PAX Centurion - Summer 2017

Page 66 • PAX CENTURION • Summer 2017 617-989-BPPA (2772) Sports trivia… From Sports Trivia Questions on page 61 Bird feeders… a parable Declaration of Homestead Protect your residence! If you own a home, call us today to find out how you can protect your property up to $500,000.00 Don Green Law Office of Donald E. Green (A full service law firm) 2235 Washington Street Roxbury, MA 02119 (617) 442-0050 toll free (877) DON-GREEN As we have over the past 30 years, we offer a discounted fee to police officers Don Green Annette Hill Green Eire Pub 795 Adams Street Dorchester, MA 02124 1. In 1977, 3,644 home runs were hit during the MLB season which is a record that still stands today. 2,013 were hit in the American League, and 1,631 in the National League. 2. The last major leaguer to hit 50 home runs and not win the MVP Award was Orioles first baseman Chris Davis in 2013. 3. The lastAmerican golfer towin theBritishOpenwas Zach Johnson in 2015. 4. HankAaron appeared in 25All Star games during his career which is an MLB record. 5. The American League record for most home runs in a season is held by Roger Maris who belted 61inl961. 6. The last team to appear in consecutiveWorld Serieswas theKansas City Royals who did it in 2014-15. 7. The three NFL teams that do not hold training camp in the state where they play are the Dallas Cowboys who train in Oxnard, California, the New Orleans Saints who train in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and the Carolina Panthers who play in Charlotte, North Carolina but hold training camp in Spartanburg, South Carolina. 8. The recent change that the NFL made in regards to overtime was shortening the overtime period from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. 9. Prior to the upcoming season the last time the NHL expanded was in 2000 when the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild entered the league. 10. The last time the NBA expanded was in 2004 when the Charlotte Bobcats entered the league. I bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it with seed. What a beauty of a bird feeder it was, as I filled it
lovingly with seed. Within a week we had hundreds of birds
taking advantage of the continuous flow of free and easily accessible food. But then the birds started building nests in the boards of the patio, above the table, and next to the barbecue. Then came the shit. It was everywhere: on the patio tile,
the chairs, the table...everywhere! Then some of the birds
turned mean. They would dive bomb me and try to peck me even though I had
fed them out of my own pocket. And others birds were boisterous and loud. They
sat on the feeder and
squawked and screamed at all hours of the day and night and demanded that I fill it when it got low on food. After a while, I couldn’t even
sit on my own back porch anymore So I took down the bird feeder and in three days
the birds were gone. I cleaned up their mess and took down
the many nests they had built all over the patio. Soon, the back yard was like
it used to be… quiet, serene… and no one demanding their
rights to a free meal. Now let’s see…Our government gives out
free food, subsidized housing,
free medical care and free education, and allows anyone born here to be an automatic citizen. Then the illegals came by the
tens of thousands. Suddenly our taxes went up to pay for
free services; small apartments are housing five families; you have to wait six hours to be seen by an emergency room doctor;Your child’s second grade class is behind other schools because over half the class doesn’t speak English. Corn Flakes now come in a bilingual box; I have to
‘press one’ to hear my bank
talk to me in English, and people waving flags other
than “ours” are
squawking and screaming
in the streets, demanding more rights and free liberties. Just my opinion, but maybe
it’s time for the government
to take down the bird feeder. If you agree, pass it on; if not,
just continue cleaning up the shit!