Look at how fast the sticks are moving....
Friday, February 13, 2009
"Successful people are always looking for opportunities
to help others. Unsuccessful people are always
asking, 'What's in it for me?'"
— Brian Tracy
to help others. Unsuccessful people are always
asking, 'What's in it for me?'"
— Brian Tracy
Thursday, February 12, 2009
did you see the AWESOME sunrise this am...
Of course, this photo does not even warm up the sky colors... I seem to have missed the class on taking a great photo... but it was three times as red as this photo earlier... what is the saying? Red in the morning, sailors take warning, Red at night, sailor's delight... well after night before last, let's hope this saying is not right.... wow!!!
Have a great day!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll
fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they
have planned for you? Not much."
— Jim Rohn
fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they
have planned for you? Not much."
— Jim Rohn
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
"Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from
having too much to do. It comes from not
finishing what they've started."
— David Allen
having too much to do. It comes from not
finishing what they've started."
— David Allen
(Hooray! Garage sales can now be considered patriotic.)
"This year, taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment. This is a Very exciting new program that I will explain using the Q and A format:
Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
Q. Where will the government get this money?
A. From taxpayers.
Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
A. Only a smidgen.
Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV
set, thus stimulating the economy.
Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ?
A. Shut up.
Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the US economy by spending your stimulus check wisely:
If you spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China.
If you spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arabs.
If you purchase a computer it will go to India.
If you purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala (unless you buy organic).
If you buy a car it will go to Japan.
If you purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan.
If you pay your credit cards off, it will go to bank management bonuses and they will hide if offshore. Same with stock investment.
Instead, you can keep the money in America by spending it at yard sales, going to a baseball, football, basketball game, or spending it on beer and wine (domestic ONLY), or tattoos, since those are the only American businesses still operating in the US
Got'er done!!!
Dear Mr. Lucas;
Please don't vote for this stupid pork barrel spending bill for the sake of our future, our youth... who follow.
email sent and faxed as well...
now... lets see what good it does.. haha... who knows?????
have a great day! s
Oh my God... Have you heard those who serve us in congress defend this dumbass stimulus bill??
I am blown away. I just heard a congressman say... now keep this in mind, this is a bill that is 15 inches high if printed on both sides of plain paper... that "IF" something was in the bill he would vote against it and he could answer NOTHING about the bill in specifics... and he is voting in just hours....
It amazes me how soft and non caring we Americans have become in electing our leaders and officials.. we now have a known proven "IRS TAX CHEAT" as the chief officer of our treasurer and head of the IRS.... We have a proven non electible vice president who should be Dean of the school of bafoons! A President who has apologized for mistakes all ready and can not make up his mind and still had not said one thing concrete regarding the economy other than trying to spread fear among us so this "stimulus" package will pass... and our kids and their kids will suffer for it...
This one bill doubles our national debt in the blink of an eye.. and within a year or two we will see double figure interest rates as a result. so get ready.. those credit cards will have 20 to 30% on them shortly... your interest rate at bank will become 15 to 20 %... seen this in the late 70's and early 80's... except we did not have a leader telling us we were headed down in flames... sigh.. really Mr. President.. REALLY?
The best thing I have heard in this whole discussion is ... instead of a stupid spending bill that does nothing... suspend the IRS tax collections for next two years.. take a deep seat and see what happens.. small business will go to hiring, growing.. spending, folks will instantly have more cash to do with... etc etc.. we would fix the problem without the dumbies in washington craming down our throat... "what we need"!
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. It is time for leadership. I would bet a 100 dollars that not one person who is reading this has written their elected officials to let them know.. including this author!!
But I am going to fix that right now .... and send a note to each... My dearly elected....
have a great day.. i sure am... haha..
