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Haiti earthquake
Is is so sad and tragic that an earthquake struck Haiti. I am saddened and horrified when I watch the videos, see the pictures and hear the stories related to this tragedy. The best way to help the victims and survivors is to donate to the Red Cross or anoither reputable charity. My favorite relief organizations are The Red Cross and The Salvation Army.
http://www.redcross.org
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf
Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers too.
Ten Conservative Principles
(1) We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama's "stimulus"
bill;
(2) We support market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run healthcare;
(3) We support market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and trade legislation;
(4) We support workers' right to secret ballot by opposing card check;
(5) We support legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants;
(6) We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges;
(7) We support containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat;
(8) We support retention of the Defense of Marriage Act;
(9) We support protecting the lives of vulnerable persons by opposing health care rationing and denial of health care and
government funding of abortion; and
(10) We support the right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership.
Taking Chance
Taking Chance was just released on dvd this past week. It originally aired as an original film on HBO on 2-21-09.
External Links:
All about Chance Phelps and the fundraising activities his family does in his memory.
Run4Chance
This link is to Strobl’s report.
Exceed Services, LLC
It is the chronicle of Chance Phelps, a Marine who died in Iraq on 4-9-04, and his military escort, Lieutenant Colonel Strobl, who escorted his remains back to Dubois, WY. It vividly portrays the respect, honor and dignity the Marines and all military give one another in life and in this case, in death. It is touching, sad and will make you proud to be an American. The movie is based on the after action report Strobl wrote after doing his volunteer escort duty for Chance.
I recommend this movie and story to everyone.
An Energy Reformation
An Energy Reformation
Our current American economy seems to be on the verge of recession or depression due to escalating gas prices. This in turn affects the prices of food and other essential items for life. These high prices are the fault of OPEC not releasing enough crude oil for sale and limiting supplies of this vital resource. China and India are growing exponentially right now and they need oil for their growth. Oil is the fuel of the machine of progress.
A Christmas Prayer
Dear Lord I have a special wish, on this Christmas Day.
A wish of thanks and special grace for heroes far away.
For while we celebrate at home and savor freedom’s touch
A world away, a soldier stands—defending oh so much,
Our Christmas tree is lit so bright, sparkling on this moonlit night,
Our children safe in warm embrace, shielded from our nation’s plight,
Oh Lord, we look to you for strength, to reassure our freedom’s might.
And Santa Claus-lest you forget, you too owe these young folks a debt.
For the enemy we face this time around, won’t hesitate to shoot YOU down.
Not long ago you left them toys when they were little girls and boys.
They’re soldiers now in hostile lands, but still could use your loving hands.
So Santa Claus please don’t forget—to leave a gift where a soldier stands.
And happy Birthday Jesus, for those who might forget—the greatest gift
to all mankind was the one your Father sent.
And children listening everywhere, I ask you too, to say a prayer.
It’s Christmas Eve- you’re safe tonight; and I hope you’ll never have to fight.
So one last time my Lord I pray--please keep them safe and harm at bay.
It’s America’s best that are in harm’s way—to secure for us this Christmas Day.
And whatever comes I will not fear for I have faith you’ll guide our way.
Steve Doherty www.usachampion.com
15 Dog Rules
1. Dogs are never permitted in the house. The dog stays outside in a
specially built wooden compartment named, for very good reason, the dog house.
2. Okay, the dog can enter the house, but only for short visits or if his
own house is under renovation.
3. Okay, the dog can stay in the house on a permanent basis, provided his dog house can be sold in a yard sale to a rookie dog owner.
4. Inside the house, the dog is not allowed to run free and is confined to a comfortable but secure metal cage.
5. Okay, the cage becomes part of a two-for-one deal along with the dog house in the yard sale, and the dog can go wherever he pleases.
6. The dog is never allowed on the furniture.
7. Okay, the dog can get on the old furniture but not the new furniture.
8. Okay, the dog can get up on the new furniture until it looks like the old furniture and then we'll sell the whole darn works and buy new
furniture...upon which the dog will most definitely not be allowed.
9. The dog never sleeps on the bed. Period.
10. Okay, the dog can sleep at the foot of the bed.
11. Okay, the dog can sleep alongside you, but he's not allowed under the covers.
12. Okay, the dog can sleep under the covers but not with his head on the pillow.
13. Okay, the dog can sleep alongside you under the covers with his head on the pillow, but if he snores he's got to leave the room.
14. Okay, the dog can sleep and snore and have nightmares in bed, but he's not to come in and sleep on the couch in the TV room, where I'm now sleeping. That's just not fair.
15. The dog never gets listed on the census questionnaire as "primary resident," even if it's true.
This was found online with no author and is in the public domain.
Alaskan Abundance
Alaskan Abundance
In recent weeks and months I have seen a plethora of Alaskan related media appear. I never thought much about Alaska before but have always loved its beauty and would love to vacation there someday, either on a cruise or a trip inland to Denali National Park.
I watched Northern Exposure when it aired and love watching reruns on my local PBS station in the evenings. You couldn't help but love and follow the lives of Maurice, Joel, Ruth and all the others. I loved the stoic manner of Joel's secretary, Marilyn Whirlwind. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Exposure....
Memories of my Grandma Agnes
Student Busted for Buying a Bag of Skittles
From USAToday.com
Conn. student punished for buying candy from classmate
Michael Sheridan paid a big price for a small bag of Skittles.
When school administrators caught the eighth-grader buying illicit candy from a classmate at Sheridan Communications and Technology Middle School, the New Haven Register says he "was suspended from school for three days, barred from attending an honors student dinner and stripped of his title of class vice president."
His mother is appealing the punishment, which was also meted out to the sugar pusher.
“It’s too much. It’s too unfair,” Shelli Sheridan tells the Register. “He’s never even had a detention.”
Sheridan faces an uphill battle.
“There are no candy sales allowed in schools, period,” school spokeswoman Catherine Sullivan-DeCarlo tells the paper.