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Friday, June 19, 2009

Bill's Vacation MI-5

Bill says: "I'm going on vacation next week. Yea! I'm really thinking I need some time

away, and I think this vacation will really do me some good. Here are 5

vacation inspired questions."

1) Tell us a memorable vacation story you have from your childhood.
We used to go camping every year, often to NH where we would go to Storyland & Santa's Village. One year it rained the entire week & everything was soaked. I can remember having to squeeze out our towels & clothes.

2) Tell us a memorable vacation tale from your adulthood.
The first time we went on our first vacation as a family was when Julia was about 2. We borrowed my parents camper & went to a campground near York. We were going to spend a couple of nights & go to York's Wild Kingdom. We spent one night. The next morning we had breakfast, showered & dressed. We got back to the camper & Julia threw up all over me. We then realized that she was burning up with fever. We headed back home, took her to the Dr. & he diagnosed her with hand, foot & mouth disease. She only developed sores in her mouth & was fine after a couple of days.

3) Assume you and your mate/significant other/best friend are going on a

dream vacation. You don't have to pay for any of it. Where do you go? Why?
That's so easy--I would go with Bill to a Sandals resort, I don't care where, as long as they have palm trees & white sand beaches.

4) Now, come back down to Earth, and tell us about a "dream" vacation that

you think might actually happen some day. Where is that? How long until

you think it becomes reality?
Going back to Disney World. I think we might attempt this when the boys are a little older, maybe in 2011?

5) There are some missionary students on "working vacation" coming to my

house for dinner tonight. If someone came to stay with you for vacation,

what would you feed them that was really considered a "local delicacy"?

What regional food would be a "must have"?
Lobster, corn on the cob from Beth's & Whoopie Pies.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Rick Warren on Larry King Live

I was saddened to hear Rick Warren's commentary on gay marriage & how he thinks Obama is doing as president. He basically says that he didn't go to a meeting, or make a statement or an endorsement in regards to Prop 8 & that what's happening in Iowa--which, like VT, just changed the definition of marriage--isn't even on his radar. He said, "I'm totally oblivious...that's not even on my agenda." Here's what he said was his agenda: Rwanda & the Spiritual impact of the recession on the nation.

He did say that marriage should be defined as between a man & woman. GOOD! Now stand up for that instead of being so wishy washy! I like gay people too, I just don't like their lifestyle! I don't think anyone but a man & woman should be allowed to get married--it's GOD'S PLAN! And because I feel so strongly about the traditional marriage I am taking a stand. What does it say if one of the more influential people in the Christian community says that he is oblivious to what's happening in our country in this regard?

And what are we to make of his comments that he thinks the President is doing? He said, "I think he's doing the best as he can. I think he's a good leader, every leader makes mistakes, so what? He's doing the best he can. The deck of cards he was given no president has been given this in a long, long time, in terms of the crises he's been having to deal with. It is so complex & it's not going to be solved overnight & America has a very short attention span." All I can say to that is Wow! I didn't ever expect him to sound so liberal.

To hear the entire interview click here (the parts I've cited are at the beginning, but the whole interview was about 20 min.): http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/04/07/lkl.rick.warren.cnn

Monday, April 6, 2009

Something You Are Not Likely To Hear On The News

Heard on Rush Limbaugh: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. It puts 2 million more acres of energy rich land off limits to energy production. Obama & the democrats are opposed to offshore drilling, the creation & discovery of new domestic energy. His theory is that this "dovetails" with the takeover of GM & Chrysler. Without the creation of new energy the price of gas is going to skyrocket. If you remember, when Obama was campaigning he said that he was not opposed to the price of gas being high, he was just surprised at how fast it rose. Rush said, "Obama knows the tipping point to get you out of big cars is $4/gallon gasoline...So democrats & Obama restrict more of our own natural energy resources, placing discovery & usage off limits, take over the auto industry. Say to GM, 'OK 11 of your top 20 sales vehicles are SUV's & trucks, but we're going to change that with a political decision, not an economic decision.' It seems to me that what's going to happen here, contrary to Mr. Obama's assertions, is that his administration is going to increase our dependence on foreign oil, by eliminating our discovery & usage of our own energy resources....So after this I'll bet you there's going to be a big push...next will come a total cut off, maybe happen in stages, of offshore oil. This will cause the price of gasoline to increase dramatically again & the cars that Obama wants you driving will thus have a market. He does want & he needs, $4/gallon gas or higher. He wasn't kidding. Now that he's running the car companies, energy policies just got a lot clearer."

