Thanksgiving is maybe one of the more underrated holidays but it still is great. There are a few reasons why it is good.
In no particular order:
1. Thanksgiving is a very American holiday. It is in a way more American than the forth of July. It is almost like Americas birth day.
2. You are not required to give anything other than thanks and yourself. No crazy shopping for things that people may or may not even use. Not to put Christmas shopping down because it is great fun, it just makes thanksgiving a lot less stressful.
3. You get to eat really good food and not feel bad that you are eating alot.
4. It is on a Thursday every year and thats great because you will always have a short week at work.
5. Football.
6. Spending good quality time with your family.
7. A really good time to just thank God for what you have with out putting in a word on what you would llike to have.
8. You feel like you are a part of something. With all of the hussle and bussle of things, traveling and making plans this time of year seems like it can't slow down.
9. Black friday. Even if you don't participate it is fun to hear the stories from the people that do.
10. Christmas is next. That is it, the next holiday is Christmas the best one of them all. The grand finalie and I intend to start the Christmas season tomorrow and live every minute of it to the fullest.
That is all of them.
Happy Thanksgiving and Merry (Early) Christmas!
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Thursday, November 23, 2006
Friday, September 01, 2006
Then and Now and Now and Then
I went to wal-mart and bought a new CD called "Modern Times" on Tuesday by singer songwriter Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan (now 65) released his first album Bob Dylan when he was only 21 a few months older than I am now. He was born in 1941 and released Bob Dylan in 1962.
In 1962 the world was entrenched in politics. News and strange things happening all around and little did everyone know that in five or six years the fan would be hit very hard with some of that you know what! There were plane crashes with casualties far above 200. Wars were starting and political tension around the world was tightening. Pope John XXIII was taking care of business by excommunicating Fidel Castro from the catholic church. The Cuban Missile Crisis launched its way into the homes of peoples TV's and radios. As school children were taught how to hide under their desks because that desk and the surrounding building was the only thing guarding you from an attack on our own soil. The crisis ended in the same year and the country took a sigh of relief in unison. John Glenn successfully orbits the earth and is well renowned as the first man to accomplish that feat. Baseball games are played and The Beatles are releasing chart topping hits. All the while an up and coming folk artist known as Bob Dylan is slowly being discovered and little does anybody know, but he will change the face of rock and roll forever.
When I and other people say this is the worst its ever been some times I have to question that. I would agree that in some cases it is for example in regards to illegal immigration IT IS the worst its ever been. And in other aspects as well. But sometimes I have to think in regards to other topics "is it the worst we've ever had it?". Put any one of the stories that I posted above next to the stories that are being put out today and they are all contenders. So the next time that someone says to you "this is the worst we've ever had it" take a look at the past. Once you glance at the past it is evident that there were mistakes that we made and there were things that we did right. And then we ask ourselves how can we learn from the past? Here are a few answers, we shouldn't let politics run our wars, we shouldn't open our borders (you don't have to look to far back to see why), and we shouldn't forfeit our way of life to accommodate someone else's. And that is just a few things. In some instances in the past we did the right thing and in some we did the wrong thing and its those wrong things that we did that we need to learn from.
This country is broken and we have to fix it. Years ago it was not broken but for some reason we tried to fix it.
In 1962 the world was entrenched in politics. News and strange things happening all around and little did everyone know that in five or six years the fan would be hit very hard with some of that you know what! There were plane crashes with casualties far above 200. Wars were starting and political tension around the world was tightening. Pope John XXIII was taking care of business by excommunicating Fidel Castro from the catholic church. The Cuban Missile Crisis launched its way into the homes of peoples TV's and radios. As school children were taught how to hide under their desks because that desk and the surrounding building was the only thing guarding you from an attack on our own soil. The crisis ended in the same year and the country took a sigh of relief in unison. John Glenn successfully orbits the earth and is well renowned as the first man to accomplish that feat. Baseball games are played and The Beatles are releasing chart topping hits. All the while an up and coming folk artist known as Bob Dylan is slowly being discovered and little does anybody know, but he will change the face of rock and roll forever.
