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rudi....
I suppose anything's possible, but I'm not holding my breath.
Husker.......
I put up the pics, and I can't see your pictures in your signature, btw.
Wow, Castle! That is simply awesome! Did it run in a local paper?
thanks, big guy! eom
Don't you EVER forget........
http://home.comcast.net/~sept11/
Rant du jour.....
When Mr. S showed up at my door, on September 2nd, with a beautiful potted azalea in hand, announcing he was celebrating the "holiday", I naturally thought he meant Labor Day since it had been the day before. Boy, was I wrong!
Mr. S retired from this company some 20 years ago. He still visits us, health permitting, every week. He served, proudly, on the USS California during WWII, and will regale everyone with his war stories with little provocation. He is very quick to proudly boast that his was the ship which ferried General MacArthur into Tokyo Bay for the signing of the treaty ending hostilities between the U.S. and Japan. The date was September 2nd, 1945. And that was the "holiday" to which he referred, and for which I received the azalea.
When he first asked me if I knew what the date (9/2) meant, I honestly couldn't think of a thing...other than it being my brother-in-law's birthday. He truly was outraged that the "young folks" as he calls us - bless him! - were not aware of the significance of the date, and rightfully so I think.
We tend to forget things all too easily in this day and time. And the things we do remember we tend to quickly cast aside; all the while complaining how life is flying by in a blur as we rush, rush, rush to our next meeting, appointment, date, etc.
How simple would it be to stop and remember the really important times of our lives? Amazingly simple, if you ask me. You must make time, and you always have time for the things you put first.
So, just for today, set aside some time for remembrance. Whether it is for the ending of WWII, the tragedies of 9/11/01, the passing of a loved one, the birth of a child, the love of a pet, or the beauty of a single rose. Stop and seize one moment for yourself. And maybe, just maybe, this one moment will be the start of a something new and wonderful - a true appreciation for those things that shape who you have become, and make you the unique and beautiful individual you are.
Bullrider...ROFL!! eom
Castle....I've never seen it...probably because I never watch MTV, ya think? LOL
Been meaning to thank you, myself. So, thank you! eom
LOL, rudi! Wish there was a "magic" pill. Sigh...maybe someday.
Castle......well, that kept me amused for half an hour... LOL
Always tryin' to look out for ya, pre.
Nah...ONEBGG....it's just gittin' warmed up! eom
jwperk....ROFLMAO!!!!!!!! eom
PMS...
Interesting physics, regarding gasoline, and something those who live in hell, a/k/a Texas-during-the-summer, should know about.
I always stop in the early - before sunrise - morning. That's not for the reasons you list, but rather, so I can breathe when I get out of the A/C car.
LOL, rudi! Maybe, just maybe. It works for me.
Day-ummm! I'm gonna quit complaining about the $50 it costs in Texas!!
God Bless You, my dear friend, Gary. eom
Thanks, Castle...eom
Castle, got the website link? I've been wanting to read more about this phenomenon. It's all the talk on local radio. We get a pretty good look at the night skies...except lately, and I'm not complaining, blessed rain has brought unheard of summertime relief for Texas.
Yep, Castle...those wonders are what (often) create the stuff of legends.
Having fun with that new toy, aren't you? Maybe you've discovered a new career.
Cool pics, Castle...
You think the object is a UFO, or maybe a reflection/distortion from the camera since your eyes didn't see it?
Now I know where to look for Mars, anyway. Been feeling like a complete doofus as I've been unable to find it. Biggest damn object in the sky, save for the Moon, and I can't see it! Sheesh! Thanks, though...I just hope I can find it now. LOL
eamonshute...
This has nothing to do with your post, I just wanted to tell you I LOVE your tagline! LOL..too funny!
Charley......
Suffering from Bambi Syndrome I see.
This chick hunts, and eats, whitetail deer. I even process my kills - gut, clean, soak, wrap, freeze - then cook it in many different ways.
Do you know what natural predators prey on deer? Cougars. And when was the last time you saw one? That's right, probably never. Without harvesting, by responsible hunters, the deer population remains unchecked. And, and unchecked deer population is not only a nuisance, it is dangerous to humans. From the diseased tick on its hide, to the frightened buck that runs into the path of many a car causing serious accidents, the deer, left to its own devices, would soon become a very hot topic indeed.
You say there's no "sport" in hunting non-carnivores. Okay, but can you eat a lion? I, like many (most) hunters I know, was taught to never kill something you aren't going to eat. It is a sport, just as fishing is a sport. It's just not the kind of sport you engage in.
Thanks, greg s! eom
Susie....hmmmm, well...ummm....let's try it again, outside a sentence......
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=1875
AKvetch...and all.....
You want TOTAL freedom? Go to my board, Freebird, http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=1875, or maybe you want to battle, in spite of your compaints to the contrary??
Vexari...Rule number one, for all new campers....bring COOKIES!! Oh, and pre likes wine...but he insists on the kind that has the cork in the bottle, no screw tops and most definitely none of that boxed stuff!
Second, chop some firewood, ya tenderfoot!!
