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*****MAKES NO DIFFERENCE 

LONG TIME AGO AT MEDINA TWO BIG BOYS KNOWN FOR BULLYING LOCKED UP ON THE PLAYGROUND . 

THE SMALLER KIDS WATCHED WITH GLEE AS THE TWO BUTT-HEADS BEAT THE SHINOLA OUT OF EACH OTHER . 

NEITHER OF THE TWO WAS A FRIEND OF THE LITTLE GUY SO IT DID NOT MATTER . JUST ONE LESS THREAT TO WORRY WITH .

SAME IS TRUE WITH ISIS & IRAQ . NEITHER THE SUNNI OR THE SHIITE  ARE FRIENDS OF OURS .

SO WE SHOULD WATCH WHILE THEY KILL EACH OTHER .LAST THING WE NEED TO DO IS GET INVOLVED .

WHEN THE SUNNI VS SHIITE FIGHT IS OVER WE HAVE ONE LESS TO WORRY WITH 

FIGHT ON BOYS !!!

**** ON THE ROAD AGAIN 

CHILI PEPPER & I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD THE LAST 12 DAYS .

FIRST WEST TO HEBER SPRINGS , THEN WEST TO SWEETWATER, THEN SOUTH TO HUNTSVILLE , FINALLY HOME TO OLIVE BRANCH . 

WE STAYED IN A RIVERHOUSE FOR A FAMILY FISHING TRIP . HAD A COOK -OUT REUNION FOR A FOOTBALL TEAM  & VISTED OUR THREE WONDERFUL GRANDKIDS . 

I WAS SO GLAD TO SEE MY OLD PLAYERS AGAIN . I AM SO PROUD OF THE WAY THEY TURNED OUT .  I LOVE THEM LOTS AND WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR SEASONS IN THE SUN .

**** WAY OF SHAME 

 THE SCS GOING TO CUT RETIREMENT BENEFITS . 

ANYONE WHO SPENDS THIRTY YEARS IN THE SCHOOL BUSINESS MORE THAN DESERVES ANY BENEFIT  ONE GETS .

THE SCS SHOULD KEEP THIER PROMISES TO THE OLD GUYS . INSURANCE BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT . 

I WILL ASSURE YOU SCS WILL NOT FIND TEACHERS IF THEY OFFER NO BENEFITS .  

TEACHING IS A HARD JOB . JUST THINK OF HOW MUCH TROUBLE YOU HAVE WITH YOUR KIDS , THEN IMAGINE HAVING 150 OF SOMEONE ELSES'. 

CATCH YA LATER !!

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***  AS YOU WELL KNOW I LOVE TO EAT . 

EATING IS ONE OF LIFE'S GREATEST PLEASURES FOR ME.

WHEN CHILI PEPPER AND I MOVED TO MISSISSIPPI 5 YEARS AGO ,  IT WAS A CONCERN. 

BUT TIME HAS PASSED & I HAVE FOUND SOME GREAT PLACES IN OLIVE BRANCH & SOUTHAVEN . 

A COUPLE OF THINGS STILL REQUIRE  THE SHORT RIDE TO MEMPHIS . HERE IS A BRIEF LIST OF HIGHLIGHTS OF AREA EATING .

MEXICAN 

JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF MEXICAN PLACES THERE MUST BE MORE MEXICANS IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI THAN IN MEXICO . 

THERE ARE 15 OR MORE MEXICAN RESTAURANTS  WITHIN 5 MILES OF MY CASA 

THE BEST IMO ARE MIS PUEBLO & MARIA'S CANTINA . MARIA'S HAS FRESH FOOD WITH LARGE PORTIONS BUT A TAD PRICEY . MIS IN OLIVE BRANCH IS ALSO FRESH  AND AT A GOOD PRICE .

THESE TWO ARE AT THE TOP ON A LONG LIST AVAILABLE .

ITALIAN 

LONNIE TANT'S  IS THE BEST . THE LASAGNA IS ALMOST AS GOOD AS CHILI PEPPER'S . I ALWAYS HAVE THE TANT -A- RONI .

LONNIE'S IS A GREAT PLACE TO EAT . 

BURGERS 

TWO REALLY GOOD HOLE -IN-THE WALL BURGER JOINTS ARE  WIMPY'S IN SOUTHAVEN  & SIDE STREET BURGERS IN OB.

GOOD BURGERS AT A GREAT PRICE , 

CATFISH 

 I HAVE NOT FOUND A GREAT CATFISH PLACE IN THE  IMMEDIATE VICINTY 

MY BEST BET IS SOUL FISH ON POPLAR AVE  OR A LONG DRIVE TO WOLF RIVER CAFE IN ROSSVILLE .

