often I tell my kids that we should strive to learn something new Every single day.  For me personally, today brought the discovery of Inventor Richard B. Spikes.  Largely unknown, Spikes invented and/or patented the Automatic Gear Shift, The Automatic Safety Brake, Automobile Directional Signals, The Continuous Contact Trolley Pole and several other items that we daily use to get from Point a to Point b.  Outside the realm of transportation, Richard Spikes is also credited with invented/patenting the Beer Keg Tap, The Multi barrel Machine Gun, The Horizontally-Swinging Barber Chair & bringing at least eight other innovations for the world.  Spikes Beer Keg Tap was purchased by The Milwaukee Brewing Company & his Directional Signals picked up for use in the Pierce Arrow.  His transmission & Gear-Shifting innovations were used industry wide from the 1930's on.  Sadly Richard Spikes began losing his eyesight while working on the Safety Brake in 1962.  So to adapt, he then invented a drafting device that would allow other blind engineers to use going forward.  Richard B. Spikes died in 1963.  We at The Wandering Eyes Blog salute his memory & legacy.  
Think about him next time you get in the car & shift into motion.

Sources: 
http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/richard-spikes-innovator-industry
http://blackinhistory.tumblr.com/post/48079044078/richard-spikes#.VPIM7_nF-gE
http://www.google.com/patents/US1889814

Boxing has only seen 23 Undisputed Heavyweight Champions of The World in all of its history-and none since 1999.  Floyd Patterson & Muhammad Ali did it multiple times; but NO ONE made an IMPACT like a young Mike Tyson.  having become the first to win the WBA, WBC & IBF Titles Belts in 1987, Tyson scored huge victories over Larry Holmes, Tony Tubbs & Michael Spinks in 1988, one has to place 1989 as his final year of true dominance.  Unfortunately for British Boxer Frank Bruno, he came in line for a championship bout before Don King, Robin Givens & the homies drained Iron Mike of his spirit.  Enjoy the Carnage.

For those that did or didn't see parts One or Two, here's the Third Installment of my attempt to tastefully shout out some of the pioneers in that industry, that broke down some of the barriers, and some of the most beautiful women to ever grace the small screen (or at least the Porn Screen Lol).  
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Alexis Amore is a 5'2" 34 DD Cup Wearing Peruvian Goddess.  Previously working as a  model for Nordstrom's, Aleis worked in Porn from 1999 to 2013.  It is unclear just how many movies she played in; but it is definitely Evident that she made her presence known each time she showed up for work.

Uniquely put together of German, Puerto Rican and Norwegian descent, Alexis Teas has won too many "Best Of The Year" Awards to count.  Breaking onto the scene in 2006, Alexis Texas has since risen to being considered one of the Top 10 Porn Stars today if not higher).

Born in Naples, Italy, this sister reigns as one of the most recognizable Black Women in the Porn Industry today.  Debuting in 2006, and retiring in 2013, Aurira Jolie made the choice to do Only Anal Scenes-saving the rest for her future Husband.  Interesting...

Jazmine Cashmere is a BEAST!!!  Hailing from Chicago, this lovely 5'5" 34 DD Cup Cutie is so bad that she was once allegedly offered $10K for a weekend Get Down with an unnamed Los Angeles Clipper.  appearing in over 100 adult films, since 2004, Jazmine Cashmere retired after finding religion-also out of concern for her young children in 2010.  If you ever saw her in action, she would be hard to forget.

Said to have originally worked as a waitress, physical therapist, then Exotic Dancer, Jenaveve Jolie worked on at least 250 adult titles between 2004 & 2013 (some sites say as many as 400).  This lovely little Mexican Hottie is truly to be considered to be among the Best Ever!

Kaylani Lei is a Beautiful mixture of Filipino & Chinese Descent.  With over 200 films under her belt, Ms. Lee has also made her mark in Mainstream Television-most notably on "Zane's Sex Chronicles."  In 2015, she was inducted into the Adult Video News, or AVN, Hall of Fame.

Not a lot of biographical information can be found about this 5'7" Georgia Peach; but So Much can be said about her presence onscreen.  With 32A-19-36 Measurements, and alot of Personality, Kapri Styles is Truly Amazing!  

