About time America!

Hundreds Counter anti-war demonstration




WASHINGTON: - Support for U.S. troops fighting abroad was mixed with anger toward anti-war demonstrators Sunday as hundreds of people rallied on the National Mall a day after tens of thousands protested against the war in Iraq.

“No matter what your ideals are, our sons and daughters are fighting for our freedom, “ said Marilyn Faatz, who drove from New Jersey to attend the rally. “We are making a mockery out of this. And we need to stand united, but we are not.”

About 400 people gathered near a stage on an eastern segment of the mall, with a large patchwork American flag serving as the backdrop. Amid banners and signs proclaiming support for U.S. troops, several speakers hailed the effort to bring democracy to Irag and Afghanistan, and denounced those who protest it.

Many demonstrators focused their ire at Cindy Sheehan, the Californian whose protest near President Bush’s ranch in Texas during the summer galvanized the anti-war movement. Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq, was among the speakers at Saturday’s rally near the Washington Monument that attracted an estimated 100,000 people.

“The group who spoke here the other day did not represent the American ideals of freedom, liberty and spreading that around the world,” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala) told the crowd. “I frankly don’t know what they represent other than to blame America first.”

One sign on the mall read “Cindy Sheehan doesn’t speak for me” and another “Arrest the traitors,” listing Sheehan’s name first among people who have spoken against the war.

Melody Vigna, 44, of Linden, California, said she wants nothing to do with Sheehan.

“Our troops are over there fighting for our rights, and if she was in one of those countries she would not be able to do that,” Vigna said.

Sherri Francescon, 24, of Camp Lejeune, N.C., whose husband is serving with the Marines in Iraq, was one of the many military wives who spoke during the rally.

“I want him to know and I want his unit to know that America is behind them, Cindy doesn’t speak for us, and that we believe in what they are doing,” she said.

Organizers had hoped that as many as 20,000 people would turn out.

Our Baby's new pictures

These are pictures of the
new pup (Pudgie) taken
on 9/25/05 along with a
picture taken with B.G
to show how small
Pudgie is.

God Bless America

God Bless America

Words and music by Irving Berlin© Copyright 1938, 1939 by Irving Berlin© Copyright Renewed 1965, 1966 by Irving Berlin© Copyright Assigned to the Trustees of the God Bless America FundInternational Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.Used by Permission

"While the storm clouds gather far across the sea, Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free, Let us all be grateful for a land so fair, As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer. "

God Bless America, Land that I love. Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America, My home sweet home.

The Pledge of Allegiance!

See the Histry of the Pledge of Allegiance

Our Newest Baby

He is a little boy and he just opened his eyes last weekend, we will be getting him around the 14th. of Oct. His Mom is a Chihuahua and the Dad is a Yorkie. He looks just like a Yorkie and his litter mates all look like a Chihuahua, we have decided to name him Pudgie, after Betty Boop’s dog.

1st. Place for Bub!

Bub won 1st. place in the "Tiny Dog" contest at the annual Friends of the Animal Center Foundation walk in the park. This is a fundraiser for the Iowa City/ Coralville Animal Care and Adoption Center.

The person that makes my life worth living, Cathy, my wife.

This is Cathy

and this is me, Rocky!

Our Babys

This is Missy, I think she is part Devil, part ghost.

This would be B.G (Bat Girl). She is the baby and as such she is spoiled rotten.

Now, this is Bub!(Bubbles) She is 14 years old and can be as cranky as any old lady. she wants, no, demands that things are done only one way, her way!

And we have BG again, not a happy girl when mom

dresses her up, but tolerates it with bad humor.

Bellyrubs could cure a lot of the worlds problems!

I could sure use a good bellyrub now and again

And the Loonies are taking over!

Federal Judge Rules Reciting Pledge in Schools Unconstitutional

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance (search) in public schools was unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton (search) ruled that the pledge's reference to one nation "under God" violates school children's right to be "free from a coercive requirement to affirm God." The judge has granted legal standing to two families represented by an atheist who lost his previous battle before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Read the judge's opinion by clicking here (pdf provided by FindLaw).
Karlton said he was bound by precedent of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which in 2002 ruled in favor of Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow (search) that the pledge is unconstitutional when recited in public schools.