Monday, February 09, 2009
Perkins Fire Department Fundraiser.... this Friday night
Who: The Masonic Lodge
What: Bean and Stew Supper
When: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:00PM - 7:00 PM
Where: High School Commons, Perkins High School
Why: All proceeds will go to the Perkins Fire Department for Fire and Rescue equipment
Friday, February 06, 2009
Hummmmm.......... .darn.. thought I could just coast thru life.. haha...
"Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: was a German writer and polymath
Willing is not enough; we must do."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: was a German writer and polymath
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Secondhand Children
Secondhand Children
by Ann Coulter
Posted 02/04/2009 ET
It's been weeks since the last one, so on Sunday, The New York Times Magazine featured yet another cheery, upbeat article on single mothers. As with all its other promotional pieces on single motherhood over the years, the Times followed a specific formula to make this social disaster sound normal, blameless and harmless -- even brave.
These single motherhood advertisements include lots of conclusory statements to the effect that this is simply the way things are -- so get used to it, bourgeois America! "(A)n increasing number of unmarried mothers," the article explained, "look a lot more like Fran McElhill and Nancy Clark -- they are college-educated, and they are in their 30s, 40s and 50s."
Why isn't the number of smokers treated as a fait accompli that the rest of us just have to accept? Smoking causes a lot less damage and the harm befalls the person who chooses to smoke, not innocent children.
The Times' single motherhood endorsements always describe single mothers as the very picture of middle-class normality: "She grew up in blue-collar Chester County, Pa., outside Philadelphia, and talks like a local girl (long O's). Her father was a World War II vet who worked for a union and took his kids to Mass most Sundays." Even as a girl she dreamed of raising a baby with a 50 percent greater chance of growing up in poverty.
How about some articles on all the nice middle-class smokers whose fathers served in World War II and took them to Mass? Only when describing aberrant social behavior do Times writers even recognize what normality is, much less speak of it admiringly.
According to hysterical anti-smoking zealots at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking costs the nation $92 billion a year in "lost productivity." (Obviously these conclusions were produced by people who not only have never smoked, but also don't know any smokers, who could have told them smoking makes us 10 times more productive.)
Meanwhile, single motherhood costs taxpayers about $112 billion every year, according to a 2008 study by Georgia State University economist Benjamin Scafidi.
Smoking has no causal relationship to crime, has little effect on others and -- let's be honest -- looks cool. Controlling for income, education and occupation, it causes about 200,000 deaths per year, mostly of people in their 70s.
Single motherhood, by contrast, directly harms children, occurs at a rate of about 1.5 million a year and has a causal relationship to criminal behavior, substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, sexual victimization and almost every other social disorder.
If a pregnant woman smokes or drinks, we blame her. But if a woman decides to have a fatherless child, we praise her as brave -- even though the outcome for the child is much worse.
Thus, the Times writes warmly of single mothers, always including an innocent explanation: "Many of these women followed a similar and familiar pattern in having their first child: They planned to marry, found they hadn't by their 30s, looked some more and then decided to have a child without a husband." At which point, a stork showed up with their babies.
So apparently, single motherhood could happen to anyone!
How about: These smokers followed a similar and familiar pattern, they planned never to start smoking, found themselves working long nights at the law firm and then decided to have a cigarette to stay alert.
Then there is the Times' reversal of cause and effect, which manages to exonerate the single mother while turning her into a victim: "The biggest reason that children born to unmarried mothers tend to have problems -- they're more likely to drop out of school and commit crimes -- is that they tend to grow up poor."
First, the reason the children "tend to grow up poor" is that their mothers considered it unnecessary to have a primary bread-earner in the family.
Second, the Times simply made up the fact that poverty, rather than single motherhood, causes anti-social behavior in children. Poverty doesn't cause crime -- single mothers do. If poverty caused crime, how did we get Bernie Madoff?
Studies -- including one by the liberal Progressive Policy Institute -- have shown that controlling for factors such as poverty and socioeconomic status, single motherhood accounts for the entire difference in black and white crime rates.
