Posted on 01/27/2005 5:27:48 AM PST by Billie
(4-28-03)
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Weather here is not human friendly.
Currently 7 degrees, I am not looking forward to going out.
I'd rather stay in Fla.......
Be careful on your journey, are you driving or flying?
Hi lysie. Thanks for stopping it!
Hi texagirl. Love you tagline!!! (appreciate it too)
Hi colleen. Loved the pictures of you and your wonderful family at the freeper ball. Looks like the kids had a blast! (((((COLLEEN))))))
Hi freezie... It is so need to see your calendar back. Have been missing you around these parts! How was the tea with our finest west coasters?
A drive by hello to two of our finests handsome gents. Cyber treats to Ink and Jack!
I was just this morning looking for another one. Every time I think of changing, someone let me know they like it. It's going to stay like this for a while longer.
Thank you, dutchess, Hugs!
Thank you dear dutchess. It is always good to hear from you.
Lori and Amy. So sorry I missed yesterday's thread. We ended up staying with dad's friends for an extra day and had no access to a computer. (as my body quivers with withdrawal). Looks like you had a blast, the thread was delightful...and amy...Marissa is absolutely adorable! ((((lori))))) (((((amy)))))
"...the past 18 years." And if I had my wishes I'd still be there, too, tho I don't live far from TN now that I live in northern AL. I miss going to the Redbirds games in AutoZone Park. Fun times.
(I was just funnin' about TN not being Algore's home. I still remember how steamed everyone was when Al hauled out the ol' "Tennessee's muh home" when it suited him yet did next to nothing for his ol' home state the rest of the time.)
God is at the window
There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner.
As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head, and killed it. He was shocked and grieved. In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.
After lunch the next day Grandma said, "Sally, let's wash the dishes." But Sally said, Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen. Then she whispered to him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny did the dishes.
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said, "I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make supper." Sally just smiled and said, "Well, that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help. She whispered again, "Remember the duck?"
So Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed to help. After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's he finally couldn't stand it any longer.
He came to Grandma and confessed the he had killed the duck.
Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, "Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you."
Thought for the day and everyday thereafter:
Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done -- and the devil keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, debt, fear, hatred, anger, unforgivingness, bitterness, etc.) whatever it is, you need to know that God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing. He has seen your whole life. He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven. He's just wondering how long you will let
the devil make a slave of you.
The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness, He not only forgives you, but He forgets - It is by God's Grace and Mercy that we are saved.
God is at the window
Thanks! I was pretty sure no one would notice...
The paralyzing cold only got harsher and harsher. Hands and feet were not just numb, they were ice. We're not talking frostnip -- we're talking frostbite, severe enough to freeze right to the bone. The cold sensation was so intense, they say it's impossible to describe. They were shaking and shivering. They were quivering and trembling! I'm talking about Democrat reaction to Bush's inaugural speech, not the Blizzard.
Bush's critics complain that Bush's speech left a chill on Bush's critics. A week after Bush's inaugural address, Democrats are still frozen in fear and Bush is still basking in the glow of criticism. In the latest Gallup, 62 percent rated Bush's speech positively, which proves the Little People are out of touch with pundits. Critics say the speech signals a radical departure and a whole new dangerous direction in U.S. policy abroad. This radical departure and dangerous new direction consists of portraying America as good, tyranny as bad and spreading democracy and freedom as good things. (Weakened with fear, I fainted when I heard this.) Bush, in another radical departure, noted that free nations are less likely to go to war with each other. Therefore, the fewer tyrannies there are in the world, the safer America and the world will be. Democrats say that's mind-boggling, that they're baffled as to what he's talking about. Sen. Barbara Boxer, appearing on CNN's Late Edition, called it an "odd speech" and that she's "baffled as to what he's talking about." Especially the part where Bush, in another fit of tyranny-bashing, said America is on the side of freedom. When Bush tells democracy movements, 'we're rooting for ya,' he's baffling foreign policy luminaries like Barbara Boxer, who's baffled by Bush's use of obscure and mysterious words like "freedom" and "liberty". (Must be some Texas cowboy thing.)
