Trump's Taj Ma-Wall: AKA, The Adventures of Donnie and Nancy Pelosi

Nancy so wants to say "You're Fired" 

1. Sorry to say...…..
2. 
   
3. to be continued. 

You Won't Believe Where People Swim

Some people have a devotion

to swimming in the ocean

While others think it’s cool

To take a dip in the pool

I just feel more at ease at home

Midst the bubbles and the foam

So I take a different path bub,

\

 I do my swimming in the bath tub

-o-

Politics has become Johnny Carson's First TV Show -" Who Do You Trust?"

The Weird Creatures of the Eerie Bridgewater Triangle – Thunderbirds

The Weird Creatures of the Eerie Bridgewater Triangle – Thunderbirds

What is the Bridgewater Triangle?

A group of 17 towns and cities in Southeastern Massachusetts in the New England region of the United States. The area has seen massive amounts of hauntings, UFO sightings, ghastly creatures, and satanic cult activity dating back to colonial times.

When the Europeans first came to America, they killed off millions of Native Americans with two things they carried with them: muskets and diseases.  The indigenous people had few defenses for either one.  With his dying breath one of the Wampanoag chiefs cast a perpetual curse on both the people and the land of the Bridgewater Triangle.  Some researchers believe that might be the reason for the spate of problems that have plagued the region for the last four hundred years!

Thunderbirds

I’ve often said that I lived in the Bridgewater Triangle for over a decade without realizing there were scary creatures in it until I met one – a Puckwudgie in 1990.  When I made that comment in the 2013 film, The Bridgewater Triangle Documentary, I forgot that years earlier I knew an area police officer who had a scary scrape with a giant winged beast that may have been a Thunderbird.

As editor of a suburban newspaper in the 1970s my duties included checking the daily police logs of area communities for possible news items.  As part of my job, I spoke to, and interviewed many police officers and knew quite a few of them by sight and exchanged hellos with them.  One of those policemen was Sergeant Thomas Downy of the Norton, Massachusetts Police Department.

A hard working, veteran police officer who did his job well, Officer Downy would have retired respected and unknown, but for one early morning incident in the summer of 1971 on Bird Hill at the edge of the haunted Hockomock Swamp.  The Sergeant completed his shift in Norton and left the station and was driving through neighboring Mansfield to get to his home, one town further up the road in Easton.

It was well after midnight when he reached Bird Hill, near his house.  Appropriately, or perhaps ironically, the Sergeant saw a bird – a massive creature with a wingspan far larger than the width of a police car.  He later said that the enormous flying thing dropped down to the pavement and towered two or three feet above the roof of his car – making it at least six feet tall.  The wingspan of the Pterodactyl-like creature was estimated to be ten to 12 feet.

Sgt. Downy stopped his vehicle at an intersection and studied the strange winged giant.  Flapping its massive wings, the gigantic bird flew straight up and over the trees before it disappeared into the darkness of the Hockomock Swamp.  When he got home he thought about what he saw for a moment or two and reported it to the Easton Police.

A car was dispatched but after a check of the area, no giant bird was spotted.  In the following days, we of the area news media reported the sighting merely as a routine ‘blotter’ item- no hoopla, buzz or sensationalism.  Though Sergeant Downy was kidded about the encounter, most people who knew him, regarded him as a serious individual not prone to making up stories and not one who would make false claims about what he saw.

Within a few weeks the whole episode was pretty much forgotten by the residents of Mansfield, Norton, and Easton.  But over the years as more and more paranormal incidents were reported in these towns, people started pressing Sergeant Downy for more information.  After literally hundreds of queries from individuals from all walks of life, including the news media, Officer Downy said “Enough - no more” and refused further comments.  As far as I know he stopped talking about the big bird in the 1980s and never made a single additional statement. 

What was that brobdingnagian flyer? The easy answer is that Officer Downy saw a Thunderbird.  But there are two kinds – one more eerie and dangerous than the other.

There were real, live Thunderbirds back in the days when man was much more hairy than he is today.  As evolution began the gradual removal of the hair and fur of mankind, the giant beasts died off. 

