July 26, 2008
"Stop walking on eggshells"
Pastor James David Manning has a message for White America: "stop walking on eggshells and knock that chip off some Black people's shoulders"
All I can say is a hearty AMEN !, now let the charges of Racism begin.
July 25, 2008
Smoking Nazi's
Here is yet another example of Britain going down the totalitarian tube. I have no doubts that such an event either already has, or soon will, occur here in the U.S.
That is the nature of Socialism; our "Betters" will always be on the lookout for ways to "protect" us from our own bad habits. Every little nanny type group wants to use the force of law to enforce their own agenda.
Even though the initial regulations may seem well meaning and/or reasonable at the outset, it doesn't take long for the extremist elements to take them to heights never dreamed of at the time of inception.
"FEELINGS" are never a good basis for laws. But ask a Liberal about any subject and he'll tell you his FEELINGS on the matter. Ask a conservative the same question, and he'll tell you his THOUGHTS about the matter. No matter how the Left tries to conflate the two; FEELINGS and THOUGHTS are two entirely different things.
Disgusting that the sheeple just fall right in line because of inculcated, meaningless mantras such as "it's for the Children" or "We need to be fair" , when in actual fact that those matters usually have no bearing on the proposal being debated. But by invoking the mantra, they can intimidate the Right by saying "see? - you don't care about the kids/fairness/ insert accusation here", thus ending any meaningful debate on the merits of a proposal and sending it into the realm of having to put up a defense against the accusations. In other words, if the facts aren't on your side, bedazzle the opposition with bullshit and make it about the accusation/opponent rather than the proposal itself.
In the interests of full disclosure: I was a two/three pack a day smoker for over 32 years. The ONLY reason I quit was having a Cardiologist AND my Surgeon telling me that just one cigarette could possibly be fatal to me after my SECOND bypass/heart valve surgery (I was a slow learner). I had my last cigarette on August 16, 2006 at 0630. It has been difficult to stop from having that next puff, even now, two years later. Like an Alcoholic, you are NEVER an EX-smoker, just a recovering one, one day ( and it sometimes seems one hour) at a time. It would be a little easier if there weren't so many damned anti-smoking PSA's on TV.
/rant
Dateline: Texas
HMMM.....THIS KID must be Dutch! He escapes from his Daycare Center and heads to (where else?!?) HOOTERS. Five years old and already showing a predilection for the finer things in life. LMAO
Seriously though, had I a child in this Daycare, he/she wouldn't be there as of the minute I heard about this. As a parent I know how quickly the little ones can get into mischief, but the Center had a professional responsibility to ensure that such incidents couldn't occur.
I understand that no exit doors can be locked from the inside of any public building for fire safety reasons, but just how can a 5 yo push open a door that has the proper push bar mechanism installed, without being noticed by staff? I don't know about Texas, but here in Indiana, most such secondary exit doors are alarmed and make a blare of noise when opened. Nothing less than incompetent lack of foresight at work here.
Middle east warning
WARNING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST
AP July 8, 2008
This morning, from a cave somewhere in Pakistan, Taliban Minister of Migration, Mohammed Omar, warned the United States that if military action against Iraq continues, Taliban authorities will cut off America's supply of convenience store managers, and candidates for President of the United States.
If this action does not yield sufficient results, cab drivers will be next, followed by Dell and AOL customer service reps., and then Motel 6 managers.
It's getting ugly folks.
July 23, 2008
JUST RAMBLIN'
The late great Acidman used to say that there were three kinds of bloggers:Thinkers, Linkers, and Stinkers. He was a Thinker. I really miss the man, the blogworld lost one of the truly great ones when he passed. I just hope he was proved wrong about his views of there not being an afterlife and he's looking down on us with great amusement as we fumble our way through this thing called life.
Lately I've been more of a ([REALLY]Stinking) Linker than anything. Just don't have the energy to really get into a serious rant. Nothing seems to really catch my fancy enough to raise any ire other than the pure IDIOCY that is Barrack "Hopey McChange" Obama's campaign. Even there, the only thing that really gets to me is: how the F**K ANYBODY can take this candidate with any seriousness whatsoever.
