I'd give it away but my wife won't let me.

1. View of the Pamlico Sound
2. Shady lot right next to the woods
3. Dirt Cheap
4. All the extras like silverware, camping equipment, cookware thrown in for free.

Great neighbors in a year-round campground in Paradise.  Who could ask for anything more?  Most inquiries want to know lot rent etc.  $4300 yearly or $358 per month.  Must have good credit either way. I am selling the trailer AS IS and cash only.  Kevin Morris of Morris Mobile RV Service in Buxton says it is in good enough condition to move, but I believe that the ideal buyer will want to keep it where it is for the next 10-20 years.  It's an older model, but still in great shape, but it has been on the island for a few years now.  Keeping it where it is avoids the expense of new tires and DMV etc.  I am posting this as a public post to Facebook, so please, please, please FB friends, reshare this like crazy.  My lease runs out at the end of August.  I don't want to fool with moving it again.  I didn't get to use it enough last year to get my money's worth, so my best option is to sell it now and regret it later.  I couldn't find this deal in a million years if I was trying to find it.  So come on.  Take advantage of me.  Buy it today.  I am including the craigslist link.  If you can't use the link for some reason, the path you can use to find it on craig'slist is  Craigslist--Richmond--for sale--RV's.  Then under options, type in the dollar amount as minimum $2900 and maximum $2900.  After that, when you click on "search" it pops up.  More pics and details at the craig'slist site.  You can call me on my cell at 804-586-8617 but please don't bother me unless you are serious about buying it.  I'm frustrated because I went down the last two weekends to show it and neither party could buy it.  One guy gave me a deposit but his wife would not allow it to happen and the other person did not have a good enough credit rating to rent the lot and she didn't have enough money to buy the trailer for cash and have any money left over to move it. Help me out guys, time is running out on my lease.  https://richmond.craigslist.org/rvs/5685535752.html

Yesterday I made a post directly to Facebook requesting that my friends "like, comment, share" or to either call or email me about details, or to buy the trailer. I made a similar appeal on Facebook through my Return of the Moops blog.  I did that at about 9AM.  Today, as of 4:20 AM, between the two posts, there have been 8 likes, two comments and 5 shares.  I am a little disappointed.  I made an appeal because I really needed help with the time left on my lease being so short.  So here is another appeal directly to my Facebook friends. Please help me sell my trailer by sharing this post with your circle of friends on Facebook.  I am assuming that there a lot of friends of friends that I don't know who may be interested.  It's is better to assume that than to assume that my Facebook friends are not really friends.  Regardless of my disappointment, the demographics of the people who responded are quite interesting.  All three of my sons shared the post.  All of the respondents were males, with the exception being my wife.  All of the respondents were either family members or former athletes from Atlantic Christian College, with the exception of one person being a former co-worker. Of the Atlantic Christian College athletes, two were on the basketball team and one was on the baseball team.  All of the people who responded were white, with the exception of one African American.  Only two responders were under 30 years old. None of my old friends from Henrico High School or the Northminster Baptist Church youth group responded, which kind of surprised me.  I can't waite to see what develops today.  As of now, I would like to thank Allen Searson, Robert Pegues, Joe Murray, and David Phares for helping me out.

Fantastic RV in Paradise

I really need some help from my friends.  My lease at Buxton Oaks RV Park runs out at the end of August and  I would like to find a buyer for my RV before that time is up.  I have priced it way below market value.  I am only asking $2900 for it.  You can't find a decent used pop-up for that amount.  Its on a lot with a large double level deck, which has a view of the Pamlico Sound from either one.  It is well shaded, right next to the woods on two sides, which is very rare and valuable on Hatteras Island. The trailer is an older model, but has been kept in great shape and serviced locally.  If I was looking for a deal this good, I would not be able to find it in a million years.  The lot rent is $4300 per year, or $358 per month and includes water and sewer in that price. The owner will require a application if you pay yearly, quarterly or monthly.  The campground is well groomed and  is a quiet, family oriented place which is open all year.  This is an ideal situation for a retiree or for some guys from an anglers club etc.  Please like and share this post and help me sell this trailer.  You can look at a bunch of pictures and learn more details at the craigslist site.  Just search for the Richmond, Sales, RV section and enter $2900 as your minimum and maximum price.  It will be the only post that shows up with that criteria.  Thanks for your help.  Please like and share as much as you can.
https://richmond.craigslist.org/search/rva?min_price=2900&max_price=2900

Truth Stranger Than Fiction Over and Over Again

John Wilkes Booth photographed by Charles Deforest Fredricks circa January 1860

This is an excerpt from a manuscript I wrote a couple of years ago for a class I took at University of Richmond. The title of the manuscript is "John Wilkes Booth Before the Civil War".   I have been unable to find any trace of this original material from the Governor's website (one of my resources) during a few recent searches.  However, these quotes are in their original form and exactly as I found them at the time that I was writing this manuscript.  We all know that now Bobby Mac has larger fish to fry and now is taking a lot of heat for other actions during his reign over the State of Virginia.  Since the writing of this material is dated from a couple of years ago, it is unlikely that the reader will be able to find any official web site from the state of Virginia with this information.

