MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE TO W.S.C.

famous churchill quotes, most appropriate to the times in which we live:

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."

reuter's...

"A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him."

gitmo...

"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter."

let our military leaders do their jobs...

"Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others."

all you cowards, please shut up...

" Danger - if you meet it promptly and without flinching - you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!"

react appropriately, in appropriate measures...

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

remember who they hated before they hated you...

"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else."

ahem...

"When the eagles are silent the parrots begin to jabber."

you know who you are...

"When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home."

dixie chicks, danny glover, nancy pelosy, et.al; please shut up...

"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."

an emphatic win...no cowering...no bowing to the enemy...

winston, we hardly knew you.

CLEAN WHITE COATS, PLEASE

conspeorism in its priestly garments (stained).

Remember when you ran away and I got on my knees and begged you not to
leave because I'd go berserk?? Well...
You left me anyhow and then the days got worse and worse and now you see
I've gone completely out of my mind.. And..
They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa
To the funny farm. Where life is beautiful all the time and I'll be
happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they're
coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!!!

You thought it was a joke and so you laughed, you laughed when I had said
that loosing you would make me flip my lid.. RIGHT???
I know you laughed, I heard you laugh, you laughed you laughed and
laughed and then you left, but now you know I'm utterly mad... And..

They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa,
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa.
To the happy home. With trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket
weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes and they're
coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!

I cooked your food, I cleaned your house, and this is how you pay me back
for all my kind unselfish loving deeds.. Huh??
Well you just wait, they'll find you yet and when they do they'll put you
in the ASPCA, you mangy mutt!!! And...

They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa.
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa.
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time and I'll be happy
to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they're coming
to take me away, ha-haaa!!!
To the happy home, with trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket
weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes and they're
coming to take me away, ha-haa!!!
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time... (fade out)

Hey, buddy!
Yes officer..
You a head?
No, but I'm catching up, ha ha ha....

link: american spectator

FINALLY, CHOKING ON HER OWN WORDS

hey, it happens...

link: drudge.

Treason most foul...

America, I loved you dear, but now I know you no more...

U.S. border agents recruited for Iraq

Senate, White House agree on worker program

Senate Conference on Immigration

Major provisions of the immigration deal

Immigration deal "treasonous," says Mesa's Pearce

INVASION USA (scroll down)

Proposal Seeks to Legalize Immigrant Farm Workers

Illegal Immigrants Arrange for Child Care If Parents Get Detained in Raids

Immigration curbs hurting U.S., Greenspan says

New technology wasted at U.S.-Mexico border

Senate Immigration Bill Would Allow 100 Million New Legal Immigrants over the Next Twenty Years

IT AIN'T OVER UNTIL...

well, you know the rest of the line!

let's hope we NEVER have to hear it. ever.

Hurrah!

I finally got my LIFETIME license to carry a concealed weapon.

The end of the four year pilgrimage to the police department.

No more money, no more wasted time while needless paperwork is filled out and ignored, no more fingerprints and stupid FBI checks while some bureaucratic newbe rushes down to check 35 year old files only to find out that there is a file on me because the FBI ran a security clearance on me. No more talking to smarmy civilian employees of the police department who don't know what's going on.

And Russia was saying?

Major leap forward in Iran's nuclear program. If the inspectors are invited to leave, start to use extra deodorant, you may need it.

Iran Is Stepping Up Nuclear Work

Questions now are; what to do? and whether to do it?
I hope there isn't to much dithering, but Pelosi and her Merry Dhimmi Band can't seem to wrap their brains around the fact, that they hate us because we aren't dhimmi, or mohammadin, and they are not sane enough to not use anything they produce.
Well, I can make it easy for them, these people do not look at the world the same way we do, they are not sane, and they are suicidal for their cause!
SO DEAL WITH THEM!

oh boo moment #472 or happy mother's day

we have some close, personal, rel...er...friends who move full grown trees as a business.

believe it or not - it is BIG business in californistan.

when spoiled people build their empire, they DO NOT like starting from a seedling - ANYTHING! that is for us lowlier sorts.

recently, they were commissioned to move a clump of palms from point "a" to point "b". from what i remember of the conversation, the clump of trees (60' tall) weighed nearly 60,000 pounds!

it takes special equipment and much knowledge to get the root wad out of the ground without damaging them. these people have been doing this for years and have yet to lose a tree.

first, the spoiled person must eyeball the tree or trees they want, go to the owner and ply them with dollars and generally the owner of the tree(s) will succumb to the dollar signs. the spoiled person then contacts the tree mover, who says "yea" or "nay".

in this case everybody said, "yea." whoopee! it was the dreamjob of any tree mover and the original owner didn't think it too shabby either - the spoiled person gave them $75,000 for the clump of trees - that's SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND SMACKAROOS!

the cost to move the trees was equal to the price of the trees - i ain't lyin'.

when talking to one of the tree movers what would possess someone to spend this kind of money on trees for crying out loud - his response (paraphrased), "well, apparently, her husband is having an affair with another woman, she won't stand for a divorce, so she's making his life miserable by spending his wealth!"

...oh boo...

people - be good to the mothers in your life, not just on mother's day, but everyday - you just never know...

One world...

First we hear of the NAU and "amero", then we hear about the Trans-Texas Corridor, now?
Well, read 'em and weep!

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55584

To be silent or go down trying

As Californiastan goes, so goes the nation.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55558

Truth is often unpleasant, ugly and forces us to rethink ourselves. But to flee Truth makes us cowards. The thing to consider is; are we willing to allow ourselves to be buried alive? Or are we willing to stand and say, "Enough!"?
I have taken that stand by homeschooling and contacting politicians and speaking out, I may be a small voice in the world, but if enough join together, maybe, just maybe someone will hear us.

It has unfortunately, been my experience that too many conservatives and Christians have fallen silent, why? Is it intimidation? Is it a persist belief that it can't happen here? Or to me or mine? Is it because the leftistas are foul-mouthed, vile-minded, perverse, profane, slanderous, and loud?

War is never fun, it is not "nice" and it is messy, bloody and scary. But why are we conceding rather than rolling up our sleeves and getting the job done?

To quote Monteith's toast, "He either fears his fate too much, or his desserts are small, who will not put it to the touch, to win or lose it all."
If you refuse to put it to the touch, YOU LOSE ANYWAY! Why not try? At least you can look yourself in the mirror without shame! And you can't win if you won't try!

Interesting update; Check out Donal's site for an interesting editorial on streetfighting and jihadis here in the US!
http://dudratreview.blogspot.com/

R U AN AMERICAN OR JEW?

if you're not, this WILL NOT apply to you, so you can just mosey along...

"Sheik Ahmad Bahr, acting Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, declared during a Friday sermon at a Sudan mosque that America and Israel will be annihilated and called upon Allah to kill Jews and Americans "to the very Last One". Following are excerpts from the sermon that took place last month, courtesy of MEMRI.

Ahmad Bahr began: "You will be victorious" on the face of this planet. You are the masters of the world on the face of this planet. Yes, [the Koran says that] "you will be victorious," but only "if you are believers." Allah willing, "you will be victorious," while America and Israel will be annihilated. I guarantee you that the power of belief and faith is greater than the power of America and Israel. They are cowards, who are eager for life, while we are eager for death for the sake of Allah. That is why America's nose was rubbed in the mud in Iraq, in Afghanistan, in Somalia, and everywhere.

