Three blondes were all applying for the last available position on the Texas Highway Patrol.
The detective conducting the interview looked at the three of them and said, "So y'all want to be cops, huh?"
The blondes all nodded. The detective got up, opened a file drawer and pulled out a folder. Sitting back down, he opened it and pulled out a picture, and said, "To be a detective, you have to be able to detect. You must be able to notice things such as distinguishing features and oddities such as scars and so forth."
So saying, he stuck the photo in the face of the first blonde and withdrew it after about two seconds. "Now, he said, "did you notice any distinguishing features about this man?"
The blonde immediately said, "Yes, I did. He has only one eye!"
The detective shook his head and said, "Of course he has only one eye in this picture! It's a profile of his face! You're dismissed!" The first blonde hung her head and walked out of the office.
The detective then turned to the second blonde, stuck the photo in her face for two seconds, pulled it back and said, "What about you? Notice anything unusual or outstanding about this man?"
"Yes! He only has one ear!" The detective put his head in his hands and exclaimed, "Didn't you hear what I just told the other lady? This is a profile of the man's face! Of course you can only see one ear!! You're excused also!" The second blonde sheepishly walked out of the office.
The detective turned his attention to the third and last blonde and said, "This is probably a waste of time, but.." He flashed the photo in her face for a couple of seconds and withdrew it, saying, "All right, did you notice anything distinguishing or unusual about this man?"
The blonde said, "I sure did. This man wears contact lenses."
The detective frowned, took another look at the picture and began looking at some of the papers in the folder. He looked up at the blonde with a puzzled expression and said, "You're absolutely right! His bio says he wears contacts! How in the world could you tell that by looking at his picture?"
The blonde rolled her eyes and said, "Well, DUH! With only one eye and one ear, he certainly can't wear glasses!"
Thanks Ted!
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Late Post from home
Three blondes were all applying for the last available position on the Texas Highway Patrol.
The detective conducting the interview looked at the three of them and said, "So y'all want to be cops, huh?"
The blondes all nodded. The detective got up, opened a file drawer and pulled out a folder. Sitting back down, he opened it and pulled out a picture, and said, "To be a detective, you have to be able to detect. You must be able to notice things such as distinguishing features and oddities such as scars and so forth."
So saying, he stuck the photo in the face of the first blonde and withdrew it after about two seconds. "Now, he said, "did you notice any distinguishing features about this man?"
The blonde immediately said, "Yes, I did. He has only one eye!"
The detective shook his head and said, "Of course he has only one eye in this picture! It's a profile of his face! You're dismissed!" The first blonde hung her head and walked out of the office.
The detective then turned to the second blonde, stuck the photo in her face for two seconds, pulled it back and said, "What about you? Notice anything unusual or outstanding about this man?"
"Yes! He only has one ear!" The detective put his head in his hands and exclaimed, "Didn't you hear what I just told the other lady? This is a profile of the man's face! Of course you can only see one ear!! You're excused also!" The second blonde sheepishly walked out of the office.
The detective turned his attention to the third and last blonde and said, "This is probably a waste of time, but.." He flashed the photo in her face for a couple of seconds and withdrew it, saying, "All right, did you notice anything distinguishing or unusual about this man?"
The blonde said, "I sure did. This man wears contact lenses."
The detective frowned, took another look at the picture and began looking at some of the papers in the folder. He looked up at the blonde with a puzzled expression and said, "You're absolutely right! His bio says he wears contacts! How in the world could you tell that by looking at his picture?"
The blonde rolled her eyes and said, "Well, DUH! With only one eye and one ear, he certainly can't wear glasses!"
Thanks Ted!
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What is a billion?
The next time you hear a politician use the word "billion" in a casual manner, think about whether you want the "politicians" spending your tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases.
A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
b. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
c. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
d. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
e. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at New Orleans. It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division . .
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number, what does it mean?
a. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you each get $516,528.
b. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home gets $1,329,787.
c. Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012.
Washington, D.C .. HELLO!!! ... Are all your calculators broken??
This is too true to be very funny
Tax his land, Tax his wage, Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes is the rule.
Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat.
Tax his ties, Tax his shirts, Tax his work, Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his booze, Tax his beers, If he cries, Tax his tears.
Tax his bills, Tax his gas, Tax his notes,
Tax his cash.
Tax him good and let him know That after taxes, he has no dough.
If he hollers, Tax him more, Tax him until he's good and sore.
Tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in which he lays.
Put these words upon his tomb, "Taxes drove me to my doom!"
And when he's gone, We won't relax, We'll still be after the inheritance TAX!!
Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax CDL License Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Dog License Tax Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel Permit Tax Gasoline Tax Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Inventory Tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax), IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax),
Liquor Tax, Luxury Tax, Marriage License Tax, Medicare Tax, Property Tax, Real Estate Tax, Service charge taxes, Social Security Tax, Road Usage Tax (Truckers), Sales Taxes,
Recreational Vehicle Tax, School Tax, State Income Tax, State Unemployment Tax (SUTA), Telephone Federal Excise Tax, Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax, Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax,
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax, Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax, Telephone State and Local Tax, Telephone Usage Charge Tax, Utility Tax, Vehicle License Registration Tax,
Vehicle Sales Tax, Watercraft Registration Tax, Well Permit Tax, Workers Compensation Tax.
COMMENTS: Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago And there was prosperity, absolutely no national debt, The largest middle class in the world and Mom stayed Home to raise the kids.
What the hell happened?????
Thanks Ron
The detective conducting the interview looked at the three of them and said, "So y'all want to be cops, huh?"
The blondes all nodded. The detective got up, opened a file drawer and pulled out a folder. Sitting back down, he opened it and pulled out a picture, and said, "To be a detective, you have to be able to detect. You must be able to notice things such as distinguishing features and oddities such as scars and so forth."
So saying, he stuck the photo in the face of the first blonde and withdrew it after about two seconds. "Now, he said, "did you notice any distinguishing features about this man?"
The blonde immediately said, "Yes, I did. He has only one eye!"