You are probably right, no sport in being left alone, is there?
Lovely sunrise! Mine was in my rearview this morning so I didn't get a good look. Sunset promises to be gorgeous, so if it's not the predicted 108, I might just go outside for a few.
Where'd y'all go? eom
You're probably right, rudi...and that's part of the reason I work so hard..I love fruit, too.
LOL! Lownumba, page 400?? Damn, I don't have that kind of time to waste. Thanks for the heads up, though.
Well, maybe I'll read it...someday...think I could get through it? That drivel is what makes me nuts. LOL
LOL! Lownumba...
It probably had more to do with bankability than anything else.
To be honest, I've only a vague notion of the movies' storyline. Never read the book, I'm not a fan of Rand...hey! I rhymed! I know, I know, I'm easily amused.
Man, what a departure for Gary Cooper! I only saw about an hour of it this morning, then had to leave for work. Someday, I will see the whole thing.
Ah...Sox...still using the same schtick I see. So, where would the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts be today without conservatives? Who knows? But, I can tell you this...it was the conservatives that LBJ went to when he needed the votes to get both bills passed.
So, Sox, stop with the conservative-bashing...or at the very least..come up with a new routine.
ergo...
But to say we came to be through some Divine Plan is to turn over control of our lives and our destinies to someone else. And, IMO, that is what some people simply cannot do.
I hope so, Carolyn. If SPLENDA turns out to be acceptable for the masses, I think it's the answer. IMO, it tastes just like sugar.
Lownumba..LOL! And my theory is these literary "giants" were egomaniacs who just thought themselves so brilliant that they refused to alter any of their sacred written word.
Or, maybe, I'm just too stupid, too.
Democrats in Disarray
Reed Irvine
Saturday, July 26, 2003
On July 25, the Democratic National Committee placed a full-page ad in the New York Times with this message above a photo of President Bush delivering his State of the Union Address:
"America took President Bush at his word. '...Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.' But now we find out that it wasn't true. The CIA knew it. The State Department knew it. [Washington Post, 7/23/03; Time 7/21/03] But he said it anyway. It's time to tell the truth."
Those three dots before Saddam indicate that these six words were omitted: "The British government has learned that." It was necessary to omit them in order to justify the claim that what Bush said was not true. The truth is that the British government maintained then and still maintains that it had reliable information from sources that it could not share with the CIA that Iraq had recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.
The New York Times used to check ads of this type for accuracy. If they found anything that they thought was inaccurate, they insisted that it be corrected. Accuracy in Media has placed a number of ads in the Times over the years, and we have occasionally had to defend the accuracy of the copy we submitted or make a change that the Times demanded.
Unless the Times has proof that the British government is lying, it should have required the Democratic National Committee to include the six omitted words and provide the evidence that proves that the British were lying and that the CIA, the State Department and the White House all knew it.
The DNC is sending out e-mail that conveys a message similar to that in the New York Times ad, but it omits the three dots that represent the omission of the attribution to the British government. We tried to find out if those dots were inserted in the ad at the insistence of the Times, but we couldn't get an answer from the advertising department.
The claim that the president's statement is known to be false is based on the fact that there is a crude forgery relating to an alleged Iraqi approach to Niger for the purchase of uranium. This, however, does not prove that there was no approach to Niger or another African country.
Herbert Romerstein, an expert on Soviet disinformation techniques, had a column in the Washington Times on July 21 in which he says, "The crude forgeries were designed to be exposed to discredit the truth about Saddam's nuclear program." He says the Iraqi intelligence service was trained to use this trick by the Soviet KGB.
He cites another example of this trick, which is known as "poisoning the well." A forgery was perpetrated to discredit the London Telegraph's discovery of documents in the Iraqi Foreign Ministry building that revealed that George Galloway, an ultra-left Labour member of Parliament, had been on Saddam's payroll big time. This was followed by a discovery by the Christian Science Monitor of documents confirming this, but they turned out to be forgeries and the Monitor had to apologize for its story about them.
Romerstein says, "Mr. Galloway and his friends are now using the exposure of the Christian Science Monitor forgeries to try to discredit the authentic London Telegraph documents."
The New York Times had published on its op-ed page an account by a former ambassador, Joseph C. Wilson, of a trip he had made to Niger to find out if there was any valid evidence that there was an Iraqi effort to acquire uranium. Romerstein addresses this, noting that Wilson, who had worked for two Democrats, Sen. Al Gore and Rep. Tom Foley, wrote that he spent eight days drinking sweet mint tea and meeting with dozens of people in Niger and it didn't take him long to conclude that there had been no Niger uranium sale to Iraq.
Romerstein comments, "Intelligence information comes in bits and pieces. Communication intercepts, photographs and agents on the scene are the most valuable sources. The least valuable is the diplomatic cocktail party chitchat that may add a snippet of information to the story."
The DNC apparently didn't clear its ad with Bill Clinton. He told Larry King the Democrats should quit harping on this matter. His advice evoked favorable comment from some Democrats on Capitol Hill, but he apparently didn't clear it with Hillary. She repeated her call for an independent investigation of the matter.