Bahr continued and said that America will be annihilated, while Islam will remain. The Muslims "will be victorious, if you are believers." Oh Muslims, I guarantee you that the power of Allah is greater than America, by whom many are blinded today. Some people are blinded by the power of America. We say to them that with the might of Allah, with the might of His Messenger, and with the power of Allah, we are stronger than America and Israel."

could the intentions of izzies be any clearer? pretty cut and dried - AMERICA AND ISRAEL ARE DESTINED TO BE ANNIHILATED! i see no mincing, chopping or dicing of words there - if you do, you are a fool.

they are eager for death - do we have the intestinal fortitude to give it to them? if U R an american or a jew - do you sincerely believe that somehow you are exempt from this threat? and, why? what makes U so special as to be non-inclusive?

honestly, as i read the news each day from around the world - i cannot and will not believe that so many have succumbed to such stupidity as to believe izlam means u.s. peace! if U believe this, you are doomed to your ignorance.

link: memri, mike's america

GOODBYE, DAD.

http://www.hit-country-music-lyrics.com/Brooks-And-Dunn-Believe-Lyrics.html

crank it up!

A sociopath, a gun controll advocate and........

A law-abiding citizen are sitting at a bar.

Silly people and oversized egos!

Since Warren is busy, and I am getting so far ahead of my mentor/big brother...I thought I would bring this post over here!
The end is rather amusing I think...

It’s Getting Hot Out There
A lot of people are talking about global warming these days. The evening news and the Internet are all abuzz. Al Gore did a documentary on it called “An Inconvenient Truth,” that won an Oscar. Representative Ed Markey from Massachusetts referred to Al Gore during some proceedings on Capitol Hill as a “prophet.” It seems years ago Mr. Gore predicted some of the climate difficulties we are facing today. You have to be careful if someone calls you a prophet. A prophet speaks for God, and you better be 100% accurate when you speak for God or there will be some problems coming up in your future. It is better to stick to the other definition of prophet, which is one who proclaims the word, rather than one who foretells the future.As always, we must go to the Word of God to find out what His opinion of global warming and the environment is.One thing we should look at is the plagues that God performed through Moses in Egypt. One of them was the turning of much of the water into blood. Exodus 7:19 says,
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.”
God didn’t seem too concerned about the environment when He did that.God sent frogs all across the land in Egypt and then had them die. The Lord also had the cattle and horses of Egypt die. I guess that group called PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), would be having a problem right about then.Exodus 9:24,25 tells us,
“So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.“And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.”
It looks to me like we have a problem here. God doesn’t seem to be as concerned about the environment as some Christians are today.When we go to the New Testament, there are also some plagues that we need to look at. Revelation 8:7-9 says,
“The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.”
It seems God might look at His creation just a little bit differently than we do.Revelation 8:10-12 says,
“And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.”
And all of this doesn’t include the many other plagues in the Scriptures, plus famines, and of course a world wide flood. So what can we infer from all of this? One thing we know for sure is that the God of this universe is in complete control. He can decide if He wants to warm the sun up to warm things up here on earth, He can decide if He will allow a tsunami, or turn all waters into blood. The global warming experts of today predicted global cooling just 30 years ago. On the CBS Evening News, I saw Katie Couric quoting a study that the temperature here on earth would rise 7.2 degrees by the year 2100. Recently, I traveled to Iowa and checked the weather forecast five days in advance. They were off by ten degrees on the high, so if they can’t give me the right temperature five days in advance, how can they give the right temperature 90 years in advance?Christians out there do me a favor: Be careful in the coming days! I know Christians who are more concerned about the environment than anything else. We should all care about the environment, but there are things much more important than the temperature outside. Jesus didn’t die so you could have a beautiful yard. Jesus didn’t die so you would have perfect weather for Spring Break. Jesus died because the sins of mankind were, and are, repulsive to a holy God. Jesus died to atone for our sins. Jesus died so we didn’t have to die in our sins. So go ahead and let Jesus worry about the environment. We need to be about the business of seeking and saving those who are lost. Jesus died for those people. Let’s go reach them before they die and go to hell. Make sure you are not known for a beautiful yard in your neighborhood, but make sure you are known as the man or woman of God who cares where every soul in the neighborhood is going to spend eternity. Christians don’t get persecuted because they care about the environment. Christians get persecuted because of their bold stand for Jesus Christ. I do hope some persecution comes your way this spring and summer. Your front yard looks great, but make sure your next door neighbor will be coming to heaven with you.
Until the nets are full,
Distributed by www.ChristianWorldviewNetwork.com

GEE, I'M SORRY

i really screwed your lives up, david evans, reade seligmann, and collin finnerty - i didn't mean any harm. gee, do you think you can forgive

me?

i mean, i was only trying to get elected...i needed the nappy-headed vote and well, it was the only way i could get elected.

c'mon guys - you know how it is to have the need to be popular and still be paid for it?

you all are young enough to recover, but i'm so close to retirement and i just know ::wink:: you'll understand...

my friend, jeff bargholz, was right all along. he took much heat for his stance - but guess what? he's still standing.

i'm off moving to our new home for the remainder of the weekend - all y'all have a great weekend and please, see farmer or daddio for your extermination needs.

*:}

JOHNNY HART, R.I.P.

left double click on image to enlarge.

the creator of the cartoon strip, "b.c.", has left the room. for more information, please see this.

i'm deeply saddened by the loss of this brilliant and creative soul.

if you'd like to see more of his work, just go to your favorite search engine's image mode and type in "johnny hart b.c. cartoons" - you won't be disappointed.

addendum: a statement to the world regarding the faith of johnny hart. a must read!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, POP!

oh, sure - you all thought our anniversary was new year's eve...so did i...

for many years now, this date has held more water in our relationship - apparently it is the date of either our first date or our first kiss - and to think, i thought we kissed on our first date.

as nancpop so fondly likes to remind me, "what's it been now, 35 or so years?" could be - i went an entire year here awhile back thinking i was one year older than i was so when my birthday time of year rolled around - WHOOOOOOOOOOOPEEEEE - i was actually a year younger!

Lord, it is good being me! as you all know, pop is my ballast, my steady, my anchor, my lover and my best friend in the real world - there really is no better man perfectly suited to my quirky ways. you may ask, "yeah, but does he complete you?" and i respond, "well, remember that 10,000 piece jigsaw puzzle you bought at a yard sale a few years ago and you worked on it for a solid month, only to get to the very end to find there was ONE STINKIN' PIECE missing?" need i say more? you just accept the puzzle as it is, imperfections and all so i said to him, "okay, you can stay..." or something like that...

my sincerest thanks to our hairdresser/photographer/magicman/possible reuter's employee - only he and two others hold the original to this particular shot. so far, only one person has threatened blackmail...

CONT. SAGA "ALL HEIL THE QUEEN"...

photo courtesy of blue star chronicles.



"Nancy Pelosi is to world diplomacy what Michael Jordan was to baseball: completely forgettable and unnecessary. But unlike Michael’s slightly amusing foray into the Babe’s world, there’s nothing funny about Pelosi in Damascus. The terrorists and their supporters, who are always looking for weak links and signs that the US does not have the will or backbone to win the war we’re fighting with them, just found a great ally in Madame Speaker.

