I'm still a member and will probably stay a member as what I have read of other clubs, they don't seem to care any more than AARP does. I just believe they were wrong in my case. Not only that, but the marganton Police Department keeps telling me they are going to get back in touch with me and yet they haven't either.
Once a man's handshake and word was all one needed. Now, having it in writting seems like it isn't worth the paper it is written on.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Sherrod gets biggest 'I'm sorry' - from Obama
No conspiracy theory here but this is a made to order situation that makes whites, especially, conservative whites look really bad. I'm not going to start a discourse
about pride or prejudice. If you want to know my views on the subject, they have been posted before so you will have to look it up yourself.
All I am going to say is that no all white Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) conservative southern in dependant fundamental pre-millennial country Baptists are anything like what we are portrayed to be. I understand the point the guy was trying to make: there are racists among those you live to expose and fight racism but with the lady getting fired and apologized to and all the media attention on this mans supposedly manipulation of the truth to suit his own agenda, it looks like things have backfired on him and whites again are portrayed as the purveyors of hate.
White people are just black people with less pigmant or different pigment, whatever the case may be, thae the sooner we all recognize that in reality, we are all the same, the better off we will be.
about pride or prejudice. If you want to know my views on the subject, they have been posted before so you will have to look it up yourself.
All I am going to say is that no all white Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) conservative southern in dependant fundamental pre-millennial country Baptists are anything like what we are portrayed to be. I understand the point the guy was trying to make: there are racists among those you live to expose and fight racism but with the lady getting fired and apologized to and all the media attention on this mans supposedly manipulation of the truth to suit his own agenda, it looks like things have backfired on him and whites again are portrayed as the purveyors of hate.
White people are just black people with less pigmant or different pigment, whatever the case may be, thae the sooner we all recognize that in reality, we are all the same, the better off we will be.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Ray Criscoe's Follies
I had a good laugh at Ray Criscoe's column this morning, his wanting to blame the cops because he got a ticket for not wearing a seat belt, and wanting to exerpt that it is his right to not wear one.
That is a really good article and attitude to put on display for the citizens to emulate. We have the right to pick and choose which laws to obey, what the cops have to do to enforce the laws is far worse than what the law breakers did, the cops should have caught someone else because I'm not the only lawbreaker out here, bad things happen to other folks, and maybe the cops should be out catching the real crooks.
Well, the cops can't catch everyone so they started with you. Yes, you can have an accident on Dixie Drive even if you haven't had one in thirty-seven years, the cops were using thier blue lights--people should have more respect for the cops and just get out of the way like they are supposed too, and as a feature writer and leading citizen, you should be setting an example, not critizing others for doing their job.
i lost a friend when a minor fender bender at less than twnty miles an hour near her home caused her head to strick the rear view mirror on the temple. she died 8 hours later after attending school that day appartntly feeling fine the whole day. it's too bad they didn't have seat belts back then.
No, I'm not sorry the cops gave you a ticket and i hope you get caught every time you drive without one. it's your duty to obey the law and if the law if wrong then petition to have it changed. Until then grow up, be responsible, and place the blame squarly on the shoulders of whom the blame lies. A policeman's job is hard enough without being critized for doing their job by everyone who gets a ticket.
I believe everyone reading this blog (I'm talking to both of you) should cut out and mail to Ray Criscoe every article in which someone is killed or injured in an accidnet in which the article states "he wasn't wearing his seat belts." maybe one day Ray Criscoe will thank the policeman who gave him a ticket. Until then, I hope he starts acting more like a responsible citizen and exercise more care about the attitudes and opinions he shares with the easily influenced through his views in the paper.
That is a really good article and attitude to put on display for the citizens to emulate. We have the right to pick and choose which laws to obey, what the cops have to do to enforce the laws is far worse than what the law breakers did, the cops should have caught someone else because I'm not the only lawbreaker out here, bad things happen to other folks, and maybe the cops should be out catching the real crooks.
Well, the cops can't catch everyone so they started with you. Yes, you can have an accident on Dixie Drive even if you haven't had one in thirty-seven years, the cops were using thier blue lights--people should have more respect for the cops and just get out of the way like they are supposed too, and as a feature writer and leading citizen, you should be setting an example, not critizing others for doing their job.
i lost a friend when a minor fender bender at less than twnty miles an hour near her home caused her head to strick the rear view mirror on the temple. she died 8 hours later after attending school that day appartntly feeling fine the whole day. it's too bad they didn't have seat belts back then.
