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Entries from September 29th, 2008

How Do You Decide Who to Marry?

September 29th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Humor

[Note:  As several of you commenters pointed out Friday, my economic genius wasn't such a genius after all when it comes to bailing out Wall Street or the rest of us, either.  So, I decided today to go with the REAL experts on the important things in life - kids.  You know . . . [...]

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Brilliant “Birk” Alternative Plan to the $85 Billion Dollar Wall Street Bailout – “We Deserve It Dividend”

September 26th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Humor

 [Note:  The only thing I know about the author of this plan is his/her reference at the very end to the name Birk.  I would love to get to know Birk, if he/she drops by so that we can all applaud such brilliant thinking.  I think we should all email, fax, call, whatever, our congressmen, [...]

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Doctors, Lawyers & the NRA

September 24th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Humor

FACTS TO PONDER:  (A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000   (B) Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year are 120,000  (C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171   Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of  Health Human Services   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Now think about this – Guns:  (A) The number of gun owners [...]

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Five Ways Blogging Has Changed My Life

September 23rd, 2008 · 10 Comments · Blogging, Friends, Reflections

I was tagged by Bill Williams over at Spiritual Oasis Saturday to do this, so am going to give it a shot.  I normally hate these things, but this one is interesting and shouldn’t take long.  Not that I’m one without words to write, you understand.  I’m rarely at a loss for words, as all [...]

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Dickie & David’s Bricks

September 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Historical, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Tom's Family, Uncategorized

"The National World War II Museum is a national treasure Dedicated in 2000 as The National D-Day Museum and now designated by Congress as the country’s official World War II Museum, this remarkable attraction illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. From the Normandy [...]

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Ephemeral as Fog

September 16th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Reflections, Tom's Family, Uncategorized

September is a season of change. A cool front moved across the country and down through here yesterday bringing temperatures some 10 degrees below "normal" for the rest of the week around here.  The weather is lovely this morning.  And I’m thinking of my dad.  Today is the 12th anniversary of the last day of [...]

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I Got My Grades – Judges’ Critiques In

September 12th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

First, I want all of us to remember and pray for all of those in Hurricane Ike’s path.  This storm is even broader in area than Katrina was and they are now saying the storm surges could be as high as 22 feet.   This storm is so large, in fact, that it is wreaking [...]

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