Among the older members of my extended Syrian family, there was a general attitude that kindness equaled weakness. It wasn’t that they didn’t believe in charity, but that it must be parceled out carefully, because those of ill intent can be quick to take advantage of those they perceive to be gullible and soft. This is what Nancy Pelosi either doesn’t understand, or doesn’t care about: she’s being used by the very people who want to destroy us in another round of window dressing, subterfuge, and deceit. I suspect that Pelosi knows this, but is more intent on trying to undermine the President than in looking at how she could best support national security.

Let’s look at the record. Syria has admitted that it has financially supported Hezbollah and Hamas, but says that it doesn’t supply them with arms. What’s the difference? What do you think these groups buy with the money? How many Israeli and Lebanese men, women and children have been slaughtered because of Syrian backing of these groups? And who do you think Syria supports across the border in Iraq: our troops or the terrorists some blithely refer to as “insurgents”? Without the direct involvement of Syria and Iran, the current terrorism movement in Iraq would have considerably less groundswell."

fresh in from american congress for truth.

if you cannot believe a homey, who can you believe?

emilio karim dabul makes some very pointed statements regarding his former countrymen - i would encourage each of you to take these words to heart - in particular, "The problem is she’s not just hurting the President, she’s betraying our troops, and everyone around the world at risk to terrorist attacks, which is most of us."

syria is the very essence of evil nancy understands all too well. if she plays her cards right, they may well allow her to keep her crown - provided it is covering her burka! burqa! burkha! regardless of how you spell it!

2 thess 2:11-on. come on - break that gold binding and see if i'm wrong...

links: all the links found here plus american crusader, daddio, eyes, the new guy, bert.

April fools!

Google/Gmail is in rare form today with at least two jokes going.

Check out:
Gmail Paper

And:
Google TiSP

(Go with the flow!!!)

MAKE MY DAY!

i don't know about the rest of y'all, but texas usually does everything with a BANG!

although i have it on very good authority that in most places i've been and spoken with law enforcement personnel, if you do this and drag the person into your house you have a very good chance of getting away with it...zippenzeelippenzee...shhhhhhhhh...you didn't hear that from me...

The sky is falling, we're all going to die! (women and children hardest hit)

Al Gore testified before a House committee on "global warming". Fox News reports:

"The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don't say, 'well, I read a science fiction novel that tells me it's not a problem,' " Gore said. "If the crib's on fire, you don't speculate that the baby is flame retardant. You take action."

Scott Jacobson, (a wsj reader), questions Gore's premise:

Overreacting is common among parents. I remember one morning when my first child was still an infant. Imagine my horror when I discovered that her temperature had risen to 99.5 degrees, almost a whole degree in just under 12 hours. Naturally, I immediately sat down and built a computer model, which clearly projected that by age 30, her temperature was going to be a staggering 19,710 degrees!

Thankfully, with the help of a patient wife and an impatient pediatrician, I came to realize that these fluctuations were normal, and that my baby daughter would not be going supernova by the time she reached her golden years.

Kelly Murphy, (another wsj reader), puts things in perspective nicely:

So let me see if I have this right. According to Al Gore, I would have to be an idiot to decide, after reading "a science-fiction novel" (he must be referring to "State of Fear") that it's OK to go about living my life in a normal fashion. Instead, I should see one science-fiction movie (his) and run screaming out of the theater prepared to change every aspect of my life to avoid certain destruction.

Ive been doing my part!

Once a week, I throw the unused ice from my icemaker in the back yard.

WONDER NO MORE!

it has been confirmed that one-third of the people in washington, d.c. are illiterate...and that's probably just the politicians.

...just me, thinking out loud...again...

THIS JUST IN FROM DRUDGE:

developing...

"Putin media decree arouses press freedom worries
Thu Mar 15 2007 11:37:07 ET

President Vladimir Putin has decreed the creation of a new super-agency to regulate media and the Internet, sparking fears among Russian journalists of a bid to extend tight publishing controls to the relatively free Web.

Putin signed a decree to create one entity that will license broadcasters, newspapers and Web sites and oversee their editorial content.

Raf Shakirov, who was dismissed as editor of the Izvestiya daily after critical coverage of the 2004 Beslan school siege, tells REUTERS how Putin's decree could extend Soviet-style controls to Russia's online media, which have been relatively free to date.

"This is an attempt to put everything under control, not only electronic media, but also personal data about people such as bloggers," he said."

there is something about this man i've never trusted, be it the close set eyes, or lack of any sort of emotion - he's not right. and just what is he so paranoid about that he'd pick on lil' old bloggers?

The Great Global Warming Swindle

Here, is the definitive documentary on the "Global Warming" scam that is being perpetrated on ignorant people the world over.

Presented by BBC4, shown in its entirety, some hour and thirteen minutes long, its well worth watching.

I did, and I advise everyone to watch it and pay attention.

Pelosi gets the raspberry

Yesterday, Senator Joe Lieberman, and House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, both gave speaches before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) National Policy Conference.

In part, Senator Lieberman said,

"There is something profoundly wrong when there is so much distrust of our intelligence community that some Americans doubt the plain and ominous facts about the threat to us posed by Iran.

And there is something profoundly wrong when, in the face of attacks by radical Islam, we think we can find safety and stability by pulling back, by talking to and accommodating our enemies, and abandoning our friends and allies.

Some of this wrong-headed thinking about the world is happening because we're in a political climate where, for many people, when George Bush says "yes," their reflex reaction is to say "no."

That is unacceptable."

Pelosi said the U.S. military campaign in Iraq had to be judged on three accounts: whether it makes the U.S. safer, the U.S. military stronger and the region more stable.

“The war in Iraq fails on all three counts”.

Some of the crowd applauded before catcalls and boos could be heard. A spokesman for AIPAC argued the boos were in response to those clapping for Pelosi.

The boos, mixed with some polite applause, stood in stark contrast to the reception House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) received minutes earlier when he said the U.S. had no choice but to win in Iraq and to the applause which greeted Senator Liberman's speech.

The Democrats are finding it much harder to govern than the cake walk they imagined. Signs of stress are starting to show and for all the talk of Pelosi's "first hundred hours", no meaningful legislation has been enacted nor is it likely to be.

The Liberals/Progressives, (whatever they are calling their selves this week), are starting to melt down and resort to eating their own.

How long until everyone gets tired of Chuckie Shumer and his investigation du Jour.
I mean, this is exactly what he promised while his head was still swelled from the big Democrat win and his tongue was wagging loose from the drunkenness of victory and his dreams of power.

Chuckie wants to hear what Karl Rove has to say about 8 Federal Prosecutors that were given the axe and thinks that Attorney General, Alberto Gonzalez should resign! (but of course, Chuckie thinks that all Republican office holders should resign). Federal Prosecutors are hired by the President and serve at his pleasure. They may be fired at any time for any reason. Bill Clinton had Janet Reno fire "ALL" the federal prosecutors when he took office. I don't remember so much as an eyebrow being raised.

I wish this administration would grow a set and tell these panty waisted bunch to F*^% off!

WHEN PIGS FLY!

much of the world in general needs to get a clue about is-lam.

no thank you just isn't working to our benefit anymore.

'scuse me, but it seems our very own religious left is selling u.s. out. i'm sick to death of people who will sell our great nation out in the name of our Lord!

quite frankly, i do not believe for one nanosecond Yeshua would put up with this swindle. take a back door to the non-prophet pedophile? someone has access to some serious drugs they've not started sharing.

one would have to be under the influence to stand for a moment of what appears to be coming upon u.s.