The Times' claim that poverty is the "biggest reason" for the problems of illegitimate children is on the order of claiming that the biggest reason that smokers develop heart disease and lung cancer is not because they smoke, but because they tend to work so hard. It's a half-baked, wishful-thinking theory contradicted by all known evidence. Other than that, it holds up pretty well.
Finally, the Times produced an imaginary statistic that is valid only in the sense that no study has specifically disproved it yet. "No one has shown," the Times triumphantly announced, "that there are similar risks for the children of college-educated single mothers by choice."
No one has shown that there are similar risks for smokers who run marathons, either. There are probably about as many college graduate single mothers by choice (7 percent) as there are smokers who run marathons. And, unlike single mothers, smokers who run marathons look really cool.
If the establishment media wrote about smoking the way they write about unwed motherhood, I think people would notice that they seem oddly hellbent on destroying as many lives as possible.
by Ann Coulter
Posted 02/04/2009 ET
It's been weeks since the last one, so on Sunday, The New York Times Magazine featured yet another cheery, upbeat article on single mothers. As with all its other promotional pieces on single motherhood over the years, the Times followed a specific formula to make this social disaster sound normal, blameless and harmless -- even brave.
These single motherhood advertisements include lots of conclusory statements to the effect that this is simply the way things are -- so get used to it, bourgeois America! "(A)n increasing number of unmarried mothers," the article explained, "look a lot more like Fran McElhill and Nancy Clark -- they are college-educated, and they are in their 30s, 40s and 50s."
Why isn't the number of smokers treated as a fait accompli that the rest of us just have to accept? Smoking causes a lot less damage and the harm befalls the person who chooses to smoke, not innocent children.
The Times' single motherhood endorsements always describe single mothers as the very picture of middle-class normality: "She grew up in blue-collar Chester County, Pa., outside Philadelphia, and talks like a local girl (long O's). Her father was a World War II vet who worked for a union and took his kids to Mass most Sundays." Even as a girl she dreamed of raising a baby with a 50 percent greater chance of growing up in poverty.
How about some articles on all the nice middle-class smokers whose fathers served in World War II and took them to Mass? Only when describing aberrant social behavior do Times writers even recognize what normality is, much less speak of it admiringly.
According to hysterical anti-smoking zealots at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking costs the nation $92 billion a year in "lost productivity." (Obviously these conclusions were produced by people who not only have never smoked, but also don't know any smokers, who could have told them smoking makes us 10 times more productive.)
Meanwhile, single motherhood costs taxpayers about $112 billion every year, according to a 2008 study by Georgia State University economist Benjamin Scafidi.
Smoking has no causal relationship to crime, has little effect on others and -- let's be honest -- looks cool. Controlling for income, education and occupation, it causes about 200,000 deaths per year, mostly of people in their 70s.
Single motherhood, by contrast, directly harms children, occurs at a rate of about 1.5 million a year and has a causal relationship to criminal behavior, substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, sexual victimization and almost every other social disorder.
If a pregnant woman smokes or drinks, we blame her. But if a woman decides to have a fatherless child, we praise her as brave -- even though the outcome for the child is much worse.
Thus, the Times writes warmly of single mothers, always including an innocent explanation: "Many of these women followed a similar and familiar pattern in having their first child: They planned to marry, found they hadn't by their 30s, looked some more and then decided to have a child without a husband." At which point, a stork showed up with their babies.
So apparently, single motherhood could happen to anyone!
How about: These smokers followed a similar and familiar pattern, they planned never to start smoking, found themselves working long nights at the law firm and then decided to have a cigarette to stay alert.
Then there is the Times' reversal of cause and effect, which manages to exonerate the single mother while turning her into a victim: "The biggest reason that children born to unmarried mothers tend to have problems -- they're more likely to drop out of school and commit crimes -- is that they tend to grow up poor."
First, the reason the children "tend to grow up poor" is that their mothers considered it unnecessary to have a primary bread-earner in the family.