Wow--makes sense to me. It's something to think about & keep an eye on.

Friday, April 3, 2009

This is Our President?

This was said by Pres. Obama to the French: "In America there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union & seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges there have been times where America's shown arrogance & been dismissive, even derisive."

Monday, March 30, 2009

Here's Something To Think About

If Socialism is so great, why are more people trying to get out of Cuba than in? If Socialism works then why did the Soviet Union fail?

Another thought--why does Europe care how much the U.S. goes into debt? What would happen to their way of life if we became a Socialist country as well? And what does it say about our economy if China won't buy anymore of our debt? That we are a bit out of control? Just some things to ponder.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

The GIVE Act (aka Brown Shirt Legislation)

This is frightening & unreal so hold on tight! Here is a brief summary of the bill from Alex Jones Infowars:

"Does anyone know anything about HR 1388 and exactly what it is?? It will create a Uniformed Force of 250,000 members, that's a force greater than the number of troops we now have in Iraq, a virtual army. A force of 5,000 per state if evenly divided, more realistically the force will be deployed according to the size and population of each state. It talks about a volunteer force, yet speaks of 3 year obligations as in a Draft, and a pay scale of from $17,000 to $22,000.

The bill mentions but does not elaborate in any detail exactly what its mission is or what authority it may have over any community in which it is deployed. It would apparently be controlled from the White House through the Cabinet, and would be another layer of government with powers that might usurp State Sovereignty relative to established organizations like Education, Conservation, Health, Natural Disasters, etc and Public Safety at City, County and State levels."

Apparently only infants will be excluded from participation, everyone else will be forced to "volunteer" & will be paid to do so. First of all--isn't paid volunteer an oxymoron? And second--why do we need to draft people to volunteer? If this new act goes into effect the defintion of the word volunteer is going to need to change.

And what's even more disturbing is that 70 House Republicans signed this bill! To read more commentary check out these websites: http://www.infowars.com/google-filters-the-give-act-mandatory-volunteerism/

http://worshippingchristian.org/blog/?p=6900
and one more: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210468/posts

OK, so this goes hand in hand with something I learned about yesterday--Fusion Centers. These are under the direction of Homeland Security & have targetted such groups as "supporters of third party candidates (such as Ron Paul), pro-life activists, and conspiracy theorists as potential militia members^[3]. Anti-war activists and Islamic lobby groups were targeted in Texas, drawing criticism from the ACLU ^[4]." (qouted from Wikipedia)

By the way--I just found out that Fusion Centers were started by George Bush & Obama said he would shut them down, but is instead expanding them. Something to think about.

Anyone else think these things sound un-american? Unconstitutional? What are we going to do? Anyone else want to have a good old-fashioned "Tea Party"?

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

A Political Rant

I am not happy with the direction our country is being taken in. I believe that the time is quickly coming when Christians are going to have to take a strong stand to defend our country & its core principles & values. Politicians seem to forget what our country was founded on & also are forgetting the original role of the government. Remember when the people wanted to make George Washington the king? He was wise enough to know that this country didn't need a king. Obama feels differently. Obama wants us all to be dependent on the government for everything, including how you raise your children & spend your money. He wants to be king, actually, he wants to be Dictator. Harsh? Yes, but true. Don't bury your head in the sand & hope that this all blows over. Remember 2 things: "Those who ignore History are doomed to repeat it." & "Bad things happen when good people do nothing."


