handed." |
Author: John Mann |