Second, the Times simply made up the fact that poverty, rather than single motherhood, causes anti-social behavior in children. Poverty doesn't cause crime -- single mothers do. If poverty caused crime, how did we get Bernie Madoff?
Studies -- including one by the liberal Progressive Policy Institute -- have shown that controlling for factors such as poverty and socioeconomic status, single motherhood accounts for the entire difference in black and white crime rates.
The Times' claim that poverty is the "biggest reason" for the problems of illegitimate children is on the order of claiming that the biggest reason that smokers develop heart disease and lung cancer is not because they smoke, but because they tend to work so hard. It's a half-baked, wishful-thinking theory contradicted by all known evidence. Other than that, it holds up pretty well.
Finally, the Times produced an imaginary statistic that is valid only in the sense that no study has specifically disproved it yet. "No one has shown," the Times triumphantly announced, "that there are similar risks for the children of college-educated single mothers by choice."
No one has shown that there are similar risks for smokers who run marathons, either. There are probably about as many college graduate single mothers by choice (7 percent) as there are smokers who run marathons. And, unlike single mothers, smokers who run marathons look really cool.
If the establishment media wrote about smoking the way they write about unwed motherhood, I think people would notice that they seem oddly hellbent on destroying as many lives as possible.
lookie what is headed to MOFFAT PARK
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRAIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heard that Missy is getting you some of these little bubbles... so stay tuned.... might need to up your blood pressure I hear... hahaha...
yeah right!
Happy Birthday!
Concert review: Movie star Kevin Costner brings country-rock to Wormy Dog Saloon
By Brandy McDonnell - Entertainment Writer
Published: February 4, 2009
Buzz up!
Kevin Costner received a fervent greeting worthy of a movie star Tuesday night from the capacity crowd at the Wormy Dog Saloon in Bricktown.
He and his band Modern West made music that sometimes warranted the loud and avid cheers, especially when he was growling along to country-rockers powered by a scorching fiddle, soulful harmonica and grinding guitars.
The sold-out crowd numbering abou t 750 – people were trying to buy tickets right up until the moment the show started — jammed the ground level of the Bricktown venue and howled with excitement when Costner quietly took the stage with a boyish grin and laid-back wave. The unexpectedly diverse audience — the crowd ranged from the expected throng of middle-aged men and women to folks who looked barely old enough to meet the Wormy Dog’s 21-and-older requirement — was clearly thrilled to see the Oscar winner up close.
Dressed casually in a dark ball cap and black button-down shirt, Costner, 54, quickly acknowledged the reason for the enthusiastic welcome.
“Before I go any further here I want to thank you for going to the movies all these years,” he said before launching into the first song.
The band opened with a rumbling rendition of “R ed River,” from ‘90s Midwestern roots rockers The BoDeans, and Costner revealed a gravelly singing voice startlingly different from the modulated tones so familiar from his films. He kept rasping and his talented six-man band kept rocking through the first few songs, including “5 Minutes from America,” about the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and “Long Hot Night,” about losing a love and living with mistakes.
The actor-turned-musician shared stories about his family’s Oklahoma roots, telling about ancestors who traveled from the East to the state Panhandle on the Trail of Tears and his grandfather’s Dust Bowl pilgrimage from Oklahoma to California.
“You don’t get more Midwestern than mid-Oklahoma ... and sometimes it’s easy to think about this place in other terms, but some of the most resourceful, toughest people in the world come from here,” he said.
In between crooning and strumming his acoustic guitar, Costner often launched in rambling stories about his family or the roots of the band’s original songs. But his tales could barely be heard over the clinking of beer bottles, the chattering of patrons and the shuffling of boots at the Wormy Dog.
“I know that last story was as long as my movies but tough s- - -,” Costner joked with a grin after weaving a long Dust Bowl yarn. “I’ve a got a few more but I probably won’t tell ‘em.”