The detective shook his head and said, "Of course he has only one eye in this picture! It's a profile of his face! You're dismissed!" The first blonde hung her head and walked out of the office.
The detective then turned to the second blonde, stuck the photo in her face for two seconds, pulled it back and said, "What about you? Notice anything unusual or outstanding about this man?"
"Yes! He only has one ear!" The detective put his head in his hands and exclaimed, "Didn't you hear what I just told the other lady? This is a profile of the man's face! Of course you can only see one ear!! You're excused also!" The second blonde sheepishly walked out of the office.
The detective turned his attention to the third and last blonde and said, "This is probably a waste of time, but.." He flashed the photo in her face for a couple of seconds and withdrew it, saying, "All right, did you notice anything distinguishing or unusual about this man?"
The blonde said, "I sure did. This man wears contact lenses."
The detective frowned, took another look at the picture and began looking at some of the papers in the folder. He looked up at the blonde with a puzzled expression and said, "You're absolutely right! His bio says he wears contacts! How in the world could you tell that by looking at his picture?"
The blonde rolled her eyes and said, "Well, DUH! With only one eye and one ear, he certainly can't wear glasses!"
Thanks Ted!
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What is a billion?
The next time you hear a politician use the word "billion" in a casual manner, think about whether you want the "politicians" spending your tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases.
A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
b. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
c. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
d. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
e. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at New Orleans. It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division . .
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number, what does it mean?
a. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you each get $516,528.
b. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home gets $1,329,787.
c. Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012.
Washington, D.C .. HELLO!!! ... Are all your calculators broken??
This is too true to be very funny
Tax his land, Tax his wage, Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes is the rule.
Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat.
Tax his ties, Tax his shirts, Tax his work, Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his booze, Tax his beers, If he cries, Tax his tears.
Tax his bills, Tax his gas, Tax his notes,
Tax his cash.
Tax him good and let him know That after taxes, he has no dough.
If he hollers, Tax him more, Tax him until he's good and sore.
Tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in which he lays.
Put these words upon his tomb, "Taxes drove me to my doom!"
And when he's gone, We won't relax, We'll still be after the inheritance TAX!!
Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax CDL License Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Dog License Tax Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel Permit Tax Gasoline Tax Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Inventory Tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax), IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax),
Liquor Tax, Luxury Tax, Marriage License Tax, Medicare Tax, Property Tax, Real Estate Tax, Service charge taxes, Social Security Tax, Road Usage Tax (Truckers), Sales Taxes,
Recreational Vehicle Tax, School Tax, State Income Tax, State Unemployment Tax (SUTA), Telephone Federal Excise Tax, Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax, Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax,
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax, Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax, Telephone State and Local Tax, Telephone Usage Charge Tax, Utility Tax, Vehicle License Registration Tax,
Vehicle Sales Tax, Watercraft Registration Tax, Well Permit Tax, Workers Compensation Tax.
COMMENTS: Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago And there was prosperity, absolutely no national debt, The largest middle class in the world and Mom stayed Home to raise the kids.
What the hell happened?????
Thanks Ron
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Pagosa Springs Update
It has been about a week since my last post and much has happened since then.
We left Denver and spent two wonderful days in a nice campground in the mountains. Only one problem, on the way into the camp site I managed to hug a large pine tree with the RV and left some long scratches on the driver side. Also did some bending and breaking such as a work light and the molding to the slide-out. Some cold forging and hard work with some rubbing compound took almost all the marks off the RV. Whoever designed that campground did not have 30 foot 5th wheel RV’s in mind.
After leaving the camp grounds we drove over the pass through the Eisenhower Tunnel and then down to Leadville, CO. The trees were a beautiful fall color and every turn of the road was spectacular. Then the problems began. As we were going down the main drag of Leadville, the clutch of the truck completely failed! I managed to force the transmission into the lowest gear. Knowing I couldn’t shift, I had to run a red light and go on down the street until I found a Shamrock station with enough room for us to pull out of the way and park. Good Sam Emergency was called and after three hours our truck was in a garage and the RV was parked in a park. Thanks to the small town, the garage was across the street from the RV Park. Two days later, the truck was repaired and we were on our way. It snowed the morning we left with about an inch of snow on the ground.
We both thank the Good Lord for letting us get into a town before the clutch gave out. If that had happened on some of the mountain roads we had just traveled, there would have been a much more serious problem! The Lord is Good!!
We drove as far as Salida, Colorado and spent two leisurely days there. This town is located on a very nice high mountain plateau. Then we drove over to Fun Valley Colorado and spent two days there watching the square dancing and barn dancing. Snow was predicted in the passes so we left early to get over Wolf creek pass and into Pagosa, Colorado where we are at present. We plan to spend until this coming Monday here. Then it will be back to Texas. Linda tells us that our county got six inches of rain which is very good news and the weather reports indicate that the summer heat has broken, also good news.
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THE PLANE IS ON ITS WAY TO HOUSTON WHEN A BLONDE IN ECONOMY CLASS GETS UP AND MOVES TO THE FIRST CLASS SECTION AND SITS DOWN.
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WATCHES HER DO THIS AND ASKS TO SEE HER TICKET. SHE THEN TELLS THE BLONDE THAT SHE PAID FOR ECONOMY CLASS AND THAT SHE WILL HAVE TO SIT IN THE BACK.
THE BLONDE REPLIES, "I'M BLOND, I'M BEAUTIFUL, I'M GOING TO HOUSTON AND I'M STAYING RIGHT HERE."
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT GOES INTO THE COCKPIT AND TELLS THE PILOT AND THE CO-PILOT THAT THERE IS A BLONDE SITTING IN FIRST CLASS THAT BELONGS IN ECONOMY AND WON'T MOVE BACK TO HER SEAT.
THE CO-PILOT GOES BACK TO THE BLONDE AND TRIES TO EXPLAIN THAT BECAUSE SHE ONLY PAID FOR ECONOMY SHE WILL HAVE TO LEAVE AND RETURN TO HER SEAT.
