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Smashing Pumpkins' Disarm

2010-01-03T23:42:00.001-05:00

Heard this today and remembered. So sad today.

New year is here. Everything will be better! ; )-

Disarm you with a smile
And cut you like you want me to
Cut that little child
Inside of me and such a part of you
Ooh, the years burn

I used to be a little boy
So old in my shoes
And what i choose is my choice
What's a boy supposed to do?
The killer in me is the killer in you
My love
I send this smile over to you

Disarm you with a smile
And leave you like they left me here
To wither in denial
The bitterness of one who's left alone
Ooh, the years burn
Ooh, the years burn, burn, burn

I used to be a little boy
So old in my shoes
And what I choose is my voice
What's a boy supposed to do?
The killer in me is the killer in you
My love
I send this smile over to you

The killer in me is the killer in you
Send this smile over to you
The killer in me is the killer in you
Send this smile over to you
The killer in me is the killer in you
Send this smile over to you

Dieses geschieht an unserem Haus diese letzte Woche… mit Lulu die Katze!

2010-01-03T17:23:00.001-05:00

Simon's cat. Same stuff has been going at our house with all the snow.

Mein Deutsch ist nicht gut. Ich erlerne!

24: Mark your calenders for January 17, 2009

2010-01-03T10:52:00.001-05:00

It's that time again. Jack is Back.

Sad for me that this is slated to be the final season, but wait, the producers of "24" are working on a full length feature film due out?

I guess I'll just have to wait and see...stay tuned!

Before you take Al Gore's Climate Change BS as Gospel, please take note of these statements.

2009-12-23T00:00:00.012-05:00

If you believe all the crap about global warming, or climate change, or whatever they're calling it these days please keep the following predictions from 20 to 40 years ago in mind:

“Air pollution…is certainly going to take hundreds of thousands of lives in the next few years alone.” • Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University biologist.

“We are prospecting for the very last of our resources and using up the nonrenewable things many times faster than we are finding new ones.” • Martin Litton, Sierra Club director

“By the year 2000, if present trends continue, we will be using up crude oil at such a rate…that there won’t be any more crude oil. You’ll drive up to the pump and say, `Fill ‘er up, buddy,’ and he’ll say, `I am very sorry, there isn’t any.’” • Kenneth Watt, Ecologist

“Dr. S. Dillon Ripley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, believes that in 25 years, somewhere between 75 and 80 percent of all the species of living animals will be extinct.” • Sen. Gaylord Nelson

“The world has been chilling sharply for about twenty years. If present trends continue, the world will be about four degrees colder for the global mean temperature in 1990, but eleven degrees colder in the year 2000. This is about twice what it would take to put us into an ice age.” • Kenneth Watt, Ecologist

“We have about five more years at the outside to do something.” • Kenneth Watt, ecologist

“Civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against problems facing mankind.” • George Wald, Harvard Biologist

“We are in an environmental crisis which threatens the survival of this nation, and of the world as a suitable place of human habitation.” • Barry Commoner, Washington University biologist

“Man must stop pollution and conserve his resources, not merely to enhance existence but to save the race from intolerable deterioration and possible extinction.” • New York Times editorial, the day after the first Earth Day

“Population will inevitably and completely outstrip whatever small increases in food supplies we make. The death rate will increase until at least 100-200 million people per year will be starving to death during the next ten years.” • Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University biologist

“By…[1975] some experts feel that food shortages will have escalated the present level of world hunger and starvation into famines of unbelievable proportions. Other experts, more optimistic, think the ultimate food-population collision will not occur until the decade of the 1980s.” • Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University biologist

“It is already too late to avoid mass starvation.” • Denis Hayes, chief organizer for Earth Day

“Demographers agree almost unanimously on the following grim timetable: by 1975 widespread famines will begin in India; these will spread by 1990 to include all of India, Pakistan, China and the Near East, Africa. By the year 2000, or conceivably sooner, South and Central America will exist under famine conditions. By the year 2000, thirty years from now, the entire world, with the exception of Western Europe, North America, and Australia, will be in famine.” • Peter Gunter, professor, North Texas State University