By the fourth song, the road anthem “90 Miles an Hour,” Costner’s voice had settled into a markedly mellower and less distinctive tone as the band shifted into a series of middle-of-the-road introspective country-rockers. The midtempo, ‘80s-tinged heartland rock songs all seemed to blend together, and the crowd’s biggest cheer came when Costner referenced his beloved film “Field of Dreams” on the track “Every Intention.”
“Who would have thought a little movie like that would have gone this far, but that’s what movies can do when they’re at their best,” Costner said, dedicating the song “for anyone who’s ever waited too long.”
The band redeemed its set with the old-fashioned country ballad “Down in Nogales,” which had Costner channeling Marty Robbins, along with the testosterone-fueled NASCAR tribute “Backyard” and the raucous drinking song sing-along “Saturday Night.” One of the highlights was the debut of a new song, a seductive country-rocker called “Maria May.”
Costner had only to spread his arms and grin winningly at the crowd to earn avid shouts, but violinist Bobby Yang proved the scene-stealer, amazing the audience with his fleet and furious fiddle work. The crowd demanded an encore the=2 0moment the band left the stage, and Costner and Co. quickly returned for four more songs.
The band finished on a strong note with a rollicking country-fried cover of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man,” which got the crowd crooning along.
“It was a privilege to be here and see you at the movies,” Costner said as he bid the crowd farewell.
Costner & Modern West received able assistance from opening act the Paula Nelson Band. The Austin, Texas, band, led by smoky-voiced singer-songwriter Paula Nelson, set a rocking tone with its electric Southern rockers “Baby You’re Mean,” “Standing Tall” and “Fire Below.” Again, it was a Dylan cover that got the crowd singing along, as Nelson and George Devore produced terrific harmony on20a country-fied version “It Ain’t Me Babe.”
The band’s diminutive front woman, daughter of country legend Willie Nelson, easily showed off powerfully bluesy pipes that bore no small resemblance to her famous father’s singular voice.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
My good (?) friend has a new toy... sigh, before I do... hehe....
but I am really happy for him. This phone rocks!!!
congrats Craig.... and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOO!!!
“Put That Coffee Down! Coffee’s for Closers Only.”*
Feb.03
*From Glengarry Glen Ross, 1992.
Nothing happens until someone sells something. I mean, nothing. I’m not referring solely to the selling of products and services; I’m talking about selling yourself—your ideas, opinions, values, desires and objectives. There is nothing you can obtain in the human experience without the skills of selling or influence.
We learned how to sell before we even learned how to speak. We learned quickly that we can influence the attention and actions of our parents with the right facial expressions or the appropriate cry. They are methods we used to sell or make someone do what we wanted. Children are some of the most effective salespeople there are. A child who wants ice cream or a toy in a grocery store aisle will apply every selling skill in the book, with relentless persistence, until he or she closes the sale. Children know how to overcome objections, push through stall tactics, handle rejection, seek the higher authority, not take no for an answer and continue to ask for the order until the deal is sealed.
Here is what’s most important to understand: We all sell, all day, every day. It always tickles me when someone says, “Oh, I’m not a salesperson.” Then they launch into a detailed “sales” presentation with all the reasons and supporting points to back up their assertion. We all make several dozen sales presentations every day, whether it is selling a friend to go see a movie we are excited about or to try a new restaurant. Maybe you are selling your boss on why you were late, why you need a day off or why you need a raise. And maybe the most important sale you will make is why the person of your dreams and desires needs to pick YOU to spend the rest of their life with. You’d better know how to sell.
Even parents, most especially parents, need to refine and master their selling skills. Parents need to sell their children on their principles and values… before the drug dealer on the street corner sells them his.
George knows!!
George Foreman's philosophies for success in your life:
- Belief: "You have to have something you believe in. It could be someone you believe in, too. But at least have something you believe in and you cannot be talked out of by dollars and cents."