No, I'm not sorry the cops gave you a ticket and i hope you get caught every time you drive without one. it's your duty to obey the law and if the law if wrong then petition to have it changed. Until then grow up, be responsible, and place the blame squarly on the shoulders of whom the blame lies. A policeman's job is hard enough without being critized for doing their job by everyone who gets a ticket.
I believe everyone reading this blog (I'm talking to both of you) should cut out and mail to Ray Criscoe every article in which someone is killed or injured in an accidnet in which the article states "he wasn't wearing his seat belts." maybe one day Ray Criscoe will thank the policeman who gave him a ticket. Until then, I hope he starts acting more like a responsible citizen and exercise more care about the attitudes and opinions he shares with the easily influenced through his views in the paper.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Old Age
I get mail from funeral homes wanting me to invest in my burial, from hearing aid companies wanting to help me hear better, and now from the scooter store wanting to help me get around better. I'm not ready to die and i move just fine. my hearing needs help (I do wear hearing aids but that is due to my having been a ditty chaser in the service and to loud jet engines and gun fire from Vietnam, not my age.
True, my body hurts more and things don't work as good as they once did but the truth is, I can keep up with just about anyone over thirty and many under that age.
So please, don't anyone fel sorry for me because I'm getting old. A guy at work used to make off hand comments about my age until I asked him who would die first, a young man or an old man. He said the older man woud. I asked if he was going to die when he was young or old and he said he didn't know. "Well", I said ' if you died before i do, then that would mean you are older than I am. And i intend to outlive everyone here."
That was the last I heard from him about my age.
True, my body hurts more and things don't work as good as they once did but the truth is, I can keep up with just about anyone over thirty and many under that age.
So please, don't anyone fel sorry for me because I'm getting old. A guy at work used to make off hand comments about my age until I asked him who would die first, a young man or an old man. He said the older man woud. I asked if he was going to die when he was young or old and he said he didn't know. "Well", I said ' if you died before i do, then that would mean you are older than I am. And i intend to outlive everyone here."
That was the last I heard from him about my age.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Page 2
Did you realize this blog has two pages? "Home" and "Look it up" are the page names and can be accessed by clicking on the words on the left hand colunm. Give it a try and let me know what you think. I dont have a counter on that page so I really don;t know if anyone has used it or not.
All-Star game
Because of my work schedule and my age I just can't stay up and watch the ball game even though I really want to see the national League win one. But really this post isn't about the game but the National Anthem, or rather what it means and how it is sung.
I doubt that little fat girl from Glee has any clue what happened the night Francis Scott Key was on that British War ship. He was there to obtain the freedom of captured Americans. The British pointed out the flag over the American fort and told Mr. Key that they were about to start a bombardment against the fort. "Now if that flag is still there in the morning you and the prisoners can go free. If not, you will become one of our prisoners and will be taken back to England"
Well the flotilla of British Warships opened fire on that little fort and shelled that place all night long. Mr. Key kept watch and in the darkness he couldn't tell if the flag was still there until a bomb burst over where the flag flew. In the morning after the British quit their bombardment, Francis Scott Key looked out at the flag and it was, still flying. torn, ragged, and burned but it was still there.
Freedom was won for the prisoners.
When they went into the fort, Mr. key was curious to how that flag had managed to not be knocked down. What he saw gave him the answer and testified to the bravery of the men there and their dedication to the new republic. As one man holding the flag was killed by a British shell, another would run over to hold the flag pole to keep the flag flying high. Francis Scott Key saw a stack of American bodies, each man with their hand on that flag.
Now when that song is sung it should be sung as a testament to those men and this country. This nonsense of putting a fancy twist on the last note is a call to self glory and disrespectful to what happened during that battle. There is nothing wrong (and everything right) with singing that song as written,
I fought my war for this country gladly and as a volunteer when people were running to Canada and protesting and shaming the men and women in the Armed Forces. Once I learned what that song means, I would stand proud and salute the flag when ever I heard it played.
I firmly believe if that fat little girl and others like her that want to personalize that song had to don a military uniform and wear it into battle for this country and when all seemed lost, hearing that song played and knowing that the battle is won, would never again even think about singing the Star Spangled Banner is such a way as was done to open the All-Star game.