NEVER have we had anyone LESS qualified to even think of RUNNING for POTUS, much less being the nominee for one of the two major Parties.
Can anyone supporting him please try to explain it to me?
Tell me WHY you support BHO; WHAT are his stands on the issues? He states that he will Change our way of life, but he never says HOW he will accomplish those changes and, indeed, just WHAT those changes will be . He says he represents a "New HOPE"...but just WHAT in his past achievements can he point to to demonstrate that he can deliver on such an ephemeral promise? Just ONE thing. Name ONE bill he has sponsored, or even just co-sponsored, that has helped anyone. Name one position that he hasn't changed with the varying necessities of campaign needs.
In my mind Barrack Obama is nothing less than the consummate Politician with every negative connotation of that title and none of the possible (though admittedly rare) positive ones. An empty suit of promises, coupled with a dangerous naivete of REAL world Politics equaling the most dangerous combination that (possibly will) ever sit in the Oval Office.
John McVain isn't that much better in some respects, except that he DOES have real world experience, even if he sometimes seems to act as if he doesn't care about what is real and goes with his Fweelings more that you'd think a person of such experience(s) would. But at least he is somewhat more realistic on what may or not may be accomplished.
What is one to do when presented with the choice of BAD and WORSE? Rewarding Bad with election only encourages more of the same; electing WORSE may just mean the end of our Republic as we know it. I know that sounds rather melodramatic, but I believe it to be a real danger. The attitude that "it can't happen here" leads directly to it ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
There was another historical would-be leader that promised Change and a New Hope for the Electorate; who promised cradle to grave Health Care provided by the State. He promised the best new Infrastructure in Europe. He promised a new sense of dignity for the Country. He promised new jobs for thousands of people. UNLIKE Hopey, he made SPECIFIC promises on EXACTLY what he would do, once he gained the reins of power.
He DID everything that he had promised to do, and more:
1)He created the first truly great system of roads ever seen since the Roman era.
2)He pulled an economy out of a 500+% inflation rate in less than five years.
3)He unified a defeated people into a single minded State that was effective in working towards it's goals, both Internally and in (at least initially) the International Arena.
Here is a picture of this paragon of Hope and Change:
Do we REALLY want to follow his example? Many people warned of the danger that he represented and were told "such things can't happen here; we're too civilized" History proved those people against him correct....it only took 5+ years of World War, with 52+ million people dead and the destruction of the social fabric of the world to provide that proof.
With current weapons technology, we can't experience such an event again and survive as a species.
ALLWAYS keep in mind, it CAN happen here; it requires constant vigilance to ensure that it DOESN'T. To think that it CAN'T is the first step towards sinking back into that evil morass yet again.
INSTALLING A HUSBAND
For those of you who understand computer language, you might appreciate this spoof on "Installing a Husband" that I received from my B-i-L . (The original author is unknown.) ENJOY!
Dear Tech support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and then installed undesirable programs such as NBA 5.0, NFL 3.0 and Golf Clubs 4.1.
Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.
What can I do?
Signed,
Desperate
DEAR DESPERATE,
First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme.html and try to download Tears 6.2 and don't forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update.
If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. But remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1.
Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.
Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources).
Also do not attempt to reinstall Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.
In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Cooking 3.0 and Hot Lingerie 7.7.
Best to you,
Tech Support
Quote of the Day
“At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats.” - P.J. O’Rourke
'NUFF SAID.
July 22, 2008
Just for Grins 2
A little airline humor...
A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, 'Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles . The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax... OH, MY GOD!' Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!'
A passenger in Coach yelled, 'That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!
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After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix , the attendant came on with, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.'
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Thanks Catfish!
Just for Grins
Another oldie but goodie:
7 X growth in size
An 8th grade science teacher, Mrs. Parks, asked her class, "Which human body part increases to 7 times its normal size when stimulated?"
No one answered until Mary stood up, angrily, and said, "You should not be asking 8th graders a question like that! I'm going to tell my parents, and they will go and tell the principal, who will then fire you!"
