A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 8/1/03

[GretchenEE]

President Bush discussed progress on freedom and peace around the world, strengthening the economy and job creation, and recent developments in North Korea with members of his Cabinet.

Business was followed by some tee time at Andrews AFB.

[ladyinred]

The Long Long Trailor? Is that the Lucy/Desi one? I love that movie!

[kayak]

Ecclesiastes 7

        ⁵It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise
        Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
        ⁶For like the crackling of thorns under a pot,
        So is the laughter of the fool.
        This also is vanity.
        ⁷Surely oppression destroys a wise man's reason,
        And a bribe debases the heart.

        ⁸The end of a thing is better than its beginning;
        The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
        ⁹Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry,
        For anger rests in the bosom of fools.
        ¹⁰Do not say,
        "Why were the former days better than these?"
        For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.

        ¹¹Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
        And profitable to those who see the sun.
        ¹²For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense,
        But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.

        ¹³Consider the work of God;
        For who can make straight what He has made crooked?
        ¹⁴In the day of prosperity be joyful,
        But in the day of adversity consider:
        Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other,
        So that man can find out nothing that will come after him.

Please remember the following members of the military and their families/friends in prayer:

~ ohioWfan ..... son Eric
~ mystery-ak ..... husband Mike in Iraq …. prayers of celebration that Jonathan is now home!
~ Gogranny ..... grandson Jarrett, deployed
~ Inspectorette ..... son Eric
~ LBGA ..... son is deployed
~ Slip18 ..... nephew is aboard ship - active duty USN
~ anniegetyourgun ..... nephew Josh
~ Himyar ..... son Robert
~ homeschool mama ….. nephew Michael is in the Navy
~ CyberAnt ….. nephew Jody
~ milagro ….. son is deployed in the Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. friend of daughter … Ross (101st airborne), deployed to Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. friend of daughter … Chris (Navy) heading for Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. cousin, Phil, serving in the US Navy
~ TruthNtegrity ….. younger brother, John (Navy), has been deployed.
~ from hoosiermama …
…..Brad who has been deployed
…..… Shanty & Josh (husband & wife just deployed separately)
…..… Bill and Bill (both military academy grads)
…..(when you teach, they're all your kids)
~ from Maigrey ….. Sgt. C. Cole
~ notpoliticallycorewrecked … husband soon to be deployed
~ Wneighbor ….. son-in-law Thomas deployed
~ zlala ….. brother is deploying to the Mid-East
~ tamikamaria ….. cousin Annette (Navy) … stationed on an aircraft carrier
……….….. best friend’s brother is in the Army, sister is in the Navy
~ Radix ….. son is deployed
~ Pippin ….. niece in the Air Force …. nephew in the Army stationed in the Far East
~ WomanofStandard ….. a dear friend has three sons in the military
…..Dustin (Army) - Mid-East….. Troy (Air Force) – Italy ….. Tyler (Army) – just returned from Afghanistan and currently at Ft. Bragg, NC
~ baseballmom ….. friend’s nephew, Thomas (Navy), just deployed
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator ….. friend’s son Danny (Army), just deployed
~ kemathen7 ….. boyfriend, John (AirForce)
~ GretchenEE ….. son of dear friends, Silas (Army), deployed to Mid-East
~ Warriormom ….. CIA agents whose plane crashed and may have been kidnapped in Colombia
~ Freeper Per-Ling ….. active duty in the Navy ….. has a wife and 2-year-old
~ brand new Freeper leenie312 ….. son Nicholas is in the Marines
~ rintense .…. friend's brother, Brian Z.