Wife of Bill Mom of Julia, Nat, and Matt Scrapbooker Email Me! My Husband My Sister-In-Law Sizzle Big Guns Aunt Ginny Amy's BadGroove Homeschooling Blogs Powered By Ringsurf	Friday, June 19, 2009 Bill's Vacation MI-5 Bill says: "I'm going on vacation next week. Yea! I'm really thinking I need some time away, and I think this vacation will really do me some good. Here are 5 vacation inspired questions." 1) Tell us a memorable vacation story you have from your childhood. We used to go camping every year, often to NH where we would go to Storyland & Santa's Village. One year it rained the entire week & everything was soaked. I can remember having to squeeze out our towels & clothes. 2) Tell us a memorable vacation tale from your adulthood. The first time we went on our first vacation as a family was when Julia was about 2. We borrowed my parents camper & went to a campground near York. We were going to spend a couple of nights & go to York's Wild Kingdom. We spent one night. The next morning we had breakfast, showered & dressed. We got back to the camper & Julia threw up all over me. We then realized that she was burning up with fever. We headed back home, took her to the Dr. & he diagnosed her with hand, foot & mouth disease. She only developed sores in her mouth & was fine after a couple of days. 3) Assume you and your mate/significant other/best friend are going on a dream vacation. You don't have to pay for any of it. Where do you go? Why? That's so easy--I would go with Bill to a Sandals resort, I don't care where, as long as they have palm trees & white sand beaches. 4) Now, come back down to Earth, and tell us about a "dream" vacation that you think might actually happen some day. Where is that? How long until you think it becomes reality? Going back to Disney World. I think we might attempt this when the boys are a little older, maybe in 2011? 5) There are some missionary students on "working vacation" coming to my house for dinner tonight. If someone came to stay with you for vacation, what would you feed them that was really considered a "local delicacy"? What regional food would be a "must have"? Lobster, corn on the cob from Beth's & Whoopie Pies. posted by Beloved at 7:53 AM 0 Comments Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Rick Warren on Larry King Live I was saddened to hear Rick Warren's commentary on gay marriage & how he thinks Obama is doing as president. He basically says that he didn't go to a meeting, or make a statement or an endorsement in regards to Prop 8 & that what's happening in Iowa--which, like VT, just changed the definition of marriage--isn't even on his radar. He said, "I'm totally oblivious...that's not even on my agenda." Here's what he said was his agenda: Rwanda & the Spiritual impact of the recession on the nation. He did say that marriage should be defined as between a man & woman. GOOD! Now stand up for that instead of being so wishy washy! I like gay people too, I just don't like their lifestyle! I don't think anyone but a man & woman should be allowed to get married--it's GOD'S PLAN! And because I feel so strongly about the traditional marriage I am taking a stand. What does it say if one of the more influential people in the Christian community says that he is oblivious to what's happening in our country in this regard? And what are we to make of his comments that he thinks the President is doing? He said, "I think he's doing the best as he can. I think he's a good leader, every leader makes mistakes, so what? He's doing the best he can. The deck of cards he was given no president has been given this in a long, long time, in terms of the crises he's been having to deal with. It is so complex & it's not going to be solved overnight & America has a very short attention span." All I can say to that is Wow! I didn't ever expect him to sound so liberal. To hear the entire interview click here (the parts I've cited are at the beginning, but the whole interview was about 20 min.): http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/04/07/lkl.rick.warren.cnn posted by Beloved at 8:42 AM 0 Comments Monday, April 6, 2009 Something You Are Not Likely To Hear On The News Heard on Rush Limbaugh: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. It puts 2 million more acres of energy rich land off limits to energy production. Obama & the democrats are opposed to offshore drilling, the creation & discovery of new domestic energy. His theory is that this "dovetails" with the takeover of GM & Chrysler. Without the creation of new energy the price of gas is going to skyrocket. If you remember, when Obama was campaigning he said that he was not opposed to the price of gas being high, he was just surprised at how fast it rose. Rush said, "Obama knows the tipping point to get you out of big cars is $4/gallon gasoline...So democrats & Obama restrict more of our own natural energy resources, placing discovery & usage off limits, take over the auto industry. Say to GM, 'OK 11 of your top 20 sales vehicles are SUV's & trucks, but we're going to change that with a political decision, not an economic decision.' It seems to me that what's