Coming out of Porto Alegre, Brazil, Monica Santiago dodn't even start working on Porn until she was 31 Years Old.  Working from 2006 til 2012, and working a little over 65 films, this Chica will assuredly never be forgotten.  With 33-25-39 Measurements-one Very Obvious-Monica Santiago truly has the Best Barbed Wire Tattoo I've ever seen. Lol.

born in New Delhi, India, this former fashion and swimwear model also worked as a stripper for 12 years prior to appearing in porn.  Well known, and very popular, Priya Rai won the 2009 AVN Award for Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene.  Short, but distinguished, her career lasted from 2007 to 2013.  

Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, The Lovely Ms. Baxxx didn't start working in porn until she was 33 years old.  Imagine what could have been...  Standing at  5'8, and working with a 36D-25-38 Frame, this Goddess won The 2011 Urban X Award for Female Performer of the Year.  Absolutely one of the most beautiful women ever to grace ANY screen.

As me and my family watchedd & laughed at the bizarre Season Three episode of The Boondocks, entitled "Smokin' with Cigarettes," who would have imagined that the craziness was based on real life events.  For those that don't know, or forgot, Latarian Milton (aka Lamilton Taeshawn) is a real kid that had some real ill adventures.  Did a lot of damage too.  For whatever reason, I woke up thinking about this cat this morning.  Who knows where this kid is today, and for that matter I'm not sure that I even want to know.  Anyway, check out the Illness & enjoy.

In the past I've written about the code words used to convey just why a Black, Brown or Yellow Inhabitant of this nation was beaten or killed after being confronted by a cop.  Usually the code words center around the implication that this person was somehow deemed to be a threat (i.e "The Suspect was Non Compliant," "The Officer Feared For His Life," "A Crime Had Been Committed, In That Area, Earlier In The Day," etc).  However, many of these same tense confrontations take place in other communities & those "citizens" either Live To See Their Day In Court-or Walk Away with a Warning.  YouTube is full of videos of White Citizens assaulting cops, and much care was taken to simply contain said suspect.  So what's the difference?  It's the Mentality.  NO, ALL COPS ARE NOT RACIST & VIOLENT.  But they are human.  Socialization is real, and so is its psychological impact on how we view everything around us is real.  So if said cop views certain elements of the population in a negative light, Right or Wrong, this will impact how they interact with them.  Sad to say this often places The Black & Brown population in danger, whenever we come into the presence of cops.  We must Dissect 7 Attack the Mentality that far to often leads to the use of Lethal Force in Black & Latino Communities across America.
  Here we have Seattle Police Officer Cynthia Witlatch & Charleston, West Virginia Lieutenant Shawn Williams as recent examples of people who just shouldn't have a badge.   

Seattle Police Officer Cynthia Witlatch arrested an elderly Black man for carrying a golf club down the street.  According to her reports, the golf club was viewed as a weapon & he was using it in a threatening manner towards her.  The reality of the matter was that the 69-year-old man was using the golf club as a cane.  And the allegedly threatening behavior took place while she was driving past him.   Officer Whitlatch wrote in her reports that she wasn’t certain if Wingate’s action was “directed at me” until she saw him in the rearview mirror.  Wingate’s “demeanor was hostile and his actions were threatening and I perceived them as such.”  in-car video did not capture those events.
After hearing that William Wingate had accepted a plea deal for an unlawful weapon charge, Officer Witlatch sent emails to the state Attorney's Office complaining that about that they should have also pursued Obstruction of Justice charges & then went on a Social Media Rant about Black Racists.  Dashcam footage has since been discovered, that shows that Mr. Wingate did nothing wrong, and even worse that Officer Witlatch lied in her reports.  Charges have since been dismissed.

Back in October, Charleston, West Virginia Lieutenant Shawn Williams was placed under Leave-pending Investigation-after video was released that exposed his White Supremacist leanings.  The video is said to have been of his eight year old daughter singing a Klu Klux Klan Anthem, while dressed in parts of his Police Uniform.  In the background he can allegedly be heard Shouting Racial Slurs.  Williams & many others claimed that there was some type of conspiracy against the Officer, and that his privacy had been violated, because the videos came from his personal computer.  In late January Lieutenant Williams finally resigned from the Charleston Police Department.  The video is said to have been leaked by his soon to be Ex-Wife.  Again remember that The SOCIALIZATION & Embedding of Racist Attitudes/Beliefs is key here.  Who knows what damage has been done to the mind of his eight year old daughter, or what havoc she may now spread among her peers.