An open, and a passing
RIP, Richard Overton
Richard Overton, once the nation’s oldest living World War II veteran, died Thursday at the age of 112. The Texas native passed away from complications with pneumonia, which landed him in the hospital earlier this month, said his family.
Overton was born in Bastrop County, Tex., on May 11, 1906, and jointed the military in 1940 — more than a year before the Pearl Harbor bombing — at Fort Sam Houston Base, reported TV station WHAM.
He served in the South Pacific from 1940 through 1945, which included assignments in Hawaii, Iwo Jima, Guam and Palau. He left the Army in October 1945, after the end of World War II.
After completing his service, Overton worked at several furniture stores before accepting a position at the Texas Department of Treasury in Austin.Even in his advanced age, he often could be found in Austin drinking whisky and smoking a cigar, Statesman reported.
His cousin Volma Overton Jr. recalled how it resembled Christmas in 2017 while celebrating his 111th birthday. Well-wishers lined up to take a photo with the birthday boy and offered gifts.
“It looks like everybody’s getting ready to take a picture with Santa Claus — and he never turns anyone down,” said Volma Overton Jr. last year. “He’s an open person to everybody, and he wanted everyone who was in town who wanted to come by to come by.”
Even more amazing, Overton reportedly drove until he was 107. It was about that time me met then-President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden while attending the Veterans Day Breakfast at the White House.
God willing, we’ll finish the move this weekend. New Furniture is in. TV and internet are hooked up. Truck is reserved. Friends on call.
This Art work is too amazing not to post again.
https://twitter.com/XStrategiesDC
Disguised as Solidarity, muzz soft jihadists normalize the 7th century.
https://www.infowars.com/world-hijab-day-encourages-all-women-to-wear-veil-in-solidarity-with-muslims/
NOTHING that muzz do is worth imitating.
Can’t comment on the previous thread. Dang. I can’t tell Possum what I really think even though he knows it already.
@ right_wing2:
No mention of beer and cake. You’re so screwed.
Traffic was really light today. Waze sent me towards LA then said, “LOL. Turn around and start over.”
Sometimes Waze can be a real asshole.
RIP Richard Overton. He was an inspiration.
I’m not a Will Farrell fan, but now I’m a Will Farrell fan.
https://deadline.com/2018/12/will-ferrell-anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-podcast-don-lemon-1202513378/
@ yenta-fada:
Very clever, but I would have done it with double-barrel Carter carburetors and turned the image into a Chrysler 440.
https://youtu.be/hz5lixjNYXM
@ Bunk X:
We can supply beer. Cake would have to wait until Mrs RW can bake.
Bunk X wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFeVfwDvTyM
Bunk X wrote:
Those animals show a dignity one rarely encounters in our leaders.
FUN clip.
Ahhhh….home.
A nice tequila and an ave Maria cigar…thx AJ Fernandez…then a nap.
I’m following Overtons path. 😆
coldwarrior wrote:
It only worked for 109 years for him…
60f outside…good evening for a fire and some deck sitting
hey y’all
home from a brutal couple of days at work, sooo glad I’m off tomorrow
jam time
Eric Clapton Layla Original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WUdlaLWSVM
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/12/28/president-trump-considers-closing-southern-border/
coldwarrior wrote:
We’re building an ark
stumbled on a GREAT twitter thread. I don’t know these people but look what they’re up to
Last night we caught the Trans-Mongolian railway from Moscow to Beijing
The pics are very cool, too.
https://twitter.com/katieglassST/status/1077123649973424128
looks fabulous
Can you name the former first ladies in this picture?
https://twitter.com/QTAnon1/status/1078774177409028096
In case anyone still harbors the mistaken belief that there’s something known as “free speech” today:
@ yenta-fada:
Clever, easy to do, but that’s about it. The US is all about guns. Yeah, right.
@ doriangrey:
Yes.
https://youtu.be/cxNw1WAEvTE
@ right_wing2:
I see you’ve never been to #TwitterGulag. Best beer and cake I’ve ever had.
No way Bonk is going to do the side bar thing here…..
@ Bunk X:
Mrs RW’s carrot cake is about the best I’ve had. Her recipe is from a friend’s late fiancé. She was incredible. He’d take one of her cakes to work and people would swarm him.
@ right_wing2:
so, um, would she be willing to share the recipe?
A poster over at zip’s posted this (‘Feet2fire’ I believe). I never knew it existed and I’m just now exploring but it looks like fun. It’s the archive of everything!
archive.org
You have to register/verify but it’s free.
The Trudeau gov’t is funneling $20 mil of its taxpayers’ money to the Clinton foundation to help it support abortion
https://debatepost.com/2017/07/12/trudeau-government-announces-241-5-million-donation-to-the-clinton-foundation/
new thread yinz.