MUS-LIM = GOOD AMERICAN?

while perusing the merry widow blog this morning on her rick warren, purported drivel lies, post, i came across this most interesting statement within the link at moriel ministries:

"Can A Muslim Be A Good American?

Food for thought. Interesting questions for the Muslim Community to discuss.

Research for the rest of us.

Can a good Muslim be a good American?

I forwarded that question to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years.

The following is his forwarded reply:

Theologically - no. Because his allegiance is to Allah, the moon God of Arabia.

Religiously - no. Because no other religion is accepted by his Allah except Islam (Quran, 2:256)

Scripturally - no. Because his allegiance is to the five pillars of Islam and the Quran (Koran).

Geographically - no. Because his allegiance is to Mecca , to which he turns in prayer five times a day.

Socially - no. Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews.

Politically - no. Because he must submit to the mullah (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and Destruction of America, the great Satan.

Domestically - no. Because he is instructed to marry four women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34).

Intellectually - no. Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.

Philosophically - no. Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran do not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam cannot coexist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.

Spiritually - no. Because when we declare "one nation under God," the Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in The Quran's 99 excellent names.

Therefore after much study and deliberation....perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. They obviously cannot be both "good" Muslims and good Americans. Call it what you wish....it's still the truth.

You had better believe it.

If you find yourself intellectually in agreement with the above statements, perhaps you will share this with your friends. The more who understand this, the better it will be for our country and our future.

The religious war is bigger than we know or understand.

So, do you feel lucky today? Vote for a Muslim or Muslim sympathizer for Congress or President, where they will have access to issues of our national security and intelligence which they can then pass on to their Imam who will then funnel it to Islamic terrorists. What good will a wall across our entire border with Mexico do when we vote them into office."

this article is chock full of great links and information - kudos to tmw for sniffing this one out!

now, if you're here to find out just who's in charge - check the post below this one.

Another coup, err,ahh, temporary leadership crisis problem...

Another coup, err,ahh, temporary leadership crisis management

To the beloved members of the community; due to extraordinary circumstances and assorted ill health by various members. We, the family of our beloved Chief, have endeavored to fill in, in these trying times.So, to ensure the smooth running of "The Community", hereafter referred to as TC, we are placing the wise and eruidite oldest sister, hereafter referred to as AoW, in charge of this band of mayhem causing characters, ahhh TC.So consider yourself informed!

Praetorians?
To your places!

The Merry Widow

lalalalalalalalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...nanc

GET ON THE SALAD, AL

BREAKING NEWS FROM DRUDGE (all emphasis mine)

"PETA TO AL GORE: YOU CAN’T BE A MEAT-EATING ENVIRONMENTALIST
Tue Mar 06 2007 17:08:05 ET

The Most ‘Inconvenient Truth’: According to U.N., Animals Raised for Food Generate More Greenhouse Gases Than All Cars and Trucks Combined

Norfolk, Va. — This morning, PETA sent a letter to former vice president Al Gore explaining to him that the best way to fight global warming is to go vegetarian and offering to cook him faux “fried chicken” as an introduction to meat-free meals. In its letter, PETA points out that Gore’s film, An Inconvenient Truth—which starkly outlines the potentially catastrophic effects of global warming and just won the Academy Award for “Best Documentary”—has failed to address the fact that the meat industry is the largest contributor to greenhouse-gas emissions.

In the letter, PETA points out the following:

· The effect that our meat addiction is having on the climate is truly staggering. In fact, in its recent report “Livestock’s Long Shadow—Environmental Issues and Options,” the United Nations determined that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined.

· Researchers at the University of Chicago have determined that switching to a vegan diet is more effective in countering global warming than switching from a standard American car to a Toyota Prius.

PETA also reminds Gore that his critics love to question whether he practices what he preaches and suggests that by going vegetarian, he could cut down on his contribution to global warming and silence his critics at the same time.

“The single best thing that any of us can do to for our health, for animals, and for the environment is to go vegetarian,” says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. “The best and easiest way for Mr. Gore to show his critics that he’s truly committed to fighting global warming is to kick his meat habit immediately.”"

i'm not so sure this isn't a very good time to have a bee-ell-tee.

tell me why else we should raise animals? with the exception of our pets? these freaky, tofu-fluffin' fairies have got a point - they're going after al! what could be better than this? well, except last week when they were going after the trappist monks in south carolina...

al, come on - PUT DOWN THE FORK!

WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING?

it appears that for as long as eighteen months, a contractor has been filtering out some publications from our military.

"Readers of WorldNetDaily have confirmed that the filters for all U.S. Marine and U.S. Navy computers started blocking the leading independent news site at least 18 months ago, and they believe it's unlikely that it is a simple technical glitch, because the addresses www.WND.com and www.WorldNetDaily.com, which lead to the same site, were blocked at different times."

is there a good reason for this? why no mention of leftwing publications targeted for this censorship?

"Another reader, whose name also was withheld by WND, told the news site he has spent time working for Electronic Data Systems, the principal contractor running NMCI for the Navy and Marine bases.

He wrote that he realized some time ago he was unable to reach WND.

"There are many times in our network when outside issues prevent us from reaching sites. Therefore I was not overly concerned initially; but after a week or so of attempting to reach the website I determined that it must have been purposefully blocked," he said.

He noted that an admiral gave orders for Yahoo news to be unblocked about that time. "I thought it was terribly odd that Yahoo could be unblocked but not WorldNetDaily."

if this be so, there are simple ways to turn off blockers - jeeeesh. something just doesn't wash here - perhaps the experts could weigh in?

FOR BEER DRINKERS ONLY!

i know how y'all feel about jimmuh - but credit must be given where credit is due.

on october 14, 1978, jimmuh cawtuh, a somewhat former president of these disunited states, signed into law "HR1377", whereby prohibition was nipped in the red nose.

because of the lack of substance in the news we've been forced to watch other, somewhat more interesting programs out of our 120 channel cable line-up.

while watching the history channel this morning - programming included moonshining, bootlegging and a special on home brewing. this is when i found out about our aforementioned former, somewhat potus, link to homebrewing BEER!

it seems dan quayle didn't much cotton to the idea - but, hey - he cannot even spell potato, so wouldn't even know or care how to make vodka!

one must wonder if billy had anything to do with this...

SICK OF ANNA NICOLE SMITH POST!

in scanning the multitudes of news sources available to us, it's amazing what's been going on in the last two weeks since "night of the living bimbo" took over the airwaves.

for instance:

perhaps cheney is in australia taking leadership lessons from p.m. howard?

students in iran do not like u.s.

david geffen put the hillbillies in their place in favor of another leftist.

and, if you think syria's not a problem, think again - it seems they want to have dialogue - chat, so to speak.

or, you may ask yourself why 50% of palis in the west bank and gaza are going hungry? guess you cannot eat weaponry bought with foreign aid...who knew?

if those don't float your boat - visit these blogs (apologies to all those whose blogs i don't mention):

brooke's

cube's

daddio's

or for some spiritual fare:

tmw's

but, please, please do not get me started on why britney didn't slip with the clippers and cut her entire head off! if you ask me, she lost her head a very long time ago.

hat tips all around!

BEWARE OF CHARITABLE ORGS!

