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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, 2009
1-1-09 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

Posted on 12/31/2008 10:48:43 PM PST by JustAmy




Welcome To....



'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)












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the ever charming, lovable, huggable,

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TOPICS: Humor; Miscellaneous; Poetry; The Poetry Branch
KEYWORDS: amysplace; friends; january; poetry
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To: JustAmy

What a precious Promise we have in Isaiah 41:10!

Sunday afternoon Dinner is over...having made homemade Chicken Hoagie Sandwiches! It is overcast but nice in Los Angeles...now to gather a pillow and read a good book.


2,761 posted on 01/25/2009 12:44:24 PM PST by pollywog (I will lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help. My help comes from the Lord...Ps 121)
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To: ConorMacNessa

What a wonderful prayer!

Polly


2,762 posted on 01/25/2009 12:46:39 PM PST by pollywog (I will lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help. My help comes from the Lord...Ps 121)
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To: Kitty Mittens

I am burning with envy if that is a Cedar Waxwing!
Thank you ,Kitty, for sharing your lovely picture
and scripture.
I am so glad your MIL is on the mend.

2,763 posted on 01/25/2009 4:42:29 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: pollywog

No wonder you are proud! Hoping she improves enough to go to school, too. I love snow to look at..and rarely get the opportunity.


2,764 posted on 01/25/2009 4:46:12 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: Lady Jag

I enjoy standing and staring...and at my age
I take the time to do so! Thank you for the poem.
I hope you are having a lovely Sunday.

2,765 posted on 01/25/2009 4:58:12 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: yorkie

Beautiful and from one of my favorite chapters in the
Bible, Yorkie..
Thank you for the wonderful graphics you have posted.
Have a lovely Sunday evening.

2,766 posted on 01/25/2009 5:09:46 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Thank you, Conor, for your prayer for our troops and Amazing Grace.
Have a wonderful evening.

2,767 posted on 01/25/2009 5:17:16 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: LUV W

Beautiful post, LUV..Thank you!


2,768 posted on 01/25/2009 5:18:57 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: MEG33



I found my grill
Under a deep snowy hill



2,769 posted on 01/25/2009 5:25:29 PM PST by Lady Jag (NOW MORE THAN EVER https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: JustAmy

Thank you for these comforting scriptures and blessings, Amy.
Wishing you a wonderful evening.

2,770 posted on 01/25/2009 5:32:51 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: Lady Jag

I just knew yoo could relate to my picture..LOL. I read you would be snow storm free this weekend..and could stand and stare at the beauty.


2,771 posted on 01/25/2009 5:36:37 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: MEG33

Storm free weekend yes. Storm free week no.

More snow comes Wednesday, haven’t heard how much.


2,772 posted on 01/25/2009 6:12:22 PM PST by Lady Jag (NOW MORE THAN EVER https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: FRiends; DollyCali; jaycee; The Mayor; JustAmy; LUV W; pollywog; WayzataJOHNN; yorkie; ...
Lake Erie... Presque Isle

Thank you all for coming by today
I am saying goodnight dear FRiends
May God bless you with a wonderful rest.

2,773 posted on 01/25/2009 7:41:21 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: MEG33

Another beautiful snow post. It makes me cold just to view
them. LOL!

Getting your days and nights straightened out?


2,774 posted on 01/25/2009 7:47:26 PM PST by luvie (Aspire to inspire before you expire)
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To: MEG33

2,775 posted on 01/25/2009 8:04:04 PM PST by Lady Jag (NOW MORE THAN EVER https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: MEG33

Thank you
For giving us
Such a nice thread today, Meg!
Sleep tight - May Angels surround you!

2,776 posted on 01/25/2009 8:22:44 PM PST by yorkie (The early bird gets the worm; the second mouse gets the cheese)
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To: Lady Jag

Fats Domino, huh? LOL~~~
Cute graphic!


2,777 posted on 01/26/2009 3:49:14 AM PST by jaycee
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To: yorkie; MEG33; Kitty Mittens; Lady Jag; JustAmy; The Mayor



A Tale of Two Stories



These two stories are each true. If you like military history, the life of Lt. Commander Butch O'Hare and his family--the family lived in Arizona(Phoenix) during and after WW11-is in the biography of Lt. Cmdr O'Hare by Steve Ewing and John B. Lundstrom, titled FATEFUL RENDEZVOUS the life of Butch O'Hare.

STORY NUMBER ONE



Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for
anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.

Capone had a lawyer nicknamed 'Easy Eddie.' He was Capone's lawyer for a
good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering
kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.

To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but Eddie got special dividends, as well. For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block.

Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him.

Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son had clothes, cars, and a good education. Nothing was withheld. Price was no object.

And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he was.

Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son; he couldn't pass on a good name or a good example.

One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done.

He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al 'Scarface' Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and offer his son some semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. So, he testified.

Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street. But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he could ever pay.

Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion, and a poem clipped from a magazine.

The poem read:

'The clock of life is wound but once,
and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop,
at late or early hour.
Now is the only time you own.
Live, love, toil with a will.
Place no faith in time.
For the clock may soon be still.'




STORY NUMBER TWO



World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander
Butch O'Hare.

He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington in the South Pacific.

One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top off his fuel tank. He would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship.

His flight leader told him to return to the carrier. Reluctantly, he dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet.

As he was returning to the mother ship, he saw something that turned his blood cold; a squadron of Japanese aircraft was speeding its way toward the American fleet.

The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the approaching danger. There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the fleet.

Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he charged in, attacking one surprised enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and out of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition was finally spent.

Undaunted, he continued the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible, rendering them unfit to fly.

Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction.

Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the carrier.

Upon arrival, he reported in and related the event surrounding his return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet. He had, in fact, destroyed five enemy aircraft.

This took place on February 20, 1942, and for that action Butch became the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Congressional Medal of Honor.

A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His home town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade, and today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this young man.

So, the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International, give some thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor. It's located between Terminals 1 and 2.

SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER?

Butch O'Hare was 'Easy Eddie's' son
. SNOPES




Butch O'Hare - Medal of Honor


2,778 posted on 01/26/2009 4:12:29 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: LUV W; yorkie

How far are you both from Yuma?

Cold morning here & still covered up with snow!


2,779 posted on 01/26/2009 4:14:53 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: All
Good Monday Morning. I love Monday's! A fresh start to a new week. It is in the wee hours still here....4:30am. Am I getting old?? The sleep pattern is changing...ya know?? down at 8pm up by 4am? LOL May you all have a wonderful day.
2,780 posted on 01/26/2009 4:41:48 AM PST by pollywog (I will lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help. My help comes from the Lord...Ps 121)
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