I've always wondered what purpose a hooded sweatshirt serves
when indoors.
For
all the times we sit at the computer . . . I'll have to get
one!
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Monday, July 8, 2013
"Grandpa (Tell Me 'bout The Good ol' Days)"
“Grandpa (Tell me ‘bout the Good ol’ Days)”
By The Judds
Grandpa, tell me ‘bout the good ol’ days
Sometimes it feels like this worlds gone crazy
Grandpa, take me back to yesterday
When the line between right and wrong
Didn’t seem so hazy
Did lovers really fall in love to stay?
And stand beside each other come what may?
Was a promise really something people kept
Not just something they would say?
Did families really bow their heads to pray?
Did daddies really never go away?
Ohhh Grandpa, tell me ‘bout the good ol’ days
Grandpa, everything is changing fast
We call it progress, but I just don’t know
And Grandpa, let’s wonder back into the past
And paint me the picture of long ago
Did lovers really fall in love to stay?
And stand beside each other come what may?
Was a promise really something people kept
Not just something they would say? (And then forget)
Did families really bow their heads to pray?
Did daddies really never go away?
Ohhh Grandpa, tell me ‘bout the good ol’ days
Ohhh Grandpa, tell me ‘bout the good ol’ days
Did families really bow their heads to pray?
Did daddies really never go away?
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Source: Internet
By The Judds
Grandpa, tell me ‘bout the good ol’ days
Sometimes it feels like this worlds gone crazy
Grandpa, take me back to yesterday
When the line between right and wrong
Didn’t seem so hazy
Did lovers really fall in love to stay?
And stand beside each other come what may?
Was a promise really something people kept
Not just something they would say?
Did families really bow their heads to pray?
Did daddies really never go away?
Ohhh Grandpa, tell me ‘bout the good ol’ days
Grandpa, everything is changing fast
We call it progress, but I just don’t know
And Grandpa, let’s wonder back into the past
And paint me the picture of long ago
Did lovers really fall in love to stay?
And stand beside each other come what may?
Was a promise really something people kept
Not just something they would say? (And then forget)
Did families really bow their heads to pray?
Did daddies really never go away?
Ohhh Grandpa, tell me ‘bout the good ol’ days
Ohhh Grandpa, tell me ‘bout the good ol’ days
Did families really bow their heads to pray?
Did daddies really never go away?
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Hobby Lobby
We may close
By David Green, the founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
When my family and I started our company 40 years ago, we were working out of a garage on a $600 bank loan, assembling miniature picture frames.
Our first retail store wasn't much bigger than most people's living rooms, but we had faith that we would succeed if we lived and worked according to God's word.
From there, Hobby Lobby has become one of the nation's largest arts and crafts retailers, with more than 500 locations in 41 states. Our children grew up into fine business leaders, and today we run Hobby Lobby together, as a family.
We're Christians, and we run our business on Christian principles. I've always said that the first two goals of our business are (1) to run our business in harmony with God's laws, and (2) to focus on people more than money. And that's what we've tried to do.
We close early so our employees can see their families at night. We keep our stores closed on Sundays, one of the week's biggest shopping days, so that our workers and their families can enjoy a day of rest. We believe that it is by God's grace that Hobby Lobby has endured, and He has blessed us and our employees. We've not only added jobs in a weak economy, we've raised wages for the past four years in a row. Our full-time employees start at 80% above minimum wage.
But now, our government threatens to change all of that. A new government healthcare mandate says that our family business MUST provide what I believe are abortion- causing drugs as part of our health insurance. Being Christians, we don't pay for drugs that might cause abortions, which means that we don't cover emergency contraception, the morning-after pill or the week-after pill.
We believe doing so might end a life after the moment of conception, something that is contrary to our most important beliefs. It goes against the Biblical principles on which we have run this company since day one.
If we refuse to comply, we could face $1.3 million PER DAY in government fines. Our government threatens to fine job creators in a bad economy. Our government threatens to fine a company that's raised wages four years running. Our government threatens to fine a family for running its business according to its beliefs. It's not right. I know people will say we ought to follow the rules; that it's the same for everybody.
But that's not true. The government has exempted thousands of companies from this mandate, for reasons of convenience or cost. But it won't exempt them for reasons of religious belief. So, Hobby Lobby and my family are forced to make a choice. With great reluctance, we filed a lawsuit today, represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, asking a federal court to stop this mandate before it hurts our business. We don't like to go running into court, but we no longer have a choice.
We believe people are more important than the bottom line and that honoring God is more important than
turning a profit.
My family has lived the American dream. We want to continue growing our company and providing great jobs for thousands of employees, but the government is going to make that much more difficult. The government is forcing us to choose between following our faith and following the law. I say that's a choice no American and no American business should have to make.