THE BLONDE REPLIES, "I'M BLONDE, I'M BEAUTIFUL, I'M GOING TO HOUSTON AND I'M STAYING RIGHT HERE."
THE CO-PILOT TELLS THE PILOT THAT HE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE THE POLICE WAITING WHEN THEY LAND TO ARREST THIS BLONDE WOMAN WHO WON'T LISTEN TO REASON.
THE PILOT SAYS, "YOU SAY SHE IS A BLONDE? I'LL HANDLE THIS. I'M MARRIED TO A BLONDE. I SPEAK BLONDE."
HE GOES BACK TO THE BLONDE AND WHISPERS IN HER EAR, AND SHE SAYS, "OH, I'M SORRY." AND SHE GETS UP AND GOES BACK TO HER SEAT IN ECONOMY.
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND CO-PILOT ARE AMAZED AND ASKED HIM WHAT HE SAID TO MAKE HER MOVE WITHOUT ANY FUSS.
I TOLD HER, "FIRST CLASS ISN'T GOING TO HOUSTON."
Thank you Arnold
We left Denver and spent two wonderful days in a nice campground in the mountains. Only one problem, on the way into the camp site I managed to hug a large pine tree with the RV and left some long scratches on the driver side. Also did some bending and breaking such as a work light and the molding to the slide-out. Some cold forging and hard work with some rubbing compound took almost all the marks off the RV. Whoever designed that campground did not have 30 foot 5th wheel RV’s in mind.
After leaving the camp grounds we drove over the pass through the Eisenhower Tunnel and then down to Leadville, CO. The trees were a beautiful fall color and every turn of the road was spectacular. Then the problems began. As we were going down the main drag of Leadville, the clutch of the truck completely failed! I managed to force the transmission into the lowest gear. Knowing I couldn’t shift, I had to run a red light and go on down the street until I found a Shamrock station with enough room for us to pull out of the way and park. Good Sam Emergency was called and after three hours our truck was in a garage and the RV was parked in a park. Thanks to the small town, the garage was across the street from the RV Park. Two days later, the truck was repaired and we were on our way. It snowed the morning we left with about an inch of snow on the ground.
We both thank the Good Lord for letting us get into a town before the clutch gave out. If that had happened on some of the mountain roads we had just traveled, there would have been a much more serious problem! The Lord is Good!!
We drove as far as Salida, Colorado and spent two leisurely days there. This town is located on a very nice high mountain plateau. Then we drove over to Fun Valley Colorado and spent two days there watching the square dancing and barn dancing. Snow was predicted in the passes so we left early to get over Wolf creek pass and into Pagosa, Colorado where we are at present. We plan to spend until this coming Monday here. Then it will be back to Texas. Linda tells us that our county got six inches of rain which is very good news and the weather reports indicate that the summer heat has broken, also good news.
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THE PLANE IS ON ITS WAY TO HOUSTON WHEN A BLONDE IN ECONOMY CLASS GETS UP AND MOVES TO THE FIRST CLASS SECTION AND SITS DOWN.
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WATCHES HER DO THIS AND ASKS TO SEE HER TICKET. SHE THEN TELLS THE BLONDE THAT SHE PAID FOR ECONOMY CLASS AND THAT SHE WILL HAVE TO SIT IN THE BACK.
THE BLONDE REPLIES, "I'M BLOND, I'M BEAUTIFUL, I'M GOING TO HOUSTON AND I'M STAYING RIGHT HERE."
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT GOES INTO THE COCKPIT AND TELLS THE PILOT AND THE CO-PILOT THAT THERE IS A BLONDE SITTING IN FIRST CLASS THAT BELONGS IN ECONOMY AND WON'T MOVE BACK TO HER SEAT.
THE CO-PILOT GOES BACK TO THE BLONDE AND TRIES TO EXPLAIN THAT BECAUSE SHE ONLY PAID FOR ECONOMY SHE WILL HAVE TO LEAVE AND RETURN TO HER SEAT.
THE BLONDE REPLIES, "I'M BLONDE, I'M BEAUTIFUL, I'M GOING TO HOUSTON AND I'M STAYING RIGHT HERE."
THE CO-PILOT TELLS THE PILOT THAT HE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE THE POLICE WAITING WHEN THEY LAND TO ARREST THIS BLONDE WOMAN WHO WON'T LISTEN TO REASON.
THE PILOT SAYS, "YOU SAY SHE IS A BLONDE? I'LL HANDLE THIS. I'M MARRIED TO A BLONDE. I SPEAK BLONDE."
HE GOES BACK TO THE BLONDE AND WHISPERS IN HER EAR, AND SHE SAYS, "OH, I'M SORRY." AND SHE GETS UP AND GOES BACK TO HER SEAT IN ECONOMY.
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND CO-PILOT ARE AMAZED AND ASKED HIM WHAT HE SAID TO MAKE HER MOVE WITHOUT ANY FUSS.
I TOLD HER, "FIRST CLASS ISN'T GOING TO HOUSTON."
Thank you Arnold
Monday, September 11, 2006
Aurora Update 2
We have had four great days with family in cool Colorado.
Tomorrow we go up into the mountains to camp with the family for two days. Then we will probably head south into the southern part of the state to view the fall colors. We hear that the Aspen and Mapel are nearing full fall color.
The grand kids are growing up so fast. It is amazing to see how much they have matured in just one year. Daniel turned 13 last June. Larry arrange to have several families over for a cerimony recognizing Daniel's entering manhood. He presented Daniel with a Spanish made battle sword--beautiful workmanship. It had Daniel's full name enscribed on the blade. During the cerimony, several of the men gave short talks about this change in Daniel's life and how to handle it. Then Larry had a long but very meaningful talk on many topics like integrity, honor, love, serving and sacrifice after the sword was presented. Then the men gathered around Daniel, layed hands on him and prayed for him. Very meaningful service!
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A tough old Texas cowboy counseled his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a pinch of gun powder on his oatmeal every morning.
The grandson did this religiously to the age of 103. When he died, he left 14 children, 30 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and a 15 foot hole where the Crematorium used to be!!!