I doubt that little fat girl from Glee has any clue what happened the night Francis Scott Key was on that British War ship. He was there to obtain the freedom of captured Americans. The British pointed out the flag over the American fort and told Mr. Key that they were about to start a bombardment against the fort. "Now if that flag is still there in the morning you and the prisoners can go free. If not, you will become one of our prisoners and will be taken back to England"
Well the flotilla of British Warships opened fire on that little fort and shelled that place all night long. Mr. Key kept watch and in the darkness he couldn't tell if the flag was still there until a bomb burst over where the flag flew. In the morning after the British quit their bombardment, Francis Scott Key looked out at the flag and it was, still flying. torn, ragged, and burned but it was still there.
Freedom was won for the prisoners.
When they went into the fort, Mr. key was curious to how that flag had managed to not be knocked down. What he saw gave him the answer and testified to the bravery of the men there and their dedication to the new republic. As one man holding the flag was killed by a British shell, another would run over to hold the flag pole to keep the flag flying high. Francis Scott Key saw a stack of American bodies, each man with their hand on that flag.
Now when that song is sung it should be sung as a testament to those men and this country. This nonsense of putting a fancy twist on the last note is a call to self glory and disrespectful to what happened during that battle. There is nothing wrong (and everything right) with singing that song as written,
I fought my war for this country gladly and as a volunteer when people were running to Canada and protesting and shaming the men and women in the Armed Forces. Once I learned what that song means, I would stand proud and salute the flag when ever I heard it played.
I firmly believe if that fat little girl and others like her that want to personalize that song had to don a military uniform and wear it into battle for this country and when all seemed lost, hearing that song played and knowing that the battle is won, would never again even think about singing the Star Spangled Banner is such a way as was done to open the All-Star game.
Fish Pond surprise
I had a problem in my upper pond so I took my goldfish and her baby out of the pond and put them into the lower pond so I could locate and fix the problem Today, while grilling some burgers, I thought I would check the pond to see if I could glimpse the little goldfish. To my surprise, I spied several bsaby koi. These are the first koi to have been born in one of my ponds.
Not to say fish haven't been born in my ponds. Two years ago I had 11 goldfish and they gave birth to over three hundred. But these are the first koi. Now I just have to figure out which is mommy.
Not to say fish haven't been born in my ponds. Two years ago I had 11 goldfish and they gave birth to over three hundred. But these are the first koi. Now I just have to figure out which is mommy.
Monday, July 12, 2010
lawmaker responsibiities
I have a question and I would like for it to generate a lot of discussion because I believe it is one that should be discussed. I vote for people to represent me at local, state, and federal levels. We have this system in place because it is too difficult if every issue was voted on with public participation.
Our system in American has evolved into mainly a two party system mainly so a voter can choose a party that more closely represents how they feel or think about an issue or set of issues.
On the national level, we actually don't vote of President but we bote for members to the elctroal college who in turn for for the President. We expect that if our state voted Democratic that the electoral college representative will vote for the Democractic candidate but by law he doesn't have to. While not legally obligated to vote for the winner, if he didn't on a consistant bases, there would be an unrising and that system would be overturned.
For argument sake, say Candidate a was elected to represent us. She is a member of the Smile party which happens to be the party you like. An issue come before the branch of congress she serves in and is an important and controversial issue.
You have strong feelings on the issue and you let a know how you feel. Most Smile
members feel as you do. However, the majority of voters from your area are not Smile members but belong to the Frown Party.
The Smile party will approve the legislation if certain changes are made to it but you are opposed to the legislation on any grounds while Frown members want the proposal passed into law as is.
Now should a vote against the legislation because, as your representative, that is what you elected her to do, should she vote along party lines, or should she vote for it because the majority of people in her district favor passage or should she ignore everyone and just vote how she personally feels about the proposal?
What, exactly, is her responibility her and what do we really expect from or representatives?
Our system in American has evolved into mainly a two party system mainly so a voter can choose a party that more closely represents how they feel or think about an issue or set of issues.
On the national level, we actually don't vote of President but we bote for members to the elctroal college who in turn for for the President. We expect that if our state voted Democratic that the electoral college representative will vote for the Democractic candidate but by law he doesn't have to. While not legally obligated to vote for the winner, if he didn't on a consistant bases, there would be an unrising and that system would be overturned.