With a sneer on her face, she then sat back down.
Mrs. Parks ignored her and asked the question again, "Which body part increases to 7 times its normal size when stimulated?"
Mary's mouth fell open; then she said to those around her, "Boy, is she gonna get in big trouble!" The teacher continued to ignore her and said to the class, "Anybody?"
Finally, Kevin stood up, looked around nervously, and said, "The body part that increases 7 times its size when stimulated is the pupil of the eye."
Mrs. Parks said, "Very good, Kevin," then turned to Mary and continued, "As for you, young lady, I have three things to say: (1) You have a dirty mind, (2) You didn't read your homework ; and (3) One day you are going to be very, very disappointed."
July 20, 2008
Holy Prostitutes"
A man is driving down a deserted stretch of highway when he notices a sign out of the corner of his eye....It reads:
SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
10 MILES
He thinks this is a figment of his imagination and drives on without second thought.....
Soon he sees another sign which reads:
SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
5 MILES
Suddenly he begins to realize that these signs are for real and drives past a third sign saying:
SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
NEXT RIGHT
His curiosity gets the best of him and he pulls into the drive. On the far side of the parking lot is a stone building with a
small sign next to the door reading:
SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS
He climbs the steps and rings the bell. The door is answered by a nun in a long black habit who asks, "What may we do for
you my son?"
He answers, "I saw your signs along the highway and was interested in possibly doing business...."
"Very well my son. Please follow me." He is led through many winding passages and is soon quite disoriented. The nun stops at a
closed door and tells the man, "Please knock on this door."
He does so and another nun in a long habit, holding a tin cup answers the door... This nun instructs, "Please place $100 in the cup then go through the large wooden door at the end of the hallway."
He puts $100 in the cup, eagerly trots down the hall and slips through the door pulling it shut behind him.
The door locks, and he finds himself back in the parking lot facing another sign:
GO IN PEACE.
YOU HAVE JUST BEEN SCREWED BY THE SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS.
SERVES YOU RIGHT, YOU SINNER
OIL
It's an old joke, nevertheless, still TRUE:
A lot of folks can't understand how we came
to have an oil shortage here in our country.
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Well, there's a very simple answer.
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Nobody bothered to check the oil.
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We just didn't know we were getting low.
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The reason for that is purely geographical.
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Our OIL is located in
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ALASKA
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California
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Coastal Florida
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Coastal Louisiana
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Kansas
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Oklahoma
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Pennsylvania
and
Texas
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Our
DIPSTICKS
are located in
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Any Questions???
NO? Didn't think So.
H/T to da Catfish
July 19, 2008
Just for Grins
Rebuilding New York & Iran
George W. Bush and Armandinijad are having a conversation via Al Jazeera television. Bin Laden tells George Bush, "There is no point of engaging in further war. I can see total peace in the future!"
George Bush replies, "Oh yeah and tell me what you see?"
Armandinijad answers, "I can see New York, with new great buildings on one side and beautiful new buildings on the other side, and everything is peaceful and wonderful."
George Bush says, "Wow is that what you see? Well I'll tell ya what I see for the future of Iran... I see a house here, a house there, a small building here and small building there, but there are signs hanging in the middle of the street."
Armandinijad asks, "And what do they say?"
George answers, "Hell, I don't know. I can't read Hebrew!"
July 18, 2008
Quote(s) of the Day
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
Benjamin Franklin
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
Benjamin Franklin
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
George Washington
'Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.; George Washington
'A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.'
Heinlein, Robert
Drugs. fun. and f**cked up posts
Cardiac medicines combined with dry martinis , and with Ambian thrown in for that touch of serene calm leads to interesting typing, if nothing else. It's taken me twenty minutes to get this far.....
I have to take the Goracle on as the moron he is; do as I say, not as I DO...he expends 20 times the 'normaL' use of electricity of the averaqge home in his mansion...gets called on it and adds a number of "Green" additions, solar cells, water recovery, etc, and whart happens? He increased his overall POWER USAGE.