Thanks Ted
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Twinkies and Root Beer
A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of Root Beer and he started his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an elderly man. The man was sitting in the park just feeding some pigeons.
The boy sat down next to him and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the man looked hungry, so he offered him a Twinkie. The man gratefully accepted it and smiled at the boy.
His smile was so pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered him a root beer. Again, the man smiled at him. The boy was delighted!
They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word. As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the man, and gave him a hug. The man gave him his biggest smile ever.
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, "What did you do today that made you so happy?
"He replied, "I had lunch with God." But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what? God's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile, the elderly man, also radiant with joy, returned to his home. His son was stunned by the look of peace on his face and he asked," Dad, what did you do today that made you so happy?"
He replied, "I ate Twinkies in the park with God." However, before his son responded, he added," You know, he's much younger than I expected."
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Embrace all equally!
~author unknown~
Send this to people who have touched your life in a special way. Let them know how important they are. Have lunch with God!
And .......Thanks for touching my life! Thanks for dropping by!
Thank you Bill
Tomorrow we go up into the mountains to camp with the family for two days. Then we will probably head south into the southern part of the state to view the fall colors. We hear that the Aspen and Mapel are nearing full fall color.
The grand kids are growing up so fast. It is amazing to see how much they have matured in just one year. Daniel turned 13 last June. Larry arrange to have several families over for a cerimony recognizing Daniel's entering manhood. He presented Daniel with a Spanish made battle sword--beautiful workmanship. It had Daniel's full name enscribed on the blade. During the cerimony, several of the men gave short talks about this change in Daniel's life and how to handle it. Then Larry had a long but very meaningful talk on many topics like integrity, honor, love, serving and sacrifice after the sword was presented. Then the men gathered around Daniel, layed hands on him and prayed for him. Very meaningful service!
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A tough old Texas cowboy counseled his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a pinch of gun powder on his oatmeal every morning.
The grandson did this religiously to the age of 103. When he died, he left 14 children, 30 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and a 15 foot hole where the Crematorium used to be!!!
Thanks Ted
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Twinkies and Root Beer
A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of Root Beer and he started his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an elderly man. The man was sitting in the park just feeding some pigeons.
The boy sat down next to him and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the man looked hungry, so he offered him a Twinkie. The man gratefully accepted it and smiled at the boy.
His smile was so pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered him a root beer. Again, the man smiled at him. The boy was delighted!
They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word. As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the man, and gave him a hug. The man gave him his biggest smile ever.
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, "What did you do today that made you so happy?
"He replied, "I had lunch with God." But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what? God's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile, the elderly man, also radiant with joy, returned to his home. His son was stunned by the look of peace on his face and he asked," Dad, what did you do today that made you so happy?"
He replied, "I ate Twinkies in the park with God." However, before his son responded, he added," You know, he's much younger than I expected."
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Embrace all equally!
~author unknown~
Send this to people who have touched your life in a special way. Let them know how important they are. Have lunch with God!
And .......Thanks for touching my life! Thanks for dropping by!
Thank you Bill
Friday, September 08, 2006
Aurora Update
We are writing this from Aurora, Colorado while visiting our son and family. Our trip up here was uneventful, do problems. It took us 23 trip hours to get here. For us, a trip hour is from the time we leave one RV park until we park in the next.
The roads were good and fast until we got into New Mexico where they had more than 30 miles of construction with a 45 mile speed limit-emforced! No reason for the slow speed. Most of the distance no one was working and then the men where 40 to 50 feet to one side of the road working on two new lanes. Go Figure!
The weather here is cool. Got up this morning to 45 degrees outside. Oh what a change!
Much too much email to read it all here at the library but will add a submission by a friend.
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Many years ago, while watching a little TV on Sunday instead of going to church, I watched a church in Atlanta honoring one of it's senior pastors who had been retired many years. He was 92 at that time and I wondered why the Church even bothered to ask the old gentleman to preach at that age. After the introduction and a warm welcome of this speaker and as the applause quieted down, he rose from his high back chair and walked slowly, with great effort and a sliding gait to the podium. Without a note or written paper of any kind, he placed both hands on the pulpit to steady himself and then quietly and slowly he began to speak....
"When I was asked to come here today and talk to you, your pastor asked me to tell you what was the greatest lesson ever learned in my 50 odd years of preaching. I thought about it for a few days and boiled it down to just one thing that made the most difference in my life and sustained me through all my trials. The one thing that I could always rely on when tears and heartbreak and pain and fear and sorrow paralyzed me...the only thing that would comfort was this verse..........
"Jesus loves me this I know.
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to him belong,
we are weak but he is strong.....
Yes, Jesus loves me...
The Bible tells me so."
When he finished, the church was quiet. You actually could hear his footsteps as he shuffled back to his chair. I don't believe I will ever forget it.
A pastor once stated, "I always noticed that it was the adults who chose the children's hymn, 'Jesus Loves Me', (for the children, of course) during a hymn sing, and it was the adults who sang the loudest because I could see they knew it the best."
Senior version of Jesus Loves Me
Here is a new version just for us who have white hair, or no hair at all.
For those of us over middle age (or even those almost there) and all you others, check out this newest version of "Jesus Loves Me". It is quite cute, so read, sing and enjoy.
JESUS LOVES ME
Jesus loves me, this I know,
Though my hair is white as snow.
Though my sight is growing dim,
Still He bids me trust in Him.
(CHORUS)
YES, JESUS LOVES ME... YES, JESUS LOVES ME...
YES, JESUS LOVES ME FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.
Though my steps are oh, so slow,
With my hand in His I'll go
On through life, let come what may,
He'll be there to lead the way.
(CHORUS)
Though I am no longer young,
I have much which He's begun.
Let me serve Christ with a smile,
Go with others the extra mile.
(CHORUS)
When the nights are dark and long,
In my heart He puts a song.
Telling me in words so clear,
"Have no fear, for I am near."
(CHORUS)
When my work on earth is done,
And life's victories have been won.