For argument sake, say Candidate a was elected to represent us. She is a member of the Smile party which happens to be the party you like. An issue come before the branch of congress she serves in and is an important and controversial issue.
You have strong feelings on the issue and you let a know how you feel. Most Smile
members feel as you do. However, the majority of voters from your area are not Smile members but belong to the Frown Party.
The Smile party will approve the legislation if certain changes are made to it but you are opposed to the legislation on any grounds while Frown members want the proposal passed into law as is.
Now should a vote against the legislation because, as your representative, that is what you elected her to do, should she vote along party lines, or should she vote for it because the majority of people in her district favor passage or should she ignore everyone and just vote how she personally feels about the proposal?
What, exactly, is her responibility her and what do we really expect from or representatives?
Sunday, July 11, 2010
With Friends like this, who needs enemies: A perfect example
NM man set on fire after losing drinking bet
Published - Jul 10 2010 05:05PM EST
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A 47-year-old man's friends set his prosthetic leg on fire after he lost a drinking bet, causing him to suffer severe burns to his buttocks and lower back. Dona Ana County sheriff's deputies found the man naked on the side of U.S. Route 70 with his prosthetic leg in flames. Deputies learned that the man and his friends were drinking Monday and bet that whoever drank the least would be set on fire.
The man told investigators that at six beers, he drank the least, and agreed to let his friends set him on fire.
He said his friends ignited his prosthetic leg, and the flames spread to his body.
The sheriff's office said the man took his clothes off because of the pain and his friends decided to take him to the hospital. But they got nervous and instead dropped him off on the side of the highway.
The man was taken to a Texas burn treatment center.
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Published - Jul 10 2010 05:05PM EST
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A 47-year-old man's friends set his prosthetic leg on fire after he lost a drinking bet, causing him to suffer severe burns to his buttocks and lower back. Dona Ana County sheriff's deputies found the man naked on the side of U.S. Route 70 with his prosthetic leg in flames. Deputies learned that the man and his friends were drinking Monday and bet that whoever drank the least would be set on fire.
The man told investigators that at six beers, he drank the least, and agreed to let his friends set him on fire.
He said his friends ignited his prosthetic leg, and the flames spread to his body.
The sheriff's office said the man took his clothes off because of the pain and his friends decided to take him to the hospital. But they got nervous and instead dropped him off on the side of the highway.
The man was taken to a Texas burn treatment center.
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Debbie's passion
As one can tell from my blog's, my passion is things that grow, especially vegatation, and I prefer fish to other kinds of animals. Debbie's passion is things that fly, in particular, song birds and butterflies.
The blue flame
My water ponds have hatched thousands of tadpoles from eggs to frogs but everyone I have seen have been brown, except one.
Click on pictures to enlarge
Water hyacynth multiple rapidly (I started with only three and now they cover almost the entire surface of the pond. (14' x 14').
A closeup of a hyacuth bloom. The blue in the middle looks like a blue flame.
A rare picture of myself. I don't know if I have ever posted one of myself before and I may never again.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Safelite Auto Glass Repair
I prefer to give Mom and Pop locals my business whenever I can but sometimes they are so way over priced I have to do business where ever I can. Recently I needed a hole nail and I checked at Lowes and they wanted $31.00. I checked a local dealer and he wanted $51.00. I lucked out and got one for free from my mother in law.
More recently, I needed a side vent replaced on my car so I checked with some local dealers. I prefer to do business via e-mail because I am hard of hearing and I can't wear my hearing aids when using a phone. i depend a great deal on seeing a person talk to determine what they are saying. Safelite was the only company that would give me a quote over the internet. Everyone else either called me or wanted me to call them. I don't amswer the phone unless i know who is calling because it is difficult for me unless i know someones speech patterns.
i did ask my wife to call some of them back yo get an estimate of the repair costs. As it turned out, Safelite ewas the least expensive plus they came to where I worked, fixed the car there, cleaned all my windows and vacuumed my car.
"Grandma" may give you a free windshield, but sure as hell can't beat great service.
More recently, I needed a side vent replaced on my car so I checked with some local dealers. I prefer to do business via e-mail because I am hard of hearing and I can't wear my hearing aids when using a phone. i depend a great deal on seeing a person talk to determine what they are saying. Safelite was the only company that would give me a quote over the internet. Everyone else either called me or wanted me to call them. I don't amswer the phone unless i know who is calling because it is difficult for me unless i know someones speech patterns.
i did ask my wife to call some of them back yo get an estimate of the repair costs. As it turned out, Safelite ewas the least expensive plus they came to where I worked, fixed the car there, cleaned all my windows and vacuumed my car.