"Imagine every morning if the teachers had the children stand up, place their hands over their hearts, and say, 'We are one nation that denies God exists,"' Newdow said in an interview with AP Radio after the ruling.

"I think that everybody would not be sitting here saying, 'Oh, what harm is that.' They'd be furious. And that's exactly what goes on against atheists. And it shouldn't."

The Supreme Court dismissed the case last year, saying Newdow lacked standing because he did not have custody of his elementary school daughter he sued on behalf of.

Newdow, an attorney and a medical doctor, filed an identical case on behalf of three unnamed parents and their children. Karlton said those families have the right to sue.

Karlton said he would sign a restraining order preventing the recitation of the pledge at the Elk Grove Unified, Rio Linda and Elverta Joint Elementary school districts in Sacramento County, where the plaintiffs' children attend.

Steven Ladd, superintendent of the Elk Grove Unified School District, said the district's school board has long supported allowing students to recite the pledge.

"We will continue to recite the pledge until ordered by the courts not to do so," Ladd said.

The board will consider the ruling at its next board meeting scheduled for Sept. 20, Ladd said.

The order would not extend beyond those districts unless it is affirmed by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (search) — in which case it could apply to nine western states — or the Supreme Court, which would apply to all states.

The decision sets up another showdown over the pledge in schools.
Andrew Napolitano, a senior judicial analyst for FOX News, said the ruling will not directly effect the rest of the nation, only Sacramento.

"There are federal judges who have ruled elsewhere in the U.S. the exact opposite of the way this federal judge has,” Napolitano said, but “this case only affects the area of California in which he [the judge] sits.”

He added that he expects appeals from the school districts, which then will make their way to the Supreme Court.

The Becket Fund, a religious rights group that is a party to the case, said it would immediately appeal the case to the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. If the court does not change its precedent, the group would go to the Supreme Court.

"It's a way to get this issue to the Supreme Court for a final decision to be made," said fund attorney Jared Leland.

The decisions by Karlton and the 9th Circuit conflict with an August opinion by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. That court upheld a Virginia law requiring public schools lead daily Pledge of Allegiance recitation, which is similar to the requirement in California.

A three-judge panel of that circuit ruled that the pledge is a patriotic exercise, not a religious affirmation similar to a prayer.

"Undoubtedly, the pledge contains a religious phrase, and it is demeaning to persons of any faith to assert that the words `under God' contain no religious significance," Judge Karen Williams wrote for the 4th Circuit. "The inclusion of those two words, however, does not alter the nature of the pledge as a patriotic activity."

Karlton, appointed to the Sacramento bench in 1979 by President Carter, wrote that the case concerned "the ongoing struggle as to the role of religion in the civil life of this nation" and added that his opinion "will satisfy no one involved in that debate."

Karlton dismissed claims that the 1954 Congressional legislation inserting the words "under God" was unconstitutional. If his ruling stands, he reasoned that the school children and their parents in the case would not be harmed by the phrase because they would no longer have to recite it at school.

Terence Cassidy, a lawyer representing the school districts, said he was reviewing the opinion and was not immediately prepared to comment.

The case is Newdow v. Congress, 05-17. Read the judge's opinion by clicking here (pdf provided by FindLaw).

And the Stupidity Continues!

What's wrong with this picture?

If you look closely at the picture above, you will note that all the! Marines pictured are bowing their heads. That's because they're praying. This incident took place at a recent ceremony honoring the birthday of the corps, and it has the ACLU up in arms. "These are federal employees," says Lucius Traveler, a spokesman for the ACLU, "on federal property and on federal time. For them to pray is clearly an establishment of religion, and we must nip this in the bud immediately." When asked about the ACLU's charges, Colonel Jack Fessender, speaking for the Commandant of the Corps said (cleaned up a bit), "Screw the ACLU." GOD Bless Our Warriors, Send the ACLU to France. Please send this to people you know so everyone will know how stupid the ACLU is Getting in trying to remove GOD from everything and every place in America. May God Bless America, One Nation Under GOD! What's wrong with the picture? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING GOD BLESS YOU FOR PASSING IT ON!
And God Bless those serving in the service.

