The United States Lost Pyramid

I can't embed it, but this is a really interesting documentary on the Cahokia Mounds pyramid.  I used to go there on the weekends all the time just to walk around and listen.

So click on the link and give it a view.


America's Lost Pyramid

This Alderman gets it

We are often unable to share most of the interviews we do because of time constrictions. That was the case Monday night when News 4 interviewed Ward 22 Alderman Jeffrey Boyd after his nephew, 23 year old Rashad Farmer, was killed by gunfire. The sound bites we used that night from Boyd were compelling. But, after one of our producers, Steve Perron, encouraged me to watch the whole interview, I felt compelled to edit more of what he had to say and post it here on Facebook. It's raw, it's emotional, and it's how so many victims friends and family must feel after the senseless murders we report on too often are committed. I often say I can't imagine how I'd feel if that were my loved one gunned down for no apparent reason. Jeffrey Boyd gives me and may give you a hint of what it would really feel like.
Posted by Steve Savard KMOV on Thursday, July 16, 2015

"Nephew of alderman is fatally shot, another man wounded in St. Louis"

"ST. LOUIS • The nephew of a St. Louis alderman was fatally shot Monday evening and another man was wounded in a shooting in the 5800 block of Lotus Avenue in St. Louis, St. Louis police said.

The slain man was Rashad Farmer, 23, of Bellefontaine Neighbors, his uncle Jeffrey Boyd said.

Boyd is the alderman for the 22nd Ward, on the western border in north city.

The shooting was in his ward in the Wells Goodfellow neighborhood.

The incident happened about 7:35 p.m.

Boyd said Farmer, the son of his wife’s sister, and the other man were sitting in Farmer’s car listening to music when they were ambushed by a gunman."




Listen to what he has to say. Yes it does hit home for him. But as he said, who marches for those who aren't killed by the police? Is the only outrage when it's the police doing the shooting?

It's time for the ENTIRE Community to wake up.

Our children our killing themselves. Over WHAT? Street Cred? Drugs? Money?

Is it truly worth the pain and suffering it inflicts on the rest of us as well as the victims?

I wonder if this involved a phone call from Valerie Jarret or Eric Holder

"Ferguson Mayor James Knowles told local FOX 2 anchors late on Monday night, November 25, 2014, that he had repeatedly requested the National Guard during the rioting and looting… But his requests were ignored by state Democratic leaders.

“I know I’ve been on the phone in contact with the County Executive’s Office. I know he has requested. I am requesting. I’ve requested the National Guard troops to come out from their command post to help restore order along the business district. We have not seen that… Those calls have gone unheeded at this point… We need to have the governor step up and give us the resources that he’s promised from the beginning. He said he would have a strong response. The resources necessary would be provided. They have not been provided so far.“


It wouldn't surprise me in the least.

I will be scarce the next few days

I am leaving for St. Louis in about 10 hours, where I have some personal business to take care of.  I will also be touring a Tactical Training facility just outside of the St. Louis Metropolitan area.  I'm not taking a course, but there was a video posted over at ENDO (Every Day, No Days Off), and after the comments on the video were rather disparaging, I sent an e-mail to the company in question.  I have received an invitation to actually try some of the training they offer, however my physical condition would make that a "Bad Idea".  So I will be touring their facility and they have offered to let me shoot a few of their firearms and actually will let me climb (They said they have a ladder) on top of their shoot house so I can verify how safe their wall filler is at preventing errant rounds from leaving the house.

So if everything goes to spec, Tuesday as I make my way back to Texas, I will stop at Asymmetric Solutions Farmington Facility, and I will get a tour.  I'm bringing an extra Kilt with me so maybe we can get a few more donations for Kilted To Kick Cancer.

And after I get back, I will be doing a write up of their facility plus I'm taking along a few of my cameras, so I will have video's as well.

Just don't expect me to try any drills.

Please seriously.  I'm worse than Rooster Cogburn.   I'm too old and too fat  :) 

Also as an aside.  Asymmetric Solutions has graciously offered to let me use their range so I can Zero the sights on the Franken-15, which will also be getting a write up after I have it Zeroed properly. So hopefully, by next Wednesday I'll be home and I'll have some video, photo's and a lot of words to post.

I had hoped Double Tap Defense, makers of the Heizer Double Tap, would have e-mailed me back, as I had an invitation from one of their reps at the Houston NRA Annual Meeting, to test their pistol.  As of yet, I still haven't received any word. I'm still packing an extra 100 rounds of .45 ACP in my range bag, just in case they do contact me while I'm in St. Louis.

:)

Lemp Mansion in St. Louis Mo

The Lemp Mansion  I used to work security for one of the many St. Louis City Housing Authority, Housing Projects about 4 blocks from the above pictured house.  My partner and I would drive past it several times a night, every night.  Do I believe it is haunted?  I don't know.  I do know that there were many times we would drive by and it appeared there was a light on in the house when no one should be there.  I do know that at one time there was access to the Cherokee Cave in the basement.  And I do know that the government has areas of the Cherokee Caves cut off from public access.  Is the house haunted?

You decide for yourself.

I will be scarce for a few days.

I'm leaving later today for St. Louis, Mo.  My old Home town.  I have two appointments with people from the other side of my workmans compensation claim from 2004.

I am driving up, so after I arrive in St. Louis I will be totally incommunicado for at least 24 hours after that to recover from the drive.  Just in time for the first appointment if my timing is right.  If you leave any comments and they don't show up, it's because I'm not able to get on the web to moderate them.

Please don't think they are deleted, it will just take me a bit to get internet access and to check in.

I will also be checking in with some Attorney's while I'm in St. Louis of some other matters, which I won't go into here.

I REALLY need to get a Co or Guest Blogger in here to help with the blog when I'm unable to login.

And that reminds me, I need to look up the frequencies for the repeaters and their offsets, along my route.  You never know when you won't have cell service, and my HAM radio has helped me out in the past in such situations.

So kick back and enjoy.  I don't have any posts scheduled, I've been busy trying to get everything together.  So hit my blogroll, over there on the right, or follow me on twitter @txfellowship.  I can update my twitter through my cell phone using SMS messages.  Also I will have my Yahoo Messenger logged in through my cell phone, so you can send me a message through yahoo messenger YID: txfellowship.  It's the same thing basically sending me a text message.  I'm usually signed in as invisible, well crud.  I just tried to sign in to messenger and it won't let me.

Anyway when I DO get to where I have net access I will login to messenger and if you send me a message I will get it.

So 2 ways to get in touch with me if the bottom drops out:

twitter @txfellowship
Yahoo Messenger txfellowship

If everything goes well I should be back home friday evening saturday morning.  Although even after I get back I'll need a day or two to recover from the drive.

God Bless everyone, and Safe Journey's