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I wish to incite all Christians to rise up and take back the United States of America with all of God's manifold blessings. We want the free allowance of the Bible and prayers allowed again in schools, halls of justice, and all governing bodies. We don't seek a theocracy until Jesus returns to earth because all men are weak and power corrupts the very best of them.
We want to be a kinder and gentler people without slavery or condescension to any.

The world seems to be in a time of discontent among the populace. Christians should not fear. God is Love, shown best through Jesus Christ. God is still in control. All Glory to our Creator and to our God!


A favorite quote from my good friend, Jack Plymale, which I appreciate:

"Wars are planned by old men,in council rooms apart. They plan for greater armament, they map the battle chart, but: where sightless eyes stare out, beyond life's vanished joys, I've noticed,somehow, all the dead and mamed are hardly more than boys(Grantland Rice per our mutual friend, Sarah Rapp)."

Thanks Jack!

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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Kentucky History Lesson from Dr. Ralph Hovermale

Every now & then you people who left KY need a lesson!



This is as good as it ever gets, enjoy.
History Lesson on  Kentucky

For those of you who live in  Kentucky you might find this interesting.. 

And for those of you who don't, YOU might also find this interesting. 


Today's history lesson! 


 

1792 -  Kentucky was the first state on the western frontier to join the Union .


 

1816 - (first promoted)  Mammoth   Cave , with 336+ miles of mapped passages, is the world's longest cave.  It is 379 feet deep and contains at least 5 levels of passages..  It's second only to  Niagara Falls as the most popular tourist attraction in the  US ...  It became a National Park on July 1, 1941. 

  

1856 - The first enamel bathtub was made in  Louisville ..

  

1883 - The first electric light bulb was shown in  Louisville .  Thomas Alva Edison introduced his invention to crowds at the Southern Exposition. 

  

1887 - Mother's Day was first observed in  Henderson by teacher Mary S. Wilson .  It became a national holiday in 1916. 

  

1893 - 'Happy Birthday to You', probably the most sung song in the world, was written by two  Louisville sisters - Mildred and Patricia Hill. 

  

Late 19th century - Bibb lettuce was first cultivated by Jack Bibb in Frankfort , Kentucky 



1896 - The first (known) set of all male quintuplets was born in  Paducah . 

  

1934 - Cheeseburgers were first tasted at Kaelin's Restaurant in  Louisville . 

  

1937 - The first Wigwam Village Motel, with units in the shape of a 'teepee', was built by Frank A. Redford in Cave City .  

 

 1946 - Dave Durr born in Kentucky

The world's largest baseball bat, a full one hundred twenty (120) feet tall and weighing 68,000 pounds, can be seen at the  Louisville   Slugger Museum in  Louisville (Jefferson Co.). 

  

Chevrolet Corvettes are manufactured only in Bowling Green .  

 

Covington (St. Mary's Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption) is home to the world's largest hand blown stained glass window in existence.

It measures an astounding 24 feet by 67 feet and contains 117 different figures. 

  

The world's largest crucifix, standing at sixty (60) feet tall, is in Bardstown (Nelson Co.).

  

Fort Knox holds more than $6 billion worth of gold - the largest amount stored anywhere in the world.  

 

The JIF plant in  Lexington is the world's largest peanut butter producing facility. 

  

Kentucky has more resort parks than any other state in the nation. 

  

Middlesboro is the only United States city built inside a meteor crater..  CHECKED IT OUT ON GOOGLE EARTH. APPEARS TO BE ABOUT 4 1/4 MILES ACROSS AND 360 FEET DEEP.



Newport is home to The World Peace Bell, the world's largest free-swinging bell. 

  

Pike County is the world's largest producer of coal. 

  

Pikeville annually leads the nation (per capita) in consumption of Pepsi-Cola. 

  

Post-It Notes are made exclusively in Cynthiana , KY. 

  

Shaker Village ( Pleasant Hill ) is the largest historic community of its kind in the United States 

  

Christian County is 'wet', while  Bourbon   County is 'dry'. 

('wet 'sells liquor; 'dry' does not) 

  

Barren County has the most fertile land in the state. 