By Bill Wilson, KIN Senior Analyst at white house & world news:

"WASH—Feb 14—KIN-- The federal government is opening grade schools in the U.S. aimed at teaching Arabic, tolerance for Islam and cultural diversity. The Department of Education is establishing an Arabic language and culture school in New York City that will begin classes in September. According to Fox News and the New York Times, the school principal Debbie Almontaser says, "We are wholeheartedly looking to attract as many diverse students as possible, because we really want to give them the opportunity to expand their horizons and be global citizens…I also see Arab-American students who would want the opportunity to learn Arabic, to read it and write it and have a better understanding of where their ancestors have come from."

upon further investigation i found that none other than bill gates is the benefactor of this american travesty.

bill and melinda gates foundation wants "is to make sure that all people—no matter where they live—get the chance to live a healthy, productive life. Two recent articles in the Los Angeles Times have raised questions about whether we should spend time evaluating companies and shifting our investments away from the ones that get a low score on some ranking criteria. We want to make it clear why the foundation focuses on our grantmaking, rather than on such evaluations, and we want to explain Bill and Melinda’s investment philosophy.

The most important thing a foundation does is choose a limited set of issues and develop expertise in them. Bill and Melinda have identified areas in which they think our grantmaking can help solve complex, entrenched problems that affect billions of people—like the AIDS and malaria epidemics, extreme poverty, and the poor state of American high schools."

THE POOR STATE OF AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLS?!?!

sooooooooooooo, the way to improve our schools is to teach our children arabic? i guess this wouldn't seem so ironic to me if i didn't see dhimmitude coming.

this is what happens when one has more money than G-d! it's true - it is far easier for a camel to slide through the eye of a needle than a rich man make it into heaven. bill, please take your head from the dark place - there are far better ways to help the "poor state of our high schools"...

i'm not one to tell people what to do with their money, but if you're going to be charitable - remember this: CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME!

ATTENTION ALL BLOGGERS!

i received the following e-mail from dave gaubatz (see "churchill of the week #2 at "curtains") this evening:

To all,

"Many people have contacted me asking how they can help fight the war on terrorism. Today I am asking for assistance. A couple of days ago 5 people were murdered in Salt Lake City, Ut (Trolley Square). The murderer was an 18 year old (Sulejman Talovic). He is originally from Bosnia and is Muslim. The FBI in a matter of hours released statements indicating there is no link to terrorism. The FBI often takes years to solve some investigations, yet suddenly they are near completion in a few hours. I routinely monitor Al Jazeera and other such websites. Indeed there are Bosnian Muslims living in Utah who provide their insight on the blogs. Many do support Al-Qaeda and the ideology.

Kirsten Hinkley was killed by Talovic. She was only 15 years old. Does she not deserve we know for 100% if her murder did indeed stem from a terrorist act? Fox news contacted me today from SLC, UT. They wanted me to speak about the FBI immediately assuming their was no terror link. I agreed. Now Fox is receiving political pressure to not pursue this. Why? Because the truth may upset the American people. There may be hostilities toward the Bosnian Muslims or other Muslims. I do not want any hostilities, I want Kirsten Hinkley & the other victims deaths to be completely investigated and for all of us to know the truth. If Talovic did have ties to terrorist groups we need to know.

Assistance requested: Contact Fox News at 801-973-5423 and request they follow through with my interview. Contact the SLC newspapers and other media. Once interviewed I will provide more reasoning's why there is a possible link to terrorism. If everyone recalls my recent article on "terrorist sleeper cells" you will understand why I ask your assistance. Malls in Utah are no safer than malls in Virginia, Kentucky, California, Michigan, or any other state. Thank you, Dave Gaubatz

Does Kirsten Hinkley deserve our support? I think she does."

contact dave here.

please read this and this.

we need to know why NOBODY wants to cover this obvious story. thank you to all who wish to link to this. this has also been posted at "curtains". there is no time like the present to share information with one another.

while i did have another six or two "oh boo" moments to share - this superceded those which i will share at some later date...oh boo...

"oh boo" moment #1627.3

ever need some levity in your life?

here awhile back - no wait - it was last night, while in the midst of a hot game of "trivial pursuit", and as usual i was tuned to the evening news - there was a segment on the "peta" people and their latest "take your clothes off for animals in order to slam the president" campaign - of course they were covering the little lady's hangers with stars or something and nancpop asked nancson, "have you noticed just how ugly the women on the left are?"

nancson pondered this question for a moment or four and laughingly blurted out, "oh, come on, pop - what about that little sex kitten - JANET RENO?!?"

...he'll soon be going for a visual check-up and if that doesn't work, the surgical eye removal plan may be in the works...

PLEASE TAKE IT HOME!

this is america!

"DEARBORN, MI, United States (UPI) -- Tensions between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in Iraq are echoing in Dearborn, Mich., and other communities.

'The Shiites were very happy that they killed Saddam (Hussein), but the Sunnis were in tears,' Aqeel Al-Tamimi, a Shiite Iraqi immigrant in Dearborn, told The New York Times. 'These people look at us like we sold our country to America.'

Dearborn`s Shiite mosques have had their windows shattered twice recently, the newspaper reported. Members of the Shiite community blamed the Sunni Muslims.

'A microcosm of what is happening in Iraq happened in New Jersey because people couldn`t put aside their differences,' said Sami Elmansoury, a Sunni Muslim and former vice president of the Islamic Society at Rutgers University, where there have been major tensions between Muslim students.

Experts told the Times that the growing population as well as the Iraq war has contributed to the tension. Decades ago Sunnis and Shiites had to get along because the Muslim population was so small that most communities had one mosque. The Muslim population has grown in many communities, and many Muslim students don`t meet someone from the other branch until they get to college, the newspaper said."

time for u.s. to take over a middle eastern country so that we may have a homeland.

ahmadhimmiwhackjob

from jan markell, at olive tree ministries to link to the full article:

Ahmadinejad, Ayatollahs, and the Apocalypse

"I have a concern: The West is not taking Iran's Ahmadinejad seriously enough. The West, including Washington, does not know that Islam is as excited--if not more excited--about the return of their "messiah" as some Christians are about ours. Iran is apocalypticaly apoplectic. Official Iranian radio has completed broadcasting a lengthy series on the imminent appearance of their messianic figure who will defeat Islam's enemies and impose Islamic Shiite rule over the entire world.

"Be joyous my heart, miracles of the Messiah will soon be here," reads a poem used to conclude the first broadcast. "The scent of breaths of the One we know comes near. Grieve not or sorrow . . . a savior will come, it is clear."

After the coming of the 12th imam, or Mahdi, "liberal democratic civilization" will be found only in history museums, stated the program. So much for the Islamic world wanting the democracy we keep offering them.

At times the statements seem to jump out of the book of Revelation. One TV program stated, "In short, when he reappears, peace, justice, and security will overcome oppression and deceit and one global government, the most perfect ever, will be established." The Mahdi will appear suddenly in Mecca. The Shiites are told that no one can know the day or hour of the Islamic messiah's return. Sound familiar?

It gets more intense. In a greeting to the world's Christians for this new year, Iranian President Ahmadinejad said he expects both Jesus and the Mahdi to return and "wipe away repression."

While some of this sounds bizarre, see it for its seriousness. Ahmadinejad's mystical preoccupation with the coming of the Mahdi is raising concerns that a nuclear-armed Republic of Iran could easily trigger the kind of global conflagration he envisions. The Iranian President sees his main mission to "pave the path for the glorious reappearance of Imam Mahdi."...

there is also a petition to the ununited nations (for all the good it will do) at aish if you'd like to stand up to this nutjob, along with a two-plus minute video - well worth your time.