AL, give it up; your CARBON OFFFSET IDIOCY IS EXPOSED FOR THE SCAM THAT IT IS. You are only not of any furthur relevence, you are treading on blatent illegality. GIVE IT UP. go into that well deserved obscurity that you merit.
JUST RAMBLIN'
I'm not as drunk as I think you am; everything is crystal clear to me.
WE ARE LOSING THE SOUL OF OUR NATION WITH EVERY PASSING Day.
Hopey McChangetude blathers on AND on and never gives any solid examples ON >71 Year Old Marine in Unfair Fight Last week police were called to investigate an attempted armed robbery:
The 71-year-old retired Marine who opened fire on two robbers at a Plantation, FL, Sub shop late Wednesday, killing one and critically wounding the other, is described as John Lovell, a former helicopter pilot for two presidents. He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, he works out everyday.
Mr. Lovell was a man of action Wednesday night.
According to Plantation police, two masked gunmen came into the Subway at 1949 N. Pine Rd. Just after 11 p. M. There was a lone diner, Mr.
Lovell, who was finishing his meal. After robbing the cashier, the two men attempted to shove Mr. Lovell into a bathroom and rob him as well.
They got his money, but then Mr. Lovell pulled his handgun, opened fire.
He shot one of the thieves in the head and chest and the other in the head.
When police arrived, they found one of the men in the shop. K-9 units found the other in the bushes of a nearby business. They also found cash strewn around the front of the sandwich shop according to Detective Robert Rettig of the Plantation Police Department.
Both men were taken to Broward General Medical Center , where one, Donicio Arrindell, 22, of North Lauderdale died. The other, 21-year-old Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale is in critical but stable condition.
A longtime friend of Lovell, was not surprised to hear what happened The friend said, ''He'd give you the shirt off his back, but he'd be mad as hell if someone tried to take the shirt off your back''.
Mr. Lovell was a pilot in the Marine Corps, flying former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He later worked as a pilot for Pan Am and Delta. He is not expected to be charged, authorities said ''He was in fear for his life,'' Detective Rettig said, 'These criminals ought to realize that most men in their 70's have military backgrounds and aren't intimidated by idiots'.
Something tells me this old Marine wasn't 'in fear for his life', even though his life was definitely at risk. The only thing he could be charged with is participating in an unfair fight. One 71 - year young Marine against two punks.
Two head shots and one center - body- mass shot - outstanding shooting!
That'll teach them not to get between a Marine and his meal.
Don't you just love a story with a happy ending?
( Florida law allows law abiding citizens to carry a concealed weapon.)
SMART STATE!!!
HOOO -AH!
ONCE A Marine. ALWAYS a Marine!
71 Year Old Marine in Unfair Fight Last week police were called to investigate an attempted armed robbery:
The 71-year-old retired Marine who opened fire on two robbers at a Plantation, FL, Sub shop late Wednesday, killing one and critically wounding the other, is described as John Lovell, a former helicopter pilot for two presidents. He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, he works out everyday.
Mr. Lovell was a man of action Wednesday night.
According to Plantation police, two masked gunmen came into the Subway at 1949 N. Pine Rd. Just after 11 p. M. There was a lone diner, Mr.
Lovell, who was finishing his meal. After robbing the cashier, the two men attempted to shove Mr. Lovell into a bathroom and rob him as well.
They got his money, but then Mr. Lovell pulled his handgun, opened fire.
He shot one of the thieves in the head and chest and the other in the head.
When police arrived, they found one of the men in the shop. K-9 units found the other in the bushes of a nearby business. They also found cash strewn around the front of the sandwich shop according to Detective Robert Rettig of the Plantation Police Department.
Both men were taken to Broward General Medical Center , where one, Donicio Arrindell, 22, of North Lauderdale died. The other, 21-year-old Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale is in critical but stable condition.
A longtime friend of Lovell, was not surprised to hear what happened The friend said, ''He'd give you the shirt off his back, but he'd be mad as hell if someone tried to take the shirt off your back''.
