Nearly every American knows the story of bonnie and Clyde. The two were famous for their robberies and their ability to elude the law enforcement officers who were after them. Their run finally came to an end but they left behind some things to remember them by.

These things in particular were a .45 caliber Thompson submachine gun and an 1897 12-guage Winchester shotgun. The guns were seized after the pair shot two officers and continued their escape efforts. The guns recently sold at auction for a whopping $210,000 dollars. I guess their legacy lives on.

There has been some news around here lately that I haven’t had a chance to tell you about. It’s been a very busy time over the last few months and my writing has suffered. The big news is that my cousin John is Moving To Virginia. He has decided to transfer his job to this area and will be coming here soon. I am glad that I will be able to see him more often and be able to visit him and his wife easily.

John notified me of the good news last week and is preparing his household items for the big switch. He is busy packing up the items he wants to keep and discarding the ones he doesn’t need. He asked me about Virginia Moving Companies and whether I knew of any he could trust. While I am not an expert on Virginia Movers, I knew I would do what I could to help him out. I went online to find out what I could on the subject.

I found that there are many moving companies out there. Some have better ratings than others and are preferred by their customers. I tried to steer John toward one of the better companies so there would be no problems. I even found some Virginia International Movers that he might use. I’ll be glad to welcome john to Virginia and help him get started in his new home.

The entire east coast is bracing for the effects of hurricane Irene. Everywhere I go I see stores boarded up with plywood and the hatches are all battened down. Many stores in our area are closing early, but it is just as well as the shelves are empty anyway.

We have been lucky so far as the power is still on and I am able to write. We have stocked up on candles and water and so I believe we can make it though the effects of the storm. It is a little scary but I think we have been through the worst of it.

In the news today is an article about the U.S. intends to withhold $800 million dollars in aid from the Pakistani military. I was glad to hear this as I am a little tired of Pakistan’s antics. They are supposed to be our friends but it seems that they are stabbing us in the back at times.

As a taxpayer, I get frustrated when I know we are giving money away to people who don’t seem to respect us. They still seem to be mad about the raid on Osama Bin Laden. I say we keep our money until they change their minds about the world.

The news of the death of Osama Bin Laden has caused much jubilation around the world. I find it a little strange that there was a crowd of about 100 people shown celebrating in front of the White House within minutes of President Obama’s announcement. Where did all those people come from? How did they get there so quickly? Where did they get all those flags they were waving? After all, the announcement come late on Sunday night and the White House is not in a residential area. I find the whole thing very suspicious.