Many Thanks

As most of you know its been a trying week for me.

I've been shot at when I was unarmed, had a straight razor held against my throat and had my life threatened by a mob that couldn't quite work up enough nerve to do anything as long as I was armed with a pocket knife.

But I've never felt as scared or helpless as when my wife looked me in the eyes and the only thing she could say was "please help me".

The Verdict is still out on whether it was a stroke or a reaction to an anti-nausea drug but they are leaning toward a drug reaction. That's fine with me, it will be a lot easier to make sure she never has another dose of that medication that to go through some form of surgery or therapy for an organic problem.

We are home and she seems back to normal.

I wish to thank you all for your well wishes, prayers and support.

Warren

Has anyone seen my blog!

I seem to have lost it, (my blog that is).

(sigh)

Its a good thing I hid the Axe

MEMO TO THE COMMUNITY

TO: The Community

FROM: your fearless leader by proxy, baby nanc duvalier, her nancness

i never realized how tiring this leader business could be - a nap after every earthshattering decision - i wasn't getting a thing done!

everyone questioning my every motive, backing me into a corner proved too much - EVEN FOR ME!

therefore, i appoint THE MERRY WIDOW (former secretary to the inferior) as our new leader until warren returns to assume his duties in a capacity most worthy of "The Community".

thank goodness i did get the longrange name change in before my retirement. you people are brutal, brutal i tell you...now i must have another nap...

in the event tmw cannot fulfill her obligations here, always will attend to her duties. after that, the leader chain will be broken and we'll be taking applications for serious leaders.

thank you for your patience in these most serious matters.




a satire

Memo To The Community

From: Secretary to Warren of Longrange
To: The Community


As personal matters have caused me to absent myself from my leadership duties, and I have no desire to see "The Community" suffer due to this absence. I hereby designate Nanc of Longrange and Curtains as the temporary head of "The Community". All decisions shall be deferred to her for answers and arbitration as necessary. I ask that all members of "The Community" consult her on all matters that need the decisions of higher authority.

As soon as possible I will return and resume my duties. Thank you for your cooperation during this time of uncertainty.

Secretary to Warren of Longrange (THE Leader of THIS Community)

addendum: If you are not a member of the "The Community" aforementioned, carry on. We don't have time for dawdlers.

a satire

"oh boo" moment #2007.90

for those of you er...um...fortunate - yeah, fortunate - enough to have two or more teens in the home at the same exact times, this is for you. for those of you who don't, you may wish to reconsider having children. and, for those of you with small children in your home, G-d be with you.

at the moment, i'm relishing the thought of peace and quiet for the next eight hours as a war was started at the bus stop this morning, and the remainder of the war will resume at 4:00 p.m.

our kids are really great - separately - and most of the time are one another's staunchest ally - heaven forbid another would pick on them. they are each other's worst enemy at others. this concept is lost on us at mine and nancpop's ages as we get along spectacularly and have tried to set harmonious examples. although we're not perfect and they have seen a few heated moments between us, not enough to warrant their behaviour towards each other on occasion. this morning was one of THOSE occasions.

while sitting at the bus stop this morning, making small talk, i said to evan, "i'm going to make you an appointment at the beauty shop to......." and nancson interrupted, "what are you doing, taking her in for an estimate?"

...oh boo...

fourteen is an awkward age for a girl - nothing is quite right in their world. bad hair, crooked (or so they think) teeth, weight (even though built like barbie should be), a blemish, friend problems, and the list goes on and on.

i know this little girl and she IS NOT going to let this drop...oh, no she won't and it WILL get ugly. jesse, of course, will forget all about it and be on to his next slam, but evan will be storing up all day.

oh, how i remember being a young girl with a brother...

Saudis increase oil production

Bloomberg.com: Canada

Saudi Statements

Prices fell in early trading after Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister, Ali al-Naimi, said his country has 3 million daily barrels of spare capacity and will push ahead with projects to expand output. Oil futures plunged yesterday after al-Naimi said he saw no need for an emergency OPEC meeting to consider further cuts in output.

"The Saudis are saying that they don't want to be the swing producer," said Bill O'Grady, director of fundamental futures research at A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. in St. Louis. "The Saudis have made substantial cuts, unlike a lot of the other OPEC members. Oil in a $40 to $50 range suits the Saudis much better than oil at $70."

You may be asking what this means.

Think about it in this light:
Iran exports about 2.5 million barrels of oil daily.

Iran has threatened to cut off export oil production if The US attacks or does anything to "undermine" Iran.

Iran has, essentially, no other export.

The Iranians have a big economic problem and need to keep oil prices high to fill the gaps in their economy.

The Saudis worry about loosing their power in the Middle East to Iran and its radical Shiite mullahs and aren't exactly thrilled with the idea of a nuclear Iran.

FINALLY, PBS IS GIVING TAXPAYERS THEIR DUE!

looks like must-see television at pbs-KCET on january 8, 10:00 p.m. (unknown what time zone) in the form of a documentary entitled "Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century: The Resurgence".

perhaps pbs has received a message loud and clear - people have been tired of their tax dollars going to a left-wing media outlet which is, btw, called "public broadcasting station" for a reason.

you may have to check your local listings to see if this program is available in your area.

i've given the public broadcasting station a hard time in the past - mostly because it is a viewer sponsored outlet AND the government endows them with quite a large sum of money also.

now, to me - and correct me if i'm wrong - but, wouldn't that be the same as GIVING a welfare mother with one child an EXTRA four hundred and some odd dollars a month besides what she gets from the government?

From the, "I think I'm going to be sick", file:

Any way you slice it, Hillary Clinton is the one to beat... Hillary hopes to capitalize on the nostalgia that many Americans have for the Clinton years, the good old days.” —NBC’s Andrea Mitchell

The Death of Saddam

The tyrant of Baghdad is dead and the far left uses this opportunity to, once more, show us their Bush derangement syndrome in its full flower. The DU, Huffington Post and Daily Kos are virtual cess pits bemoaning the death of the poor misunderstood Saddam. Their moonbat editorialists and commenters crying for GWB, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney to suffer similar fates.

If nothing else, their paranoiac cult's behavior, deepens my belief that these traitors represent a greater danger to our country than all of the terrorists combined.

Relatively few will mourn the execution of Saddam. Undoubtedly our Moonbats will represent the largest percentage.

Justice should be served even if justice is unobtainable. In order for Saddams crimes to be balanced on those scales, hundreds of thousands of Saddams would be needed. They would be shot, maimed, have their tongues cut out, torchered to death, fed into shredders feet first, gassed, raped, ad nausem.

Since there was only one Saddam, the Iraqis tried him, sentenced him and hung him. They were even humane, instead of the short drop and strangulation that is the norm for the Middle East, and can last up to a half hour as the executed fights for breath and dances on the end of a rope, they opted for the high drop with a proper noose and knot and a broken neck.

