A trip to the Kennedy Museum Of Art on the campus of Ohio University in Athens,Ohio

“Dr.King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and Congressional Gold Medal in 2004; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986.” Read More CLICK

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last speech

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 MONTPELIER TRAIN DEPOT

ROSA PARKS

SEGREGATION(A PREVIOUS POST)

“Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Today marks the 55th anniversary of the civil disobedience on December 1, 1955 when the seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama, became a pivotal symbol in America's civil rights movement.” READ MORE. So for today a visit to the  Montpelier train station, which sits on the grounds of James Madison's Montpelier estate. The train station is now a small museum that depicts the era of segregation. READ MORE

  Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress later called "the first lady of civil rights", and "the mother of the freedom movement".READ MORE

There is a ROSA PARKS MUSEUM on the campus of Troy University Montgomery campus CLICK

It wasn't until the 1964 Civil Rights Act that all public accommodations nationwide were desegregated. 1964 was the year I graduated from high school. Today I find it hard to imagine.

There is an  International Civil Rights Center and Museum that uses the former F.W. Woolworth store in downtown Greensboro to remind people what segregation was like and how change was wrought in the way African-Americans were treated every day of their lives. READ MORE

You can also tour the JIM CROW MUSEUM at Ferris State University. CLICK.

Then just across the road from the train depot you have::::

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Thanks for stopping by and THANK YOU ROSA PARKS and DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

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VISIT MONTPELIER THE HOME OF JAMES MADISON

The Kennedy Museum Of Art.. Athens,Ohio

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The Truth About The Christmas Angel….

MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM LANCASTER,OHIO……

Not very many people know this::

When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the Pre-Christmas pressure.
Then Mrs. Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more.
When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out, Heaven knows where.
Then when he began to load the sleigh, one of the floorboards cracked, the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered.
Frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had drunk all the cider and hidden the liquor.. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider jug, and it broke into hundreds of little glass pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to get the broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw off the end of the broom.
Just then the doorbell rang, and an irritated Santa marched to the door, yanked it open, and there stood a little angel with a great big Christmas tree.
The angel said very cheerfully, 'Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn't this a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?'
And thus began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.
Not very many people know this.

So, now you know…..Have a great one….

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Speeding Ticket

This should at least make you smile.. This came in an email and made me LOL…

SPEEDING TICKET... I got stopped for speeding yesterday!
I THOUGHT I COULD TALK
MY WAY OUT OF IT, UNTIL THE OFFICER LOOKED AT
MY DOG IN THE BACK SEAT

Have a great day….

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Cabin Fever

Yes it is that time of year..

Have a great day….

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Sex or What for Funny Monday

Sex or What for Funny Monday

This came in an email and I thought you might enjoy.

Facial expression interpretations are an important part of respected psychometric tests. In the following pictures you see women with a range of facial expressions. Study the expressions, and, try to imagine what single act each is experiencing:

Scroll down.

They are all about to sneeze!

And by the way......

hope you enjoyed..Have a great day….

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EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA

“When God created Adam and Eve, He said:
I only have two gifts:...One is the art of peeing standing ...And then Adam stepped forward and shouted: ME!, ME!, ME!,
I would love it please ... Lord, please, please!
Look, it will make my life substantially easier.
Eve nodded, and said those things did not matter to her. Then God gave Adam the gift and he began to shout for joy. He ran through the garden of Eden and used it to wet all the trees and bushes, ran down the beach making drawings with his pee in the sand ...
Well, he would not stop showing off.
God and Eve watched the man crazy with happiness and Eve asked God: What is the other gift? '  God answered:
Eve,..... a brain ... and it is for you ...!”

That’s all folks…

Sex or What for Funny Monday (Don’t have a clue about photo credits)

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The First Thanksgiving

 Have a Quality Time Thanksgiving

THANKSGIVING

“On December 4, 1619 settlers stepped ashore at Berkeley Hundred along the James River and, in accordance with the proprietor's instruction that "the day of our ship's arrival ... shall be yearly and perpetually kept as a day of thanksgiving," celebrated the first official Thanksgiving Day.

In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims held a celebration to give thanks to God for his bounty and blessings. This occasion was the origin of the traditional Thanksgiving as we know it today.”

Read More:: Jamestown and Plymouth: Compare and Contrast

The James River as seen from the Berkeley Plantation…

Berkeley Plantation was originally called Berkeley Hundred and named after the Berkeley Company of England. ….

Among the many American "firsts" that occurred at Berkeley Plantation are:

• The first official Thanksgiving: 4 December 1619
• The first bourbon whiskey distilled: 1621, by George Thorpe, an Episcopal priest.
• First time Army bugle call "Taps" played: July 1862, by bugler Oliver W. Norton; the melody was written at Harrison's Landing, the plantation's old wharf, by Norton and then General Daniel Butterfield Read More
• Getting ready to “land” at the plantation.. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving…
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The First Thanksgiving