The FReeper Foxhole - Memorial Day - May 26, 2008

May 26, 2008 | snippy and samwolf

[snippy_about_it]

Lord,

Keep our Troops forever in Your care

Give them victory over the enemy...

Grant them a safe and swift return...

Bless those who mourn the lost.

Amen.
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for all those serving their country at this time.


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Memorial Day 2008

"Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed greatly to the general public's nonchalant observance of Memorial Day." -- VFW 2002 Memorial Day address

Memorial Day used to be a solemn day of mourning, a sacred day of remembrance to honor those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. Businesses closed for the day. Towns held parades honoring the fallen, the parade routes often times ending at a local cemetery, where Memorial Day speeches were given and prayers offered up. People took the time that day to clean and decorate with flowers and flags the graves of those the fell in service to their country.

Unfortunately, when Congress made Memorial day into a mandatory three-day weekend in with the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 - 363), it made it all the easier for us to be distracted from the spirit and meaning of the day.

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[snippy_about_it]

Get out of town! You could with those gas prices. I paid 2.49 today, can’t even remember when it was that low.

[AZamericonnie]

Oopsie....confusing “Sam’s” am I?

Well.....gives me chance to wish you all wonderful weekend!:)

[snippy_about_it]

That’s okay, we knew what you meant and Samwise was always the teacher’s (Samwolf) pet so she deserved a mention. :-)

[Samwise]

Holy Moley! I just paid $2.13 a gallon.

Oh boy, are we gonna pay through the nose after the elections.

[alfa6]

2.09 in North Kansas City last Friday according to the daughter:-)

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Professional Engineer]

PBBBBBBBT!

[Samwise]

$2.09 is incredible. I never thought I’d see gas under $3 again. Too bad they won’t stay there.

[alfa6]

I would not be surprised to see the price of gas stay at around $2.00 give or take .25 for the next year or so. Gas/oil prices are cyclical in nature and we will be on a down cycle for a while.

I hope:-)

The best thing to do will be to drill here, drill now but with oil prices depressed the sheeple will forget till prices go back up.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Samwise]

Holey Moley! Gas is $1.88 today.

[snippy_about_it]

Good night Irene! We heard it was lowest in Indiana. The lowest we’ve seen it here is 2.26.

[Samwise]

We actually had news crews in town.

It's only fair. We've been paying 20 to 30 cents more than Indianapolis since forever. Now, we are the lowest in Indiana.

I credit cell phones. We've been broadtexting the cheapest prices. Moms, kids, we all do it. LOL

But we're gonna pay after the election; I just know it.

[Samwise]

Just in. Gas is $1.82.

[Samwise]

I love Rufus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=9ieWrWLjii0

[alfa6]

Howdy Samwise, good to see you

How goes everything in The Shire?

Back to work I must go

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[snippy_about_it]

Wow! That’d make a handy weapon.

[Samwise]

I bet he’d be great with SPITBALLS.

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. And he doesn’t even really aim. It’s like a reflex. Pretty cool.

[Samwise]

Watch the video. Incredible.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5043428/Worlds-biggest-train-set-revealed.html

[alfa6]

Greetings o Samwise, hope everything is well in the Shire this fine April Morn. That is a pretty cool video, always wanted to go to Germany, now maybe I have an extra good reason

Speaking of train sets this was on Craigslist a few days back...

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/clt/1103117993.html

Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, I could not figure out how to fit it in the house:-)

regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Samwise]

That's what our house would look like if Hubby had the extra money. The airplanes in the garage are bad enough. :^)

We are fine. Nothing new, except Hobbit Lass keeps growing up.