[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are,God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

Bless This House

Bless this house O Lord we pray;
Make it safe by night and day;
Bless these walls so firm and stout,
Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall,
Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove
ever open to joy and love.


Bless these windows shining bright,
Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there,
with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within,
keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be
Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we
May dwell O Lord with thee.

(Click on praying hands above, or on banner at the top to hear the music)

[HiJinx]

Good Morning, Kathy, I see it's getting chilly there.
Do you have your windbreaker handy?

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Kathy.(HUGS)How's it going?

Folks, FR is a little bit slow this morning. Not sure what's going on but it's a little slow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning Troops, families, veterans, Israeli, British, Australian, Polish, and Italian allies (and everybody else, and all the ships at sea). Thank you for taking such good care of the USA.

Today in Anchorage, Alaska:

Sunrise 8:40am
Sunset 6:49pm

Hi 44°F
Lo 36°F

Considerable cloudiness

Actual yesterday in Anchorage:

Hi 42°F
Lo 30°F

State Hi 55°F Adak
State Lo 5°F Snowshoe Lake

[Radix]

 

U.S. troops secure the area after an explosion outside the Turkish embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad October 14, 2003. A car bomb blew up near the embassy in an apparent suicide attack just days after Turkey agreed to send troops to bolster U.S. led forces occupying Iraq. The bombing occurred as wary U.N. Security Council members considered a new U.S. draft resolution aimed at enlisting broader international support for the daunting task of stabilizing the country.

 

Hey Reuters, just take the pictures, and let me get the commentaries. You pretentious journalists are clearly subjective, and not supportive of our Troops. Certainly there are issues of concern, but our Troops have performed marvelously, and Iraq, is soon to join the Commonwealth of free Nations which will make a positive difference in the course of future human events.

 

 

 

A Shiite Muslim pass by banners paying tribune to Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim on a wall of the Iman Ali shrine in Najaf, south of Baghdad, Tuesday Oct 14, 2003. The banners marked the side where a car bomb killed the Shiite leader and 85 others on Aug 29, 2003.

 

Grafitti has made a  serious comeback in the newly liberated Iraq!

 

Under Sadaam's regime, grafitti was a capital crime, and the expression of dissenting opinion was virtually unknown. It must have been OK, because Sadaam won election to his democraticaly held office by getting 100 percent of the vote!

 

 

 

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, a member of the U.S.-picked Iraqi interim Governing Council and leader of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution, speaks to reporters in Damascus on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003. al-Hakim, who arrived late Monday in Damascus and met with Syrian President Bashar Assad, said Syria should play a role in rebuilding Iraq.

 

The New (not liberal) Al Gore Television Network, is in the final stages of establishing it's Object Network News program. Rumors have it that Osama Bin Laying will be a regularly featured commentator.

 

 

 

An Iraqi contractor carries a box containing 1.25 billion new Iraqi dinars, worth $625,000, from an armored car to a Baghdad bank October 13, 2003. Iraqi banks laid in millions of fresh banknotes on Tuesday, the eve of a huge currency swap that will wipe Saddam Hussein's face from legal tender. Iraqi police blocked roads and tightened security around Baghdad's main financial district housing the central bank ahead of the start of the bill exchange on Wednesday.

 

A dejected official spokesperson quietly acknowledged that the value of 1 Billion Iraqi Dinars, was just enough to get someone into an American pay toilet.

 

 

 

 

Unidentified coalition troops block a road leading into the holy city of Karbala, Tuesday Oct. 14, 2003. U.S. and other troops from the Polish-led contingent set up road blocks around the city Tuesday.

 

Red rover red rover, we are here, and we ain't playing games with terrorists, or their supporters anymore..

 

 

Thank you coalition Troops for all that you do for us!

 

[Radix]

 

Spc. Justin Rush, 20, from Raymore, Mo., watches for any threats during a raid in Mosul, Iraq. Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) executed a “cordon and knock” here Monday and found little evidence of the once thriving activity in weapons sales that has waned after nearly a dozen raids on the site.

 

 

 

Soldiers secure the area around the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad after a car bomb exploded Tuesday at the gates of the building, killing two people and injuring three.

 

 

 

 

A soldier gives directions as he secures the area around the Turkish on Tuesday.

 

 

 

A soldier directs cars at a checkpoint as Baghdad remains under tight security Monday after a car bomb hit the Baghdad Hotel, killing at least 6 and wounding more than 30 others.

 

 

 

The Navy’s Ceremonial Guard bow their heads Monday at the “The Lone Sailor” statue in Washington, D.C., during a ceremony to mark the Navy’s 228th birthday.

 

 

 

Members of a Navy honor guard march across the Navy Memorial Plaza at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

 

 

 

Army Staff Sgt. Adam Smith, 30, from Lawton, Okla., with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), keeps an eye on traffic Sunday as he leads a convoy through Mosul.

 

Objects in mirror are larger than they appear.

 

 

 

Spc. Andrew Impson, 21, from Tonkawa, Okla., with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), scans the side of Highway 1 in Mosul for bombs during an improvised explosive device patrol Tuesday morning.

 

 

 

 

Spc. Andrew Impson scans Highway 1 for bombs Tuesday. Soldiers use vehicle and foot patrols to search roadsides for bombs every morning.

 

 

 

Soldiers secure the Turkish Embassy where windows were shattered after a car bomb exploded near the gates Tuesday.

 

 

Thank you Troops for one more day at the office.