Good Morning, Do! Today is Wednesday, May 5 ___________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________  Inmate ran drug trafficking ring out of Atlanta prison  ___________________________________________________ Today, May 5 in 1865 The Thirteenth Amendment was ratified, abolishing slavery in the U.S. ____________________________________________________ A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire. --- Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680) ____________________________________________________ Dwayne, his wife, and Dwayne's mother-in-law went camping. Dwayne's wife announced that her mother had been gone on her stroll in the woods way too long. So the two of them went looking for her. After a while they spotted a gigantic, ferocious grizzly bear squared off with the mother-in-law! Immediately the daughter said to her husband, in a frantic voice, "Dwayne you gotta do something, or there's gonna be trouble fer sure!" Dewayne calmly said, "Nah, those grizzllies are a lot tougher than they look. He'll live." ____________________________________________________ Monica N. wrote: "... I was wandering around the 'net recently, and GOSH! I found a whole bunch of PHILATELISTS. And then I discovered groups populated by THESPIANS and HOMO SAPIENS. And I found hundreds -- not dozens, but HUNDREDS -- of educational institutions funded by MY TAX DOLLARS... teaching people to MATRICULATE. We need to pass laws to control the Internet and protect our children!" ____________________________________________________   Girt Vegg ____________________________________________________ A guy is driving along with his wife in their Cadillac and talking and having a conversation, and then asked his wife: "Darling, if I lose all my money, will you still love me?" She answers: "of course I will, I will probably miss you too." ____________________________________________________ An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by  Brian Stanton, 37, Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, USA  Inmate ran drug trafficking ring out of Atlanta prison  An inmate at Atlanta's federal penitentiary is accused of being a mastermind of a drug trafficking organization with ties to Mexican drug cartels. Detectives say 37-year-old Brian Stanton, also known as "Lil B," ran the operation from his prison cell at the United States Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta. According to officials, the investigation began in January when authorities intercepted a package shipped from Canada containing around 2,500 Xanax pills. Undercover officers tracked the package to 37-year-old Amber Cayson of Winter Haven, Florida, where they discovered pounds of THC edibles and marijuana, and a pound of methamphetamine. Further investigation brought the deputies to Stanton. Officials say they were able to arrange multiple deliveries containing dozens of pounds of methamphetamine delivered in suitcases from Georgia to Florida. The accused trafficker of the drugs, 43-year-old Jennifer Meers of Stone Mountain, allegedly delivered a suitcase with 26 pounds of methamphetamine to detectives at a hotel in Lakeland, Florida. During an interview, Meers told detectives that Stanton paid her $500 for every kilo of methamphetamine she delivered. After Meers was arrested, Georgia law enforcement searched at least eight locations around the state resulting in the arrest of three people and the seizure of 1,416 pounds of crystalized and liquid methamphetamine. In one of those searches in College Park, Homeland Security agents also discovered an illegal rooster fighting ring. According to investigators, the drug trafficking operation was connected with the Juarez Mexican Cartel, described as "a brutally violent cartel known for its targeted executions and violence." "Some people still call this low-level, non-violent drugs. These drug dealers have blood on their hands. They make money off the misery of others," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. "They use violence as a means to enforce their trafficking business. We seized 20 firearms during this investigation, including rifles, shotguns, handguns, and three stolen guns." In total, deputies seized illegal drugs with a street value of over $53 million as well as multiple firearms and vehicles. Stanton, who officials say has a history of being arrested 26 times on charges including trafficking methamphetamine, is now facing additional charges of conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine, trafficking in methamphetamine, and unlawful use of a two-way communication device. Four other Georgians have been arrested in the investigation. 
