A Story About a Marine’s Brotherhood Stood Above Racism

There were times, though, when a Marine’s sense of brotherhood transcended the racial divide. Fizer said he once was sitting in a bus station in Jacksonville, N.C., returning to base after leave, when a Marine asked why Fizer hadn’t boarded a bus yet. Fizer told him they allowed only one black for every 10 whites who boarded a bus.

The Marine pulled out his .45-caliber pistol and pointed it at the head of the station clerk.

“I want him on the bus immediately,” the Marine said, a cigarette dangling from his lips. The frightened clerk complied, Fizer said.

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Bag of Randomness

  • How close were the Rangers to a World Series title?  One strike away, two separate times
  • Man, that was exhausting.
  • It’s extremely hard to fall asleep after that kind of game.
  • Wow, a game 7 of the World Series and my team is in the hunt.
  • I have a feeling a lot of folks called in sick today with a diagnosis of sports-depression.
  • Come on Rangers, sweep the leg.
  • I’m worried about Napoli’s ankle.
  • The beauty of sports is the unscripted drama.
  • Hotmail or Gmail needs to have a “Reply and Delete” option.
  • Steve Jobs is watching you
  • How pumpkins are born
  • It may be un-American, but I’m just not a McRib fan.  But I did learn it was invented by a meat scientist from Nebraska and a Luxembourg-born, French-trained chef from the Drake Hotel [Article].  That article also mentions the ingredients and how it’s actually made.
  • All of that reminds me of a segment I saw on a Jamie Oliver show in which he shows kids how chicken nuggets are made, it’s very eye-opening and made me change some of my eating habits.
  • How woodpeckers avoid head injury
  • There was a television series on CBS in the 90’s called Due South that dealt with a Canadian Mountie and an American cop.  I actually enjoyed that series and makes me think that all Canadians are uber nice.
  • I just found out that Bing.com has a great map feature where you can look at your house or other place from different angles.  For example, here’s my church, just click on those arrows in the upper right to look all around it.
  • Warner Brothers provides this disclaimer before their old cartoons to confront racism.
  • A strange costume for little girls, and here’s one for boys to match.
  • Top 200 Church Blogs – Nope, this blog didn’t make the list, but I also don’t think this is a church blog as it has a whole bag of nothing.
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Bag of Randomness

  • It seems like everyone, fans and players alike, were happy that yesterday’s World Series game was cancelled.
  • Gov Good Hair thinks going to debates was a mistake.  I think it’s just something he isn’t use to, he didn’t do a lot of debating here in Texas.
  • I mentioned a long time ago that gas pump handles make me feel uncomfortable because I always thought they had a lot of germs.  Well, now there’s proof to back up that claim: Gas pump handles turned out to be the filthiest surface that Americans encounter on the way to work, according to a study released on Tuesday by Kimberly-Clark Professional.  Article
  • Speaking of gas pump handles, here’s a first world pain for ya . . . setting the pump on autofill, taking a few steps away, and the autofill locking mechanism fails to work.
  • Something for my right wing folks who can’t stand wasteful government spending to get upset about: State Dept. spends $70K on Obama books.  To be honest, that frustrates me as well.
  • Want to Learn Chuck Norris’ Secret to Spiritual Success? Attend Lions Roar 2011
  • A former Texas Tech student scammed male students into posing nude, and now he’s doing the scam at UT San Marcos.
  • Heinz To Sell Upmarket Version Of Ketchup
  • Nine Michigan students suspended from school for wearing Confederate flag
  • Unthink.com is suppose to draw users from Facebook and Google+.
  • I ran across Romans 9:18 yesterday and it was one of those verses that just made me stop down and think for a little bit: Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.
  • While researching my favorite Baylor and A&M prank gone wrong, I didn’t know that a lot of Baylor women dated Aggie men: In the early days of the rivalry, Texas A&M was an all-male college, and Baylor was the closest college that had female students. Many Baylor coeds chose to date Aggies causing some resentment among the male students at Baylor, who did not have a corresponding pool of young women from Texas A&M to date.
  • Nate Newton back in the day surrounded by junk food.
  • Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann eating chicken wings on an airplane
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