Rare Moments: Look Through the Rhetoric

Rare Moments: Look Through the Rhetoric

Look Through the Rhetoric

In 1978, Jim Jones led more than 900 people to suicide. What a powerful voice. What would happen if we had a voice like his today reaching out to 900 million people?

This election cycle finds me seeking out ways to help conservatives and liberals alike. I will be more active in getting out the republican voter and talking to associates and family to make sure they at least have the information necessary to make an informed vote.

It's hard to believe that in the 80's I was a democrate all the way. Between then and now, a lot of change has taken place. Not only with the democratic party, but also with me. I can no longer be pro-choice when I look at pictures of babies that are two weeks old and see the image of a heartbeat. I didn't leave the democratic party, they left me. Today its membership is being driven by organizations like ACORN, CodePink, NOW, moveon.org. Those people don't represent me at all.

Louisville Storm Sep 13 2008

I viewed some of the storm damage on the internet.  Unbelieveable what wind can do.  I also saw neighbor helping neighbor and that is always a heart warming sight.

I hope everyone is back to normal soon.

Jihad Denials

I am a subscriber to National Review. In this issue there was a copy of a DVD titled "Obsession-Radical Islam's War Against the West". I wasn't alarmed by too much within the documentary. I have known for some time that there is a holy war going on against anyone who doesn't believe (infidels). I have also known for some time that there are many within this great land of ours who are in denial.

Denial is not likely to go away. The Muslim Radicals are counting on that.

If you are interested in seeing part of the DVD, http://www.obsessionthemovie.com/

Google Chrome

Today I have installed a new web browser.  Google Chrome.

• Since I wasn't sure about how it would react, I have chosen to put the app on the old laptop.  That way, I am not concerned about it crashing and burning.
  

Clean up old money

Okay, so it's time to empty the tall coke bottle and put the coins into wrappers. Actually, the bottle split so I have no choice. I spent a little over an hour and ended up with $139. If I do that ten days in a row I will be through and have over a thousand to squander. That bottle had about 8 years worth of loose change in it.

Clean Up Magazines

Finally got around to cleaning up some of the old magazines I have stashed here and there It's amazing how these things just keep piling up everywhere. I must stop and ask myself, why am I keeping these things? Perhaps I'm afraid they will suddenly stop publishing reading material of this sort. Maybe I spotted something I thought I wanted to come back to at some point in time. Or could it be that if I see them piling up, I might just quit spending good money on them? For whatever reason, I am turning over a new side of me. From now on, I will read the material, take notes if necessary, then send them off the next Tuesday for the trash pick up people to read.

While I do that, Jeanie has decided to go through some old photo's. She has found some great treasures. She will scan many of these and then put them onto a CD. As soon as that is done, I will post some of them on the Picassa site. We will be sure to share them.

Well, I am sitting here at the kitchen table snacking on pinto beans and potato salad while I write this. Jeanie did a great job on both.

Nice how I got from old mags to tasty pinto's, that's just me.

Happy Birthday Mary

It isn't often that I do this but I want to take this opportunity to wish a happy birthday to Mary K. Wallhausser.

I haven't met Mary very often but when I do I always leave impressed.

She has charm, wit, and personality. Those character traits always made me feel welcome in her presence.

She helped to nurture Karl, a son-in-law that I greatly admire. Together, Karl and Brenna have given us two beautiful children in Hannah and John.

Today is your day, Mary. The world is much different today than it was in 1933. It is a much better place to live and enjoy special moments like this with people like yourself who have been so impressionable to others.

Happy Birthday

Labor Day After

You would think that today would be one of high energy after a three day weekend. But instead, I feel just low on energy.

Yesterday started off at about 8:30 as we went north toward Ft Oglethorpe and Starbucks. Had to stop ad take pics of the crew that really gets into their work. We sat outside, sipping and watching traffic flow by on the main highway (hwy 2).

Then on to Thelma's place for some social time. Raymond, Sharon, and Mom stopped by later and we chatted for awhile. Mom will be staying in Letcher county with them until she gets homesick. I know this is off the subject but Ray has already replaced both cycle tires.

Leaving toward Ft Oglethorpe and O'Charley's for lunch. After enjoying the California Chicken Salad, we rode on over to Jeanie's cousin Jeff's place. He was cooking out. Hamburgers and hot dogs. That's why the stop at O'Charley's.

At Jeff's, there was Wanda, son Brandon, son Logan. Jeff's mother Marie, brother Mark. My step son Albert and his daughter Star, his girlfriend Crystal and son Zane. Star was the star of the show as she was making lots of attempts to learn to ride a bicycle without training wheels. We had a good time. We were way out in the country. Good ride because we were on the bike.

On the ride home we got lost, that seems to happen a lot on a bike for some reason. Saw some beautiful countryside. On roads that I had never travelled. Those usually turn out to be good things.

At home I loaded the photo's into he computer and will put them on Myspace.

Love to all


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