…..… friend, Matt (who is a Freeper), deployed to the Mid-East
~ AF_Blue ….. active-duty AF
~ TruthNtegrity ….. lurker friend Pat’s nephew Ben (Marines) deployed
~ stand 4 something ….. husband Mike AND son Scott, (both Air National Guard) deployed to the Mid-East
~ JulieRNR21 ….. a friend's grandson, Wesley in the USAF
~ LKR59 ….. 3 grandchildren ….. Timmy (Army) in Kuwait, John (Army) in Afghanistan, and Karen (Army) in Saudi Arabia
~ TigerCap ….. co-worker, Kevin, Marine Reservist deployed to Kuwait
~ bigeasy ….. friend’s husband is deployed ….. he asks for prayer for justice, wisdom, swift return home
~ brand new Freeper fc2tomschermuly (Navy), who just signed up today to thank us for supporting the military
~ EuroFrog ….. husband, SSG Mike, deployed to Kuwait
….. SSG Kris, friend of SSG Mike in Kuwait
~ whoever ….. son Adam, on a Navy ship in a “hot zone” … he’s a single father (a widower) with a 10 y/o daughter ….. please lift her up also
~ annyokie ….. son, Ian (Navy)
~ IncPen ….. Sarah (who was IncPen’s maid of honor at her wedding), Air Force flight nurse, just landed in Kuwait
….. friend’s son Matt is in Kuwait
….. brother in law Paul is awaiting deployment
~ TruthNtegrity ….. a Navy pilot, Lt. CMDR Andrew, on a carrier somewhere in the ME
….. … cousin's son, Andy, is an Ensign, USN
…..….. Jaime Bravo, a CPL in the USMC
~ RoseofTexas ….. the son of a friend, Leo, an MP in Kuwait
~ baseballmom ….. brother's brother-in-law, Chris, USAF Blackhawk pilot, now operating in Iraq
~ notpoliticallycorewrecked ….. nephew of a friend, B.C. (Marines), deployed to the Mid-East
~ goodnesswins ….. neighbor’s husband, Bruce, flying C-17's from Germany to Iraq
~ azGOPgal’s friend’s friend, Jeremy who is in the 10th Mountain Division
~ Warriormom requests prayer for April, a young, single mom de-mining the waters in the gulf
~ Bosco ….. cousin Michael is part of the Army Special Forces deployed in Iraq
~ FresnoArmyBrat ….. a cousin
~ Jim Robinson ….. two nephews
~ Marysecretary ….. grand-nephew, Paul, who is in Iraq
~ tinacart ….. best friend's son, Cody - 4th Infantry
~ DallasDeb ….. niece in Army, posted to Kuwait, may be repairing comm equipment in Iraq
~ Texas Princess ….. nephew Roland, (Air Force)
~ hoosiermama ….. Callie, in Iraq; Dawn's brother ??? and George in a tank somewhere
….. … one of our teachers Dan, working stateside to help "process" military and supplies
~ Maigrey ….. a friend of the family, John, going to Qutar as a financial advisor to help with rebuilding of Iraq’s economy
~ bigghurtt ….. 5 years in the Army, soon-to-be Special Forces
~ M0sby ..… husband Dan, a FReeper himself, serving in Kuwait
~ STARWISE ….. friend Carol’s son-in-law Jeff … in Iraq as an MP
~ the family of Staff Sgt. Steven Mitchell, who lost their home in a fire while he was serving in Iraq … pray for their injuries received in the fire to heal, especially his 2-year-old daughter, Maddie, who was badly burned
~ JulieRNR21 ..... friend Betty's grandson, Matt, in US Army
~ the families who mourn for their fallen heroes
~ healing for the injured
~ Scott Speicher from Desert Storm
~ Severa ….. husband (FR screen name Hostel), USN Submariner
…..… brother Wes, somewhere in Iraq
…..… friend Tosca, USN Corpsman, USNS Comfort
…..… husband's cousin David, US Army, Mosul, Iraq
~ McGavin999 ….. friends Chris, Mike, Christopher and David, all in Iraq
~ Pan_Yan & Pan_Yans Wife ….. friend, Mike, serving with the US Army in Baghdad
* ~ McLynnan ….. Seth, closest friend’s son-in-law, deploying to Iraq
* ~ ivoteright ….. hubby (Air Force) has returned home!… he is also b-i-l to I’m ALL Right!

* denotes change to the list (an addition or sometimes, thankfully, someone who has come home safely)

[kitkat]

OUR PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED

The other day, I asked for prayers for my son Paul who has been suffering for years from cancer. Today, he got the results of his most recent test. He has only .001 cancer in the liver and various other organs, and his skin cancer is ZERO.

