Posted on 05/12/2005 7:46:57 PM PDT by tomkow6
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...walk under ladders?....throw salt over your shoulder?.....black cat cross your path?.....lucky horse shoes?......Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home......Skin Of Your Teeth?.........3 lights on a match?......did you drop the scissors?....were you singing before seven?.... did you bite you tongue?... Are you superstitious?
It's Friday the 13th
Silly Superstitions
So, I've only got one thing to say... Do YOU have any SUPERSTITIONS????? Material posted is not meant to offend ANYONE! |
Hiya Star!
Im saying good nights sooo I'll see you soon.... ;)
I might hafta make some pancakes from scratch in the morning. I'm getting a hankerin'!
Well hi-bye to you too! :o)
Rest well!
*HUGS!*
(((Star)))
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LOL!!!
Going out to BIGLOOK! Dance the night away! :o)
The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired,tight-muscled kid, who,under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared for work,and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's..but he has never collected unemployment, either.
He's a recent high school graduate, he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting for him when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and a 155mm Howitzer.
He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now then when he was at home, because he is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk. He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in the dark.
He can recite you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively, if he must.
He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional. He can march until he is told to stop, or stop until he is told to march. He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual dignity. He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues:he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry. He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth but never to clean his rifle,
He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts. If you are thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food. He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low. He has learned how to use his weapons like they were his hands.
He can save your life-or take it, because that is his job. He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay and still find ironic humor in it all. He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short lifetime.
He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies, and helped create them. He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed. He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to "square-away" those around him, who haven't bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking. In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home,he defends their right to be disrespectful. Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom.
Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is an American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years. He has asked for nothing in return, except our friendship and understanding.
Remember him, ALWAYS..for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood..and we have women over there in danger, doing their part in this tradtion of going to war when out Nation calls us to do so...
As you go to bed tonight, remember this...
Author unknown
It's just a jump to the left.....lol
The Legend of Billie Jean. :)
Evenin', Sarge! How are you doing?
Outstanding Ms. B~!
Excellent reminder, ms b. God bless and keep safe our military, wherever they are around the globe.
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