Kind of like havingDarth Vader's endorsement.
There aren't all that many races where having former Vice President Dick Cheney on your side would give you a boost politically. But in a Republican primary in Texas? Well, that's a different story.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Cheney to hit the campaign trail
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
I Wish you Enough!
From a super friend.
I wish you Enough !
Recently I overheard a Father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the Father said, 'I love you, and I wish you enough.'
The daughter replied, 'Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.'
They kissed and the daughter left. The Father walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'
'Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'.
'I am old, and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' he said.
'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?'
He began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone..' He paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and he smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.' Then turning toward me, he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory.
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good- bye.
He then began to cry and walked away.
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them; but then an entire life to forget them.
*Only if you wish send this to the people you will never forget and remember to send it back to the person who sent it to you. If you don't send it to anyone it may mean that you are in such a hurry that you have forgotten your friends.
Take Time To Live..
To all my friends and loved ones, I wish you Enough !
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the Father said, 'I love you, and I wish you enough.'
The daughter replied, 'Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.'
They kissed and the daughter left. The Father walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'
'Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'.
'I am old, and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' he said.
'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?'
He began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone..' He paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and he smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.' Then turning toward me, he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory.
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good- bye.
He then began to cry and walked away.
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them; but then an entire life to forget them.
*Only if you wish send this to the people you will never forget and remember to send it back to the person who sent it to you. If you don't send it to anyone it may mean that you are in such a hurry that you have forgotten your friends.
Take Time To Live..
To all my friends and loved ones, I wish you Enough !
Monday, October 26, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
How did the Red Cross deliver messages to Taliban hostage David Rohde?
Something that I didn't even know enough about to wonder about. Good work Red Cross!
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Man pleads guilty to DWI in motorized La-Z-Boy
Man pleads guilty to DWI in motorized La-Z-Boy: "DULUTH, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while drunk...."
Actually, when a motorized La-Z-Boy chair is mentioned in the article, the drunk part can just be assumed.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Great Service - "I am not God"
Probably all the services I go to are great, but sometimes I am more open than other days. I suppose that this was one of the open days.
John went to church with me today, but our friend Andrew decided to keep his germs at home and get some rest, so we were on our own. We were also on time this morning, so John and I got to meet and greet other people from the congregation before the services began. I got plenty of hugs from some great people and John was greeted and he managed to shake hands.
In our congregation, we have what is known as community prayer. Typically people stand and join hands during the prayer, but John and I have our own little variation, I put one arm around his should and the other hand close to his mouth in case he decides he wants to participate an in inappropriate moment during the prayer. He will say 'Amen' if he thinks that the prayer is dragging.
We were alone on our row, but shortly before the prayer started, our pastor came back to stand on the other side of John, and she returned to her seat after the prayer. It was one of those moments that I remembered that there are all kinds of angels watching over John, some on this side of mortality, and some on the other side. Rev. Karen of course did not speak to us during the prayer, but it was nice to have her standing with us, reminding me that I am not alone.
Years ago I was in a group with my youngest brother Joe when the discussion turned to the old saying that God never gives us more than we can handle. Joe said he disagrees, things do happen to us which are too much for us sometimes, but that God also sends help.
The sermon was titled 'I am not God.' I had to smile, it reminded me a lot of the discussions I used to hear when I was attending Al-anon. It was nice to have them reinforced with scripture. I heard more than I had time to digest, so I will have to download the sermon again this week and listen to it again, when I don't have to worry about keeping John under control :)
John went to church with me today, but our friend Andrew decided to keep his germs at home and get some rest, so we were on our own. We were also on time this morning, so John and I got to meet and greet other people from the congregation before the services began. I got plenty of hugs from some great people and John was greeted and he managed to shake hands.
In our congregation, we have what is known as community prayer. Typically people stand and join hands during the prayer, but John and I have our own little variation, I put one arm around his should and the other hand close to his mouth in case he decides he wants to participate an in inappropriate moment during the prayer. He will say 'Amen' if he thinks that the prayer is dragging.
We were alone on our row, but shortly before the prayer started, our pastor came back to stand on the other side of John, and she returned to her seat after the prayer. It was one of those moments that I remembered that there are all kinds of angels watching over John, some on this side of mortality, and some on the other side. Rev. Karen of course did not speak to us during the prayer, but it was nice to have her standing with us, reminding me that I am not alone.
Years ago I was in a group with my youngest brother Joe when the discussion turned to the old saying that God never gives us more than we can handle. Joe said he disagrees, things do happen to us which are too much for us sometimes, but that God also sends help.
The sermon was titled 'I am not God.' I had to smile, it reminded me a lot of the discussions I used to hear when I was attending Al-anon. It was nice to have them reinforced with scripture. I heard more than I had time to digest, so I will have to download the sermon again this week and listen to it again, when I don't have to worry about keeping John under control :)
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Komando Downloads Protect your kids from bad sites
The price is right. We could have used something like that when John was younger and much more curious....
"You can't watch your kids all the time. But you can get a little peace of mind by installing parental control software.
Blue Coat's K9 Web Protection is a good free parental control program. It is based on software that many businesses use. It comes with a list of objectionable sites. But you can customize the list. You'll also get regular updates."
Cost: Free
Link: www.k9webprotection.com
"You can't watch your kids all the time. But you can get a little peace of mind by installing parental control software.
Blue Coat's K9 Web Protection is a good free parental control program. It is based on software that many businesses use. It comes with a list of objectionable sites. But you can customize the list. You'll also get regular updates."
Cost: Free
Link: www.k9webprotection.com
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Ala. woman lets daughter ride in box on top of van
Monday, October 05, 2009
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