He will still have some reaction to all those years of treatments, but otherwise he only has to go in for checkups.

By the way, the reaction to GOOD news is so unusual after many years of bad news, that they routinely schedule an appointment for a patient with a psychologist. I can understand that because the news STILL HASN'T been assimilated by *me*. My son says he's teetering between shock and the realization that life can start all over again.

He says he has learned many lessons, humility being one of them, and reliance on God the most important one.

THANK YOU all for your prayers. I HAD to share the good news with you.

[kitkat]

I forgot to add that Paul wants you all to know how much he appreciates your prayers. He can't get over how giving you are.

[olliemb]

I am happy to hear your good news!! Great!!!

[4mycountry]

Howdy GretchenEE! Top 65?

Our President has pwetty eyes.

[hoosierpearl]

Ladies, I will have you know that Marty has me to thank in large part for his ratings problem. They asked me to do a Nielsen diary last week. I who almost never watch TV. There was a section in the back to give your comments on TV in general and I blistered their ears. I didn't watch much TV the week I kept the diary. It is the second time I've been asked to do one. Last time we watched more TV than we do now.
One of the things I said is that there is almost nothing on TV that is entertaining. Vulgarity, cursing, illicit sex is not fun to watch. Can't enjoy it. etc etc.
I named names and wrote an essay about TV. That was fun.

[ohioWfan]

FABULOUS!! FABULOUS!! Praise the LORD!

[kitkat]

I can't figure out why Dubya's eyes inspire so much trust. BUT THEY DO.

[GretchenEE]

Women become baronets whereas men become knights.

I am SOOOOO glad our 15-day streak of intolerable weather has shrugged off! I felt good today!

I'm going to post a little bit more about "Seabiscuit" in a min.

[kitkat]

I am proud to know you. LOL!

[hoosierpearl]

Gretchen, thanks for posting the dose and the ping. I loved the second picture. Don't know when he's heading for Texas, but I enjoy the dose when I can get it.

HSM, you said something about first? First how? First before Brad's Gramma? I saw two other posters before you. An explanation is in order.

[hoosierpearl]

Thanks to all those who gave mentions of good movies in this thread. It is nice to get a review from someone whose opinion you trust. I'll have to watch Seabiscuit and Pirates. I've heard a number of people say they were good movies. I hate spending money to see movies anymore, I might wait for the video to come out, but I will definitely see them.

[kayak]

What wonderful news! Thank you for sharing.

May God continue to bless Paul (and his mom) in his whole new life .... :-)

[GretchenEE]

More on "Seabiscuit" -- I don't think I've ever been in a theater where the audience was so involved, so verbally interactive and apparently at times involuntarily, with a movie. The audience was reacting as if they were part of the story! (I was too.)

It has a wonderful ending. The sorrows and heart-racing events are laced throughout the story. The PBS "Seabiscuit" told about the further injuries of Red Pollard (the main jockey), other races and near misses, and about Pollard's marriage. It included an interview with his daughter.

The new movie is just breathtaking. Music is superb. Casting = exquisite. I don't know how this thing isn't going to get loaded up with Oscars. And I say that as a major fan of The Lord of the Rings.

[GretchenEE]

The lefty media scuzzes ... miss President Bush SO MUCH when he is away they just can't stand it

Well, what's a pool of bullies to do without its purported punching bag?

[lorrainer]

Same here. I've also done two over the years. Boy, did I ever take advantage of the opportunities! Even if my comments probably didn't have much impact, it sure felt good to holler at them! :^O

[GretchenEE]

More on "Seabiscuit" @75.

[McLynnan]

Gretchen, thank you for the pictures. I think the web has gremlins at work today. I kept losing my connection at work, then again at home. Definitely see Seabiscuit. I saw it last night and it's a wonderful, uplifting movie with beautiful scenery.

[McLynnan]

Cancel previous post! I obviously am not retaining what I'm reading. Now I understand you already saw Seabiscuit and I will slink off shamefacedly to bed and promise not to drink wine before I look at The Dose!