Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The "Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself" stuff is never gonna get old

I'm one of those people who believe filthy rotten pedophile and general all-around piece of shit Jeffrey Epstein had too much dirt on a lot of powerful people who would prefer not to have said dirt exposed to the world, and so he had to die, and not by his own hand. Too bad. I would loved to have seen that dirty laundry aired. I love it when bad people who do bad things get their comeuppance. And I don't care how rich, powerful or important they are. They're not exempt from the same laws - both common human decency and criminal laws - that govern the rest of us. Well, they shouldn't be.

Apparently I'm not alone in believing Epstein didn't off himself because the internets have been going crazy lately with "Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself" memes and references. This ain't going away any time soon.

Here are just a few I've come across in the past few days. Enjoy!













This next one was a gif that I couldn't figure out how to embed, so I just did screenshots:









A brewery in Clovis, California got into the act:


The Epstein meme meets A Christmas Story:


The Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra part just kills me. And on that note - although I know I'm going to be seeing a lot more of this meme - I'm wrapping up this post.

Update 11/14/19: I knew there would be more I couldn't resist.



Tuesday, November 12, 2019

This sight: I miss it




I miss everything about it.

Monday, November 11, 2019

Respect

To everyone who has served or is serving, thank you for putting it all on the line for our freedom. You are the best of the best.







Images snicked from the internets over the years. If you see your work here, let me know so I can give credit where credit is due.

Sunday, November 10, 2019

The Old Red Museum in Dallas

A week ago this minute I was on a plane heading back from Dallas. That went fast.

Just a few blocks from The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is the Old Red Museum, so named because of its beautiful red brick structure.




Originally built as a county courthouse, it's a huge, ornate building that The Brother and I promptly fell in love with. We could see the clock tower from our rooms at the Hyatt. When it was outgrown and replaced with a new courthouse, it was renovated and became a historically designated building. It is now home to a huge exhibit of Dallas County historical artifacts.

The self-tour is broken up into four sections for the time periods of: Prehistory - 1873, 1874 - 1917, 1918 - 1945, and 1946 - 2007. Each section begins with a brief video giving background on the time period, then you can go around and check out the artifacts from that period.

They have some amazing stuff. Check it out:

1857 grocery ledger:


Morphine kit that could be used to administer painkillers to soldiers...or put down horses in the battlefield:


George "Spanky" McFarland of Our Gang/The Little Rascals was a Dallas native. They have his little checkerboard britches!



The gun in the middle belonged to Clyde Barrow:




Actual Klan outfit. Pretty creepy:


No joke - the first frozen margarita machine was invented in Dallas:



Dallas native Mariano Martinez was inspired by Slurpee machines he saw at 7-11 stores. This isn't even the original - that one was snapped up by The Smithsonian.

Hats off to the museum for having Tom Landry's trademark fedora:



And J.R. Ewing's Stetson:


The museum also has some Kennedy assassination artifacts. The handcuffs worn by Lee Harvey Oswald when he was shot by Jack Ruby:


And a "doodle" made by Ruby while he was in jail for the shooting:


The Brother and I loved this staircase. I got Bradbury Building vibes from it:


The pictures here are only a small sample of what you see in this museum. They've done a great job of cataloging the history of the area. Adult admission is only $10 (less for seniors, students, and kids) and well worth it.