  

Lake Cumberland has more miles of shoreline than the state of  Florida .. 

  

Kentucky is best known for its beautiful blue grass.  And, let us not forget about the basketball and the Race Horses !!

And Sunny California is no longer where the beautiful people come from, its from under the Blue Moon of Kentucky where many of em start! Turns out us Hillbillies are Mighty Purdy to Y'all!! :

Celebrities Born and/or raised in KY:

George Clooney (Sexiest Man Alive)
Johnny Depp (Sexiest Man Alive)
Tom Cruise (Sexiest Man Alive)
Ashley Judd (one of the sexiest women alive!)

Nick Lachey
Kevin Ricardson (Backstreet Boy)
Brian Litrell (Backstreet Boy)
Lee Majors
Muhammad Ali
Victor Mature
Annie Potts (Designing Women)
Sean Young
Dwight Yoakam (singer/actor; Slingblade, Roswell ,Panic Room)
Diane Sawyer
John Carpenter (Director)
Ned Beatty (Back to School, Deliverance, Life)
Harry Dean Stanton (Molly Ringwald¢s Dad in Pretty in Pink)
Florence Henderson (Mrs Brady)
Billy Ray Cyrus (thus his daughter "Hannah Montana"....once removed!)
Chuck Woolery
James Best (sheriff on Dukes of Hazard)
Charles Napier ("Bureaucrat tryin to save his ass" in Rambo II)
Don Everly
Naomi Judd
Winona Judd
Bill Monroe (Father of Bluegrass )
Tom T. HAll
John Michael Montgomery
Loretta Lynn (First Lady of Country Music)
Dwain Messer
Patti Loveless
Ricky Skaggs
Keith Whitley
Rosemary Clooney

The Trollinger Brothers

Just to name a few...
And then there more interesting things about this state..............For example, Below are some  'rules for rural ' Kentucky '. 

                                   

         

 THE  RULES  OF  RURAL  Kentucky  ARE  AS  FOLLOWS:  

 

Listen  up  City  Slickers!  

  

1.  Pull your droopy pants up.  You look like an idiot.  

  

2.  Turn your cap right, your head isn't crooked.  

  

3.  Let's get this straight; it's called a 'dirt road.'  I drive a pickup truck because I want to.  No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your Lexus.  Drive it or get out of the way.  

  

4.  They are cattle. They're live steaks. That's why they smell funny to you. But they smell like money to us. Get over it. Don't like it?  Rt.. 80 goes east and west, I-75 goes north and south. Pick one.  

  

5.  So you have a $60,000 car. We're impressed. We have $150,000 corn pickers and hay balers that are driven only 3 weeks a year.  

  

6.  So every person in  Southern Kentucky waves. It's called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.  

 

7.  If that cell phone rings while an 8-point buck and 3 does are coming in, we WILL shoot it out of your hand. You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.  

  

8.  Yeah, we eat taters & gravy, beans & cornbread. You really want sushi & caviar? It's available, at the corner bait shop.  

 

9.  The 'Opener' refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November.  

 

10.  We open doors for women. That is applied to all women, regardless of age. 

  

11.  No,  there's no 'vegetarian special' on the menu.  Order steak. Or you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham & turkey.

 

 

12.  When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.. 

 

13.  You bring 'coke' into my house, it better be brown, wet and served over ice.  

 

14.  You bring 'Mary Jane' into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.  

 

15.  We have a whole ton of folks in the Army,  Navy,  Air Force,  and Marines. So don't mess with us. If you do, you will get whipped by the best..  

 

16.  Turn down that blasted car stereo! That thumpity-thump crap ain't music, anyway. We don't want to hear it anymore than we want to see your boxers. Refer back to #1.  

 

17.  4 inches isn't a blizzard - it's a flurry. Drive like you got some sense in it, and DON'T take all our bread, milk, and bleach from the grocery stores. This ain't  Alaska, worst case you may have to live a whole day without croissants. The pickups with snow blades will have you out the next day.  

 

18.  Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. ... It's about learning to dance in the rain! 

 

A true Kentuckian will send this on.

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