Two ways that I've always thought that I DON'T want to go....drowning and by knife.
Give me a Southbound Mack truck while I'm looking South.
Give me a Southbound Mack truck while I'm looking South.
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I'm down with going out like Nelson Rockefeller.
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I'd just as soon avoid going out like his son, Michael Rockefeller.
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Death by Sex: How Lovemaking May Prove Fatal
Death by sex? It's rare but possible. These four sex-related activities in particular may prove lethal.
I'd just as soon avoid going out like his son, Michael Rockefeller.
Michael Rockefeller killed, eaten by headhunters: claim
In the new book, “Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism and Michael Rockefeller’s Tragic Quest for Primitive Art,” veteran journalist Carl Hoffman unveils significant evidence that 23-year-old Michael Rockefeller died at the hands of headhunters, and not at sea, late in 1961.
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Nelson rockefeller, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, lived a priviliged life of luxury, and as an old man, dies in the throes of lovemaking with a 26 year old hottie—somebody up there liked him. 🥸
Michael rockefeller—not so much. 😟
Michael rockefeller—not so much. 😟
I'm down with going out like Nelson Rockefeller.
Death by Sex: How Lovemaking May Prove Fatal
Death by sex? It's rare but possible. These four sex-related activities in particular may prove lethal.
I'd just as soon avoid going out like his son, Michael Rockefeller.
Michael Rockefeller killed, eaten by headhunters: claim
In the new book, “Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism and Michael Rockefeller’s Tragic Quest for Primitive Art,” veteran journalist Carl Hoffman unveils significant evidence that 23-year-old Michael Rockefeller died at the hands of headhunters, and not at sea, late in 1961.
I'd rather stay me. Those were some searchers....
I understand they liked him well enough -- a little gristly and gamey maybe but nothing some A1 Sauce couldn't cover for...
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Oh well .....
How about sweaters? Anybody wear sweaters?
How about sweaters? Anybody wear sweaters?
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Nelson Rockefeller ranks among my all-time greatest cult-figure heroes. That dude was an awesome, albeit somewhat disconnected evil genius. Major respect. I view him in the same highest regard as Howard Schnellenberger. Like Frank Sinatra said, "I did it my way". Supposedly, Matthew McConaughey's father, Jim, a former UK football lineman under Bear Bryant before transferring to Houston, went out the same way as Rocky.I'm down with going out like Nelson Rockefeller.
Death by Sex: How Lovemaking May Prove Fatal
Death by sex? It's rare but possible. These four sex-related activities in particular may prove lethal.
I'd just as soon avoid going out like his son, Michael Rockefeller.
Michael Rockefeller killed, eaten by headhunters: claim
In the new book, “Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism and Michael Rockefeller’s Tragic Quest for Primitive Art,” veteran journalist Carl Hoffman unveils significant evidence that 23-year-old Michael Rockefeller died at the hands of headhunters, and not at sea, late in 1961.
I had no idea about Rocky's son. Yikes! Horrible way to go.
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I'd rather have fun one last time as I plummet towards the end. Jump off of a really tall building and enjoy the momentary freedom of flight.
I wear a cardigan sweater everyday during the winter. Only around the house and not in public. Going for the Fred MacMurray look.
I'm a big sweater. As soon as it gets hot, Whew!
"A parachute not opening... that's a way to die. Getting caught in the gears of a combine... having your nuts bit off by a Laplander, that's the way I wanna go!"
The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun
I thought you were going to say lap dancer.
Would have been a better line in the movie!
When it's cold enough I wear a sweater. I wear my long handles most days, though. Don't leave home without'em.
Yeah.... "What's on the menu today.....uh....what'd you say? Me???"
Hey, some days I go for the Fred Sanford look too. Depends on the sweater.
Yeah, I actually read that book about Michael Rockefeller. He was in New Guinea hunting for “primitive art” for a museum in New York. His small boat’s engine stalled. He was an accomplished swimmer so he made the dubious decision to swim to shore. The other guy with him stayed with the boat and was fairly quickly rescued. Rockefeller was never seen again. But the journalist who wrote the book uncovered some government records that showed investigators had interviewed local tribesmen right after the disappearance who admitted catching him and cooking him up for a snack.
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Good morning from ATX. Currently 51°F and partly cloudy. Expecting 68°F for our high.
