Category Archives: History

The Best Crew at NASA

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There is a case to be made that this is the best crew at NASA (pictured below). I also posted a picture of me below in order to throw myself into consideration for that same honor.

Here is a picture of myself because I now throw myself into the mix of Best Crew even though I was a crew of only one. Sometimes I have to give myself a pat on the back in order to lift my spirits. I am alright too; I am good at stuff.

award

This is the actual listing by the inspector when he made the pronouncement. I posted my picture above because I did not have a crew, but I was an army of one. I always hungered for recognition for my work. Well, it looks like I have to recognize myself.

My thoughts on Donald Trump leading the polls: With the primaries around the corner, I have decided to follow Donald Trump on Twitter. The very first ‪#‎real‬, hard copy vote of the 2016 race will be cast in Iowa on February 1. Then, we have primaries in New Hampshire and S. Carolina. Only then is any vote actually real. Then, this stuff counts; and now I begin to study ‪#‎DonaldTrump‬. The real polls begin; the rubber meets the highway… Only ‪#‎THEN‬! Some of the earliest primaries are listed below.

Date[109][110] State/
territory		 Filing Date Election Type[111][a] Open or
Closed[107]		 Pledged/
Unpledged/
Total
Delegates[112][b]		 Delegate
breakdown
February 1, 2016 Iowa   Caucuses Closed 30 / 0 / 30 12 district
15 at-large
3 RNC
February 9, 2016 New Hampshire 11/20/2015 Primary Mixed 20 / 3 / 23 6 district
14 at-large
3 RNC
February 20, 2016 South Carolina 9/30/2015 Primary Open 50 / 0 / 50 21 district
26 at-large
3 RNC
February 23, 2016 Nevada 1/9/2016 Caucuses Closed 30 / 0 / 30 12 district
15 at-large
3 RNC
March 1, 2016 Virginia 12/10/2015 Primary Open 46 / 3 / 49 33 district
13 at-large
3 RNC
1/4/2016 Primary Mixed 39 / 3 / 42 27 district
12 at-large
3 RNC
March 1, 2016 Texas 12/14/2015 Primary Open 152 / 3 / 155 108 district
44 at-large
3 RNC

I think that I get the point of the below tweet. Is Hillary looking at what I think she is looking at? Plus, who is the girl? She looks like a cutie pie to me. I plan to study the tweet a little bit further in order to find out who the young lady is.

The Donald has received so much media coverage that he has to spend little money on his campaign. I think that this is more luck on his part than planning. He is just fortuitous with how the media has deluged the public with publicity on him.

This weekend we can look forward to four excellent wildcard games. The AFC contests are on Saturday, and the NFC contest are on Sunday.

https://twitter.com/506sports/status/683872114332569600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Star Wars

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Note: I am about to write my review of the new movie The Danish Girl. Plus, I will explain how I happened to see the movie today in the first place.

This is a picture of Alicia Vikander, one of the stars of The Danish Girl. I first saw her in The Man From U.N.C.L.E in which she was the Bond Girl, if you will. The Danish Girl along with Vikander opened to excellent critical acclaim.

Alicia-Vikander--V-magazine-2013-04

Also, once I see the new Star Wars movie, can/will I keep my mouth shut about all of the plot secrets and plot twists that the movie’s makers have kept so close to the vest? I have relatives and friends who are just waiting to do me harm if I open up my mouth about the new movie. UPDATE: I saw it, and I am keeping my mouth shut. Except, (oh, oh)… I have to say that if you can, I recommend that you see the IMAX version. I bought a ticket for the 3D-only version because it was the first showing in the morning. However, I accidentally stepped into the IMAX screening for a moment after getting some popcorn, and discovered that the IMAX audio is outstanding.

I have some videos and pictures from my daughter’s graduation that I plan to post at my Gazette. The 19th was the 4th anniversary of her receiving her Engineering Degree. Until then here is a link to where I saved some of the pictures: See the pictures.

This is another picture from around that time. This is my youngest granddaughter; but maybe she had not been born yet:

Now, here is a picture of one of Potato’s big sisters, Halfa’ Pint, from a few years ago.

I am thinking about starting up another Biggest Loser Contest in 2016. You can see the last winner at the link. Also, with the primaries around the corner, I have decided to follow Donald Trump on Twitter. Some of the earliest primaries are listed below.