going to happen here, contrary to Mr. Obama's assertions, is that his administration is going to increase our dependence on foreign oil, by eliminating our discovery & usage of our own energy resources....So after this I'll bet you there's going to be a big push...next will come a total cut off, maybe happen in stages, of offshore oil. This will cause the price of gasoline to increase dramatically again & the cars that Obama wants you driving will thus have a market. He does want & he needs, $4/gallon gas or higher. He wasn't kidding. Now that he's running the car companies, energy policies just got a lot clearer." Wow--makes sense to me. It's something to think about & keep an eye on. posted by Beloved at 7:01 AM 0 Comments Friday, April 3, 2009 This is Our President? This was said by Pres. Obama to the French: "In America there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union & seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges there have been times where America's shown arrogance & been dismissive, even derisive." posted by Beloved at 5:48 PM 0 Comments Monday, March 30, 2009 Here's Something To Think About If Socialism is so great, why are more people trying to get out of Cuba than in? If Socialism works then why did the Soviet Union fail? Another thought--why does Europe care how much the U.S. goes into debt? What would happen to their way of life if we became a Socialist country as well? And what does it say about our economy if China won't buy anymore of our debt? That we are a bit out of control? Just some things to ponder. posted by Beloved at 9:01 AM 0 Comments Wednesday, March 25, 2009 The GIVE Act (aka Brown Shirt Legislation) This is frightening & unreal so hold on tight! Here is a brief summary of the bill from Alex Jones Infowars: "Does anyone know anything about HR 1388 and exactly what it is?? It will create a Uniformed Force of 250,000 members, that's a force greater than the number of troops we now have in Iraq, a virtual army. A force of 5,000 per state if evenly divided, more realistically the force will be deployed according to the size and population of each state. It talks about a volunteer force, yet speaks of 3 year obligations as in a Draft, and a pay scale of from $17,000 to $22,000. The bill mentions but does not elaborate in any detail exactly what its mission is or what authority it may have over any community in which it is deployed. It would apparently be controlled from the White House through the Cabinet, and would be another layer of government with powers that might usurp State Sovereignty relative to established organizations like Education, Conservation, Health, Natural Disasters, etc and Public Safety at City, County and State levels." Apparently only infants will be excluded from participation, everyone else will be forced to "volunteer" & will be paid to do so. First of all--isn't paid volunteer an oxymoron? And second--why do we need to draft people to volunteer? If this new act goes into effect the defintion of the word volunteer is going to need to change. And what's even more disturbing is that 70 House Republicans signed this bill! To read more commentary check out these websites: http://www.infowars.com/google-filters-the-give-act-mandatory-volunteerism/ http://worshippingchristian.org/blog/?p=6900 and one more: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210468/posts OK, so this goes hand in hand with something I learned about yesterday--Fusion Centers. These are under the direction of Homeland Security & have targetted such groups as "supporters of third party candidates (such as Ron Paul), pro-life activists, and conspiracy theorists as potential militia members^[3]. Anti-war activists and Islamic lobby groups were targeted in Texas, drawing criticism from the ACLU ^[4]." (qouted from Wikipedia) By the way--I just found out that Fusion Centers were started by George Bush & Obama said he would shut them down, but is instead expanding them. Something to think about. Anyone else think these things sound un-american? Unconstitutional? What are we going to do? Anyone else want to have a good old-fashioned "Tea Party"? posted by Beloved at 8:54 AM 2 Comments Wednesday, March 18, 2009 A Political Rant I am not happy with the direction our country is being taken in. I believe that the time is quickly coming when Christians are going to have to take a strong stand to defend our country & its core principles & values. Politicians seem to forget what our country was founded on & also are forgetting the original role of the government. Remember when the people wanted to make George Washington the king? He was wise enough to know that this country didn't need a king. Obama feels differently. Obama wants us all to be dependent on the government for everything, including how you raise your children & spend your money. He wants to be king, actually, he wants to be Dictator. Harsh? Yes, but true. Don't bury your head in the sand & hope that this all blows over. Remember 2 things: "Those who ignore History are doomed to repeat it." & "Bad things happen when good people do nothing." posted by Beloved at 12:15 PM 2 Comments