He will take me home above,
Then I'll understand His love.
(CHORUS)
I love Jesus, does He know?
Have I ever told Him so?
Jesus loves to hear me say,
That I love Him every day.
God Bless Us All ! God Bless America!!!
Thank you Buss and Judy
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The link below is a great read.
The roads were good and fast until we got into New Mexico where they had more than 30 miles of construction with a 45 mile speed limit-emforced! No reason for the slow speed. Most of the distance no one was working and then the men where 40 to 50 feet to one side of the road working on two new lanes. Go Figure!
The weather here is cool. Got up this morning to 45 degrees outside. Oh what a change!
Much too much email to read it all here at the library but will add a submission by a friend.
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Many years ago, while watching a little TV on Sunday instead of going to church, I watched a church in Atlanta honoring one of it's senior pastors who had been retired many years. He was 92 at that time and I wondered why the Church even bothered to ask the old gentleman to preach at that age. After the introduction and a warm welcome of this speaker and as the applause quieted down, he rose from his high back chair and walked slowly, with great effort and a sliding gait to the podium. Without a note or written paper of any kind, he placed both hands on the pulpit to steady himself and then quietly and slowly he began to speak....
"When I was asked to come here today and talk to you, your pastor asked me to tell you what was the greatest lesson ever learned in my 50 odd years of preaching. I thought about it for a few days and boiled it down to just one thing that made the most difference in my life and sustained me through all my trials. The one thing that I could always rely on when tears and heartbreak and pain and fear and sorrow paralyzed me...the only thing that would comfort was this verse..........
"Jesus loves me this I know.
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to him belong,
we are weak but he is strong.....
Yes, Jesus loves me...
The Bible tells me so."
When he finished, the church was quiet. You actually could hear his footsteps as he shuffled back to his chair. I don't believe I will ever forget it.
A pastor once stated, "I always noticed that it was the adults who chose the children's hymn, 'Jesus Loves Me', (for the children, of course) during a hymn sing, and it was the adults who sang the loudest because I could see they knew it the best."
Senior version of Jesus Loves Me
Here is a new version just for us who have white hair, or no hair at all.
For those of us over middle age (or even those almost there) and all you others, check out this newest version of "Jesus Loves Me". It is quite cute, so read, sing and enjoy.
JESUS LOVES ME
Jesus loves me, this I know,
Though my hair is white as snow.
Though my sight is growing dim,
Still He bids me trust in Him.
(CHORUS)
YES, JESUS LOVES ME... YES, JESUS LOVES ME...
YES, JESUS LOVES ME FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.
Though my steps are oh, so slow,
With my hand in His I'll go
On through life, let come what may,
He'll be there to lead the way.
(CHORUS)
Though I am no longer young,
I have much which He's begun.
Let me serve Christ with a smile,
Go with others the extra mile.
(CHORUS)
When the nights are dark and long,
In my heart He puts a song.
Telling me in words so clear,
"Have no fear, for I am near."
(CHORUS)
When my work on earth is done,
And life's victories have been won.
He will take me home above,
Then I'll understand His love.
(CHORUS)
I love Jesus, does He know?
Have I ever told Him so?
Jesus loves to hear me say,
That I love Him every day.
God Bless Us All ! God Bless America!!!
Thank you Buss and Judy
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The link below is a great read.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Traveling
We will be leaving after church today for Houston to spend Labor Day with daughter and son and wife. Then we head to points North. Specifically, Aurora, CO. where our other son and family live. We will spend about a week with them with part of the time in the mountains camping. Then we will migrate South West to Pagossa Springs, CO to visit friends and to relax in the cool mountain air.
Our plan is to return to La Grange in late September or early October. As before, when we get into the cool mountain air, the old truck and RV will probably not want to head South into the heat!
I will try to update the Blog from time to time as I have access to the Internet.
Please pray for our safe travels,
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While the soldiers stood at attention during a parade, a private waved to someone in the audience. "Jones, never do that again!" the drill instructor whispered. But a few minutes later, the soldier waved a second time.
Back in the barracks after the parade, the DI stormed in and barked for Jones to come front and center. "Son, you knew I was going to see you," he screamed. "You knew it was wrong. Aren't you afraid of me?"
"Yes, sir!" replied Jones. "But you don't know my mother!"
Thanks to Pastor Tim http://www.cybersalt.org/cleanlaugh
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Designating the Battlefields Is Essential
By Frank Salvato
CNSNews.com
Commentary
September 01, 2006
The progressive, anti-war left is making a great deal of noise about Iraq not being a legitimate battlefield in the war on Islamofascism. They do so despite the fact that there are indeed terrorists waging jihad against pro-Western and pro-democracy forces in that theater.
With the very survival of Western Civilization hanging in the balance, it is time for all those who are blinded by the semantics of their ideologies to understand that in the war against Islamofascism, the entire world is a battlefield.
............................
We all need to remember that it is better to pick the fields on which to wage battle than to wake up with a sword at your throat. That's why, to anyone with any common sense and vision, Iraq is the central battlefield in the war against Islamofascism.
Read this excellent article and comments at: http://www.cnsnews.com/Commentary.asp
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The link below is to an article that contains some rather rough language. If your ears are not too sensative read the article and comments. His ability with writing is great. What a use words to paint a picture!
Our plan is to return to La Grange in late September or early October. As before, when we get into the cool mountain air, the old truck and RV will probably not want to head South into the heat!
I will try to update the Blog from time to time as I have access to the Internet.
Please pray for our safe travels,
*****************************
While the soldiers stood at attention during a parade, a private waved to someone in the audience. "Jones, never do that again!" the drill instructor whispered. But a few minutes later, the soldier waved a second time.
Back in the barracks after the parade, the DI stormed in and barked for Jones to come front and center. "Son, you knew I was going to see you," he screamed. "You knew it was wrong. Aren't you afraid of me?"
"Yes, sir!" replied Jones. "But you don't know my mother!"
