| Good Morning, Do! Thank you, Joan! Today is Wednesday, April 12 ___________________________________________________ History: Today, April 12 in 1864, Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest captured Fort Pillow in Tennessee and slaughters the surrendered black Union troops there. ____________________________________________________ Bonehead Award: Mom facing charges for 6-year-old who shot teacher _____________________________________________________ Q Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more. --- Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) ______________________________________________________ Gordo went to his friend's house unannounced, and he wanted to spend the night. His friend was sorry that he could not offer him a whole room, so he said, "You can sleep on the floor in the living room, or you can sleep in the room with Baby." Gordo said that he would prefer the floor. The next morning he went to the bathroom, and there he met a gorgeous young blonde. "Hi," he said, "who are you?" "I'm Baby, and who are you?" "I'm stupid," he said. ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think ____________________________________________________ Andreanna Gaye Gullunan _______________________________________________ The man told his doctor that he wasn't able to do all the things around the house that he used to do. When the examination was complete, he said, "Now, Doc, I can take it. Tell me in plain English what is wrong with me." "Well, in plain English," the doctor replied, "you're just a lazy old fart." "OK," said the man. "Now give me the medical term so I can tell my wife." _______________________________________________ An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by Deja Taylor, Newport News, Virginia, USA Mom facing charges for 6-year-old who shot teacher The mother of a 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot a teacher at his Newport News, Virginia, elementary school is now facing charges, prosecutors announced Monday. A grand jury returned two indictments charging Deja Taylor with felony child neglect and misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm as to endanger a child, according to prosecutors. Taylor's 6-year-old son allegedly took a handgun from his home on Jan. 6, put it in his backpack and brought it to Richneck Elementary School where he allegedly shot and wounded 25-year-old teacher Abigail Zwerner in a first grade classroom. Zwerner suffered critical injuries but is expected to make a full recovery. Zwerner has sued the school's former superintendent, principal and assistant principal for $40 million, alleging negligence. Zwerner's lawyer, Diane Toscano, said in a statement about the new charges, "There were failures in accountability at multiple levels that led to Abby being shot and almost killed. Today's announcement addresses but one of those failures. It has been three months of investigation and still so many unanswered questions remain." "Our lawsuit makes clear that we believe the school division violated state law, and we are pursuing this in civil court," Toscano continued. "We will not allow school leaders to escape accountability for their role in this tragedy." "Every criminal case is unique in its facts, and these facts support these charges, but our investigation into the shooting continues," Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney Howard Gwynn said in a press release. Gwynn requested a special grand jury to continue an investigation into the incident to see if there were any security issues that may have contributed to the shooting, according to prosecutors. "If the special grand jury determines that additional persons are criminally responsible under the law, it can return additional indictments," Gwynn said. Police said the 9 mm Taurus pistol was legally purchased by the boy's mother. In the wake of the shooting, the 6-year-old's family said their son "suffers from an acute disability and was under a care plan at the school that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day." "The week of the shooting was the first week when we were not in class with him," the family said. _______________________________________________ DeaWebby's Tech Support Pits From Rock Anti Virus Dear Webby, Im curious, what would you recommend for anti virus fire wall protection? MacAfee, Norton or some new fangled thing? Thanks for all you do, Rock Dear Rock Dear Rock The best program by far for the last 2 dozen years is http://webby.com/malwarebytes. I used to have big ads for it on the Humor Letter, but either most people got it by now, either via my link, or from elsewhere. So I dumped most of those ads. The link still works. It is amazing how many people are worried, that I would make 49 cents if they get it via my ads. Well, the link still works, but they stopped the affiliate rewards 20 years ago. So dont worry about me geting rich. It is entirely up to you whether you choose to get the program. Malwarebytes eliminates a whole stack of different programs. How I initially got it is rather funny. I had been using McAfee since the mid 80s. Then, about 25 years ago, I got W7 PRO on a brand new machine. Well, McAfee did not work on it. So I chatted McAfee support. The McAfee's Taliban could not get it to work either. After a few hours of wasting time I got rather hot under my collar and threatened them dire consequences and bloody mayhem. So they told me about Malwarebytes. I think I was one of the first to sign up with Malwarebytes and actually pay. For a brief time they offered a lifetime subscription. I paid quickly before they changed their mind. A few months ago I found out that was for just one machine. Awww. Well, I had received it for two machines for over a dozen years, so I didn't raise a fuss and paid for the second machine. It is well worth it. Have FUN! DearWebby _____________________________________________________ Today, April 12 in 1096, Peter the Hermit gathered his army in Cologne. 