“Scientists have solid experimental and theoretical evidence to support…the following predictions: In a decade, urban dwellers will have to wear gas masks to survive air pollution…by 1985 air pollution will have reduced the amount of sunlight reaching earth by one half….” • Life Magazine, January 1970

“At the present rate of nitrogen buildup, it’s only a matter of time before light will be filtered out of the atmosphere and none of our land will be usable.” • Kenneth Watt, Ecologist

Some of the most "learned" minds in academia made these quotes in the recent past.

Has even one of their predictions come true?

I'm not saying that we shouldn't do what we can to make the Earth a cleaner place, no one wants to live in a shithole. But to foist upon us this most damnable lie of all time is sham science at the very least and what would be considered to be a felony offense if done by one of us.

I don't know how Al Gore can look into a mirror everyday. After all, doesn't he have a house you can see from outer space? A home that uses as much energy in a year that could light up a mid-sized town? Where is his responsibility? Why isn't he leading by example? In this day and age of technology, why is it appropriate for Gore to go jetting all over the world to spread his lies? Can he not do it all on-line?

No I guess not. That would cut into all his fat speaking fees now wouldn't it?

Are you sick of it yet? If not, just keep voting Democrat.

2009-12-22T11:33:00.004-05:00

I voted Democrat because I'm way too peace-loving to own a gun. I know that if we all disarm and work for justice then oppressed peoples won't be pushed into crime and my local cops can focus on community organizing, bake sales and parades.

I voted Democrat because I love the fact that I can now marry whatever I want. I've decided to marry my dog.

I voted Democrat because I believe oil companies' profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn't.

I voted Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.

I voted Democrat because Freedom of speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it.

I voted Democrat because when we pull out of Iraq I trust that the bad guys will stop what they are doing because they now think we are good people.

I voted Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from murderers and thieves.

I voted Democrat because I believe that people who can't tell us if it will snow on Friday can tell us that the polar ice caps will melt away in ten years if I don't start driving a Prius and pay carbon use taxes.

I voted Democrat because I'm not concerned about the murder of millions of babies so long as we keep all death row inmates alive.

I voted Democrat because I think illegal aliens have a right to free health care, education, and Social Security benefits that they've never had to pay into.

I voted Democrat because I believe that businesses should not be allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as the Democrats see fit.

I voted Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite The Constitution every few days to suit some fringe kooks who would never get their agendas past the voters.

I voted Democrat because my head is so firmly planted up my ass that it is unlikely that I'll ever have another point of view.
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West Point the "Enemy Camp"?

2009-12-02T15:21:00.001-05:00

If there ever was a bigger D-bag than Chris "All tingly" Mathews, I've never met him.

West Point, the "Enemy Camp"? That say all you need to know abouth this A-hole!

Are you a Liberal, a Conservative, or a Redneck?

2009-11-19T09:48:00.012-05:00

Are you a Liberal, a Conservative, or a Redneck?

Here is a little test that will help you decide. The answer can be found by posing the following question:
Q: Your are walking down a deserted street with your wife and your two small children. Suddenly, an Islamic Terrorist waving a huge scimitar comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screaming obscenities, yelling “Allahu Akbar” (تَكْبِير), raises the sword and charges at you.

You are carrying a Glock 9mm and you are an expert shot.
You have mere seconds before this madman reaches you and your family.
What do you do?

The Liberal’s Answer:
Well, that's not enough information to answer the question!
Does the man look poor or oppressed?
Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack?
Could we run away?
What does my wife think? What about the kids?
Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the sword out of his hand?
What does the law say about this situation?
Does the pistol have appropriate safety built into it?
Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this send to society and to my children?
Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me?
Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me?
If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me?
Should I call 9-1-1?
Why is this street so deserted? We need to raise taxes, have paint and weed day and make this happier, healthier street that would discourage such behavior.
This is all so confusing!
I need to debate this with some friends for few days and try to come to a consensus.

