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Happy Mother's Day!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Florence Alabama!

Vet's Day

To all those that have served, are serving or will serve; a big Thank You today on Veteran's Day for making this the greatest country in the world.

You can never know how much you mean to me and those of us who seem to take you for granted. We are truly grateful that people like you exist and defend the rights of people like us.


Happy Veteran's Day!

D-Day

I'm not up to making a post today on this since Court did one that is great :)

Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.

Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.

They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.

This is from FDR and she has the whole piece (with a nice picture) here.

Memorial Day

This goes out to all the fallen and the families that have had to suffer so that America can and always will be a bastion of freedom in an imperfect world.

On this day, politics aside, everyone in this country should remember those brothers and sisters who have, with ultimate honor, sacrificed their most precious possession to ensure the freedoms that we happily squabble over like children.

(Wallpaper courtesy of fireworks.com)

NY

Happy New Year everyone! I actually had a date this year heh

Update

Ok, been awhile since I posted; I'm back on regular shift at work (swings) and sleep a different times now :)

Good sports weekend:

College; Tennessee beat the @#% out of Memphis (and Crompton still looks like a real QB)
Pro; Dallas hung on to beat Philly in Philly and move into 1st place in the division (20-16)

Got my Wii and been playing some tennis, gotta get some more games for that thing soon and finish up on lil bit's Christmas presents (she wants a DSi).

Hopefully I'll get more in routine and get back to posting now that the shift work will be regular again.

Tags: lil bit, Tennessee, Dallas, DSi, Wii, Christmas

Happy New Year

Looking back at '08 and no regrets... the year could have been much better; but health and family are good and financial is getting much better. '09 has promise.

Happy New Year everyone!

Tags: Lord Nazh, 2008, 2009

Happy Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day to all who served and their loved ones. Also to everyone out there in blogland who celebrates freedom and remembers sacrifice.

Tags: Veterans Day, Lord Nazh

Happy BDay Great Satan!

4 July 1776 fired off a crazy rocking rolling ride that hasn't stopped 'stirring things up' on a global scale.

Advancing arrogance into an art form with a remarkable relentless risque commitment to liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, and laissez-faire values.

America differs qualitatively from all other nations, because of her unique origins, nat'l credo, historical evolution, and distinctive political and religious institutions.

Great Satan is magically especial because she was a country of immigrants and the first modern democracy.

Loud, proud and rowdy - early America forecast future stuff with a provocative lingo that still fits today. "Don't Tread On Me!" "Liberty Or Death", "Live Free Or Die"

The belief in the superiority of the American model is reflected in the perception among Americans of America's role in the world. That American foreign policy is based on moral principles is a consistent theme in the American discourse - a phenomenon recognized even by those who are skeptic of such an assessment.

This inclination to do right has been virtually unique among the nations of the world - and for this very reason - America has been totally misunderstood. How could a nation so rich, so successful actually, really be so unselfish and so caring?

Critics cry America must have darker motives! America must be seeking imperium - to dominate everyone else, suck up all the oil, to trade and rob blind for America's selfish purposes.

People from more grasping, less idealistic societies find it nigh impossible to accept that America honestly believes that giving everyone opportunity is the real roadmap for abundance and happiness everywhere - not merely in the magical Great Satan.

Americans honestly believe that securing other people's freedom is actually like the best guarantee that America can keep her own.

America does not want to dominate the world. Americans want to live in peace and hope other people will too.

America will go out into the world, redress errors, stop unacceptable behaviour, to first challenge then annihilate threats to our liberty.

Creative destruction is Great Satan's middle name. It is a natural function, for she is the one truly revolutionary country in the world for more than 2 centuries.

She does it automatically, and that is precisely why tyrants hate her guts, and are driven to attack her. An enormous advantage, tyrants fear her, and their oppressed peoples want what she offers: freedom.

Amazingly, some suspect states, illegit leaders and some people have not yet comprehended that America's primary intention is to preserve and keep our own land and liberty and all it's prosperity and that America will do anything and go anywhere to make it happen.

Great Satan built the modern world.

And She knows her way around.

Happy BDay America!

Tags: GSGF, Independence Day

Memorial Day

Apologies

Image via WikipediaI havn't been posting much lately (other than the scheduled CoD posts) mainly because I've been busy :)

Went and saw "What Happens in Vegas" last night (it was funny all the way through, plot line needed help at points, but good movie) and threw some darts at the Brick (I don't generally throw darts, but Eve does and I didn't even play any pool).

Yesterday we played golf at a new (to me) course and I shot a (scorching?) 91 (heh); for you golfers out there, I know it sucks, but my best round of the year on a new course. I did finish up with a 6 over on the back 9 to get it that low (6 bogies and 3 pars).

We played 2 softball games Thursday night and we are no longer undefeated. We couldn't hit in either game, we scored 3 in the first (3-11) and 2 in the 2nd (2-3 lost in the bottom of the 7th). So now we're a game back in the standings (the other undefeated team also lost a game) with a showdown with Smoke this coming week.

Work a double time slot tonight and we're going on a family golf outing for Memorial day, so I will try to schedule a tribute to appear then. Maybe the co-bloggers can put something (anything?) out there for you guys (both of you) to read until then.

Tags: the Brick, golf, softball, movies, What Happens in Vegas, Memorial Day, Lord Nazh

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Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's out there! (especially mine of course)

Update

Ahh the birthday is over :) was a fun day though. Started Thursday night at the Brick, from there to TK's where I played some pool and drank a couple of beers.