Date[109][110] State/
territory		 Filing Date Election Type[111][a] Open or
Closed[107]		 Pledged/
Unpledged/
Total
Delegates[112][b]		 Delegate
breakdown
February 1, 2016 Iowa   Caucuses Closed 30 / 0 / 30 12 district
15 at-large
3 RNC
February 9, 2016 New Hampshire 11/20/2015 Primary Mixed 20 / 3 / 23 6 district
14 at-large
3 RNC
February 20, 2016 South Carolina 9/30/2015 Primary Open 50 / 0 / 50 21 district
26 at-large
3 RNC
February 23, 2016 Nevada 1/9/2016 Caucuses Closed 30 / 0 / 30 12 district
15 at-large
3 RNC
March 1, 2016 Virginia 12/10/2015 Primary Open 46 / 3 / 49 33 district
13 at-large
3 RNC
March 1, 2016 Massachusetts 1/4/2016 Primary Mixed 39 / 3 / 42 27 district
12 at-large
3 RNC
March 1, 2016 Texas 12/14/2015 Primary Open 152 / 3 / 155 108 district
44 at-large
3 RNC

Ferdie is on Hunger Strike

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I announced on July 27th that I was already 24 hours into my Hunger Strike against Hate. Today I am ‪#‎124hours‬ into my hunger strike now, as of this writing. It got too hard for me to watch many more of these killing videos of unarmed black people by authorities and haters. I cannot stand much more. The American justice system is mucho to blame because most/all of these murderers are going unpunished. The campus security guard in Ohio made bail and is walking the streets. Dang! He shot the unarmed black guy’s face off over the victim not have his driver’s license on him. My opinion: if you murder somebody, you get executed… ‪#‎PERIOD‬! No matter who you are. In the past, executions used to scare many potential murderers from killing. The murder rate used to be much lower. I am striking here versus police and haters killing black people… also vs. mass-murderers, whom it takes years to execute, if ever. The KKK and other hate groups are raising money to defend the murderer who killed 9 black people at the church. Why is that #hater still breathing?

UPDATE on my ‪#‎HungerStrike‬ vs. ‪#‎Hate‬. I see a chink in the glass. ‪#‎TheLord‬ has spoken to me. Yes, I Have an update. UPDATE: The Lord has spoken to me. Don’t you think the ‪#‎Lord‬ would visit me with me ‪#‎fasting‬ as long as I have? ‪#‎ComeOn‬, think about it! Jesus fasted in the desert for 3 days and 3 nights, and He sure drew some temptations and spiritual revelations upon himself. Satan, the devil, that sneaky snake himself slivered upon the scene. Didn’t Jesus crush his head with his heal? I plan to sit down between today and tomorrow to write down what the Lord said to me during my hunger strike.

Bill Cosby Deserves Prison Time

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Because of the statute of limitations, Bill Cosby is avoiding criminal charges for the many rapes that he is accused of. Something legally needs to change after this many accusations are lobbed at a rapist. Former Saints Player Darren Sharper is serving prison time for the exact same crimes. However, Sharper committed many, many fewer rapes than Bill Cosby is accused of.

Cosby’s horrific acts were truly criminal activity as bad as any rapist’s sociopathological hunger for crimes where they plot, plan and stalk young women for their hunt. Cosby is an absolute predator who is a serial rapist. Victims need a justice system which will aid them not hurt them in their pursuit of satisfaction of their grievances. Rape victims need a system in which they also do not fear that their accusations will be swept under the rug where the passage of time will hide the rapes which they suffer. Thus, causing their rapes to fall under the statute of limitations.

S. Carolina’s Confederate Flag

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How long will S. Carolina take to remove that dang, infernal treasonous flag? Alabama removed theirs instantly. By the way, because of an incident involving Carolina’s flag years ago I have never ever again gone to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival…​ ever again. Directly after I bought my #JazzFest ticket and entered the gate, guess what I saw concerning South Carolina. Note: NOT old Glory… (read more)

Because of #SouthCarolina’s rebel flag I stopped #coldturkey going to the New Orleans Jazz Fest years ago. A large group of revelers from South Carolina were waving a very large confederate flag inside the gate at the #JazzFest. I turned right around and asked for a refund of my ticket. I asked to see the manager. The #2 man at the Jazz Fest himself refused to return my money. I have never, ever spent another penny on a New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. PERIOD!!

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1smrfb8

Did a lady really climb up the flagpole to remove the Carolina flag? Is the below tweet real? UPDATE: Yes this is real. A black female climbed the pole in S. Carolina on Saturday morning, June27, and removed the flag. Once she climbed back to the ground, she was arrested and the flag was run back up. Oh, Carolina, you are wrong for this!!