- Integrity: "You must preserve the quality of your name, your integrity. You don't want to lie about anything. And it's something that people will be happy about once they get to know you. Because people count on you."
- Sales: "Learn to sell and you'll never starve."
- Resilience: "You're going to fail if you do enough business. But you can always come back because you've got some integrity, and people need that."
- Persistence: "It may take a year, it may take three or four years, but you're going to hit something so you have something to put on the table for your family."
- Legacy: "You want to leave something, you really do. I mean, in the end, statues and all those things, they don't mean anything. Leave something that we're all going to benefit from."
ZING ZING ZING.....
"You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure."
— Zig Ziglar
— Zig Ziglar
Monday, February 02, 2009
From Jonathan this am... how cool... Dylan will be wanting that Corvette soon Dad!
"Kaitlyn is really loving her new bedroon suite.
And we put Kaitlyn's toddler bed in Dylan's room and he took a nap on it yesterday and slept the whole night on it last night!! It was a pretty big deal for him to be able to wake up this morning and walk himself into mommy and daddy's bedroom! Haha..
Later"
And we put Kaitlyn's toddler bed in Dylan's room and he took a nap on it yesterday and slept the whole night on it last night!! It was a pretty big deal for him to be able to wake up this morning and walk himself into mommy and daddy's bedroom! Haha..
Later"
My goodness how fast they grow... Love to all... We are proud of you Dylan... Kaitlyn, what is it like to have your own bedroom suite...???
smiling as I go... now this is the fuel that fires up Grandpa and Grandma's engines...
Not sure who is the most amazed... Isabella because I took her pic or Mom because Isabella is so awesome!
Some super bowl game huh? Regardless of the outcome, one truly feels the millionaire's playing the game truly were working for a change on both sides.... but I remember the first one and I was amazed that grown men played that hard, and now looking back I really am amazed by that first game - very little padding and protection - no points for style - and very little pay compared to today, and I swear, they played every bit as hard and with a great degree of determination because they loved the game.
Jake, Trisha and Isabella dropped in and watched most of the game with us. And for those of you who know Jake, he actually watched some of it.. haha...
On another subject, I am not sure if our new President realizes he is indeed the newly elected PRESIDENT OF THE USA. I know it's cool to dress down, but I am here to tell you one thing. I expect those I seek guidance from, or leadership from, or whom hold offices I respect, to show respect for the office. I am NOT ready to see Barack Hussein dress like he has NO respect for the office of the President or this land. Perhaps he is not on the same page as his wife who only upon his running for President realized she was finally proud to be an American... wow, these folks never cease to amaze me... I absolutely believe my President should dress and act like MY PRESIDENT... Show some respect for the office... and for those of us you govern, please stop dumbing down my country I love! Grow up! The world is full of prepy dudes and dudettes who show no respect and use no manners!
ok off my soapbox...
What a wonderful time we are having with this SPRING weather, huh? Get ready because with this warm weather comes big time storms, when and if we get some moisture in this area! Getting closer to garden time too... this fat man needs some work outside.. need to saw down some trees and work near the spring some. Joe, one of the welders at Jake's work place, is making a good looking holder for the awesome sign to hang in our "park" thanks to Missy and Craig... Moffat Park has a name and sign, and Joe is fixing the hanging piece to hold it. I have grandiose ideas for art in our park, but not sure I can pull it off, will just have to see.
OK.. 'nough about me, how bout you??
