Your post reminded me of how irritated my dad’s oldest brother (IOW, my uncle) became upon learning that the widow of one of his younger brothers had willed her entire estate to her niece, having had no children of her own. It seems the brothers had some kind of pact among themselves about their estates. However, the younger brother passed first so his wife had full control of all the assets and the unwritten pact was of no concern to her. I should note that the irritated uncle was definitely not without personal assets so it was not as much about the money as it was feeling that the pact should have been honored by the widow.
09/30/2025 6:02:20 PM PDT
· 29 of 54 metmom
to Peter ODonnell
I can well believe the actions of the nephew.
It’s seen too many cases of greed like that in families when it comes to inheritances and the old man’s actions are understandable, if that is the case. Not justifiable, but I get it.
That said, I’m not surprised that dementia is involved. That leaves open the possibility that the nephew is actually innocent.
09/30/2025 5:52:41 PM PDT
· 19 of 23 mairdie
to Governor Dinwiddie
I still have a 78 rpm record in the attic from childhood in the 50’s with all the military hymns. Would play it over and over again, and The Navy Hymn was an especial favorite. We really enjoyed patriotism in those days and held the military in great respect.
09/30/2025 5:44:19 PM PDT
· 17 of 23 fidelis
to artichokegrower
"The painting, also known as “Jesus and Lifeboat,” was created by marine artist LT Hunter Wood, USMS, in 1944 for the chapel at the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Basic School in San Mateo, California. It depicts merchant seamen adrift in a lifeboat after being torpedoed, with Jesus guiding them through stormy seas. When the San Mateo campus closed in 1947, the artwork was transferred to Kings Point.
"For nearly 80 years, the painting hung in the Elliot M. See Room of Wiley Hall before being relocated in 2023 following a complaint suggesting it violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment."
Seriously, the painting hung there for so many years, and in all that time did it threaten the "no-establishment clause" of the Constitution or establish Christianity as the State religion? What harm did it do? The people that complained about it were idiots, as were the authorities that had it removed.