I posted the below picture from a discussion that my cousin replied to relating how Columbus and the Pilgrims were actually illegal aliens who stole the land then enslaved another race. This site might not handle his post (which I inserted below the picture) because of privacy settings. However, this picture exemplifies what South Carolina’s Flag represents.

The Rebel flag represents this.

The Rebel flag represents this.

How hypocritical THEY are!! These right-wingers today are blind and cheeky. Plus, they want to wave a treasonous, Confederate flag in everyone’s face.

..NOW paleface in 2015 wants to turn away so-called “illegal aliens.”

Where is the Wrath of God?

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Where is the wrath of God? Where is the swift justice? There is no such thing any longer in America. After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, how many and how swiftly were the perpetrators hanged? Very, very swiftly and all of them were executed. This boy, Dylann Roof, assassinated a State Senator and 9 other black people and is still breathing good air. Will the South Carolina justice system provide swift retribution for the Church victims and for the country? I do not think so at all. This boy will most likely still be breathing and spouting hatred and execrations 50 years from now.

Ferdie To Rosemary Church

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NEW ORLEANS (Ferdie Werdie) — Newsperson to newsperson, I try to catch CNN International news nightly before I turn off my TV each day. At first, I thought that anchorwoman Rosemary Church was reporting from across the pond in England or somewhere like that. However, the CNN International broadcast is based in Atlanta, Georgia. I did not know that. It is a nice wrap up to my daily chores to hear all of the headlines from Rosemary before I fall asleep each twilight.

Rosemary Church

Rosemary Church

Sarah Palin For President

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NEW ORLEANS (Gazette) — I wish that Sarah Palin would run for president. It would make an interesting race.

I will play a salute on my trumpet to Sarah Palin. Hail to the chief!

Ferdie Werdie

Ferdie Werdie

My Aunt Berenice Delery

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NEW ORLEANS (Delery Gazette) — From an article entitled CREOLE BEAUTIES OF THE 1940S & 1950S at the CreoleGen website a family friend found this picture and story about my Aunt Berenice Delery Moret, my dad’s sister. The picture and story are amazing to me. I sure would like to share it here with my readers.

The CREOLEGEN story said:
Pretty Berenice Delery was pictured in the Xavier Herald of December 1945 when she was a sophomore in the College of Liberal Arts. As a native New Orleanian, she lived at 1906 Annette Street with her parents, Ferdinand Delery, Sr., Beatrice Patterson Delery and several siblings. While at Xavier, she was an active member of the Sodality of Our Lady and one of the ranking students of her class. She married Mr. William Rouege. After his death, she became the wife of Mr. Calvin Moret of New Orleans.

Berenice Delery

Berenice Delery

Sources: The Louisiana Weekly, 27 Feb. 1942 p.4+ 05 August 1944 p.4 + 13 Oct. 1945 p.1; 05 Nov. 1949 p. 1+ 13 Nov. 1954 p.1+ 01 Sept. 1956 p.1; Xavier Herald, Xavier University Archives & Special Collections, Dec. 1944 p. 6+ Dec. 1945 p .5; Ancestry.com (census records, etc).

Obama is a Monkey says Korea

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NEW ORLEANS (Gazette) — No you didn’t? Yes they did. The N. Koreans say that President Obama is a monkey. Amidst mounting threats of sanctions from the U.N. for human rights violations, the N. Koreans have verbally attacked Obama and S.Korean President Park Geun-Hye whom they called a whore.

I was too surprised to see on CNN News on Tuesday night quotes from N. Korea calling President Barack Obama a monkey, and S. Korea’s President Park Geun-hye a whore and a prostitute.

President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama


I do not think that Presidents Obama and Park will stoop to being swayed by N. Korea’s vitriolic use of such childish language. However, in a related story, the United Nations plans to file human rights charges against N. Korea and wants to see Kim Jong Un in handcuffs being led away to prison. My only question is: how will they get past Kim Jong Un’s nuclear arsenal in order to slap a pair of handcuffs on the lunatic’s wrists?

Update: Below is a translation of part of the article. It is a picture of the Korean news piece which does not display the whole story. The translator left some particularly difficult phrases in the original Korean. My hope is that I will soon find an upgraded translation of the whole article.
2014-05-09 at 10.50.06 PM, the translator said:
In the KCNA editorial quoting the North Koreans, we see the same language used as the North Koreans heat up their sexist attacks on Presidents Obama and Park. – See more at: http://freekorea.us/2014/05/07/really-north-korea-called-president-obama-a-wicked-black-monkey/#sthash.aXa5gTcN.dpuf

This is only part of the photograph.

This is only part of the photograph.