The government cannot force you to follow laws that go against your fundamental religious belief. They have exempted thousands of companies but will not exempt Christian organizations including the Catholic church.
Since you will not see this in the liberal media, please pass this on to all your contacts.
Sincerely,
David Green
CEO and Founder of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Source: Internet
By David Green, the founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
When my family and I started our company 40 years ago, we were working out of a garage on a $600 bank loan, assembling miniature picture frames.
Our first retail store wasn't much bigger than most people's living rooms, but we had faith that we would succeed if we lived and worked according to God's word.
From there, Hobby Lobby has become one of the nation's largest arts and crafts retailers, with more than 500 locations in 41 states. Our children grew up into fine business leaders, and today we run Hobby Lobby together, as a family.
We're Christians, and we run our business on Christian principles. I've always said that the first two goals of our business are (1) to run our business in harmony with God's laws, and (2) to focus on people more than money. And that's what we've tried to do.
We close early so our employees can see their families at night. We keep our stores closed on Sundays, one of the week's biggest shopping days, so that our workers and their families can enjoy a day of rest. We believe that it is by God's grace that Hobby Lobby has endured, and He has blessed us and our employees. We've not only added jobs in a weak economy, we've raised wages for the past four years in a row. Our full-time employees start at 80% above minimum wage.
But now, our government threatens to change all of that. A new government healthcare mandate says that our family business MUST provide what I believe are abortion- causing drugs as part of our health insurance. Being Christians, we don't pay for drugs that might cause abortions, which means that we don't cover emergency contraception, the morning-after pill or the week-after pill.
We believe doing so might end a life after the moment of conception, something that is contrary to our most important beliefs. It goes against the Biblical principles on which we have run this company since day one.
If we refuse to comply, we could face $1.3 million PER DAY in government fines. Our government threatens to fine job creators in a bad economy. Our government threatens to fine a company that's raised wages four years running. Our government threatens to fine a family for running its business according to its beliefs. It's not right. I know people will say we ought to follow the rules; that it's the same for everybody.
But that's not true. The government has exempted thousands of companies from this mandate, for reasons of convenience or cost. But it won't exempt them for reasons of religious belief. So, Hobby Lobby and my family are forced to make a choice. With great reluctance, we filed a lawsuit today, represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, asking a federal court to stop this mandate before it hurts our business. We don't like to go running into court, but we no longer have a choice.
We believe people are more important than the bottom line and that honoring God is more important than
turning a profit.
My family has lived the American dream. We want to continue growing our company and providing great jobs for thousands of employees, but the government is going to make that much more difficult. The government is forcing us to choose between following our faith and following the law. I say that's a choice no American and no American business should have to make.
The government cannot force you to follow laws that go against your fundamental religious belief. They have exempted thousands of companies but will not exempt Christian organizations including the Catholic church.
Since you will not see this in the liberal media, please pass this on to all your contacts.
Sincerely,
David Green
CEO and Founder of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Source: Internet
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Who Is Thomas Jefferson?
This is amazing. There are two parts. Be sure to read the 2nd part (in RED).
Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man
who started learning very early in life and never stopped.
At 5, began studying under his cousin's tutor.
At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.
At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.
At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.
At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.
At 23, started his own law practice.
At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.
At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights of British America ? And retired from his law practice.
At 32, was a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress.
At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence .
At 33, took three years to revise Virginia 's legal code and wrote a Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.
At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.
At 40, served in Congress for two years.
At 41, was the American minister to France and negotiated commercial treaties with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams.
At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington.
At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the American Philosophical Society.
At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and became the active head of Republican Party.
At 57, was elected the third president of the United States .
At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation's size.
At 61, was elected to a second term as President.
At 65, retired to Monticello .
At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.
At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of Virginia and served as its first president.
At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence along with John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself studied the previous failed attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of God, his laws and the nature of man. That happens to be way more than what most understand today. Jefferson really knew his stuff. A voice from the past to lead us in the future:
John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
At 5, began studying under his cousin's tutor.
At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.
At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.
At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.
At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.
At 23, started his own law practice.
At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.
At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights of British America ? And retired from his law practice.
At 32, was a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress.
At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence .
At 33, took three years to revise Virginia 's legal code and wrote a Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.
At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.
At 40, served in Congress for two years.
At 41, was the American minister to France and negotiated commercial treaties with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams.
At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington.
At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the American Philosophical Society.
At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and became the active head of Republican Party.
At 57, was elected the third president of the United States .
At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation's size.
At 61, was elected to a second term as President.
At 65, retired to Monticello .
At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.
At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of Virginia and served as its first president.
