Stories and Lies, I know they are coming.

Reunion, have not seen some of these cousins in 20+ years. Lake Guntersville State Park in the hills of Northeast Alabama. I hope to reconnect with as many folks as possible.

What to Say......

It is with difficulty that I address the shootings at Virginia Tech. I lived less than 10 miles from Blacksburg for a few years and have many friends and acquaintances still in the area, many of whom are students and have students at VT.

I read as many of you did in horror the accounts of witnesses on campus and the officials trying to get a grasp of the situation.

Now is not the time to blame the University for their response...

Now is not the time to blame the police for not locking down the campus...

Now is only a time for dealing with the pain and suffering. Asking God to forgive the individual that perpetrated these heinous acts on innocent victims.

God Bless, Virginia.

God Bless, Blacksburg.

God Bless, Virginia Tech.

God Save us all.....

I have this friend....

My the years have gone by all too quickly. I have lost some enthusiasm and some of my stamina from my youth, but my ideals have not changed.
Neither have most of my friends. I have this friend...from GA that is probably the most polar opposite from me politically as any one on the big blue marble, save a few neo-nazis and skinheads and a few so-called islamo-facisists (that is the term "W" used isn't it?). But normally if I'm for something, he's against it. If I'm against an issue, he's dead set for it. Do you see the pattern established there?

Well up until the president's popularity went into the tanker, I had been receiving almost daily updates from such brain trusts as Neil Boortz, Rush Limbaugh, David Limbaugh, Townhall.com, Newsmax.com, Pat Buchannan and all manner of Neo-conartist propagation. I'm surprised that the GOP did not have me on their mailing list. Suddenly if not sooner the daily deluge ceased. As the farcical operatives of this administration committed blunder after blunder and the democrats took back the House and Senate, his daily barrage of bile ended. Public opinion had blown the other way, and was now blowing the winds of change and aroma of stench of the most corrupt administration back toward him. I had long since stopped sending him my opinion regarding any political or environmental issue, knowing that it would only upset him and stir the pot. I had discussed these tirades with a mutual friend and we both came to the conclusion that any political discussions with him would be off-limits, due to his volatility.

I had mentioned to him the week after GWB's first election, that I would predict that his administration would be the worst in US history, I glad to see that he fulfilled one promise...
Told YA!