Race Baiting as New Orleans Sinks

Race Baiting as New Orleans Sinks
It's a black thing

The black mayor of New Orleans, a perpetually corrupt, crime ridden and impoverished city 20 feet below sea level, surrounded by an ocean, a lake and the Mississippi River, tepidly suggests his citizens evacuate as a giant hurricane approaches. For those with no means to leave, he does nothing. The white President of the United States begs him to evacuate for four days. A hundred thousand mostly black residents choose to stay. The massive storm promptly becomes the deadliest catastrophe in American history, flooding the city, killing thousands.

Meanwhile, over 10,000 rescue workers, mostly white, leave comfortable homes, jobs and families, stream in from all across America four days in advance. But when the storm turns at the last minute, rescuers become victims. Over 9,000 square miles and 200 miles of coastline over 4 states become devastated. Communication is cut off. All utilities are ruined. Thousands of roadways are laid to waste. Nearly every vehicle is swept away, including trucks, planes and boats. New Orleans becomes virtually impassable.

Undaunted, the white rescue workers use whatever means available to help save the poor black residents.

They are greeted by gunfire.

Thousands of remarkably well-armed black people took over the city, wantonly raping, pillaging and murdering. They carjack rescue convoys, shoot at rescuers, levee repairmen, and even helicopters performing rescue missions. The operation is halted dead in its tracks.

And for this, white people are being labeled racist.

It didn't take long for the parade of race-whore vermin to rampage across the television screen, accusing white Americans of racial lollygagging. Rev. Calvin Butts declared, "I think a lot of it has to do with race and class.” Jesse Jackson bluntly accused President Bush of racism. NBC’s live telethon for the victims of Hurricane Katrina features rapper Kanye West declaring, “George Bush doesn't care about black people.”

Mayor Ray Nagin, who could have prevented much of the tragedy by merely ordering an evacuation two days earlier and deploying his 1,000 school bus fleet, began publicly swearing at everyone else but himself, particularly for not providing instant security. Really! Can you imagine if George Bush had clairvoyantly placed 20,000 soldiers in New Orleans the day the storm hit? Every white person in America knows Nagin, the Congressional Black Caucus, Rev. Jackson, the NAACP, and every black race hustler (but I repeat myself) in America would have shrieked “Racism!!!” Not sure? Kanye West already screamed “…they've given them permission to go down and shoot us!”

Its been a century-long modus operandi for every black liberal politician: Blame Whitey.

And for years, white America surrendered the race card trump, placating racial rabble-rousers with over 10 trillion dollars of social programs. Not enough. They created racial preference laws. Not enough. They laid every guilt trip possible on white people. Not enough.
Well, not this time.

See, Whitey wised up. We know black people cause modern Black America’s great plagues. Newt Gingrich doesn't run around knocking up 14-year-old black girls. Black men do. Ronald Reagan didn't gang bang and murder in the hood. Black men do. Rush Limbaugh doesn't coax black people into government servitude. Black liberals do. And certainly, William F. Buckley never advised black people to speak English like Jar Jar Binks. Black people do.

And in New Orleans, George W. Bush didn't ignore evacuation warnings, abandon poor black people trying to leave, loot the city and shoot rescuers. Black people did. Black people caused and could have prevented this entire tragedy, and when white people tried to help, black people literally tried to kill them.

That is a fact.

So, Black America, turn down the volume knob and listen carefully. Hear that? It’s the sound of White America heaving a sigh of indifference.
To be certain, this isn't an indictment of all black people, though its certainly a wake-up slap to a large black majority who listen to these cretins. It is, however, a direct accusation against liberal race prostitutes who dominate popular black leadership, create misery and mayhem in the black community for self-aggrandizing personal power, and then detestably blame White America, insisting we don't understand the plight of black people.

