SUNDAY MOMENT R.I.P. Bob Orrison-American stunt actor Gary McLarty-American stunt actor Jazil-American thoroughbred race horse Elbert Drungo-American NFL player Margaret Hillert-American author Elizabeth Pene-American actress Isaiah Owens-American keyboardist Leonard Liggio-American author Encke-American bred British trained thoroughbred racehorse Tim Hauser-American vocalist founder of Manhattan Transfer Sumi Haru-American actress Leigh Kaman-American radio talk show host Joanne Borgella-American singer and model Carolyn Kizer-American Pulitzer Prize winning poet Stan Saleski-American MLB scout and Worcester MA native --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tally Ho this! Due to a disappearing fox population, fox hunting clubs in NY and CT are taking to hunting coyotes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cali the calico cat from Orient St. in Worcester was shot by some loser with a bow and arrow. The arrow entered her ear and into her head. Theyre hoping she will survive. Anyone with information regarding said loser please call Worcester Police 508 799 8651 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A horse in Westminster MA was the 2nd case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in the state. There have been no human cases reported this year. The infection is transmitted by mosquito. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Kansas City Royals won The American League pennant and The San Francisco Giants The National League. Congratulations! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recent language from The Vatican had seemed to be shifting towards more tolerance and acceptance of gay relationships. Due to the objection of many English speaking bishops the language has been watered down. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Romes Mayor Ignazio Marino, against the advice of The Vatican and in legal defiance of the central government married 16 gay couples. At least somebody over there still has coglioni! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Several clowns have been sighted in Bakersfield CA after dark, causing mischief. Big deal-we have plenty of clowns right here! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zion Lutheran Church on Whitmarsh Ave in Worcester prepared 14,00 meals for the hungry in MA and Liberia. They were sent to food pantries at Wesley Methodist Church, Unitarian Universalist Church and Greendale Peoples Church and The Concordia Lutheran Mission to Liberia Project. Funds were raised by Zion members. How cooperative and cool is that!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Dunn who was convicted of shooting and killing Jordan Davis over loud music was sentenced to life. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marci Keegan was found guilty of defrauding Mass Health out of $93,000. Her brother, complicit in the scheme, pleaded guilty last year. Thanks you two for sticking it to the rest of us. Have fun in the big house! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Worcester boxer Edwin Rodriguez makes a comeback-defeats Azea Augustama in California match. Congratulations Edwin! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Human remains found near Charlottesville VA. Authorities fear it might be missing University of VA sophomore Hannah Graham. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major protests continue in Hong Kong. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supreme Court allows Texas new ID laws. The three female justices dissented. It is estimated that some 600,000 voters will be disenfranchised and that the majority of those will be African American and Hispanic. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Its hoped that a possible Nigerian cease fire with Boko Haram militants will lead to the release of kidnapped Nigerian school girls. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada ships large quantities of VSV-EBOV, an experimental Ebola vaccine to West Africa. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cat Cafes are springing up in Europe. Café des Chats in Montreal is the first North American Cat Café. Shelter cats are taken in by the Café. They have living quarters somewhere on the premises. Cats are not allowed in the kitchen. Customers cannot pick up or feed the cats. They can neither wake sleeping cats. Many city dwellers are not allowed to own cats or are limited to one pet per apartment. They can spend time with the cats without assuming responsibility for them. Wild! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kurds hold out in Kobani. Turks refuse to help Kurds and bombed separatist Kurds in Turkey. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fitchburg Firefighters receive $1,500 donation from Workers Credit Union. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Bank donates $50,000 to Carson Center for Human Services. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Panera Bread donates $10,000 to UMass Cancer Center. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lets pray that those in positions of power come to their senses and that barbarities toward our fellow earthlings, human and animal, are curtailed and that the perpetrators undergo a change of heart and policy or be brought to justice. Lets take a moment to think of those who lost the battle this week and those who struggle as we speak. Say a prayer to your god, if you have one, or send love, light and healing vibes to the sick and bereaved. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Respect all sentient life! Visualize world peace and prosperity! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have a great next week friends! Joey D
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 04:46:55 +0000
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