BAR-B-Q 

THE ALWAYS RELIABLE  CORY'S IS CLOSE TO THE HACIENDA   

THESE ARE JUST HIGHLIGHTS . OVERALL THE EATING IS MIGHTY GOOD IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI . EVEN RAG -BALONEY & HOOP CHEESE FROM THE LEWISBURG STORE . 
  

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*** 1.   I SOLD THE GRIZZLIES SHORT 

I DID NOT THINK THEY WOULD PLAY GOLDEN STATE THIS TOUGH . 

MEMPHIS & THE WARRIORS ARE TIED AT TWO EACH .

THE GRIZZ MISSED A CHANCE TO GO UP 3 TO 1  LAST NIGHT . THE WARRIORS DELIVERED IN A MUST WIN GAME FOR THEM . 

I STILL THINK GOLDEN STATE WINS THE SERIES BUT GOING TO BE MUCH HARDER THAN I THOUGHT . 

THAT CURRY LOOKS LIKE THOSE MEDINA HORNETS SHOOTERS OF DAYS GONE BY .

I CAN HEAR J-MACK IN HEAVEN TELLING EVERYBODY MEDINA HAS TO RUN TO WIN . CURRY WOULD FIT RIGHT IN WITH THE FLYING HORNETS . 

*** 2.   THERE IS A GREAT VIDEO MAKING THE ROUNDS . 

IT IS MORGAN FREEMAN DISSING ON THE MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL  ABOUT THIER FREE LUNCH . 

JUST GOOGLE MORGAN FREEMAN MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL . THAT SHOULD GET YOU THERE . GET READY TO LAUGH YOUR TAIL OFF . 

THE TRUTH IS YOU LAUGH  TO KEEP FROM CRYING WHERE THE COUNCIL IS CONCERNED . HOW THE VOTERS KEEP ELECTING THESE BOZOS IS BEYOND REASON . 

THERE IS NO HOPE FOR MEMPHIS UNTIL THERE IS A FRESH START . MEMPHIS MUST HAVE A NEW DIRECTION & NEW DRIVERS  TO FIND SUCCESS . 

*** 3.   EXPERTS SAY WE WANT A PRESIDENT WHO LOOKS LIKE US . 

THEY ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT RACE OR SKIN COLOR  ONLY . THAT IS A FACTOR . 

THEY ARE REFERRING TO THINGS WE HAVE IN COMMON WITH THE CANDIDATE .  SHARED LIFE EXPERIENCES IF YOU WILL . 

THAT PRETTY MUCH LETS ME OUT .  I DON'T THINK  I HAVE SHARED MANY IF ANY LIFE EXPERIENCES WITH THE MEN WHO WERE PRESIDENTS . 

I HAVE A HARD TIME THINKING A COMMONER LIKE ME  HAS SHARED ANYTHING WITH THE ELITE CHILDREN OF PRIVILEGE

THEY DON'T SHARE MY WORRIES OR FEARS . THEY DON'T DREAM MY DREAMS . 

TO HAVE A PRESIDENT I CAN IDENTIFY WITH THEY NEED TO FIND A WHITE FRED SANFORD ! 

LATER Y'ALL 

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****  MAYWEATHER  VS PACQUINO 

IF YOU PAID 100 DOLLARS TO SEE MAY & MANNY YOU GOT DIDDLED . 

YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER . MONEY MAY'S FIGHTS DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SLUGGING .

MOSTLY FLOYD FLUTTERS LIKE AN ANGRY BIRD ATTACKING AN INTRUDER .  

FLOYD IS ALL DEFENSE & ONLY THROWS ENOUGH PITTY - PAT PUNCHES TO WIN . 

MAYWEATHER IS ONE OF THE FEW FIGHTERS THAT CAN RETREAT TO VICTORY . 

MAY & MANNY AVERAGED THROWING UNDER 40 PUNCHES PER ROUND .  A SLOW PACE INDEED .

THE VEGAS BOYS KNEW THIS SINCE THEY PUT THE OVER/UNDER AT 11.5 ROUNDS .  

PACKY HAS NOT SCORED A KO IN A WHILE  WHERE-AS IF FLOYD SCORES A KO IT IS AN ACCIDENT . 

A MAYWEATHER FIGHT IS LIKE WATCHING A BUTTERFLY  & A FAT KID PLAY TAG . 

DON'T THINK IT IS WORTH A C-NOTE 

**** MEMPHIS VS GOLDEN STATE 

I THINK MEMPHIS HAS ABOUT A 20% CHANCE TO BEAT THE WARRIORS . LESS IF CONLEY CAN'T GO .

THE CONTRAST IN STYLE OF PLAY MAKES THE SERIES WORTH WATCHING . 

