On A Pale Horse

I don't have my philosophical questions. I think the deepest one I have currently are "Why do people feel the need to add 's' to everything? For godsakes it's 'Farmer Jack' not 'Farmer Jacks', 'Ford' not 'Fords', 'Meijer' not 'Meijers'." Whatever. I'm not quite as inquizitive as Winifred Bennett, who causally suggested during dinner one night that DNA testing might resolve the historical question if Thomas Jefferson was the father, of at least, one of Sally Hemings children, Jeffersons slave.
Her question was futher examined by Dr Eugene Foster, a retired pathologist. His findings opened up the floodgates and it was soon determined, that in all probablity, Jefferson not only fathered one of Sally Hemings children but perhaps was the father of all six of her offspring.

Ms. Bennett passed away from kidney failure.

July 12, 1935 - October 7, 2006 - R.I.P.

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Back in the late 70's when I was banished to Detroit (8 Mile & Groesbeck) during summer vacation. Most of my suburbinite friends spent summers on farms or at least in quiet subdivisions, I got sent to the city to play in my Grandparent itty bitty backyard. Since there wasn't much else to do I watched a lot of TV. Gilligans Island was one of the shows that played mid morning on channel 50...it's funny how seven stranded castaways in the 60's equaled situation comedy with no residuals but in the new century it's a reality series for average citizens to milk 15 minutes of fame.

Bob Denver was best known as Willy Gilligan but before his big break he stared as Maynard G. Krebs in 'The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis' - his beatnik personna persisted even until 1988 when he was arrested for receiving a package of marijuana at his West Virgina home.

Mr. Denver passed away on September 2nd due to complications of thoat cancer treatments

January 3, 1935 - September 2, 2005 RIP little buddy.

Labels: 1935 births, 2005 September deaths, cancer, television