The Conservative's Answer:
Bang, bang, bang!

The Redneck's Answer:
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click..... (Sounds of reloading) BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click
Daughter: 'Nice grouping, Daddy! Were those the Winchester Silver Tips or Hollow Points?!'
Son: 'Can I shoot the next one?!'
Wife: 'You ain't taking that to the Taxidermist
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Thank you Mr. President (for your colossal waste of taxpayer money).

2009-10-02T20:13:00.005-04:00

I was going to comment on how foolish Obama and his wife looked in as they tried to sway the International Olympic Committee in a stupid attempt to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago. Now that they've had their epic fail on this subject, I want to thank them for their tremendous waste of our money. American taxpayer money.

What did Obama think was going to happen if the Olympic games were given to Chicago? That all of the South Side gangbangers would go on a 16 day holiday during the games? (Hey, maybe the Olympic committee will hire them on as part of Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act). Would he be able to funnel millions more into a corrupt and criminal ACORN? Does he think his star shines all around the world as it does with the lefty Hollywood crowd?

Anyway, Obumma 'n Opah don't have that kind of pull in the rest of the world. They thought they could pull a fast one on the EuroSocialistas but no dice bay-bee. Too bad, so sad.

I think Obama forgot the first rule on how politics are really played in Chicago:

He didn't grease the right palms.
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Ambiguities, Idiosyncrasies and Thing to Ponder.

2009-09-26T10:24:00.003-04:00

1. Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

2. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

3. If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why are do we still have monkeys and apes?

4. The main reason Santa is so jolly is that he knows where all the bad girls live!

5. If a deaf child signs swear words, does his mother wash his hands with soap?

6. If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?

7. Is this true? One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor?

8. If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

9. It a turtle has no shell, is he homeless or naked?

10. Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?

11. Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

12. Why is there Braille on drive through bank machines?

13. What was the best thing before sliced bread?

14. Does the Little Mermaid wear an Algebra?

15. Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?

16. If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done?

17. Why are hemorrhoids called "hemorrhoids" instead of "assteroids"?

18. How come there's an expiration date on sour cream?

19. What a cruel thing it was to do putting an "s" in the word "lisp".

20. Can an atheist make an insurance claim against "Acts of God"?
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'Political Correctness' Contest

2009-09-21T11:40:00.004-04:00

The following is the winning entry in an annual contest at Texas A&M University calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term:

This year's term was 'Political Correctness'.

The winner wrote: "Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"

R. J. Wiedemann Lt Col. USMC Ret.
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Living vs. Hibernating

2009-09-21T11:31:00.002-04:00

I read this somewhere a while ago. I wish I could attribute it to someone, but my search came up with nothing.

I guess I saved it for days like these when I feel this way.

"You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book... or you take a trip... and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating. The symptoms of hibernating are easily detectable: first, restlessness. The second symptom (when hibernating becomes dangerous and might degenerate into death): absence of pleasure.

That is all. It appears like an innocuous illness. Monotony, boredom, death. Millions live like this (or die like this) without knowing it. They work in offices. They drive a car. They picnic with their families. They raise children.

And then some shock treatment takes place, a person, a book, a song and it awakens them and saves them from death.

Some never awaken."
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Huh? Obama is allowing the ChiComm's to raise their flag at the White House?

2009-09-03T22:39:00.003-04:00

I don't know if I'm reading this correctly. If not maybe one of you can set me straight.
What I've read states that the national flag of the People's Republic of China (PRC) will be hoisted at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on September 20, 2009.

WTF? Is this the kind of change that our citizens voted for?

It seems that Chinese associations in the United States had applied to hold a ceremony in front of the US President’s residence to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of PRC. Hold on now, I think I'm hallucinating. The White House is celebrating 60 years of ChiComm dictatorship? The purging from their society of all free thinkers in the name of revolution?

The ChiComm's are leading us to believe that their application was approved not only because of the sound Sino-US relations but also because China is a responsible country. Responsible?
Don't make me laugh.