Gamecocks vs Cats, 12 noon, at Rupp Arena today. Hope this team ends the season on a positive note. A win might certainly provide this team some momentum heading into the SEC tournament.
I'm heading out in a few for a dozen breakfast tacos. Wife also ordered a large sweet tea.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Gamecocks vs Cats, 12 noon, at Rupp Arena today. Hope this team ends the season on a positive note. A win might certainly provide this team some momentum heading into the SEC tournament.
I'm heading out in a few for a dozen breakfast tacos. Wife also ordered a large sweet tea.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Isn't McConaughey's brother quite the character? Never seen without a beer in his hand....and named his son after brand name beer?
I just had some doughnuts (a weekend only treat)....but dang, that looks good.Good morning from ATX. Currently 51°F and partly cloudy. Expecting 68°F for our high.
Gamecocks vs Cats, 12 noon, at Rupp Arena today. Hope this team ends the season on a positive note. A win might certainly provide this team some momentum heading into the SEC tournament.
I'm heading out in a few for a dozen breakfast tacos. Wife also ordered a large sweet tea.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Rooster McConaughey?
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. He's a hoot, and a very successful one at that. My wife's cousin knows him. He has a son named Miller Lyte and daughter named Olympia.
It really does cost a lot of money to die. About 20 years ago I was offered a grave site in the Pioneer Section of Sylvan Abby Cemetery in Clearwater, FL. My place of birth was Clearwater. To be buried in the Pioneer Section you have to be a direct descendent of a pioneer family. My g-g-grandfather, William Taylor, has the first grave in what is now Pinellas County, FL. He arrived as a pioneer before Florida was a state. I decided to buy them and it turned out they were the last two available. I paid what I thought was a large amount of money at the time but recently I was offered 4 times what I paid for them.
In addition to the grave sites we decided to go ahead a pre-pay our funeral expenses so our children would not have to be burdened with that once we leave this earth. I found it is much better and much cheaper to have that taken care of before death because some families will go overboard during their time of grief. So my wife and I have a settled mind when it comes to leaving this earth as all is taken care of, including the preacher's fee if there is one. If still alive, one of my kin folk will do the honor so he better not charge a dime. LOL I would recommend you pre arrange and do it early in life because the expenses go up every year. Including the cost to cremate. Our grave site is just to the right of my g-g-grandparents pictured below.
Well today is the last game of the year for our miserable basketball team. It can't come soon enough. I want this season buried and forgotten about.
We are playing the worst team in the SEC so there is no excuse not to win this one. Better luck in the future Cats. You have a lot of work to do to uphold that Gold Standard we all talk about. So Calipari start earning your millions and coach your team to a win every once in awhile. Is that too much to ask for the Head Coach of The University of Kentucky basketball team?
We are playing the worst team in the SEC so there is no excuse not to win this one. Better luck in the future Cats. You have a lot of work to do to uphold that Gold Standard we all talk about. So Calipari start earning your millions and coach your team to a win every once in awhile. Is that too much to ask for the Head Coach of The University of Kentucky basketball team?
My mother in law is 87 and not in real good health, so she may not be around for too long. A real sweet lady and we help her out all we can. She was married to a fairly worthless guy, so she has little in life. We supplemented her monthly income for years after he died...and was happy to do it. He in their later years got them in some financial problems, which we helped them get out of, but they had to refinance their home. After he died, I wanted to buy it, but the Mrs wouldn't let me.
So when her time comes, we'll be paying for all of her funeral arrangements. The Mrs has a sister, but like a lot of families, she's not a bad person but just selfish. So we already know that she won't help...so it's all on us.
But it doesn't bother me (yet LOL...haven't wrote all the checks yet). She's a good lady and we're blessed in that we can afford it....but you wouldn't want to have to do it more than once (or maybe twice).
Sadly, at that same age, I did the very same thing at a pool party(wanting to have fun). The father of one of the other kids pulled me out. I too will not forget that feeling.
I have had the responsibility of having to pay for funeral expenses for relatives. In my case (s) it was a person who had made poor choices in life. But it was family so you do what you have to do.
If one can afford it, I would highly recommend a person have all of the funeral issues paid for and resolved before that day comes. And it will come. We are all going to die and one can rest assured it will cost a lot more money to see you out of this world than it cost to bring you in it. Let those left behind have one less thing to worry about once you are gone, a financial burden is one of the worst things a survivor will have to face if not prepared.