Thanks to Pastor Tim http://www.cybersalt.org/cleanlaugh
*********************
Designating the Battlefields Is Essential
By Frank Salvato
CNSNews.com
Commentary
September 01, 2006
The progressive, anti-war left is making a great deal of noise about Iraq not being a legitimate battlefield in the war on Islamofascism. They do so despite the fact that there are indeed terrorists waging jihad against pro-Western and pro-democracy forces in that theater.
With the very survival of Western Civilization hanging in the balance, it is time for all those who are blinded by the semantics of their ideologies to understand that in the war against Islamofascism, the entire world is a battlefield.
............................
We all need to remember that it is better to pick the fields on which to wage battle than to wake up with a sword at your throat. That's why, to anyone with any common sense and vision, Iraq is the central battlefield in the war against Islamofascism.
Read this excellent article and comments at: http://www.cnsnews.com/Commentary.asp
************************
The link below is to an article that contains some rather rough language. If your ears are not too sensative read the article and comments. His ability with writing is great. What a use words to paint a picture!
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Drummer Boy
----- Original
There was once a small boy who banged a drum all day and loved every moment of it. He would not be quiet, no matter what anyone else said or did. Various attempts were made to do something about the child.
One person told the boy that he would, if he continued to make so much noise, perforate his eardrums. This reasoning was too advanced for the child, who was neither a scientist nor a scholar.
A second person told him that drum beating was a sacred activity and should be carried out only on special occasions. The third person offered the neighbors plugs for their ears; a fourth gave the boy a book; a fifth gave the neighbors books that described a method of controlling anger through biofeedback; a sixth person gave the boy meditation exercises to make him placid and docile. None of these attempts worked.
Eventually, a wise person came along with an effective motivation. He looked at the situation, handed the child a hammer and chisel, and asked, "I wonder what is INSIDE the drum?"
No more problem.
This from Pastor Tim:
The Cybersalt Digest is a ministry of Pastor Tim and Cybersalt Communications
http://www.cybersalt.org/cleanlaugh
Pastor Tim pastors at Westside Bible Church, Victoria, British Columbia http://www.westsidefamily.org
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''Hooray for Michigan State University''
This was checked out on snopes.com before sending it. According to snopes, it is true and it follows:
Professor Wichman E-mail Claim: A Michigan professor sent an e-mail telling Muslim students to leave the country.
Hooray for Michigan State University (The Spartans) and Professor Wichman!!!
Well, what do we have here. Looks like a small case of some people being able to dish it out, but not take it. Let's start at the top.
The story begins at Michigan State University with a mechanical engineering professor named Indrek Wichman. Wichman sent an e-mail to the Muslim Student's Association. The e-mail was in response to the students' protest of the Danish cartoons that portrayed the Prophet Muhammad as a terrorist. The group had complained the cartoons were "hate speech." Enter Professor Wichman. In his e-mail, he said the following:
Dear Moslem Association: As a professor of Mechanical Engineering here at MSU I intend to protest your protest. I am offended not by cartoons, but by more mundane things like beheadings of civilians, cowardly attacks on public buildings, suicide murders, murders of Catholic priests (the latest in Turkey!), burnings of Christian churches, the continued persecution of Coptic Christians in Egypt, the imposition of Sharia law on non-Muslims, the rapes of Scandinavian girls and women (called "whores" in your culture), the murder of film directors in Holland, and the rioting and looting in Paris France.
This is what offends me, a soft-spoken person and academic, and many, many, many of my colleagues. I counsel you dissatisfied, aggressive, brutal, and uncivilized slave-trading Moslems to be very aware of this as you proceed with your infantile "protests." If you do not like the values of the West -- see the 1st Amendment you are free to leave. I hope for God's sake that most of you choose that option. Please return to your ancestral homelands and build them up yourselves, instead of troubling Americans.
Cordially, I. S. Wichman Professor of Mechanical Engineering
As you can imagine, the Muslim group at the university didn't like this too well. They're demanding that Wichman be reprimanded and mandatory diversity training for faculty and a seminar on hate and discriminationfor freshman. Now the Michigan chapter of CAIR has jumped into the fray. CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, apparently doesn't believe that the good professor had the right to express his opinion.
For its part, the university is standing its ground. They say the email was private, and they don't intend to publicly condemn his remarks. That will probably change. Wichman says he never intended the e-mail to be made public, and wouldn't have used the same strong language if he'd known it was going to get out. How's the left going to handle this one? If you're in favor of the freedom of speech, as in the case of Ward Churchill, will the same protections be demanded for Indrek Wichman? I doubt it.
Hey folks, send this to your friends, and ask them to do the same. Tell them to keep passing it around until the whole country gets it. We are in a war. This political correctness garbage is getting old!
Thank You Arnold!
***********************
The link below is very controversial! Democrats beware unless you are open minded!
There was once a small boy who banged a drum all day and loved every moment of it. He would not be quiet, no matter what anyone else said or did. Various attempts were made to do something about the child.
One person told the boy that he would, if he continued to make so much noise, perforate his eardrums. This reasoning was too advanced for the child, who was neither a scientist nor a scholar.
A second person told him that drum beating was a sacred activity and should be carried out only on special occasions. The third person offered the neighbors plugs for their ears; a fourth gave the boy a book; a fifth gave the neighbors books that described a method of controlling anger through biofeedback; a sixth person gave the boy meditation exercises to make him placid and docile. None of these attempts worked.
Eventually, a wise person came along with an effective motivation. He looked at the situation, handed the child a hammer and chisel, and asked, "I wonder what is INSIDE the drum?"
No more problem.
This from Pastor Tim:
The Cybersalt Digest is a ministry of Pastor Tim and Cybersalt Communications
http://www.cybersalt.org/cleanlaugh
Pastor Tim pastors at Westside Bible Church, Victoria, British Columbia http://www.westsidefamily.org
********************************
''Hooray for Michigan State University''
This was checked out on snopes.com before sending it. According to snopes, it is true and it follows:
Professor Wichman E-mail Claim: A Michigan professor sent an e-mail telling Muslim students to leave the country.