Is this because the Chinese now owns most of our country? They have been buying our debt now for years while we buy their goods in the factories that we had shipped overseas because our unions (who support Obama) increased wages so high that companies went elsewhere.

I for one, am going to write all of my so-called "representatives" in government and say in no uncertain terms that this should not be allowed to happen. Let the Chinese go to Cuba and celebrate with their dear comrades there.

Just don't do it in front of America's house. Never.
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Do we have to decide on Which Doctor or a Witch Doctor?

2009-08-22T19:41:00.016-04:00

I usually pay no attention to Hollywood types when they are spouting off their political opinions, but I think Jon Voight has a valid point in this article from the Inside the Beltway column from the August 21, 2009 edition of the Washington Times.

The following is quoted from the Washington Times:

A Hollywood conservative has headed East. It's "Freedom Concert" time for Jon Voight. The Academy Award winner will join Sean Hannity in Cincinnati and Atlanta this weekend to honor fallen soldiers and present college scholarships to surviving children. Mr. Voight - a warrior himself in many ways - has been cogitating about the state of America, meanwhile. "There's a real question at stake now. Is President Obama creating a civil war in our own country?" Mr. Voight tells Inside the Beltway.

"We are witnessing a slow, steady takeover of our true freedoms. We are becoming a socialist nation, and whoever can't see this is probably hoping it isn't true. If we permit Mr. Obama to take over all our industries, if we permit him to raise our taxes to support unconstitutional causes, then we will be in default. This great America will become a paralyzed nation."

Be outraged, Mr. Voight advises.

"Do not let the Obama administration fool you with all their cunning Alinsky methods. And if you don't know what that method is, I implore you to get the book 'Rules for Radicals,' by Saul Alinsky. Mr. Obama is very well trained in these methods," he continues, citing a television campaign critical of the Republican Party and contentious town-hall meetings about health care reform.

"The real truth is that the Obama administration is professional at bullying, as we have witnessed with ACORN at work during the presidential campaign. It seems to me they are sending down their bullies to create fist fights among average American citizens who don't want a government-run health care plan forced upon them," Mr. Voight says.

"So I ask again. Is President Obama creating a civil war in our own country?"

Wait a minute. Did I say Jon Voight has a point? What I really should be saying is that he’s hit the nail right on the head and it’s been driven all the way through a 6 x 6 post. What he’s saying is that if we allow the government to rule every aspect of our daily lives then we will get what we deserve, a country where there’s no initiative, no self destiny. A place where no one will try harder because in the end they’ll just get the same as everyone else. If anyone wants to take the time to see how much of a waiting period they would have under ObamaCare, just take a look at the waiting periods socialized medicine has in Canada and Europe.

Please see this list from the Toronto area of the wait times for general surgery: Click Here to read the information provided by Canada.

Scary huh? A waiting period of almost 1/3 of a year in most cases. I just hope that this won’t happen to us.

God Help Us (Yes, I said GOD!).
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ObamaCare...It's no joke!

2009-08-03T20:56:00.002-04:00

Need we say more?
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You Could Have heard a Pin Drop!

2009-07-19T09:46:00.005-04:00

When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.
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He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.'
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You could have heard a pin drop.
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There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?'
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A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck.
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We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?
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'You could have heard a pin drop.
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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies.
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At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.
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He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
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Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.
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Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.
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"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically.
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Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously."Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."
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The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
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"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France! '

"The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchman to show a passport to."
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You could have heard a pin drop.

How could you?

2009-07-17T19:08:00.008-04:00

This will tug at your heart. If it doesn't, you don't have one!
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HOW COULD YOU? - By Jim Willis, 2001

When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child, and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was "bad," you'd shake your finger at me and ask "How could you?" -- but then you'd relent and roll me over for a belly rub.

My housebreaking took a little longer than expected, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. I remember those nights of nuzzling you in bed and listening to your confidences and secret dreams, and I believed that life could not be any more perfect. We went for long walks and runs in the park, car rides, stops for ice cream (I only got the cone because "ice cream is bad for dogs" you said), and I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.

Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. I waited for you patiently, comforted you through heartbreaks and disappointments, never chided you about bad decisions, and romped with glee at your homecomings, and when you fell in love. She, now your wife, is not a "dog person" - - still I welcomed her into our home, tried to show her affection, and obeyed her. I was happy because you were happy.

Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement. I was fascinated by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them, too. Only she and you worried that I might hurt them, and I spent most of my time banished to another room, or to a dog crate. Oh, how I wanted to love them, but I became a "prisoner of love." As they began to grow, I became their friend. They clung to my fur and pulled themselves up on wobbly legs, poked fingers in my eyes, investigated my ears, and gave me kisses on my nose. I loved everything about them and their touch -- because your touch was now so infrequent -- and I would've defended them with my life if need be. I would sneak into their beds and listen to their worries and secret dreams, and together we waited for the sound of your car in the driveway.

There had been a time, when others asked you if you had a dog, that you produced a photo of me from your wallet and told them stories about me. These past few years, you just answered "yes" and changed the subject. I had gone from being "your dog" to "just a dog ," and you resented every expenditure on my behalf.

Now, you have a new career opportunity in another city, and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. You've made the right decision for your "family," but there was a time when I was your only family.

I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the animal shelter. It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. You filled out the paperwork and said "I know you will find a good home for her." They shrugged and gave you a pained look. They understand the realities facing a middle-aged dog, even one with "papers." You had to pry your son's fingers loose from my collar as he screamed "No, Daddy! Please don't let them take my dog!" And I worried for him, and what lessons you had just taught him about friendship and loyalty, about love and responsibility, and about respect for all life. You gave me a good-bye pat on the head, avoided my eyes, and politely refused to take my collar and leash with you. You had a deadline to meet and now I have one, too. After you left, the two nice ladies said you probably knew about your upcoming move months ago and made no attempt to find me another good home. They shook their heads and asked, "How could you?"

They are as attentive to us here in the shelter as their busy schedules allow. They feed us, of course, but I lost my appetite days ago. At first, whenever anyone passed my pen, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you that you had changed your mind -- that this was all a bad dream... or I hoped it would at least be someone who cared, anyone who might save me.

When I realized I could not compete with the frolicking for attention of happy puppies, oblivious to their own fate, I retreated to a far corner and waited. I heard her footsteps as she came for me at the end of the day, and I padded along the aisle after her to a separate room. A blissfully quiet room. She placed me on the table and rubbed my ears, and told me not to worry. My heart pounded in anticipation of what was to come, but there was also a sense of relief. The prisoner of love had run out of days.

As is my nature, I was more concerned about her. The burden which she bears weighs heavily on her, and I knew that, the same way I knew your every mood. She gently placed a tourniquet around my foreleg as a tear ran down her cheek. I licked her hand in the same way I used to comfort you so many years ago. She expertly slid the hypodermic needle into my vein. As I felt the sting and the cool liquid coursing through my body, I lay down sleepily, looked into her kind eyes and murmured, "How could you?"

Perhaps because she understood my dog speak, she said, "I'm so sorry." She hugged me, and hurriedly explained it was her job to make sure I went to a better place, where I wouldn't be ignored or abused or abandoned, or have to fend for myself -- a place of love and light so very different from this earthly place. And with my last bit of energy, I tried to convey to her with a thump of my tail that my "How could you?" was not directed at her. It was directed at you, My Beloved Master, I was thinking of you. I will think of you and wait for you forever. May everyone in your life continue to show you so much loyalty.

A Note from the Author: If "How Could You?" brought tears to your eyes as you read it, as it did to mine as I wrote it, it is because it is the composite story of the millions of formerly "owned" pets who die each year in American & Canadian animal shelters. Please use this to help educate, on your websites, in newsletters, on animal shelter and vet office bulletin boards. Tell the public that the decision to add a pet to the family is an important one for life, that animals deserve our love and sensible care, that finding another appropriate home for your animal is your responsibility and any local humane society or animal welfare league can offer you good advice, and that all life is precious.