It may not be true or total justice but justice was served.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! or "oh boo" moment 2006.9

the above is a las vegas kind of fireworks show - this is where my parents, two of my sisters and their families reside. we won't be with them for the grand event, but we'll be together with our own fireworks!

i'd like to take this opportunity to say "HAPPY ANNIVERSARY" to nancpop - thank you for pursuing me relentlessly for a year or so before i let you catch me!

funny thing - today when i called him on his cell phone, i could all of a sudden hear his and others' voices in the background while i was saying, "hello - hello - hello - anybody there? can you hear me now? ahem! answer the dayamed phone - stop talking about me behind my back! yoo-hoo? i can hear you, but you cannot hear me!"

their side of the conversation went something like this:

nancpop: "soooooooo, you found someone to cuddle with and now what?"

the other guy (i'll call him nathan because that's his name): "two weeks in a row - and i just don't understand why they're not calling me back!"

nancpop: "well, you know i've been cuddling with ___________ (meaning nanc) for about eighteen years now..."

the other guy (nathan): "yeah, but.....undiscernible..."

nancpop: "...or it could be thirty five...undiscernible..."

dear Lord - that would have made him seven at the time...oh boo!

sidenote: if i'm not back by monday evening, please send the st. bernards with plenty of medicine - as we'll be snowed in! and that would be us working on "oh boo" moment 2007...

A Christmas Visitor

(Written two years ago.)

4:00 am 12/24/04

There was a knock on my front door which startled me awake. My dogs were barking which required dire threats to quieten as I answered the door.

Maybe you have heard of our weather and the unusually cold temperatures (16 F) and large amount of snow that has fallen, (18"), in the last 24 hours. I live just south of Interstate 64 in Southern Indiana and you may have seen the news about the closed Interstate and stranded motorists on the national news.

A man, about my own age, (early 50s), stood at the door. He was wearing tennis shoes, jeans, a field jacket and sock hat. His glasses were frosted and he wore no gloves.

He told me he was lost and asked where St.James Blvd was. I told him it was about a mile and a half to the West and asked him where his car was. He said he was walking.

I asked him in and sat a chair for him by the furnace vent. He was shivering uncontrollably, a faint whiff of alcohol was on his breath. I asked if I could fix him something to eat and he refused but he accepted a cup of coffee.

My wife talked to him as he warmed himself and I made some coffee, I could hear him speak as I made his coffee ready.

My son heard him and came into the living room to sit and listen, to keep an eye out just in case.

He was homeless, he had been sleeping under a bridge on the Ohio River about seven miles away to the West. He decided that it was too cold and he might freeze to death if he didn't find a safe place to stay. About midnight, he left his meager possessions, just a few clothes, and headed for his sisters house on St James but he had walked past the street in the dark. He was lost and confused, probably somewhat drunk, and hypothermia can add confusion to even the sober mind.

As he talked, I realized that he had mental problems, as do many of the homeless. There are places that take in the indignant, I'm sure he knew it too. But they won't accept anyone who is intoxicated, which I'm also sure he was aware of.

He drank his coffee then asked me if I would drive him to his sisters house and he offered me two dollars. Of course I refused the money but offered to take him where he wanted to go.

I intended to take measures to see after him anyway. He seemed anxious to leave.

As I drove, he told me that his sister was out of town but he had permission to use her house in an emergency. I was worried that he was just lying to me for reasons of his own but I was determined to see the thing through, even if I had to call the police to ensure his wellbeing through this cold weather.

We drove up to the house and there was a porch light on and smoke coming from the chimney vent, even though it was apparent that there was no one home as the snow was undisturbed. I asked him if he was sure he could get in, he said, "Yes, she told me where the key is." He reached out his hand, as if for a hand shake, and when I offered mine, pulled it to his lips and kissed it saying, "God bless you".

I was profoundly embarrassed but stayed long enough to see him dig around in the snow and find a key, unlock the door and wave goodbye.

I drove home, my thoughts disturbed, by the events that had taken place.

My wife was relieved as I came in and I started preparing food (very early) for this Christmas Eve. As I cut up fruit for salad and prepared the turkey for baking, my son came up behind me and hugged me, kissing my head, and said, "Dad, you did a good thing."

Again, I was embarrassed, not by my son's hug and kiss but by his praise.

I did it because it was the right thing to do.

Then he told me that he tries to help the homeless ones that hang around his place of employment. We spoke of how little we can actually do for them and I was proud of my son for doing the right thing He is a good man.

As I continued to prepare, my thoughts drifted to a couple seeking shelter in Bethlehem and the birth of the Lamb of the New Covenant, and I felt God's Peace.

May God's Peace be with you all!
Merry Christmas.


Warren

Christmas With TMW, Warren & Nanc

we've decided to have a festive fireside chat as our gift to you, our friends.

nanc: the year has flown by - do you two feel as though you're chasing your tails? i, for one, think i'll meet up with myself somewhere along the way!


tmw: When I'm doing it on my own strength, I find I've run over myself! Rude little snip! But when I do it G*D's Way, I may go fast or slow, but the only time I see my tail is when it's wagging!


warren: I think that passed myself going in the other direction. I waved and honked but I just ignored myself and pretended not to see who it was.
(stuck up sob!)


i don't know who said this:

I understand, but what's worse is getting your tail stuck in the door, ouch!



tmw: Who's bringing the green bean casserole? And what do you do with it?


i don't know who said this:

I prefer fresh asparagus or Southern style fresh green beans with diced bacon!


warren: No green bean casserole, please! My sister-in-law makes it and everyone spits in the napkin or feeds it to the dog under the table.

It's like that horrible macaroni salad that my nutty aunt used to make. Macaroni, salad dressing and on top she put sliced green bell peppers and cinnamon imperials for Christmas colors.


tmw: Oh, Warren, ugh! The green peppers belong in the salad with Hellman's mayo, onions, hard boiled eggs, salt and pepper! Leave the cinnamon imperials in a ziploc bag for me to take home later! Use sliced olives for the top!


warren But my aunt said that only cinnamon imperials make good holly berries for the green bell pepper wreaths!


tmw: She's teched! You don't eat holly berries! Except on cookies, cupcakes or cakes, all others are poisonous! She can buy regular pimentos and cut them into berries, and why berries with conifer wreaths? She's a little confused...


nanc: i'm bringing the green bean casserole! red hots make the best berries on EVERYTHING - you people...


warren: Speaking of wreaths, what kind of things do you hang in and on your house?

I don't put up anything outside but I always put the Christmas cards we receive on the wall. We have a small tree in the corner with a string of lights.

My goofy neighbors yard looks like a junk yard for Macy's Thanksgiving day parade! They have four or five large inflatable whatcamacallits clumped together gracing their front yard.


nanc: clear lights! we forgot to bring the blue ones from the mountain - i wanted to put a star of david on the roof with them and can now find NONE for that project.

our cards are mostly on nancson's piano, to which he complained...so we just let him.

i relented - AGAIN - and allowed a live set of star pines and we put clear lights and candy canes on it - nancpop says, "NO angels on top PLEASE!" they're nearly four feet tall and will be absolutely beautiful for the years to come.


tmw: I know what you mean! A friend of mine lives in a gated community, and the vast majority of houses have those silly inflatables from Wal-Mart! A few are a little classier, but passing streets full of the blow up Santas, snowglobes and other strange things makes you twitchy!

We have a 2" artificial tree, covered in candy canes, with our presents around it. Not much else, I'm trying to sort and pack! I will be putting up the Nativity that my Mother's Father made for my parents after they got married. He built a stable and a church, The figures for the nativity are from Italy, the church has small lead figures(townspeople) from Germany, a real international flavor, and older than me!


nanc: tmw and i recently had a discussion about tinsel and all it means to us...when my mom wasn't looking i'd sling the entire box of tinsel at the tree! i've NEVER purchased a box of tinsel in all my years - in rebellion you'd say.

do you two have any strange traditions you've let go of or continue to this day?


tmw: I have tinsel in with the ornaments and things I inherited, they are sealed tight, and will remain that way! As historic curiosities only!
Traditions-NO MORE TINSEL!


warren: When I was younger there were a lot of traditions, putting up the tree, making cookies, a rotating family gathering and so forth, but the older family members have passed, I'm down to one elderly aunt and my mother, there isn't any family left on my wife's side so we usually visit my mother on Christmas Eve then return home and vegetate for a day or two.


tmw: Who would you like to spend this Christmas with?