When I and other people say this is the worst its ever been some times I have to question that. I would agree that in some cases it is for example in regards to illegal immigration IT IS the worst its ever been. And in other aspects as well. But sometimes I have to think in regards to other topics "is it the worst we've ever had it?". Put any one of the stories that I posted above next to the stories that are being put out today and they are all contenders. So the next time that someone says to you "this is the worst we've ever had it" take a look at the past. Once you glance at the past it is evident that there were mistakes that we made and there were things that we did right. And then we ask ourselves how can we learn from the past? Here are a few answers, we shouldn't let politics run our wars, we shouldn't open our borders (you don't have to look to far back to see why), and we shouldn't forfeit our way of life to accommodate someone else's. And that is just a few things. In some instances in the past we did the right thing and in some we did the wrong thing and its those wrong things that we did that we need to learn from.
This country is broken and we have to fix it. Years ago it was not broken but for some reason we tried to fix it.
Thanks to wikipedia.org for all of the information.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Dejavu: Democrats spotlight blunders
So, there is this in the news:
Note to Democrat policy wonks - this didn't work in 2000, it didn't work in 2004 and it is not going to work this time. You must, as a national party, have some ideas. You will never win a national election on a platform of naysaying. While you are doing this crazy stuff and thinking all you need to work on is Ohio, Republicans are working on turning more states Red.
Two things here:
1) When you talk about all the things that the administration did wrong, you will conveniently forget that the Bush administration inherited a legacy of the past 4 administrations' apathy toward disaster preparedness. You will also forget the cavalier attitude and inept execution of the Mayor of New Orleans and the Governor of Louisianna to use resouces at their disposal to mitigate risk to human life and suffering. Additionally, you will wrap your poor attempt to misinform America in rhetoric so strong with "everyone hates black people" type language that people will tune you out. Devisive tactics such as yours won't work.
2) Everything the Democrats do ALWAYS comes back to the war in Iraq. People are not nearly as dismal about it as you are - which is why you will contnue to lose elections. Yes, people FEEL that things are not as they should be (or could be), however, that will not translate into votes against national security. History is against you in this matter.
Cross-posted at No Pundit Intended.
by Jim Kuhnhenn, AP
August 28, 2006
WASHINGTON - Hurricane Katrina convulsed the nation with its massive destruction. Now Democrats believe it could wreak havoc again in a tide of voter resentment that could sweep Republicans from power.
Note to Democrat policy wonks - this didn't work in 2000, it didn't work in 2004 and it is not going to work this time. You must, as a national party, have some ideas. You will never win a national election on a platform of naysaying. While you are doing this crazy stuff and thinking all you need to work on is Ohio, Republicans are working on turning more states Red.
Democratic lawmakers began arriving in the stricken region Thursday, making a stand that will culminate Monday when about 20 House Democrats convene in Bay St. Louis, Miss., for a town hall meeting. Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana plans to deliver the Democratic response to President Bush's Saturday radio address.
Party leaders sense that the Bush administration's performance in the aftermath of last year's hurricanes and lingering problems rebuilding the region are as politically damaging to the president _ and by extension, other Republicans _ as the war in Iraq.
Two things here:
1) When you talk about all the things that the administration did wrong, you will conveniently forget that the Bush administration inherited a legacy of the past 4 administrations' apathy toward disaster preparedness. You will also forget the cavalier attitude and inept execution of the Mayor of New Orleans and the Governor of Louisianna to use resouces at their disposal to mitigate risk to human life and suffering. Additionally, you will wrap your poor attempt to misinform America in rhetoric so strong with "everyone hates black people" type language that people will tune you out. Devisive tactics such as yours won't work.
2) Everything the Democrats do ALWAYS comes back to the war in Iraq. People are not nearly as dismal about it as you are - which is why you will contnue to lose elections. Yes, people FEEL that things are not as they should be (or could be), however, that will not translate into votes against national security. History is against you in this matter.
Cross-posted at No Pundit Intended.
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