Please do your part to stop the killing, and encourage all spay & neuter campaigns in order to prevent unwanted animals.

Remember...Your pets love you UNCONDITIONALLY!

Fun with Uncle Joe!

2009-07-08T22:00:00.012-04:00

Here are some of Josef Stalin's famous quotes.

Am I saying that Obama's like Stalin? No.

But Is his ideology similar? Yes! His recent trip to Russia proves my point.

My opinion...he cares more for them than he does for us.

"A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron."

"Death solves all problems - no man, no problem."

"Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed."

"Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach."

"Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs."

"History shows that there are no invincible armies."

"I trust no one, not even myself."

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"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas."

"If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes."

"If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves."

"In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance."

"It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."

"Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts."

"One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic."

"Print is the sharpest and the strongest weapon of our party."

"The only real power comes out of a long rifle."

"The Pope? How many divisions has he got?"

"When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use."

"You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves."

Again, am I saying that Obama is like Stalin? NO!

And also again, am I saying that Obama shares the same belief system? YES!

Would you really like to live in a system where the State takes care of all? Or where the State decides how, what and in what form your work will be performed?

If that happens, then I believe that three things will happen (at least!):

1. The innovators will leave. No new and exciting jobs. We all might be working in candle factories or selling burgers and fries.

2. No one will give a crap about the products that might still be manufactured in America. The stuff will end up as being a lousy as the garbage sent here from China. Lead paint anyone?

3. No one will care about how good they do their job. Why care if the lazy are paid the same as the dilligent. We is all equal, isn 't we?

Say what you will about GWB. The Obama give away has just begun!

65 Years Ago Today, June 6th, 1944 - D-Day

2009-06-06T10:22:00.014-04:00

Timeline: June 6th, 1944

From the SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!

You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of liberty loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers in arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.

Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely.

But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man to man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground.

Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!

I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory!

Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Order of the Day

June 6, 1944

This message was given to our Allied troops the day of the Normandy invasion of Nazi occupied France. Notice that it gets right to the heart of the matter and doesn't beat around the bush. General Eisenhower states quite frankly that the Nazis will fight tooth and nail. They have the actual combat experience that many of our Allied forces lack. They have been tested, and to a large degree they have won.

Also notice that General Eisenhower asks God for his blessing. This was not frowned upon in those days. Today we would have the ACLU and other communist/socialist/atheist groups condemning the General for beseeching the help of God. Too bad we are not so tolerant today as we were then.

Here is some video of the recollections of the men and women who participated in the largest military operation ever. D-Day Recollections

Lets not kid ourselves. If Hitler and Nazi Germany had decided to sue for a peace, it probably would have been accepted, for a while at least. If Hitler hadn't decided to invade Russia then western Europe would still be under the yoke of Nazism. But thanks to God, Hitler was a madman. A psychopath bent on destruction by any means. If we had allowed the Nazi state to survive, then with their crazy ideas about eugenics and the so-called "master race" would still be in effect for occupied Europe. And if by some better luck by plotters of assasination of Hitler, there still may have been a chance to end the war with an intact Nazi Europe.

I wish to thank all the men and women for their service and lives to protect our liberty and freedom.

You were most certainly the Best Generation our Republic has ever seen.

God Bless you all!

A soldier died today...In Honor of Memorial Day 2009

2009-05-26T20:50:00.005-04:00

JUST A COMMON SOLDIER

(A Soldier Died Today) by A. Lawrence Vaincourt

He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion,telling stories of the past.

Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, every one.

And tho' sometimes, to his neighbors,his tales became a joke,All his Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.

But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away, And the world's a little poorer, for a soldier died today.

He will not be mourned by many,just his children and his wife, For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful life.

Held a job and raised a family,quietly going his own way, And the world won't note his passing,though a soldier died today.