Excerpt:

On April 14, 2010. the headlines read, "Breaking:  Bob McDonnell Declares John Wilkes Booth Day in Virginia".  147.  The  article stated,

"In conjunction with his declaration of April as Confederate History Month Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell declared today John Wilkes Booth Day  in the state of Virginia.  'Booth was not only one of the brightest stars of the American stage in the antebellum era,' noted McDonnell, 'but he was a member of the stock company of Richmond Theatre in Virginia and often said to be the most handsome man in America.  I am also proud to honor Booth,'  the Governor added, 'for his military service with the Richmond Grays.'  McDonnell seemed nonplussed when pressed on whether it was appropriate to honor the murderer of the sixteenth President of the United States on the 145th anniversary of the crime. 'Mr. Booth was a fine actor and a true Southern gentleman.  With this proclamation I honor him for those parts of his career that are most important to Virginians."  148

It was one of those "truth is stranger than fiction" moments and it passed almost unoticed.  McDonnell probably wasn't the only one who was "nonplussed" when reading this announcement in the newspapers.  The fact that the governor was questioned on it, probably means that some staffer was later grilled for not filling the governor in on the full story.  One would hope that the governor would know the full story about the Lincoln assassination and that maybe honoring an assassin on the anniversary date of his act of assassination could be deemed by others as inappropriate.  However inappropriate, the proclamation was made and one can only assume that the McDonnell administration didn't know any better, or that they didn't care that they were dispensing political dynamite.  Today, no mention of John Wilkes Booth can be found on the governor's official web site, so somebody must have eventually been informed that they made a serious error.  Surprisingly, what McDonnell took heat for at that time was something else completely-- when proclaiming April to be Confederate History Month, he failed to give the institution of slavery its due.  Now, the new and improved version of the proclamation gives slavery its own "WHEREAS".  On the Proclamation page of the Governor's official web site, it now reads,

"Whereas" it is important for all Virginians to understand that the institution of slavery led to this war and was an evil and inhumane practice that deprived people of their God-given inalienable rights and all Virginians are thankful for its permanent eradication from our borders, and the study of this time period should reflect upon and learn from this painful part of our history:  149.

As absurd as it may seem, now as part of Confederate History Month, Virginia has the distinction of being the only state in the Union to have an official John Wilkes Booth Day.

   

But what does the title really mean?

The title, Return of the Moops, is an oblique reference to the Seinfeld episode called the Bubble Boy.  George Costanza was playing Trivial Pursuit with the Bubble Boy.  It was Bubble Boys turn to answer.  The question came up, " who invaded Spain in the 7th century"? The correct answer is of course, the Moors.  But as fate would have it, the game card had a misprint which simply read "The Moops". So when Bubble Boy answered George, with "The Moors",  George smiled smugly and said, "oh no Bubble Boy, it was The Moops" .  This agitated the Bubble Boy so much that he ended up calling George a jerk and in an ensuing struggle, popped the bubble.  This then resulted in the Bubble Boy being carted off on a stretcher at the end of the episode.  

Now the question remains, can anyone see the relevance of the title in today's world?  Hint: just look at the Islamization of Europe and the current modus operandi of ISIS, who studiously imitate the practices of Mohammed and the converted Berbers (Moors) who conquered the Iberian Peninsula in the 7th Century.  I have actually met people  from Europe recently who believe that everything is just fine regarding the spread of Islam on their continent.  These people are doomed and are too ignorant to realize it.  All you have to do is watch a 10-minute Vice News video on You Tube of a European journalist embedded with ISIS troops to understand their intentions.  Since I was a child, I remember Europeans saying that Americans were naive.  I would like to quote Michael Corleone from the movie "Godfather" here.  "Who's being naive now, Kay?"

Tennis Collage

If the match doesn't get rained out, I will be shooting (photos) Midlothian High School Women's Tennis team today.

Nazi Stuff for Memorial Day--Photos Added

 Albert Speer

Baldur von Schirach

A couple of Nazi fun facts to honor our dead, who fought against that evil regime.  At the Nuremburg trials after WWII, only two Nazi leaders denounced Hitler:  Architect, Albert Speer and Hitler Youth Leader and Gauleiter of Vienna, Baldur von Schirach.

German officer's joke after D-day; if you see a white plane, it's American, a black plane, it's British, but if you see no planes at all, it's the Luftwaffe.

According to the diary of Goebbels, one of Hitler's worst character traits was procrastination.  Never in a million years would I have suspected that without reading it from a source who would be in a position to know.