It's Fri-Yea!

 

Another long week in the books.  Not much time to get anything other than work and self improvement done this week.

I'm off for some shenanigans now so no free ice-cream. Sorry. Priorities.

Stay safe and enjoy the weekend.

Slainte

Irish

IYKYK......

 

  I believe the OG stands for "Original Gangster"  This meme had me laughing out loud.

My peers think I'm nuts.

Men and ageing....

 

 From the book of face HERE. Not my post, just copied since I felt it was worth sharing.

Irish

Men & Aging...As someone who just turned 62, let me tell you straight up: getting old SUCKS.

The hardest part for me? My mind still thinks I can do the things I did at 22…hell, even 42.

But reality well my friends...reality says something different. Usually in the form of sore knees, slower recovery, or the reminder that time doesn’t care how young you feel inside.

And here’s the kicker aging hits men differently than women, and it’s almost always framed negatively. Women get “wine nights,” “self-care Sundays,” and “50 & Fabulous.” We men on the other hand hit 40 and it’s dad-bod jokes, hairline memes, and the tired “midlife crisis” cliché.

Meanwhile, we’re carrying decades of grind, responsibility, and the pressure of knowing we don’t get to screw up, not even once, without paying for it forever.

But here’s the thing: while we may not be as physically capable as we were, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally? This can be our time to shine. If we choose to.

Getting older can actually be the best upgrade a man gets:

·         Fewer illusions.

·         Clearer standards.

·         A tighter circle.

·         Better priorities.

You stop auditioning for people who don’t care and don’t matter and start investing in the ones who do. You finally learn to prioritize the one person who’s been neglected for decades…YOU!

But we also need to understand that society doesn’t celebrate that. Instead, it pathologizes it:

·         Buy a bike? “Crisis.”

·         Start lifting again? “Crisis.”

·         Change careers? “Crisis.”

Well here’s a thought, maybe it’s not a crisis at all. Maybe it’s a man finally steering his own life. If we treated male aging as mastery instead of malfunction, you’d see fewer men checking out and more stepping up

Less shaming. More respect. Less “grow up, man-child.” More “good, now go build something.”

For far too long, men have been told to provide while nobody provides for them. That has to change. And it starts with men prioritizing themselves.

So tell me: What’s been the hardest part of aging for you as a man?

And what’s the best upgrade you wouldn’t trade for your 20s?

Labor Day Monday Meme And Things Dump

'Walking Tall' Sheriff, Buford Pusser likely killed his wife according to Tennessee officials

"For those of us whose parents took them to see Walking Tall, this is like finding out that, Santa isn't real." FB quote

Sheriff Buford Pusser (circa mid-1960s)

Pauline Pusser

According to evidence, Tennessee officials have determined that McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser likely killed his wife, Pauline, in a staged ambush in 1967. The entire 1000 page report has been made public and will soon be available to view online.

The story of Buford Pusser has been told in film, books, and songs, but apparently most had the story wrong. Buford Pusser was lionized as a rural sheriff from humble beginnings who took on organized crime and won, but at a hefty price. The story launched a string of sequels in the early and mid-70s. There was a television series, and a recent remake based loosely on the original storyline. The first film, Walking Tall (1973), was made on a budget of less than $500,000 and grossed over $40 million at movie box offices. The film grossed $10 million in additional revenue from rentals. In Walking Tall Buford Pusser and his wife are ambushed and killed on a lonely country road. After a brief recovery, and Pauline Pusser's funeral, Buford and the locals drive to a fictional bar/impromptu casino/whorehouse where Buford runs his car through the establishment killing the last of the mobsters. Then the local townspeople help him burn the place. This was one of the few movies I got to see in a theater as a young boy. It was really a good story and fairly well made considering the budget, but it was just a "story".

I had heard for years that the sheriff was "crooked" from people who had firsthand knowledge in this subject (McNairy County is not far from where I was raised). One of those was a local moonshiner I knew. In the mid-1960s my friend had a moonshining operation in McNairy County TN. This man was full of "Buford" stories. He told me that the first time he met the sheriff it almost ended in bloodshed, but that they later became "friends" more or less but business was business and he still had to "payoff" the sheriff to operate and he said he did. 

Buford killed two people during his time as sheriff (Louise Hathcock and Russ Hamilton). Buford told my friend that some locals had "hired" Hamilton, a small time hood who had recently been arrested for beating his own mother, to kill Pusser. He told my friend on Christmas Eve 1968 that he was going to kill the killer before the Hamilton could do the job. He also told my friend, who lived in Florence, AL at the time to turn his television on when he got home and hear all about it (which he did and the shooting was reported on the local news). Buford shot Russ Hamilton after investigating a "threat" Hamilton had allegedly made to his landlord, threatening to shoot him. Several articles say Hamilton got off four or five shots at Pusser, but that is not the way Buford told my friend it happened. That version is much less dramatic. Allegedly, Pusser kicks in the door on a the tiny shotgun house/apartment where Hamilton was living. Hamilton was passed out on the couch and there was a pistol and a bottle of whiskey on the coffee table. Hamilton woke up and reached for the pistol and Pusser shot him twice before he could reach it. Based on this and other firsthand accounts involving multiple girlfriends of Buford Pusser, I'd have to say the "movie sheriff" was dirty. Pusser died from injuries sustained after crashing his brand new 1974 Corvette (there was a fire after the crash). That was the same day Pusser had signed a movie contract in which he would play himself. There was a lot of speculation surrounding Pusser's death such as the the car may have been sabotaged, etc., but nothing was ever proven.

Way back when the internet first came along, I stumbled across a discussion board pertaining to the Pusser stories I followed for years until they moved to Facebook. The author of this discussion site and FB page was a retired LEO from AR (Elam is his name I believe) and he dug up all sorts of inconsistencies. The story is just breaking, but I believe this guy, Elam was the driving force behind this investigation. There is a lot of information on this subject there (link below) . I wonder if the Buford Pusser museum, BP Festival, monuments, named highway, etc. will remain or will Buford be "innocent until proven guilty"?

Story

FB Link

Walking Tall (1973) trailer

Wiki Movie Link

Pusser with his 1974 Corvette

August Rolls Into September...

 

Enjoy your Labor Day.

I started a wee bit early so no free ice cream this week. 

Be safe out there and hopefully you get to partake in some R&R for this long weekend.

The weather forecast looks good for outside activity. Sunshine and 70s for the three days.

Slainte

Irish

"Great Genes"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can thank RB for sending this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Majestic Milky Way Galaxy....

 

 This photo was taken by my friend K.C. near the Blue Ridge Parkway in SW Virginia.

Stunning

23 Gators In One Night!

 

                                         Massive 600 lb. gator pulled from Alabama Waters

                                                                                     

These photos were from the most recent State of Alabama Department of Fish and Game's sanctioned alligator hunts that took place this past week. There is a registration period that opens up and prospective hunters may register. After registration closes, applicants are selected by lottery at a later date. The hunts are at night and closely monitored by the F&G officers. My son has done this a couple of times and he and his "team" caught large gators during both hunts.

Story with FB link

                                              

Nothing To See Here... Rated G.

 

 Here is the post without the added pillow mints.