 DearWebby's Tech Support Pits FROM: Gypsy RE: Postcards  Dear Webby What happened to all the tens of thousands of postcard sites, that you used to host? Gypsy  Dear Gypsy The Social Networking sites killed them. It is apparently a lot easier to gossip and have the gossip spread all over, than it is to send a postcard to a speific person. What also hurt was the "Dot Com Bust" in the early 2000s, when the ad companies switched from the "Exposure" model to the "purchased" model. It used to be that people got a few pennies per thousnd exposures of an ad. In the erly 2000s that changed over to only pay if the vistor actually bought something. Famous and very busy sites like AngelWinks, that used to make a respectable income, suddenly were left out in the cold and stopped. There are still a very few postcard sites out there, because their creators just love creating, but I don't see any new ones filling the gap. Have FUN! DearWebby 
 A man took a young woman to an X-rated movie, purchased some refreshments and showed his date to her seat. Soon after the onscreen action started, she put her hand on the man's lap. Looking over at him, she remarked: "I see this is getting you excited. But how come it's so cold?" "Because you are petting my popsicle!" the man replied.... 
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 Morris complained to his doctor, "I've been to three other doctors and none of them agreed with your diagnosis." The doctor got rather upset that his word was doubted and yelled: "You just wait until the autopsy, then you will see that I was right." ____________________________________________ On vacation one year Joe went to a resort in Wyoming. As part of the usual activities, a neighboring ranch invited guests from the resort to participate in a cattle drive. After watching 20 make-believe cowpokes whooping and hollering, Joe rode up to the ranch-owner and asked her how many cowboys it normally takes to drive a herd of that size. "One," she replied, "and yappy dog. It's the noise that'll get the cattle to move." ____________________________________________ A nervous young guy was walking up and down the waiting room at the Maternity hospital,and he looked at a cool, and calm older man, who was reading a magazine. The younger man said: "I guess you have been here a few times." "Yes, five times."said the older man. The young man said, "How soon after the baby is born, can you have sex with the Mother? The older guy said,"That depends on whether she's in a public ward or a private ward. ___________________________________________________ 
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 Today, May 5 in 1494 Christopher Columbus sighted Jamaica on his second trip to the Western Hemisphere. He named the island Santa Gloria. 1798 U.S. Secretary of War William McHenry ordered that the USS Constitution be made ready for sea. The frigate was launched on October 21, 1797, but had never been put to sea. 1809 Mary Kies was awarded the first patent to go to a woman. It was for technique for weaving straw with silk and thread. 1814 The British attacked the American forces at Ft. Ontario, Oswego, NY. 1834 The first mainland railway line opened in Belgium. 1862 The Battle of Puebla took place. It is celebrated as Cinco de Mayo Day. 1865 The Thirteenth Amendment was ratified, abolishing slavery in the U.S. 1891 Music Hall was dedicated in New York City. It was later renamed Carnegie Hall. 1892 The U.S. Congress extended the Geary Chinese Exclusion Act for 10 more years. The act required Chinese in the U.S. to be registered or face deportation. 1901 The first Catholic mass for night workers was held at the Church of St. Andrew in New York City. 1912 Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda began publishing. 1916 U.S. Marines invaded the Dominican Republic. 1917 Eugene Jacques Bullard becomes the first African-American aviator when he earned his flying certificate with the French Air Service. 1925 John T. Scopes, a biology teacher in Dayton, TN, was arrested for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. 1926 Eisenstein's film "Battleship Potemkin" was shown in Germany for the first time. 1926 Sinclair Lewis refused a 1925 Pulitzer for "Arrowsmith." 1936 Edward Ravenscroft received a patent for the screw-on bottle cap with a pour lip. 1945 The Netherlands and Denmark were liberated from Nazi control. 1945 A Japanese balloon bomb exploded on Gearhart Mountain in Oregon. A pregnant woman and five children were killed. 1955 "Damn Yankees" opened on Broadway. 1955 The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a sovereign state. 1961 Alan Shepard became the first American in space when he made a 15 minute suborbital flight. 1984 The Itaipu Dam opened on the Paran River between Brazil and Paraguay. 1987 The U.S. congressional Iran-Contra hearings opened. 2021 Do smiled. 
 
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