Those early Thunderbirds (also known as ‘Teratorns’) were fearsome creatures weighing more than 30 pounds with wingspans close to 20 feet.  Partial remains of the mammoth flying creatures who lived 8000 years ago, have been recovered from the fames Labrea Tar Pits in the Western United States. Scientists report that despite their bulk, there is no doubt about their flying abilities.  Even the largest species which had a wingspan of some 26 feet, could take to the air after a few springing jumps. 

Nobu Tamaru's drawing of a Teratorn

The real life Thunderbirds were not a threat to humans.  They were vulture like, pouncing down on their prey and swallowing it whole.  Creatures up to rabbit size and even a little bigger, were the favoured food of the winged wonders of ancient history.

The second type of Thunderbird, the one known in the mythology of The Wampanoag people and other tribes of the United States, is a far more fearsome and dangerous predator than the actual giant birds that flew in the skies over what was to become the United States for many thousands of years before going extinct

The Wampanoag people, who lived in what is now called Southeastern Massachusetts, believed that the Thunderbirds were supernatural creatures of great strength and ability.  They could create thunder by flapping their giant wings and cast lightning-bolts from the claws of their huge feet.

Their shape appeared to be a form of the letter “X” to the people of the tribe.  The example shown has a French caption referring to a ‘marque mal’ which translates to a ‘bad mark’.  

In recent times there have been reports of Thunderbirds attacking humans and even carrying them off in flight after digging their claws deeply into a person’s body.

From Illinois comes this report:

Inside her home while doing her housework a mother heard noise outside.  She dashed outside and was startled to see a pair of massive Thunderbirds flying wing to wing chasing after her son.  She ran to the boy’s aid but before she could reach him one the birds succeeded in sinking its claws into the shoulders of the 56-pound youth and lifted him off his feet, into the air.

The mother kept chasing after the bird, which reportedly dropped the boy after a flight of about 10 yards.  The birds ran off, apparently in fear of the Mom’s terrible wrath.

This account is part of a series of articles about a strange, beautiful area of the United States – a pocket of about 200 square miles in Southeastern Massachusetts. Researchers claim it is a hotspot of paranormal activities.  Other articles in this collection appear under the same heading, or a similar one:  Eerie Creatures of the Haunted Bridgewater Triangle.

Boston Red Sox Bring Back Vaudeville and Shatter the L.A. Dodgers

Boston Red Sox Bring Back Vaudeville 

and Shatter the L.A. Dodgers

by Bill Russo Oct. 24, 2018

The Keith Theater near Boston Common

The Red Sox were supposed to play game one of the 2018 World Series last night in Fenway Park but somehow found themselves in Bigtime Vaudeville at the 1894 Keith Theater on Washington Street in downtown Boston. 

The packed house was treated to a great opening act, the Betts-Benintendi-Martinez trio. The three lads conjured up a stunning magic trick when they reached behind the ears of a bystander named Clayton Kerhshaw and came up with a gleaming pair of golden coins.

Act Two on the Bill was a little strange.  A tall, lanky fellow walked to center stage and did an imitation of Chris Sale for a brief time.  It was not a perfect likeness but still was well received.

J.D. Martinez appeared next for Act Three as part of a duet with Steve Pearce, a veteran performer who has played all the Big Time Theaters from New York to Toronto.  Their short act added another gold coin to the pile.

Throughout the evening’s entertainment Andy Benintendi kept coming on stage and to the great appreciation of the assembly, channelled the Boston Bruins as he performed a Hockey Hat Trick Plus One.  

“A spectacular performance,” said one critic.

The show continued for nine fabulous acts and space does not permit a full review.  The highlight of the entire entertainment was a substitute act – not even listed on the bill.

“Noonie the Magnificent” appeared from nowhere with an amazing feat of prestidigitation that shocked the entire audience and produced three more golden coins from thin air.

Though the performances were long and lasted late into the night, the 37,000 fans assembled in the old Keith Theater wanted more.  It truly was Vaudeville worth leaving home for.

Eager patrons will get another chance to see the performers again tonight at eight.  It’s hard to imagine a show as great as that of Tuesday night, but these 2018 Red Sox are magicians and can do anything – even transform Fenway Park into the 1894 Big Time Keith Theater on Washington Street in Boston.