I wear sweaters a lot in winter.
I love sweaters. Have a ton of them. But hardly ever wear them. Makes sense huh?
Guess because I wear casual to working clothes during the week in case that on the spur of the moment I go to the basement or whatever and start working on something. Don't really want to slop paint with a nice sweater on....and in too big a hurry to change.
Guess because I wear casual to working clothes during the week in case that on the spur of the moment I go to the basement or whatever and start working on something. Don't really want to slop paint with a nice sweater on....and in too big a hurry to change.
About the warmest thing I own is a pull over sweater and a thin jacket. A couple of UK jackets. I do not own any top coats or a pair of gloves.
Once Easter arrives the rule of thumb is you can put away your sweaters and jacket until Christmas.
Me and one of my other 3 brothers paid for my mothers funeral. My 2 sisters did not help either so, out of 6 siblings it was just the 2 that actually had saved enough money to do so. The other 4 have not really prepared for retirement or anything else for that matter and my stepfather took the money that had been set aside for a funeral for my mother out of the prepaid funeral arrangements without our knowing. He has always wasted and squandered money all of his life which is why I put my mother on my bank account so she could draw money when she needed and she did but only in dire needs. It took a toll on my savings and I could not for a long time put money into a 401K. I had also helped my step father out with money on several occasions after my mother died but, he kept using it for other things than what he needed so, I cut him off. He has since moved in with his son (my half brother) after I refused to allow him to move in with me. His son has gambled everything he has had in the past with 2 trips a year to Vegas along with trips to the river boats in Louisville about once a month. Recently (I have posted this before) He received $13k from the property my step father lived on before moving in with him. I owned it since I had now been paying on it and taxes for quite a few years now. I gave most of the money from it to my brother who had been keeping it up and did the leg work for the sale. He gave a larger chunk to my half brother because of the trailer my stepfather owned on the land. Not long ago my half brother called and said that his father was getting worse (85 now) and what were we going to do about the funeral. I said burn him and he said he does not want that so, I told him he was on his own. After all, he did get $13k for the trailer.
It is 34.0°F and sunny in Smiths Grove. We are supposed to top out at 52°.
I bought 10 lots in the Smiths Grove Cemetery. I have already given four of them away, but that is why I bought so many.
I wrote the latest ordinance on the cemetery because they are expensive and folks try to do things to make them more expensive as they want benches at 45 degree off from the monument etc.
When I became Mayor there were 17 massive species trees in the cemetery. Every spring they would do thousand of dollars damage to monuments etc. One hickory tree has actually grown around an old monument. It cost $1,000 to "carve" it out after we cut down the tree. Through arm twisting and a bunch of votes we got rid of them. Now there are specific species of trees that can be planted in the cemetery but only in specific areas when they can't do damage. I raised over $100,000 for the improvements, work on the chapel, paving more of the roads. Plus I talked my neighbor out of more land for future needs on the North end of the cemetery; he deeded to the city just before he died.
We also had to increase the cost of the lots as city folks will fill it up even though they have no connection to our area.
Smiths Grove Cemetery is 203 years old. There are 3,519 burials so far. It cost $800 each time it is mowed. But I am a Cemetery lover.
Here is our chapel after we reworked it:
That big tree was one of the last to be removed as we had to take it out limb by limb.
Most of the original folks buried there came from the Western part of Virginia to claim land warrants from fighting in the revolution.
You all might recognize this name:
I bought 10 lots in the Smiths Grove Cemetery. I have already given four of them away, but that is why I bought so many.
I wrote the latest ordinance on the cemetery because they are expensive and folks try to do things to make them more expensive as they want benches at 45 degree off from the monument etc.
When I became Mayor there were 17 massive species trees in the cemetery. Every spring they would do thousand of dollars damage to monuments etc. One hickory tree has actually grown around an old monument. It cost $1,000 to "carve" it out after we cut down the tree. Through arm twisting and a bunch of votes we got rid of them. Now there are specific species of trees that can be planted in the cemetery but only in specific areas when they can't do damage. I raised over $100,000 for the improvements, work on the chapel, paving more of the roads. Plus I talked my neighbor out of more land for future needs on the North end of the cemetery; he deeded to the city just before he died.
We also had to increase the cost of the lots as city folks will fill it up even though they have no connection to our area.
