Who was the White Mouse?

OK, I admit it, I am a HISTORY NUT.

The average person doesn't know who Nancy Grace Augusta Wake was.  She was born August 30, 1912.

Trained as a nurse, she worked in England as a newspaper reporter before the war. She was able to interview Hitler in 1933. That interview changed her life. She fought in Europe during WWII. During this time the Gestapo killed Henry Fiocca, her first husband. They tortured him until he died, trying to find the location of the WHITE MOUSE. That's what German Intelligence called Nancy Wake. It was said she was a beautiful small woman ... until the fighting started -- at which time she fought like five men.

Nancy spent most of WWII fighting in France. She is said to have saved several thousand Allied solders', plus others', lives through her efforts. Legend has it, she killed a German solider with her bare hands; broke his neck. I guess the Resistance Directorate Special Ops training paid off. Decorated by four countries for heroism, duty and bravery, she was honored with a total of eleven medals.

She remarried after WWII to a British RAF pilot John Forward who died in 1997. Wake went back to Australia for a number of years after the war, then returned to Britain. Nancy died a few weeks ago (August 7, 2011) in a nursing home for old soldiers in Britain. Ninety-eight years old -- almost made it to 99.

If you would like to learn more of the "White Mouse," just check the internet.

The media tells me that heroes are professional athletes and Hip-Hop artists.There are not many heroes left to look up to anymore. I think I found one. If you are looking for one you might consider Nancy THE WHITE MOUSE Wake.

Remember God only gives us a certain number of days. I don't planing on wasting the ones I have left.

Until we talk again.

Mike

Scorpions, Kay, and Judge Roy Bean

You ask what do scorpions, my wife Kay, and Judge Roy (the hanging judge) Bean have in common?   If you remember Judge Bean (of West Texas fame) would tell the defendants before him in the court room. Oh we're going to give you a trial first, then we will hang you.





About 50 plus years ago Kay, living in Texas, awoke in the middle of the night to find she was sharing her pajamas ...

... with a scorpion.





A condition apparently the scorpion was not to pleased about.


Anyway, the scorpion proceeded to let Kay know just how unhappy it was with the cohabitation of said clothing. In fact the scorpion made its presence known three times prior to Kay's decision to let the scorpion have the PJs to itself. As one might deduce from such an experience, Kay, how shall we say, has little love for scorpions.


Well as fate would have it, now that we are living in Mexico. A scorpion appeared in our living room. Much to the scorpion's surprise, or should I say it's misfortune, Kay found it first. Well, as you might understand the poor scorpion did not even get a trial. Just ... BAM! BAM! BAM!


I suppose that even after 50 plus years Kay has still not forgiven scorpions for the previous incident. Just goes to show scorpions may forget, but elephants and my wife DO NOT. There is a lesson in there for me somewhere, I will just have to figure it out.

Remember God only gives us a certain number of days, I don't plan on wasting the ones I have left.

Until we talk again.

Mike