Hooray for Michigan State University (The Spartans) and Professor Wichman!!!
Well, what do we have here. Looks like a small case of some people being able to dish it out, but not take it. Let's start at the top.
The story begins at Michigan State University with a mechanical engineering professor named Indrek Wichman. Wichman sent an e-mail to the Muslim Student's Association. The e-mail was in response to the students' protest of the Danish cartoons that portrayed the Prophet Muhammad as a terrorist. The group had complained the cartoons were "hate speech." Enter Professor Wichman. In his e-mail, he said the following:
Dear Moslem Association: As a professor of Mechanical Engineering here at MSU I intend to protest your protest. I am offended not by cartoons, but by more mundane things like beheadings of civilians, cowardly attacks on public buildings, suicide murders, murders of Catholic priests (the latest in Turkey!), burnings of Christian churches, the continued persecution of Coptic Christians in Egypt, the imposition of Sharia law on non-Muslims, the rapes of Scandinavian girls and women (called "whores" in your culture), the murder of film directors in Holland, and the rioting and looting in Paris France.
This is what offends me, a soft-spoken person and academic, and many, many, many of my colleagues. I counsel you dissatisfied, aggressive, brutal, and uncivilized slave-trading Moslems to be very aware of this as you proceed with your infantile "protests." If you do not like the values of the West -- see the 1st Amendment you are free to leave. I hope for God's sake that most of you choose that option. Please return to your ancestral homelands and build them up yourselves, instead of troubling Americans.
Cordially, I. S. Wichman Professor of Mechanical Engineering
As you can imagine, the Muslim group at the university didn't like this too well. They're demanding that Wichman be reprimanded and mandatory diversity training for faculty and a seminar on hate and discriminationfor freshman. Now the Michigan chapter of CAIR has jumped into the fray. CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, apparently doesn't believe that the good professor had the right to express his opinion.
For its part, the university is standing its ground. They say the email was private, and they don't intend to publicly condemn his remarks. That will probably change. Wichman says he never intended the e-mail to be made public, and wouldn't have used the same strong language if he'd known it was going to get out. How's the left going to handle this one? If you're in favor of the freedom of speech, as in the case of Ward Churchill, will the same protections be demanded for Indrek Wichman? I doubt it.
Hey folks, send this to your friends, and ask them to do the same. Tell them to keep passing it around until the whole country gets it. We are in a war. This political correctness garbage is getting old!
Thank You Arnold!
***********************
The link below is very controversial! Democrats beware unless you are open minded!
Friday, September 01, 2006
Soldiers Are Different
The following article was lifted from: Conservative_Principles_and_Activism@yahoogroups.com
Soldiers are ‘different.’ Posted by: "Rick Johnson" rebelfire@gmail.com ccnnowner Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:20 am (PST) *REMINDER TIME***
By Geoff Metcalf
August 30, 2006
NewsWithViews.com
*"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral:When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut."* --Will Rogers
I've said it before and will no doubt say it again (and again and again), "Duty, Honor, Country are not just words. They are a gift that has been inculcated into the military and of which all Americans are beneficiaries."
It is time to hit the refresh button and revisit some axioms the mainstream cabal seems intent on ignoring.
*1.* We ARE at war.
*2.* The bad guys want us (yeah including YOU) dead.
*3.* Your protectors are in uniform far from home in harms way protecting your rights.
It is beyond galling to hear petulant partisans falsely state 'manufactured' universal truths that are crafted out of whole cloth. Notwithstanding thechronic, routine, annoying protestations of many liberal democrats, the majority of military personnel do NOT embrace the gospel according to Nancy Pelosi and John Kerry.
- They do not feel they were lied into a war.- They do not think their time and sacrifices are wasted.- They are proud to serve.
Soldiers are 'different' from civilians.
Fox News reporter Steve Centanni was recently released by his Palestinian kidnappers and said, "We were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint…it was something we felt we had to do because they had the guns, and we didn't know what the hell was going on." Centanni is a civilian and he did what he thought he had to do to survive captivity. I am not criticizing Centanni.
However, contrast Centanni's two week ordeal with the two year hell Rocky Versace went through at the hands of his Viet Cong captures.
"Rocky" was an Army Special Forces captain, and he was a hero. He was captured by the Viet Cong on Oct. 29, 1963, and in the best tradition of the military Code of Conduct he resisted his captors ... BIGtime and in spades. Eventually he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. [Click here<and">http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohviet2.htm>and scroll down to his citation]
Versace spent two years chained in a bamboo cage and endured almost daily torture by the Vietnamese Communists. He routinely frustrated his Viet Cong interrogators by refusing to obey demands that he denounce America and accept the Communist propaganda.
One day the Viet Cong decided they had had it with resistance from Versace. On orders of Viet Cong leader Vo Van Kiet (subsequently Vietnam's prime minister and Sen. John McCain buddy), Versace was dragged from his filthy, mosquito-infested bamboo cage for the last time. He was forced to kneel with his forehead pressed into the mud and was shot in the back of the head.
Donald Cook was a Marine Capt. Cook was awarded our nation's highest award for valor and was/is legendary for his refusal to betray the military Code of Conduct.[Click here and scroll down<http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohviet.htm>]On one occasion, Viet Cong put a pistol to Cook's head, demanding that he denounce the United States. Cook calmly resisted and recited the nomenclature of the parts of the pistol.
Like Versace, Cook disappeared and was never heard from again.
Soldiers are 'different.'
Charles Plumb was a Vietnam jet fighter pilot. He suggests we, "Recognize and be gracious to people who pack your parachute, and strengthen yourself to prevail through tough times." [Read<http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/parachute.html>]
B.T. Collins was a remarkable man and a dear friend. He wrote an article for Readers Digest in which he said, "I didn't learn about leadership and the strength of character it requires from an Ivy League graduate course. I learned by watching one tall captain with proud bearing and penetrating eyes." [Read <http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/sambird_20010526.html>]
<http://www.newswithviews.com/DonateNWV.htm>
General Charles Krulak, former Commandant of the United States Marine Corps has granted me permission to post a remarkable speech he gave to a Military group on Professional Ethics. Please read it: [Read<http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/krulak_20001019.html>]
Soldiers ARE different. Far different from the liberal democrat detractors and Cindy Sheehan scrub brush. <newsforyou-list-subscribe@newswithviews.com>
Duty, Honor, Country are more than words. Those three words co-joined represent the essence of what is good and 'different'.