I have to say, since Jesus is in residence, WE would love to spend Christmas with all the blogger community that has built up over this last year! I'd love to sit down with everyone and talk heart-to-heart about hopes, dreams, frustrations, failures and life as it stands! Everyone bring a dish, then settle before a fireplace with spiced cider, etc. and just enjoy each others company!

My family on all sides has ignored us since my parents died, and my late's family don't like Christians, but in the spirit of Yeshua, who said that those who give up family for HIS sake will receive 100-fold in this life! My church and brothers and sisters in the blogger community ARE my family now! They are precious to me and the idea of spending time with them makes my heart full!


nanc: yes, may the Spirit of Yeshua be in all our hearts. it's probably warren's turn to talk, but most people know how difficult it is to get between two women! (no wisecracks, elbro!)

as most of you know, our family is miles and miles away and we've made our family our friends along the way. although, i would love to see our families - i've built relationships here in the www that sustain me at times.

your idea is a most excellent one, tmw - a blogger convention is definitely in order. what would be really fun is to meet up for the first time and not know who's who and try to put avatars and names to actual faces! btw - i'm the one who doesn't look exactly like sophia loren...

you bring the cider and i'll bring the beer!


warren: I would love to do that but I'd have to leave my headsman's axe at home and wear sun glasses so my red glowing eyes wouldn't give me away. Of course my name tag would have to show an assumed name...

I'd love to meet all of our friends face to face, be it Christmas or any other time. I'll bring the guns!


tmw: I have some too, so those without or disinclined to carry onboard a plane may borrow! Traveling across state lines can be a pain too! Check first, and I'm sure Nancpop knows the best places to get refills.
Aviators glasses are a cool and classic statement, Warren!
And if there are any illegals hiding out, we may scare them off the property!


nanc: we, at longrange, want to wish all our loyal friends a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and may your new year be a shining event! you're all in our thoughts and prayers each and every day. all the best to you and your families.

we also hope you've had a good time at this party - remember to travel safely to your next destination and have a designated driver...the management is not responsible for any accidents you have along the way!


tmw: And I'm not serving "hard" cider, just mulled, I might mull some wine too! Bring your own finger food, plus enough to share. Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!

Let's get together in a "year"!

warren Its passing strange how you can form relationships with people you have never met face to face. You can learn their hopes and fears and share yours, you develop attachments and feel genuine love for them, share their sorrows and lift them up with prayer and an encouraging word.

Christmas is a family time as well as a religious celebration and I consider almost everyone that posts here as part of my extended family, certainly closer than many of my blood relatives.

I wish you, my family, a very heart felt Merry Christmas and the very best in the coming year.

May your burdens be light!

Note: I'll have a post from Christmas past on Christmas Eve morn.
Warren

The Jewish Conspiracy to Call Carter Anti-Semitic

Comment from:
JAMES TARANTO
WSJs Opinion Journal
Best of the Web Today - December 18, 2006 (free subscription, sign up is required)

Jimmy Carter, has a book out with the inflammatory title "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," and a self-pitying op-ed in the Los Angeles Times:

Book reviews in the mainstream media have been written mostly by representatives of Jewish organizations who would be unlikely to visit the occupied territories, and their primary criticism is that the book is anti-Israel. Two members of Congress have been publicly critical. Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for instance, issued a statement (before the book was published) saying that "he does not speak for the Democratic Party on Israel." Some reviews posted on Amazon.com call me "anti-Semitic," and others accuse the book of "lies" and "distortions." A former Carter Center fellow has taken issue with it, and Alan Dershowitz called the book's title "indecent."

Out in the real world, however, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. I've signed books in five stores, with more than 1,000 buyers at each site. I've had one negative remark--that I should be tried for treason--and one caller on C-SPAN said that I was an anti-Semite. My most troubling experience has been the rejection of my offers to speak, for free, about the book on university campuses with high Jewish enrollment and to answer questions from students and professors. : LA Times

So you see, Carter isn't anti-Semitic, regardless of what the Jews who control the media and the universities want you to believe. Meanwhile, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, held a Holocaust-denial conference in Tehran, which drew at least one American, Reuters reports:

As the Instapundit would say (OUCH!)

the greatest non-event of all time

aren't you all relieved the aforeposted photographs were probably staged? yeah, the holocaust didn't really happen according to imamadmandinejad. the starvation, the experiments on innocent children, the gas chambers, the cruelty, etc.

dayam! where'd they get all those actors?

i believe we are approaching a time in history where if we DON'T pay attention - this and much worse is at hand. we MUST teach our children well, or their educators WON'T.

"and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. (2 Thessalonians 2:10)

For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, (2 Thessalonians 2:11)"

"And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, `Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal; (Ezekiel 39:1)

and I will turn you around, drive you on, take you up from the remotest parts of the north and bring you against the mountains of Israel. (Ezekiel 39:2)

"I will strike your bow from your left hand and dash down your arrows from your right hand. (Ezekiel 39:3)

"You will fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and beast of the field. (Ezekiel 39:4)

"You will fall on the open field; for it is I who have spoken," declares the Lord GOD. (Ezekiel 39:5)

"And I will send fire upon Magog and those who inhabit the coastlands in safety; and they will know that I am the LORD. (Ezekiel 39:6)"

a continuing study of ezekiel 38 and 39 is warranted in order to fully understand what is truly happening in the middle east. fall for the truth or fall for a lie - that's what it all boils down to. i prefer to take the G-d of israel seriously. He is incapable of lying.

"oh boo" moments 1501, 1502, and 1503

while they're fresh in my mind.

yesterday, after church, i told nancpop to put his wallet in his truck - he grabbed it and threw it back in the console, stating, "i'll get it before i go to work tomorrow."

apparently, "telling" was the key word - i should have begged and pleaded, perhaps shedding a tear or four - because this morning while taking the children to the busstop - what should be STILL sitting in the console? yup.

i just called him and asked, "what's in your wallet?"

oh boo...

evan had "all region" band tryouts this weekend and didn't make it, but not to worry - there were 204 middle through high school kids vying for the coveted seats. three of those who made it were from our school district.

while performing for the judges, evan asked another bandie to keep an eye on her purse - no problem, but when she returned, this bandie was text messaging who knows who on HER cellphone! she was a little angry to say the least.

upon hearing this, nancson said, "that'll teach you, evan - i only allow people i trust to keep an eye on MY purse!" (i hope he meant cellphone...)

oh boo...

when i got back to the house and went to get the key to unlock the door - it was not in its designated spot. there was NO key in the second designated spot!

i was forced to remove a screen and tumble into an unlocked window - it was a gymnastics move that would have made olga korbutz proud! i'm not as spry as back in the day - as evan so handily points out to me daily...

oh boo...

don't worry your purty selves over me...i...i...i'll be okay...it's only eight hours before someone comes home and finds me...

please see warren's most excellent article regarding cyber stalkers and general moonbattery tackytics below this.