The only thing White America doesn't understand is why black leaders sell their fellow black brethren down the river, sometimes literally, and why black people keep buying the ticket. This week provided a disgusting example. After creating their own tragedy, black people across America had a magnificent opportunity to convert adversity into compassionate national unity. Instead, they chose Lord of the Flies anarchy.

I suppose, as they say, it’s a black thing.

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Gas Prices at the pump

Here in Iowa, and probably all over the U.S and Canada the price for a gallon of gas went down by $0.09 Sept. 6th. This is after a long weekend here in the U.S. (Labor Day) where car trips are a way of life. Isn't it funny that the prices went up over $0.75 over the last week and a half, and went down $0.09 after this long weekend. I don't know, but it sure looks funny to me, how about you? I often wonder if the Big Oil Company's are trying to bring the fuel prices here in the U.S. more in line as to what the Europeans are paying, I know that our neighbors to the north are getting gouged at the pumps.

Rubber Bone

I just wish I could find my Polka-Dotted,

Rubber Bone that Squeeks!

Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries

Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before commercial fertilizer's invention, so large shipments of manure were common.


It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen.


Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!


Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening.


After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term "Ship High In Transit" on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.


Thus evolved the term "S.H.I.T " , (Ship High In Transport) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.

You probably did not know the true history of this word.


Neither did I.


I had always thought it was a golf term.

Oyster Stew

A simple and delicious oyster stew recipe

1. 4 tablespoons butter


2. 1 cup milk


3. 2 cups heavy cream


4. 1 1/2 pints oysters with liquor


5. salt and pepper to taste


6. dash of ground cayenne pepper, or to taste


7. chopped fresh parsley for garnish

Heat four bowls and add a tablespoon of butter to each bowl; keep hot. Heat milk, cream, and oyster liquor just to the boiling point; add oysters and bring to boiling point once again. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Ladle into hot bowls and top with chopped parsley, if desired.

Sounding off, about me

     Just something about myself, First off, I am a 55 year old man. I was born in San Diego California. I have lived all over the U.S and Asia. I Love Seattle and all of Western Washington. I now live in a small town in Iowa, North Liberty. It is located close to Iowa City (go Hawkeye’s) and the University of Iowa, where both myself and my wife work.
     I am a big Baseball fan, I love the Seattle Mariners, damm they had a few great seasons in the 90’s. The come back kings, the heartbreak kids. Now I watch the Cubs and the White Sox play, I go to Chicago now and again to catch a game.
     My wife and I have 2 dogs and 1 cat. The dogs are Yorkshire Terriers (Yorkies). They are spoiled rotten, Bubbles (Bub) is 14 years old and Bat Girl (BG) is 3. Missy the cat is almost 5 and is best friends and playmate to BG. These are our kids, we Love um to death.
     I am a Nudist, although I haven’t been able to practice that part of my life since coming to Iowa (lack of places) I love being nude, I don’t think my wife understands that part of me (she is NOT a nudist). That is just part of who I am and is part of who I always will be. I am trying to get together with some like minded people to form an informal nudist club to travel together to Nudist Resorts in other states or to find wilderness areas close to us.

Mad as Hell

How can the oil companys justify a price jump of over $0.70 for gas in just one day? Don't they realize that the working persons wages don't go up when they charge more for fuel. What is going to happen when going to work costs more than I earn? Will the government give "GAS STAMPS" ? Will my employer raise my wages? What to do, what to do? shall we have a Million Person March upon the oil companys? Should we boycot the service stations one a day a week? How about a working mans strike, everybody call in sick becouse of high gas prices. Lets have some ideas, lets get some leaders, lets have a revolt!

Greetings

Just a little spot to express my view, to vent, to get it off my chest. I hope to add thoughts and musings on at least a weekly basis but if I don't then, oh well.