I met up with a girl I hadn't seen in 8-10 years and we got caught up on everything that had been going on, then went and watched Saw IV (more gruesome than the other 3 combined I think) until ~5am [from 9pm to 5am I had 5 total 22oz beers... far cry from my drinking days heh].

Friday daytime was bill paying and driving to get lil bit from school. They had a program to honor Mother's Day and Father's Day (unusual) so that was sweet. We (me, lil bit and my parents) ended up going to play putt-putt in the evening at Golf Shores. Lil bit got her 5th all-time hole-in-one there and everyone had a blast. We went home and played games and watched TV until bed time.


Today was soccer day (got some video, but I'm at work so will have to wait to upload) and our team lost (they have went w/l/w/l/w/l for the season with 1 to go, so they should win :). Lil bit scored her 6th goal of the year for a 1 goal per game average. She played very aggressive today with 5 or 6 great tackles and she played great defense in the box. Her goal was one of those that creeps along the line and just barely goes in, but it counts :)

Working now (o/t) and tonight, Eve and I are going out to have some fun, so probably no more posting until tomorrow from me.

Tags: Brick Deli, Golf Shores, soccer, work, birthday, Lord Nazh

Easter

Image from Aubrey

Christians across the world celebrate Easter, to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion, on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs upon or next after the Spring Equinox. (In the Eastern Orthodox Church a slightly different calculation is followed, so their Easter may or may not coincide with that of the Western church).

The celebration of Easter is preceded by the forty days of Lent, a period of prayer and self-denial for Christians. The period of Lent includes Holy Week, the week immediately preceding Easter Sunday.

Now read the story that lies behind the festival.

Link
Happy Easter everyone!
tag: Easter, Christian, Rohini Chowdhury, Verlin Martin, Lord Nazh

MLK Day

Have to agree with the sentiments in this story, but not in the way the speaker would want me to.

DALLAS, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A Dallas minister who marched with civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., said Monday's birthday observance holiday is an insult to his legacy.

The Rev. Peter Johnson, 62, director of the Texas operations for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, told The Dallas Morning News the holiday should be on April 4, the anniversary of the date King was assassinated.

"We have ignored the essence of his life and the horror of his death," said Johnson. "We've allowed white America to escape the guilt of his assassination and we've allowed black America to drift back into a coma."

UPI

I agree that the holiday is a waste; it is a waste to have a holiday celebrating one man when we don't celebrate any other 'single' person. The two greatest presidents in history have to share a day and MLK gets his on.

MLK marched against racism and for equality, something the good Rev. Johnson seems to have not achieved, his talk of 'white' and 'black' America should be a hint to all those that would follow him that the good preacher isn't into all this equality talk. 'White' America didn't kill MLK, I believe he was killed by One (1) American who happened to be a white person.

Racists are the people that seem to look for race in everything. Regardless of how 'tolerant' you are, you will never convince me that because of history, any class or group of people deserve preferred status.

tag: holiday, MLK, UPI, racism, 'guilt', Verlin Martin, Lord Nazh

Merry Christmas graphic and a meme

1 Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; 5 to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child. 6 And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

8 And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. 9 And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: 11 for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

14 Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.

Luke 2 American Standard Version

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Linked from AmeriPundit because I like the graphic. Merry Christmas!

Meme: Buffalo tagged me with the Christmas meme...

1. Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog
2. Share Christmas facts about yourself
3. Tag seven random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.
4. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Welcome to the Christmas edition of "Getting to Know Your Friends."

1. Wrapping or gift bags? Prefer wrapped

2. Real or artificial tree? No tree this year, have an artificial though.

3. When do you put up the tree? Usually first weekend in December.

4. When do you take the tree down? New Year's Day

5. Do you like eggnog? Not in the least

6. Favorite gift received as a child? my first computer :)

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Nope

8. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? all gifts are good

9. Mail or email Christmas cards? email

10. Favorite Christmas Movie? “The Christmas Story”

11. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Last possible minute

12. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? cookies

13. Clear lights or colored on the tree? white

14. Favorite Christmas song(s)? Silent Night

15. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home.

16. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? yes

17. Angel on the tree top or a star? star

18. Open the presents Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning? usually no presents left by then

19. Most annoying thing about this time of year? bills

20. Do you decorate your tree in any specific theme or color? No.

21. What do you leave for Santa? milk and cookies

22. Least favorite holiday song? really none

23. Favorite ornament? none

24. Family tradition? money as a gift hidden in candy

25. Ever been to Midnight Mass or late-night Christmas Eve services? No, and I need to

I will be passing this "tag" on to the following blog friends:

No one, I don't pass them on :)

A HOLIDAY WISH FOR YOU ALL !!

I received this via email from my brother ( I assume this is making the rounds around the 'Net but I thought I'd share it with you all anyway as it is most "appropo".


To My Democrat Friends:

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best
wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible,
low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter
solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the
religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your
choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or
traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or
secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful,
personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the
onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008, but not without due
respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose
contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply
that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only
America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without
regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith
or sexual preference of the wishee.

To My Republican Friends:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas from tDR

Merry Christmas everyone.

Couldn't find a good pic of the star of the East that I wanted, but this star picture will do. I just want to thank everyone for visiting, commenting and whatever. I especially want to thank my fellow bloggers for making this blog worthwhile for me to continue.

I hope everyone's wishes come true this season and a great New Year for you and yours in 2008.

Merry Christams from Theo

From Theo in the mail:

Thought I would share that with the folks that aren't on his mailing list (and just why aren't you?).