Yes. Here we are. We find ourselves firmly planted on the one and only last day of
June, the
30th, in this year of
2014. Some of the folks who attempt to make a living as burglars end up being not so bright. I read about one who was in the process of doing his thing but he decided to log in on the people's computer to check his Facebook page. One problem. He forgot to log out before he left with all the stuff he was stealing. The police made short work of apprehending him and he is now facing judgment for his wayward actions. I wonder if he's had time to change his Facebook photo to show off his brand new orange jump suit? It's almost as bad as the fellow who loaded up with lots of loot attempted to use a riding lawnmower as his getaway vehicle. Technology is not always a criminal's best friend. A fellow in Great Britain was stopped due to suspicion but later arrested when they discovered a series of photos of him with stolen drugs and luxury items on his smartphone. Turns out his phone was much smarter than that dude. In his situation, his 'selfies' turned out to be self incriminations. I say good for them because they proved that technology can help simplify things, like putting them away for awhile. His defender in court was a hoot. He asked for sympathy for his client because he had been naive, and in the world his client lived in it was necessary for him to take those photos because of his need to prove his thieving skills to his criminal peers.
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| Happy 100th! |
You have to love little country towns. One little hole-in-the-road place near where I grew up has their own Facebook page for the community. There's a recent photo of a young man holding a baby goat. The caption said he had found it in one of the ponds on their place and if anyone recognized it, they were welcome to come and get it. Another photo was of a fellow in the hospital from the community who was undergoing his 3rd of 6 rounds of Chemo and they were asking for prayers for him and his family. Another family posted some photos of their summer crops now available for sale. They are now harvesting watermelons, cantaloupes, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Now that's what you call fresh! There were the normal death notices and announcements published. One picture showed a long tall lanky boy down on his knees surprising his girlfriend with a marriage proposal. There were other things published about awards won and sporting events participated in. I didn't see any coon dogs for sale but I bet you could get yourself one in that little town.
I know. We are all sophisticated up these days and stuff like that is just too corny for our advanced sensibilities. Sorry. But, I still enjoy corny stuff like that. I looked at a video interview of two 100 year old ladies who have been best friends for over 75 years. The interviewer asked questions about the internet, some prominent teen idols, and stuff like that. One of the two was impressive in her knowing something about the questions asked. The other one was hilarious as she made her very pointed opinions known. When they asked if they knew what a 'selfie' was, the one in the know explained that it was a self taken photo that was loaded onto the computer and made available for the world to see. The other lady seemed alarmed. She asked why in the world anyone would want to do something like that. They laughed and laughed. I laughed too. The interviewer told them that BFF stood for Best Friends Forever. They didn't know that but they were thrilled because that's exactly who they are, BFFs. Good stuff if you ask me. You didn't. It's still good stuff. I also found and watched an interview with a fellow who was 114. He died in 2011 but his telling about growing up and how things used to be was very educational. What advice did he have for folks today? Love other people, help other people. And I say
Amen to that. ....More later.
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