Posted on 08/27/2006 6:09:39 PM PDT by The Mayor
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Great Military tribute Meg!
& also great, the gif atop...I noticed that after.
Thank you for serving this great Country! God Bless America! God Bless Our troops!
Post this on the fridge:
PET RULES
To be posted VERY LOW on the refrigerator door - snout height.
Dear Dogs and Cats,
The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate of food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.
The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack.
Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.
I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.
For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years --canine or feline attendance is not mandatory.
The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough!
To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following message on our front door:
To All Non-Pet Owners Who Visit & Like to Complain About Our Pets
1. They live here. You don't.
2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. (That's why they call it "fur"niture.)
3. I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.
4. To you, it's an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted son/daughter who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly.
Remember: Dogs and cats are better than kids because they:
1. Eat less
2. Don't ask for money all the time
3 Are easier to train
4. Usually come when called
5. Never drive your car
6. Don't hang out with drug-using friends
7. Don't smoke or drink
8. Don't worry about having to buy the latest fashions
9. Don't wear your clothes
10. Don't need a gazillion dollars for college, and
11. If they get pregnant, you can sell their children.
August 28, 2006
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As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord God will cause righteousness . . . to spring forth. —Isaiah 61:11 One of my favorite children’s books is Frog And Toad Together by Arnold Lobel. Frog had a garden that Toad admired, and he wanted one too. So Frog told him: “It is very nice, but it was hard work.” When he gave Toad some flower seeds, Toad quickly ran home and planted them.
“Now seeds,” said Toad, “start growing.” He tried very hard to make his garden grow. He shouted at the seeds, read them long stories, and sang songs to them—but they didn’t grow.
“What shall I do?” cried Toad. “Leave them alone,” Frog said. “Let the sun shine on them, let the rain fall on them. Soon your seeds will start to grow.” Then one day, little green plants appeared. “At last,” shouted Toad, “my seeds have stopped being afraid to grow! But you were right, Frog. It was very hard work.”
So many people think it’s very hard work to grow in righteousness. We must spend time reading the Word, praying, and cultivating our faith by being with other believers. But our progress in holiness is still dependent on God. As He shines His face upon us and rains His love into our lives, we will grow. Then righteousness will begin to “spring forth” (Isaiah 61:11). Don’t be discouraged if growth comes slowly. Soon you will have a garden.
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Psalms 123-125; 1 Corinthians 10:1-18
Good morning, Rus! How are things with your projects going up there? I need to check Albany's Insanity to see how the state politics are revving up, too! :D
Thanks for our beautiful lesson from God's Word.
Still busy thank God. Just got done with a roof, now a drywall job, window replacement (12) a bunch of other little and big jobs.
Things will heat up after the primary Sept 12th.
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2006 - Severely injured servicemembers and their spouses are seeing doors open to meaningful civilian careers, thanks to a partnership between the Defense Department and the private sector.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense, DoD's Military Severely Injured Center and Military.com -- a private organization that provides information and serves as a networking hub for current and former military people, defense workers and their families - are co-sponsors of "Hiring Heroes."
Hiring Heroes helps connect servicemembers with DoD and other federal agencies, as well as civilian companies, with significant positions to fill. But it's not just a career fair, Mark Smith, chief of the Recruiting Assistance Division of the Defense Department's Civilian Personnel Management Service, said.
"We don't want them just coming in and getting interviews," Smith said. "We want them to be prepared for an interview, know how to dress for the interview, know how to present a resume, and then basically, hopefully, get a job from that."
The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes, another troop-support organization, inspired Smith to create Hiring Heroes. He met Roger Chapin, the coalition's founder, at a luncheon and discovered the coalition, a private entity, was already working to help wounded servicemembers transition into civilian careers.
At that point, he realized the Defense Department needed to step up to the plate. "It's great (that private organizations are) doing it - but DoD has got to do something too," Smith said.
He was pleasantly surprised to find that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld already had budgeted to develop the Military Severely Injured Center, he said.
