What! April 06, 2017
By Lisa Baker • 04-06-17
A 52-year-old Colorado man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 1995 death of his wife. Almost 22-years ago, he had found a gravesite that was scheduled for a burial, dug 2-feet below and buried his wife’s body. Then later in the same day a World War II veteran was unknowingly buried over her remains. He admitted to this or they would never have found her. Pretty clever if you ask me, but is 25 years enough?
Spider biologists have generally found that spiders consume approximately 10 percent of their body weight in food per day. That’s equivalent to a 200-pound man eating 20 pounds of meat each day. In the end, it actually works out to mankind’s benefit since the spiders feed primarily on bugs, garden pests and mosquitos. The Source Weekly has reached out to all the spiders living here in our office but they have not returned our calls. Killum Pest Control did return our call. They will be out soon.
Several thousand marijuana plants were found at two different locations in Planters Point SD near Holiday Lakes. The two operations were said to generate millions in sales annually. I saw the pictures of the plants…wish my tomato plants looked that good.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS: Actor Warren Beatty is 80. That’s hard to believe. Rock musician Eric Clapton is 72. Dang. That’s hard to believe too. Rap artist MC Hammer is 54. TV personality Piers Morgan is 52. Country singer Reba McEntire is 62. Rapper Salt Connor is 51. Salt-N-Pepa. Singer Emmylou Harris is 70. Comedian Eric Idle is 74. Pro and College Hall of Fame Earl Campbell is 62. Model Elle Macpherson is 54. Actress Lucy Lawless is 49. Actress Ali MacGraw is 78. Love Story. I loved that movie.
THOUGHTS: Today, a 10-year-old is happy when given the latest iPhone. When I was that age, it was an off-white transistor radio with dials and a retractable antenna in a blue plastic case. I would listen to it when I was supposed to be asleep. I would listen to it when I was supposed to be doing anything. Batteries didn’t last very long. I found a radio almost like it on eBay for a beginning price of $7.50. Bet it didn’t cost that much new.
Arkansas has signed into law a measure that would impose fines and prison time for doctors that perform abortions that are based solely on the wishes of the parents to pick the gender of their child. That’s crazy. Would people really do that?
Two former aids to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie were sentenced to prison for the famous Bridgegate, where the George Washington Bridge in NJ was shut down for days, supposedly to get back at a NJ mayor for not supporting Christie’s re-election run. Christie’s team said it was for a traffic study. Christie continues to look the other direction.
The prominent 48-year-old Montrose veterinarian that was recently arrested and accused of trying to arrange the killing of her ex-husband, jumped to her death from the seventh-floor patio of her River Oaks condominium where she lived. She left letters and a recorded message.
There’s a new coffee. It’s called Black Insomnia and it has 300% more caffeine than most regular morning coffee and is reported to now be the world’s strongest coffee. One-pound bag $18.99. The company reported that the caffeine levels were actually cut back in order to…get this…keep consumers alive. Consume at your own risk.
Daughter of President Trump, Ivanka Trump, is to become an official unpaid White House employee.
- There’s a new kid on Sesame Street…she’s a red-headed muppet with autism named Julia. Julia’s puppeteer, Stacey Gordon, is familiar with autism because of her 13-year-old son. She says, “I imagine my son going through tough moments and give that to the character.” According to Autism Speaks, autism now affects 1 in 68 children and 1 in 42 boys. Boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to have autism. There is no medical detection or cure for autism and it is now one of the fastest-growing developmental disorders in the US.
The Community Foundation of Brazoria County honored three women at its annual Philanthropist of the Year dinner…Doris Williams and Josie LaChance of Lake Jackson and Susie Wilcox of Pearland. Congratulations ladies and thank you for all of your volunteer efforts. We appreciate all that you do!
Volunteer! Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Volunteers are just ordinary people with extraordinary hearts. They offer the gift of their time to teach, to listen, to help, to inspire, to build, to grow, and to learn. They expect no pay, yet the value of their work knows no limit…They’ve known the unexpected joy of a simple hug. They’ve planted tiny seeds of love in countless lives. Volunteers are just ordinary people who reach out, take a hand and together make a difference that lasts a lifetime. Researchers say that volunteering can release a rush of endorphins that make people feel great…and can actually slow the aging process. If you need some ideas on where to volunteer, call me.
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. –William Shakespeare
OK, last week I told you that The Navy was going to name a SHOP after and honoring Gabrielle Giffords…well, the “o” and the “i” are right next to each other on my keyboard…it should have said SHIP…the Navy is going to honor her with a SHIP named after her. Spell-check doesn’t catch things like that. Thank you, Mark, my #1, “after-the–fact” proofer.
PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants won’t be allowed to have their cellphones backstage during future Oscar telecasts. Hmmm. Maybe we should have more of those rules in our own lives.
Uvalde: Thirteen members of a choir group from First Baptist Church of New Braunfels were killed on the way home from a retreat when a truck came across the center lane and struck their bus head on. The driver of the truck that hit them admitted that he was distracted by texting. Several passing motorists had called officials prior to the accident and complained that there was a distracted motorist on the road.
We have a sign at our office front counter that says…”In the interest of accuracy and as a courtesy to you…We will provide service to you as soon as your cellphone call is completed. Thank You.” We just can’t take ads with correct phone numbers, addresses and information when you are having two conversations…one with your mother-in-law talking about where to buy new tires. Cellphones are wonderful and a huge problem.
The Alvin Music Festival and Cook-off is April 7th and 8th at Briscoe Park. Cole Degges and the Bellany Brothers are just a couple of music treats to be playing the festival. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets.
Have you seen all the new trees that have been planted on FM 2004? BIG beautiful trees that are going to look great immediately. This all happened because of a grant from Keep Texas Beautiful and Texas Department of Transportation for Lake Jackson and Richwood. It’s sure going to be pretty.
– Lisa