All those who seek to undermine military action for partisan advantage do so on the foundation of efforts and sacrifice of the soldier.
Father Denis O'Brian, USMC noted,
It is the soldier,who salutes the flag,who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag,who allows the protester to burn the flag.
(c) 2006 Geoff Metcalf - All Rights Reserved
------------------------------
*"Geoff Metcalf is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host for TALKAMERICA and a veteran media performer. He has had an eclectic professionalbackground covering a wide spectrum of radio, television, magazine, andnewspapers. A former Green Beret and retired Army officer he is in greatdemand as a speaker. Visit Geoff's *
*Web Site: http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/. While you're at it - pick up a copy ofGeoff's latest book!<http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?isbn=0-595-25752-6>*
*E-mail: geoff@geoffmetcalf.com*
**************************
If you have not visited Town Hall then today would be a good time. There are many excellent articles there. Town Hall
Soldiers are ‘different.’ Posted by: "Rick Johnson" rebelfire@gmail.com ccnnowner Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:20 am (PST) *REMINDER TIME***
By Geoff Metcalf
August 30, 2006
NewsWithViews.com
*"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral:When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut."* --Will Rogers
I've said it before and will no doubt say it again (and again and again), "Duty, Honor, Country are not just words. They are a gift that has been inculcated into the military and of which all Americans are beneficiaries."
It is time to hit the refresh button and revisit some axioms the mainstream cabal seems intent on ignoring.
*1.* We ARE at war.
*2.* The bad guys want us (yeah including YOU) dead.
*3.* Your protectors are in uniform far from home in harms way protecting your rights.
It is beyond galling to hear petulant partisans falsely state 'manufactured' universal truths that are crafted out of whole cloth. Notwithstanding thechronic, routine, annoying protestations of many liberal democrats, the majority of military personnel do NOT embrace the gospel according to Nancy Pelosi and John Kerry.
- They do not feel they were lied into a war.- They do not think their time and sacrifices are wasted.- They are proud to serve.
Soldiers are 'different' from civilians.
Fox News reporter Steve Centanni was recently released by his Palestinian kidnappers and said, "We were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint…it was something we felt we had to do because they had the guns, and we didn't know what the hell was going on." Centanni is a civilian and he did what he thought he had to do to survive captivity. I am not criticizing Centanni.
However, contrast Centanni's two week ordeal with the two year hell Rocky Versace went through at the hands of his Viet Cong captures.
"Rocky" was an Army Special Forces captain, and he was a hero. He was captured by the Viet Cong on Oct. 29, 1963, and in the best tradition of the military Code of Conduct he resisted his captors ... BIGtime and in spades. Eventually he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. [Click here<and">http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohviet2.htm>and scroll down to his citation]
Versace spent two years chained in a bamboo cage and endured almost daily torture by the Vietnamese Communists. He routinely frustrated his Viet Cong interrogators by refusing to obey demands that he denounce America and accept the Communist propaganda.
One day the Viet Cong decided they had had it with resistance from Versace. On orders of Viet Cong leader Vo Van Kiet (subsequently Vietnam's prime minister and Sen. John McCain buddy), Versace was dragged from his filthy, mosquito-infested bamboo cage for the last time. He was forced to kneel with his forehead pressed into the mud and was shot in the back of the head.
Donald Cook was a Marine Capt. Cook was awarded our nation's highest award for valor and was/is legendary for his refusal to betray the military Code of Conduct.[Click here and scroll down<http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohviet.htm>]On one occasion, Viet Cong put a pistol to Cook's head, demanding that he denounce the United States. Cook calmly resisted and recited the nomenclature of the parts of the pistol.
Like Versace, Cook disappeared and was never heard from again.
Soldiers are 'different.'
Charles Plumb was a Vietnam jet fighter pilot. He suggests we, "Recognize and be gracious to people who pack your parachute, and strengthen yourself to prevail through tough times." [Read<http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/parachute.html>]
B.T. Collins was a remarkable man and a dear friend. He wrote an article for Readers Digest in which he said, "I didn't learn about leadership and the strength of character it requires from an Ivy League graduate course. I learned by watching one tall captain with proud bearing and penetrating eyes." [Read <http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/sambird_20010526.html>]
<http://www.newswithviews.com/DonateNWV.htm>
General Charles Krulak, former Commandant of the United States Marine Corps has granted me permission to post a remarkable speech he gave to a Military group on Professional Ethics. Please read it: [Read<http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/krulak_20001019.html>]
Soldiers ARE different. Far different from the liberal democrat detractors and Cindy Sheehan scrub brush. <newsforyou-list-subscribe@newswithviews.com>
Duty, Honor, Country are more than words. Those three words co-joined represent the essence of what is good and 'different'.
All those who seek to undermine military action for partisan advantage do so on the foundation of efforts and sacrifice of the soldier.
Father Denis O'Brian, USMC noted,
It is the soldier,who salutes the flag,who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag,who allows the protester to burn the flag.
(c) 2006 Geoff Metcalf - All Rights Reserved
------------------------------
*"Geoff Metcalf is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host for TALKAMERICA and a veteran media performer. He has had an eclectic professionalbackground covering a wide spectrum of radio, television, magazine, andnewspapers. A former Green Beret and retired Army officer he is in greatdemand as a speaker. Visit Geoff's *
*Web Site: http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/. While you're at it - pick up a copy ofGeoff's latest book!<http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?isbn=0-595-25752-6>*
*E-mail: geoff@geoffmetcalf.com*
**************************
If you have not visited Town Hall then today would be a good time. There are many excellent articles there. Town Hall
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