Protect and defend

Orlando Gunman Was Twice Probed By FBI - WSJ

gunman investigated by the FBI in 2012 & 2014. last month he buys guns. "...cases were closed..." why, FBI? not enough manpower to "protect and defend"? not legal? America needs to know. If warranted, Americans can vote in the right representatives to change the laws, and the culture within the FBI. protect and defend.

Villanova University is the first college to sign on for a new program designed to increase awareness of sexual violence on college campuses

Villanova pledges to help fight sexual violence | 6abc.com

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/05/19/americas-choice-a-liar-or-egomaniac

some choice.

railroads

curious about railroads in the neighborhood--single track, etc. 

using Google maps I followed the tracks and zoomed in and recorded the latitude & longitude, mostly at RR/street intersections. 

Enter the latitude and longitude into Google maps and, in addition to a "bird's eye" view of the track, you'll get a 360 degree ground view showing the track in both directions. 

Single track with multiple operators (passenger, freight, long distance, local)--a LOT to keep straight, and safe. 

Thank God for computers. 

PS If I had access to a 48" wide roll plotter, then I could plot this baby out: 
http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/…/final_rail-map-aug2012afor_w…


Virginia isn't lacking in the RR department.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-Line_(Norfolk_Southern)

http://www.frograil.com/tours/ns/BLineTour.php

The NS B line is a freight line. One day last year they ran a passenger train from Manassas to Front Royal, right past where we're living now in Gainesville, for old times sake:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKkymrGUsmE

If they ever do it again, God willing and the creek don't rise, I'll be on it.

President $$$

Brace yourself, America! 

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hillary-clinton-gave-inequality-speech-in-an-armani-jacket-2016-06-06

Whoever wins has more $$$, and hubris, than dirt.

http://torontosun.com/2016/05/19/americas-choice-a-liar-or-egomaniac | PEretired | Pinterest

a decent place to live

Well past retirement age and looking for a decent place to live?

• quiet
• low maintenance
• reasonably priced rent
• convenient to stores, medical, church, etc.
• friendly, considerate neighbors
• manageable traffic
• relatively low crime
• a public place to enjoy nature within walking distance
• nonexclusive (as opposed to private communities)

Good luck!

Crimes against God and humanity

Pope issues plan for removing bishops who fail to act on sex abuse – CRUX

"Since these are cases of negligence but not crimes..."

Herein lies the problem.

Negligence involving the abuse of children IS a crime, according to God's laws.

The church and its people answer to a higher Authority than man's law--the church and its people answer to God's law.

The church fails to treat abuse of children as the serious crime against God's law that it is when the church pays damages to victims, but fails to expel negligent bishops who knew of the abuse but covered it up by assigning and reassigning abuser priests to other parishes. By failing to expel the priest abusers and negligent bishops, then God's people perceive the church to be weak in following God's laws.

Hypocrisy is a violation of God's laws.

the Greatest

The Outsized Life of Muhammad Ali - The New Yorker

"...Ali became arguably the most famous person on the planet, known as a supreme athlete, an uncanny blend of power, improvisation, and velocity; a master of rhyming prediction and derision; an exemplar and symbol of racial pride; a fighter, a draft resister, an acolyte, a preacher, a separatist, an integrationist, a comedian, an actor, a dancer, a butterfly, a bee, a figure of immense courage." 

Muhammad Ali reacts after his first round knockout of Sonny Liston during the 1965 World Heavyweight Title fight at St. Dominic’s Arena. Lewiston, Maine 5/25/1965

"...One last thing: at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley tonight, Paul Simon was singing “The Boxer.” Pausing before the final verse, he told the audience, “I’m sorry to tell you this, but Muhammad Ali just passed away.”

RIP, Muhammad

metro: another government failure

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/metro-armageddon-is-coming-a-year-of-shuttered-sections-massive-repairs/2016/05/06/9a7160d0-12e6-11e6-93ae-50921721165d_story.html

less than 40 years old, DC's METRO is unsafe, unreliable and unable to perform routine preventive maintenance and repairs.

what goes around, comes around

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/31/cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-harambe-shooting-mothers-blame

to all of the critics, i.e., the media, protesters, petition signers, internet know-it-alls, politicians (including prosecutors), public (police) investigators, etc.:

Have you ever heard the expression "what goes around comes around"? 

What will you be saying after an accident that involves your child when self-appointed expert/critics are pointing their fingers at you?

Who do you value more?

Outrage Grows After Gorilla Harambe Shot Dead at Cincinnati Zoo to Save Tot - NBC News

Who do you value more? 
a gorilla?

or a child?

If you answered "gorilla", then there's something seriously wrong with your value system.



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well said by an expert. the media aren't experts. neither are people who sign petitions or those who mouth off on the internet about things which they know nothing about. besides, anyone who thinks that a gorilla matters more than a child needs to have their head examined.

It matters

Here's how a little girl who lost her Marine dad taught the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff the full cost of war

Please read this. 
Thank you, reporter Ward Carroll, for reporting this.
Thank you, T.A.P.S.
Thank you, families of those KIA.
Thank you, KIA.
It does matter.

Hometown hero

Dean, Jennie Serepta (1848–1913)

Lame Hillary

Hillary Clinton Wasn’t Adept at Using a Desktop for Email, Inquiry Is Told - The New York Times

Virginia Governor Threatens to Withhold Funding From WMATA

Virginia Governor Threatens to Withhold Funding From WMATA | NBC4 Washington

Think about it... Your automobile has a long history of being unreliable and unsafe. You take it back to the dealer again and again; but, it continues to be unreliable and unsafe. 

What would you do? 
Stop taking it back to the dealer? 
Get a new car from a different dealer? 
Sue the original dealer/car maker? 
All of the above? 

At the very least, most people would stop going back to the original dealer who can't/won't fix the problems.

Why should it be any different for Virginia?
Why should Virginia continue to give $$$ to WMATA when METRO has a long history of being unsafe, unreliable and unable to fix the problems?

Freddie Gray case: Who is Judge Barry Williams?

Freddie Gray case: Who is Judge Barry Williams? - CNN.com

hero or villain? with his reputation, education and experience, it's difficult to make the case that Judge Barry Williams is just like everyone else.

St. Thomas More school, Arlington VA

1st Kid-Built Mini Satellite Launches from Space Station (Video)

DMV

I wondered: "Why is the acronym for the Division of Motor Vehicles being displayed at Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals baseball team?"

Thanks to the internet, I find that the acronym that I've exclusively associated for more than 50 years with the Division of Motor Vehicles has more than one meaning.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/29/AR2010072905868.html

C'mon, Nationals!! Don't you know that people associate "DMV" with loser, never changes, futility, failure, last place (the Div. of Motor Vehicles is the last place that I want to go), etc.???

must see video

http://www.wimp.com/the-present/

Superhero

Video: Brain damage survivor in heaven at Villanova - Bucks County Courier Times: Phil Gianficaro | Local Columnist | Human Interest | Humor