Last Words Of: James French, convicted murderer
James French was already serving a life sentence in an Ohio prison in 1966 when he began to realize that life is a really long time. Unwilling to complete his sentence and reportedly scared of suicide, he did the only logical thing: kill his cell mate in an effort to convince the state to execute him.
These were his final words as being strapped into the electric chair.
Last Words Of: Giles Corey, farmer and accused witch, while being crushed with stones
According to colonial law, a person who refused to plead innocent or guilty of a crime could not be tried. This was particularly vexing to the courts when they had people accused of witchcraft, since they weren’t going to torch themselves.
Their remedy for this was “peine forte et dure”, the process where the accused was slowly compacted by rocks until a plea was entered. “Tough love” was pretty new back then and clearly had some refining left. Giles Corey, knowing he wouldn’t be afforded a fair trial, challenged every plea request with the above “More weight,” as in, “add more stones.” He did this literally down to his last breath. Read the rest of this entry »
It has touched the hearts of thousands of people around the globe!
A blinding flash of white light
Lit up the sky over Gaza tonight
People running for cover
Not knowing whether they’re dead or alive Read the rest of this entry »
Bush arrived in Baghdad earlier on Sunday (Dec 14) on a farewell visit before he leaves office in January. Don’t know what was he expecting, but it was certainly not this >>
Dr. Marc Faber concluded his monthly bulletin (June 2008) with the
Following:
”The federal government is sending each of us a $600 rebate. If we
spend that money at Wal-Mart, the money goes to China . If we spend it on
gasoline it goes to the Arabs. If we buy a computer /software it will go Read the rest of this entry »
Guys this is a real picture, that shows water on Mars Read the rest of this entry »
I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
“Oh excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “Please excuse me too;
I wasn’t watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still. Read the rest of this entry »