When politicians leave this earth,their bodies lie in state, While thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great.

Papers tell their whole life stories, from the time that they were young, But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.

Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land, A guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man?

Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife, Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life?

A politician's stipend and the style in which he lives, Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives.

While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all,I s paid off with a medal and perhaps, a pension small.

It's so easy to forget them for it was so long ago,That the old Bills of our Country went to battle, but we know

It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys, Who won for us the freedom that our Country now enjoys.

Should you find yourself in danger,with your enemies at hand, Would you want a politician with his ever-shifting stand?

Or would you prefer a soldier,who has sworn to defend His home, his kin and Country and would fight until the end?

He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin, But his presence should remind us we may need his like again.

For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier's part Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise,Then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days.

Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say,

Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today.
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Red Sox Great, "The Little Professor", Dom Dimaggio, has passed....

2009-05-08T09:10:00.011-04:00

Some of the below comments were taken from the MSNBC.com website

DiMaggio was a seven-time All Star who still holds the record for the longest consecutive game hitting streak in Boston Red Sox history.

Known as the “Little Professor” because of his eyeglasses and 5-foot-9, 168-pound frame, DiMaggio hit safely in 34 consecutive games in 1949. The streak was broken on Aug. 9 when his big brother caught a sinking liner in the eighth inning of a 6-3 Red Sox win over the Yankees.

The younger DiMaggio also had a 27-game hitting streak in 1951, which still ranks as the fifth longest in Red Sox history. Joe set the major league record with a 56-game hitting streak with the Yankees in 1941.

The oldest of the three center field-playing DiMaggio brothers was Vince, who had a 10-year major league career with five National League teams. Joe died in March 1999, while Vince died in October 1986.

Dom DiMaggio spent his entire career with the Red Sox, 10 full seasons plus three games in 1953, and was teammates and close friends with Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr and Johnny Pesky.

God Bless you Dominic. You are truly missed. At the least of all in your fantastic life, you've had the chance to see our Red Sox win two World Series before you've passed to the great beyond!

Love ya dude!

Never let a little thing like equal treatment by the law get in the way of illegal immigration...

2009-05-05T15:36:00.004-04:00

Actual laws enacted and enforced in a country in our hemisphere...

1. There will be NO special bilingual programs in the schools, NO special ballots for elections, and all government business will be conducted in our language.

2. Foreigners will NOT have the right to vote, no matter how long they are here.

3. Foreigners will NEVER be able to hold political office.

4. Foreigners will NOT be a burden to the taxpayers. No welfare, NO food stamps, NO health care, nor any other government assistance programs.

5. Foreigners can invest in this country, but it must be an amount equal to 40,000 times the daily minimum wage.

6. If foreigners do come and want to buy land that will be okay, BUT options will be restricted. You are NOT allowed to own waterfront property. That property is reserved for citizens naturally born into this country.

7. Foreigners may NOT protest; NO demonstrations, NO waving a foreign flag, NO political organizing, NO "bad-mouthing" our president or his policies. If you do you will be sent home or arrested (along with spending some time in one of those fine "resort" style Mexican jails).

8. If you do come to this country illegally, you will be hunted down and sent straight to jail.

Harsh, you say ? We American Legal Citizens are now being racist because we don't need anymore illegal border jumpers infected with viruses of any kind but the above laws happen to be the immigration laws of MEXICO!

So why don't we just adopt these same laws? There would be no debate, no criticism of policies, no protest from the Mexicans because it's their own laws!

Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist ".

We really need to tighten our borders, but I'm afraid "El Presidente' Obama" would see that as racist.
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A Little History on Gun Control...

2009-04-01T16:42:00.005-04:00

No April Fools joke here my friends.

Just facts that "progressives" want to ignore in favor of their ultimate goal: To disarm Americans in favor of political correctness.

In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.

China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million 'educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.

It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars.

The first year results are now in:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent
Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent.

Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!

It will never happen here?

I'd bet the Aussies said that too! While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.