"Rumsfeld had something going that was really good, and ... now it's a combined effort," Smith said. "We now support the Military Severely Injured Center, and we put our Hiring Heroes directly with them. So it's a partnership."
Hiring Heroes held its first job fair at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here in April 2004, he said. Since then, more than 800 injured servicemembers and their spouses have attended events at Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas; Fort Bragg, N.C.; and most recently, at Fort Gordon, Ga.
DoD alone has made more than 70 job offers, and civilian employers may have extended many more offers, he said.
"I'll be honest ... I'm biased. I want them in DoD, but I understand that's not always going to happen in all cases," Smith said. "As long as we get them a job, I'm OK with that, but we would love to keep them in the DoD family if we possibly can."
The next event will be held at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio Sept. 18 and 19. For more information about this event or other upcoming Hiring Heroes events, contact Karen Hannah, the Hiring Heroes program manager, at 1-888-363-4872 or by e-mailing her at karen.hannah@cpms.osd.mil.
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2006 - Eight Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers were killed yesterday in Iraq, seven of them after makeshift bombs struck their vehicles in and around Baghdad, military officials reported.
Two soldiers died of wounds suffered when a makeshift bomb struck their vehicle in western Baghdad and one soldier died when his vehicle was struck by a makeshift bomb south of Baghdad. In addition, four soldiers died when a makeshift bomb struck their vehicle north of Baghdad.
Another soldier was killed by small-arms fire in eastern Baghdad.
The soldiers' names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Yes, I am thankful along with you that you are staying good and busy now, because come winter, who knows how much you will be able to get done.
I look forward to seeing what happens after the primaries. I hope you are in the running! NY needs you...needs many like you!
Take care...you and Mrs. Mayor! (((hugs)))...to both!
I talk and speak to many deploying and returning soldiers and to many family members, all of whom always express their thanks and appreciation.
Thinking of and continually praying for our troops
Re Josy :"...she is okay. Long story, possibilities.. but for now just grateful she is back..."
So glad for you & Josy to read
of this happy outcome/reunion!
Audie Leon Murphy
June 20, 1924 -- May 28, 1971.
Audie son of poor Texas sharecroppers, rose to national fame
as the most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II.
Heroism - epitomized by the fact that he refuses medical help
when most needed, as when he stood upon a tank, which could
explode at any time, and solely shot down an entire opposing infantry,
after ordering his troops behind him, and into the woods for safety, they all
looked in awe as Audie defeated an entire infantry by himself.
Audie always did things beyond the call of duty, no one ever asked
him to do the heroic things he did - it was his nature.
Credited with either killing over 240 of the enemy while wounding
and capturing many others, he became a legend within the
3rd Infantry Division.
He entered the Army as private and rose to be be a 2nd Lieutenant.
Audie was wounded three times. He served in nine (9) campaigns
in Italy, France & Germany earning 33 awards,
the most of any WWII serviceman.
The most coveted being the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Audie suffered from what is now known as Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTS).
Always an advocate for the needs of veterans, he broke the taboo
about discussing war related mental problems after this experience.
In a effort to draw attention to the problems of returning
Korean and Vietnam War veterans, Audie Murphy spoke-out
candidly about his personal problems with PTS, then known as "Battle Fatigue".
He publicly called for United States government to give
more consideration and study to the emotional
impact war has on veterans and to extend health care benefits
to address PTS and other mental health problems of returning war vets.
After the war Audie became a famous movie actor.
He starred in "To Hell and Back" ...
the movie based on his actual life in the Army.
He was killed in a plane crash outside of Roanoke, Virginia
at the age of 46 while on a business trip,
and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery ,
Arlington, Virginia, USA near the Amphitheater,
his is the 2nd most visited gravesite year round.
President Kennedy's grave is the most visited.
((((Awesome & great to see!
Back where she belongs;
safe & sound & happy!))))
Thanks for your info today.. great. did you see this thread that I posted earlier this year?
Hollywood Stars - Veteran Patriots
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1520231/posts
Yes, I hear your area is getting some much needed rain after a long draught!
we too are amidst some storms here in NE Ohio..
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