Smiths Grove Cemetery is 203 years old. There are 3,519 burials so far. It cost $800 each time it is mowed. But I am a Cemetery lover.
Here is our chapel after we reworked it:
That big tree was one of the last to be removed as we had to take it out limb by limb.
Most of the original folks buried there came from the Western part of Virginia to claim land warrants from fighting in the revolution.
You all might recognize this name:
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Good morning D League. The talk of funerals made me recall the days when some people still got buried on family ground on their property in some parts of rural Kentucky. When I was 15, and just barely able to be considered one of the men in the family, I was pressed into duty to be a pall bearer at my great aunt Blanche’s burial way out in rural Bracken County.
The house was on some crumbling backroad and the burial plot was a little fenced in area down a stone path past a barn and on the edge of a wood lot.
It was blowing snow that day, the ground was covered and the stone path was slick as snot. Blanche was a sizable woman and I remember being desperate not to slip and drop my part. But it all went well and was a moving - and mercifully short - ceremony.
I wish people were still laid to rest that way, on family ground.
The house was on some crumbling backroad and the burial plot was a little fenced in area down a stone path past a barn and on the edge of a wood lot.
It was blowing snow that day, the ground was covered and the stone path was slick as snot. Blanche was a sizable woman and I remember being desperate not to slip and drop my part. But it all went well and was a moving - and mercifully short - ceremony.
I wish people were still laid to rest that way, on family ground.
In Kentucky you can be buried on your farm. There is an acreage restriction, but it is as low as three acres or something like that.
We still are moving folks from farm burials to the Smiths Grove Cemetery. It is interesting to see how reactive the soil in Warren and Barren counties is. After 100 years the soil is darker where the body was and sometimes the shoe souls are still in tact or a pelvis part. Also it is incredible how often people were buried with their gold rings.
Edit: Here are some of what was the Higginbotham Buckingham cemetery where my great and great great grandparents are buried:
It has been cut off from easy access by the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park.
Thanks Bert for sharing that story and photo of Patrick Henry’s sister’s grave. Interesting for those days that it mentions a husband named Madison but she was buried under her family’s name of Henry.It is 34.0°F and sunny in Smiths Grove. We are supposed to top out at 52°.
I bought 10 lots in the Smiths Grove Cemetery. I have already given four of them away, but that is why I bought so many.
I wrote the latest ordinance on the cemetery because they are expensive and folks try to do things to make them more expensive as they want benches at 45 degree off from the monument etc.
When I became Mayor there were 17 massive species trees in the cemetery. Every spring they would do thousand of dollars damage to monuments etc. One hickory tree has actually grown around an old monument. It cost $1,000 to "carve" it out after we cut down the tree. Through arm twisting and a bunch of votes we got rid of them. Now there are specific species of trees that can be planted in the cemetery but only in specific areas when they can't do damage. I raised over $100,000 for the improvements, work on the chapel, paving more of the roads. Plus I talked my neighbor out of more land for future needs on the North end of the cemetery; he deeded to the city just before he died.
We also had to increase the cost of the lots as city folks will fill it up even though they have no connection to our area.
Smiths Grove Cemetery is 203 years old. There are 3,519 burials so far. It cost $800 each time it is mowed. But I am a Cemetery lover.
Here is our chapel after we reworked it:
That big tree was one of the last to be removed as we had to take it out limb by limb.
Most of the original folks buried there came from the Western part of Virginia to claim land warrants from fighting in the revolution.
You all might recognize this name:
That area of what was then western Virginia (now W. Va) was where my family was from before coming to Kentucky in the 1700s. There’s a small town out in the Shenandoah Valley named after them - Hedgesville. That town cemetery is packed with the bones of my ancestors.
I looked it up and most states allow burial on your own land but you must first check with local municipalities to find out restrictions and requirements.In Kentucky you can be buried on your farm. There is an acreage restriction, but it is as low as three acres or something like that.
We still are moving folks from farm burials to the Smiths Grove Cemetery. It is interesting to see how reactive the soil in Warren and Barren counties is. After 100 years the soil is darker where the body was and sometimes the shoe souls are still in tact or a pelvis part. Also it is incredible how often people were buried with their gold rings.
Edit: Here are some of what was the Higginbotham Buckingham cemetery where my great and great great grandparents are buried:
It has been cut off from easy access by the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park.
The older I get, the more I can see this Biblical principle in action. Sometimes hard to see it in your younger years.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
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