Mr. Lovell was a pilot in the Marine Corps, flying former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He later worked as a pilot for Pan Am and Delta. He is not expected to be charged, authorities said ''He was in fear for his life,'' Detective Rettig said, 'These criminals ought to realize that most men in their 70's have military backgrounds and aren't intimidated by idiots'.
Something tells me this old Marine wasn't 'in fear for his life', even though his life was definitely at risk. The only thing he could be charged with is participating in an unfair fight. One 71 - year young Marine against two punks.
Two head shots and one center - body- mass shot - outstanding shooting!
That'll teach them not to get between a Marine and his meal.
Don't you just love a story with a happy ending?
( Florida law allows law abiding citizens to carry a concealed weapon.)
SMART STATE!!!
July 16, 2008
Quote of the Day
“One of the most naive notions is that politicians are trying to solve the country’s problems, just because they say so—or say so loudly or inspiringly. Politicians’ top priority is to solve their own problem, which is how to get elected and then re-elected. Barack Obama is a politician through and through, even though pretending that he is not is his special strategy to get elected.” —Thomas Sowell
July 14, 2008
Quote of the Day
“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
- Thomas Jefferson
July 09, 2008
Catholic Shampoo
While shopping in a food store, two nuns happened to pass by the beer,wine, and liquor section. One asked the other if she would like a beer. The second nun answered that, indeed, it would be very nice to have one, but that she would feel uncomfortable about purchasing it.
The first nun replied that she would handle that without a problem. She picked up a six-pack and took it to the cashier. The cashier had a very surprised look, so the nun said, 'This is for washing our hair.
Without blinking an eye, the cashier reached under the counter and put a package of pretzel sticks in the bag with the beer. 'The curlers are on me.'
H/T to Catfish
July 08, 2008
Change is in the air -- hold on to your wallet!
Obama Hopey-McChangetude promises CHANGE after he is elected...Democrats promised CHANGE when they gained control of the House and The senate in 2006, and for once,they DELIVERED on that promise...how is that working out for YOU?
Do you REALLY want more change like this?
Remember the election in 2006?
Thought you might like to read the following:
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/ 2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%.
Since voting in a Democratically controlled Congress in 2006 we have seen:
1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3.50 $4.00 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $ 1.2 trillion dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure .
America voted for 'change' in 2006, and we got it! Do we really need more of the same?
The Slithy tives do gyre anf gymbol in the pale moonlight
flexeral and Diovan don't mix too well trogether, they constantly bicker about which of them incapacitates an operator. Upshot of it is, the "good day" I was experiencing earlier has totally TANKED' Trying to get the last of our goods out of the old Ex-wifes' extra room was truly, as the Chinese would say, an "interesting" and "stressfull situation".
So now I'm trying to make a post predicated on the fact that I will make a glorious and incredibably salient point that will make all the combatants stop and go "mmmm", and beging to see the error of their ways and all go get a Coke together as they sing Kum-BA-YA in the glades that will now be filling with Golden-horn Unicorns and massive numbers of Monarch butturflies; flyng amongst the everpresent rainbows glowing in the atmosphere.
Hell with it, pass the Rot-gut gin and extra dry vermouth and pimento olives and we'll sling some martinies together to make the night more palatable to continue to operate in.
The purpose of a good rant is to relieve some stress ,while, just possibly, educating and/or entertaining others as the same time you are exorcizing whatever demons happen to be plaguing worst at that pointg of time.
One PROBLEM...I have forgotten WHO the Combatants are/were, What is the exact issue in Contention between the Combatants are, and my keyboard is running over in pink marshmallow and toasted coconut shreds.
At least it's a tasty ending, even if I'll pay for it with ultra-high glucose readings in the morning...So pass those Martini's over here and lets subside into the depths of a hazy alcohol haze.
Excuse me for now,I believe I will begin my first hand study on my forthcoming micrograpth to be titled : "The study of Flexeril, ethenaol , and ambien combinations upon the human art perception systems in the middle-aged Caucasion Male with type 2 Diabetes and multiple Heart repairs in the past."
OR "SFEAC/MCwTP2D&MHD", for short, coming to a Borders near you...Unless the Neocons block the work as publishment for telling the truth .
