B.A. Williams Jr., ex-judge, dies | Richmond Times-Dispatch

B.A. Williams Jr., ex-judge, dies | Richmond Times-Dispatch

The Time Has Come

Yesterday afternoon in Franklin Virginia, Benjamin Atticus Williams Jr died peacefully at the tender age of 90. He was surrounded by friends and family. He lived a full and wonderful life. It was thirteen years and one day after his wife, Corinne Millikin Williams, died.
He was an amazing man, loved by many. As my grandmother was known to say, "All men are little boys." This certainly rang true in the sweetest of ways for her husband and my grandfather, Daddy Ben. All of his grandchildren and great grandchildren, as well as his two sons and their wives, will be together on Tuesday to remember, celebrate and lay him to rest.
I am so blessed to have known him and have him in my life. He will be missed and cherished.

His beginnings, as written by him for his memoirs for the Library of Congress on his WWII experiences:
"My name is Benjamin Atticus Williams, Jr. I was
born November 6, 1919, to Benjamin Atticus
Williams and Ida Davis Williams in Courtland,
Virginia. In August of 1919 my parents’ house
burned, so I was born in the home of my mother’s
sister, Nette Davis Howell. Aunt Nette lived on the
corner of Flaggy Run Road and Linden Street. We
lived at this address until 1935 when my mother
bought a home on Main Street. We shared this house
with Misses Mabel and Irene Kitchen, two maiden
ladies who helped my mother spoil me to some extent.
My mother was a wonderful woman. She was a good
businesswoman and made many sacrifices for me. I
grew up in Courtland playing baseball, and fishing
and swimming in the Nottoway River. I was a
member of the football and baseball teams for
Courtland High School and graduated in 1937.
I have been told that my father was a progressive
businessman. He was the head of the Peoples Bank of
Southampton when he suffered a ruptured appendix.
My father was transported to Norfolk Hospital by
train and died in March of 1920. I was about 4
months old."

What a Hatch

The Handsome Man's father, a funny man in his own right, made the comment, "What a Hatch," referring to Richard Hatch of Survivor fame. That Hatch has also been, up until today, prisoner Hatch. The inflection used by father of Handsome Man, was less than appreciative when talking about the Newport resident who likes to run sans shirt through out neighborhood. But all I could think when I saw this link about the Senator from Utah was, What a Hatch.

Coupons made on his home computah

If you missed Saturday Night Live last night with Drew Barrymore, you missed some gems. Here is one in particular where James Carville, as played by Bill Hader, said this:

It's like looking into a mirror...after you've done a ton of coke off of it

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Compare and Contrast:

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Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

- Walking 2 dogs twice daily ( Havanese breed, small)
- Lunch daily – prepare, serve
- Grocery shopping on weekly basis – for home and office
- Travel arrangements, making reservations
- Event and engagement organization and planning
- Running errands as needed, i.e. dry cleaning, gift purchasing
- Managing calendar, making appointments
- Placing orders online and from catalogues
-Correspondence including email, cards
-Coordinating and creating church usher schedule

Requirements:

- Detail oriented
- Superior organization and communication skills
- Microsoft Office proficient
- Some familiarity with Mac systems
- Must have reliable car
- Proof of car insurance
-Ability to work with little supervision

Flexible hours, approximately 20/week

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No phone calls please

That's 100!

As a show of my love and open-mindedness, I attended an event in support of a cause that is not exactly close to my heart. I found a few reasonable justifications for attending, as I am apt to do. The event was for the our state's young enter political party here. I was told that the head of the national party would be in attendance. This fellow is very entertaining, although not very effective - in my humble opinion. He, of course, was not in attendance. Also, as I am currently pursing a masters in Political Science, I figured it would be good to see how the other side operates, as I have yet to do in all my days of politicking. Needless to say, I am not worried and I was not impressed. I will omit the general cattiness that could fill this post and keep with the mission of this blog, what he said.
After over two hours, the speakers finally got up to energize their base. The guy in charge of this youth group, in an attempt to fire them up, gave some stats and info about the strength and momentum of their group. The one that he seemed most proud of and excited about was the difference in numbers of facebook members between their organization and their rival group.

Young guy: "Listen to this one. You're gonna love this! The Young enter opposition party here, as of today, has 350 members on facebook. Do you know how many we have, after only being around for 1 year?!?!? 450!!!!"

Handsome Man: (dripping with vodka and sarcasm) "That's 100!"

Me: dying laughing

Not so Young guy: turns to Handsome Man and nods, "that is 100," completely oblivious to the sarcasm yet swayed by the weight of the numbers

Again, I am not worried.