As a result, Democrats, even with a translator repeating every word in French, say they have no idea what Bush's signaling by that speech and that clearly Bush's signaling an aggressive new policy of invading every country that isn't a democracy. Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine's new president, was sworn in on Sunday and he thanked America for her help in "enrooting democracy in Ukraine" -- another country Bush must've invaded as part of his 'aggressive new policy' of siding with freedom. "I believe in the transformational power of liberty," declared Bush shockingly in his inaugural address, signaling a shift from the "realism" of Brent Scowcroft, the genius who told Bush the elder Saddam would never invade Kuwait. "The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom," said Bush, who must think he's leader of the Free World, or somethin'. Democrats think the wisest use of American strength is to advance Summit meetings. Bush added that "Young women across the Middle East will hear the message that their day of equality and justice is coming. Young men will hear the message that national progress and dignity are found in liberty, not tyranny and terror. Reformers and political prisoners and exiles will hear the message that their dream of freedom cannot be denied forever. And as freedom advances, heart by heart, and nation by nation [CLEARLY THIS SIGNALS MORE U.S. INVASIONS!], America will be more secure and the world more peaceful."
Oh wait -- that's Bush's GOP convention speech last year. In his inaugural address, Bush used the same theme and the same language he's been using since about 10 seconds after 9/11, so clearly Bush's signaling a 'radical departure' here. Showing they can make a coherent argument, Democrats note the speech shows Bush's a 'hopeless idealist' for human rights and accuse Bush of being deeply in cahoots with the Saudis so he doesn't care about human rights, plus he's a Zionist deeply in cahoots with the Jews in Israel plotting war against the Saudis and Syria. Anyway, all of this 'security-through-freedom' talk by BushCo is just a ploy to justify the Iraq invasion, given no WMDs have been found. Bush's 'security-through-freedom' theme echoed the ideas of another president, Thomas Jefferson, so Democrats must think he too was trying to justify an Iraq invasion.
Almost immediately after Bush's inaugural speech, an Islamist website posted a chilling audio tape in which the speaker vowed holy war against the U.S. in Iraq, saying, 'We have declared a bitter war against the principle of democracy and all those who seek to enact it," adding that "those who vote" in the coming Iraq elections "are infidels" and that democracy is just a tool of U.S. imperialism. The voice on the tape was that of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the feared al-Qaeda leader in Iraq, which has nothing to do with al-Qaeda. Zarqawi was giving the Democrat response to Bush's inaugural speech. (The tape was also aired by CNN's sister station, Al Jazeera.)
As Iraqi elections approach, Generals were warning of 'spectacular' attacks in a bid to stop the vote, and boy, were they right. The attacks were truly spectacular, truly barbaric -- the attacks on Condi Rice in the Senate Tuesday. Did you see them? Democrats were busy acquitting Saddam Hussein of weapons charges, with Robert Byrd, symbol of Southern white Democrat resistance to Condi Rice, who masterminded the plot to frame an innocent dictator, leading the charge. (Having a former Klansman and fascist beat up a black woman in defense of a former fascist dictator -- talk about smart politics!) Democrats denounced Rice as incompetent, unqualified, unfit and unsuited for the job, so she's firmly on track for confirmation. Sen. Mark Dayton called her a liar (it marked the first time Rice was officially accused of being a Democrat.) He said, "I don't like impugning anyone's integrity," so I'll do it quickly.
Showing the marvel of public schools, Democrats, when pressed, insist SHE LIED, then say they don't know if she SHE LIED intentionally.
Robert Byrd, eager to dispel the notion he's just an empty sheet, denounced Rice for using "overblown rhetoric" and intimidating tactics just to "scare" people; Ted Kennedy denounced Rice for trying to concoct a false alibi to escape severe consequences; and Barbara Boxer denounced Rice as too fringe. In fairness, Byrd denies being a racist, noting he's come out against the Dred Scott decision and slavery.
During two grueling days of Senate hearings, Dr. Rice answered more than 199 speeches and 200 pontifications and in just a few days the Iraqi people will answer the Democrats and the media, which "reports" only losses on our side, with a huge turnout in the elections. And it'll all be Bush's fault. ;-)
Anyway, that's...
My Two Cents...
"JohnHuang2"
Texa..That is so true..Thank you for sharing!
That was beautiful beyond words.
Great one JH2!
That is excellent!
Thank you
Dansy and I were looking everywhere for John's essay yesterday and it was in Dutchess' mailbox all along. lol
Just wonderful! Thank you!
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