GOLDEN STATE PLAYS A OPEN POST ,3-POINT BOMBS AWAY ATTACK  AS OPPOSED TO THE MEMPHIS GRIT & GRIND STYLE . 

THE GRIZ TRY TO BEAT YOU TO DEATH WITH THE BEST PAIR OF BIG MEN IN THE NBA . 

Z - BO & BIG SPAIN ARE BOTH GREAT OFFENSIVE PLAYERS  WHILE CURRY & COMPANY CAN LIGHT IT UP FROM THE NEXT ZIP CODE 

I AM GOING WITH THE WARRIORS IN FIVE  -- SIX IF MEMPHIS IS LUCKY .

****  TIGER TROUBLES 

TIGER WOODS & LATEST SWEETIE LINDSAY VONN HAVE CALLED IT QUITS . 

WILL THIS HURT TIGER'S GOLF GAME ?  NOT A BIT .

WOODS COULDN'T PLAY WORSE .  ONCE A LOCK TO WIN THE MOST MAJORS  TIGER HAS NOT WON IN YEARS .

IN FACT , I HAVE WON AS MANY MAJORS AS TIGER IN THE LAST FIVE  YEARS .

 THE QUESTION IS WHO WILL BE THE NEXT HOT BLOND IN TIGERLAND .

LATER !!!!

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***    CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY 

THIS WORLD IS FALLING APART . WILLIE USED TO SING 

  AT A TIME THE WORLD SEEMS TO BE SPINNING
  HOPELESSLY OUT OF CONTROL 

I THINK WE HAVE REACHED THAT POINT .

LET;S SEE 

BRUCE JENNER IS NOW A WOMAN 

BALTIMORE IS BURNING 

THOUSANDS DIE IN QUAKE IN NEPAL 

HIL-LIE-REE IS THE FRONTRUNNER TO BE PRESIDENT 

THAT IS ENOUGH STUFF FOR ONE DAY .

*** I IN NO WAY UNDERSTAND BRUCE JENNER . I GUESS BRUCE HAS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE HIS SEX , BUT I DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE IT .  I CAN SURE THINK THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH BRUCE .

IT MUST BE SOMETHING ABOUT LINDA THOMPSON . THAT GIRL SURE CAN PICK EM .

FIRST SICK PUPPY ELVIS , THEN GENDER CONFUSED BRUCE . I BET LINDA-T COULD TELL SOME STORIES . 

*** BALTIMORE IS ON FIRE . PROTEST TURNS INTO ROIT  .

IT IS WRONG TO HURT PEOPLE AND DESTROY PROPERTY IN THE NAME OF PROTEST . 

DON'T HURT PEOPLE AND DON'T TAKE THIER STUFF  IS A GOOD PHILOSOPHY TO FOLLOW . 

PROTEST DOES NOT JUSTIFY  DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY OR ASSULT . 

 **** SHAKING OF THE EARTH LEADS TO FIVE THOUSAND DEAD IN NEPAL . 

AN EARTHQUAKE IS A REMINDER FROM THE LORD OF JUST WHO IS IN CONTROL AROUND HERE . 

JUST A SHAKE & THE POWERS,TOWERS ,& ARMIES OF MEN COME TUMBLING DOWN . 

KIND OF REMINDS YOU OF WHERE TO PUT YOUR TRUST .

*** IT IS DOWNRIGHT SCARY THAT HIL-LIE-REE COULD 
HOLD ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL POSITIONS . 

BUT REALLY THERE IS NO NEED TO WORRY . THE LORD IS IN CONTROL OF HIL-LIE-REE  WHETHER SHE KNOWS IT OR NOT .

KINGS AND RULERS ARE ALL UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE LORD WHO WORKS ALL THINGS TO HIS PURPOSE . 

NO NEED TO WORRY . JESUS SAID " LET NOT YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED " 

CATCH YOU LATER ! 

*** 1.    ABC 

ANYBODY BUT CLINTON !

I AM OPPOSED TO HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT . A WOMAN IS FINE ,JUST NOT THAT WOMAN . 

WHAT'S MY PROBLEM WITH HILLARY ? FIRST THING, HRC & THE TRUTH ARE COMPLETE STRANGERS . 

THE LIES HILLARY HAS TOLD . STARTING WITH HOW SHE WAS NAMED, WOULD FILL A LIBRARY . 

SHE LIED ABOUT FLYING INTO ENEMY FIRE ON THE TARMAC , WHERE HER GRANDPARENTS CAME FROM ,& ABOUT CATTLE TRADING AMONG EVERY THING ELSE .

IT IS EASIER TO COUNT THE TRUTHS HILLARY HAS TOLD THAN TO NUMBER THE LIES SHE HAS TOLD . 

