How Asia Booth Saw Her Brother

In her gentle autobiography and memoir about growing up with her brother John Wilkes Booth, Asia Booth treated him with kindness, respect and love.  She claimed that she was not being an apologist for him in spite of his assassinating Abraham Lincoln, which she was sure would bring her whole family to eventual ruin.  Instead, she stated that she simply wished that the country would be served by illuminating another side of her brother, of which they were unaware and that the our nation would find in its collective heart a way to forgive and heal from its wound.  At the conclusion of my manuscript "John Wilkes Booth Before the Civil War", I quote one of her lines of tender mercy, as she recalled a happier time of their youth together. Asia descrbed her brother Wilkes as "lover of nature, tender with bugs, etc."  A glimpse of John Wilkes Booth that many historians tend to ignore.

Uber Smuber

This past week, Uber tested a proto-type of the driverless vehicles they plan to use in the future.  On the Sunday morning news today, I saw the CEO of Lyft being interviewed and saying that they plan on offering the same services as Uber.  The Lyft dude thought driverless vehicles would be the norm within 10 years.  I watched with great interest because I drive for Uber now, and was curious about how soon they plan on replacing me with a robot.  I did a little digging and came across an article I wrote for Machine Design Magazine way back in 2005.  This article describes manless robotic vehicles too.  Back then, DARPA (the research arm of the Department of Defense) had been mandated by the Congress of the United States to make 30% of its vehicles driverless by the year 2015.  That didn't happen either.  I am sharing the link to the article for my techie friends.  If you aren't a techie, you will probably not enjoy the article.

http://machinedesign.com/archive/making-robotic-cross-country-racer

Nazi Fun Facts--Nazi Rock Star, Hermann Goering

A fascinating thing happened at the Nuremburg Trials after WWII.  Immediately after he first testified, preaching German propaganda from the witness stand and outshining the US Prosecutor, the despicable, vain, greedy and funny Nazi war criminal, Hermann Goering began to receive thousands of letters in the form of fan mail, which he was never allowed to read.  The messages were all similar with phrases like, "Way to go Herman", "Hang tough Hermann", (unintentional double entendre), "Keep ;your chin up", etc.  These letters came from all over the world, not just Germany.  This iconic idol and caricature of a human being was admired for his wit and humor in spite of all his flaws by people in America,as well as remote places on the globe.

Reduced Price Again--Now only asking $2500

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Reduced again from $3900 to $2900 to current price of $2500. Final offer, cash only, As Is. Beautiful RV Park, lot rent only $4300 per year or $358 per month. 35 ft.,dual axle, self contained with shower, vanity, sink, storage, and commode. Separate master br with queen sized bed. Older model but in very good condition. View of Pamlico Sound from either deck on a shaded lot, a real rarity on the island. Must see it to believe. Lots of storage space and a lot of extras thrown in. Turn key situation with silverware, cooking pots and pans, camping equipment etc included in the price. I will be down on Labor Day Weekend to sell it. If it doesn't sell now, the price will revert back to $3900 and must be viewed from whatever storage lot I park it in Hatteras, or the Richmond area. If you are serious about it, call my cell phone rather than texting. This is a one weekend deal.
do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers

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