At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence along with John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself studied the previous failed attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of God, his laws and the nature of man. That happens to be way more than what most understand today. Jefferson really knew his stuff. A voice from the past to lead us in the future:
John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
"When we
get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become
as corrupt as Europe ."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical."
-- Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical."
-- Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
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Historic Photographs
September
1933 - Adolf Hitler breaks ground on his ambitious plans to link all
major German cities with highways. This ceremony kicked off
construction of the Frankfurt-am-Maine - Darmstadt/Mannheim highway.
Betty White at home with her dog in 1952
An iceberg photographed in 1912 bearing an
unmistakable mark of black and red paint. It is believed that this
is the iceberg that sake the Titanic.
Ham the chimp returns to Earth following his
historic 16 minute space flight in 1961.
The rather luxurious seating area of the
submarine, The Protector,
in 1902.
Medical students pose with a cadaver around
1890.
The fuel tanks of the B-24H Liberator
"Little Warrior" explode over Germany after being hit by
anti-aircraft guns in 1944.
The Kennedy family leave the funeral of John F.
Kennedy in 1963.
Native American couple, Situwuka and
Katkwachsnea in 1912.
Camp Commandant Amon Goeth, infamous from the
movie "Schindler's List", on the balcony of his house
overlooking Plaszow labor camp, Poland. 1943-44.
Construction of the Sydney Opera House in 1966.
1945 - German POWs weep and sit in disgust as
they watch footage shot at a German concentration camp.
June 1915, Gallipoli: a Turkish
sniper/sharpshooter, dressed as a tree, is captured by two Anzacs.
Dinosaurs are transported on the Hudson River to the 1964 World's Fair.
The Golden
Gate Bridge
around 1935.
Children for sale in Chicago, 1948. Some parents sold
their children due to poverty.
Mourners pay their respect to slain civil rights
leader, Medgar Evars in 1963. His killer was finally convicted in
1994.
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Union prisoners receive rations at Fort Sumter in 1864.
The mugshot of Tokyo Rose, 1946.
A rescue boat comes alongside the crippled USS
West Virginia shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor in 1941.
Two childhood friends unexpectedly reunite on
opposite sides of a demonstration in 1972.
Survivors of the Titanic are taken on board the Carpathia in 1912.
Wieluń just after German Luftwaffe bombing the
1st of September 1939. Not only did this bombing provide a spark for
World War II, but it is generally believed to be the first terrorist
bombing in history.
Soviet soldiers stand dumfounded at a large pile
of human ashes found at the Majdanek concentration camp in 1944.
A burial at sea on board the USS Lexington in 1944.
Crowds rush through the castle on Disneyland's opening day in 1955.
A lion rides in the sidecar during a performance
of The Wall of Death carnival attraction at Revere Beach, Massachusetts
in 1929.
Future presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush
with Governor George Wallace at a BBQ in 1983.
Dr. Werhner von Braun and Walt Disney in 1954.
The Statue of Liberty photographed during a
power failure in 1942.
The RMS Olympic, the Titanic's sister ship, in
wartime camouflage in 1915.
Anastasia shares a smoke with her father, Tsar
Nicholas II two years before their assassination in 1916.
Children rush into a candy store following the
end of "sweets rationing" in 1953.
Soldiers comfort each other during the Korean
war in the early 1950's.
Albert Einstein brings sexy back in 1932.
What is thought to be the oldest known war
photograph: New Hampshire
volunteers depart for the Mexican War in 1846.
Coney Island
in 1905.
George W. Bush plays a little dirty rugby for
Yale in 1966.
Arnold Schwarzenegger shows off to some elderly
women in the 1970's.
Six year-old Arthur Conan-Doyle in 1865.
Construction of Hoover Dam in 1934.
Frank Sinatra asks Lou Gehrig for an autograph
in 1939.
Harry Houdini exposes "spirit
trickery" in 1925.
OJ Simpson carries the Olympic Torch in
1984. Nichole Brown can be seen on the left.
A permanent stable cavity caused by the
detonation on an underground nuclear test in 1961.
Vladimir Putin and his childhood friends in
1969. None of them have been seen since!
Amelia Earhart receives what proved to be her
last haircut in 1937.
The Japanese "War Tuba" used to locate
enemy aircraft before the invention of radar. Circa 1930.
Washington-Hoover
Airport which was
demolished in 1941. This is where the Pentagon stands today.
Mark Twain in 1883.
The aftermath of the Great Hurricane of 1900
which killed an estimated 8,000 people in Galveston, Texas.
Prosthetic legs in 1900.
Is this the mummified body of John Wilkes
Booth? No... but it traveled the country for decades as a carnival
exhibit under that claim. Circa 1939.
The earliest known aerial photograph, taken from
a balloon over Paris
in 1858.
LIVE EACH
DAY AS YOUR LAST, one day it will be.
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