The All Time Number One Scariest Movie to Watch This Halloween

The All Time Number One Scariest 

Movie to Watch This Halloween

by Bill Russo

The two most outstanding features of Halloween to me are pumpkins and haunted houses.  Pumpkins are fun and decorative, but haunted houses are much more interesting to those of us who love writing and film.  The number of novels and movies about pumpkins is quite small – but the horrors of eerie mansions are as common as Trick or Treat candies.

Here are my three nominees for 

the greatest haunted house films of all time. 

 Number three is “The Conjuring”,

 a 2013 movie that grossed over $300 million on a budget of just $20 million.  The story is about real life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren who travel to Rhode Island to aid a family who have moved into a farmhouse in Rhode Island.  Bad things happen almost immediately and as they escalate the family contacts the Warrens who agree to come to the house to investigate the phenomena. The success of the first film quickly led to a Conjuring Two and the third film in the series is currently in production.

My second favorite pick for Halloween viewing, Poltergeist,

 is a work that resulted from the 1982 odd-couple pairing of Texas Chainsaw Massacre guru Tobe Hooper and Stephen Spielberg, who created E.T., in the same year.  Spielberg conceived, wrote and produced Poltergeist and wanted to direct it – but was not allowed to do so because of a clause in his E.T. contract.  He selected Hooper and the resulting film became a massive hit.  It was the eighth highest Box Office success of 1982. 

The number one project of the year was Spielberg’s E.T. which passed Star Wars as the highest grossing motion picture of all time, selling over $600 million dollars worth of tickets.  When it was released as a VHS tape, it did $250 million in sales and untold millions more in video rentals (remember those?)

As for Poltergeist, the story of a young family visited by ghosts in their home; the film spawned at least three sequels, and holds up very well as a treat for Halloween season viewing.

The Scariest of them All....

My top pick for October 31^st chills is Stephen King’s story of a haunted hotel, ‘The Shining’.  There are many great chills in the film but for me the crowing moment is Jack Nicholson’s classic,“Here’s Johnny”.  According to one study, 10,000 people were polled and they voted ‘Here’s Johnny’, the number one scariest film scene ever. 

Whatever you watch this October, I hope you enjoy it and have pleasant dreams – no nightmares please!

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How Women Over Fifty Can Benefit From Doing Pirates

How Women Over the Age of 50 

Can Benefit from Doing Pirates

Doing Pirates gets you involved in a type of exercise that is designed to increase the strength and flexibility of your core muscles.  The beauty of Pirates is that they can be done by just about anyone at any fitness level.  Pirates can be done anywhere.

Pirates are not just for the young, athletic woman.  Because they don’t put undue strain on the heart, Pirates can safely be done by older people, including women over the age of 50 years.  Pirates can improve the health of women over 50 and doesn’t take a heavy toll on the body.  

Why Pirates are Good for You

There are many reasons why Pirates can be good for women over the age of 50 years of age.  Some of these benefits include the following:

·         Pirates involve you in an invigorating mind-body workout. 

·         Pirates help you develop strong core muscles. Pirates can help you find integration 

between your pelvis, trunk, and shoulder muscles so that they function as a strong unit. 

·         Pirates helps increase flexibility and allows your muscles to lengthen. With Pirates your muscles will become more elastic and you will have increased flexibility of your joints. When you achieve these kinds of muscles, you are less likely to become injured. 

·         Pirates can help you prevent muscle injuries and can improve your performance in other sports. 

·         Pirates condition the entire body. In doing Pirates, you strengthen not only your core muscles but also strengthen the muscles of your extremities.  When you do Pilates, you can function better in daily living and will be better at sports with a decreased chance of becoming injured while doing other types of sports. 

·         Pirates helps you move with better efficiency.  When you do Pirates, you train many different muscles at the same time.  

·         As you can see, Doing Pirates is an activity with many benefits for women over 50.  You can do Pirates every day with a low risk of suffering from any kind of overuse injury to your muscles. 

Ladies, I beg your pardon.  I mis-typed portions of this article because my letter  “L” wasn’t working.  Every time I tried to type “L”, the computer came up with an “R”.   I’m sorry that I do not have time to retype this article right now.  For the correct version just substitute L every time you see the word PIRATES.  The computer was supposed to type the word PILATES.

OOPS!