Posted on 06/07/2004 4:40:33 AM PDT by NeoCaveman
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....
As we all know the 40th President of the United States slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God Saturday June 5th. So feel free to post your pics, stories, etc. about the Gipper.
Today's word is one of many that could be chosen in his honor.
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intrepid \ (n-trpd) \ adjective
intrepidity or intrepidness \ nouns
intrepidly \ adverb.
Deinition: Resolutely courageous; fearless.
Etymology [Latin intrepidus : in-, not; trepidus, alarmed.]
My example: President Reagan in all of his intrepidness said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" A few short years later the Berlin Wall was torn down. This memorable line would have never been uttered if President Reagan had listened to his advisors. His uncommon courage caused great things to happen. This courage was a natural extension of his faith in the American people and the Almighty. And to me that is the Reagan legacy.
*** Note: No grades today and I will not likely be around for most of the day.
A toast to you Mr. President as you look down on us from that shining city on a hill
xs post the roll call please.
Good Morning, All.
sorry i was late!
Three!
hullo?
i am totally discombobulated. was out of town all weekend, away from work for several days last week and have been running nine waYs to sunday nonstop. so i am still trying to get my bearings. i think we have everyone called to class now.
we leave for Hawaii exactly 2 weeks from today. more exciting than that, is the fact that while xshub and xsboy are going to fly straight to Kauai, xshub arranged for xsgirls and i to spend the night in LA, fearing the trip would be too much for xsbrownie to do all at once. So we have decided to rent a car and go to the Reagan library on our half day in LA before our flight leaves for HI. i am very excited about this. i have always wanted to go and now especially, since he will just have been buried there, it will be even more meaningful.
So what else is new.
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i would love to have that plate!
we cruised the Connecticut River yesterday. wet weather, but we enjoyed the scenery. I took the opportunity to tell the tyke about RR and just what he did.
jagoff - jagon. make up yer mind;-)
we were in OH for xsniece's HS graduation on Saturday and just got back to xsbro's house to hear the news after the party was over. Watched all of the Fox retrospectives with xskids and xsbro's kids. it was good. as i said at the time, it is really a boon for President Bush bc here is a chance, an excuse to talk all about what Reagan did and it is going to eclipse ole F'in and redound to President Bush's favor. He is very similar to Pres. Reagan in a lot of ways.
I was aghasst watching the history channel's tribute. I didnt' pick up a thing negative. that must abeen hard. I lost $5.00 betting that the media would bring up the deficit and Iran/Contra before monday. amazing tha amount of respect he is getting so far...
THANX!!!
Morning!
President Reagan, God bless his soul
Orchestrated with courage and finesse
And carried on with intrepid determination
To free Europe from its' communist mess
Now the liberals are quiet and mum
Watching the lessening of their chance
Of turning our country into a socialist sewer
Like spineless Germany and France
As this great man is remembered
For his commitment to all of us here
I hope we'll see the total refusal
Of all that the elitists hold dear
Oh, what a great side trip, especially for the girls-you've got to tell us all about the library-I've only seen pictures of it in magazines and on TV.
I have noticed Dubya's similarities to Reagan since he was governor here-I would hazard a guess that he has studied on both Reagan and John Kennedy (whose policies he also sometimes mirrors) extensively.
Nice to see our intrepid adventurer, xs, has returned from Ohio.
Me too.
yes, i agree. i haven't seen much, but the hotel didn't have FOX and so it was ESPN, who had some coverage bc of his sports casting, that we ended up seeing on Sat PM and Sunday AM.
: )
i am SOOOOOO excited to do this! i was trying to think of what we could do in our half day there, and Disneyland was not appealing and i was thinking of taking them on a tour of Beverly Hills or something, but this will be so much better and so exciting.
even coverage of the local fishwrap was positive. this is a good thing, I think.
A big smile there. Were you naughty, or nice?
hey marteen! do you have any pix of President Reagan with his cavalier Rex??? i have missed all of this, but xshub said that the coverage has featured them landing via helicopter etc. and that Nancy opens her arms and Rex comes bounding up to her just like my Loosh! they are identical, according to xshub and i am dying to see this!
naughty can BE nice : )
DC is going to be a nuthouse this week. Friday is a federal holiday, according to president bush's edict. i am thinking that i might need to be off on Thursday as well. i would love to see the flag draped coffin at the Capitol, but i don't have the time to stand around waiting for the hours it would require to get in there.
So you were nice and naughty. Good for you. Did you bring us photos, or videos?
oh he is my baby dog's twin!!!!
i have to tell you, although he denies it, i am POSITIVE that xshub warmed towards Lucius, once he heard that President Reagan had had one of the same breed. now that he has seen that they are twins, he is even more warm. but he denies this, vehemently.
what a sweety pie dog!
do you know i forgot to take a single pic the entire time we were there. i will have to rely on xsbro to send me pix of the party : )
Ronald Reagan
Intrepid, he was, and jolly,
Observing, and astute.
The secret of his nature,
Was contentment at the root.
Of course, it wasn’t easy,
He had a real rough patch,
He learned to deal with basic things,
Before his dreams could hatch.
He learned to stand up like a man,
However grim the place.
He looked at every bit of life,
A smile upon his face.
He learned the secret early,
The joy there is to see,
Happy happens only if,
You just decide to be.
He started saving lives back then,
He was a strapping lad.
He kept a count inside his head,
His goal? A myriad.
And I would say he reached it,
Reached it, and surpassed.
For who knew then his fragile peace,
Could be the one to last?
Clearly, he could see it,
Of many things foreseen.
The shining lights upon the hill,
He’d glimpsed as just a teen.
His steady course of progress,
Rising as he went,
We only understand it now,
That he is Heaven-sent.
NicknamedBob . . . June 7, 2004
beautiful, NNB.
Good job you 2!!!!!!!!!
Well done, good and faithful Servant...
Now enter into the joy of your Master!
From USAToday: Reagan won an award in the 1930s as the best baseball broadcaster in the Midwest while at WHO in Des Moines. The prize: a trip to Hollywood.
And somewhat later, after he parlayed that early success...
May God Bless Nancy and his children through their loss in their time of sorrow. Please welcome home this intrepid traveler to eternity. Ronald Wilson Reagan, RIP. I ask this in Jesus name. Amen.
--------V
Sounds wonderful. Xshub is a smart man!!!
Ronald Reagan Library, awesome.
He was trying to get Reagan on Hollywood Squares!
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