1204, The Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople. 1606, England adopted the original Union Jack as its flag. 1770, The British Parliament repealed the Townsend Acts. 1782, The British navy won its only naval engagement against the colonists in the American Revolution at the Battle of Saints, off Dominica. 1799, Phineas Pratt patented the comb cutting machine. 1811, The first colonists arrived at Cape Disappointment, Washington. 1833, Charles Gaylor patented the fireproof safe. 1861, Fort Sumter was shelled by Confederacy, starting America's Civil War. 1864, Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest captured Fort Pillow in Tennessee and slaughters the surrendered black Union troops there. 1877, A catcher's mask was used in a baseball game for the first time by James Alexander Tyng. 1892, Voters in Lockport, New York, became the first in the U.S. to use voting machines. 1905, The Hippodrome opened in New York City. 1911, Pierre Prier completed the first non-stop London- Paris flight in three hours and 56 minutes. 1916, American cavalrymen and Mexican bandit troops clashed at Parrel, Mexico. 1927, The British Cabinet came out in favor of women voting rights. 1934, F. Scott Fitzgerald novel "Tender Is the Night" was first published. 1938, The first U.S. law requiring a medical test for a marriage license was enacted in New York. 1944, The U.S. Twentieth Air Force was activated to begin the strategic bombing of Japan. 1945, In New York, the organization of the first eye bank, the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration, was announced. 1945, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in Warm Spring, GA. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 63. Harry S Truman became president. 1955, The University of Michigan Polio Vaccine Evaluation Center announced that the polio vaccine of Dr. Jonas Salk was "safe, effective and potent." 1961, Soviet Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became first man to orbit the Earth. 1963, Police used dogs and cattle prods on peaceful civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham, AL. 1969, Lucy and Snoopy of the comic strip "Peanuts" made the cover of "Saturday Review." 1981, The space shuttle Columbia blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL, on its first test flight. 1982, The British Navy began enforcing a blockade around the Falkland Islands. 1982, Three CBS employees were shot to death in a New York City parking lot. 1983, Harold Washington was elected the first black mayor of Chicago. 1984, Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Challenger made the first satellite repair in orbit by returning the Solar Max satellite to space. 1984, Israeli troops stormed a bus that had been hijacked the previous evening by four Arab terrorists. All the passengers were rescued and 2 of the hijackers were killed. 1985, U.S. Senator Jake Garn of Utah became the first senator to fly in space as the shuttle Discovery lifted off from Cape Canaveral, FL. 1985, In Spain, an explosion in a restaurant near a U.S. base killed 17 people. 1985, Federal inspectors declared that four animals of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus were not unicorns. They were goats with horns that had been surgically implanted. 1987, Texaco filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy after it failed to settle a legal dispute with Pennzoil Co. 1988, Harvard University won a patent for a genetically altered mouse. It was the first patent for a life form. 1988, The Chinese government named a new array of younger leaders to ensure economic reform. 1989, In the U.S.S.R, ration cards were issued for the first time since World War II. The ration was prompted by a sugar shortage. 1993, NATO began enforcing a no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2000, More than 1,500 anti-drug agents raided four cities in Colombia and arrested 46 members of the "most powerful" heroin ring. 2000, Robert Cleaves, 71, was convicted of second degree murder and was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Cleaves had repeatedly run over Arnold Guerreiro on September 30, 1998 with his car after the two had an argument. 2000, Israel's High Court ordered the release of eight Lebanese detainees that had been held for years without a trial. 2002, A first edition version of Beatrix Potter's "Peter Rabbit" sold for $64,780 at Sotheby's. A signed first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" sold for $66,630. A copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," signed by J.K. Rowling sold for $16,660. A 250- piece collection of rare works by Charles Dickens sold for $512,650. 2002, It was announced that the South African version of "Sesame Street" would be introducing a character that was HIV-positive. 2002, JCPenney Chairman Allen Questrom rang the opening bell to start the business day at the New York Stock Exchange as part of the company's centennial celebrations. James Cash (J.C.) Penney opened his first retail store on April 14, 1902. 2023, Do smiled.
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