Excuse me, that nice young man in the clean white coat has asked to engage me in some reparte; no don't to comprehend the genious that they think they
July 07, 2008
Meditations
Whatever your faith (OR LACK THEREOF), it's always a good idea to sometimes just take a little time and contemplate the events that have occurred over the last week. I believe that this music truly lends itself to such an activity, I hope you take the time to just sit quietly with your eyes closed let the music flow over you as you ponder life and any other mundane things. May this selection bring you a sense of peace and serenity as it did for me.
H/T to Mrs. Who at the House of Zathras
Quote of the Day
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their consciences.” — C.S. Lewis
Quote of the Day
“We live in an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create our Declaration. Our Declaration created them. The things of the spirit come first. Unless we cling to that, all our material prosperity, overwhelming though it may appear, will turn to a barren sceptre in our grasp. If we are to maintain the great heritage which has been bequeathed to us, we must be like-minded as the fathers who created it.” —Calvin Coolidge
July 05, 2008
Quote of the Day
“Those who beat their swords into plowshares will soon end up plowing the lands of those who didn’t.” - Robert Heinlein
How like Heinlein to make THE basic defense of a free society so succint.
July 04, 2008
Happy 4th of July
It's that greatest day of history yet again; the day when courageous men pledged their sacred honor to bring forth a new nation dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal and have certain God-given unalienable rights.
They proposed something that had never truly existed before; a nation whose government was to be the servant of the people rather than the people existing to serve the State. This country hasn't always lived up to that ideal, but it's always TRIED to do so.
As an immigrant, I feel that perhaps sometimes I have a greater feeling for what that ideal truly means more than one who has had the honor of just growing up under it's shelter; taking for granted that our system is the 'natural order of things'.
That is our greatest strength and our greatest weakness; we here can take for granted that we have the freedom to succeed and be what we wish without interference from government, but it seems that too many of us also take for granted that that is the way it will always be, regardless whether we actively defend that freedom or not.
You might say that we are a victim of our own success. We have been so free and independent for so long that we think it is the 'natural' order of things and that we don't have to work to keep that condition intact. Too many of us are not willing to sacrifice anything to the ideal that we were founded upon; indeed many actively work against those who are willing to lay it all on the line for freedom's sake, calling them "warmongers" or "uncompassionate", or, dreaded most of all in a PC/Diversity = All worldview, "Racist/Capitalist/Imperialists".
Freedom has never been free, our Forefathers knew that when they risked everything to wrest it from their British overlords. I weep when I see how all too many today are willing to give up some or all of that freedom, in their own ignorance to the false idol of Political Correctness, and the selfish wish to be sheltered by a Nanny State.
It's not yet too late to reaffirm the ideals that were created and promalgated by some of the wisest men in history, the first leaders of our great nation.
Some, but by no means all, of these ideas include:
1) All men are created equal under the eyes of God. (no hereditary classes)
2) All men should have the opportunity to succeed (or maybe sometimes even more importantly, Fail !) to the best of their own natural ability without undue interference from the State.
3) All men have the right, nay, the DUTY to provide for the protection of his own person, his family, his neighbors and his PROPERTY from any and all that would threaten same, up to, and INCLUDING a despotic turn of our own government. (People, THAT is what the 2ND. Amendment IS all about!)
4) All Men have the right to:
A) Speak freely without fear of reprisal from the Government.
B) Have the right to worship (or NOT worship) in any manner they please
without fear of reprisal.
C) Have the right to freely assemble in public to request redress of
grievances from the State.
D) Have the right to keep the fruits of their own labor as much as possible
congruent to the barest need of the State to maintain it's own viability.
( that least amount of taxation needed to maintain those
responsibilities of the government to provide for the common good, ie
infrastructure, defense, and law enforcement.)
So as we celebrate another birthday of our Nation, let us resolve to re-examine the state of our nation and try to re-affirm and re-apply the wisdom that our Forefathers imparted to guide us 232 years ago.
