[Professional Engineer]

Good morning ladies and gents. Flag-o-Gram.

Sara, a Baghdad youngster, shows off her Beanie Baby, "Courage." The toy was a gift from Maj. Jim Barker, whose letter back home telling his family how much the child loved the toy resulted in the non-profit organization Beanies for Baghdad being founded in May 2003. Spc. Karl Johnson

[Soaring Feather]

The Shack In Wales

A landed estate on a knoll
in a land far away and coming
out of the old.
Thousands of sheep have walked the pasture
many a shepperd keep the watch
with his trusty dog at his side.

In days of old the story told
of ghosts nearby the glen.
Sheppard's ne'er went by there
for the fear of them.

But thirsty sheep would wander there
to sate the long thirst
so dog and sheppard walk in there
the dog going first.

Many tales of old are held
in the Manor House in Wales
of grand dances, old romances
and murders in the glen.
So alfa, now you know
some of the story from here
the winds whisper bits of it
when flying by in the air.

bentfeather (c) 02.11.06

Thanks alfa for the lovely words to me.

[Wneighbor]

Evenin' folks. Drive by freepin' here! Lately, I'm workin' so many hours that I'm getting all my news bursts from talk radio!