SHE SAID THEY WERE BROKE WHEN THEY LEFT THE WHITE HOUSE , THAT SHE PLAYED FAIR WITH HER E-MAIL . 

HOW ABOUT BENGHAZI ? 

HILLARY IS OUT FOR HILLARY ONLY . SHE IS A POWER-DRUNK GREEDY PERSON .

BOTTOM LINE - HILLARY CAN NOT BE TRUSTED !!!

***2.   NOT HIM EITHER 

I DON'T WANT JEB BUSH  . I AM BUSHED OUT .  THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT IS NOT A CROWN TO BE EXCHANGED BETWEEN TWO FAMILIES . 

JEB IS PROBABLY THE BEST OF BUSH  BUT NO MORE . 

NO MORE BUSH , NO MORE CLINTON  

NOT JEN ,BARB , CHELESEA , NEIL , OR THE BROTHER I CAN'T THINK OF . 

THESE TWO FAMILIES NEED TO JUST GO AWAY . 

*** 3. TELL IT LIKE IT IS 

AARON NEVILE MUST BE WORKING FOR THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL . THE CA HAD A GREAT ANALYSIS OF THE MEMPHIS FINANCIAL MESS . BEST EXPLANATION I HAVE SEEN .

TOLD HOW  ANNEXATION , POPULATION LOSS , & DEBT  HAVE PUT MEMPHIS IN A DEEP HOLE .        

CAN THE BLUFF CITY ESCAPE  OR HAS MEMPHIS BLUFFED OUT ? 

TIME WILL TELL !!

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*** 1. A GREAT MAN 

LAST WEEK I ATTENDED AN AWARD PRESENTATION . 

RAYFORD COLLINS RECIEVED THE FIRST LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT  AWARD GIVEN BY THE JACKSON - MADISON COUNTY HALL OF FAME .

RAYFORD WAS THE COACH OF THE JACKSON BOXING CLUB FOR 55 YEARS .

DURING THAT TIME THE SUCCESS OF THE JBC FIGHTERS WAS PHENOMENAL  .  NUMEROUS NATIONAL CHAMPS AND  MULTIPLE BOXERS RANKED IN THE NATION'S TOP TEN , BROUGHT NATIONAL RECOGNITION  TO THE JACKSON BOXING CLUB .

FOR ALL THE SUCCESS RAYFORD 'S BOXERS HAD IN THE RING  WHICH WAS MORE THAN PLENTY , IT PALES IN COMPARISON WITH THE LIVES HE CHANGED . 

RAYFORD COLLINS CHANGED THE DIRECTION OF MANY LIVES HEADING THE WRONG WAY . THE VALUE OF THE LIVES THAT RAYFORD  INFLUENCED IS BEYOND COUNTING . 

COUNTLESS YOUNG MEN USED THE LESSONS OF LIFE LEARNED FROM COACH COLLINS  TO REACH SUCCESS IN THIER CHOSEN FIELDS 

THIS WAS MOST TRUE IN MY LIFE .  AS IN MANY OTHERS 

HERE IS TO COACH RAYFORD COLLINS , A MAN WHOSE INFLUENCE WILL CARRY ON FOR GENERATIONS THROUGH THE LIVES OF THE ONES HE CHANGED .

THANKS COACH   WE LOVE YOU . 

*** 2.  A BAD END 

FOUR OR MORE TIMES IN RECENT WEEKS WE HAVE SEEN GANGS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ATTACK ALL TYPES OF FOLKS FOR NO REASON . 

LARGE NUMBERS OF THUGS ARE PUNCHING , KICKING ,& THROWING OBJECTS AT INNOCENT PEOPLE DOING PHYISCAL HARM . EVEN ATTACKING CARS . 

LET ME TELL YOU HOW THIS ENDS . 

SOONER OR LATER THE YOUNG THUGS ARE GOING TO PICK THE WRONG VICTIM . 

THE VICTIM IS GOING TO OPEN UP WITH GUNFIRE AND YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF DEAD KIDS . 

IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME . TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE SCARED AND A LOT OF FOLKS CARRY GUNS  SO IT IS COMING . 

CAN WE STOP THIS ?   I DON'T KNOW HOW 
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING ?    LARGE NUMBERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING LIVES WITH NO HOPE . 

HOW CAN WE PROVIDE HOPE TO THOSE IN A MISERABLE  LIFE ?    I DON'T KNOW 

IT IS HARD FOR A SOCIETY TO SURVIVE A HUGH INCOME GAP . 

BUT THE RICH GET RICHER & THE POOR GET POORER SEEMS TO BE THE NATURAL PROGRESSION OF A CULTURE . 

BACK TO THE POINT - THERE IS A TRAGIC EVENT COMING   I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE LONG . 

**** UNTILL THEN !