We can stop the slow dissolution that we are experiencing in these modern times by going back to those basics that made our Nation great. The Founding Fathers gave us the framework, we need to have the courage to rely upon ourselves again within that framework, and stop looking to government to be our nanny. When you make government your failsafe protector/provider/caretaker, you make that government your master. That is NOT the ideal that we were founded under, and if we allow ourselves to slip into that state without a fight, we will deserve the chains we will bear.
Last and not least, remember that it is the courage and self-sacrifice of the members of our armed services that are the reason we have the freedoms that we yet still enjoy; any freedoms that we have lost are due to the inattention, and, yes, in some ways, cowardice, of our general voting public.
The Sheepdogs have done their duty without fail, but the Sheeple have sometimes let the Wolves in the door behind the Sheepdogs' backs.
UPDATE: 1,215 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines raised their right hands and committed to a combined 5,500 years of additional service during the largest reenlistment ceremony in the history of the American military. ; what made it even more poignant was the locacation where the cermony was held, the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad built by Saddam Hussein.
Here is video of the ceremony:
Members of all services, representing all 50 states took the oath administered by Gen. David Petraeus, Commander of Multi-National Forces Iraq.
Petraeus, reiterating earlier remarks made by Command Sergeant Major Hill, said that the unprecedented ceremony sends a “message to friend and foe alike.” He told those assembled that it is “impossible to calculate the value of what you are giving to our country . . . For no bonus, no matter the size, can adequately compensate you for the contribution each of you makes as a custodian of our nation’s defenses.”
I think todays ceremony puts the lie to the lily livered Leftist Traitors contentions,(people such as as REID, Pelosi, Waters, and Murtha to name just a few) that the American people aren't willing to continue in their just war against Islamic Facism.
There is still hope as long as we still have enough Sheepdogs to protect us and we ignore the traitorous rantings of the sheeple Left.
July 02, 2008
Just for Grins
If you think these are funny; you just may be a true golfer, if you don't, heck with ya anyway.
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A gushy reporter told Phil Michelson, 'You are spectacular, your name is synonymous with the game of golf. You really know your way around the course. What's your secret?'
Michelson replied, 'The holes are numbered'
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A young man and a priest are playing together. At a short par-3 the priest asks, 'What are you going to use on this hole my son? '
The young man says, 'An 8-iron, father. How about you?'
The priest says, 'I'm going to hit a soft seven and pray. '
The young man hits his 8-iron and puts the ball on the green. The priest tops his 7-iron and dribbles the ball out a few yards.
The young man says, 'I don't know about you father, but in my church when we pray, we keep our head down.'
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Police are called to an apartment and find a woman holding a bloody 5-iron standing over a lifeless man.
The detective asks, 'Ma'am, is that your husband?'
'Yes' says the woman.
'Did you hit him with that golf club?
' Yes, yes, I did.'
The woman begins to sob, drops the club, and puts her, hands on her face.
'How many times did you hit him?'
'I don't know, five, six, maybe seven times.....just put me down for a five.'
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A golfer teed up his ball on the first tee, took a mighty swing and hit his ball into a clump of trees. He found his ball and saw an opening between two trees he thought he could hit through.
Taking out his 3-wood, he took another mighty swing; the ball hit a tree, bounced back, hit him in the forehead and killed him.
As he approached the gates of Heaven, St. Peter saw him coming and asked, 'Are you a good golfer', to which the man replied: 'Got here in two, didn't I?'
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The bride came down the aisle and when she reached the altar, the groom was standing there with his golf bag and clubs at his side.
She said:' What are your golf clubs doing here'?
He looked her right in the eye and said, 'This isn't going to take all day, is it?
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Thanks to Catfish
British Dhimmism In Action
Seems that Muslims haven't better things to do than be offended at anything and everything....now it's a PUPPY sitting in a policemans hat...in a PSA ad!
Here is the ad:
My suggestion to those shopkeepers that found that poster so offensive: boycott using that telephone number, or even better, that police force when trouble raises it's ugly head. Ululate on your prayer rug to your hearts content and then complain when the results aren't what you wish, at least then it will be obvious to even the most devoted diversity appeasement advocate just what an asshat you are.
Thanks to Misha for the link