Special People

There are some very special people in the services, protecting us and our country. I wonder if I'd be able to have an attitude like this if I were wounded.

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From the blogsite http://www.theodoresworld.net/, with apologies...I couldn't make a link to this article.

Men Like This Gave Us FREEDOM for America
As I came out of the supermarket that sunny day, pushing my cart of groceries towards my car, I saw an old man with the hood of his car up and a lady sitting inside the car, with the door open.
The old man was looking at the engine. I put my groceries
away in my car and continued to watch the old gentleman from about twenty five feet away.
I saw a young man in his early twenties with a grocery bag in his arm, walking towards the old man. The old gentleman saw him coming too and took a few steps towards him. I saw the old gentleman point to his open hood and say something.
The young man put his grocery bag into what looked like a brand new Cadillac Escalade and then turn back to the old man and I heard him yell at the old gentleman saying, "You shouldn't even be allowed to drive a car at your age." And then with a wave of his hand, he got in his car and peeled rubber out of the parking lot.
I saw the old gentleman pull out his handkerchief and mop his brow as he went back to his car and again looked at the engine. He then went to his wife and spoke with her and appeared to tell her it would be okay. I had seen enough and I approached the old man. He saw me coming and stood straight and as I got near him I said, "Looks like you're having a problem."
He smiled sheepishly and quietly nodded his head. I looked under the hood myself and knew that whatever the problem was, it was beyond me. Looking around I saw a gas station up the road and told the old man that I would be right back. I drove to the station and went inside and saw three attendants working on cars. I approached one of them and related the problem the old man had with his car and offered to pay them if they could follow me back down and help him.
The old man had pushed the heavy car under the shade of a tree and appeared to be comforting his wife. When he saw us he straightened up and thanked me for my help. As the mechanics diagnosed the problem (overheated engine) I spoke with the old gentleman.
When I shook hands with him earlier he had noticed my Marine Corps ring and had commented about it, telling me that he had been a Marine too. I nodded and asked the usual question, "What outfit did you serve with?"
He had mentioned that he served with the first Marine Division at Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal. He had hit all the big ones and retired from the Corps after the war was over. As we talked we heard the car engine come on and saw the mechanics lower the hood. They came over to us as the old man reached for his wallet, but was stopped by me and I told him I would just put the bill on my AAA card.
He still reached for the wallet and handed me a card that I assumed had his name and address on it and I stuck it in my pocket. We all shook hands all round again and I said my goodbye's to his wife. I then told the two mechanics that I would follow them back up to the station. Once at the station I told them that they had interrupted their own jobs to come along with me and help the old man. I said I wanted to pay for the help, but they refused to charge me. One of them pulled out a card from his pocket looking exactly like the card the old man had given to me. Both of the men told me then, that they were Marine Corps Reserves. Once again we shook hands all around and as I was leaving, one of them told me I should look at the
card the old man had given to me. I said I would and drove off.
For some reason I had gone about two blocks when I pulled over and took the card out of my pocket and looked at it for a long, long time. The name of the old gentleman was on the card in golden leaf and under his name........ "Congressional Medal of Honor Society."
I sat there motionless looking at the card and reading it over and over. I looked up from the card and smiled to no one but myself and marveled that on this day, four Marines had all come together, because one of us needed help. He was an old man all right, but it felt good to have stood next to greatness and courage and an honor to have been in his presence.
God Bless America, our Veterans and Troops.

Change That We Can Believe In

As our president-elect sets up his new cabinet, we see that the change really ends up being a Clinton Cabinet replay. As one pundit pointed out, it sort of reinforces the feeling that he really has no experience at what he is doing and is in over his head, so he falls back on others who do have the experience. In any case, some of the choices are rather troubling.

I hope this is a mistake quickly corrected, though I rather doubt that it will be. And one of his spokespersons a short time ago assured us that he would be ready to rule from day one. I am deeply sorry, but no one, NO ONE, rules in this country. People govern, they lead, but they do NOT rule. I personally see this as more than a "slip-of-the-tongue"; I see it as yet another piece of evidence that the Obama movement has every intention of trying to fundamentally change this country and its government, changing it away from the system that has brought us to the position as the best the world has ever seen

Let Us Remember To Be Thankful

Let's try to remember to say "Thank you" to the men and women scattered around the world to protect us and our country.
And at the same time, remember to stop and enjoy all of those things we take for granted.

Just For Fun

For those of us who enjoy Matrix, and who have had problems with Windows (problems and Windows....aren't they synonyms?), watch and enjoy this

Fundraising Investigation....NOT

Why doesn't this surprise me at all?
We see what is potentially one of the greatest frauds in presidential fundraising and it will go uninspected and uninvestigated.
Once again to show it isn't what you know or what you did, but rather who you know and who you are.

It Ain't Over, Ain't Over At All

For those who see the election as a setback, who weren't swept away in the rhetoric and the blindly obedient media, please read this article, the entry for Nov. 6th.
He says it much more clearly and concisely than I ever could. It isn't over by a long shot....maybe it's just starting. Maybe true conservatism is getting a wake-up call.

More Loud Noises and Things

As noted below, I never grew out of the stage of liking loud noises, breaking things, and other childish behavior. So in that spirit.

I truly admire these guys and what they do. If you watch as he banks right, his right wingtip (lower one) appears to be less than 10 ft from the ground.....that is gutsy!

A Way To Handle Change

One approach to the possible upcoming "change".

I sincerely hope that this "change " never happens! It has nothing to do with Repub vs democrat, red vs blue etc, etc. But the whole idea of redistribution scares the crap out of me.