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A little Judgment Day music...just in case:<br />By the way, if the guy at the Family Radio Network thinks today is the end, why are they offering special promotions that go through May 28? O ye of little faith....

TMZ is reporting:  "Macho Man Randy Savage-- - one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time -- died today in a car accident in Tampa. Florida. TMZ spoke with Randy's brother, Lanny Poffo, who tells us the wrestling legend suffered a heart attack while he was behind the wheel around 9:25 AM and lost control of his vehicle. Earlier this month, Savage celebrated his 1-year anniversary with his new wife Lynn. Savage was 58. Macho Man...

The NBA playoffs are down to four teams. Dallas Mavericks:Oklahoma City Thunder:Chicago Bulls:Miami Heat:And the winner is?...

This upcoming Saturday the good people of Galveston will vote on the question of ending free parking on the Galveston Seawall.Above are campaign yard signs about this issue that I took pictures of over the past weekend.From the Galveston County Daily News---".....Charge up to $8 a day to park along the seawall or $25 for an annual pass. Hourly parking would be available at $1 an hour from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Up to 10...

May 4 is Rhode Island Independence Day.On May 4, 1776 Rhode Island declared independence from Great Britain. It was the first of the soon-to-be former colonies to take this step.If you were a school kid in Rhode Island in 1976, you got the day off as a holiday as part of Bicentennial observances that year.I recall that as a good day. I lived in Rhode Island between 1968 and 1980.(Below---The Rose Island lighthouse in Narragansett Bay)Here is some...

My regular readers will be barred from this particular game. At least they will be barred from the basic part of the test. As some of you may know, Where's Waldo is a game where Waldo is hidden amongst a sea of chaos. In this case, we are putting Waldo in a place of business. All of these events happened in one day at Waldo's place of work. Your task? Guess where Waldo works. Those...

As you can see from the picture above and from the picture below, the dead at Houston's Glendale Cemetery are at eternal rest in close proximity of the Houston Ship Channel.If you click the link above, you can read a brief history of the place and see pictures of the gravestones.Glendale is Houston's oldest cemetery. It was begun in 1826.You might think it is noisy and smelly near the Houston Ship Channel.Sure---But if you are dead those...

The dead gave every outward appearance of being at rest two days ago in Galveston, Texas.My view is that they are indeed at rest.(Photo copyright 2011 Neil Aquino.)...

Sometimes you've got to turn around.Picture of SUV at the edge of a flooding Ohio River in Cincinnati last month.(Photo copyright 2011 Neil Aquino.)...

Above is Houston-area Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.Rep. Jackson Lee is known for her knack for finding the camera.Rep. Jackson Lee also has a consistently liberal voting record. So we will give her that fact. The picture shows Rep. Jackson Lee at the Muslim-bashing House hearings held earlier this month by Republican Rep. Peter King. She is holding a copy of our United States Constitution.Mr. King represents folks on Long Island. He chairs the so-called Homeland Security committee of...