Sunday, February 01, 2009
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Amidst seemingly thousands of driving montages, “Barking Water” has potential. It’s the kind of movie you cheer for, despite its flaws. Because at the heart of the tale is the overwhelming power of love to redeem. I know that sounds totally corny, and it’s not the kind of thing I would normally write as a positive, but in such a small budget, sincere little film such sentiments seem much more valid. Shot with a tiny crew and a cast that mostly consisted of non-actors, it appears that director Sterlin Harjo did his very best to enlighten. Using non-actors for “Barking Water” is what contributes most to the independent feel of the film. I believe the choice is largely positive. After all, a seasoned filmmaker like Gus Van Sant uses non-actors all the time to achieve this raw affect. There is something about emotions displayed by someone who is not Oscar-bound that I really appreciate. And I don’t think a, say, Richard Gere could pull off the role of a dying old guy quite like Richard Ray Whitman can. Well, plus Gere isn’t a Native American… That said, there are some problems with characterizations that I found distracting. Take, for example, the young’uns that Irene and Frankie hit up for a free meal. Adorning gold chains and huge pants, and so stereotypical as to use the phrase “butt hurt,” these boys – and other caricatures like them – bring the film down to a cheap comedy level. Likewise, the aforementioned driving sequences. Literally clocking in at 978 (million), these montages (set to beautiful but overused music by artists like Samantha Crain, Paleface, and The Everybody Fields) are such a copout way to fill 30 minutes of an 85 minute film. But what is independent cinema without at least one driving montage? Don’t get me wrong. I liked “Barking Water” – for what it’s worth – I just wish some of the clearly precious resources for the film could have been used on just a little fine-tuning. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Is this guy for real???
Matthews: Palin’s book will do well “if she can read”
posted at 9:00 pm on January 23, 2009 by Allahpundit
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I don’t think he meant it the way it came out, but Politico does. And I concede, I have no alternate explanation.
Maybe he meant “if she’s developed a compelling narrative voice from years spent poring over the classics”? Help me out here.
Obama May Carry Top-Secret P.D.A.
By SAM GROBARTUpdated 5:50 p.m.: Removed references to the Freedom of Information Act, which does not apply to the President or his immediate staff.
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Nobody’s saying anything official or on the record about this, but reports popping up allacross the Web indicate that while President Obama may be able to keep a mobile phone/e-mail device while in office, that device may be something more exotic than a BlackBerry from Research in Motion.
(Cue James Bond theme.)
The nation’s e-mailer in chief may be carrying something called a Sectéra Edge, which is made by the military contractor General Dynamics (you know, thesubmarine people). The product description reads: “Developed for the National Security Agency’s Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device (SME PED) program, the Sectéra Edge is certified to protect wireless voice communications classified Top Secret and below as well as access e-mail and Web sites classified Secret and below.”
The Sectéra looks like most P.D.A.’s, and operates like one when in normal mode. But a press of a button on the front of the device engages “classified mode” (for added effect, the screen background turns red when this mode is activated). It works on GSM and CDMA networks (AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint support the device, according to the company’s Web site), and will be able to get on Wi-Fi networks sometime in the third quarter of this year. It operates on a Windows Mobile platform.
For there to be secure communications between two parties, both must have a device that conforms to the necessary encryption protocols. That can include portable units like the Edge, but also landline phones and computers. Mobile calls or e-mail messages between Mr. Obama and Michelle Obama’s civilian P.D.A. would most likely have to take place in nonsecure mode, as family members of the president rarely have the necessary security clearance to warrant such a device.
Another thing that makes the Sectéra Edge fairly thin on the ground: each unit costs $3,350. It is unclear if its price drops to $19.99 with a two-year contract, but it seems unlikely.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Ethan Mayfield and Austyn... both won at the pinewood derby tonight...
I will have to ask Tammy for the story... again.. Grandpa was not listening very well I guess.. but it is a great one, I do remember that!!!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
So... You think racism is DEAD? READ THIS LINK... not for kiddos..
jay z rap he preformed at Presidental Ball... way to go Jay Z...
Now we are right back to 1960's... we spent 40 years trying to get past that time and this idiot has put us right back in the middle of it...
Yes.. this is proof some mankind should not reproduce!!!
This link is not for kids... there is a video of it on this link but will not start till you tell it to... the lyrics are there as well. Keep in mind, one of those in the room when this was preformed live was our newly elected saviour.... who did not leave and has issued no statement denouncing this act!
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