Archive for July, 2007
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Wednesday, July 4th, 2007Today we’ll salute a patriot, not American but brave none the less.
Alex McIlveen, 45 A HERO cabbie who took on the Glasgow Airport terror suspects told yesterday how he kicked one of the jihadi in the nads so hard that he tore a tendon in his foot.
“The guy in the passenger [...]
GW- First in Our Hearts
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007George Washington, 6′3, built, and athletic. Graceful dancer, dignified war hero…but that powdered wig……and maybe not the best dinner partner, very quiet and not much to say. But he was one of the most successful businessmen in Virginia.
He had plenty of slaves to keep the plantation productive, and was said to be a good [...]
Ben Franklin, Radical Genius
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007In 1776 Ben Franklin was 70 years old and suffering from a variety of ailments. Unlike the younger founding fathers, Franklin was 26 years older than Washington, 29 years older than John Adams, and 37 years older than Jefferson. He had half a century on Madison and Hamilton. Talk about a generation gap, he [...]
Like the Son He Never Had
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Florida passed a piece of legislation that allows humans to be buried with their pets. Previously, funeral homes were prohibited from handling animal remains and ashes of humans and animals could not be co-mingled.
At the Best Friends Animal Hospital at Gateway, office manager, Rainy Hoy, said about half of their clients take home their pet’s [...]
Bolt From the Blue- Stronger Hotter and Lasts Longer
Monday, July 2nd, 2007With no rain or even clouds to warn him of the danger, death came literally out of the blue Thursday to a self-employed landscaper. The killer was a powerful bolt of lightning that cracked through perfectly clear skies.
David Canales, 41, of West Miami-Dade, was on the job at a Pinecrest home when the bolt hit. [...]
No One Likes a Moaner
Sunday, July 1st, 2007Quiet in the garden this weekend. Rain, rain and more rain. So we turn our attention to the week ahead. Our favorite time of the year! Liberty, explosives, sweet cherries, and Wimbledon. Maybe a little baseball too. It’s all American. (except for the tennis)
Speaking of favorites, we’re trying to contain [...]
