Good Morning America

It's a new day in the good old U. S. of A. As I sit here typing this, I can see the sun rising out of my office window. Very few clouds are floating in the sky and from the look of things, there's a promise of fine weather today in the heartland.

This is my first entry at this blog, so perhaps an introduction is in order. My online name is Sgt. Slaughter, and I am a veteran who loves America and everything for which she stands; One nation, under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all, Amen. I served my country for seven years in the United States Army. I have a wife and one son, and they both love America as much as I do.

What can you expect from this blog? A number of things, actually. I will be writing about the people, places and events that make our country great. I will also be writing about the people who hate America and do their best to tear her down or destroy our fine way of life. I can assure you, what I write about them won't be nice. Occasionally, the reader may come across a story about the military, and sometimes, those stories may have mature content. When that happens, I will place words to that effect at the beginning of the entry to warn the reader.

'Nuff said about that.

Time to move on to today's historical report.

Today In America

Let's see. In 1843, Amelia Jenks Bloomer, contributed to the world of American fashion by introducing a new dress that, in time, would be known as a bloomer.

Hmm.....hey, here's an interesting tidbit. Today marked the first time Doc Holliday killed a man. Apparently some jackass started shooting up Doc's saloon, and Doc put the man in the ground. Go, Doc Holliday.

In 1935, July 19th marked the installation of the first automatic parking meter in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The meter was invented by a man named Carlton Magee. Good job, Carlton. Millions of Americans can thank you for your invention.

On this day in 1949, Harry Belafonte began his recording career. Too bad he turned out to be such a puke outside of his career as an entertainer. Ole Harry's nothing but a damned communist. To hell with his music, I say. There's plenty enough other good songs out there to enjoy that I don't need to spend even one minute listening to a jackass who actually thinks Fidel Castro is praiseworthy. I'd love to get Harry and lock him in an auditorium so he can speak his crap to an audience of Cuban refugees who fled the horrors of their country for a better life in the good old U. S. of A.

Finally, today marked the birth of Samuel Colt, who invented the Colt revolver. A hearty thank you goes out to Sam.

People, that's it for this morning. Y'all have a great day out there. Remember, only 109 days left till Obama gets his ass kicked on Election Day. Hoorah!