"Grandma" may give you a free windshield, but sure as hell can't beat great service.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Sunday, July 04, 2010
News shorts
At Senator Byrd's funeral, one speaker, a female, told the story of the health care legislation vote when Senator Byrd said "This one is for Ted Kennedy," then she started to cry like what Senator Byrd did was so noble. Actually I might have been moved if he had said. "This vote is for the American people," but that would have meant he was voting agaisnt the bill.
One question that has been debated is how much of the oil spill has been siphoned off each day?
Actually, there isn't an oil spill in the gulf, and no oil has ever been siphoned off. "How can you say such a stupid thing?" you may ask.
Simple. It isn't a spill, it is a leak. To siphon, the discharge end of the hose, tube, pipe, whatever has to be lower than the source. That isn't the case here.
One question that has been debated is how much of the oil spill has been siphoned off each day?
Actually, there isn't an oil spill in the gulf, and no oil has ever been siphoned off. "How can you say such a stupid thing?" you may ask.
Simple. It isn't a spill, it is a leak. To siphon, the discharge end of the hose, tube, pipe, whatever has to be lower than the source. That isn't the case here.
Ranking of Presidents
A list of Presidents from the best to the worst just came out and to illustrate how lame it is, two Presidents who were assassinated in office and one who died were ranked higher than Bush. It doesn't surprise me that he was ranked low on the list but in my opinion he was much perferred to Jimmy Carter. Obama was ranked 15th which is a big joke to me.
I assume that the rankings have more to do with a President's ability to get done what they set out to do than the wise decisions they made because as far as saving America or making this a better place to live, Obama falls way short of a quality President.
I saw a 1 minute poll asking who would make a better presdident, Hillary or Sarah, is a joke. Hillary win never be a candidate for President and I dout that Palin will be either.
I assume that the rankings have more to do with a President's ability to get done what they set out to do than the wise decisions they made because as far as saving America or making this a better place to live, Obama falls way short of a quality President.
I saw a 1 minute poll asking who would make a better presdident, Hillary or Sarah, is a joke. Hillary win never be a candidate for President and I dout that Palin will be either.
Friday, July 02, 2010
After
(click on picture to enlarge)
This is our new shower. It is 60" x 60" or large enough for me to sneak in and steal the soap and not be caught.
If the Bates Motel had showers this large, the famous shower scene might have not happened because the lady in the shower would have had room to run away and hide.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
For bargin hunters
Two web sites you need to check out if you are a bargin hunter, Ibe is Woot(the original) and the other is DODtracker.
Woot is an advertiser which offers one bargin everyday and each day the bargin is different. DODtracker is a site that lists the deal of the day from a goodly number of Woot offshoots so one doesn't have to check out fifty websites.
Be cautious and don't buy something just because its a good deal but one never knows when you will find that item you need at a great price or that perfect gift for someone on your gift giving list.
Woot is an advertiser which offers one bargin everyday and each day the bargin is different. DODtracker is a site that lists the deal of the day from a goodly number of Woot offshoots so one doesn't have to check out fifty websites.
Be cautious and don't buy something just because its a good deal but one never knows when you will find that item you need at a great price or that perfect gift for someone on your gift giving list.
Bathfitters update
Bathfitters arrived this morning at 8:00 to begin work on our bathroom remodel. They immendiated started working to remove the old fixtures, took an hour for lunch, finished the job by just a little after five, cleaned up inside and out and were gone by 5:30.
They spread tarps over the carpet, did their cutting outside, and di an exellent job. The only things missed were two pieces of plastic about the size of a gallon freezer bag, that the wind had blown away and they didn't fasten the basement door.
I lack the time but I will send a picture of the finished work soon.
If anyone wants a bathfitter job, please give them my name.
They spread tarps over the carpet, did their cutting outside, and di an exellent job. The only things missed were two pieces of plastic about the size of a gallon freezer bag, that the wind had blown away and they didn't fasten the basement door.
I lack the time but I will send a picture of the finished work soon.
If anyone wants a bathfitter job, please give them my name.
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