There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in successfully ridding Australia n society of guns. The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.

You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.

Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.

Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late! The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind him of this history lesson.

During W.W.II the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED! Note: Admiral Yamamoto who crafted the attack on Pearl Harbor had attended Harvard University 1919-1921 & was Naval Attaché to the U. S. 1925-28. Most of our Navy was destroyed at Pearl Harbor & our Army had been deprived of funding & was ill prepared to defend the country.

It was reported that when asked why Japan did not follow up the Pearl Harbor attack with an invasion of the United States mainland, his reply was that he had lived in the U. S. & knew that almost all households had guns.

With Guns...We Are 'Citizens'. Without Them... We Are 'Subjects'.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER SURRENDER YOUR GUNS!!!

Right now 18 states are trying to pass legislation to code and register the purchase of ammunition. They feel by doing this they are not infringing upon your 2nd Amendment right to bear arms since they are only going to tax the ammunition to outrageous limits to make it as difficult as they can to obtain it.
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Let's count how many broken promises that Obama spews in one speach.

2009-03-18T13:01:00.001-04:00

1. Make Government Open and Transparent? (Well, maybe this one is true because I sure as heck can see through Barack)

2. Make it "Impossible" for Congressmen to slip in Pork Barrel Projects? (When is a pig not a pig? When the Liberals tell you it's the finest sirloin)

3. Meetings where laws are written will be more open to the public ? (I don't know where to start on with this one. AIG bonuses anyone?)

4. No more secrecy? (Mr. President, are there really aliens in cold storage at Area 51?)

5. Public will have 5 days to look at a Bill? (Sure we will)

6. You'll know what's in it? (Even he doesn't know)

7. We will put every pork barrel project online? (Still waiting for that URL on this one)

Happy Saint Patricks Day

2009-03-17T21:32:00.005-04:00

Arrrggghhh...Where's me pot o' gold?

So Say the Leprechaun...

Obama's Healthcare Policy = Bad Medicine!

2009-03-05T14:58:00.005-05:00

I suppose if the new Obama Administration's health care plan tasted bad but you ended up feeling as good as Lucy Ricardo in the "Vitameatavegamin" episode it would be easier to swallow.

The idea that your health care would be dictated by the government is at the least dumb and at the worst fatal. If a sick person had to go through a government agency to receive medical care they would probably be dead two years before some bureaucrat gets to review their case.

Do we really want to leave our medical decisions to the government? What if they decide that an 80 year old that needs a transplant shouldn't get it because they would "only" live for an extra few years and the money would be better spent on a younger recipient? Are you comfortable for a government agency making quality of life judgements for you?

And just where is the money going to come from? President Obama is proposing to set aside $634 billion for health care reform over the next 10 years by raising taxes on the wealthy and cutting Medicare costs.

Obama proposes to cut the charitable giving deduction for families earning over $250,000 from 35% to 28% and using that money to help fund his plan. Think of it this way, as the tax laws stand now, a couple who gives $10,000 to charity gets a deduction credit of $3,500. If Obama's plan goes ahead that same couple will receive a maximum deduction of $2,800. Will this have any effect on charitable giving? I hope not but in reality it probably will.

But the worst aspect of BHO's plan is that it will in effect make government and the private health care compete for a finite amount of health care dollars. And what's more, the new plan would shrink payments to Medicare by $316 billion. That's the system that funds health care to the elderly and disabled.

There are three parts to the President's plan:

1. Quality, Affordable & Portable Health Coverage For All.
2. Modernizing The U.S. Health Care System To Lower Costs & Improve Quality.
3. Promoting Prevention & Strengthening Public Health.

All lofty goals. But realistic? I think not. He says the plan will save families about $2,500/year. Yeah, OK. I'll wait for that just like I'm still waiting for Governor Coupe Deval's "middle class tax cut" that he promised before becoming governor.

Me? For now I'll just keep on taking my happy pills and hope this is all just either a poorly written movie or a very disturbing nightmare that I hope I'll wake up from someday.
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