Lost in 2015

I know I'm not the only person who loves the end of each year with an overview of what transpired in the last 12 months. For me it's something that I looked forward to when Tom Brokaw ended his nightly news broadcast with a fast moving slide show of the notables who passed in the past year. Well, Tom's long gone - along with ">Brian Williams


LOCALS FROM WWL

As we prepare to close out 2015, we remember some of the New Orleanians we lost - from musicians and chefs to community leaders, broadcasters & journalists. While no list like this is ever complete, we pay tribute to some of them"> NOLA.com

Hollywood's lost

From CNBC, notable losses

famous deaths in entertainment

From Newsday. (Lillian Vernon died??)

There are probably overlaps here, , but I find it's always good to be sure to include everyone. Here's US Magazines "lost in 2015"


And last and least TV Guide's extensive list , which froze up on me. It has a lot of "I didn't know he/she died!" moments.

Happy New Year, Y'all

Which GOP Candidate is yours?/

Charity at Christmas

December 29, 2015. The talk of Social Media today, a day I'd like to save for memory.

A nurse who works in the billion dollar LSU medical center nearby Charity was leaving work one night recently and saw this light on in Charity. Being smart, she caught a picture of it with her phone camera.

Here are her words:

...I work at an inner city New Orleans hospital that happens to be situated directly across from Charity hospital. Charity hospital has been closed, it's windows darkened, since hurricane Katrina, and is a gloomy and dreary sight on the best of days...at night it's down-right scary. Until tonight.

See, I park on the roof of my parking garage, and tonight as I was leaving work, I glanced over at the forgotten building, only to see the lights of a tiny Christmas tree! I wish the pictures did it justice. I don't know how it's lit. I don't know how it's even in there, but it made me smile just a little bit tonight!

It has been confirmed Charity still has electricity - TEN years after being "shut down".

Here's the answer to the light in the window from the 'big wig' at LSU "WDSU reached out to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center for comment about the viral images. A spokesperson said it appears the hospital was broken into and the tree, or whatever it is, will be removed."

Later in the day, University Police went into the hospital and removed what turned out to be 2x4s wrapped in lights, officials said.

For those interested in the whole story of why Charity was shut down, here is a link to the story, it's ugly, but true.

Syria

Just a small video which shows some of what the brave Syrian refugees are going through.

Pray for them, please

Monday Morning Smile

Dang, I forgot to post this week!

Christmas was pretty dismal at our house last week: My daughter had a gallbladder attack (we think that's what it is), so we had two E.R. visits in two days, and she spent 5 days at my house recuperating. She's better now, but we need to find an experienced G.I. doctor in the New Orleans area. Any suggestions?

Here she is with her dog Jasper.

On Christmas Eve we had to put down Sam, our beautiful boy cat. He had Urinary Tract issues and a kidney infection.

As you can see, he was a beauty with a personality to match. He will be sorely missed.

Sorry to have missed the post this week. I will make up for it next week.

Happy New Years!!!

Glad I'm not HIM

In ghe great state of OKLAHOMA this idiot was identified as a robber due to his lovely facial tattoos. Look

From WDSU.com , here's the story

A Tulsa, Oklahoma man has been arrested after a victim identified him by his facial tattoos.

Paul Terry and the victim's ex-girlfriend, Sonja Marie Moro, were both arrested after an investigation into a home invasion and armed robbery.

The victim reported that Moro and a man, identified as Terry, forced their way into his home Friday, according to court documents. Terry had a knife and demanded money, or he would stab him.

The victim gave his wallet to them and told Moro he would call police after they left.

The victim described Terry's horn tattoos on his face, which helped police identify Terry as a suspect.

The pair were arrested on complaints of robbery with a dangerous weapon.

Monday Morning Smile

“Hallelujah Chorus”

Perception

How many do you see?

Monday Morning Smile

Some of these are funny commercials and others will just make you happy.

The Sounds of Silence